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Chapter 59
A bear-shaped building constructed from the Toy Blocks I had envisioned and created.
This was the new home where we would live from now on.
Goodbye to the shabby dirt floor!
I stepped inside the building with excited footsteps.
"There's nothing inside."
"...!"
"Woong."
"Kuooh."
"It's Woong! It's Kuooh!"
The group that entered with me spoke as they looked around the inside of the house.
The interior was completely empty.
There was no furniture placed anywhere.
That was to be expected.
I hadn't envisioned the interior layout at all.
Well, it wasn't a problem.
We could just decorate it starting now.
"But this house, it feels incredibly cozy... Is it perhaps not an ordinary building?"
Hehe. Can you feel it?
The special function equipped in the building I made!
"Ah. Feeling it closely, Mana is slowly filling up. A building that provides Mana recovery... no, Mana replenishment."
As expected, she was a woman who was quick on the uptake at times.
Just as Ailee said, simply being inside this house replenished Mana.
Calculating it, it seemed to recover about 1 Mana per minute.
This was by no means a small amount.
That was 60 Mana in one hour.
It meant replenishing a whopping 600 Mana in ten hours.
Now, even if I never hunted again for the rest of my life, I wouldn't end up unable to move.
To someone from the Doll Tribe like me, this building was no different from a supply depot that generated infinite food.
After all, as long as the Doll Tribe had Mana, there were no obstacles to living.
"Bear Baby, you made this building for residential purposes, right?"
Ailee turned her gaze to me and asked.
Nod, nod.
That is correct.
"Alright, then I'll try making the furniture to place inside the house. Since I received distributed ownership from our baby, I should be able to generate things too."
After Ailee said that.
She stretched both hands forward and closed her eyes.
Then she narrowed her brow sharply and let out a spirited yell.
"Hnnngh, haaaat!"
You don't have to go that far.
You're overdoing it...
It generates just by envisioning it.
"Haaap, hyaaaaaah!"
"...?"
"Do you need to poop? Go outside and do it."
While the Puppeteer Doll and the Fox were staring at Ailee strangely.
Poof-!
In the direction Ailee had reached out her hands.
A bed was suddenly generated.
It wasn't a toy bed.
It was a very ordinary, normal bed.
"Gasp? It's a Summoning Skill!"
"...!"
"Pant, pant... making just one is so hard... How were our baby and Bear Baby perfectly fine...?"
Undead sweat too.
Well, since they also sleep, I guess it's not that strange.
Anyway, it seemed that when normal living creatures generated objects with the Dungeon's ability, it didn't just consume Mana, but also completely exhausted their bodies. In other words, a lot of fatigue rushed in.
We were probably fine because we are Dolls.
Because we have bodies that don't accumulate fatigue.
Heh. This is the exact advantage of the Doll Tribe.
"If I created an item with special functions, I'd pass out. I should just make normal beds."
Ailee muttered to herself.
She staggered and stretched both arms forward once again.
"Haaap!"
"Kuooh!"
Jjokkomi supported Ailee's back.
Seeing them letting out a spirited yell together, it seemed to be an Action meant to boost her energy.
Poof-!
One more bed was generated.
But that wasn't the end.
Ailee continued to make beds.
Three, four, five.
Finally, she generated a total of six beds.
Why did she make so many?
The Puppeteer Doll and I don't need one.
We can't sleep anyway.
There were beds for Tosuni and the Fox too.
Honestly, we don't need theirs either.
Because those guys don't belong to our Dungeon.
I don't mean we're excluding them for not being members, just that they don't sleep here, so it's unnecessary.
Hmm... well, there's no harm in having them.
Since they could take a nap here before leaving.
But can't Tosuni not sleep either?
No, since she used to be a living creature, can she sleep if she wants to?
I can't really remember.
I don't think I ever checked.
***
"Wooong!"
"It's so fluffy!"
"...!"
Tosuni, the Fox, and the Puppeteer Doll.
The three of them climbed onto one bed and were jumping around.
Guys, that's a place for sleeping.
Not a place for jumping around.
"Kuhul, kuhuuul...."
Jjokkomi had climbed onto another bed and was taking a nap.
If it were like before, she would have excitedly played with them, but it seemed she still had no energy from the shock of Mother Bear and Urami's deaths.
And Ailee was on the bed right next to her...
...Huh, Ailee is gone?
She was resting in bed just a moment ago.
I looked around.
Then I caught sight of Ailee's back as she headed outside the house.
Has her body fully recovered now?
More importantly, where is she going?
Pad, pad.
I scurried out of the house, chasing after her.
Ailee was heading into the warehouse building.
I followed her inside.
"Throw this away, and this too... Hmm, I can still use this one."
In a corner of the warehouse.
Ailee was organizing the Magic Tools.
So she came to the warehouse to sort things out.
She really is a diligent woman.
She must be tired; she should have rested a bit more.
