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 39: Dungeon Attack: Part 1 (Third-person POV)
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- Chapter 39: Dungeon Attack: Part 1 (Third-person POV)
On the day of the Dungeon Attack, it was about a month after Rosarosa and the others formed a party with Merxedes Tott and the others
By that time, even the townsfolk had already grasped that, and the formation ceremony held in the city square was packed with crowds cheering for hunters and hunters coming from neighboring countries to sniff out money
“Thank you for coming, everyone!”
What quieted such a noisy crowd was the man’s words as he stood on a particularly high platform.
The hunters who weren’t based out of the Nadinares looked up at their faces, wondering what kind of leader they’d be entrusting their lives to this time.
A dark azure-haired oarback. The overall vat had a vague tinge, and the golden glasses stood out quite a bit. He looked tired, but there was a gentle smile on his face. Seeing his smile, all the rookie hunters from other countries took a breather that he was the leader who seemed like he would have an ear for people’s opinions first.
Nicola Belmont.
He, who appeared to be the very definition of culturally popular, was the current Hunters’ Guildmaster of the Nadinares.
Rosarosa and Biondetta took positions in the back of the plaza and quietly observed him.
“So that’s the bad guy you talked about before, huh? Gentle-looking guys with shadows like that are indeed the real masterminds, aren’t they? Right? Biondetta-chan… Huh? Biondetta-chan.”
Rosarosa peered into Biondetta’s face, worried that she had fallen silent as soon as she saw Nicola.
“…I get it now. She’s the target.”
“Fweh? Why?”
Rosarosa’s eyes widened.
“I’ve learned this from my time in this city, but high-ranking people use magic and divine protection to raise their stats, right? They’re on during battle, and everything else is off. But she’s always on. She only turns it off because of her delicate consideration when she touches people. That’s not the work of humans. In other words, she’s a monster. That’s also called the Dungeon Master, isn’t it?”
Biondetta was saying it as if anyone could tell. Still, even if they could hear all the sounds, like how humans were draining their strength, it would be impossible to judge without incredible concentration.
However, that was possible for Biondetta. She would never let her guard down for even a moment outside of Witt’s presence, and she had long since forgotten that her concentration was limited normally.
“Understood. All that’s left is to finish observing this dungeon and fail to conquer this dungeon. It’ll be a success.”
As the two of them chat in secret, a shrill cheer suddenly erupts from the plaza. I look and see a new figure standing next to Nicola.
“Now then, allow me to introduce you to the central figures of this operation. Four teams of A-Rank hunters have come to this operation. First, the Iron Knight, led by Sirius-sama. Second the Guide to the Dragon Star, led by Evelyn-san. Then, the Blade of the False Bird led by Jet-san. Finally, the Unbreakable Pioneer, led by Vash-san. Everyone, please follow these four parties to the core!”
Are they the leaders of each party? Four hunters step up onto the stage. All of them are wearing beautiful, gorgeous armor.
However, for the two shrine maidens, whose goal was to make the operation fail, the strength of their appearances could have been more troublesome.
“Wow, he looks strong… I’d like to poison him while he’s still in this country. Ah! Isn’t that Iblii-san cute?”
“…You’re right.”
As they conversed in front of the TV, the guildmaster, Nicola, suddenly turned toward them.
All eyes in the plaza fell on the two of them at once. Biondetta was completely unfazed, and Rosarosa immediately smiled.
“Also, I have something to tell you all. The two beautiful young ladies over there are promising individuals who have risen to D-Rank in less than three weeks. They are currently working with two D-Rank hunters, so please take this opportunity to speak with them.”
Nicola Belmont smiled as he said that, and a murmur arose among the people who weren’t familiar with the two, except for the residents of the Nadines.
And soon enough, even though I had spoken with the shrine maidens for a little while, there was a baseless gossip about their beauty and ability. It was all just gossip about nobles… about grace. It was the gossip they had heard when they joined the guild.
(Geh! I got a lot of attention, but… Well, it’ll make it easier for me to go on missions with more friends. …Actually, they haven’t realized I’m a monster, right?)
There was no emotion at all in Nicola’s gentle eyes, and Rosarosa couldn’t read it.
That said, it only took a moment for the two of them to draw attention, and when Nicola moved on to discussing the specifics of the operation, everyone’s eyes returned to the stage.
However, only the four A-Rank hunters continued to stare at the two of them as if evaluating an item.
Biondetta stared back at the four of them expressionlessly.
(There’s no problem. We’re the ones assessing them.)
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‘The Great Tower of Nadinares’……………that tower built near the coast does stand out because of its height.
The 150-story building was covered in clouds, unable to look up at its peak from below.
The tower could be seen absentmindedly, even from the country of Nadinarez, and it wasn’t particularly harmful to the outside world, so it didn’t even give off an intimidating air and fit in as part of the scenery.
However, until they visited the area to capture it…
Everyone who visited nearby opened their eyes wide once. Not at height but directly at its diameter.
(…It’s about 2,000 steps in diameter, considering the stairs are diagonally opposite each time… Even without enemies or traps, it would take a normal person two days to climb it. To put it like Onii-chan… Four baseball domes?)
Many hunters who came to conquer it took one look at that tower and thought, “There’s no way we’d be able to cross such a huge dungeon.”
Even so, the more powerful a dungeon was, the more powerful its core-filled magic was, and just by offering it to the gods, it was as good as guaranteed success in life. Thinking about it that way, even the hunters, terrified of the tower’s sheer size, were engaged in rear support so as not to stand out, and entered the dungeon a little later to receive their share.
