Ilir, you will definitely come visit us again, won't you?

"Wait for me!

"....... I'm waiting.

"Of course!　I'd rather invite everyone to my house this time!　Please come and visit us!

　I watched with a smile as Ilir and my girls shook hands with each other, both of whom were much tanned after just a few days, and then I opened my mouth to Leffi and the others.

I'll walk Nell and Ilir out of the woods then.

Hmm. This is not going to be the last time I see you for a while, but I'll see you back home. --And, Nell.

　Reffi said and turned to Nell.

"I repeat: ...... don't forget. You'll have us with you. You can always count on us if you need anything. Understood?

"Yes, we're with you!

Yeah, thanks, you two.

　After answering Leffy and Liu, Nell then turned to Leila, who was standing smiling beside Leffy and the others, saying: "Leila, I'm sorry I couldn't help you with your chores.

"Leila, I'm sorry I couldn't help you with your chores. I'm sorry that I couldn't help you with your daily chores, okay?

Yes, we will take care of you.

　Then, when each of us has finished saying our goodbyes, I turn to Nell and Ilir.

"Okay, Nell, Ilir, let's go. En, follow me.

....... I'll go with you.

"Nellie, Ilir, see you later!

See you soon!

Yeah, see you, Iruna, Shih, everyone!

"See you soon!

　Nell and Ilir gave me a ride on the back of Lil' who was waiting for us and we walked out of the grassy field area of the dungeon.


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"Maa-sama, Maa-sama!　Thank you for bringing me this time!　It was a lot of fun!

　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of it," said Ilir, who was rocking on top of Lil, stroking Lil's fur pleasantly, "It's a fluffy .......

Haha, that was nice. I'm glad to see that you enjoyed it. It's a good thing that you're enjoying your time with Iruna and the others.　

"Yes, sir!　I've never had a friend I got along so well with!　Can I come back to visit?

Yeah, sure. Come and visit us.

　While chatting with Ilir, I checked the map and went to my destination.

　Ah, ...... is this way.

...... Hey, buddy, can I ask you something?

"An?　What's up?

"I don't think this is the direction of the city. ...... Where are you going now?

"Oh, you're directionally challenged, but you know the direction of the city.

"?　Nell-sama is a ho-ko-o-nchi?

Yeah, that's right. The first time I tried to go into town with this guy--

"Wow!　Onii-san, you don't need to say anything!

　I laughed a little as Nell rattled around trying to cover my mouth, and then answered her question.

"Well, we'll see. --There you are.

　I manipulated ivy, grass, and (・・・・・・) vegetation (...) grown by the (・・・・) function of the dungeon (...) and scoured the place.

　And then a door appears - a door that mimics the surrounding nature.

This door ...... could be the same door ...... as the one in the castle?

Oh. And the link is to the city of Alfiero.

"Huh?

It's Alfiero. . of that frontier town.

　My words seemed unexpected, and Nell paused for a moment, then opened her mouth.

...... When did that happen?

Well, last time I was in town with you, I thought we should build a portal to the human city. I thought we should build one of those doors to the human city.

"...... Mr. Raylor, do you know that?

No, I don't know. I put it up in the woods nearby.

　That's right, my dungeon domain has expanded to that point now.

　I thought that if I could incorporate a city with a large number of human inhabitants into my dungeon area, I could gain a significant amount of DP.



　I know that strong men like Nell and sometime old butler are seldom there, and the individual humans are weak, but there are so many of them.
　Thanks to this, I've been able to get quite a bit of DP as originally planned.

　I only recently incorporated the city of Alfiero into the dungeon realm as I was secretly working on it when I went there with Nell, but I only wish I'd done it sooner.

　...... Well, even so, the amount of DP you could get per day was higher when DPs were coming in from Lephi.
　It's a good time to realize her monstrous strength.

　Also, I heard that Nell is staying in the capital, so I wanted to make a doorway there as well.
　It's impossible to do that because we haven't been able to expand the dungeon area to that extent.

　In the future, I would like to turn not only the forest of the magical forest but also all the surrounding land into dungeons. ...... Well, that would be a task that would take ten or twenty years, or even longer.
　The forest of the demon world is still only a quarter of the dungeon area.

　The realm ruled by the demon king is unconsciously expanding.

　Incidentally, this door is different from the one in my castle and only allows you to go back and forth between the city and this place, so you can't go directly to the castle through this door.

　If the door is found, the enemy could come directly to my house.
　This is also the reason why this door is deliberately placed far from my house and why it is not in the city but in the nearby forest.

　However, since only dungeon personnel are supposed to be able to come and go with this door, we may not need to consider that much. Just in case.

