Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN)
The Underground Labyrinth Exploration Party

The last match ended, with Benimaru as the champion.

With this the rank from 1 to 4 is determined.

Come to think of it, it is important to determine official positions and titles.

For now, the Four Heavenly Kings (Shitennou) might be good.

Speaking of the Four Heavenly Kings, it was Gobuta.

『My nails, that person is the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings. He is the disgrace of the Four Heavenly Kings! 』

Would something like that be said?

It was so suitable that it was terrifying.

If Gobuta was not in unification status with Ranga, there seemed to be a reasonable chance of victory against the group of high-ranking adventurers.

Well, it might be difficult to win against Gobuta who is ready.

In addition, his organization looks to be growing. Looks like I have to think about his official position.

I recorded it in my mind.

Since the victory ceremony had ended, it was time for the Labyrinth Exploration Party.

This is only for applicants, but I hope there are many participants if possible.

Today Ramiris is also energetic, he is sitting on my shoulder. His face was full of confidence.

Veldora who was standing beside me also had a somewhat proud expression.

「Oi, is this safe? Since today is an exploration party, it's not good to be reckless, you know? 」

「Fuffufu. The Aluright ~! [1] Leave it to me! I'll operate the security device today. 」

「Kukku. However, after tomorrow, it might be the day of the awakening of the monstrous labyrinth! 」

Looking at each other's faces, Ramiris and Veldora laughed wickedly.

Is that okay? For some reason, I became uncomfortable.

Leaving the last touch to someone else may be an unwise thing to do.

After the lunch break ended, the audience returned to their seats in the Colosseum.

The goal was to display the Dungeon, but if 10,000 people went to the Dungeon at once, it would become too crowded, and it would also not be a worthy tour.

After thinking about that, I asked one party to represent the subjugation of the dungeon.

Fortunately, no one seemed to be coming home after lunch break.

You can advertise it completely with this.

Myormiles continued to the middle of the Colosseum, he greeted the audience with a microphone in his hand.

Then,

「Then without delay, are there brave people who want to conquer the famous Dungeon in our country?」

He yelled.

While he was shouting, we also headed towards the middle of the Colosseum.

Ramiris who was still sitting on my shoulder, called out the temporary gate of the Underground Labyrinth in the middle of the Colosseum.

『Ooooo !!』

A commotion rang out, and a calm excitement spread to the spectators.

By the way, if there are no suitors, it is Masayuki-kun's turn.

I can arrange it perfectly. He's waiting for his turn.

As for the live broadcast position, Souka is the cameraman, Hakusou and Nansou will be his assistants.

I see! The appearance of the challenger would be projected onto a large monitor, this was a plan to let the audience observe the Dungeon safely.

It would be a big deal if by any chance a big shot was injured. Therefore, I adopted a plan so that only representatives would experience it personally.

Again, if no one is interested in entering the Dungeon, it is Masayuki's turn.

The problem is planning the experience of death.

However, if the first step to the first floor ended up unreasonable with instant death, then there would be no challengers in the future.

Therefore, I want you to do your best reasonably.

Since the area is quite large, I don't think they can clean the first floor, but .... this time, I let the maid (Souka and co) who will accompany them hold the [Return Group] item.

If there is a problem, they can come back soon.

For approximately 2 hours, Souka will capture the best moments in it so that the audience can enjoy it.

Of course, as a souvenir, I also prepared a treasure box with weapons and other items here and there.

Did Ramiris, Veldora, and Milim set up any absurd traps or not? That's the only worry I've had since a while ago.

「Hehe, oi Demon Lord-san. We will reveal your pretense!

To show such a thing like an amazingly arranged tournament and match, no matter how it impressed us, it would not end well!

For that kind of thing, you used some kind of illusion magic, right?

It's okay even if you don't answer. Also this labyrinth is just a cliff, we can see your true colors! 」

Hn?

Somehow did the candidate appear on his own?

Comfortable right? Even though it looks stupid …….

Apparently the person who fought in this Colosseum was considered a kind of illusion.

If you do not have some ability, it is impossible to predict what is going on.

Perhaps because of that, there are people who just enjoy it as a show and there are some people like this who suspect it is just a hallucination or illusion.

Or rather, to the people who could follow the match, they looked pale and wanted to believe that it was not true.

Although I said they can follow them, they only understand that the fight is in a different dimension, only understanding to a certain degree. But it's good.

My goal was reached to a certain extent, and the people who came to fight with Me should disappear once they witnessed the fight.

As expected, there were one or two people who could understand this among the fighters brought by important people from each country.

It's okay if those people are telling the truth to their employer.

It is also expected that there will be some people who do not believe in what they see.

Well, when the long-awaited candidate comes out, let's immediately submit a request.

Since this is just a trial, of course “Revival” Bracelet is shared for free.

With Ramiris' ability, it is possible to come back to life 10 seconds after death.

