The Succubus Administrator
"Nice to meet you. Please... call me 'Estu'."
"That sounds like a fake name."
"Yes. Only my master knows my real name. My master is quite the possessive type, so I'm not allowed to reveal it in front of others."
"...Man, your master is stingy."
She was even dressed in a strict office look with black stockings that covered every inch of skin—the master was a total pervert.
"...You only became a dungeon master because of my master, you know? No matter how much of a trashy, perverted piece of work my master might be, if you're receiving support from the system they created, you should keep quiet."
"Who is your master?"
"It's Solomon."
If it's the Demon King, I have to acknowledge that. I made the sign of the cross for a moment in repentance.
Estu scanned the surroundings with a nostalgic look on her face.
"Hmm... this place is so nostalgic."
"Was there something here?"
"Yes. Do you know the number one of the 72 dungeons, Baal?"
"Of course I do."
How could I not know the next Demon King who was holding his own against an entire kingdom on the front lines of the Human Alliance?
"This is the very first place Baal started before he moved out."
"Holy crap."
The empty house turned out to be the territory of a big shot.
"Then am I going to get my head chopped off by Baal?"
"No? I don't think Baal himself would try to reclaim this place. He was raided all the way to his main base once, and he only managed to escape with his and his subordinates' lives. If anything, he'd be grateful that you're restoring the dungeon here."
"Is that so? That's a relief."
No wonder I kept finding magic stones the more I dug. It made sense that some traces remained since it used to be a dungeon.
"So, about the reason you came..."
I scanned Estu up and down, and my mouth watered involuntarily. An OL-style succubus—something I thought I'd never see in this world. My crotch, which had been primed by the levels and stars, felt like it was standing at attention again, but—
"...Hehe?"
"No, this is an unavoidable physiological phenomenon."
I was turned on by her office look that accentuated every line of her body, but if I touched the Demon King's woman, my head might end up on a sacrificial table.
"Ahem. So, you can probably guess why I came, right?"
"You said it was an 'unmanaged dungeon'."
Demon King Solomon had created 72 dungeons under his command. The dungeon I was in was one of them.
"But I know there are other dungeons besides the Demon King's, right?"
"Those are dungeons that don't receive support from the Demon King."
"Aha."
"All 72 dungeons are supported by the dungeon management system created by the Demon King. They build dungeons very easily with the help of the magical formulas he crafted."
Estu was a powerhouse I couldn't even hope to look up to, but seeing her explain things so kindly, she was an angel. A succubus with devil wings, but still.
"Looking at you, it seems you've received quite a lot of help, too. Right?"
"Yeah. Thanks to that, I got 30 subordinates in four days."
"...Yes. That is exactly what's so troublesome right now."
Estu pointed at the entire common area with a troubled expression. In the world that was entirely gray, she pointed at the facilities one by one.
"I don't know how much you know about the dungeon system, but you're developing your dungeon way too fast."
"......?"
What kind of nonsense was this?
"What kind of nonsense is that?"
"Nonsense? How long has it been since you became a dungeon master?"
"Hmm... four days?"
Counting the days, today was exactly the fourth day.
"Exactly. Four days. Now, has there been any history of a dungeon being built to this extent in four days?"
"Doesn't everyone do this much?"
"Ha."
Estu snorted. She looked at me as if wondering what kind of nonsense I was spouting.
"If you look at your performance up to the third day, you're in the top 10 in the entire history of all dungeons."
"...This is a top 10 development speed? Are the demons all idiots?"
"You're the strange one. It's weird that you're developing the dungeon on your own like this, even without receiving initial guide support. Wait a second."
Estu rummaged through the air with her fingers. It looked exactly like a gesture of scrolling through a screen, so I felt a strange sense of camaraderie.
"Ah, found it. Usually, it takes 7 days to build a Summoning Facility Lv.2, you know?"
"It takes 7 days to summon this?"
"That's why you're the strange one! Where in the world does someone fill up the 10 summoning attempts every single day?"
"Isn't it normal to do all 10 if you're told to summon up to 10 times?"
"No. Who says that?"
"Me."
I sensed it. There was an incomprehensible gap between Estu and me.
"...Let's just say you have a special talent for dungeon development. Yes. Enough to summon a monster equivalent to ★★★ in four days."
"Summon? Not evolution?"
"Yes. Summon."
Estu tapped the summoning circle with her heels.
"I blocked the ★★★ that was about to be summoned just now and popped out instead."
"Hey!"
She blocked a summon that had a 10% chance? I was filled with unbearable rage, but my anger naturally subsided in front of that level 255.
"So, will it come out right after this conversation ends?"
"...That's why I popped out, because it's troublesome. Up to 2-star, you can somehow get away with it, but from 3-star onwards, it leaves a record. Monster summoning is done by randomly dispatching them from the Demon King's dungeon to each dungeon."
"Is that place a factory or something?"
"Yes. Because mass production is the answer to winning against the Human Alliance."
I learned a new fact. To think that the monsters summoned to each dungeon were supplied directly by Solomon. Then it made sense why there was a limit of 10 per day.
"Solomon must be very busy."
"Yes. He is still devoted to production activities today."
"...Then can't the 10-time daily limit be increased?"
"It might be 10 times for you, but if every dungeon runs it 10 times, Solomon-nim has to 'do it' 720 times a day."
I felt a sudden respect for the Demon King. And I also felt how great the Demon King's desire for conquest against the Human Alliance was.
"Being a Demon King is no easy job."
"It's the Demon King's will to make this world a land for demons. The Demon King is truly excellent in that one regard."
Estu's eyes scanned my drooping 'part'.
"Ahem, how am I compared to the Demon King?"
