In the Shadows
[And that’s what happened!]
“So you were just watching that whole ti?”
[I don’t have a body, it’s not like I could’ve done anything to stop it. And I can’t use Posession on you unless I have your permission either, Master.]
I thought I’d headed back to the inn and had so good sleep, but it looks like I was chard by the Succubus and lost my mory.
After hearing Rokuko, Neru, and the others’ testimonies I quickly learned that I’d blundered and got chard. Moreover, my own written note was conclusive evidence on it. I’d written a note saying: [I got chard and will be losing my mory]. Seeing the mo I’d left with Rokuko, I got so of my mory back.
The part of my mory that ca back wasn’t the part of talking with Suira but the bit about preparing the stage.
Since I couldn’t rember the parts concerning Suira, I headed back to my room and had Neru supplent my mories… heading back to my room first saved . It was a secret that I couldn’t tell Rokuko after all.
[Rather, this is what you expected right?]
“Well, sothing like it.”
The part about being chard was going as planned so far.
The strategy I thought up went like this:
Temporarily pretend to be chard by the pink-haired girl.
Lure out her sister, expose that I wasn’t chard, then be chard.
Neru would then return to myself if she could, else devote herself to gathering information if she couldn’t.
*Additionally, at would be hidden in the shadows, tailing them back to their base if possible.
As for getting chard after revealing that I wasn’t chard, that was to get my opponents to relax their guard.
And so, by carrying out this strategy, I got so insurance by sealing my mories and forgetting about the latter half of the strategy. My handwritten mo would act as the key.
The thod I used to seal them was practically the sa as what Suira used. I was commanded through a charm.
As a result of that, since I was chard, I acted practically unconsciously.
Additionally, I was set so as to not spill anything big about the dungeon by being told that it was [Sothing not to discuss].
Neru—possessing the Doll—had chard under Rokuko’s supervision… but that’s another piece I don’t really rember… I didn’t do anything weird, right? Rather, you guys didn’t do anything weird to , right?
“Still though, I put various things in the inn’s warehouse to appear to be weaknesses… but they didn’t get brought up at all. Grah, that didn’t turn out well.”
[I don’t think soone’s thought patterns when they’re chard are that easy to figure out though? It all turns cryptic once the charm ends.]
I wasn’t expecting to predict it perfectly though.
The only [Weakness I’d prepared] that made an appearance was that [I’d killed people (bandits) and had the dungeon eat them]. I’m just barely safe because of the way I said it. On the contrary, maybe its authenticity improved?
I headed back to the Master Room where Rokuko was waiting.
Rokuko looked up from so book she was reading when I entered.
at had returned as well. Looks like Rokuko collected her when she returned to the dungeon’s domain.
“Are you alright, Kehma?”
“Yeah. I’m pretty sure my mory’s filled in”
I removed the ring (Neru) and handed it to Rokuko. I’ve already finished my task so there’s no reason for to have it.
“So then, how did it go on your end, at?”
“I found their base. I can clean them up whenever.”
“That so? Good job.”
at’s tail wagged back and forth when I started petting her.
… Seeing at like that, I suddenly had a thought: isn’t talking about cleaning them up worse for her education than building a brothel?
Rather, at, your way of dealing with things… it’s a bit brutal, you know? It’s good that you’re faithful to the dungeon, but you might end up as a smiling, bloodthirsty, knife-wielding killing machine if you keep it up.
You’re still going about assuming that the normal way is to clean them up… how’d you get like this?
“… Let’s go the peaceful route for now, okay?”
“Okay.”
It looks like they have so circumstances going on, so talking with them is important… let’s go with that.
Still though, charms are scary, they can even seal mories… I wonder if I could get a charm resistance skill from the gacha? It’s not in the catalog though.
“Peaceful, huh? Won’t you put the brothel under the dungeon’s control? I don’t mind though.”
“Rokuko… please help think up an excuse for Haku-san.”
“What, couldn’t you just say you built it to shelter Succubi? They’re great for the dungeon right?”
“… Would that work?”
“Kehma, aren’t you too afraid of Haku Ane-sama? You even beat her.”
Alright, let’s try moving forward with building the brothel (Quivering Voice).
… Well, each of the Succubus are worth dozens of thousands of DP and there’s ten of them. If I can make them our comrades there’s no doubt that it’ll be a nice catch for us. It’s a bit of a problem that one of them’s a human, but I’ll figure that out after talking with them.
“Now then, Neru. Please tell what the Succubi did to Kehma.”
[Okay! I’ll tell you everyone other than what I was forbidden to say!]
Oi, you just said there’s sothing you can’t say.
“… In other words, there’s sothing that needed to be forbidden? Looks like there’s so punishnt in order for those Succubi…”
“Alright, how about we leave that behind? Oookay, the Succubi! They might get away if we aren’t quick!”
I rather obviously changed the topic.
“You will tell later, right?”
“Well, if I still rember.”
… It’s troubleso in a number of ways, so I’d be better off forgetting~
*
Because of all that, at headed out for the Succubi’s base with the Succubus Ring on.
It’s a shack built here in the forest… is it a hut used by lumberjacks as a rest area or sothing?
I took control of the surrounding forest as the dungeon’s domain, the only area not included is the shack the Succubi are using.
As for , I’m in the Master Room deploying Golems to the areas we gained control of.
I used the ssenger Golem, Euma, and had him stand in front of the shack and will be talking through him. I’ll be contacting them like this since it looks like I’ll be chard again if I et them personally.
In other words, I’m raiding them as the Dungeon Master… rather, as a Dungeon Boss.
[Aah, aah. Let’s see, you guys are surrounded. Resistance is futile, so please co out.]
“Who is… —! W-w-w-w-what the heck!? A Golem sea!?”
By the way, I’d deployed fifty Stone Golems, enough to encircle the small building.
Now then, let’s have a peaceful chat… surrounded by Golems.
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