My Reincarnation Skills Are “Playing With Dolls” and “Playing With Clay”, but What Am I Supposed to Do With These? C160

Episode 160 The Demon King's Dependent

After a while, the surroundings clearly changed. 

This is not a tunnel that humans once dug with tools and thought, but a cavity that was dug out by someone much bigger with immeasurable power. 

The walls and ceiling are vast, and it feels like a limestone cave, but the whole thing is vaguely tinged with magical energy. 

There's no doubt about it. 

Just like the ruins of Galatia, this is a place where powerful demons or monsters live. 

The members who went into the ruins with me shared my thoughts, and even those who didn't, Lina conveyed them through long distance speech. 

　

I could feel the tension among the guild group and Larkin. 

Count Decarno doesn't seem to be nervous or afraid, rather...is he happy? 

It's been about 5 or 6 hours since we left. Even though everyone was starting to get tired, the Count, who was leading the group, was moving faster than before. 

A glimpse of his face from diagonally behind him seemed to have an expression of joy on his face. 

Lucien watches the situation with concern and then turns to me. 

I nodded to Lucien, indicating that I would like to watch over him for a while. 

The air is heavy, and I feel a slow wind-like flow. 

As I passed the gently curved part of the cave, my field of vision widened. 

A vast underground cavern that had not been visible until then was drawn within the range of the map skill, and...a huge red mass filled part of the map. 

I didn't even need to look at my map skill, no, if I didn't have my map skill, I wouldn't have noticed at first that "this" in front of me was a single monster. 

The earth was slowly rising and falling, black and lumpy like lava, and emitting a dull light.When I turned to look at it, it plainly displayed its status. Is there no particular concealment skill? Or is such a thing so unnecessary? 

　

<Nugose Behemoth LV48

Skill: Magical power gushing Devour

HP recovery (large) Superhuman strength

Physical defense power increase (large)

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Isn't Behemoth a giant beast that appears in the Old Testament or something? 

But what is Nugose? What's this guy's name? If that's the case, are they so-called named monsters in games, like Taro and One, whose power increased because someone gave them a name? 

LV48 is by far the highest level I've ever seen, but it's gigantic and surpasses anything like that. It wouldn't be a hundred meters. 

Even if a human could reach level 40 or 50, I don't think they would be able to fight this guy. 

Suente used "clairvoyance" magic and was able to see through the huge body, which was mostly hidden under the ground. 

Unrest spreads. 

A figure so huge, so frightening that it causes fear. 

However, before that turned into panic, Lucien chanted ``Protection of the Heart'' under his breath. 

Lina, who had returned to monk mode, also applied the ``heart protection'' to Suente, who was in front of her. 

As soon as Suente saw Nugoze's appearance through his own clairvoyance, he fell to his knees and trembled. 

That's right, he wasn't the only one in my party composition, so Lucien's spell wasn't very effective. 

Compared to Suente, Zebeto, and the others who had regained their senses, Lina and Maggie didn't seem as shocked from the beginning, probably because they had experienced it once before. 

Of course, I wasn't without fear and anxiety, but I was still mentally prepared. 

Maggie came next to me and asked in a whisper. 

"Does Shiro see it in detail?"

Maggie has "Discernment (beginner level)", so she could only see that it was Behemoth LV48. 

"Ah, it seems that there is a unique name called Nugozu. As for the skill..."

"Nugose! I'm sorry."

Surprised, Maggie couldn't help but cry out, and hurriedly lowered her voice. 

"It's a descendant that is said to exist in ancient texts as ``the great Nugoz, the demon king's hoof, the one that crawls on the ground, causes rumblings, and collapses mountains...''

After all, it seems like he was such a big deal. 

I conveyed the information to everyone through Lina and told them that I would be withdrawn immediately. 

While I was telling them that, I copied Nugoz's image as accurately as possible using the clay tablet I had used at the Galatian ruins. 

There aren't any particularly artificial structures or inscriptions here, but Maggie also keeps an eye on her surroundings, picking up stones under her feet. 

Then, when everyone was ready to teleport, there was one person who did not join the party. 

It's the Earl. 

``Here I am, here I am, indeed I am back here.'' Where it should be...》

He's mumbling strange things. 

Makes eye contact with Lucien. It was one of the things I was afraid of, but the timing was like this. 

"!"

It's a dangerous sign. 

The transparent image shows a misty black magical power gushing out from beneath the Behemoth's giant body. 

As soon as Nugozu's gigantic body moved, as if tossing and turning, something spattered out of the sea of ​​magical power like a straw, and changed into the shape of a demon... ” Skill? 

