Tamer 43
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Chapter 43: A Lead on the Demon Lord?
TL : Cnine
ED/PF :
Part 1
29th Day
「I pushed myself too hard yesterday.」
Today, I will spend the morning exploring, and from the afternoon I will level up using the Re-Summon Combo.
Even though it was efficient, even I am starting to get bored of watching horned horses being sliced apart. It’s about time I set something other than horses into the Ridiculously Easy and Amazing EXP Ariene.
Thanks to the increase in the number of Pixla Saw 49s, the Skedragon Shredder Pixla 49 incorporated into the fully automated Monster Slaughter System “Ridiculously Easy and Amazing EXP Ariene” now has twelve blades.
That means an EXP efficiency of 690 times, which also means the more EXP the monster I set has, the greater the difference in the experience I gain.
「Status」
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Status
Name：Sakura Kikyo
Occupation： Monster Tamer
Lv：692 ↑153
HP：35956 ↑22355
MP：42323 ↑26028
SP：0
Skill
Monster Taming255 Monster Recovery30 Monster Enhancement10 Monster Fusion Monster Reborn
Monster Evolution Monster Summoning Monster Taming 255 ×2 Monster Taming 85
Tamed Monster
Nightmare Goblin Lv692 ×15, Slime Lv692 ×4
Pixie Lv692 ×45, Saint Demon Lv692
101Skelittle Dragon-chanレｖs592
Giant Slime Lv513, Evil Pixie Lv690
Giant Wolf Lv690, Chaos Dullahan Lv513
Water Dragon Lv691, Jinreiji Jin Lv84
Thunder-Fire-Blizzard-Shining Dragon Lv693
Pixie Lv681 ×90, Slime Lv681 ×8
Pixie Lv622 ×135, Slime Lv622 ×12
Pixie Lv585 ×90, Slime Lv585 ×8
Pixie Lv533 ×90, Slime Lv533 ×8
Pixie Lv457 ×90, Slime Lv457 ×8
EXP to next level: 95104423
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「Easy peasy」
If things keep rolling like this, then by the dawn of the 31st day since I started my Explorer grind, I’ll finally rise as a High-Rank Explorer—and rake in a fortune selling mountains of Magic Stones. Honestly, the thought alone makes my heart do somersaults.
First mission after payday: build a huge mansion and stuff the basement full of pets—my Water Dragon and the Thunder-Fire-Blizzard-Shining Dragon.
Water Dragon = free plumbing. Thunder-Fire-Blizzard-Shining Dragon… eh, too much hassle. From now on, it’s my “home-appliance dragon.” Fridge, heater, air-con, lights—all sorted. One dragon, zero bills, zero fuss.
Wait, hold on—if I slap some solar panels on the roof, I could literally generate electricity from the dragon’s glow? That’s next-level DIY.
If that works, I’d be supplying all my own lifelines, disaster-proof and utterly self-sufficient.
I could showcase sleek, stylish Living Armours at the front door and cobble together a security system without spending a penny.
「Oh yeah! And the garden? Just a few ‘big dogs.’ Let’s make it ten Giant Wolves. Nobody will ever suspect a thing.」
With that in place, my home security would be absolutely flawless.
※Note: It was over the top specs.
And if I drop Demon Boss somewhere nearby, he could handle any sudden injuries that might crop up.
「Woops, it seems I’m getting a bit carried away here…」
I mean, I hadn’t become a High-Rank Explorer yet.
Fantasising about being a High-Rank Explorer before I even am one? Not a good idea. That kind of daydream could easily lead to sloppy mistakes.
Yet, in my current form, I doubt anyone could actually defeat me.
Still… Caution must be my constant companion.
Even the world-renowned Explorer George Kennedy wears his crown as the strongest explorer only in public. Behind the scenes, who can say what lurks in the shadows?
Perhaps there are Explorers with levels beyond George Kennedy, quietly waiting, unknown and uncelebrated.
Rather… It was much safer to assume they exist.
After all, I am a high-level Explorer—unknown to the world, yet quietly surpassing all expectations.
「Alright, team. Let’s move out and explore.」
I take a deep breath and ascend, each floor a step closer to the peak of my current power.
If I am to someday face other high-level Explorers, now was the time to prepare—to sharpen my level, my skills, my very edge, before the day of reckoning arrives.