　Oh, I didn't tell the lord's old man about this door itself, but I told both the king and the lord's old man that Ilir would return to the capital by passing through that city before leaving the capital, so there's no problem with that.

　I'm sure he will put all of his menswear on the line as a lord to get Nell and Ilir to the capital safely.

...... Master Leiloh, I'm sure she'll have her head in her hands. I'm sure your brother would be very upset to find out that you've reached such a point in your life.

"Only to the Demon King?

Shut up.

　I laughed at Nell's insinuation and then continued to speak to them.

Well then, this is goodbye for now. I would have loved to give you a ride to King's Landing. ......

I'm sorry you had to go that far!

I've been told that Alfiero's town was going to send Ilir-san with Raylo-sama and me. Besides, I can handle a forest of magical woods on my own.

Yeah, I trust you there. Then you can take over.

Yeah, I got it. --Oh, man. Just a little bit at the end.

　Suddenly, she approached me and hugged me tightly.

Ah!　Master Nell sneaky!　Ilir even squeezes!

　When Ilir saw what was happening, he came over and hugged me around my waist as well.

　For a moment, I flinched. ...... I silently put my hand on Ilir's head and put my other hand on Nell's back.

Okay, I'm satisfied!

　He hugs me for a few seconds, then pulls away and smiles at me from up close.

　This guy is really ...... a cute guy.

I'm going to be out of here, big brother. And Lil'

Oh, go ahead. Ilir, I'll see you later.

"Yes, sir!　I'm sure I'll see you again, for sure!　En also, see you soon!

....... Buy Buying, Ilir, Nell.

　Then they ducked through the open door and gave a small wave to us, and then they were gone.

............

　I stare at them for a moment, then close the door, and using the dungeon's function to hide the door in the surrounding landscape, I call out to one of the neighbors and one of them, "Hey, En, Lil, wanna go home?

'Come on, en, lil, let's go home.

"...... Lord, don't you miss Nell?

　He looks up at me and pats En's head as he looks up at me.

"Oh, I'm super sad to lose my sweet wife. Oh, I'm super sad to lose my lovely wife, and I need everyone to comfort me when I get back to the castle.

"....... Okay. Let me comfort you.

　I was standing on my tiptoes, trying my best to stand on my toes and patting me on the head, and I was at ease with En, when it happened.

Grrrrrr..." ......

　Lil, who had been lying prostrate a step behind us, suddenly raises his body, turns his head in one direction and begins to growl.

　You can feel the tension and impatience from our pet with a severe expression on his face, more than ever before.

　I've fought many times with lil against powerful opponents, but this may be the first time I've seen this ...... guy look so intensely alert.

"...... lil, what do you want?　

　As I asked the question with some nervousness about the state of my family's trusty pet, the map opened on its own with a bang.

　--The map opens by itself - an intruder.

　In my usual habit, I reflexively open the map with the details of the intruder and see if I can find him.


　Name: Lee? = Do? Gilles
　Species:?
　Class:? Spirit King
　Level: 9?
　HP: ? 2？？？？ /?2？？？？
　MP: 6? 4? /?6? 4?
　Strength:? 8?
　Durability: ？？？？
　Agility: 3？？？？
　Magic power: ? 9?
　Dexterity: ？？？？？
　Good luck: ？？？？


　The title: tone? Persons, world? What? Hand,? Wa? Bringing


"What the hell is ......, this guy ......

　A hoarse voice escapes my mouth.

　It seems to be a much higher grade opponent than the current me, and there is almost nothing to be gained from this information.

　Unlike Leffy, he doesn't seem to be intentionally exposing his own status, but still, from what I can tell - his level is in the 900s (・・・・).

　Leffy's level (・・・・・), which is on par with Leffy's (・・・・・), is a level (...)

　-- calamity level.

　As soon as those words passed through my mind, I immediately took action.

Orochi, Yata, Byak, Seimi!　You guys, get everyone back to the castle now!　No matter what you encounter along the way, do not engage and never run away!

　Activate all the traps in the dungeon area, instructing your pets scattered in the forest of the magical world using telepathic communication, which is one of the dungeon features.

　Checking the map, it seems that somehow the intruder is walking straight towards my house.
　There's still some distance to go, but ...... a few hours and you'll reach the cave that leads to the castle.

...... lil', let's go back to the castle as fast as we can!　En, back to the sword!

"Gruuuuut!

"......!

　Grabbing En's body, which had been released from its anthropomorphic state, and at the same time as I jumped on Lil's back, Lil started running at once, as if releasing a drawn bow.