Then, the end of the giant body covered in something like scales, a part of the mass that looked like an eyeless head, burst open and sucked in the monsters. 

By any chance, are you eating it while sleeping? 

The monsters that were lucky enough not to be sucked in ran away like spiderlings, some of them coming towards us. Could this be the source of the monsters leaking out of the labyrinth? 

So you think this thing has been sleeping and devouring food for 200 years, and continues to grow? 

``Oh, oh, what an amazing, overflowing power, endless magical power...isn't this the kingdom I should serve...''

Has he really gone crazy? This is worse than I expected. If this happens, I'll beat him up and take him home by force... 

At that moment, someone walked up to the earl without any fear. 

It's Larkin. 

"father"

He stood quietly in front of the earl, blocking the Behemoth's view, and seemed to be staring into his father's eyes. 

"Father's plan is not here. The people who father has cherished and protected throughout his life are the people of Munica, aren't they?"

I quietly went to the parent and child's side so that I could intervene if the earl started doing something wrong. 

The young, pale, handsome, and lifeless Count seemed confused. 

``The people of Munica, of Munica...Oh, yes, of course, the land of my forefathers to whom I gave my all...Who am I, and who are you? Who are you? 》

Larkin suppressed his emotions and spoke in a calm voice. 

"I am Earl Decarno's legitimate son, my father's son Larkin. My father is the rightful ruler of Munica, Count Decarno."

``Of course, of course, that's right, son. Was Larkin this big? That baby...but I must go, it is my kin, the Great One is calling me... 

“Father!”

Larkin caught his father with his body as he started to walk toward the jaws of the giant demon beast. 

“Is it okay to make my mother sad?”

The earl's body trembled as he heard that whispering voice. 

“Do you think that the town of Munica, which your mother loved so much, the fish market in the morning, the rows of houses covered in flowers, and the beautiful sunset at the port, will be left to rot and be thrown away? Will your mother be happy with that?”

For the first time, blood and will seemed to be flowing through that pale, lifeless face. 

“Oh, Leticia... yes, Leticia loved this city. The people said that they loved this city more than any other and that it was a wonderful city.The people also loved and respected it... 

That voice was no longer the soulless voice it had been before, but had changed into one filled with a certain human will. 

It was as if the faint light that had been dying out had indeed regained its shine within the earl's chest. 

"I must return. I am the protector of this city. I must keep this darkness away and contain it so that it does not harm Munica."

Then Count Decarno turned to us. 

"Please, seal this place as tightly as you can, for as long as you can..."

I burn out the orcs that escaped the behemoth's jaws and headed towards me with "fire" and signal to Lucien and Suente. 

Lucien quietly begins a long chant. It's the "seal" magic that I learned when I reached LV20. This was once chanted by Mager, the patrol envoy, in the deepest part of Scutari's labyrinth after completing the subjugation. 

However, at that time, the main worm of the labyrinth had been defeated and purified, whereas here, the huge magical beast was still alive and well, just sleeping. I don't know how long I'll keep it, but I want to avoid causing it to happen due to even the slightest external stimulus. 

Lucien poured a large amount of MP to seal a vast area surrounding the giant beast, and then fell to his knees. 

Magdalea is giving him some kind of medicine to drink. 

In his place, Suente builds a barrier to further cover the outside. 

When he finished chanting, he too had sweat on his forehead and was breathing on his shoulder. 

“Suente, do you have enough strength to fly?”

"Ah, I'm the only one here...Is that little girl okay?"

While Zebet is worried about exhaustion, Suente seems to be worried about Lina, who will have to transfer seven people. 

(It's okay, everyone ready?)

Lina's distant words connect everyone. 

Just before the barrier was completed, I sprayed holy essence on the zombies that leaked out and formed a circle, holding hands with everyone in the party. 

“This one is also ready.”

At Suente's signal, Lina and the two of them started chanting the teleportation spell at the same time. 

The surrounding scenery became distorted, a pale light enveloped us from below, and the scenery turned dark. 

And...we were back in front of that mine shaft entrance, in the rocky valley where the light of dawn had already begun to shine through. 

Nolte and Wang, who were on duty as sentries in front of the tent, were staring at me with surprised eyes. 

"Master"

At the same time as Nolte hugged me, Carmilla jumped out of the tent. 

Butch came out a little late, looked half asleep, no make-up, and I don't know who he was, but the atmosphere was very different.Butch came out and hugged Maggie in joy.