“Rey~. Let’s do the treasure chest gacha today too.”
“No, it’s no use. Even if I do it, the result won’t be any different from Fiona-sama’s, you know?”
“If you shoot enough times, you’ll hit something!”
“I’ll do it once I have a little more leeway.”
“Ugh… you really have no greed.”
“I’ll join you next time.”
Even though I have desires, that gacha is too luxurious for me. I realized that it’s only entertainment because of Fiona-sama’s ridiculous magical power.
“So, does that mean I’ll be raising treasure chests alone for a while…?”
“You could always help the other Four Heavenly Kings, you know? Unlike Ripianem, Fiona-sama can control her power, so it’s just a matter of not being motivated.”
“Rey-dono, I believe I can eventually control my power…”
“Rey. I do have the motivation, but I’m just not in the mood right now.”
What’s the difference between Ripianem and Fiona-sama in this? Well, one thing’s for sure: both of them still have a long way to go when it comes to working.
“I guess it’s no use. Since Rey-kun seems motivated, maybe it’s time for me to check on the inn.”
Even though he said that, I’m sure Rigma would’ve gone to check on the inn’s condition even without me saying anything. Also, he’d probably take a look at the neighboring Tokito and Kitou’s store.
The inn is still getting steady customers, and the store has been doing fine since that item was resold. No issues have arisen with the beastmen or the dwarves’ dungeon.
“Has anything come up from Karmal?”
“No? Uncle says there’s no problem with a meeting. It seems the halflings are surprisingly becoming a real asset.”
“By the way, the neighboring store doesn’t seem to have any problems either. Kazama and the others are more helpful than I thought. Karl can even focus on processing the magic stones now.”
I see. It looks like they are working seriously.
At first, I thought reincarnated people wouldn’t obey someone like Fiona-sama, the Demon Lord, and that employees should be locals. But after realizing that the goddess was coercing the local races, it seems that reincarnated people might actually be easier to manage.
“What about Primilla ? In the end, only monsters are working in the fields, but are the manpower needs covered?”
“Yes, no problem. Thanks to Rey-sama and the children, the work is progressing well… So, there’s no need to trouble Ripianem-sama.”
“Hmm… I guess that can’t be helped.”
She’s observant. It looks like Ripianem was about to offer help, but Primilla beat her to it, causing Ripianem to sit back down after lifting her waist.
“By the way, the monsters are surprisingly useful.”
“Yes. Those children are very smart, capable, and serious.”
Is it just me, or…?
When she talks about skill, she seems to be referring to Ripianem, and when she talks about seriousness, it seems to be Fiona-sama. I’ll just pretend I didn’t notice.
“I’ve been making traps recently, so I haven’t done the monster gacha at all. Maybe it’s time to use some of my extra magical power.”
“I think that’s a good idea. I’m sure they’ll be helpful for more than just repelling intruders.”
Primilla , who is actually working with the monsters, says so. They must be capable of more than I imagined.
“Rey~. Please make a monster that will help with the treasure chest gacha~.”
“That’s impossible…”
Maybe I should create a monster like a Carbuncle that brings good luck? Or, I could make a Mimic and see if I get addicted to treasure chest gacha after being bitten while injecting magical power.
“Well, I’ll just pull the gacha randomly this time.”
“A standard gacha, huh.”
It seems like Fiona-sama might be beyond saving now.
Well, it’s true, though.
Now, let me check my current magical power…
Izumi Reiko– Magical Power: 62, Strength: 22, Skill: 30, Endurance: 31, Agility: 21
And here are the options for creating monsters:
- Monster Creation: 5 MP
- Mid-Tier Monster Creation: 10 MP
- High-Tier Monster Creation: 20 MP
Naturally, I’ll go with High-Tier Monster Creation.
“Since my magical power is 62, I’ll create a monster with 20 MP. A 3-pull gacha.”
…Oh no, I’m starting to get gacha-brained too. I need to hold back.
Everyone except Fiona-sama seems to have lost track of what’s going on.
“A bird.”
“Isn’t it a horse?”
“Rey-sama, at least, but what is the Demon Lord saying? It’s a Hippogriff.”
It’s a creature with the front half of a bird and the back half of a horse, so both Fiona-sama and I are correct. This mixed monster is apparently called a Hippogriff.
Hippogriff – Magical Power: 42, Strength: 48, Skill: 63, Endurance: 46, Agility: 68
I see. Just like a Gargoyle, it’s a high-level monster. The high agility is probably because it’s part horse.
Looking at the released menu, the MP consumption is 20, so it’s definitely a high-tier monster, but at this level, it seems reliable.
