Did you just hear a scream?

And that's the entrance.

What's going on?　The self-proclaimed beauty hunters.

'Taro-sama, I'm not a 'self-proclaimed' I have an extremely bad character, but...


　I was playing a game of sand beast hunting when suddenly I heard screams coming from near the entrance of the dungeon.
　From the quality of their voices, it seems to be those self-proclaimed beauty hunters, but their bodies are so thick that their voices echo.
　In this world, I heard that's also a place to praise them for proving their beauty, but it didn't seem very likely to me.
　At worst, 'the voice of a decapitated pig before it was dismantled'?
　Oops, this is not something a grown man should be saying to himself.

"Hey, guys, you sure you don't want me to go to them?

　I approached the male hunters who were playing the game.
　Apparently, they were so engrossed in their hunting that they hadn't noticed the screams of the female hunters.
　Mainly because Lalabelle and Mew had hunted Denji-kun with all their might, so they were losing by a pretty large margin at the moment.
　If he lost, he was on his knees, so it seemed he was hunting out of his own mind that if that happened, the girls would smack him in the face.

'Are you screaming?'

I'm sure they heard you. We all heard it, except you.

Excuse me. I'll go see.

We'll come with you.

　Since we were near the entrance of the dungeon, we were in danger of not being able to get out if something happened.
　We all headed over to try to find the cause of their screams, but all we found were the crushed and bloodied corpses of former beauty hunters.
　And then, blocking the entrance to the dungeon, there was a huge Denji-kun standing thirty meters in height.
　It was just barely above the ceiling.

''They must have been trampled by 'Big Denji-kun'.

But aren't they on a high level?

　It was a result of their leveling, but since they were over one hundred and fifty levels, they should have been able to at least escape, even if they couldn't defeat them.
　Why were they immediately trampled down?

There's no point in raising the bar if you don't train for it.

'You're going to be swept up in the sudden increase in physical ability. It's not just a matter of raising your level.

　No matter how much you level up, if your body doesn't keep up with it, it will just be at the mercy of your body.
　So Lalabelle and Mew were right.

''By the way, it was Adolf, wasn't it? You made sure you completely defeated Denji-kun, didn't you?　You guys are responsible for the outbreak, Mr. Dekadenji.

What about it?

'When you put it that way...'

I think we may have been in a hurry to check...

　The male hunters were aware that they were the cause of this outbreak.
　What in the world had they done?

"Mister Taro, do you know how Mr. Decadence develops?

No, I don't know.

　I was not that familiar with the sand beast, as I hated it, and I was not that familiar with the sand beast.
　'Does Larabell know about them?

''Mew knows, and I've heard of it before.

Denji-kun is a parasitic sand beast, so it's difficult to tell if he's alive or dead. You understand that, don't you?

　Mr. Denzie, you are a revelation to my view of life.
　In a word, he's a crude garbage mixed with old-fashioned metal, with arms and legs attached to it.
　It's a sand beast that's different from robots, and it's hard to understand.
　It seems that we still don't really understand what it is, either.
　It is a parasite on the trash, but if the trash is damaged beyond a certain point... if it is destroyed, it will cease its activities.
　They don't have any concept of a kryptonite, apparently.
　

'But sometimes there are individuals that mimic death. When they are attacked, they stop moving and resume their activities when there are no more people around.

　Pretend to be dead.

'But it's very easy to tell the difference. There's no divine coin drop.

　Whenever a sand beast is defeated, a divine coin will drop.
　Conversely, if the divine coins didn't drop, Denji-kun would be pretending to be dead.
　If the mimicry was exposed, the defenseless Denzi-kun would be easily destroyed.

''Then the mimicry wouldn't succeed.

'I can't say there isn't a hunter's miscounting when it comes to a melee and the wreckage of Mr. Denzi is scattered all over the place.

　So you're saying the male hunters got it right?

They were in a hurry.

　The game was overwhelmingly won by Lalabelle and the others, by all accounts.
　Lalabelle and Mew beat Denji-kun at the slaughter level, and after Frau confirmed the defeat, I collected the divine coins and lowered the wreckage back.
　I then take the wreckage in the rear car to the yard I made near the entrance of the dungeon.
　Since the work has been divided up, there should be few mistakes.
　On the other hand, Adolf and the others were in a hurry.
　Since the number of defeats was widening the gap, they couldn't make one of the three of them specialize in collecting the divine coins and remnants, confirming the death of Denzi-kun.
　The dead female hunters wouldn't help at all, and if they still lost, they would be cursed, or worse, the party could be broken up.
　From their point of view, ''There are plenty of other male parties that want to add us to their party.
　They were extra flabbergasted and neglected to check if Mr. Denzi was dead.

