101
Chapter 101
A Rare grade monster that threw a nation into terror 25 years ago.
Due to its overwhelming power that shook the entire nation and its cruelty in indiscriminately slaughtering Humans, a massive bounty was placed on it, and it became one of the entities to receive the title of Demon King, the most dangerous grade bestowed upon monsters by the Monster Slayer Guild.
His information was recorded as follows in the documents accessible only to the Special Grades of the Monster Slayer Guild.
[Storm Chickenman lv.99]
└ Pw.396
└ Rnk.Rare
[Domain: Chaos]
└ Grade - Mythical
Storm Chickenman.
His Tinnitus was the Storm Demon King.
Right before he could reach the Ultimate Realm he had desired for his entire life.
He met the Human known as the Mercenary King and faced a vain death, ending up registered in the Mercenary King's Soul Weapon, the Monster Encyclopedia.
***
Chunsik, Chunsam, Chunja.
The three Slaves knew the Chickenhead Human Fake Doll.
They said he was the Storm Demon King who once drove their country into fear.
However, Ailee seemed to have no idea.
Even if he was a Demon King, he probably wasn't famous where Ailee lived.
Well, it made sense that she wouldn't know.
There was more than one monster designated as a Demon King, after all.
On top of that, he was a Demon King from a different Continent than where Ailee lived, and one who had been subjugated 25 years ago.
"■□, ■□■□ ■□■■■......."
"I see... no, right."
Ailee continued to listen attentively to the Slaves' story.
Because she still wasn't used to speaking informally, polite language popped out from time to time.
For the record, I was the one who forbade her from using polite language.
Showing respect to a Slave paints a weird picture, doesn't it?
At worst, the hierarchy could collapse.
After hearing the Slaves out, Ailee shifted her gaze to me and spoke.
"Bear Baby, these Slaves say they actually saw the Storm Demon King when they were young."
"Bear bear?"
"Yeah. The Storm Demon King went around destroying several villages, and the village the Slaves lived in when they were young was one of them. And these three are survivors who luckily lived through that massacre."
"Bear."
It seemed all three were from the same village.
Were they childhood friends or something?
"Bear bear bear, bear bear."
"No. They said only these three were from the same village. The five who died were people they met recently."
They truly seemed to be a harmoniously lucky bunch.
Because they survived the Demon King's massacre, and they survived together in our Dungeon as well.
Even though they became Slaves.
I laid my eyes on the Slaves again.
They weren't burning with a desire for revenge.
It was as if their childhood trauma had resurfaced, leaving them shivering in even greater terror.
What cowards.
Man, I don't know if picking them for Chief Jailer was a good choice or a bad one.
Would stimulating their trauma make them easier to manage?
Or would it instead lower the work efficiency of the Slaves?
Hmm.......
...Well, I will find out if I watch them for a while.
It would be harsh on the Slaves, but I decided to delegate the Chief Jailer role to the Chickenhead Human Fake Doll as originally planned.
After that.
I decided to tap the bodies of the Slaves with my Cane and offer them words of comfort.
Because I was not just a wicked Teddy Bear.
Do not be too scared, as our Chief Jailer is an entirely different entity from the one who attacked your village.
And even though you are Slaves, I will make things comfortable for you if you work hard.
Because I am a gentleman bear, ahem.
Ailee, who was next to me, provided Interpretation for what I said right away.
***
The Frog packed up the five Human corpses and left.
After the guy left.
I went up to the 2nd Floor and opened the Doll Encyclopedia.
New guys were registered in the Encyclopedia.
They were the Humans killed by the Werewolf Fake Doll.
I decided to try summoning these guys right away.
I was curious if they could handle the Soul Weapons they brought.
For reference, the Soul Weapons of the three Slaves were stored separately in the Basement of the 1st Floor.
Just as I was about to pull a Human Fake Doll out from the Encyclopedia.
[Human Fake Dolls cannot handle Soul Weapons. Although they do not have a Mana Stone in their bodies, it is because they are not classified as living creatures.]
The voice of the Helper was heard.
.......
I see....
But I never asked you?
[.......]
Still, thank you.
For tactfully telling me what I was curious about.
From now on, even if I do not ask, please let me know first like this if I have any questions.
[Confirmed!]
Huh.
It felt like the Helper's voice was slightly excited just now.
[Confirmed.]
Was I mistaken.
Anyway.
If they cannot handle Soul Weapons, there is no need to summon them.
[Submitting additional information.]
Hm?
[The Shared Skill, Doll Encyclopedia lv.2, allows adding materials to registered Dolls. Adding materials increases the probability of summoning a more powerful Doll. However, the probabilities of creating a weak Doll and summoning failure also increase together.]
