Founding Demon Capital Arc

We went to the last floor where Veldora will live and arranged the interior.

I take out all of the furniture out from my stomach and set them in room cordoned off by blocks.

Atmosphere is really important, so I cant let the public see it.

I copied and prepared some items that Veldora likes.

And after we finished decorating the room, we proceeded to the center of the 100 floor and had Veldora release his aura.

Veldora released his aura carefully and managed to do so without an accident.

The inner walls of the room were created out of ore.

It going to turn into demonic steel soon after getting bathed with magic power after all, so its a simple mod wall.

This way, we can save a bit on costs.

By the way, the first floor of this dungeon is a square room 250m wide.

Its the same size as 4 Tokyo Domes, but as you continued further down, the size got smaller.

The dungeon was created this way so the aura could spread well.

Veldoras room is 100m2 wide.

Its seems quite big, but if Veldora get into his real form, it actually quite small.

It was created so it can be expanded if its ever inconvenient.

The dungeon is under Ramiris control, so it can be customized freely to some degree.

The aura is seeping up to each floor as planned.

Since theres no wall to block the way, it fills the room without disturbance.

All we have to do now is to wait until the monsters spawned.

After Veldora turned back into his human form, we moved on to the next step.

First, about traps

Poisoned Arrow Arrows smeared with poison come flying out of nowhere

Poison Swamp Swamp that is really poisonous. If you fall into one, youll get poison damage and abnormal status

Turning Tile/Mat Driving your sense of direction mad. Feel the importance of mapping!

Moving Tile/Mat A floor that moves all by it own. Really scary.

Cutting Thread Pass by it without realizing, your head comes off. Combined with Moving Floor for brutal results

Pitfall Rather than the damage dealt by falling down, whats awaiting you when you fall is scarier.

False Treasure Box(Mimic) Great, a treasure box..? Too bad, its ME!

Laughing Treasure Box Great, a treasure box! Die laughing.

Monster Room Hi there! Finally, a feast.

Sealing Room Turn a fire on and..

Darkness Floor Its a common sense to bring a torch you know. If you dont have one, we could sell one for a high price, how about it?

Low Ceiling Floor I dont want to meet monster while crawling~

Terrain Effect Floor What the hell is this?! Why theres a volcano in a dungeon!

I listed all of the trap I could think of.

Almost all of them are possible.

Its just the Terrain Effect Floor is too difficult. Well, volcano is impossible as expected.

I was imaging having blazing floor, freezing floor, or blizzard floor that makes traps from natural disasters, but.

Impossible. I dont have the energy to maintain something like that!

As expected, its impossible.

Well, I mightve asked for something really absurd.

And when I was going to give up on that plan,

Do you want me to tame a fire dragon or ice dragon from somewhere?

I hear the voice of someone that shouldnt be there.

As I turn around I could see silver haired twintail.

Eh..? Why are you here? Milim.

100 floors underground.

In the other word, in the last floor of the newly-built dungeon, a beautiful young demon lord is smiling with a complacent smile.

Fufun. Somehow I feel that youre doing something fun. To think you were courageous enough to exclude me

She said while getting arrogant and arching her back to emphasize her pitiful chest.

As usual, shes dressed all in black with dragon knucklesthat are emitting a dim light and hardly fiton her hands.

Still, as expected. Shes really sensitive to this kind of conspiracy.

No doubt, its impossible to hide things from Milim.

In the first place, its impossible to reason with Milim.

Just because she appeared here, theres no need to be surprised.

Milim and Veldora glared at each other, but afterwards shaked hands and seemed friendly.

If the two of them fight with each other, itll be a serious matter.

Thank goodness they have become friends.

Sorry about that. I had no intention to leave you behind. I was going to invite you after it was done

Really? But its more fun to participate from the get-go when doing something like this

Well, that might be true. By the way, is your country all right?

Shes also a demon lord.

