Chapter 131
Chapter 131
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 131
Chapter Title: New Era
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Right after Bellesa created the Infinite Iron Sphere.
Balak also deepened his understanding of rotation.
Thus began the endless pursuit of rotation, starting from these two.
"This… if we do it right, we could even use it as a power source."
"Bellesa, is that true?!"
"It's not infinite power, but we can definitely make a highly efficient core. Let me see…"
Rumble rumble rumble.
Bellesa poured out various materials from her subspatial storage and began crafting a magic tool with them.
Soon, she completed one golem and tested it.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
"Lord Balak, what do you think?"
"This is a golem born from the power of the spiral!"
"It'll probably outperform the mass-produced armor golems in the Iron Labyrinth."
"Then, if we research it more here, this golem's performance will become even stronger."
"Of course. This is barely a prototype—more like a toy."
Bellesa casually dismissed a golem stronger than the armor golems as a mere 'toy.'
Balak, moved by Bellesa's display of competence surpassing even Karian, showered her with endless praise.
"Hahaha! Bellesa, now I see why you're a pillar among the dungeon merchants!"
"Pfft, flattery won't get you anything."
As the two chatted idly for a moment.
"Boss!! We're heading out!"
"See you tomorrow!"
Pepira and Keirel came to the boss room to clock out.
"Huh? Who, who's that?"
"She has horns like Lord Balak… but a tail?!"
"Ah, you've never met Bellesa before."
"Nice to meet you~"
Her black-and-purple hair tied in a ponytail.
Handles on top and bottom.
A perfect slim figure.
And her beaming smile exuded fatal charm.
Keirel was instantly captivated by the succubus queen's allure, her eyes spinning for a moment.
But her body had been mentally adjusted by Balak.
And above all, the company president was right there.
Keirel slapped her own cheek.
Smack!
Drip drip…
"You're not hitting too hard? Your nose is bleeding…"
"It's fine."
"Keirel, your cheek is super swollen."
"Dhamphir, your eyes still see defilement."
"My apologies."
"Tsk tsk tsk…"
Balak clicked his tongue at Keirel, who lost his mind at the sight of an attractive woman.
He wondered how Keirel, so honest about his desires, had lived in the past.
But with an outsider present, he'd ask later.
Balak then introduced Bellesa to the two.
"Lady Bellesa is Lord Karian's superior?!"
"Well… we're on different teams from Karian, but yes, she's my boss."
"Th-that means she's even more than Master…"
"Powerful and capable."
Pepira and Keirel knew Karian's overwhelming competence.
And now someone even greater had appeared!
The two couldn't grasp what kind of being Bellesa was.
Balak also mentioned the city of Astera built by the dungeon merchants.
"A city the size of a kingdom… As expected of the faction where Master is just a mid-level manager?"
"It's unimaginable…"
"More importantly, little one. Don't you have something to do now?"
"Ah! Right!"
With Bellesa, who outranked Karian, right there.
Pepira harbored a wish for her Nyaotribe to grow stronger on their own.
And Bellesa was someone who could make that wish come true.
Soon, the Nyaotribe warrior voiced her aspiration.
"Lord Balak, you told this Nyaotribe child about the chimera training grounds?"
"Was that rude?"
"The chimeras are already on the front lines, so it's fine to tell her. What I mean is, does the Nyaotribe really want to go there?"
The training curriculum for chimeras was extremely grueling.
Bellesa doubted if the weak Nyaotribe could endure it, but Balak explained the benefits of letting them in.
"The chimeras' minds will stabilize."
"Oh."
Bellesa imagined the chimeras returning to barracks after harsh training.
But if there was a cat the size of a child who had suffered alongside them?
Ah… this was animal therapy.
The chimeras' mental fatigue would melt away.
Even if cat fur flew around the training grounds, magic tools to clean it instantly already existed.
The training could be tailored to the Nyaotribe.
After calculating all that, Bellesa nodded.
"Really!! Thank you so much!!"
"Thank Balak, not me. But you can handle the recruitment, right?"
"There are tons who'd go if I just say the word!!"
"The Nyaotribe was bored anyway, since they don't need to do survival activities beyond hunting monsters in that dungeon. Perfect timing."