"...How would I know when I haven't tried it with you?"
"That's true. Then how about we test it now?"
"As if. I don't do it with anyone under level 99. I might break them."
One more reason to reach level 100 was added. Estu looked down at my crotch, which was gradually filling with blood, and chuckled.
"Wow... I don't know if I should call you honest. I got it. I understand that you get hard at all times, so don't try too hard to relieve yourself. Explaining is urgent right now."
"What explanation?"
"It's about 'summoning'. You'll probably solve other things on your own, but the summoning facility linked to the Demon Castle is a different story."
Estu drew a line on the floor with her heel.
"If they find out you summoned a 3-star, it will be recorded, and other demons will notice your dungeon and come to invade. To nip it in the bud."
"That's true."
If I were them, I'd crush anyone rising up from below.
"Since it's an unmanaged dungeon, even if the Demon King takes sides, he'd take the side of the 72 dungeons, not yours. No matter how talented you are."
"Yeah."
"So here is my proposal."
Estu floated text in the air with magic.
# ★☆☆☆☆
# ★★☆☆☆
"Deal."
"Before I even explained?!"
"You mean you won't send anything above ★★★, but you'll send high-quality ones that can evolve up to 5 stars, right?"
"...If only other demons had brains as sharp as yours."
Estu sighed but looked at me with an admiring face.
"...Of course, I can't send everyone that can evolve up to 5 stars. Hundreds of monsters are born every day, and they spread to 72 dungeons."
"I understand perfectly."
Being able to summon a 5-star in the first place was something to be grateful for. Estu blinked and then spread five fingers.
"Just in case you misunderstand, just because there are 5-stars doesn't mean they will come out, okay? The summoning facility must be in good condition to dispatch better monsters."
"I got it, just tell me the probability."
"...You're so smart it's no fun teaching you. Tsk."
Estu pouted her lips and provided me with data on the probabilities.
Lv.5
# ☆ 35%
# ☆☆ 35%
# ☆☆☆ 20%
# ☆☆☆☆ 15%
# ☆☆☆☆☆ 5%
"5-star is 5%? That's a steal!"
"...What incomprehensible nonsense. It might come out, or it might not. If the Demon King is not in a good condition, there are days when even 5-stars don't come out, and there's a possibility they might be summoned to other dungeons."
Incompetent Demon King.
"What about the born 2-stars?"
"Statistically, about 20% of the normal probability are born as ★★. That's just statistics, so it's not an exact figure."
Estu was also quite troubled when it came to the probability part.
"...And your summoning facility is currently at a very low grade, and what I just showed you is when it's fully expanded."
"What? Then what's the max level?"
"Level 5. Right now, it would be like this."
Lv.2
# ☆ 15%
# ☆☆ 40%
# ☆☆☆ 40%
# ☆☆☆☆ 5%
"This is the probability of your summoning facility."
"What, give me back my 5-star."
"If you want to pull a 5-star, raise your summoning facility to at least level 3. The receiving end needs to be prepared for me to send them."
Estu scanned the facility once more, checked the watch on her wrist, and clicked her tongue.
"Tsk, time. Anyway, I've put out the urgent fire, so grow the dungeon however you like now. The Demon King is also secretly looking forward to it."
"The Demon King knows?"
"Of course, did you think he wouldn't know when you're using his system? I was sent because the Demon King is looking forward to it. If it were others, they wouldn't even have been able to come."
"Ha."
To think I was receiving enough attention to have a 6-star level 255 sent to me.
"What if I start a rebellion? I already have a history."
"Then the system support will be cut off. Is there any reason you'd want to start a rebellion against the Demon King?"
"Yeah. You."
I pointed my finger at Estu.
"It means I think I have to catch the Demon King to eat you."
"...Pfft."
Estu chuckled. The corners of her mouth twitching, it seemed like she was mocking me, or perhaps she was happy at my audacity.
"The Demon King would be very pleased. If a demon who grew up with his system suddenly grows up and tries to eat him back."
"That's right. Hehe, isn't the demon world survival of the fittest? When the strong one is relaxing, you have to strike quickly. And later..."
I reached out, but Estu dodged my touch very lightly.
"I'll eat you. Definitely."
"...You make me look forward to it. Really. Good. If the Demon King had heard that, he would have said he welcomes it as much as you want."
Estu gave a thumbs up with both hands and then frowned.
"Ah. There's really not much time left now. I'd like to talk more, but I'm a very busy person. I'll answer just one thing. Is there anything you're curious about?"
"Just one..."
I have many questions in my head. Some I found answers to myself, some seem like answers but are ambiguous, and many I can't grasp at all. But there is only one thing I want to ask Estu.
"Is it you?"
"......."
Estu just put her index finger to her lips, winked with one eye, and disappeared into the darkness.
A moment later.
The world regained its color, and I sighed involuntarily.
"...I'm glad my head is still attached."
I was so afraid every moment that my head would fly off. My mouth went dry.
'Anyway, I survived.'
I survived, so that's enough, and I will continue to survive.
"Master?! What came out...?"
"Yeah. I almost pissed my pants."
There was nothing in the summoning circle where the black darkness had disappeared, and instead, two monster summoning tickets remained, not yet torn.
Two tickets?
"...The service is subtly good."
"Master. Look at this, look at this."
The monster summoning ticket that Ryun picked up had a red lipstick mark on it.
"Uh... the inside seems to be glowing?"
"Wait a minute."
I carefully unfolded it, and inside, a rainbow light was sparkling.
"I love you, Demon King."
I don't know if it's her or not, but anyway, I sincerely thanked the Demon King.
Rip!
A moment later.
Amidst the purple mist, a rainbow-colored aura rose from the summoning facility.