Itās been about a month since I stepped into the Dungeon of the World Tree to solve the problem of the sub-god of the end.
For the first half month or so, I was mainly checking the safety of the dungeon and doing research, and I was also shopping for food in the elf village, while focusing on setting up the stage for the Kuroko-sanās training, but here an unexpected person came into play.
Yes, Jean, the demon who had taken the liberty of accompanying us, began to play warrior.
āWhat? So youāre saying that if there are too many threatening creatures in this dungeon, your new toy will be in danger and you want to clean up the environment?ā
āThatās not the case. Sheās not toy, she is companion!ā
āItās the same thing!ā
I donāt think itās the same thing, but in his mind it doesnāt make much difference.
However, Jeanās power, which is elusive somehow, is real and strangely supportive to us.
Even when we were actually investigating monsters, he would make some kind of strange panel appear in front of us, and with the help of some kind of translucent keyboard, he would be able to accurately assess the threat level and characteristics of monsters.
In addition to this, he has a history of overrunning multiple enemies by himself, something that Mizzet and this avatar could barely defeat with two people.
He was emitting black lasers from his hands, creating a lot of miasma and turning them into charcoal.
Iāve never seen an attack with that kind of power, not even in the previous Demon King battles.
A laser beam more powerful than the Demon Dragonās breath, who the hell is this guy?
Iām sure heās not just any demon, thatās for sure.
Naturally, Iām afraid of being betrayed by such a demon, but at the moment, there is no sign of it.
Itās just that heās smiling and laughing innocently and saying weird things like, āToday is the most fun Iāve ever had in my life!ā or āI havenāt even started!ā
This is why I canāt believe that this guy, who is so clever that he can evade the eyes of High Elf and the Brave, but has a strangely pure heart, is a bad guy.
And maybe itās also because Iām not prejudiced against demons.
The demon is just a race that illegally handles the mana of the Creator God, which the app has taken the liberty of identifying as an enemy of the world, but from my perspective, they are human beings and creatures living in this world just like any other race.
Naturally, there are some bad guys among them, but not everyone who works as an individual is evil.
There are good people and there are bad people, each with their own individuality.
Itās the same for humans, demons, monsters, and ghosts.
Well, thatās just my theory.
But the one who disagreed with this was Mizzet, and even now, she has always been wary of this Jean.
Itās not like Iām not trying to reconcile the two, but it seems that the two of them donāt match.
They fight over prey during battles, they compete to decide who made the last attack on a monster, and they fight all the time.
Mizzet may not be aware of it, but there must be something she cannot accepted deep in her psychology.
After all, demons and Demon King have been a frequent presence in her life.
āYou just blatantly interrupt my attack, didnāt you? B*stard, Iām gonna kill you!ā
āHahaha! Losers can only talk a lot! Youāve been his favorite for a long time, but I think you need to work on your head, if not your fighting skills. I canāt say that youāre worthy of him at all!ā
And thatās how it is now.
They are incompatible, like water and oil.
However, since they are in a party, they seem to understand each otherās roles even if they donāt mesh well.
The main roles are Mizzet as the vanguard, Jean as the middle guard, and me as the rear guard.
The usual winning pattern is that Mizzet, who is a Paladin but is skilled in close combat, catches the monsterās attacks, Jean supports and distracts the opponent with a mysterious miasma attack that only the demon race knows about, and finally I use my [Akuma] skill to activate the [Death Sentence] and defeat the strong enemy in one blow.
This is not the case with small fry, of course, and each of us moves as we see fit to wipe them out.
āIām sorry, even though youāre a demon, I admit that youāre an excellent magician and warrior. But I canāt let you get away with saying that Iām not worthy of Kenji. ā
āIām just telling you the truth.
āIām just telling you the truth. Your determination and commitment to him is great, but itās not enough. You need to think about who he is and what cab really help him. Thinking about it, there are plenty of people in the world who are just strong.ā
āWhat?ā
Sometimes Jean would say something meaningful and then shut his mouth.
This is also a scene I have seen many times in the past month.
I donāt know what his intentions are, but he seems to have some strange expectations of me.
I donāt know this guy at all, but Iām in trouble.
I donāt know what kind of expectations he has for me.
Well, I guess itās time for me to move on.
āWeāve spent half a month investigating the Dungeon of the World Tree, and half a month preparing the environment. Weāve spent about a month in the dungeon, and now itās time to get ready to welcome Kuroko-san. Weāll try to raise her level as much as we can in this dungeon, and if we need to, weāll capture it. ā¦ā¦ Any opinions?ā
āNo. I donāt think thereās much danger with this party.ā
āHmm, I agree with you. I donāt know how good the new girl is until I meet her, but I think sheāll be fine. I think we can capture it while protecting her.ā
After confirming with Mizzet and Jean, I decided to take action.
She has improved a lot in the past month, but thereās no better experience than actual combat.
From time to time, I would go back to the Temple of the Creator to bring in food, vegetables and grains from the Elf Village, but there was still a limit to how fast she could improve in replay mode alone.
Youāll always get a certain amount of results, but you canāt expect explosive growth.
Thatās why weāve decided to take the plunge and attack.
In addition, while we are doing this kind of investigate and environmental improvement, the Brave still have not completely conquered the dungeon, and it seems that they are repeating the challenge.
Of course, they seem to have gone much deeper into the dungeon than we have, but it must still be quite difficult.
After all, I can guess that the combat power of the sub-god of the end that is absorbing the world tree is outrageous.
At this rate, itās probably impossible for the Brave party to capture it.
In the first place, it is not an effective way to deal with the sub god of the end by force.
I also think that he probably wants to know something and is waiting for someone.
He wants to know, for example, who he is.
I donāt know what the ultimate goal of the sub-god with the spirit of a child is, but Iām sure he wants someone to tell him the answer to this question.
As a child, I can only say that the idea is easy to come up with, but heās doing such a prominent thing as setting up a dungeon in the world tree, in short, he must be inviting someone who has the answer.
If thatās the case, I should be the one to go.
He was born with the power, but he doesnāt know how to use it, and he doesnāt know what itās for.
I canāt tell a newborn like that that Iām here to kill him because heās a nuisance.
Thatās why I have to remind him that thereās always a reason to live in this other world that Iāve created.
After all, Iām a Creator God player.
Whether his birth was accidental or inevitable, my pride wonāt allow me to create a character that has no value whatsoever.