114-113◇ With reason and heart




 


 The new....or rather, the first subordinates, aside from Kash, are as follows

 Ellie Party Affiliation. 【Ellie, the brave man of the immortal world】, the cool handsome 【Black Mage】 Ryner and Ryan, the twins, and the two 【White Mage】, who are said to be from the same hometown. Kent, who is refreshing, and Jean, who is more loyal to the leader, respectively.
 These five are on a short term contract until the raid battle.

 Lamia's 【Assassin】Meadow-san has an excellent skill apart from her 【Position(Job)】.

 Shea-san, who is a unicorn human horse - in her case, she can be both a human and a centaur - is a [Trainer]. However, she also seems to have a high aptitude for direct combat.

 Lars-san, the minotaur, is a 【Black Mage】. In addition to his huge frame, which is a characteristic of his race, he has reached the training of 'casting black magic on himself' in his own way.

 There were a total of eight people, five of whom were short term and three of whom were staff members.

 The remaining staff members are Thor and Kay from the "Beginner's Dungeon, The Beginning". The other staff members are willing to help me out as well, saying that me and Fulkus are not strangers to each other. It's the goblins, kobolds, and orcs.
 Even though they are all worthy of an 'all levels' dungeon, this is the Demon King's Castle. It seems that they've had a discussion, and they're going to select the strongest ones and send them to us.

 The rest is Fenix and Nicola-san. The degree of perfection in the state of Belito won't be far behind that of the last time, or rather, there should be as much difference between a complete recreation and a disguise. I heard they're trying to do something about it.
 As for Fenix, I solved the problem by making her a demon magic body (avatar). Grow horns, put on a costume, and the rest........well, you'll know when you summon it. If I can manage the magic power.

 By the way, it's difficult to place these two on a short term contract like the Ellie party.
 If you say it's possible, it's possible, but in that case, we'll have to hire them.

 [Brave man], by the Demon King's Army. The two of them will cooperate with me, but even that is not a no risk.
 What if the mask comes off, revealing what's inside?

 Particularly, Fenix is the 【Brave Man】 who challenged us to attack last time. If it's revealed that he's on our side, there could be a rumor that our last fight was just a joke.
 The one-on-one battle with Nicola-san is the same.

 Friend and foe. Of these, the fact that he and Remeghton are friends cannot be known to the world.
 I don't want to risk formally signing a contract with him. Even if it's free, I'm saying it's impossible.

 In that respect, the Ellie Party is bold.
 They are not hiding their faces, and as a party of heroes, they are siding with the Demon King's military council.

 Other adventurers would be too scared to do so, but as expected of Elie-san.
 So it's different for someone who leads [Black Mage] and [White Mage] to the top of the ranks.

 But she's not without ideas. There's probably a secret plan there too.
 A plan that goes beyond the setting and enlivens the audience after cooperating with the demons.

 That's why I asked all of them who had informed me of their adoption to come together.
 I greeted them briefly and immediately showed them the tenth layer.

 Last time it was like a long, wide corridor, but that was made disappear by the guy from Fenix.
 I was told that if I wanted to rebuild it from scratch, I could make it fit my taste, so I asked for various orders, and the new tenth layer was made.
 But.

 As soon as the floor boss, or in other words, moved into the area I was waiting for, he said, "Hey, Remeghton.

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get to the bottom of it. It's been a long time, so is Reme correct?

No.

 I rejected Ellie's suggestion. It's not a good idea to call her that. It's the real name of the person inside.
 By the way, she is sitting on an expensive looking chair, which is being carried by two people in white suits.

You're not surprised. I didn't think you would be so particular about what to call me.

Or whatever it is they call it.

'Oh, I see. Okay, unwanted nicknames are harassment.  How about Len?

 You connected the first and the last.

'If that's easier to call.'

Yeah, it's easy to call. As an ally, you've grown closer.

 Yes, she's my subordinate on paper, but I've decided to treat her as an ally.
 So we're going to set it up as if [The Brave] didn't descend to the Demon King's army, but rather decided to form a joint front for a reason.
 There's no reason to oppose it, so I gave my permission.

 However, the three sub-humans seem to be having trouble reacting. No, only Shea-san is humming.

I've been thinking about it. I've been thinking about it, with reason and emotion. The conclusion is this. With reason, you are the master of this layer, so you should follow instructions.

It's a feeling?

'I've followed my heart, Attah. If I betrayed myself, wouldn't I hate myself? I'm not averse to that. I've always respected my own wishes, not someone else's. I wanted to do that this time, too.

So?

'But I know it's arrogant to tell people to do what they want in their homes. I mean, it's like this, isn't it? You can do what you want, as long as you get permission to do what you want.

 Hmm. I don't want to avoid killing the taste of the girls by giving them instructions, on the contrary.
 But in a battle that we can't lose, not knowing how it will work, having a force that we can't control when there's a problem.......

There is no right or wrong answer. If there is an answer, it's just the illusion of it. You're in trouble now. That's sweet. Even though it could be considered arrogant, you've given it serious consideration.

"If you're right about not having an answer, what's your point?

 I have a rough idea, but I don't say it because I want it to be off.

'It doesn't have to be the right answer, you just have to choose one or the other. ─ You don't have to be right to choose one or the other, you just have to have something to decide. This can be left to luck, like lottery or rock-paper-scissors, but for me, I want to do what we're good at.

 -- oh, they didn't come off.

 I mean, we'll decide in battle.

"No magic for my people.

Does that mean you ignore your friends when they challenge you to a serious fight?

 ........A former companion, but a fenix party.
 【Black Mage】Fulkus-san, who is a colleague and sword master, although as a Leme.
 My friend Nicola-san, who fought with me, albeit as a Demon King's Army Chief of Staff.

 With each of them, I fought seriously.
 Regardless of our relationship, when it comes to battle, we can't leave no stone unturned.
 I just wondered if this was a reason to develop into a game.

You are a magic body (avatar). Isn't it good?

 Ellie-san is smiling happily.

 .........Well, it's impossible to ask me to trust them as my boss without showing a decent amount of work.
 In their case, they're allies, but even the three behind them haven't seen me fight properly.
 Let's just think of it as an opportunity to do just that.

"What are the rules?

 I replied, and Ellie jumped off her chair.

'You decide. There are five of us.'