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Chapter 143
Taking in the sight of everyone working hard at the harvest,
Tosuni and I asked Mr. Scarecrow, who had newly joined as a Judge, various questions.
Are you the sole Owner of this Dungeon?
"I am."
Do you have any friends?
"Right, I am alone."
Isn't the Mandragora a member of the Dungeon?
"The lifeforms born from the harvest were indeed created by my power, but they are not members of the Dungeon. In the first place, I am the only lifeform that belongs to this Dungeon."
Creation?
Ah, now that I think about it.
Mr. Scarecrow was affiliated with the Creation Domain.
I continued with my questions.
Actually, I secretly peeked at your information.
I apologize for that first, but I am curious about the Creation Domain you belong to. Could you tell me about it?
"It is a Domain that allows the use of various powers of Creation. By belonging to this Domain, I was granted three creation abilities out of countless options: Dungeon Creation, Life Creation, and Random Creation."
Random Creation?
Ah, the gourds buried in the field must have been made with the Random Creation ability.
"By the way, it seems you possess an Appraisal skill."
"Gom-gom. Gom-gom, gom-gom-gom?"
I asked if Mr. Scarecrow had the Appraisal skill.
"I do not have the Appraisal skill. However, I can check all of my information through my Dungeon Management Ability."
"Gom-gom, gom-gom-gom?"
"Ah, did you not know? As you said, the information that can be checked with the Dungeon Management Ability is originally limited, but... if you continue Dungeon Development while holding an exclusive monopoly over the Dungeon's ownership, you will eventually be able to check all of your own information with the management ability."
I see.
I nodded my head.
"More importantly, if you peeked at my information, isn't it only polite to reveal yours as well?"
"Gom."
You make a fair point.
I ran my Analysis Module and pulled up my information.
At that, Mr. Scarecrow's eyes widened.
"Luck Domain...?"
"Gom-gom?"
"...No. I was merely surprised because the Domain rank is Divine. It is a Domain I am seeing for the first time."
Having finished checking the information, Mr. Scarecrow stared intently at my face.
"I had guessed that you were no ordinary person, but I never expected you to belong to a Divine-grade Domain."
The look in Mr. Scarecrow's eyes as he looked at me seemed to have changed slightly.
In a good way.
***
I had asked all the questions I wanted to.
However, Tosuni still seemed to have a lot she was curious about, as she continuously threw questions at Mr. Scarecrow.
"Woong, woo-woong, woo-woo-woong?"
"Are you asking why Carrots are harvested from this field at such a high rate? It is because I used Probability Manipulation with my power. So that Carrots would come out frequently."
"Woong, woong?"
"Because, Carrots are delicious."
Tosuni's eyes sparkled brightly.
She looked delighted to have met a fellow Carrot lover.
Afterward, Tosuni asked several more questions.
Mr. Scarecrow kindly answered every single one.
Time passed like that, and when Tosuni had finally finished all her questions.
"......."
Mr. Scarecrow suddenly lifted his head.
And he stared at the hole punched through the ceiling.
"We sure have a lot of guests today."
The moment Mr. Scarecrow muttered that.
"Hoyaaaat!"
"Huuugh...!"
Two monsters dropped down from the hole.
The guys crashed to the ground in comical postures.
What are those guys?
"Hoyaat! This looks like a fun place!"
"It feels somewhat ominous here...."
Black Fox and White Spider.
The two monsters slowly picked themselves up.
The fox looked around and spotted us.
"Hoyaaaat! There are a lot of funny-looking guys over there!"
"You shouldn't say things like that when meeting people for the first time...."
That bipedal fox had a similar build to our Fox.
If our Fox underwent Dark Evolution, she would probably give off exactly that vibe.
Her appearance was completely different.
She didn't have a star pattern on her forehead, her fur was dyed black, and her facial features were much more distinct than our Fox's.
"Kyua?"
"Uwuum?"
"Yooong? Strange guys just popped out."
"Kkuo? It's a dark fox!"
"Hoee...?"
Everyone's attention was drawn to such a flashy entrance.
"Oh my, aren't you a new baby?"
"I'm not a baby! Anyway, nice to meet you!"
"Yes, nice to meet you."
Ailee, who was closest to them.