Moreover after merging her territory with the former demon lords Frey and Karions territory, it should have gotten rather big.

Is it ok for her to play and walk around like me? (Hmm, me? Im good. Everyone is really excellent, so its better that I dont disturb them)

Upon hearing my question, she averted her gaze.

Well, its fine. See, Im really excellent after all.

By no means have I come here by running away because I hate studying!

I see.

Frey or the other examined and summarize the country state of affair and tried to teach it to Milim.

She hated it and ran away to this place. Thats probably the real situation.

No way! Im going join no matter what!

Before I say anything, she refused.

As expected. Her intuition is sharp as usual.

Well, whatever. Im not the one thats going to get scolded anyway.

Rather than that,

Alright, Im not the one thats going to get yelled at, so lets put that matter aside.

What you said before, taming a dragon? Is that possible?

Ugh. I really will get scolded? No, but.

It cant be helped. Theres bound to be some danger when you venture out.

Its possible to tame a dragon. If you want, should I tame one for you?

Ooh, can I rely on you? In that case what species are there?

Milim fears getting scolded, just like a kid that skip her homework to go play.

Well, it cant be helped. Its the path she took.

After overcoming her worried expression, Milims mood changed easily as she teach us about dragons.

Seems like Veldora had no interest in it at all.

Ramiris is saying something like What are you doing coming to this place! just to get glared at by Milim and caught..

From Milims explanation, there are 4 types of dragons.

Fire dragon, ice dragon, wind dragon, and earth dragon.

There are some that gained special evolution or unique, but these are the only four types.

As expected its impossible to tame a dragon lord, but as long its not a lord, its possible to tame an adult one.

With this, having an effect similar to terrain effect is possible.

And so well have the dragons live on the lower floors.

I dont really know just how strong a dragon is, but practically every dragon is at least an A rank.

Its the level that could be defeated by 6 Holy Knights.

An elemental dragon is bound to increase the difficulty. Thus while being carefree, of course I arrange the dragon floors.

In order of strength, fire>ice>wind>earth.

Or so it would be if the dragon is young. The order might get changed it its an old one. That is, the dragon that is able to exercise all of its power will arise victorious.

If its the order from strength only and it became like that.

And so,

99th floor is Flame Hell Floor Being covered in high temperature flame, the last gateway. Heat-resistant equipment is needed. The one that waiting before it is!?

98th floor is Ice Hell Floor. If you stop, you die. Can you endure it with cold-resistant equipment?

97th floor is Lighting Floor. The thread of lighting falling down from the sky. Whether you can break through this floor or not depend on your luck!

96th floor is Tremor Floor. As to ridicule the one that managed to come this far, a fiendish earthquake will befall you. Feel the wrath of the dragon!

And so the super hard terrain floors have been created.

The dragons could use the aura that Veldora released as food, so they could live here with no problem .

Theres no need to tamper with these floors. Just let the dragons that Milim tamed make a nest here and itll be fine.

Next, create a safe zone every 10 floors.

Well, theres a boss room before each, so they could only access it after they defeated the boss.

There, they would be able to purchase magic stones, sell drops, and buy potions at very high prices.

Building a tavern or a restaurant might be a good idea, but wouldnt they just exit the dungeon if they wanted a break?

Well, Ill decide on that as things go.

The first floor difficulties is for testing only. So any beginner could finish it.

The roads are wide, so getting lost is unlikely.

Nevertheless, 250m in width is considerable. Its going to be a floor that makes you walk a lot without any result/income.

From then on, starting with the 2nd floor its not that easy.

Its time for the traps.

Even though I say it wont be easy, in reality there isnt a single brutal trap up until the tenth floor, so Im sure theyll proceed without any major difficulties.

Immediately facing a death trap would dissuade people from continuing, so its out of the question.

In this manner, while arguing about this and that, the four of us proceeded to arrange every floor.

