Selenium Dungeon, basement first floor.
Today was another day where I would level up the Growth Bullet with Leia.
It was supposed to be the usual routine of firing the Growth Bullet, then Leia would revive the monsterā¦..but.
The surrounding wasnāt how it used to be.
Normally, the adventurers would use their various ways to hunt monsters, but for some reason theyāre glancing at us.
Whatās more, it wasnāt just one or two, but 10 to 20 of them.
[What exactly is going on.]Ā (Ryouta)
[They are looking at me.]Ā (Leia)
[Is that how it looks?]Ā (Ryouta)
Surprised, I stopped moving and stared at leia.
With some hint of red dyed on her face, she answered.
[I have heard what some have said just now. Something along the lines of {So thatās Leiać»Selen huh}.]Ā (Leia)
[ā¦.Aah, so thatās how it is.]Ā (Ryouta)
With Leia having Selenās name under her name, she is now considered someone associated with Selenium Dungeon.
It canāt be helped that sheās attracting people around her.
Just in case, while my hands didnāt stop moving from leveling, I listened closely.
[So thatās the one with the spiritās nameā¦.Her aura really is different.]
[Stop yerā lying, you donāt understand anything.]
[But being recognized by a spirit is amazing. I was always curious why she could infinitely used her magic, but that might be the spiritās protection.]
There were adventurers who were envious of her, and some praising her.
There was one who was sharp to point out Leia having the spiritās protection.
[āāYeah? Whatās wrong Leia?]Ā (Ryouta)
[Please order me.]Ā (Leia)
Wondering whatās the matter with her, as I blinked a few times while looking at her.
Her facial expression was less apparent than usual, but she was staring at me intensely.
Not knowing whatās going on, I ordered her to do something for the time being.
[Letās see, then letās pick up the pace by going a few times faster.]Ā (Ryouta)
Leia concentrated on her hands.
Right until now, it was just repetitive task, and I was going to do it at a chill pace.
Well, I am going to repeat this same task for more than a day.
Thus, in order to not get frustrated by it, I was also training at Nihonium, but the work required to level the Growth Bullet does take up more time.
Guess we bring it up a notch then.
The moment the Rainbow Slime dropped the item, Leia revived it almost immediately.
I could only see the dropped item for a split second before it turned back into a Slime.
Defeating it, she revived and I fired the Growth Bullet again.
Then, both the drop and the Slime couldnāt be seen, the sceneā-it is as if there is a blur in between the air.
With the pace weāre going now, we might breakthrough with a few more levels.
Thus I focused without letting the outside noise bother me.
[Theyāve upped their pace, splendid.]
[He ordered her? Who is he?]
[You donāt know? What have you been living under? Heās that Ryouta Familyās Ryoutać»Satou.]
[Eeeeeh!? Heās the one?]
That day, the Growth Bullet has surprisingly surpassed the 15th level.
Evening, using the teleportation room, I went and picked up Aurum, and went to the monsterās village.
Because I didnāt use the Speed Up Bullet for some time, I have some stock piled up.
When we arrived the village, Clayman and the other monster greeted us.
[Good work everyone, and why are all of you gathering here?]Ā (Ryouta)
[We have a request.] (Clayman)
[What would that be?]Ā (Ryouta)
Whatās happening? As I furrow my eyebrows.
All of the monsters living in this village was looking at me with dead serious eyes.
[Please let us use Ryouta-sanās name.] (Clayman)
[Yes! We want this village to be named after Ryouta-san.] (Clayman)
[That meansā¦.]Ā (Ryouta)
I looked around, and then looked at where they are living.
[Naming this village as {Ryouta}?]Ā (Ryouta)
The rest of the monsters all cheered, and those monsters who canāt speak were making noises.
Name this villageā¦.with my name.,ā¦
[No wait a minute.]Ā (Ryouta)
Panicking, I lift both my hands and shook them in front of him.
[Thatās incredibly embarrassing.]Ā (Ryouta)
[Is that a no then?] (Clayman)
[In the first place, why would you suddenly have this thought?]Ā (Ryouta)
[Let me explain that for you.]Ā (Celeste)
Then within the field of monsters, Celeste appeared from within the village.
[Oh, so you came as well Celeste.]Ā (Ryouta)
[Yes, I had some coaching job to be done.]Ā (Celeste)
Since this villageās job is to clean up Indoleās trash.
Celeste who used to work as one came here to coach them.
[I understand that, but why now?]Ā (Ryouta)
[Theyāve heard about the spirit naming talk. With Leia having Selenās protection and also having her name. Thatās why this village wants itās own protection.]Ā (Celeste)
[This village?]Ā (Ryouta)
[Yes. This is a monster village that Ryouta-san has worked on building for those who have been persecuted.]Ā (Celeste)
[So, whatās more befiting then naming the village {Ryouta}?Thatās what they ended up discussing.]Ā (Celeste)
[Which meansā¦.something like Cerberusā collar?]Ā (Ryouta)
Celeste nodded, then looked at the monsters with eyes of anticipation.
These monsters are essentially my pets.
Having no place to go, and no one to feed themā¦They were left as stray monsters.
[Having Ryoutaās name, more people are less likely to harm them. I donāt think anyone is stupid enough to fight with Ryouta in its name.]Ā (Celeste)
If thatās the caseā¦.Guess it canāt be helped right.
[Alright then. From today onwards, this village shall be named {Ryouta}.](Ryouta)
As soon as I said that, the crowds cheered.
Then the monsters were doing banzais.
Itās a necessity to do it, but having a village named after me was still embarrassing.
At that time, I misunderstood the meaning of her smile.
I thought it was because the idea went through, and thus she smiled.
Then, after a few days. Meeting with Cell.
[As I expect from Satou-sama. Giving names to others.] Cell looked at me with more respect than ever in his eyes.
That was when I knew the deeper meaning behind Celesteās smile.