Feigning calmness on the outside, she carefully lifted the Princess Doll and hugged it to her chest, slowly backing away without making it obvious. It seemed she instinctively sensed that they were dangerous.
It was a good call.
Because they were guys we shouldn't approach carelessly.
[Fantastic Spider lv.77]
┗Pw.770
┗Rnk.Unique
[Domain: Chaos]
┗Grade - Mythical
[Fantastic Fox lv.55]
┗Pw.825
┗Rnk.Epic
[Domain: Chaos]
┗Grade - Mythical
Their race name was Fantastic.
Their affiliated Domain was Chaos.
They were definitely the comrades of the dangerous monsters we met last time, Fantastic Bear and Fantastic Owl.
Ailee stealthily moved backward, putting enough distance between herself and them.
However, our Fox suddenly dashed over to stand right in front of them.
No, what are you doing, you punk!
"Hoe?"
"Hoya?"
Fox and Black Fox stood facing each other.
The two stared intently into each other's faces.
"Hoeee!?"
"Hoyaaa?!"
"Gom-jjang! Gom-jjang! My Doppelganger appeared here!!!"
"I am not a Doppelganger!"
The Black Fox smacked Fox on the head with a bonk!
After getting flicked on the forehead, Fox blinked for a moment before puffing out her cheeks with an angry expression and counterattacking.
"Why did you hit me!"
Bonk! Fox smacked the Black Fox's head with her front paw.
At that, the Black Fox also puffed out its cheeks and smacked Fox's forehead again.
"Why did you hit me harder!"
"Hoek? You hit harder!"
"No! I hit you softly!"
"No! You hit hard!"
Bonk! Bonk! Bonk! Bonk!
Fox and the Black Fox taking turns exchanging light smacks to the head.
Neither side's attacks carried any Killing Intent whatsoever.
I can understand our Fox doing that, but why is that Black Fox hitting so weakly?
Could she not be a dangerous one after all?
Just as I was wondering that.
"Huuugh..."
The White Spider behind the Black Fox let out a groan and looked at each of us one by one.
Then, it let out a deep sigh.
"At a glance, it's full of dangerous folks... I don't think I can handle that Rabbit at all... This is why I clearly told you... I had a bad feeling, so we should just pass by instead of coming in here......."
It seemed it recognized Tosun's Mom's strength at a glance.
Does it mean the strong recognize the strong?
The White Spider's gaze soon fixed on me.
"Huh? A Teddy Bear...?"
Suddenly, its eyes trembled.
Why is it surprised to see me?
"Owl definitely said something about a Teddy Bear before dying... Surely that Teddy Bear isn't the Teddy Bear who killed Owl...?"
Barely audible.
While the White Spider muttered something and observed us.
I whispered to everyone gathered around me.
I shared the story about the Fantastic Chaos monsters we met last time, ran the Analysis Module, and pulled up their information. Ah, as for our Fox who was having a smacking battle with the Black Fox, Tosuni had just wrapped her with the Blood Whip and dragged her back.
After hearing the story,
Tosun's Mom shifted her gaze to the Black Fox and White Spider as she spoke.
"Woom, if they are comrades of those guys from back then, we should kill them without a second thought. They're the ones who went around massacring the Flame Bear race."
"Woong, woong!"
Did it hear Tosun's Mom's story?
The White Spider gulped and slowly lifted its head to look up at the ceiling.
It seemed it wanted to secure a retreat path.
However,
Rumble-
The hole punched through the ceiling was filled in an instant.
"I can't let you escape. I don't let Chaos leave alive."
It seems Mr. Scarecrow closed the entrance.
Mr. Scarecrow must hate Chaos.
"Huuugh... We're in real trouble now...."
"Don't be scared! We might win if we fight!"
"Don't spout nonsense... I don't know about the others, but we can never beat that Rabbit over there...."
"Is she that strong? We won't know until we fight, right?"
"We can tell more than enough even before fighting...."
"Hoya... Is that so...?"
Watching the two of them whispering,
The three Luna Rabbits tilted their heads simultaneously, as if puzzled.
"Woong? Those things are Chaos?"
"Woong, weird. There's no way Chaos could be that docile."
"Woo-woong, could it be they aren't actually Chaos?"
And then,
Mr. Scarecrow began hopping forward, closing the distance with them.
There's no need to worry, right?
