Vorpal Rabbit and Fortress Uncle

Gremlin.

That was the dwarf's name.

"Haha. I see."

As soon as he heard that, Lact nodded with a complacent face. Chiffon and Amy seemed to understand, but Lettie and the others were reluctant.

Ledge-san, what is Gremlin?

"It's a fairy who's been told by machines to play pranks." Screw the plane, drink the gas. ”

“I see, that means the Gremlins have destroyed bases and retrofitted mechanical guards.”

Lettie was quick to understand and help.

Perhaps the Gremlins showed up after the last routine inspection by Neseka and the others. Or it may be the Facilities Department, but for now, it will be after the last DWARF occurs.

While the DWARFs finished their inspection and slept soundly, the Gremlins emerged from somewhere. So we destroyed the energy supply system at the base, made a mess of modifications to the mechanical guards, and went around with all we wanted.

As a result, the first base was more severely damaged than Neseca and the others expected.

"Lepad, what is written about the gremlin?"

Hm. It's hard to decipher just the most fragmentary information. Only that it is an older race than the Watakushi. "

Lepad gathered very little information. It is fair to say that there is little data on the Gremlin. Neseka, who was listening to the story, and Zolara, the chief of the Facilities Department who was nearby at some point, crossed their gazes in a painful way.

For the time being, it's good to know who's responsible for the destruction of the base.

Let's take the lead from the security department and launch an extermination mission. If we don't cut it off from its roots, we won't be able to restore each facility. "

Equipment and mechanical security guards. Neseca and Zollara are in agreement on the fact that there is direct damage to what is under their jurisdiction. The two said in a strong tone with resentment and murderous intent in their blue eyes.

The mood is like a farmer who finds a pig or a deer that desecrates a field.

That said, the Gremlin's crusade isn't going to be a straight line, is it?

"Right, it's not on camera, and it's pretty agile."

"You don't know the endurance, do you? I'm confident that if I deliver one sword, I'll take it down..."

The Dwarves are good to go, but we're essentially investigators. The Gremlin's countermeasures also needed to be considered.

In terms of appearance, it is a basic tactic to escape with agility rather than defense. Letty and the others would take them down if they could just shut down the movement.

The problem is that, rather than blocking the movement, it is difficult to find it first.

"Well, there's a lot of chase around here." Once the mission is released, other players will have the wisdom to narrow it down. ”

After all, we can't find a way out of this with a little thought on the spot. For the time being, Neseca creates a Gremlin extermination assignment and, after consultation with the Reclaim Corps, determines the amount of reward reading cooperation points. On top of that, the mission is unveiled, and the bloody Explorer receives it. The flow remains unchanged.

By the way, has the Librarian's department not been affected?

I suddenly asked Lepad about my curiosity. The base's equipment and guards have taken a heavy toll, but Lepad is not as interested in the Gremlin as they are.

In response to my question, Msgr. Dwarf turned her eyes behind her glasses towards me.

'There has been no confirmed contamination of material that was clearly determined to have been caused by the Gremlin. More material was destroyed in the aftermath of the battle between your investigators and mechanical guards. ”

"Gu, I'm sorry..."

Huge amounts of material are stored in the archiving area. We'll be fighting rambunctious mechanical guards there, but if we move around too hard, we'll destroy the surrounding materials. As for the librarian's department, it seems that your damage is much more noticeable.

If I chase too deep, I feel like I'm going to get burned, and I'm slowly retreating. Lepad glanced at us, then snorted and went back to analyzing the data.

"Ledge." I don't have time for a mission, so would you like to buy something from the food department? ”

There's a new product, the Vajra Taro Gratin!

Letty and Chiffon invite us to move to the food section. The food department, which used to look like a rushing cookout, is like a food court with chairs and tables.

I think I'll write a blog while I eat something. Looking around, Amy and the others had already taken their seats.

"Are you already eating something?"

"It looks like the player's shop is also coming." There's a lot of Financier shops. ”

When she settled down at the table, Amy offered her a golden financier. Financiers, who have also become a favorite of the dwarves, seem to be used as a pseudo-currency among them.

It must be time for players with culinary skills, especially pastry chefs with a strong background in confectionery. Player stalls line the DWARF Foods stores.

”Hmph.... isn't it delicious?”

The financier Amy bought was freshly baked and had a crisp surface. When it is broken, hot steam comes out from the inside, and the fragrance is sweet from the soft and fluffy dough. The Player-Made Financier is still delicious.

Ledge-san! Ahhn!

