Dungeon's Final Boss: Banished by My Boss, the Goddess, to Earth—So I'll Continue My Past Life - 89

Chapter 89: Monster Master Training

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What needed to be done was simple.

The goal was to acquire a skill called 【Monster Master】.

“Oh yeah, there was a conqueror who had that skill.”

Surami seemed to remember as well. The skill allowed one to control monsters in the dungeon. That was the essence of 【Monster Master】. Once a monster was controlled, it would be cut off from the dungeon’s magic supply—but it wouldn’t vanish. It could continue to exist.

Presumably, the skill itself served to maintain the monster’s existence in place of the dungeon’s support.

“There are mainly two tips for acquiring a skill.”

One: repeatedly performing the same action. If you kept swinging a sword, for instance, you might eventually gain 【Swordsmanship Boost】.

And the other: desiring that power. Wishing deeply to improve your swordsmanship while practicing would make 【Swordsmanship Boost】 appear faster.

This time, the method would focus on the second approach. In other words, I needed to earnestly wish to control monsters. To strongly desire to control Surami…

But this posed a problem.

“Hm.”

“What?”

“Well… I was just wondering, what’s the benefit of controlling you?”

“…Huh?”

“No, not just you—I mean, I don’t see much reason to go out of my way to control dungeon monsters in general.”

I already had enough minions with my golems. Besides, monsters often didn’t have the kind of skill or ability combinations I liked.

Golems, on the other hand, could be crafted from scratch to suit my preferences exactly. Compared to that, there wasn’t much appeal in using monsters as pawns. I was trying to convince myself otherwise, but… This method proved to be quite tricky.

What should I do?

Since the desire to control was the key here, I had to focus that wish. But… Hmm.

“I wonder if there’s any beneficial advantage to having you under my control?”

“Ah, right. You’re like this, aren’t you…”

Surami gave me a cold stare.

“Don’t you feel the desire to rescue an old companion from a dire situation?”

“Where did you even learn a phrase like that?”

“I’ve been through a lot of fights with conquerors, you know. Especially the honey trap operation you had that succubus run… That method proved to be really handy once I became a Slime Girl.”

“Oh, that brings back memories. The honey trap strategy.”

It was a tactic where we had a succubus pretend to be a conqueror, get rescued, and then sow internal collapse from within. Mixed-gender parties were often more susceptible to inner turmoil than all-male ones. That experiment bore an interesting result. 

“Is that why you chose to evolve into a vampire?”

It was a species known for its attractive appearance from a human perspective.

“That was part of it. But mostly—it was because of you, Gobujirō.”

“…Huh?”

“You looked amazing when you became part of the vampire race.”

“…I see.”

“Could you at least look a little shaken?”

“Huh?”

“I’m beautiful now, aren’t I?”

“Yes, I suppose so.”

“Doesn’t your heart race after seeing me?”

“Ever since I became a monster, my sex drive’s kind of… Faded.”

“You’re no fun.”

“Well, I do think our conversations have improved since we were together.”

“Obviously.”

“Time has passed, after all.”

“That’s not why. It’s because…I’ve been wanting to talk to you properly if I get to see you again.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

“Yes, it is.”

“I see.”

“…That’s it?”

“Huh? Well, yes.”

“…You really are—you know what, never mind.”

“Could you be quiet for a bit? I’m having trouble focusing.”

“Fine, whatever.”

“…What?”

“Now I really get what kind of person you are. So I won’t rely on you anymore.”

“Surami?”

“I’m done with that name too. Goodbye!”

With a cold tone, Surami declared her exit and left the room.

“Wait, hold on…”

Oh. I just acquired【Monster Master】 . It’s too late though.

I thought about chasing after her, but just as Surami passed through the doorway, the gate to the boss room slammed shut.

“Surami…”

She must’ve been holding it open, and now that she was gone, it closed. It was my own mistake for not anticipating that—but more than that, I didn’t understand why her feelings had changed.

“I guess I’ve got no choice. For now, I will try to control you at least.”

“Kuuhn…”

The weakened Lesser Fenrir let out a pitiful whine and just like that, the control succeeded.

“You don’t have much backbone for a final boss, do you?”

“Kuuhn…”

That said, even though I’d gained control, it didn’t count as having cleared the dungeon. When a conqueror controlled a monster, a new one of the same type would later be placed in its spot.

In other words, once a monster was controlled, the dungeon treated it as if it had died, and it replaced it accordingly. That was probably just part of the dungeon’s automatic system.

Now then.

The death of a dungeon’s final boss normally signified the dungeon’s end. But it was possible that no one had ever succeeded in controlling the final boss before. Maybe the system didn’t know how to process it and had frozen up?

“Excuse me, Creator of this dungeon—are you listening?”

I addressed the space using the universal language.

“I have no intention of clearing this dungeon for now. So if you’d kindly let me leave, I’d like to pretend this whole thing never happened. How about it? Sounds good to you?”

After a moment’s pause, the room’s door opened. Alright.  Leaving the Lesser Fenrir behind, I exited the boss chamber.

Now then. Time to head back to Mimimi.

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