It's not like Mr. Scarecrow is as stupid as Fox, so would he approach them without any thought?
He must be closing the distance because he's confident.
"Woom? It's dangerous, so you shouldn't get closer!"
"Gom? Gom-gom-gom."
"Woo-woom?"
Come to think of it, I hadn't shown Tosun's Mom Mr. Scarecrow's information.
I pulled up Mr. Scarecrow's information for her.
[Scarecrow lv.100(Max)]
┗Pw.100
┗Rnk.Normal
[Domain: Creation]
┗Grade - Divine
"Wooowooom?! Ultimate Realm!?"
"Yoooong?! It's a Divine-grade Domain just like Papa's!"
Everyone, including Tosun's Mom, looked surprised.
Mr. Scarecrow had already approached right in front of the Fantastic guys.
"Hmm... Strange. Just like before, the opponent has approached right up to you, but why are you just staring blankly? Do you not feel the urge to kill your opponent?"
"Hoya? Are you asking me to attack you? Are you a pervert?"
"It seems you've belonged to Chaos for quite some time, and seeing you up close, the madness lingering in your eyes seems faint... Could it be that you are enduring without being encroached upon by Chaos?"
"Hoyahahat! Did you notice? That's right, we are no ordinary Chaos! We are a group that united to handle Chaos without being consumed by it! We are the Fantastic Chaos!"
"No, excuse me... Please don't just leak information about us like that...."
Mr. Scarecrow glared at them wordlessly for a moment.
Then he swiftly turned around and hopped back to join us.
"These ones seem different from the Chaos I've seen so far. Since they don't seem like Chaos that makes a habit of Destruction, I judge there is no need to kill them, so I will not get involved with them. Therefore, you all handle those two yourselves."
Whether to kill them or spare them.
It meant he was leaving the decision to us.
I thought it was a chance to see Mr. Scarecrow's power, but that's a shame.
"Everyooone... You know, we don't particularly have any desire to fight... Couldn't you just pretend you didn't see us and let us go...?"
The White Spider spoke to us in a slightly louder voice.
It truly looked like they had no intention of fighting at all.
But that didn't matter.
Because it seems Tosun's Mom has the type of personality that kills first once she designates someone as an enemy.
Even Fantastic Owl had instantly tucked its tail and fled as soon as it saw Tosun's Mom, but she went out of her way to chase it down, kill it, and drag it back.
"Wooowoom... I tend to get soft-hearted when I see an opponent begging for their life...."
Gom?
Since when?
It was the first time I was hearing this.
"I'll ask just one thing. Do you guys have any connection to the massacre of the Flame Bear race?"
"The Flame Bear massacre...? The two of us have nothing to do with that...."
"Wooowoom, you aren't lying, right?"
"It's the truth...."
"Woom, understood. Today is the day of our unity event with Son-in-law Bear's Dungeon, so I'm in a good mood... I will show you special mercy."
"Really...?"
"Of course, if you just block my attack once, I'll let you go alive."
"...Pardon?"
No, Tosun's Mom.
Are you really planning to spare them?
It sounds more like you're just saying you'll kill them.
Gom-gom.
I tugged on Tosun's Mom's fur.
"Woom, Son-in-law Bear? What is it?"
"Gom-gom-gom, gom-gom-gom-gom, gom-gom-gom-gom."
Let's change the condition for sparing them.
Even if they are Fantastic Chaos, they are completely different from those guys from last time, plus it's our first time meeting them today, and they had absolutely no hostility from the start, so telling them to block Tosun's Mom's attack is too pitiful.
"Wooowoom... If Son-in-law Bear says so... Then what condition should we change it to?"
"Gom-gom-gom-gom-gom, gom-gom-gom-gom."
Actually, there was something I wanted to test if I ever met Chaos, so let's let them live if they agree to my experiment.
When I said that, Tosun's Mom readily accepted the proposal.
As expected, my mother-in-law always listens well to my requests.
After getting Tosun's Mom's agreement like that.
I turned my head, looked at the Black Fox and White Spider, and shouted.
"Gom-gom! Gom-gom, gom-gom-gom-gom-gom!"
You guys!
We've changed the conditions, I'll let you go alive if you each just take one shot of my Vaccine!
"Hoyaaa? Vaccine?"
"Vaccine...?"
Even I thought I was a truly merciful Teddy Bear.