38 invasion




 --Night .

 Iruna was already asleep, and the two maids had already pulled up to the room and were playing a board game with Reffi because they were bored when suddenly, the map in the menu opened by itself.

............?

"Hm? What's up, Yuki?

"...... intruder.

 As I say this, I glance at the open map.

 There are two types of cases where this map will open on its own.

 When an enemy enters the dungeon core, the heart of the dungeon, or when an enemy with a certain amount of DP income enters the dungeon area.

 The DP income from the creature rises in proportion to its strength, and this value is used as one of the indicators of the enemy's strength.

 The DP income is not limited to individual organisms, but also includes the number of DPs earned by a group of organisms together, for example.

 And in this case, ...... seems to be that type of enemy.

 A new feature has recently been added that allows you to see detailed information about the intruders from the top of the map, and I have confirmed that the enemies are human. There are about four to five hundred of them.
 Looking at the equipment, they are probably military somewhere. I don't have to think about ....... It's probably revenge for the city we visited last time.

...... So the threats didn't wear off last time, did they?

Apparently so.

 When you nodded, a cruel smile appeared on Reffi's face.
 It's the same for her as being licked by the high dragon. It's not something that can be overlooked at all.

I'll go to ...... to squash it.

 I shook my head at the question, but I shook my head.

No, ...... might ask you if you can't do anything about it, but I'm probably okay. I'd like to try a few things.

"How?

 --This is, frankly, to be expected.

 We had promised the city's owner that we'd stay out of it, but as a nation, we've been invaded unilaterally.

 A country cares about appearances. In a previous life, it would have been like a foreign invasion and temporary occupation of Japanese territory.

 If such a situation arose, regardless of whether it was in a previous life or another world, it was quite conceivable that they would take retaliatory measures.

 Just because that lord forbade you from entering the forest, it doesn't matter if you were pressured from above.
 Even though there is a high dragon, after some time we forget the threat and do the same thing again. That's the kind of history we've had in previous lives.

 Knowing that, it's not hard to anticipate that something like this might happen.

 --And if you were expecting it, you were prepared for it.

 Thanks to repeated expansions, the nearby forest is now almost entirely incorporated into the dungeon realm. Once in the dungeon area, I can use dungeon features, traps, and terrain changes that I don't use at all.

 I've prepared for this kind of situation, and I've already identified traps that might be useful. This time, I'll ask them to help me test the traps.

 Thinking about this, I glanced at Leffy in front of me and then at the sleeping Iruna.

 ...... I've been living pretty much how I want to since I came to this world.

 Frankly speaking, life is crazy fun right now. Everyday is day by day bawling, playing and messing around.

 I have no particular desire to return to humanity or to human society. To be frank, I've never even wanted to return to my previous life.
 Well, if I hadn't met Leffy and Iruna, it's not impossible that I would have come to that conclusion.

 That's why I--I'll show no mercy to anyone who threatens my daily life now.

 If they're hostile, I'll crush them.
 I will.

"...... but, well, let's just give them a heads-up for once.

 It's a former human's favorite. If that leads you to leave, I'll let you go. If not, I'll...

"...... Refi, I'm just going to go out for a while.

 Saying that, he stands up and lets his wings appear on his back.

"Mm. I'll be waiting for you (・・・・・・・) to come home as soon as possible. Next, it's Yuki's turn. Come back early or I might move your panel.

 As if nothing was wrong.
 Trying to look nonchalant, she said so.

 She really is ...... a decent woman.

Oh, boy. Let's take the super express back.

 I gave her a wry smile and thanked her inwardly as I walked out of the throne room.