Meanwhile, the impromptu party, the Tot Squadron, was ahead of any other party, like a child being led by Rosarosa, who was steadily advancing.
“W-Wait a minute. Rosarosa! Didn’t you say you should follow the A-Rank people earlier?”
The sound of Rosarosa Rosarosa’s boots and Biondetta’s heels echoed loudly inside the colossal tower made of stone. There was something hospital-like about the hallway where the square white cobblestones continued, and the place, which was supposed to be a battleground, maintained a stiff tranquility.
The first floor part was still noisy with the voices of setting up a base, though.
Under normal circumstances, the role of the vanguard should have been to be a group of A-Rank parties. However, while building temporary bases on the first floor, Rosarosa and Biondetta, who had different goals, had summoned the two of them and were walking forward.
“Hey! Wait! I’m the leader here! Right?”
“Just a little! Come on, you two won’t get points for setting up a temporary base like that. It’s precisely because you’re challenging the spear the most here that you want to celebrate that gloomy guildmaster’s memory, right?”
(Well, the truth is, Tot was the one who led the way!!)
I dived into the Dungeon ahead of them and accurately grasped the strength of the giant tower. Then I activated the sleeping pills I’d given Tot and Alan beforehand and put them to sleep.
All that’s left is to set up a trap to spread the poison and blame everything on the tots registered as the group leader.
…If I cut off my arm in case Tot made a fuss, he wouldn’t suspect my involvement in the poison.
And that was the full extent of Rosarosa’s plan.
However, something unexpected immediately happens to her. That’s because Tot and Alan, who wanted to be useful along the way, differed from Dungeon Monsters.
(You’re kidding, right? D-Rank hunters have this many charms?!)
There were a total of three types of monsters that appeared on the first floor: the undead anime Itted Horns. The mechanical Mimic Dolls. The demon Assault Crown.
One of the strange things they had in common was that they were “humanoids with long, black hair.” Rosarosa was similar to Jacqueline at first and didn’t want to fight, but after watching them for a while, she realized she didn’t need to worry about that.
The three types of monsters were humanoid, but that was only because they were only humanoid in shape, and they weren’t human at all. They were zombies, dolls, their skin color was a little purple, and their eyes glowed gold, and the appearance and behavior of such monsters didn’t resemble the Jacqueline Rosarosa liked.
For that reason, what irritated Rosarosa the most was not the appearance of an enemy but the incompetence of an ally. Even one-on-one with such monsters, Tot and Alan couldn’t do anything about it.
Tots can handle physical enhancement skills as the basis of hunters.
However, she didn’t have divine protection. Because ten percent of the population was under the protection of God, that shouldn’t be strange.
With the blessing of the Goddess Nannaquish, who granted divine protection to all the handsome men who drowned in the river, Tot had once jumped into the river, but he couldn’t hold a candle to that.
The simple fact that her movements were sharp due to her age and her lack of talent in battle was the cause of Tot’s weakness.
On the other hand, Alan is protected by the God of Fire.
However, his divine protection wasn’t particularly powerful, and the divine protection he could use was enough for a high-level magic user to be able to reproduce it—though it was still valuable enough.
The main reason Alan was being treated as something of no use was because he lacked the guts.
…They were especially useless among D-Rank hunters, but even so, the monsters in this dungeon were C-Ranks. Considering that, the result might have been the same no matter who took D-Rank in Rosarosa’s operation this time.
Monsters are stronger than humans in the first place. Regarding C-Rank monsters, it’s as difficult as a C-Rank party challenging each monster with all the items they need to counter them.
…Rosarosa knew that too, of course, but she hadn’t expected the two of them actually to do nothing but cower in fear. This had a detrimental effect on her status as a wight, based on something beyond the norm for ten years, where she could be as active as a human.
Biondetta, our greatest force, is focused on the sounds inside the dungeon to investigate the backgrounds of the A-Rank hunters.
In this case, the only one who could fight was Rosarosa, who was originally behind the scenes.
“Ah, geez! This isn’t Rosarosa’s job! It’s irritating! It’s irritating! ‘The place where the gold coins are hidden is under the cushions. Deep in the fireplace. In your socks.’ ‘This is the Daylight Lightning Squad to Defeat Strongholds.’ ‘This is the judgment to reap whale waves.’ Burn it down! Firestorm!”
Flames rose from Rosarosa’s hands, mowing down the humanoid horde.
Perhaps because it was resistant to magic, only the Assault Crown flew out of the flames and attacked.
“E-Eeeeeeeek! Rosarosa! Help me!”
Even though Alan hadn’t been attacked, he fell to the ground and screamed.
“…Ahhh, geez! Here you go! ‘Tonma no Shoyo,’ ‘Fear me, bottomless souls!’, ‘O land of sinful wombs! Wake up!’ Take this! Landspear!”
The Assault Crown, which had been attacking him, was pierced by a spear that had emerged from the ground before Alan’s eyes by Rosarosa’s magic. Alan hadn’t even drawn the sword he’d inserted into his waist.
“Th-Thank goodness! I-I didn’t know you were that good at magic, Rosarosa.”
Alan stood up, brushed the dust off his pants, and smiled, “It’s like you were participating in a battle…” Alan was a bit of an airhead.
“…It’s no big deal at all.”
Rosarosa held back a sigh and somehow raised the corners of her mouth.
(Are these guys the same race as Onii-chan…? If Delilah sees them, she’ll burn them down, saying they’ll stain Onii-chan.)
Rosarosa was inwardly searching for a spot to install the poison.