173. Samethylene Winter Team




 The city of Sametylene.
 Cell and I came here in a rickshaw shaped carriage.

 While the streets of Cyclo have a medieval European feel to them, the people and streets of Sametjen have a more Chinese feel to them.
 And yet it's as lively and bustling as Cyclo.
 I was curious about this world, what kind of dungeons there were, and what kind of daily life the city's residents were going through with them.

 Of course, the name of the dungeon is something I'm curious about, but that's not the place to be right now.

 I asked Cell, who was sitting across from me.

'We're in Samethrene, where are we going?'
'The Dungeon Society. That's where I'm going to put the head of the association, Linus Ronin.

 I see.
 As I recall, they said they were going to use this as an opportunity to strengthen the agreements and rules.

That's all well and good, but why me too?
We need Mr. Sato's help. In a way that only Mr. Sato can.
Is it just me?
Hmm. I can handle it if I leave it to my own hands, but it will be easier to handle if Satou-sama comes out.
'Oh, right: ...... What do I have to do?'
As long as you're with me, and you can get your story together there, that's all that matters.
Is that what you want?

 Cell nodded clearly.
 His eyes are calm, but there's a hint of a lecherous glint in them.
 Is there an ambitious side to you that you haven't shown me? What a surprise, I thought.

 The rickshaw and rickshaw pulled by two strong men arrived at their destination.

 When I got out of the car, I saw a five-story tower-like building in front of me.
 I walked into the tower with Cell.
 I walked in easily to see if we had an appointment, and we were shown into a luxurious reception room.
 We waited for a while and a familiar face showed up.

 The head of the Same-Chillen Association, the man who was done in by Clint for the Indor case.
 His name was Linus, according to ...... cell.

'Thank you for your patience,'
We've never met. I'm Cell Stem, president of the Cyclodungeon Society. This is Mr. Sato, president of the Indole Society.

 Cell introduced himself and introduced me as well.
 Oh, right, I was the head of the Indor association.
 The Indore association is actually a sub-organization of the Cyclo Association, and I usually never pay much attention to that.

 I see, that's why you asked me to accompany you.
 I'm sure the head of the association will be asked to say something. Let's prepare ourselves.

"Same-Chillen Dungeon Association President Linus Ronin.

 Linus said his name, but he was freaked out.
 It's a reaction to the fact that he knows what we're coming for.

'I'm sorry for the unexpected visit. I'm sorry for the unexpected visit, but things are getting a bit dicey at this time with Cyclo and Indor.
What is this?
Someone has planted dungeon debris in the dungeon.
Really? There are such shameless people out there?

 I uttered a few words of condemnation, but Linus' voice was shaky.
 He tended to keep his eyes down, glancing at me and the cell to see what was going on.
 I did it. It's like he's confessing.

'Has anything like that happened to Samethyne?
I'm not sure. I haven't heard anything like that.
Oh, I see. As you know, it's a serious offense to place such a thing in a dungeon. You can't afford to overlook that. I'm going to have to find the real culprit: ...... and the mastermind behind it.
Yeah, I guess so.

 Linus' voice trembled more and more.
 Cell continued to threaten Linus in a distant way.

 It was surprisingly far-fetched and sticky.
 He couldn't do anything about it, he could only bite back, and every time Cell opened his mouth, Linus, who freaked out, was slowly being trapped.

 It reminded him of Osaka Castle, which had reached the height of its prosperity but was cruelly stripped naked.
 The cell continued to fill in the outer moat, just like that.

'But the other side did something stupid too.
What?
Well, you know what they say in Cyclo. Don't let Lyota Satou get involved. There are not one or two of us who have done something unreasonable and have been so displeased with Satou-sama that they have been devastated just because they intervened.

 Come to think of it, that's what they say.
 Maybe after Clifford? That's what I've been told.
 I'm just a regular guy.

 But it also became a threat.
 Linus was even more frightened when he did something that didn't fit the norm.

''If you get to Satou-sama, he'll even change the drop times of the dungeon. Come to think of it, I hadn't heard of it, but can Satou-sama eliminate the drops themselves?
Yeah?

 What are you asking me all of a sudden - I huffed as soon as I thought about it.
 'This,' he said, 'is this the one you want to talk to me about?

'I can do that,'
Oh, really?
Yeah.

 I don't need to dare to talk to you, that's a normal thing to do.
 All you have to do is not send Aulum back to the mansion at night, and you don't have to send him back to the dungeon in the morning.
 If you want to do it, you can do it.

I'm sure you'll be able to do it. I'm afraid you can't do anything absurd in Satou-sama's presence.
I'd love it if you did.

 This is the real story.
 I've been in a black company, and when I see something absurd, I can't resist sticking my head in the sand.
 I'm usually happy that I don't have that problem.

"By the way, Satou-sama.
Yeah?
Why don't you go and experience the dungeon?
'Dungeon experience? Yeah, I'm certainly curious to see what the dungeons of Samethrene are like. Can I go to ......?

 Get with the story.
 That's the last thing Linus told me.

 It's another threat.
 Absurdly I stick my head in the sand, talking about people who have been shoved in and beaten, and then further indicating the possibility of no drop with the Aulum story.

 I turn it around and threaten Linus with it.
 I felt sorry for Linus when he was threatened, and in an instant he looked like he had indulged for about 10 years.

 After just threatening him like that, Cell ended up not talking about any of the intricacies, and left the Society of Samethyllene with me.

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 In a rickshaw drawn by a strong man, Cell said to me.

'Thank you, Master Satou.'
Is that what you want?
'Hmm, thanks to Satou-sama, I'm completely in control.
I'm glad I could help. But it's good that you're willing to do it, because I'm not making any demands or anything.
'We've taken full control, there's no need to panic. Linus Ronin is a reasonable man, and I'm sure he will understand the position and offer himself.
I see.
Besides, big trees taste best before they fall.

 Plainly, Cell says horrible things.
 Well, but this time, Linus had it coming this time.

''If it wasn't for Satou-sama, things wouldn't have gone so well. Let me thank you again.

 In a comfortable rickshaw that doesn't rock at all, Cell gets on his knees and bows his head to me.

'Thank you.'

 He said.