'But how did he get to be so huge?'

This may be a tactic of the sand beast known as Mr. Denzi. We hunters collect the remains of Mr. Denzi and pile them in one place, don't we?

　I see.
　I understand that we hunters pile up all of Denji-kun's wreckage in one place for the sake of convenience, and if there is even one Denji-kun that mimics the wreckage pile, it will take up the entire pile of wreckage and make it huge.

"So, Deca-Denji-kun........

　Is it the coalescence of the crude waste of long ago to become a collection of giant limbs?
　Its body is metal, and it's big and heavy, so it's turned into a strong sand beast.

''But it's weird, isn't it?''

Strange?

''You had a separate pile of wreckage from our party and the party over there, the one we defeated, Denji-kun. But at that size, it's equal to the amount of wreckage from both parties added together.

Maybe it's because they were piling it up nearby?

That's why, when the mimicking Denji-kun takes in the remnants of his compatriots and turns them into a giant, the remnants have to be attached to each other before they can merge.

　The remnants of Denji-kun that both parties had acquired were a few dozen meters away from each other so that they wouldn't make a mistake or a pile of wreckage stick together and become indistinguishable.
　If it was only the wreckage that was in contact with them that could merge.......

''You got it. Those girls.

I'm sorry!

　Adolph and the others seemed to have realized how Mr. Decadent had become so huge.
　Apparently, the women hunters had worked in their own way.
　To the point of transferring the wreckage of our party to the wreckage of their own party.

'Did you think you wouldn't get caught cheating like that?

'When it comes to the issue of that, "Can't you believe what we beautiful women say?"' I think the plan was to get people to support us and get us down on our knees.

　For the most part, it's probably exactly what Frau expected.
　Now that they're all so flattened, though, they'll never know the truth.
　If Frau found out, she must have done the same thing to them in the village.
　It's something that would be done around that Sailor.

"I think I have a pretty good idea of what's going on, but what should I do?　This,

　It's a huge mass with metal limbs over thirty meters long.
　Moreover, this is also the entrance to the dungeon.
　It wouldn't be possible to leave it alone, would it?

''I think it's only right that the person who did it should be held accountable.

　The Adolphs, the shirkers, who had heard Frau's righteous argument, were shaking their heads fully, their faces pale and full.

'Impossible!　I can't believe I'm going to take down such a big, big Denji-kun!

The damage won't get through!

　It's a lump of bulky garbage that contains a lot of metal, and the limbs it grows on are also made of metal, so it's like dealing with a super alloy robot, if you will.
　Is it tough for an ordinary advanced hunter........

'By the way, would it be tough even for Lalabelle and Mew?

　Me?
　With my combat power, I don't know if it's even possible to do any damage.

'It's not impossible, but there's one condition. I need you to stop moving for a few seconds. As it stands, that's impossible.

'By the way, I can't do it myself. If the metal freezes, it won't do any damage.

　It seems that Decadenji-kun, if you get closer than necessary, you will be attacked.
　The female hunters were also crushed beside Decadente, making it difficult to even retrieve the corpse.
　Honestly, it's a splattered scene, so is the beauty ruined in this situation?
　I can't really feel it....

'What do you want to do?　Master Taro.

''Uh-oh. You guys need to get out of the dungeon while we're distracted and keep an eye out to make sure no one else comes in.

　Since Decadenzi was near the entrance of the dungeon, he was in danger of being trampled inexplicably by hunters who entered the dungeon if he didn't.
　Therefore, I asked the male hunters to leave the dungeon and keep an eye on him to prevent other hunters from coming in.
　Even if it was difficult to defeat them, it should be easy for them to sneak by Mr. Decadenji and escape through the entrance.
　They are, after all, senior hunters.

But are you guys okay with this?

I've got a plan. Just do it.

All right. I'm sorry...

Then I'll have your attention. Here!　Dekabutu!

　In order to help Adolph and his friends escape, Lalabelle took on the role of approaching and distracting Decadenzi-kun.
　He approached without pulling out his sword and dodged the attacks from the Decadenzi.
　In the meantime, Adolf and the others succeeded in escaping safely.

