“U-um… Pilkaya-san. Rey-san.”
“Anyway, I’ve already taken care of the suspicious ones. For now, please keep an eye on the inventory count for a while.”
“Y-yes!!”
Tokito and Kaito were in quite a state of confusion. It’s understandable.
They just witnessed what would happen if Pilkaya seriously decided to punish someone. Whether or not they were planning to betray, it’s inevitable that they’d be terrified.
In fact, it’s surprising that Okui is so calm.
“Ah… The trauma from challenging without deactivating the gimmicks…”
Well, Okui is shocked too, but it’s a different kind of shock from Tokito’s.
I see. So Pilkaya does the same thing in games, burning the characters like that.
…If it had been a one-hit death just now, I don’t think I’d have the confidence to keep playing the game.
“The Demon King is a magnanimous person. So, even if there is hostility, if you don’t oppose us, we won’t do anything to you. It’s a big difference from the goddess.”
“Y-yes! I won’t betray you, so it’s fine!”
“Good then. Rey, let’s go home.”
“Yeah.”
The lingering anger, unfortunately, seems to have been completely extinguished as a warning for Tokito.
Now back to the usual Pilkaya, and since the matter was settled, we decided to return to Fiona-sama’s side.
◇
“That’s what happened.”
“I see. I understand… To use the Shadow Ring in that way, as expected of my Rey. I’ll praise you for that.”
“Thank you…”
It wasn’t intentional. I just happened to notice because it was always activated. But it really is useful as a detector for enemies.
If Fiona-sama wears it, it could be very useful. She could instantly know who her enemies are.
“And Pilkaya. You did well. Continue to work for me in the future.”
“Y-yes. Um… What about the responsibility for the failure?”
“You only have accomplishments. I have no recollection of any failures.”
“Uh… Hehe…”
There was nothing to worry about. Fiona-sama is known to be too lenient with us.
“Ah!”
“What’s wrong, Ripianem ?”
Ripianem , who had been silently watching, suddenly spoke up as if she had noticed something.
“I didn’t do anything. Even though it was my first job in a long time…”
“No, you’ve been guarding me.”
“Should I go cut someone!? Pilkaya, are there any other suspicious employees?!”
“Nope.”
“No, you’ve done more than enough as my guard.”
Don’t try to cut someone just because they seem suspicious.
At least confirm if they’re taking hostile actions first.
“Did I do something useful?”
“Yeah, so let’s not go around randomly cutting people.”
“Right, then I’ll leave it at that!”
If it had been any worse, I was worried she might go after some random employee.
In that case, I’ll have to get Primilla to scold her.
“By the way, the Shadow Ring is amazing. Even though the enemy was right in front of us, we didn’t notice at all.”
“Probably because it relies on the concealment power, and other abilities were weak. As I mentioned before, that ring’s power doesn’t work on me.”
Fiona-sama proudly puffed out her chest.
It doesn’t work on demon-level beings. But if it works on anyone, it can definitely be very useful, like in this case.
“The stronger the opponent, the less effective it becomes.”
“Does that mean it becomes visible at some point?”
“Rather, it’s about distance. If someone stronger than a certain level approaches, it will be detected. The stronger they are, the further away they can see through it.”
“So, it’s because I’m weak. But for example, if Pilkaya were wearing it, she could hide from anyone below a hero class…”
“That’s not the case. It really depends on the abilities of the person who is trying to see through it.”
I see, so overconfidence is dangerous.
For example, someone like Ido would probably detect me the instant they recognized me, and I’d likely be killed immediately.
“With this ring, I thought it would be possible to set traps or monsters directly, even with invaders, not just remotely.”
“No, that’s not allowed.”
“Huh?”
“No, it’s not allowed.”
She said it firmly without giving me a chance to argue.
Her smile is there, but the pressure is intense…
“Yes.”
“Do you understand now? Good job.”
I was patted on the head, but now I feel like she might think I’m some kind of pet.
To begin with, now that I realize the ring’s effect isn’t absolute, I wasn’t planning to take any extreme actions…
Still, it’s certainly useful. And if in the future, Fiona-sama, the Four Heavenly Kings, or even monsters could equip it, it would be interesting.
◇
“Now that the work talk is done, let’s make some resurrection potions again today.”
“You’re acting like you make them every day.”
“To dwell on defeat forever is foolish, Rigma.”
“That kind of thinking should come after reflecting on it, I think~.”
“I’ve reflected plenty, Pilkaya.”