After that improvement was added, I heard that his ability to eliminate injuries and pain while dying was confirmed.

If a High Heal or Full Potion is used, it may be possible to revive it on the spot.

I gave them such a tip and explained it so that they did not think that it would happen outside of the labyrinth.

Assuming some idiot misunderstanding that it is possible to be revived even from the outside, it is not our responsibility.

It is annoying that everything is considered to be the fairness of the organizers.

Even in my previous world, it felt like too much responsibility was suppressed on the side of the store.

For an idiot who breaks the rules and acts rude. Even if they die, I think they reap what they sow.

However, if the explanation is lacking, the responsibility is in our hands. I took it as a warning; I decided to do everything carefully.

「Hah there is no death in the labyrinth? Attractively.

Then, you over there please die and show! 」

He tested it on others, not on himself.

All right, that might be a reasonable request. Nominated Nansou, wearing “Gelang” while weaning expression ‘ is painfully [2]’ and entering the Dungeon.

At the same time, the challengers also entered.

The big skinhead man [3], who issued a speech earlier seemed to be the leader, took out an axe.

「Then, please attack.」

For Souka's words, Nansou was slashed when she was about to say 「Wait!」.

「Kieeeeee !!」

Or like that, a loud shout rang out, Nansou was slashed many times.

Nansou did not counterattack, he only accepted the attack as it was.

Are skinheads dangerous? He continued to attack without aiming for the same spot as a single blow did not kill him.

Although Nansou's appearance was that of a personified dragon, he was not a human.

Since the other party was a monster, he tortured him unhindered.

Oh yes, his attack was blocked by Nansou's scales, and there was a chance that he didn't really receive any damage.

The skinhead was covered in sweat, after he had done dozens of punches and he finally demanded the support of his friend.

A lot of magic and arrows flowed into Nansou, it seemed like he had finally lost after ten minutes had passed.

I think I should apologize to Nansou later. After all he was pushed into an unpleasant role.

Nansou's defeated body became a light particle and disappeared.

The equipment he wore on his body also turned into similar light items and disappeared.

Such a spectacle was recorded and projected on a large screen in the Colosseum with a crystal ball carried by a helper (Souka and colleagues).

And so, at the same time the light particles disappeared, Nansou was revived on the side of the gate while in the middle of the Colosseum.

『Oooo !!』

Shouts of excitement emerged from the spectators.

It would be troublesome if this was also doubted as a trick, but there was no other way to make them believe other than by experiencing it for themselves.

So the challenger was only this adventurer. I guess I had no choice but to wait until it spread by word of mouth.

Even if there was a curious challenger, a cautious person would probably not give it a try.

After all, exploration begins when the skinhead and his partner reach an agreement.

『Now, let the Dungeon exploration begin!

The unknown world ahead. Just what awaits after this ..].

Souka's face was projected onto the big screen, and the situation inside was conveyed.

It was made in a documentary style.

So, they advanced through the first floor crazily from the rock.

I thought someone would usually draw a map as it advanced, but it seemed that no one had prepared the map.

「Cih, it just leads to the same path!

What, isn't this just a crossroads!]

「Danna, haven't we been through this line before?」

「Basson, this bad! Looks like this labyrinth is wider than we thought. 」

I soon lost my worry for those people.

I've already explained about the size, but it seems they're not listening.

Oh well, maybe it is.

The worst thing that can happen to them is to come back with a dying, also the SOS function is already included in the bracelet.

If you use the function, Trainee-san and the other dryads will appear to save you.

Alright, although the only thing they did was send you back forcibly to the surface.

Skinhead's man, his name is Basson, his anxiety and his partner are increasing, their expressions indicate that they do not find this situation amusing.

Not good, this is not a problem with the level of difficulty.

The challenger was too stupid.

In that case, I have to prepare the money [4].

While I lamented about it,

「Basson-san! There is a room this way !? 」

One of his friends saw a door.

「Oi, Ramiris. What's in that room?

There is no monster room on the first floor, right? Didn't we advertise it correctly? 」

「That's okay. The challenger was a little overwhelming….

No matter what I say, their carelessness until now exceeded my expectations.

But, there was a treasure chest and a monster inside the room. No problem!”

Okay, then it's okay, then,

I feel uncomfortable. Never did I think that our plan would be broken like this ……

The adventurer is equivalent to a rating of “B-“.

That party of 6 people, as they failed on the first floor of this labyrinth, was something beyond our expectations.

Well, this is not a dungeon you can conquer in less than 2 hours, but the total destruction of the party is something bad for publicity.

I looked at the picture excited.

One person placed his hand on the door and opened it carefully.

Inside was a giant bear.

Its alright. Since it was only a C rank monster, it was a level they could defeat.

「That's monster! A Giant Bear, I will be his bait, you all noticed the opportunity! 」

Basson jumped into the room and faced the Giant Bear from the front.

