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　When I wake up in the morning, I encounter a saint with the worst kind of wake-up look on her face.

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　She looked in anguish as she said, "I feel sick and my head is pounding ......."

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　She had a look of anguish on her face.

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"I didn't eat any rotten cream puffs ......."

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　I tell her that the symptoms are not food poisoning, but a hangover.

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"This is the hangover I've heard so much about. I've grown up.

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　She is happy for a moment, but only for a short while, and soon she starts to show her hangover by holding her head down and saying, "Ugh.

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　Fortunately, the secret potion I made the other day for the windfish's float bag is also useful for hangovers. She is pleased when I share the rest of the potion with Jeanne.

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"Thank you. I am a demon king in times of trouble after all.

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　and she drinks the medicine and recovers after resting for a while.

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　When she recovers, she rubs her belly and says, "I'm hungry," which shows that she is a genuine hungry character.

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　Eve knows this and has prepared breakfast for her.

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　We had a breakfast of boiled eggs, hard-baked bread, and dried meat.

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　Of course, Ryoma is at the table too.

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　She offers Eve all the food she has,

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"I would like you to be my personal cook, my maid. Even if only for the duration of this journey.

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　She said, "I'd like you to be my personal cook for the duration of this trip.

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　His voice was lively and friendly. In short, she was asking him to be my cook, but it did not sound sarcastic at all.

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　She must be good at getting into people's hearts, just like her father, Ryoma Sakamoto.

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　Eve also accepted the food, saying, "Thank you.

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"Thank you very much. You're a good-looking woman.

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　placing flowers casually on top of the food, perhaps influenced by her father who was a playboy.

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　Or does he know exactly what is comfortable for the same s*x?

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　I would like to imitate him, but I will keep it as a reference only.

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　As I stare at Ryoma like this, her breakfast is over.

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　Contrary to her appearance, she seems to eat quite a small meal. She declines the refill that Eve has prepared, and instead feeds it to Jeanne, who is drooling.

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　Jeanne thanked her with her tail wagging like a dog and ate the bread and dried meat.

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　Ryoma takes out an iron cylinder from his pocket while looking at her happily.

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　It seems that he is going to maintain the pistol.

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　Ryoma is quietly working on a revolver. He talks to her.

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"That looks like a revolver. Did your father give it to you?

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"Oh, does the Demon Lord know about this weapon?

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I've never seen one in person before, but I know the concept.

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"Oh, you know a lot, don't you? Yes, this is a revolver.

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　I'll hold it up.

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"A handgun in this alien world. Is it the most powerful or not?

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"Well, a revolver needs bullets. And there is magic in this world. So it's not the most powerful.

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　But," she continues.

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"Flying weapons are still very useful. I can be an asset.

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　She asserts.

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　It is true that a handgun is a powerful weapon.

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　The previous battle had proven that.

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　No wonder she is so confident.

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　I can imagine that a beautiful half-elf like her must have some ability if she is traveling alone in this other world.

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　My territory is relatively safe, but still not safe enough for a woman to travel alone.

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　In such a situation, she must be quite skilled with a gun, since she runs around the continent and does business in every direction.

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　As a companion who was going to dive into the labyrinth with me, I felt very reassured.

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"Well then, let's dive into the labyrinth as soon as we finish the maintenance. You know the way to the labyrinth, don't you?

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"Of course I do, I'm very smart in that area."

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　The smiling black-haired half-elf was reliable after all.

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　The underground labyrinth at Sabnak Castle.

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　It looks like a natural labyrinth that Sabnak has renovated.

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　The original natural dungeon was to be used as a treasure house.

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　But it was destroyed by my invasion before it was completed.

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　So the deeper levels of the dungeon are still untouched.

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　Ryoma told me.

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　Where did he get such information?

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　I am curious, so I ask him.

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"The way of the snake is the snake," a Kobold mercenary captain who used to work for Sabnak told me. He is a man who came to the Maritime City unemployed after you overthrew Subnak.

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"I see. We had some of Sabnak's men, but I didn't get the message.

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"Well, apparently only some of them knew about it. And those who were involved in the construction--"

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Executed?

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Yes, I know what you mean.

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All the Demon Lords love that trick.

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　Well, it's not just demon kings. Ancient humans used to do it too.

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　The same thing has been done many times in the other world called Earth.

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　Pharaohs in ancient Egypt, emperors in China, they all killed people related to the production of their mausoleums as if it was a coordinated effort.

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　It may be natural for them to do so since they buried their treasures there, but they lost their popularity and their dynasties were destroyed because of such a thing.

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　I for one, did not want to make such a foolish move.

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　Other demon kings and ancient kings should serve as role models.

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　With these thoughts in mind, I entered the labyrinth that Sabnak had built.

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　The upper part of the labyrinth was brightly lit, so there was no need for torches or magic lighting.

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