“Ah, that’s right. Dungeon core, can you tell me how to spawn the Huge Slime series?”
‘Invalid. Administrative level too low.’
“Mu.”
I couldn’t have come here without doing that once, so I thought it’d tell me… Stingy…
“Do they spawn on their own after no one enters this dungeon for a while?”
‘Negative. This dungeon is only set to spawn slimes automatically.’
So you can answer that. Maybe other questions can be answered if worded differently…?
Anyway, now I know they don’t just spawn on their own. There’s a method to spawning them. But all I can think of is what happened last time, when Aira used a forbidden item to make all the monsters in the cave run towards us at once.
But that’s clearly…
“They’re slow, and they got stuck in a passage and combined… Was that it?”
Okay, I asked pretty much all I wanted. Now I’ll ask what Aira wrote down for me, and leave.
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“I’m back.”
““““Welcome back!””””
‘Goh!’
‘Popo!’
Everyone welcomes me back.
“Hum, how long was I away this time?”
“About thirty minutes again.”
“I see. So time really flows differently. Or maybe it just takes time to move there and back… It doesn’t really matter. Anyway, I asked what I wanted.”
“Excellent. And what I wrote down…”
“A complete failure. I don’t have the authority to do that yet, it said.”
“Oh dear, what a shame.”
The note had things the girls wanted to ask. Most were about clarifying the rules and structure of dungeons, but I guess one key isn’t enough to get those answers.
Well, I’m going to do that from now on without rushing. It’s not like the world is ending today.
But still, if in ten years the number of dungeons doubles, humanity might very well be overwhelmed, so we should figure something out before then.
“Aira, do you still have that incense?”
“Yes.”
“I think I know how to spawn the Huge Slime series.”
I tell everyone my hypothesis.
“So they start pressing against each other in a tight passage and stick together?”
“Well, it’s just a theory. The dungeon core said only slimes spawn naturally. That’s about all I can think of to spawn that in a dungeon no one visits.”
“I see. And you never encountered one because you went around taking them down before there were too many. That does make sense.”
“So what are you going to do, darling?”
“First, I want to see a Rainbow Slime again. And Ayane, unfortunately, I can’t get another Level Gacha. Phantasm grade skills are one of a kind.”
“I see…”
“That is too bad.”
“I just have to offer it a hundred levels.”
Everyone looks disappointed, except for Aira, who has a different perspective.
“…Master, if what you say is true…”
“Yes, I know. I really can’t tell anyone about Level Gacha.”
“I know you just finished training, but I will accompany you if necessary.”
“Yes, thanks.”
This is a skill that could change the world itself. There’s bound to be people willing to kill for it, so I need to keep my mouth zipped. There’s also the fact that well-informed people might figure something out if they see my stats are abnormal. It’d be one thing if they came after me, but I can’t let anyone go after the girls.
I really need to grow, but it’s more important for them to level up.
“Let’s get started then.”
I activate the map and check the slimes around here.
The skill leveled up, so I can see every monster here is a slime. I also have a somewhat weak search function, and it counts them automatically.
“Even the path leading to the open area in the back has over three hundred slimes.”
“Uhyah.”
But they don’t move around on their own much, so they don’t spontaneously turn into a huge one.
“Let’s try not to go too far back while hunting a hundred.”
““““Yes””””
We take our time advancing, and I take down the slimes that appear here and there.
“That’s a hundred.”
Smoke gathers, and an Aqua Blue Slime appears.
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Name：Aqua Blue Slime
Level：2
Physical Strength：3
Dexterity：2
Constitution：3
Agility：3
Magic Energy：0
Intelligence：0
Luck：None
Equipment: None
Skills: None
Drops: None
Magic stone: Minuscule
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Being rare doesn’t make it any less weak. That’s just how slimes are.
The girls are wary of it because it’s a rare monster at first, but after seeing how feeble it is, they loosen up. They then crowd around it like they’re looking at a harmless small animal.
“So this is the one…”
“It’s so weak.”
“I’ve never seen a rare monster that doesn’t drop anything!”
“According to the records, an investigation team sent by the Houjouin family confirmed the existence of this slime. But since they received nothing for it, they abandoned it.”
“Really?”
“I’ve never heard about that!”
“Sakuya really is thorough.”
“But unlike someone who doesn’t know when to stop, they gave up without finding out what was ahead.”
“That’s right.”
This slime’s attack doesn’t even hurt us at this point. Everyone’s looking at it closely.
And it’s just here shaking.
“Ah, can I take it down?”
“More importantly, are you sure you want us to film these slimes? Wouldn’t it be bad to have this recorded?”
Asks Aki.
“I wanted to have it as a commemorative thing, but should I not?”
“Commemorative…”
“I think it’s fine as long as it doesn’t get leaked.”
“Well, yes. We can’t do anything if we worry too much.”
“It is rare for master to want something for himself, so I suppose we should grant it.”
“Yes. Then let’s keep filming.”
“Thanks, everyone.”
I understand the rarity and danger of the Phantasm grade, but we can’t worry about that too much. Let’s just be careful enough.
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