Labyrinth Day 77.
Hwang Mir’s coin support has been cut off.
To be precise, Hwang Mir chose not to personally support the coins but decided that other assistants from Earth would handle the contributions.
『PLATINUM Rank Assistant ‘Pururu’ has contributed 3,000 coins!』
『GOLD Rank Assistant ‘Yumi’ has contributed 2,000 coins!』
『GOLD Rank Assistant ‘Mysticism’ has contributed 1,900 coins!』
『GOLD Rank Assistant ‘Luna-chan’ has contributed 2,500 coins!』
【Pururu】─Hehe.
【Yumi】─Hehehe!
【Mysticism】─😃😃😃
【Luna-chan】─Receive your coins! ٩( ˙༥˙ )و
【Mirstin】─This is a proxy coin punch!
【Boglebogle】─So jealous.
Hwang Mir’s assistant rank was already at maximum.
Therefore, Hwang Mir deemed it not worth it to directly support coins, so proxies were entrusted to help raise the ranks of other assistants.
『TRINITY Rank Assistant ‘Rize Nova’ has contributed 5,000 coins!』
【Rize Nova】─Hehe.
【Pururu】─Rize, don’t get carried away.
【Mysticism】─Don’t but in. 😠
『PLATINUM Rank Assistant ‘Pururu’ has contributed 15,000 coins!』
The proxy support continued.
In the end, Pururu achieved Diamond rank.
Missy, Yumi, and Sage were promoted to Platinum rank.
【Pururu】─Finally achieved Diamond rank!!!
【Yumi】─Achieved Platinum!!
【Mysticism】─😝
【Luna-chan】─Mir-chan is the best! >.< 【Rize Nova】─I am Trinity rank, you know. 【Pururu】─So what? 【Mirstin】─Haha, congrats everyone. 【Mirstin】─I will keep supporting until the Trinity rank is achieved. 【Mirstin】─However, you can't spend on anything else but coin support. It's a promise. 【Pururu】─Yeah, yeah don’t worry. 【Yumi】─Of course. The money given was for coin charging; spending it elsewhere would be embezzlement. 【Mysticism】─Oh. 【Mysticism】─😖 I used some of the coins to buy chocolate milk… Sorry, sis. 【Mirstin】─That’s fine. 【Mirstin】─While splurging with my money is prohibited, simple purchases like meals or snacks are allowed. 【Mysticism】─😀 Thanks! 【Pururu】─Really? Gotta hit an omakase later. 【Yumi】─Uh-oh! 【Yumi】─Eating expensive things would be rude! 【Mirstin】─Let’s go together for omakase. SDVIMVFoanVzY1YwSVhjamMzUkt1ZjNYQjBjVTk1ZHJLM2dnQllWbzBLci9Ma0Zxd1d6MUFiUktpZ2RpQ0dELw
【Yumi】─Huh?
【Yumi】─I’ll be getting ready.
And thus, coin support time ended.
After giving my thanks to the assistants, I activated the warp device to check on the construction status of the underwater town, hopping through the portal.
Meanwhile, the chat among the assistants remained lively.
【Pururu】─Mir, aren’t you going to recharge the gold?
【Mirstin】─Gotta save it for Elemenzia.
【Pururu】─Nah, the one stored in the Safe Zone.
【Pururu】─Since it looks like it isn’t bound to the owner, just convert it into coins now.
【Mirstin】─You never know the laws.
【Mirstin】─And the value of gold will definitely increase when I go over to Elemenzia. So, I need to save it.
【Pururu】─Okay.
【Boglebogle】─But now that I’ve seen Mirstin’s real appearance, I can’t adapt to that speech.
【Luna-chan】─That’s what they call gap moe!
【Boglebogle】─Gap moe? What’s that?
【Luna-chan】─You can think of it as a surprising charm. And I’m also appealing my gap moe! >.< 【Boglebogle】─You just seem like a lacking person. The chat dimmed down. I tucked it away in the corner of my field of vision for a moment. *
I came through the portal with a few monsters.
When I approached, I saw the Necro Puppetmaster, who had been appointed as the manager of the underwater town, waiting for me.
［You’re late.］
“Sorry, did you wait?”
［I didn’t wait. I just got here myself.］
The warp device was located near the door connecting to the passage that leads to the Machine Tomb.
And the construction site wasn’t too far from here.
I could even see it from where we were standing.
Anyway.
We followed the Necro to the construction site.
The underwater town construction, led by Omega, was progressing very smoothly.
【Pururu】─Oh. It’s starting to look respectable here too.
【Mysticism】─😮
【Yumi】─It’s larger than Desert Town.
Unlike Desert Town, which has mostly wooden buildings, the buildings in the underwater town utilized stones as the primary material.