''I hear you have a plan, Taro-dono,''

As long as we don't move, right?

Just for a few seconds.

You'll be fine.

　I went to the 'online shopping' page and bought a large quantity of large bonds from there.
　In fact, the reason I asked Adolph and the others to go outside was partly because I didn't want them to know about the 'online shopping'.

'Mew, Frau. We're going to dump this bond on Mr. Decadenji!

You mean this gooey liquid?　Whoa!　My fingers are sticking together!

　Miu Miu, who had underestimated the effects of the commercial-strength bond, was unusually upset when she tried it with her fingers without a care in the world, and it stuck together and wouldn't come off.

''I'll get it off later, just get some cold air-based magic ready.

　Bond's adhesion and more cold air to harden the bond.
　Then, when Decadenzi-kun stops moving, the plan is to expect a blow from Lalabelle.

'Please, Lalabelle.

I'm on it. You're going to cut us in two.

Frau, there's no point in leaving it anyway, so just keep throwing it at them.

Yes!

　It's a viscous bond, so I have to use a large amount of bond, which is not very efficient for gluing Decadenzi's joints at a distance or his feet to the ground.
　Because it is not so expensive, I bought it one after another, opened the lid, and threw it to Mr. Decadenzi.

　The bond that Mr. Decadenzi shook off gradually soaked his body, entering his joints and stepping on the container of bond that fell to the ground with his foot, gradually slowing down his movements.

''Mew!''

I'll take care of it!

　After Decadenji-kun was dipped in a sufficient amount of bond, Miu unleashed a cold air spell against Decadenji-kun.
　It was a strategy to use the cold air to force the bond to harden.
　The strategy worked, and Decadence-kun's every joint became immobile, and both of his legs were glued to the floor of the dungeon, making it impossible to move.

''Larabell?''

Leave it to me, Master Taro.

　Larabell stood in front of Decadenji-kun and slowly drew his sword.
　He must have felt the sharp eyes and the killing intent.
　Mr. Decadenzi tried his best to move, but the hardened bond caused him to sway slightly.

'Let me give you trouble. Let me cut you in half. 'Both swords!'

　Using his amazing physical abilities, Larabell jumped up to the top of Decadenji-kun's head and landed on the ground with his sword swinging down.

''Huh?　Are you okay?

Master Taro, they already cut it down.

　As soon as Lalabelle put her sword back in its sheath, the Decadent was split in half and a large leather bag fell out.
The contents of the bag were a large amount of divine coins, which confirmed that the Decadent was defeated.

''Oh no, my wives are amazing!''

'This much is easy enough for my beloved husband. But more importantly, Mister Taro's method of stopping his opponent's movements was excellent.

'Yes, I know. I don't know how you come up with that.

It's not that big of a deal.

　I just bought an item that can be used for 'online shopping'.
　I think Larabelle's sword skills and Mew's magical dedication are more awesome.
　Also, Frau did a great job too.
　She seems to be very smart and I like that she thinks and moves properly.
　She's ten thousand times smarter than those self-proclaimed beautiful hunters.

''Taro-sama, that's quite a lot of money.

　Serious Frau retrieved the divine coins that Decadenji-kun had dropped, but the total amount was over two billion dollars.
　An ordinary Mr. Denzhi would never have had this amount of money, so it was probably because he had defeated Mr. Deca-Denji.

''I heard that the bigger he gets, the more divine coins he can get,''

I see.

　But it's going to be hard to defeat.
　I averted my gaze as much as possible to avoid looking at the corpses of the female hunters who had been crushed by Decadent-kun.
　I don't like to look at corpses, and it's the party members, the male hunters, who have the duty to retrieve them.
　They had to report the death of a party member to the Hunter's Association, because they had to report the death of a party member to the Hunter's Association.

'Oh!　Taro-dono. My level has passed six hundred.

Me too, sir.

　Level 600+........
　I guess it's a top-level number from the point of view of the people in this world, unlike me, who's level is easy to raise, regardless of my inner feelings.

''A new skill, or rather, 'Sword Saint' has been upgraded to 'Sword God'!

''I've also upgraded my 'Ice Magic' to 'Extreme Ice Magic'.

'That's nice. I can't wait to get to level six hundred too.

....

　But Frau.