And thus, after three days, we are almost done fine-tuning it.

We nod to each other with smiles on our faces, leaving the dungeon with a feeling of accomplishment.

Needless to say, the dungeon is filled with monster by the next time we went there.

Milim went out to tame the dragons.

I dont particularly mind the monsters getting destroyed, but thats a no-no for the dragons.

We assigned all the tamed dragons as Ramiris subordinates.

Get this, inside Ramiris Dungeon Creationher subordinates are immortal.

If Ramiris got killed, shell disappear, but the subordinates could respawn at the recorded spot.

This is the reason why she wanted Beretta so much.

Even if Ramiris doesnt have any power, inside the dungeon, Ramiris troops are undefeatable.

For Ramiris who doesnt have any subordinates, it just a meaningless invincible skill.

Beretta himself serves us tea without any complaint busily fulfills a maids function.

Since it seems that Beretta consents, working for Ramiris might not be so bad.

With this, I finally gain real subordinates..!

Said Ramiris clearly emotional.

She might be really lonely. So while looking at Beretta,

Oi, Beretta. Do you want to be Ramiris permanent servant?

I ask Beretta.

Ive been thinking of this for a while. If Beretta wants it, Ill let him change its loyalty.

If Beretta didnt want to, Ill prepare new subordinate for Ramiris.

Beretta answered,

Is it all right? Then Ill swear my allegiance to Ramiris-sama, as her servant

He said without any hesitation.

Isnt it good, Ramiris. Youre unexpectedly loved.

I nodded,

Fine. Well, then Beretta. From now on, you shall work under Ramiris!

I declared, lifting the master lock and transferring it to Ramiris.

Whos of course clearly dumbfounded by what has just occurred.

Ay! Thank you very much for everything up until now. I wont forget the favour of letting me be born into this world

Dont worry about me. From now on, work hard and protect Ramiris

Ay! Even at the cost of my life!

Lets believe him. If its Beretta, I dont have to worry.

The transfer concluded without any problem. From now on, Ill only be the sub-master.

As long as nothing happens to Ramiris, Beretta will only listen to Ramiris command.

Ramiris who finally managed to understand the situation pranced around in delight.

She might be really delighted.

But, its fine.

Controlling the dragons inside the dungeon all by herself might be too difficult.

So if Beretta is there when she needs him, there will be no problem.

It also seems like Beretta doesnt want to hand over the position as the first servant since Beretta has been serving her for a while.

Veldora and I start to get fed up while look at the prancing Ramiris.

Being a formal master-servant relationship, Beretta became an immortal inside this dungeon.

Servant can only revive at a previously set location, but there are no revival limits.

With a sufficient number of troops, Ramiris ability is terrifying.

And its because shes the owner, that this ability has yet to see the light of day.

Im not going to tell her, but depending on its use it could easily sway any battle.

Even now, having Beretta with unlimited rebirths is too overpowered.

Now, were also adding Milims dragons.

Theres a chance that this kid will soon have an unbelievably potent power in her hands.

But, its Ramiris after all. There wont be any problem.

This lovable fairy is just a small lonely kid.

The revival item called bracelet of revival is also recognized by Ramiris, so anyone who wears it will not die.

But, itll have no effect outside this dungeon.

If this thing isnt explained completely, theres a possibilities of misunderstandings.

And then while confirming various things, the dungeon is getting shaped steadily.

Whats this airtight room for? is this also a trap?

To that question,

If you suddenly enter into a room without air, youll fall from not being able to breath. At worstdie.

You have to be careful in front of any room. This is an ironclad rule.

Examine the poison inside the room, measure the concentration of air. If you cant do at least this much, you wont be able to last long.

At worst, you have to use wind magic for ventilation

I answered, seems like she didnt understand.

Well, I know that this is an atrocious trap.

You. Ive been thinking this for a while, but youre a terrifying guy.

But, reliable. I wouldnt have been able to think of this kind of trap all by myself.