“Well, there’s no real ‘bad’ pull, so it looks like I can pull without worry.”
“That’s the difference between my treasure chest gacha and yours, isn’t it~…”
Well, I think Fiona-sama’s gacha would be a win too if you’re not aiming for a specific item…
“Next monster… Huh? Another Hippogriff… No, wait.”
It’s a giant bird, but the back half is definitely not a bird.
I recognize this one. It’s a pretty well-known mythical creature with the front half of an eagle and the back half of a lion.
“It’s a Griffin. Like the Hippogriff, it’s a reliable and capable monster.”
Griffin – Magical Power: 40, Strength: 54, Skill: 55, Endurance: 49, Agility: 60
Similar stats, but the Griffin has slightly lower agility than the Hippogriff. The higher strength means this one has more power.
“Naturally, this is also a high-tier monster.”
Well, there’s no issue here. But up until now, each gacha pull has included a monster from the next rank up. I wonder if… no, that kind of thinking is where Fiona-sama starts. It’s fine. High-tier monsters. Fiona-sama said they’re all reliable and excellent monsters.
“Finally, the last monster…”
It’s a bird.
But this one isn’t a Hippogriff or a Griffin.
It’s still a bird, but this time, a giant rooster appeared.
Looking closer, its tail is a snake, so it’s clearly not a regular rooster, even excluding its size.
“It’s a Cockatrice. Looks like it’s all bird-type monsters this time.”
“Yeah, a Cockatrice.”
I feel like I’ve heard that name before.
Cockatrice – Magical Power: 52, Strength: 44, Skill: 58, Endurance: 35, Agility: 51
It’s slightly weaker than the other two, but it’s still a high-tier monster. Its stats are balanced and high enough.
“The Cockatrice’s weapon is poison, right? Should we place it in the Beastman Dungeon?”
“Like a Basilisk.”
Even so, the Cockatrice is a high-tier monster, while the Basilisk is a mid-tier monster.
The difference might be due to the higher stats, or it could be the strength of the poison.
“Since it can spread petrification and poison from the sky, it can cover a wider area than a Basilisk.”
“Huh? Can it fly? Even though it’s a chicken?”
Well, no wonder it’s a monster above a Basilisk.
A monster that spreads status effects from the air would likely devastate a maze if placed there.
The Cockatrice, which looked somewhat proud of my words, and the Hippogriff and Griffin, who seemed to want to say they were also excellent.
…You guys seem pretty intelligent, huh? Despite their large bodies, I can’t help but think the monsters are kind of cute.
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“This map seems oddly large. There’s definitely something here.”
“Maybe a boss fight is about to start.”
“By the way, haven’t we saved yet? If a boss fight starts here, it’ll be a pain to come back to this spot.”
An unusually open map without cover.
The player’s character progresses through the center.
After advancing a bit, they appeared.
“Huh? I hear what sounds like flapping… Oh no!?”
The player’s character gets blown away.
While the HP wasn’t drained as much as during a boss fight, they would definitely fall if hit repeatedly.
“Suddenly, birds are attacking!”
It was a Griffin that sent the character flying.
Not just one, but multiple Griffins attacked along with the Hippogriffs.
“Ugh! There are too many of them!”
If it had been one-on-one, they could have just defeated the monsters and moved on.
However, surrounded by multiple enemies, fighting head-on would have been a foolish choice.
They understood this from their considerable playtime.
“Let’s just run!”
“That sounds like a good idea. They’re in the air, so it’ll be hard to hit them.”
“It’s going to be a pain if we don’t have any long-range attacks ready.”
While running from the bird-like monsters chasing them, the player noticed their HP continuing to decrease.
“Huh… I think I got poisoned?”
“Also, the petrification gauge is filling up quickly, this is bad.”
“Wait, what?! Why?!”
Noticing something was wrong, they looked at the enemies chasing them and saw that a chicken was among them.
“It’s a Cockatrice! You’re a chicken, why are you flying?!”
“Ah… so I’ve been constantly getting status effects from the air.”
“Yeah, this is probably impossible now.”
Just as they said, their desperate escape was in vain as their character became immobilized.
The petrification status effect activated, and the remaining HP, already whittled down by poison, was completely wiped out by the Hippogriff’s charge.
“This game sucks.”
“It seems like we have to be more careful and deal with them one by one.”
“Ugh… does that mean we have to restart from there again?”
“There wasn’t a save, so yeah.”
“Alright, this game sucks!”
Saying that, the player managed to break through the bird area for the sixth time.