"Ahhhh!?"

Soaked in a sweet finish, the scorching taro is pressed against the cheeks. When I accidentally kicked down the chair and jumped up, Letty shook her ear and panicked.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I just wanted to give it a try."

"Please don't do it with the gratin..."

Holding Letty's hand is a hot potato with hot cheese tangled in it. It's called a potato au gratin, and it's so hot. It's really hot.

Ledge-san! I had a long potato!

There comes an excited chiffon. In her hand was an elongated packet of french fries, one meter long.

“Really, which is longer?”

"Are you making a fool of yourself?"

Laughing, Lact kicks his lap under the table.

Would you like a potato with a flavor of white flower ants or a flavor of black moss?

"... I hate both of them"

Toka and Michagae's younger siblings also choose the taste of deep-fried potatoes. The food provided by the food department is said to be a traditional dish of DWARF, but what kind of diet is it? Because we're robots, whether it's mineral oil or hard potatoes like steel, we can eat them without any problems.

Huh? Isn't that Mr. Ledge?

If you're thinking about something good and writing out the content of your blog, you're suddenly called a name. Looking back in surprise, there was a familiar pair of typewriter slopes and typewriters - Fairy.

"Leto and Plum?" They were both up to the seventh level, right? "

A reto reminiscent of a large blond, friendly dog, and a silver-haired plum with a supple look. These are the two players I met when I was shipwrecked with Amy on the second level.

Ledge-san, where are these people?

"It's like saving my life."

I introduced them to Letty and the others, who looked weird.

"You saved my life!" We were able to survive thanks to Ledge and the others. "

“Good for you. I'm glad you're doing well.”

Leto and the others made a deal to get information instead of supplying supplies in the second tier. Thanks to that, I was able to advance in my strategy, so I really appreciate it.

Are you two earning points?

"That's true, but I was looking for a golden-eyed ghost to appear in the seventh tier." If I find it, I'll be a good story. "

The two of them responded honestly when they urged them to take their seats. The words popped out of Leto's mouth, and I spoke up unexpectedly.

In that case, the DWARF side will have a mission sooner or later.

"Do you know anything!?"

As I said, the plum, which had been quiet until then, suddenly came to us.

"Oh, oh... we met that just now."

Plumb has some investigative skills, and he seems to be interested in them. If you examine it and put the information on the wiki, it will be an achievement as an editor.

“Would you like to provide us with some information? I'll bounce off the honorarium."

I see.

Personally, I think I can teach it for free. Anyway, I'm sure they'll announce it soon enough.

But when she turned to Letty, she shook her head faintly. It would be better if these things were properly arranged for the body of the transaction.

"--Oh, you had a [writing] skill called Pram. Are you good at painting?"

"Huh? Well, somewhat..."

Well then, draw me a picture of a ghost.

Pram nods in confusion at my request.

The deal is done, so I'll tell her about the golden-eyed ghost, the Gremlin. Based on that, she draws a picture of Gremlin.

"Babaaa!" When you break down the wall, your eyes will giggle and feel like they're facing this way. Torka cut in, but Shupaa! and ran away-- "

"That manipulation is still troublesome, isn't it? Well, there's no next time. Anyway, your eyes are big, your vision is wide, and your night vision works. Ah, that's why I'm not missing out. If it was my battleship in the first place--"

"Well, you're smaller than Fairy." As much as a dwarf. His eyes were big, golden, and his ears were wide. "

"You had pale skin and long limbs." It felt pretty disgusting, but if I defaulted, it was going to be a loose character-- "

I heard more information from Lettie and the others, and I was able to consolidate my image. Pram silently accepts their various words and reflects them in the illustration as much as he needs.

Ledge-san, I had curry-flavored potatoes!

Leto likes curry, doesn't he?

There was also a hot chili flavor!

Meanwhile, Leto kept eating the potatoes at will.

Oh, that's good, isn't it?

"Actually, my full-time job is different, isn't it?"

"Oh no! I don't care at all..."

Letty and the others were impressed as they peered into Plum's hand. In fact, the gremlin she painted was as real as she actually saw it.

After all, was Letty's testimony good?

“It must be my painting. The feeling of enthusiasm has been taken over."

"Hahaha... there you go."

Plumb gives me the finished picture as he watches Letty and Toka cling to each other.

It's a stone. It's so damn good.

Thank you very much.

When I asked if I could give this painting to Lepad in the library department, Pram was surprised to accept it. This will allow us to gather information on the Gremlin more efficiently.