And so, the battle began.

His companions who were protecting from his back launched their attacks one after another, and after a few minutes they finally defeated the Giant Bear.

It looks like no one got hurt. However……………

「Oi, do they actually need five minutes to defeat one Giant Bear with six people?If they did poorly like this, it could take about three days for them, just to conquer the first floor. 」

「True, isn't ……? We need to arrange for monsters to also drop groceries .... 」.

Maybe the difficulty of the labyrinth is higher than we thought?

No, I just want to think that those people are low-leveled.

Oh well, the top floor is a big map, only the bottom floor is almost similar in size.

As there were many traps, the size of the map was gradually narrowed.

I made it so that they could only clean 10 floors in one week, so it was good because the estimate was higher than the reasonable level I thought.

『Otto, the desperate struggle with the Giant Bear is finally over!

There seems to be a treasure chest in this room.

What the hell is in it ……? 』

Because of Souka's voice, I turned my gaze to the big screen.

One of Basson's friends opened the box casually.

Oioi, aren't they taking precautions against traps? I've seen better skills in Ellen's professional group before.

Their levels are too low, seeing them horrifies me.

About them, in front of the eyes of I who was already familiar with the game, I could not think of them as anything other than amateurs.

Maybe in this world they have not known the concept of a treasure box in the labyrinth? That was why they could still calmly do something as reckless as that?

No, if it was Guido, he would be more vigilant, maybe they didn't have anyone with Thief-class skills.

Since they were a convoy of bodyguards, perhaps they were simply not experts at this.

Anyways, though,

「O, ooo !! Basson-san, that's a sword! 」

Alrighty!

They seem to be a great success.

「No, I set it up so that today all events will be successful with my ability, you know?」

Oooh, Veldora! Did you read the situation?

「That's a good decision. If they didn't have a great experience today, people who wanted to come to the labyrinth would be reduced. 」

We nodded together.

Basson and his friends looked at the sword in turn and whistled.

He likes the sword.

「Alright, everyone! Let's continue at this speed! 」

Basson removed his axe and turned it into a sword.

Three kobolds appeared, their quick disposal helping to confirm the performance of the sword.

Although it was only the lowest value of Kurobee's work, it was probably a very good sword in their hands. They indiscriminately killed the monsters that came out, and started advancing smoothly.

And, it seemed that they obtained a large number of Magic Crystals [5] from the fall of the monster.

“It's good! Looks like we can make a lot here. 」

So he said to his friend with a happy face.

They advanced at such speed steadily.

And, that situation was borne by Souka.

The audience's eyes were fixed on Basson and his partner's activities. Or rather, they were too immersed in the feeling that they were also participating in the exploration by the very interesting battle scene that was being played on the big screen.

Screams sounded every time a monster appeared. Good reaction is interesting.

The atmosphere is similar to watching a horror movie.

It's been exactly two hours now, though,

「Gyaaaaaaa!」

One of Basson's friends fell.

It seemed like he had been attacked by a monster in the room.

The monster in the room was a Skeleton. He prepared his bow and shot at the person entering the room.

The defeated person became a particle of light and disappeared after his forehead was pierced by an arrow.

Above all, they can experience death at the right time.

The Skeleton was immediately defeated by the remaining 5 people.

Maybe the right time. They have enough experience. Because there was enough tension, so they were the right challengers.

『Experience time will be over soon! A victim also appeared, let's get back from here! 』

Souka who noticed the signal from my mind stated so.

They gathered the treasure chests in the room and returned.

They activated the ability of the bracelet. Since this was a trial, they would not be able to return the bracelet.

Their gifts we return various articles that they get from treasure chests.

They appeared beside the temporary gate in the middle of the Colosseum,

「Excellent !! Are you really getting up!? 」

「Ah, I thought it was the end for Me, but instantly the pain is gone and I am also safe!」

“Betulkah?? Then you don't have a headache? 」

No, no, from the beginning you've been making me dizzy.

You guys really aren't careful with traps, so there's no way you're going through the second floor where traps are set.

I wanted a tsukomi like that, but I refrained from doing it.

“How about that? Can you enjoy it?

The Dungeon will officially open tomorrow.

If you're interested, I'd like you to challenge him at all costs! 」

I gave my final speech, and the Underground Labyrinth Exploration Party also ended safely.

The best part is the feeling of the audience.

The results of these tournaments are very interesting but they can receive a close impression of the personal experience inside the maze of images.

So in this way my inauguration as the Demon King and the opening of the Monster Country Tempest that lasted for several days finally reached its conclusion peacefully.

In the evening of the same day, again, we had a big party for our sponsors.

The goal is to maintain a good impression.

Therefore, to hold the event without any problems was a huge success, I can't wait for the response they will give starting tomorrow.

I pray it goes on as planned.

And the night grew old while I thought of tomorrow.