Though they say stones,
these materials were far from ordinary.
The materials being provided by the machines were processed using Omega’s technology after cutting through the underwater bedrock. The durability of the stones from the ancient labyrinth’s seabed was completely different from regular stones.
［Bing bing. When did you arrive, Gauntlet?］
While I was admiring the construction site,
Omega was floating high above before naturally coming down.
“I just arrived.”
［If you come, you should greet me. I’m sad, bing bing.］
“I didn’t start a conversation because you looked busy.”
［You don’t need to show that kind of courtesy. Anyway, as I mentioned yesterday, the installation of the control device is complete. Now we can focus on the construction. Bing bing.］
The control devices were circular, special machines installed all over the town, responsible for regulating gravity, controlling water pressure, and circulating clean air from above the sea.
I thanked Omega for the hard work and resumed my leisurely pace to slowly inspect the underwater town’s construction site.
【Luna-chan】─The town is pretty. It shines brightly.
【Hwang Mir】─Even though it’s still under construction, it looks amazing! It’s bound to be even cooler when finished!
【Mysticism】─😮 Mir sister changed her nickname.
【Pururu】─But it seems quite different from what I envisioned.
【Yumi】─What did Pururuj expect the town to look like?
【Pururu】─Since they said they’d build a town in the abyss, I expected a city covered in transparent huge capsules.
【Pururu】─I never thought they’d just bury stones in the ground and build buildings.
【Boglebogle】─It looks like this now, but they might set up some transparent barriers as an exterior later, right?
【Boglebogle】─Unlike Desert Town, which has the protection of Solorb, this place doesn’t have an SSS-Class Monster watching over it.
“I heard there won’t even be any barriers here.”
【Boglebogle】─Then how are you planning to secure the town?
“The town’s security is not a concern. I’ll tame a few more Deep Guardians and set them up above the town.”
【Boglebogle】─Ah. If the Deep Guardians have expulsion abilities, then the town’s safety shouldn’t be an issue.
【Pururu】─King Guardian. Haha.
【Mysticism】─🤭
I glanced up and looked at the sky.
SHWOOOOSH!
Just then, a Deep Guardian was swimming above the town.
It made eye contact with me.
［Oh! Gauntlet, is that you?］
The Deep Guardian cautiously descended, making sure not to bump into any buildings, and offered its head to me.
It was asking me to pet it.
I gently stroked its head.
“Have you been guarding the town well?”
［Yep! If anyone approaches, I immediately expel them!］
【Pururu】─Yep!
This Deep Guardian serves as the sub-manager of the underwater town, also fulfilling the role of protecting the town.
It would later take on the commanding role for the other Deep Guardians I plan to tame.
【Boglebogle】─I really can’t get used to the Deep Guardian’s speech either.
【Rize Nova】─Just accept it.
【Mysticism】─🤭
I had a brief conversation with the Deep Guardian.
Then, I continued to look around the town, cheering on the puppets and machines working under the Necro Puppetmaster.
*
After quickly checking the status of the underwater town’s construction, I returned to the hideout through the portal of the warp device.
“Hmm? What’s that?”
As soon as I arrived, an odd sight captured my attention.
The remaining monsters were gathered around something, and for some reason, they all looked serious.
［What’s going on suddenly? Are you all okay?］
［Sigh, sigh…］
There was worry in the voices of Niarah Nepensys and Blmashal.
I quickened my steps and approached the monsters to ask.
“Hey, is something wrong?”
“Yang Yang… Our Dochi has suddenly been acting strange since a while ago…”
Merino quietly shifted aside, pointing with a finger to what they were looking at.
“Look at this.”
［Doo doo…］
What the monsters were surrounding was the Hedgehog Summoner.
The Hedgehog had its quills sharply erect on its back, behaving strangely by shaking its head back and forth.
Its eyes were unfocused.
“Dochi, what’s wrong? Are you hurt?”
［Doo doo doo…］
“Dochi?”
［Doo doo doo doo doo doo…］
It seems like it couldn’t hear me.
It was clear something was wrong, yet the Medical Angel wasn’t doing anything to intervene.
Just as I was about to ask the Medical Angel why it wasn’t spraying any liquid,
［Doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo…］
The Hedgehog’s body began to convulse more violently,
［Doo doo… Doo doo doo…!］
In a speed several times faster than usual, its behind began to wiggle.
It performed a fast and dazzling butt dance, leaving dozens of afterimages around it.
Eventually.
［Doo doo doo doo doo doo DOOMBAAAAAH!!!］
BAM—!
With a roar that echoed throughout the Great Cavern,
a brilliant light erupted from the Hedgehog’s body.
And as that light faded, the Hedgehog vanished without a trace.
All that remained in the spot where the Hedgehog once was was a single large egg, sitting alone.
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