Ramiris said while looking at the traps with admiration.

So thats what she thinks of me. Well, I liked games in my previous world, so its a trap that Ive gotten used to.

If you tell me to clear it in real life, though, I beg to differ.

Theres almost no one unaffected by poison and having no need to breathe like us.

I think its going to be a brutal dungeon.

The completed masterpiece can hardly be described with only brutal.

(Well, if you add monster to those kinds of vicious traps, of course its going to be fiendish)

I feel like I heard a voice, but its probably just my imagination.

However, I bet Ill hear it again soon enough.

After finishing the creation of the dungeon, I return to city.

Veldora and Ramiris will probably happily finish the rest by themselves.

They were very interested in watching me set up the traps..

They also asked to allow them to set one up, but I refusedprimarily due to wanting to avoid a sick joke before the tenth floor.

Otherwise the customer (adventurers) will have their hearts or minds broken and will be unable to proceed.

However, I did decide to leave the rest to them on the condition that the floor must be passable.

95th and 94th floors will probably end up being nonsensical floors, but its ok.

91st to 93rd floors are untouched. Milim might want to do one, so well set it up later.

And so, I leave the rest to them. Its good to see them enjoy themselves this much.

By the time I got back to the city, Myormiles had arrived.

He must have prepared himself with a great haste. His arrival is way faster then what I had planned.

I led him to the mansion Ive prepared beforehand and leave the rest to Rigurdo.

I say my thanks to Myormiles and briefed him on the new happenings.

I explained the location of the arena and the plans for building a tavern town there.

I also told him about the plan to attract adventurer with the newly built dungeon.

Rigurdo and Myormiles were shocked to hear that and it turned into quite a discussion.

Rigurdo wanted to discuss the type of people who will come here from now on.

Myormiles discussed the opening of the arena and the dungeon.

After listening to their opinions, we proceeded to discuss the necessary resources.

They quickly became good friends.

I told Rigurdo to treat Myormiles as the official leader of the business division.

I also told him that Myormiles will get a second post as the leader of publicizing.

Rigurdo nodded, and contacted the individuals that would benefit said divisions.

Thus preparation continue.

Myormiles was accepted as the resident of Tempest easily.

I only introduced him and let the other introduce themselves.

The flow was so smooth it left me surprised.

Anyways, after seeing Myormiles work ethic, they cant have any complaints left.

Myormiles evinced that hes able to grasp the abilities of the subordinates that were assigned to him.

And, including his entourage, he assigned jobs to each member individually.

Seeing a hierarchy completed in a blink of an eye is rather refreshing.

Myormiles is really lively for being responsible for two divisions.

Now, as for the invitations to various leaders and figureheads.

Excluding the person I personally know, we send the invitation under Myormiles name.

Influential nobles and wealthy merchant of each town.

His progress is so quick that youd think he had been doing this his whole life.

We also drafted up procedure and costs for the upcoming events.

Not just the planning and management, but things are producing smoothly on all fronts.

Looks like I chose the right person.

Perhaps out of all the ideas Ive thus implemented, choosing Myormiles was the best.

If he were not here, the possibility of things going awry is high.

With just our power, we couldnt have performed this well.

Im really fortunate to be able to meet good people.

Myormiles also feel charmed by the food, environment, and comfort of this town.

Impossible. This is impossible! Its even more comfortable compared to the royal capital!

He kept saying until it basically became his catchphrase.

Im glad that he liked it.

Then again, Myormiles reaction is the primary evidence that everything will be fine.

And Myormiles himself knows it.

Rimuru-sama, theres no way this plan is going to fail.

With everything as it is, anyone could make it succeed!

Myormiles said. filled with excitement.

I think anyone is a bit too much, but Im happy to hear him say that.

And as the preparations progress, unfamiliar people start coming to the town.

I feel a heated season approaching.

And it is nigh upon us!