309. Summoning spirits




"Repetition.

 Outside of Tennesin, near the entrance, I hatched a haggler's meanie from a matsutake and defeated it with a repetition in no time.

'Nifonium, please.'
Yes, sir.

 Nihonium, who had Meeke clinging to her feet, nodded shakily.

 She closed her eyes once, as if reminding herself of something.
 Almost without a pause, a dungeon master appeared at a distance.

 It wasn't me, but that ghostly dungeon master who was originally in Nihonium.

'It's all right now, the monster inside should be gone.
Thank you. I'm not going to attack this guy or anything: ......
That's okay, I said. For example--

 Nihonium held out his hand to the Dungeon Master with a swoosh.
 The ghostly, that creepy dungeon master began to do push-ups on the spot.

 It was a very surreal sight.

''Oooohhhh!''

 Multiple cheers went up at the sight of it.
 The carpenters, who had been waiting some distance away from me and Nifonium, cheered.
 They all marveled at the control of the Nifonium.

'Cell,'

 The preparations are done, he called out to the cell, this time on the other side.
 He nodded quietly and went to the carpenters.

 A single quiet word, and one by one the carpenters entered the tower.

'That's Master Spirit, isn't it?'
You're like the genie from Nifongnium.
What's the genie doing helping the humans?
That's what Lyota Sato managed to do, right?
Yeah.

 With various voices, the carpenters brought tools and piles of building materials to Tenesin one after another.
 The negotiations in the cell were over and the building of the city in the dungeon had finally begun.

'Thank you Nihonium. For letting me help you with something unrelated.

 Nihonium shook his head slowly.

'Never mind.'
Well, thank you.

 I was thinking, "I'll have to get this nihonium thing sorted out soon.
 The cell came back to me.

'Thank you, Lady Sato: ...... and Nifonium.'

 Cell said to me and Nihonium respectively.
 I feel like he's more cocky than me, mind you.

'Speaking of which, Nihonium will stop the monsters while they're building, but what happens when the actual operation starts? Will the monsters attack the 'village'?
'No problem then. We'll use the Tree of Beginnings, as well as the resting place at Cyclo.
"The Beginning Tree?

 I've never heard that term before.

The tree of beginnings was first created when this world was born, according to one theory. It is the only thing that can be created outside of a dungeon.
"Huh?
'It's a mythical theory, but realistically the tree of beginnings seems to mean 'out' to the monster. If you touch it, it will disappear just as quickly as if you had left the dungeon.
I see, so if you build a city out of it, it will be like a warding for the monsters.

 Cell nodded clearly.

 But is there such a thing?
 The tree of beginnings, hey .......

 I walked off into Tennesin.
 A village in a dungeon being built by the Tree of Beginnings.
 I was a little curious to see what it would look like.

 Cell followed along and the conversation continued.

''The selection of the 'village chief' is in progress.
Are you okay? No pressure.
It's Satou-sama.

 Cel interrupted my words with a bite and said, staring right into my eyes from the side.

'What will I do when I ruin the ideals I was trying to uphold?
...... bad.
And we can't have Satou-sama's gun pointed at us.

 This time he said it ludicrously.
 Perhaps it was unusual for him to tell a joke like this.

"Back to the point. I'm going to change my name to 'village chief' or 'floor master', but that is currently under review. The compensation will be in line with the taxes, and we'll do everything we can with the money to deliver it. These are the two main conditions we're working on.
You mean a percentage. How much.
I'm assuming about 100 to 300 million pirouette a year.
I see.

 No freedom, but you're guaranteed 300 million a year until you die.
 And you're free to spend that 300 million and have everything you want delivered.
 Yeah, that sounds fair.

 I'd gladly take the bait on those terms, and it's a world out there, but I know roughly three people who would.
 That's a lot healthier than being a human pillar.

 While I was talking to Cell about various things regarding Tennesin, I stepped into the ground floor of Tennesin.
 It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends.

''But it's a strange sight, I never thought I'd end up building a village in a dungeon.
It's a great step for mankind. It's a great step for mankind, and we owe it all to you, Sato-sama.

 I just smiled and didn't say anything, since I was getting pretty used to lifting the cell.

 More importantly, I'm glad that Tenesin seems to have gotten things over with.
 If the person in charge is Cell, he won't be forcing adventurers and floor masters to be unreasonable.

 Now it's settled.

Satou-sama!

 Suddenly, Cell made an impatient noise.
 I wondered what was going on, and my body started to glow.

 It wasn't just Cell, the carpenters around me started to buzz as well.

 The light emanated from the top of my head and enveloped my entire body.

 A strange light, with no pain or suffering.

 As it enveloped me completely, the cell and the carpenters' voices gradually faded away.
 My lost vision gradually returns as the light subsides.

'Human. You are the first human I have been invited to meet.

 A man appeared in front of me.
 No, I was summoned to the man - and I instantly understood.

 And I knew who I was dealing with.

'Tennesin ......'
Yes.

 He called out to me and the man in front of me was the spirit of this dungeon.
 It was Tennesin.