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Within the austere halls of the Explorer Association Headquarters
「Excuse me! Brave Saint Sword Demon Haruno has arrived!」
「Oh, you've arrived eh?」
「So, what does the Association Chief want with me?」
「Haruno, I am aware of the story about you and Jin going to Aomori. I’ll get straight to the point. Did you find any trace of the Demon Lord?」
「D-Demon Lord!?」
「Yes. As a High-Rank Explorer, surely you know of the Demon Lord who appeared fifty years ago, right?」
「Right… yeah, I’m aware of that story.」
Fifty years ago, Demon Lord Lizzy Naal destroyed the American Pacific Fleet, then fought with the local High-Rank Explorers, but left saying, “How boring.”
I was twenty-three at the time.
As one of the high-rank Explorers operating in America, I had fought the Demon Lord directly.
The Explorers who fought alongside me were all formidable individuals, each above Level 100. Yet even against multiple opponents of such high levels, the Demon Lord Lizzy Naal maintained an expression of complete boredom throughout the battle, fighting as though he were making fools of us.
「... After the Demon Lord departed, America likely did not wish to expose its national disgrace. A gag order was imposed to prevent the public from learning that the Pacific Fleet had been annihilated. I thought it idiotic, but great powers seem to value their pride. Although America appeared to take the situation seriously, instructions were later issued to inform only Advanced Explorers...」
Presumably, this was to secure cooperation from Advanced Explorers in other countries. The information was shared only among them, not the general public.
「Chairman, that story again? I’ve heard it so many times my ears have gone numb.」
「Mm. It’s… Just a habit, I suppose.」
Fifty years had passed since the appearance of the Demon Lord.
Time had moved on, and now there was no one outside of high-rank Explorers who knew of the event.
「I wasn’t chasing the Demon Lord at all. My trip to Aomori was entirely for personal matter.」
「“Are you sure? Wasn’t it because you discovered traces of the Demon Lord that you headed there?」
「Oh… come to think of it, the Demon Lord travelled from America to Japan and then disappeared somewhere in Tōhoku, didn’t he?」
「Uhm.」
Watching Haruno’s relaxed, almost careless posture, I couldn’t help but question: could the Demon Lord really be uninvolved here?
Hm. There would be no reason to hide it.
「The Demon Lord? No way. Honestly, I’m in a foul mood because Jin sent me the most disgusting LIME ever. If you’re calling me out over something trivial like this, you owe me dessert.」
A LIME from Jin? Could it be some sort of code…?
「He said something about a "Butt Development Proxy Service." Absolutely not something you say to someone cute like me. I was so annoyed that I decided not to reply except about work! I absolutely hate that person.」
「Sigh. Butt Development Proxy Service~~~」
It seemed that it wasn’t a code after all.
For Jin to suddenly spill his weird fetish was strange, yes, but if he had been drunk… then perhaps it was not impossible.
The actions of the younger generation was utterly beyond my comprehension.
I could not fathom any way that “Butt Development Proxy Service” contained a hidden message. No, it seemed entirely impla---
「Huh?」
Wait a second... Butt… development?
Butt, development, butt, development…
Develop the butt? Mess with the an*l?
Anl play? Anl Ijiri?
「No way!?」
「Pardon?」
An anagram!
※Note: Rearranging letters at random.
If you swap the letters in “anal play(An*l Ijiri),” it becomes Lizzy Naal.
No doubt about it!
※Note: Though the whole reasoning is riddled with doubts.
「Jin may have located the Demon Lord, Lizzy Naal.」
「Eh?」
Why would someone go through the trouble of sending the report of the Demon Lord’s reappearance to party members in such a convoluted code?
There must be a reason he couldn’t just tell us directly. But what?
「……」
I see!!
The reason for going through the trouble of using a code to send the report: if a direct message was sent, the Demon Lord might notice.
The Demon Lord, Lizzy Naal, took a human-like form. It could be assumed that he was hiding somewhere in Aomori while pretending to be human.
In that case, the Demon Lord likely had human collaborators. People helping him without knowing they were aiding the Demon Lord.
In other words, Jin had unexpectedly entered a place under the Demon Lord’s watchful eyes, and while staying careful to avoid hostile actions, had reported the discovery.
「Haruno. I am giving a special request to the Brave Saint Sword Demon. The request is to make contact with Jin and bring him back. At that time, even if you encounter the Demon Lord, handle it calmly.」
「Eh? The Demon Lord appeared fifty years ago, you know? Even the Demon Lord must be a grandfather by now, probably the same age as the Chairman.」
「Shut up! I’m still young!」
Young folks these days are so quick to call me an old man.
I keep reminding them—I’m only seventy-three, for heaven’s sake.