Lazy Dungeon Master Chapter 355

Subordinate and Support

​ [However, don't blame me if the information spreads among all Dungeon Cores . ]

​ “… Eh, as long as he doesn't actively spread it, I don't mind . ”

​ Which is how I came to receive two Boss Spawners . I figured it'd be fine for me to say it .

​ [Alright, could you tell No . 564 the reason he lost?]

​ “Sure… to put it simply, [A dungeon strong against adventurers is not necessarily strong in Dungeon Battles] . The number of enemies you'll be up against is just too different . ”

​ [… You are certainly right . No . 564 likely would have won if it were just Aidi and a few others . ]

​ “Exactly . You'd obviously deal with a small group very differently than you would an army, right? That was the biggest mistake . ”

​ [Father] nodded along . Core No . 564 listened on in silence .

​ Maybe I should say a bit more? I did get two Spawners, after all .

​ “This might just be something peculiar to the Demon King Faction, but you just didn't prepare enough forces . There is power in numbers . Even if they're individually weak, as you've seen, once they move together systematically, they can become a threat . That said, there is a certain knack to have them move properly… Is that enough?”

​ [Perfect . Thanks, Kehmkun . So, No . 564, understand now?]

​ “Y—… yes, Father . It is quite… understood…! ”

​ Prostrating himself, Core No . 564 gave his answer . Something was off about the way he responded, but eh, whatever .

​ He said he understood and [Father] said it was enough, so deal complete! Anything else has nothing to do with me .

​ “I was surprised too, Rokuko . I never would have thought that squirrels could be so useful . ”

​ “Fufun, this is one of Kehma's tactics—human wave tactics . They weren't humans though . ”

​ Rokuko stood next to Aidi as she bragged… I'm the one that came up with it… eh, oh well . She's my partner, after all .

​ [Now then, let's see if No . 6 and Haku would like to say something… Let's start with Haku . Anything to say?]

​ [Oh . Allow me, then . ]

​ With that, Haku-san stood in front of the monitor . Core No . 6 clicked his tongue even though he was in [Father]'s presence, was he annoyed at not going first? They really must be on bad terms .

​ [Hmm, right… Kehmsan, good work . I will deliver that strong mind bracelet later . It is one Otou-sama specially made, so it's even stronger than the one Wataru wears . ]

​ “Oh, thanks . ”

​ [As promised, I will allow you to hug Rokuko . ]

​ Oh yeah, that was a thing .

​ “Onee-sama! Can't we kiss?”

​ [No . I wouldn't mind it one time if you kissed me a hundred times, though?]

​ What a self-serving person .

​ “I'd like to duelkiss Rokuko, too . ”

​ “Huh? No way . If you kiss me when we aren't sisters I'll have a kid!”

​ Umm . What? And wait, are duals equivalent to dating for the Demon King Faction? Besides, isn't she a magic sword-type core?

​ [And for you, No . 629, now named Orange . You may contribute your services to me as Kehmsan's subordinate from here on . ]

​ “Hahaha~! Nkyuu! I look forward to working with kyuu, Kehma!”

​ And now I have a subordinate . I didn't do anything though?

​ [Alright, now for No . 6 . ]

​ [Hrm . First, Aidi, splendid job . As expected of my grandchild . ]

​ “Thank you, Jiji-sama . ”

​ [No . 564 . ]

​ Core No . 564, still prostrating himself on the floor, trembled on the other side of the monitor .

​ [… You have disappointed me . Even if there were three cores, you were brought so low by three of the 600 series… You will keep your life, but you are hereby expelled from my faction . ]

​ [P-Please, wait! What should My Glorious Self do from now on!?]

​ [Like I know? You are no longer under my protection . Do what you will—ah, however, I forbid you from calling yourself part of the Demon King Faction or a user of the Demon King Style . If you violate this ban, you will immediately be crushed . Do not forget this . ]

​ Saying this, Core No . 6 was done .

​ Core No . 564 was speechless . He'd probably have a hard time from here on, but, well, good luck?

​ … With that, [Father], who was smiling for some reason, spoke .

​ [Oookay, so No . 564 . I'll give you two choices . ]

​ [F-Father! P-Please, anything . ]

​ [First, you can live on as you are as a Dungeon Core . Eh, basically it's the do nothing choice . Second, you can choose to be Orange's Support Core . What do you think?]

​ Orange's face started to scream that he didn't want him . I mean yeah, even if he said he'd support him right now, he might start teasing him from here on .

​ [… What do you mean, Father?]

​ [What? I just said it, do you want to support Orange as the reward? Orange is a rabbit-type core, so he's lacking in offensive power . I figured you'd complement him well in that . If it's an issue of being too close I can just Dualize you two, how about it?]

​ He has a point to what he was saying, but Orange just kept shaking his head back and forth as if to say no, no, no, no, no .

​ But what's that Dualize thing? Linking? A connection? Dual Cores?

​ [Father . What is Dualize…?]

​ [Oh yeah, you don't know about it, huh? It's when a single dungeon is managed by two cores that are connected together, but Orange would be the main one, you'd be like his support . ]

​ [… My Glorious Self would have to be under that rabbit?]

​ As No . 564 stared into the monitor, Orange dashed to hide behind Aidi .

​ “Ohoh, No . 564 . You lost against Orange in the Dungeon Battle, a rabbit and a kicked dog, how fitting . ”

​ [Guh… . !]

​ “Noooo! I don't want to pair up with a guy like hiiiiim!”

​ [It's alright, Orange . Supporting cores can't act against their main cores, they can't even harm them . ]

​ Isn't that basically slavery?

​ “Save me, Kehmaaaa!”

​ “… What if he only came when called? I mean, what if you treated him like an ace up your sleeve to save you in a pinch?”

​ “Nkyuu! So like a mercenary? … That might be fine . ”

​ [Ugugu… U-Understood . It is disgraceful, but My Glorious Self, as the loser, am in the wrong . Father, please…—make me Orange's support . ]

​ [Good choice! Now I just have to get him a Master and we're good . ]

​ With that, Core No . 564's fate was decided . Since it could be said that he'd effectively entered Haku-san's faction, Haku-san's expression was a bit complex after having said that she didn't want the trash of a core . Come to think of it, Orange is my subordinate, and Core No . 564 is Orange's, so wouldn't that make him… seriously…?

​ [Okay, good job, everyone!]

​ It felt like [Father] was the most pleased of us all . The heck .

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