The reddish-black robe had already stopped moving.

"Kara ......"

　No answer.



　It was too late.

　Kara had always been neutral, not accusing me, not interested.



　But I think it worked out reasonably well for her.

　If she had taken Isaac's side, it would have ruined me even sooner.

　Sorry Kara.



　I'm sorry I came so late.



　I'm going to take her gently in my arms and put a potion in her mouth.

　It may not work anymore.



　Despite my concern, I hear a loud noise coming from Kara.



"Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

"Hey!"



　I smack Kara on the head as hard as I can.



"What?　Rock is here. That means we're in heaven. The ground is definitely orange. I'm sorry, Locke. I cut you off and now I'm dead too. I'm such an idiot. Maybe things would have turned out differently if you hadn't been so stubborn."



"No, Kara, there are problems after death. Look at that. I heard you can't go to heaven unless you defeat Fenrir, the gatekeeper of hell."



　I pointed behind me toward Lucky, who was still standing behind me, and Kara started foaming at the mouth and blacked out again.



--Who's the gatekeeper of hell? That's Kerberos. Let's go back to joking around a little bit.

"Oh, I just wanted to be mean for a minute. Can you give Kara a ride?"

----Just this once. My back is for locks only.

"Lucky you!　That's a cute thing to say."



　Lucky turns his head in the opposite direction.

　I put Kara on Lucky's back and hold her down so she doesn't fall off, and as I try to climb over, I see a hole in the wall of the dungeon.



"Was there a hole like this?　Could it be the lair of an orange-ant?"

----Yes. It looks like it came out of here. Are you interested? ----



"A little bit."

----Okay, let's do a little dive. Sometimes there are eggs in the orange-ant's burrow, and they are delicious.



　Lucky sticks out his tongue and licks around his mouth.

　The burrow is so wide you can't see the back of it, and it's big enough for Lucky to fit in.



　The inside of the burrow was also well-lit, so there was no need for light.

"I don't think there are any orange-antes in there, but be careful."

----Locke's the one who should be careful--.



　In the den, we encountered a few orange-ant but not many.

　There didn't seem to be anything unusual, but at the far end there were five orange eggs and one yellow egg.



"Are these orange-ant eggs?"

--Oh, one of them is a different color.



　There could have been many more, but when I entered another room, I found a large number of broken eggs.

　It seems that something has broken them.



　Maybe they were looking for something more than just the smell of blood to find out who broke these eggs?

　It couldn't have been Isaacs and the others from ....... They must have been busy running away.



　Maybe there was another reason for the large number of orange-ant in the dungeon.



　When I went to the egg room again, I found that the eggs were just starting to crack.

　Killing a newborn orange-ant is also .......



　And I don't plan to come back to this dungeon for a while.

　Just as I'm thinking about it, an orange-ant pops out of the egg and looks at me.



"Papa!"　

--I thought you were home late, but there was a girl outside.

"Lucky?"



　Lucky looks away again, and Orange Ant looks at me with dull eyes.



The young orange-ant looks like it wants to be my friend. Do you want to join us?

　A voice echoes in my head.



　Seriously. But I think I've killed almost all the parents here. I feel sorry for them if we just leave them like this. I hesitate for a moment and say yes.



I've made an Orange Ant a member of the Holy Beast. I'm transferring you to the Holy Beast's ark.

Now that the sacred beast has joined you, you can expand the ark. You can select up to six of the following locations and facilities.

　Pond (small)

　River (small)

　Ocean (small)




　◆Shed

　box garden extension

　Fruit trees

　Fruit trees

　Mine (small)

　◆mountain



　I remember that I had acquired the skill to become a holy beast.

　Wait a minute. I can't remember it all at once.



　I still don't know under what circumstances it is activated, but does it mean that he has created a new kind of demon?



　Wouldn't he be recognized as a demon king or something?



"Lucky, I'm going into the box yard for a minute. I heard that a juvenile orange-ant has joined the group. And I heard that we can expand it... what do you want?"

------ I want to go too!　Well, I want a water feature!　And maybe some trees or something.

"Lucky. Just get in next time. Just watch Kara for now."



　Lucky looks like the end of the world. I feel sorry for him, but another time.



　When I enter the box garden, I see the choices I made earlier floating in space.

　It is a rather strange sight.



　For now, a river, a pond, a hut, and a fruit tree.

　What about the other two?



　We can expand them now that we have more friends, and maybe we can use the rest as a farm.

　If there's an orange-ant, maybe he'll grow something.



　When I enter the box garden, six young Orange Ants are hard at work dismantling the corpses of the demons we've put in.



"That's great!　They're doing it without even saying a word. Thank you!"

Dad...



　"Dad"? I'm not that old. But when you look at me with those innocent eyes...

"Great!　But you're not my dad.

"You're my dad, right?"



　He'll tilt his head back and ask in the most adorable way.

　I can't deny it any longer.

　The orange-ant who calls me daddy wears a tiara on his head.



　Other orange-antes don't wear ...... anything in particular.

　Maybe I was born from a yellow egg.

　Is this a special orange-ant?



　When you chant "expand" in a box garden, the size of the garden expands.

　And when you wish for a river and a pond, a shed, fruit trees, and a field, it expands one after another.



　The river and the pond are clear.

　There seems to be no fish in particular.

　If we bring in some live fish, the squires will be able to live here.



　The hut is really a small hut, but it is surprisingly solid.

　It is small inside, but still has a simple desk.

　It is small enough to sleep and work in.



　The fruit tree is ...... I have no idea what kind of tree it is.

　If they are left, they may bear fruit in time.



　There is one plowed field in the meadow.

　I'll have to get some seeds for this one too.



　It looks like we'll have a nice box garden.



"Sorry Orange-ants, but we'd appreciate it if you could do the dismantling work and divide the food among yourselves. You can take care of the rest as you see fit."



"Okay. I'll take care of it as I see fit.



Is there anything you want?



"No, I'm good for now."　



　When I left the box yard, I found myself back in the dungeon I had just been in.

"Hello, Lucky."

----Welcome home. I had a bigger problem than that. The orange-ant eggs I was looking forward to eating are gone. I was looking forward to having some eggs.



"Sorry. I'll give you a nice meal when I'm done here, so bear with me."



--You're right. I'm looking forward to it.



"Yeah, you can count on it, I've been on meal duty the whole time. Let's all have a party in the box yard."



------ Okay, let's get back to it then. Let's get back to it then.

　We head back to the Adventurers' Guild with Kara in the car.




　They should be back by now.



"Say hi to Lucky."



　Lucky ran through the dungeon with a pleasantly fresh look on his face.