Mr. Nell. I'm going to have you play the gutter now.

"Huh?　What?

　My words are so abrupt, and I'm going to ask you back.

"You don't have to sound like a hard-of-hearing protagonist, so I'll let you play the mess.

I asked him back, "Hey, no, it's not that I didn't hear you, it's just that I don't know what you mean: ...... or what is a deaf protagonist?

　I feel that talking about it in detail would cause a lot of problems, so let's just say it's a non-issue.

A mess is a mess. You're supposed to be able to see my menu screen, right?

Uh-huh. I think you meant the power of the demon king, not the power of the dungeon.

Yes. There is a thing called gacha. It's a dungeon ability that, by paying a certain amount of money, can create all sorts of things. It's what gave birth to Lil'

"Hey ......!　Yeah, that's a lot of power.

　Nell.

Oh, that's a lot of power. I can't tell you how many warriors have been bewitched by this power and then blown up. ......

"What, a bomb!　Exploding!"?

Yes. If you try to get a good one, of course the price is high. The darkness of gacha plunges people into the bottomless pit of billing hell, fuels their anxiety and frustration, and the unlucky ones bomb to death. ......

　As I spoke with my distant eyes, Nell seemed to sense something and fell silent, looking overwhelmed.

　...... Now that I think about it, my luck value was low in my previous life.

　I fell into the trap of thinking "if next time, then next time, then next time," and it's an eternal, uninterrupted hell.
　And only when the SSR finally comes out, do you have it, or it's a shitty ability that you don't care about.

　...... It's time to go to ...... and remember.

　I took a deep, deep breath to expel the abominable dark memories and coughed one out before continuing to speak to Nell.

"Kohon ...... but, well, I think you'll be okay. You have the highest luck value of any guy I've seen. I'm sure that's not the future.

Hey! Hey! I don't want to do that horrible thing. ......

"Sure the mess is scary . But rest assured. We've already secured a large amount of DP for the price. The future of bombing is the future of the fool who tries without adequate preparation. Your luck and my money. The combination of these will ensure that all will be well: ......

"Yeah, yeah, ......, you're really going to do that?

"It's okay, okay, I can go!　You can do it!　Absolutely fine!　Don't give up!

You don't look like you're doing well at all, man.

　I'm sure you're not going to be able to get away with it," said Nell, seemingly unwillingly, but she couldn't refuse my enthusiasm like some former professional tennis player, and let out a small sigh.

I already know ....... It's a good thing that you're not going to be in any real danger if you're going to let me do it for you. ...... So what do I do?

"Ah!　Wait a minute.

　Open the menu screen and go to the Gacha section.

　This time, Nell will play the biggest one, 100,000 DP, out of the four types of gacha: 1,000 DP, 1,000 DP, 10,000 DP and 100,000 DP.
　After that, I'll have you play the 10,000 DPs a few times and the 1,000 DPs a dozen times, with fewer orders of magnitude.

　To be honest--I'm scared. Super scary.
　One hundred thousand DP is enough to make monsters of considerable strength to appear in the monster catalog, and it's an amount that our residents can live with for more than three months.
　To be more specific, a fifth of the DP you've saved up for this moment in time today will disappear with this.

　But ...... I am the Demon King. The demon king is afraid of risks and will not take chances.

　Always at risk, always at risk.
　But he pursues the romance and bets on the choice.

　That's right, the demon king is a born-again gambler!　Hahahaha!

So, I'm going to push this, right?

　Then Nell stopped at the button on the 100,000 DP and turned to me.

'Whoa!　Go!

"Whoa!　Hey, hey, don't yell at me,

　Nell, sending me a protesting look, touched the button on the 100,000 DP--.

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

"............

"............ ah?

　--Nothing is going to happen.

Nothing's going to happen.

"Oh, that's funny, I think a grain of light appears: ......

　When you summoned a Lil', or got a magic dagger, or something like that, a grain of light should have appeared after you played a mess. 　



　No way was ...... ska, or was ......?

"Well, that's ridiculous. ...... paid hundreds of thousands of DP, ska ......?

Oh, man, there's something like a symbol in your sled.

　Nell's words brought me back to my senses and I hurriedly turned my attention to the menu.

