Reincarnated as a Dungeon Master, I Became Unstoppable by Doting on My Monsters—My Gorgeous Monsters Have Started to Conquer the World on Their Own! - Chapter 32.2: A Quiet Beginning

…Perhaps reflecting her self-punishing nature, Delilah-chan wore a drab straitjacket with dark circles under her eyes. But her face looked so strong-willed and pretty that she seemed like a girl with an unusual fashion sense.

“Hazel-sama said that the Creator has revealed His will to us to protect the balance of the world. That means the Creator has decided to rule over all of Etina!”

Ange-chan spread her arms wide, pouring her emotions into her words.

…I doubt she said all that, but Pil-chan immediately shouted,

“Exactly! I’ve been thinking the same thing! The time has come for Papa to rule the world!”

Pil-chan, a member of the machine tribe, had loose, wavy blonde hair and dressed like a Japanese high school girl, apparently because it was cute.

“Why do you think? Why do you think? Because the dowsing machine shows the future! Look, look! Papa is riding a giant robot and defeating God! Wow! Amazing!”

Pil-chan climbed onto the table and started spinning a silver rod at high speed, nosebleeding. That rod was her ever-present dowsing machine.

“Dowsing machines don’t show the future, you know.” 

Rozina-chan became a wild beauty with tanned skin, giving a deadpan retort. But Pil-chan kept projecting anime-like images into the air from her eyes, still dripping nosebleed.

“Think back to when we all started talking! Maru-chan and the others counterattacked this forest, but their original directive was to secure safety, right? If you think about it, the only way to permanently maintain the balance of the world is for Papa to become God!”

It was a pretty silly line, but at the same time, it hit the nail on the head. To perfectly execute the Boss’s orders, conquering the world is necessary one way or another.

Other dungeon masters seem to be working behind the scenes, but for us to permanently rule the world, such methods won’t do.

“We’re also joining Ange-chan and Pil-chan’s opinion. It’s crucial for Margarita-chan’s ‘real negotiation.'”

Honestly, I realized it. The Boss desires not world domination but to whimsically fight against evil Dungeon Masters and save the people around him.

However, if the Boss continues this policy, Nanaya the Goddess will eventually do something terrible to us again. And if what Nanaya the Goddess says is true, there’s a lingering possibility that many humans with divine protection will attack this dungeon.

(We can’t allow that. To ensure safety, we must control the world from the front and back.)

Every time I realize that I’ve lied to the Boss, my chest hurts so much it feels like it’s going to burst, and I feel so suffocated that I want to crush my body with my hands.

(Still, it’s much better than the Boss dying.)

Thanks to not being in love with the Boss, I was free from the sense of omnipotence that girls in love often feel.

…No matter how smart they are, the Boss is their first love.

They seem to think that the Boss is full of omnipotent confidence, ambitious for world domination, and rightfully so.

As the oldest sister in the dungeon, I watch over them with a smile. Well, we all share the same birthday.

(If the Boss hears that he’ll die if he doesn’t conquer the world, he’ll probably say, “If it’s that much trouble, I’ll just break the contract with everyone and die.” In that case… Even if the world is destroyed, I’ll keep it a secret from the Boss.)

Everyone might realize it eventually, but until then, I’ll bear this betrayal alone. Well, I have no intention of keeping it a secret… I mean, I can’t even keep Sally-chan quiet, so it’ll probably come out eventually.

“But Rosarosa-chan, you agree that Big Brother should rule the world, right?”

“Wasn’t the original plan to conquer the world for revenge against Nanaya the Goddess?”

“Let’s offer this world to the Creator as soon as possible!”

And so, the meeting leaned on the opinion that the Boss should rule the world.

At that moment, someone clapped their hands. It was Margarita-chan.

“Indeed, I want revenge on Nanaya the Goddess, but if the Master has indicated a policy to protect the balance of the world, then we must obey. Let’s set world domination as the initial policy for now, and revenge against Nanaya the Goddess can come later. But first and foremost, we must fulfill the contract that the Master made with Jacqueline.”

Hearing that, several people made faces as if to say, “That’s right!”

…Well, Jacqueline-chan is the Boss’s benefactor, after all.

Listening to Margarita, a green-haired girl in a military uniform with pigtails, Clarimond raised her hand.

“Yes! I humbly suggest that we conquer Jacqueline’s dungeon, ‘The Tower of Nadinalezre,’ as training or an experiment to fight against the otherworldly Dungeon Masters that Nanaya mentioned!”

“…That’s true. We need to test how effective our fighting capabilities are.”

Margarita-chan is seriously considering it, but she’s probably excited deep down. She’s always wanted to command monsters as her limbs, and everyone seems serious about it this time.