"Monsters in a place with kittens?"
"Just giant pythons. And no matter how many you kill, more keep appearing from somewhere, so the population stays constant."
"Ah…"
Snakes that eat cat-sized kittens…
Balak found it hard to imagine.
"B-boss?"
"What's up?"
"Could you tell us more about… that place called Astera?"
"Interested?"
"Yes!!"
Keirel seemed very intrigued by Astera, teeming with various monsters.
Soon, as Bellesa and Balak shared stories, Keirel's eyes widened.
"Ha, harpies!! Lamia!! Sirens!! Succubi!! And—!"
"Typical."
"Keirel, you're so honest about your desires."
"It's… because of Ophelia…"
Faced with the banquet of monster girls, Keirel desperately wanted to go to that city.
Seeing this, Balak said that when time allowed, he'd give vacation pay, so Keirel could go play in the city with Ophelia and Pepira.
"Is that for real?!!!"
"Dhamphir, I never make empty promises."
"Ugh! Boss!!"
Thud!
Overwhelmed by the dungeon's welfare, Keirel knelt and shouted at Balak.
"This Keirel will bury her bones here!!!"
"Oh ho, so you'll officially join us?"
"Of course!"
She was practically already hired.
But voicing her intent directly was a whole different matter.
Now, Keirel was fully recruited by Balak.
And Balak already had a role in mind for her.
"Dhamphir, you're still far too lacking to be this place's hidden boss."
"I feel that deeply…"
Even as a cheat-race vampire, Keirel was half-human.
Born a mage, she couldn't grow as explosively as Ferguson or Orek.
Her ultimate goal was ninja!
In short, she needed balanced stats across the board, a late-bloomer type.
It would take time before she could fight.
So she'd handle non-combat duties.
"I'll act as your messenger or manager here?"
"Exactly!"
Keirel, climbing the ninja tree, was perfect as Balak's messenger.
Half-human, half-vampire, she originally belonged nowhere.
But with Balak as absolute backing, now she could belong to both worlds.
"Dhamphir, frequent visits to that city to befriend other races, then invite them to my dungeon for events—that seems ideal."
"Ooooh!!! Boss!!!"
Work and training would continue as is.
And trips to the city came with vacation and dispatch pay. Keirel wailed at the overwhelming benefits.
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Bellesa smiled at Keirel's grand kneel of gratitude.
'I heard they get along well, but this harmonious?'
The first floor was supposed to be the fiercest battlefield, the starting point for invaders.
Yet with Balak holding firm here, paradoxically, it became the most peaceful spot.
Challengers reaping various rewards here.
Bellesa, seeking a peaceful life inside the dungeon.
Even Balak, who craved battle!
A bizarre situation where everyone was satisfied.
Anyway, something quite amusing was happening outside now.
Bellesa pondered whether to tell Balak as she recalled the past.
Not long ago, after work, she was gossiping with friends at a modern cafe.
Then she saw info Animah brought.
Among it, something shocking.
[Core of Giant Centaur Golem from Abyss Pit Analyzed!]
[Empire Scholars Usher in New Era!]
"Huh? Bellesa, Serena, wanna see this? Outsiders analyzed that core."
"It's been less than a year since they took it—full decryption impossible…"
"Probably just clickbait. At best, partial analysis."
The golem core, crafted with dungeon bosses' utmost care, was ironclad secure.
But its overwhelming overtechnology inspired greatly on its own.
Word was, an academic field called 'magitech' had emerged outside.
"Pfft! Be-Bellesa, this too?"
"Let's see… [Sky Islands' Secret in Abyss Pit Was Infinite Power in Magitech.]?"
"Infinite power is a task even we haven't achieved. What a fuss."
"But this level of hype means something's changed. The Empire's making massive investments… even deploying their direct mage legion for research?"
"Hmm? This deep info on Altria Empire—did Animah, the one outside, connect with Empire bigwigs?"
"She got famous slaying a demon, and the Empire can't ignore the Champion, so possible."
As these women said, Empire special intel agents, nearly killed by Animah, had made contact.
Thus, Animah extracted top-quality Empire info.
Dungeon denizens confirmed a new era dawning outside.