I haven’t been able to draw any resurrection potions recently either.
I haven’t had any luck since Ripianem .
“And today, it’s not just me! Rey will be joining too!”
That’s right.
I said I’d join in to cheer up Fiona-sama, who had been sulking with dead eyes.
“The gacha I pulled was different, but last time, Rey was able to brilliantly deceive his desires! Even if I fail, it’s reassuring knowing that Rey is ready to step in!”
“Please don’t have too many expectations… This time, I’m pulling the same gacha, so the chances of getting something good are much lower than last time.”
“You shouldn’t think about losing before the battle even begins, Rey.”
“Sometimes it’s necessary to consider the worst-case scenario when making decisions.”
“Hmm… if that happens, we’ll just lick our wounds together.”
“How would we even…?”
“Well, Fiona-sama is really looking forward to this, so I guess I’ll go along with it this time.”
Dungeon magic: 10,509
Since I created the thermal conversion room, the dungeon’s entrance fee-like magic has been steadily increasing. It’s probably fine to use it for a gacha just once.
“By the way, Fiona-sama, how much magic do you usually pour in?”
“About 90%!”
“9000 magic…”
It might only have been usable for skills, but since the treasure chest itself was also made by a skill, I was able to pour magic in surprisingly easily.
Dungeon magic: 1,509
It’s been reduced. Still, considering this is more than ten times what Pilkaya has, it’s a substantial amount, but I can’t keep being so extravagant. I shouldn’t use up magic to pull the gacha every time.
“I’m done too! Now, open it!”
“Alright, alright.”
Fiona-sama’s treasure chest and mine both have the same appearance, so the amount of magic poured in doesn’t matter. I open the treasure chest for Fiona-sama, who looks at me with hopeful eyes. Inside, there’s an absurd amount of healing potions and antidotes… I wonder how all of this fit in there.
“Wow, they just keep coming out.”
“They’re spilling out of the chest.”
“I’ll organize them, so wait a moment.”
Primilla immediately sprang into action. A huge amount of healing potions, which obviously couldn’t fit properly in the chest, spilled out, and Primilla quickly began organizing them.
Of course, there are no rainbow-colored potions. There’s no miracle story about pulling resurrection potions.
“Ughhh!!”
“Sorry, but it’s not so bad, right? At least the items Molly was embezzling can be compensated for.”
“Yes, I guess… but!”
Though she says that, Fiona-sama originally considered those items to be a disappointment. She doesn’t seem fully satisfied but also seems to think it’s a timely solution, making a slightly awkward expression.
“I’m done for. Rey, it’s up to you now!”
“Please don’t expect too much…”
“Don’t expect too much,” I tell myself. I don’t think these will be resurrection potions either.
So, I carelessly open the treasure chest… inside is a small… ring.
“…Shadow Ring.”
“Hm… Even Rey couldn’t get a resurrection potion?”
“What do you mean ‘even Rey’? Your expectations were too high.”
The same kind of Shadow Ring I’m wearing right now.
I wonder if its effects will stack. It could be useful if wearing two boosts the power… But maybe, as I thought earlier, others should wear it too.
“Here, Fiona-sama, please take it.”
“Whaaat!! Are you serious?!”
“Uh… yeah, you probably don’t need it, right?”
“I do! Now, wear it!”
Fiona-sama’s emotions seem rather unstable after the gacha failure. If I go against her too much, things could get troublesome, so I slip the ring onto the finger she offers.
…Hmm, it’s on the ring finger of the left hand. In this world, it doesn’t seem to carry the same meaning as it does in mine.
“Rey-sama.”
Suddenly, Primilla calls out to me.
I look over and see that Fiona-sama’s failed gacha results have been neatly organized.
As expected of Primilla —she works quickly.
“What’s up?”
“Congratulations.”
“…Huh? What do you mean?”
Fiona-sama and I both got unlucky with our gacha pulls. And yet, Primilla ’s congratulating us… Could it be a sarcastic remark about us fooling around with gacha?
Gacha is definitely something I shouldn’t get too caught up in. I’ll stick to this being the last time…
“Does Rey understand the meaning of that?”
“Well, he’s a reincarnated person… so probably, he’s doing it without any deeper meaning.”
“Besides, it’s an old demon custom… and even Ripianem seems to not fully understand it.”
“Primilla , being a pure-blooded demon, obviously knows, and even though Pilkaya is an outsider, having lived for many years, he knows as well. Uncle knows it too, but there’s no point in expecting much from Rey-kun~.”