“The success conditions for the operation are capturing the Dungeon Master, trying to control Nadinalezre, and conquering Nadinalezre. And if possible, I’d like to monopolize the profits from there. For that, we need to avoid excessive force. First, we need intelligence and contact with the locals.”

Margarita-chan spoke smoothly. She was the one who got beaten up the most by Nanaya, the Goddess, so she needed a chance for redemption. She seems very enthusiastic.

“For intelligence, how about Biondetta?”

Anima said.

“If it’s for Yuuto-sama, I suppose I have no choice.”

A beautiful woman in an elegant court dress and glasses accepted the order. That’s Biondetta-chan. Amazingly, she can act refined here, considering how messy she was just a moment ago.

“Alright, alright! Then Rosarosa-chan will handle communication with the locals! Rosarosa-chan, you have to infiltrate if you want to be active!”

Rosarosa-chan, hiding somewhere, took out a test tube and raised her hand.

“…Very well. Then, I’ll assign the ‘Information Gathering on Nadinalezre’ task to Rosarosa and Biondetta. This is the first step in our great Master’s world conquest. Keep in mind that failure is not an option.”

And with that, as if to conclude the meeting, Margarita-chan closed her eyes and spoke solemnly.

But…

“Ah, Biondetta-chan already left.”

The impatient Biondetta-chan had already left the room.

“Bring her back! This is also the first step for me as a commander!”

Margarita-chan raised her voice and shouted.

And so, amidst the chaos, our world conquest began.

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“QWAGHHAE (Is it alright? You seemed quite resentful towards them.)”

A priest with a face like an insect stepped forward and asked Goddess Nanaya.

This was Nanaya’s temple, a golden chamber where many priestesses were kneeling before her.

“It’s fine. I don’t care about them.”

Goddess Nanaya waved her hand, signaling the priests to step back.

“Oh, right. Enheduunna, you alone come here.”

“GEREG (Understood).”

Enheduunna was the name of the high priestess who was always by Goddess Nanaya’s side.

The slightly shorter woman was Nanaya’s favorite and her trusted aide.

“What did you think of that man, Yuuto?”

When Nanaya asked, Enheduunna calmly expressed her thoughts without any tension or excitement.

“DGERHHNENNNT, SGGTTNZDW (As initially assessed, he didn’t seem fit for battle. However, his lack of arrogance is a good thing, I believe).”

“Well, he’s a fool for believing in his mother alone in a world abandoned by gods… But there aren’t many like him. Someday, Etina might end up like that Earth place, where gods spoil humans too much and get bitten by their pet dogs.”

“NKEGA, HSBT (That’s beyond my comprehension).”

Although Nanaya spoke casually, the priestess kept her head down, prostrating herself.

“Oh, right. You love me, don’t you, Enheduunna?”

“HSRGBSS (Of course).”

It wasn’t a phrase suitable for such a solemn atmosphere, but Enheduunna answered without hesitation.

“Then come here.”

Enheduunna promptly stepped forward and didn’t stop until Nanaya’s beckoning hand halted her. However, she seemed puzzled when she realized she was right before Goddess Nanaya.

“‘The Curse of the Loathly Lady.’ Accept it with tears of joy.”

Saying so, Goddess Nanaya pressed her lips against Enheduunna’s.

Immediately, Enheduunna was enveloped in light, and in the next moment, she transformed into a beautiful young girl with long white hair, looking about 16 years old.

And without waiting for the bewildered Enheduunna to grasp the situation, Nanaya spoke.

“Enheduunna, you should also take the priests here and conquer a different country than Yuuto. Prove that you, personally chosen by me, the third generation, are superior to Yuuto, who the second-generation mother brought.”

Upon hearing Goddess Nanaya’s command, Enheduunna, who had become more emotional than when she was an insect, teared up in fear.

“Um… with all due respect, I’ve only ever been a priestess, so ruling a country or something like that is…”

Enheduunna hugged her staff, which resembled a satsuma, as she protested as strongly as possible.

“What!? You’re saying you can’t conquer one or two countries even with my divine protection?”

However, Goddess Nanaya rebuked her, drowning out her modest resistance.

“Eek! I’m sorry! I’ll prepare right away!”

Saying so, Enheduunna hastily dashed out, taking the priests with her.

“Really, why is everyone in my camp so spineless?”

Nanaya sighed.

“Monsters are all so stupid. If they want to escape the spiral of killing, there’s only one way, yet…”

Goddess Nanaya watched Enheduunna, who had hurriedly rushed out with half-closed eyes, becoming sleepy.

—And so, unbeknownst to Yuuto, a struggle that would center around him and involve the world was about to begin.