That is right.
The Doll Encyclopedia skill level had also gone up.
Now I could even add things like materials.
[For registered Human Dolls, Soul Weapons can be used as materials.]
[However, since Soul Weapons are special substances, only the Soul Weapons that the registered Human Dolls possessed in life are viable.]
Ohh.
I obtained very useful information.
Thank you, Helper.
But wait a second.
I don't remember who possessed which Soul Weapon....
[Materials that cannot be registered will not be absorbed by the Doll Encyclopedia.]
[I recommend trying to add the materials one by one to each page where a Human Doll is registered.]
It was true.
I picked up a Soul Weapon and pressed it against a random page, but there was no sign of it being absorbed.
I also tried it on a page where a Human was registered.
The first and second pages didn't absorb it.
However, the moment I pressed the Soul Weapon against the third Human's page, a brilliant light flashed, and the Soul Weapon was sucked into the Encyclopedia.
Aha, so this is how it works.
I immediately added the rest of the Soul Weapons as materials.
To their respective Human pages.
After that.
Heup, haaat! Beeeeaaar!
Using my Dungeon Management Ability, I created five Suits.
I planned to add these clothes as additional materials as well.
Because that might make the Humans pop out wearing the Suits.
The vibe I wanted this time was a Butler Fake Doll.
If they were summoned without wearing the Suits, I could simply make new Suits and dress them.
For reference, I had already dressed the Old Man Fake Doll in a Suit.
Including pants, unlike me.
Once the Butler Fake Dolls were successfully summoned, I should assign the Old Man Fake Doll the role of Gatekeeper... no, Portal Keeper and Head Butler.
***
I succeeded in summoning the Fake Dolls without any particular issues.
There were a total of five summoned Human Fake Dolls.
All of them popped out of the Encyclopedia wearing Suits, exactly as I had wanted.
And I decided to call these Butler Fake Dolls the 2nd Generation Fake Dolls.
They weren't the 2nd Generation just because they were pulled from the level 2 Doll Encyclopedia.
Then why were they 2nd Generation Fake Dolls?
"Hello."
"Hello."
"Hello."
"Hello."
"Hello."
Because they could speak.
Unfortunately, though, that was the only thing they could say.
Furthermore, that line wasn't exactly them giving a greeting.
Since those were the only words they could utter, they were simply repeating hello over and over again like parrots.
Naturally, there was no meaning behind the words they spoke.
You could basically think of them as being similar to Toy Soldiers.
"Bear bear bear."
Butler Fake Dolls.
I look forward to working with you, bear.
After giving them my first greeting.
"Bear bear."
I gestured, flicking my finger.
Follow me. Let's brag... no, show your appearance to the Slaves.
There was only one reason I intentionally wanted them to face the Slaves.
It was to instill a sense of caution in the Slaves.
If they saw the Butler Fake Dolls, they would think they could end up like them and work harder.
Of course.
Just as I originally thought, I still had no intention of turning the Slaves into Fake Dolls.
Though my mind might change later.
***
I brought the Butler Fake Dolls down to the 1st Floor.
At that moment, I felt a presence inside the Prison.
Could there be another Intruder, and the Werewolf Fake Doll captured them alive and locked them up?
There wasn't any separate report this time either?
For a moment, that thought circled my mind, but it wasn't the case.
The one inside the Prison was none other than the Fox.
"Fuhehe! I am trapped!"
The Fox shouted, raising both hands high.
Sigh. It seems she was playing prisoner.
The Fox wasn't the only one inside the Prison.
"Woong!"
"To-jjang is also trapped!"
Tosuni was there too.
As soon as she saw me, she also raised both arms high with a bright expression.
No, Tosuni....
What am I going to do if even you act like this.
It seemed our smart Tosuni had been tainted by the Fox's stupidity.
I wasn't disappointed, though.
Because she was still cute.
"Woong, woooong."
"Fuhehe."
I passed by them and moved to the Labor Camp.
Ailee was still remaining at the Labor Camp.
Ailee was having a conversation with the Slaves, and noticing my arrival, she turned her head and waved her hand.
"Ah, Bear Baby, you're here?"
"Bear bear, bear?"
"I was just digging up some information from the Slaves."
"Bear bear bear, bear bear?"
I see.
So did you get any good information?
When I asked that, Ailee gave a small nod.
"Yeah. I got some very good information. Or to be more precise, good news."
Ailee immediately pointed at one of the Slaves.
It was the female Human who was still shivering, Chunja.
What about Chunja?
As I tilted my head, Ailee smirked and spoke.
"This Slave right here is a Magic Tool Restorer, someone incredibly rare among Humans, just as much as an Appraiser."