Unfortunately, I couldn't help her.
Because I didn't know anything about Magic Tools.
I felt sorry, but I had no choice but to leave all that work to Ailee.
Keep up the good work, Ailee.
"Hmm. This Magic Tool's durability is completely worn out, but it's a waste to throw it away. Let's just store it for now instead of discarding it. It's highly unlikely we'll meet a Restorer on this continent, as they are as rare as an Appraiser, but you never know."
So there is a profession called a Restorer.
I guess they are a Human with a skill that restores Magic Tools that have lost all their durability.
But even if we were lucky enough to meet such a Human, wouldn't we be unable to entrust them with the restoration?
Setting aside the fact that we are monsters, we wouldn't be able to communicate with a Human at all.
Ah. If we kidnapped one and threatened them with body language while shoving the Magic Tool at them, it might somehow be possible.
Just as I was having those thoughts.
A question suddenly crossed my mind.
Wait a minute.
Is it true that Ailee can't communicate with a Human either?
I feel like Ailee might be an exception...
Because even though she is a monster now, she was originally a Human.
Perhaps she can converse not just with monsters, but with a Human as well.
I shouldn't have let that Black Human go last time; I should have dragged him over and made them talk.
Well, there's no need to be disappointed.
Another opportunity will come later.
Since there will be plenty of encounters with a Human from now on.
Unless Humans give up on exploring this continent and all withdraw.
***
Earlier, I had shot a Luck Breath at everyone.
I had refilled the Luck Buff that had vanished at some point.
But everyone's Buff was already gone again.
It seemed a Small Luck had occurred somewhere while I was looking away.
There was no way to know what kind of luck had occurred.
Because a Small Luck is hard to notice.
That is, unless you directly witness the moment the Buff disappears by checking their information.
Anyway.
I shot a Luck Breath at everyone once again.
Since I had resolved to periodically check my companions' information and refill the Luck Buff if it was gone.
After renewing everyone's Luck Buff like that,
time flew by, and today was already coming to an end.
Night must have fallen in the outside world, as the lights embedded in the Dungeon ceiling began to emit Moonlight.
Seeing that it had gotten dark, Tosuni and the Fox slowly got ready to head back.
At that moment.
Ailee called out and stopped the Fox.
"Huh? Fox baby, where are you going?"
"I'm going home."
"You're going to sleep in that burrow outside?"
"Of course. That is my home!"
"I went out of my way to make a bed for you so you could sleep comfortably..."
"Ah. Then I will take it with me! It's nice because it's fluffy!"
"Wouldn't this bed not fit inside the burrow?"
"I just have to expand it!"
Ailee stared intently at the Fox.
She seemed to think for a moment before speaking again.
"...Fox baby. How about you just live together with us in our Dungeon? It's lonely and sad living outside by yourself."
Ailee carefully suggested.
At that, the Fox's eyes went wide.
"C-Can I really?!"
"It's fine as long as Bear Baby gives permission."
Soon, the Fox and Ailee's gazes turned to me.
They were very burdensome looks.
Ailee looked at me and asked.
"Bear Baby, is it okay if the Fox baby lives here with us too? If you don't want to, there's nothing we can do."
"Please, please...!"
Since I had the highest stake in the Dungeon, it seemed they were asking for my permission.
Nod, nod.
Why are you even asking?
Of course it's fine.
"Thankfully, Bear Baby says it's okay too."
"Gaaaaaasp!!!"
As soon as my permission fell, the Fox shivered violently as if she were having a seizure.
Then she shook her head wildly up, down, left, and right.
She was expressing her joy with her entire body.
"The Fox baby is broken...."
"Fuhehehe! I'll go pack my bags right now! Just wait!"
The Fox twitched her tail and ran toward the Portal.
Tosuni followed behind the Fox to go home, wearing an envious expression.
***
While waiting for the Fox to pack her bags and return.
I decided to use the Evolution skill I had been putting off.
My Physical Adaptability had long surpassed the value required for the Evolution condition.
[Would you like to use [Evolution lv.2]?]
It's a notification I feel like I haven't seen in a long time.
Anyway, use!
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[Races available for Evolution]
◎ Dungeon Dragon Teddy Bear - Superior
└ Level decreases by 1.
└ No additional power.
└ Appearance change - Body size increases by 15 times.
└ Acquire Dictatorship lv.1.
└ Entity incapable of Limit Breakthrough.
◎ Luck Snatching Dragon Teddy Bear - Superior
└ Level decreases by 1.
└ Acquire 3 additional power.
└ No appearance change.
└ Dragon Mimicry lv.1 - Acquire Misfortune Breath.
└ Entity incapable of Limit Breakthrough.
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Oh, what is this?
Now, in addition to the Evolution rewards, it even shows detailed information about the races available for Evolution?
It seemed to be thanks to the Helper leveling up by one stage.