　That's right, after spinning the gacha, a result screen should appear to show you what you got.

　As expected, a display that hadn't appeared before appeared on the gacha screen - what was written there was the words 'Acquisition: waterfall hot spring'.

The word "Earned: Waterfall Hot Springs" was written on the screen.　Waterfall Hot Springs ......?

What, they're not symbols but letters?　I've seen the occasional one before: ...... It's kind of a jerky character.

　This is ...... maybe--.

An institution!

　My prediction was correct, and when I looked at it, I found that the item "Waterfall Hot Springs" had been added to the "Dungeons" section of the menu screen, where it was possible to add facilities.
　The fact that the DP consumption is zero indicates that you got the right to add this waterfall hot spring with the last gacha.

Nell, follow me!　Let's check it out!

　Take Nell's hand and change the door leading outside to the grassland area.

I'm starting to understand that this is the time when you're not going to be listened to, ....... Okay, okay, I'll follow you.

　With a dumbfounded, smiling expression on her face, I left the True Throne Room to add a waterfall hot spring.


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"Whoa!　This is a good mood!

　Clasping my hands tightly, I scream with pleasure.

　--In front of me is a waterfall and a pond-like waterfall basin.

　Seeing steam rising from the flowing water, it's probably all hot water. 　
　The rumbling waterfall is small but magnificent, with a good amount of water flowing down, and the waterfall basin is large enough to hold ten adults. Although the bottom of the waterfall seems shallow, it is probably just about as deep as you can get if you think of it as a bath.

　By the way, this waterfall is flowing out of what looks like a pile of stones and was installed right next to the inn.
　If you add a pathway, you can come here straight from the changing room of the inn.

This is the waterfall hot spring ...... wonderful.

　If you check the DP catalog, this waterfall hot spring seems to consume more than 100,000 DP in the spare time if you try to release it normally, so it's definitely a winner.

　However, if this is just a hot spring with a waterfall, you will think that the DP consumption is too much ...... What is tremendous is the special effect of this waterfall hot spring.

　First of all, as a typical hot spring effect, it is said that "beauty effect", "rejuvenation effect", "metabolism promotion", "recovery of fatigue", "recovery of HP", "recovery of MP", etc., the things that can be thought of as a hot spring are all demonstrated.

　This alone is enough to make it acceptable as a secluded hot spring, but the most amazing effects are the 'increase in HP' and 'increase in MP'.

　Just by soaking in this hot spring, your HP (・・・・・・) and MP (・・・・・) will increase (・・・・).

　The rate of increase is very small, such as 1 point in 30 minutes. ...... If you took a bath in this hot spring every day, what would you do?
　What if you've been immersed for ten or twenty years?　What if I, who is no longer a human being and whose life expectancy is greatly increased, continue to be immersed for a hundred and two hundred years or even five hundred years when I fly?

　That would be a tremendous number.

　Looking ahead, this guy is definitely one of the super jackpots. It's on the lil level.
　The hot spring is a facility of the dungeon, and the only time it is interrupted is when the dungeon is destroyed, so you can go in there almost permanently.

　That's what I'm talking about, Mr. Braveheart. .......

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.

You know, you really like to take a bath, don't you, honey? I'm sure you'll find that life without a bath is a bit hard for you, too.

"What do you say, Nell. Look, I'll tell you something.

"Yeah, yeah.

We Japanese . All Japanese love baths and hot springs. ......

　Hot and humid, which is typical of our country: .......

　Even if this wasn't me, I would certainly be delighted to have such a huge hot spring at home. Anyone who doesn't is unpatriotic. Definitely (extremists).

"Japanese ......?　You mean the Demon King?

Oh, yeah.

　As I speak, I go to prepare the perimeter of the waterfall hot spring using the features of the dungeon.

　Here, make a pathway of paved gravel and stepping stones, and around it grow a few small trees, because bamboo ...... is a bit high.

"Oh, oh ......!　That's awesome, man!　It turned into a charming hot spring in no time at all!

　The appearance of the waterfall hot springs is getting better and better, and Nell lets out a cry of excitement.

　This is something that I, the Creative Demon King, can easily do: .......

"--Okay, maintenance is done!　So, Nell, go back to your room and get the next one rolling!