Chapter 110

Subordinates’ Growth

I’ve become both a dungeon master and a village chief .

However, it’s obviously not like I could use the convenient dungeon functions for the village .

Me being a dungeon master is secret, it’d be bad if that got exposed . I’ll only be using them for myself and for the inn .

It’s fine so long as I can guarantee my leisurely sleeping space .

Well, the dungeon . I think I’ll be needing to rebuild coming up here soon .

The reason? Hero Wataru took out nineteen magic swords .

Because talks about that slowly spread to the world, the number of C-Rank adventurers here increased and have been advancing in capturing the dungeon .

To be specific, more people have been exploring the labyrinth area, so it’s become hard to move the labyrinth’s walls around .

And because of that there’s been more adventurers challenging the riddle area .

Furthermore, even though they would just return to the first floor if they failed the riddle, with people twisting their ankles when being unprepared, it’d turn into a prolonged stay or being brought out on a stretcher… That, and they could even die fully armored if they landed poorly .

Basically, I don’t want to make a prison . Those people from before are an exception . Yep .

“Come to think of it, Rei . What happened to those guys we captured a while back?”

“They’re still alive . No matter what, my offensive power is zero after all . ”

Rei, the silver-haired vampire, responded with a good smile . She’s a good employee that works earnestly .

I don’t get why they have to be alive just because her offensive power is zero, but I’ll not ask anymore and leave it alone . It’s definitely something I’m better off not knowing . Let’s not wake up from this dream and just keep leaving it to Rei .

It’s a special occasion, so I decided that I should look around and see how my subordinates are doing .

Kinue-san and Nerune were chatting in the dining room . Since it wasn’t mealtime and already in the afternoon, there weren’t any guests . Since people could now get light meals at the bar, things here have gotten a lot easier .

Kinue-san learned how to cook from me vaguely telling her how, so it’s gotten to the point that she can even reproduce Japanese dishes to some degree .

We buy flavorings like soy sauce or miso with DP . We get sugar from what’s made by the beet-radishes and salt is left to the Pavueran merchants .

“Kinue-san, are you doing good?”

“Master . Yes, I’m doing well . I was hearing things relating to magic from Nerune . ”

“About magic? Did you want to learn some magic skill?”

“There isn’t a magic that is used for cleaning or cooking though… other than [Cleanup], that is . ”

It went against her pride to use [Cleanup] for cleaning, but it seems she prefers it over using wind magic to blow garbage away .

“You learned Japanese cooking, so I’ll grant you a low class scroll as a reward . ”

“Oh my, thank you . I’ll think about which to choose and consult with Nerune about it, then . Ufufu . ”

Kinue-san smiled . She gave off the feeling of an adult woman .

Contrasting that, the apprentice mage Nerune felt like a girl .

“How about you, Nerune? Did you learn any magic skills?”

“Ehh~… Excuse me, master . Even though you said you would teach me magic when I learned all of the magic skills Meat-senpai… after all there’s one that I can’t seem to learn~!

“[Storage]?”

“[Storage]~!”

Well, even though the others are all low class magics, [Storage] is the only middle class magic after all . Rather, she was able to learn all of those magic skills? Amazing .

But still, [Storage] is a magic skill that can be properly learned . Let’s teach her magic next time I feel like it… Nope, it’s too troublesome after all . I mean, this world has scrolls you can learn magic from . With the condition of needing to perfectly memorize the incantation’s pronunciation, saying something like, ‘Keep reciting the incantation until you get it perfect,’ is like giving them a far-off feeling .

Magic teachers teach slowly, listening to them and correcting them as necessary . They are patient and polite .

Once someone’s learned a skill, their magical power consumption will just be increased even if they make a small mistake, so it’s not wrong to have them continuously recite the incantation to start with .

“Please give me a scroll too~!”

“Alright, so then Nerune . I’ll give you some other homework . I’ll teach you magic if you an clear it . ”

“What is it~?”

“Devise a method for golems to use magic… We’ll experiment together when you think you’ve got it . ”

“Aaalright, I will you know~? Absolutely you know-? Fufufu, I absolutely will~!”

Nerune laughed .

When our golems get to the point of being able to use magic, we’ll also have magic sword blade golems so our dungeon’s freedom will stretch a ton too . Fufufu, please, give it your best and show me your idea .

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Ichika and Meat had learned the offensive swordplay skill [Slash] . It was the the result of their repeated training with the golem assist .

As for what Ichika learned, it was just [Slash] . However, it seems Meat had learned [Slash], [Double Slash], [Axel Turn], and [Assassin’s Edge] . Moreover, she was teaching Nerune magic…

It’s probably because of the beastkin physical strength and the distinctive children’s high learning ability .

When I went to see how the two were doing, they were training with wooden swords and exchanging blows in the inn’s garden .

Bang, bang . The sound of wood striking against wood resounded as they caught each other’s [Slash] midway .

Additionally, there were pseudo-skills mixed in as well . She was forcibly moving her body with the golem’s assistance .

I asked Meat about the trick to it .

“Accept the forms . With a *bang*, but not just the golem, umm, y-you also going *boom* is important . Ah, [Double Slash] is fast-ness, it’s important, and [Assassin’s Edge] severs throats . Then, it’s *pow* . ”

Even though she was explaining with gestures mixed in, unfortunately, I don’t get it at all .

But I’m sure that Ichika had originally been using swords . Is her only learning [Slash] because she doesn’t have talent or aptitude…? Well, it’s fine . I just wanted to see whether or not they could learn it by seeing it and save me some DP .

I didn’t want to practice over and over, so I had learned it using a skill scroll . [Skill Scroll of Slash] was a low class swordplay, 500 DP .

“Heeey, Goshujin-sama? It took two months to learn that…”

“Got it, I’ll reward you with three days of all-you-can-eat curry rolls . ”

“… For a week!”

I’ll allow it .

Still, since the side of rolls is 5 DP for six of them, if she eats six hundred it’d get to the point of her recovering her investment .

… Eighty-five a day huh? That’s at the level of getting a sour stomach huh . Good luck .

Though it feels like meals are given a bit too much importance in this world .

“Does Meat want a reward too? You learned four of them, so you can ask for four times Ichika’s absurdity . ”

“… Please pat me . ”

“Nn? Sure . ”

I pat Meat’s head . Feeling her mellow black hair felt great . Meat was wagging her tail left and right .

“So, what reward do you want? Just patting would be wasteful . ”

“… Nn, this is good . ”

Didn’t she just say something adorable? Let’s pet her head with both hands . Her hair became a bit disheveled, but since her tail looked happy while I ruffled it up with my hands, it’s probably good .

She’s been behaving really doglike after I gave her the family name of Blackdog huh~ . The name’s effective .

“I-if Goshujin-sama wants, pet… everywhere, too…?”

… Was the name a bit too effective?