Chapter 78 – Inrush

000

“Eh- that’s why. The homunculus we’ve been living together in the mansion since today. This is Innis…”

“”…””

Layla introduces her homunculus to her, Innis, in front of Sasha and Quon, who are sitting in the living room.

Both Sasha and Kuon seemed surprised and unable to speak with their mouths open.

And the real culprit, Innis, is-

“Ah-ang. Papa. Can I feed you?”

“Oh, no, it’s fine, sit a little further away.”

I was clinging to Cleon, who was sitting across from Sasha and Quon, and was about to put a grape in his mouth her.

Still with the expressionless expression typical of a homunculus.

Lila frowns at the headache that has been going on since earlier.

These days, the season when the night air is cold.

The dormitories and mansions built within the academy grounds are designed so that students can study safely and comfortably.

It was designed to block outside air and maintain a pleasant indoor environment.

There is no such thing as poor construction.

But, nonetheless.

The atmosphere in the living room was very cold.

Only with ‘Innis’, who clings to Cleon and fawns, unable to grasp the atmosphere.

“Hey, wait! You’re too close! Cleon is mine, so get away!”

Only Galatea, pulling Cleon towards herself on the other side, was heating up.

“Yeah, Lila…”

“Mi-sorry… It wasn’t meant to be like this…”

When Quon is about to say something, Lila bows her head beforehand and apologizes.

The homunculus was supposed to be used as a housekeeper in order to ease the burden on Quon, who was doing housework and schoolwork at the same time.

That’s why I wanted a homunculus with good dexterity, brittleness, and diligence to be born, but-.

What The little mischief-like ingredients that were mixed make the most of their effect.

A bitch homunculus with lustful thoughts in her head was born and died.

Even if you tear your hair out and think about what your past self was thinking and putting those ingredients in.

`Come to think of it, the ability a succubus possesses will be helpful when it comes to getting rid of troublesome men… ?`

I can only remember that I added it to the recipe with a light heart.

“Hey, Layla. Can I ask you a question?”

With a strangely cold voice, Sasha raises her arm.

Seeing that the tail and ears of the beast that grew out of her were stronger than usual.

It seemed that he was quite wary of Innis. In several ways.

“Is Innis the daughter of Lyla and Cleon?”

“”Nope!””

Cleon and Lyla raise their voices at the same time.

“Yes, that’s right. I was curious about that too. The hair and eye colors seem to be a mixture of the two…”

As Quon continues, Layla sighs and speaks.

“Of course, my blood and Cleon’s semen were used to create the homunculus. Biologically, it’s completely different. It’s just a little bit of the elements of the two of us. Of course, I deny that the two of us made it together. But…”

“I, semen…”

Sasha swallows in response to the word.

“It’s too much!? I don’t know Master, but acknowledge please Papa~! I was born from Papa’s semen~!”

“It’s fun~ Cleon’s child is the only one in my belly~ There’s no way a big kid like you would be born to Lila!”

Cleon, like Lila, just got a headache from the two women arguing from both sides.

“Innis, remote!”

When Layla calls out, Innis’s body her abruptly stops.

Then DeviceGeek. And moved away from Cleon with an unnatural movement.

“No no no~! I want to hang out with papa more~!”

But the will doesn’t disappear, so I’m tired of it.

“Don’t complain! You’re not Cleon’s love doll, you’re a homunculus for managing this mansion!”

Lyla speaks as if admonishing a child.

However, the sight of Innis being manipulated with the magical thread extending from his hand was a bit ridiculous.

“I’ll take care of the mansion and take care of Papa’s situation~!”

“Keuuuuugh! What kind of power is this…! Follow me! I’ll readjust it!”

Innis trying to force himself out of Layla’s control.

But somehow, because of Layla’s control of her, he was dragged into the underground workshop.

Galatea had a victor’s smile on her face.

Both Sasha and Quon became slightly embarrassed, averting their gaze and blushing.

“…Let’s rest for now. Tomorrow, I’ll be busy with Ryla’s Enforcement Division, too. You guys, don’t come close to that place as much as possible.”

Cleon stood up while saying that, and Quon hurriedly got up from his seat her.

“Cleon, wait.”

While saying that, at the sound of Quon calling him, Cleon turned to her.

Suddenly he felt a soft, warm touch on his lips.

With his eyes closed and his face flushed, he saw the face of Quon, who had been kissing him.

Cleon was a little surprised, but she did n’t deny it and let her do as she wished.

After a while, a ripple of warm magical energy spreads between the two, and Quon’s divine magical power spreads.

It covered Cleon’s body like a veil, and eventually permeated his body with her.

When the transfer of magical power was over, Quon left Cleon with his cheeks still stained red.

I could see Sasha looking at it, covering her eyes with both hands (although the gap was slightly open), shy.

“Yo, lately. It seems like you’re putting too much pressure on Layla and Cleon… A blessing that prevents bad luck… It’s magic.”

Quon answered as if hesitating, holding the index fingers of both hands together.

“…I’m not as smart as Lyla, and I’m not good at using magic, but I want to help Cleon if he’s having a hard time, and I want to be with everyone.”

She then smiled warmly as she slightly raised her fist on her chest.

“So, Cleon. You have to be careful tomorrow too? No matter what. I’m on your side.”

“Me, me!”

Sasha hurriedly raised her hand and rushed to Cleon’s side her.

Galatea sneaked up behind her and took her left hand her.

“…Thank you.”

Saying so, Cleon reaffirms his bonds with his comrades his.

With these colleagues, I’m sure I can get through anything.

It was to be engraved on her own chest her.

001

A large vacant lot on the way from the sex department to the dormitory, where the enforcement department is expected to hide.

The first to move was the head of the ‘Intelligence Division’.

Using special stealth magic and the ability to assimilate with the world itself, she has the ability to infiltrate where she wants without being caught by any surveillance network.

Check the underground using the underground detection device prepared by the Magic Tools Department.

The response is ‘black’.

Underneath the clearing, as Layla had predicted, there was a massive structure.

When the detection results are delivered to the other chiefs through communication magic.

Aruru, in command, delivers the following instructions.

They are the chiefs of the department who are a little uneasy in terms of combat ability to directly participate in the operation.

Economics, Astrology, Law, Philosophy, Music, Art.

Each of the six chiefs was standing in a circle at regular intervals at a certain distance from the vacant lot, each holding a barrier stone.

If they activate the barrier stone at the same time.

A barrier is activated centering on the barrier stone to prevent the exit of beings other than those allowed.

A barrier like a black curtain covers the surroundings.

“The barrier has been properly completed. The only thing to be careful of is those who try to come in from the outside. It’s dedicated to preventing people from going outside from the inside. It’s weak to block people from entering from the outside.”

“You should trust the professors and the chief in charge of that part.”

Aruru responds to Lyla’s words her, putting on her combat uniform her and preparing for her charge her.

Cleon was next to him, and he wore the armor of his adventurer days and wore his master’s sword around his waist.

“…Though I want to go in as well.”

Layla says so, but Aruru shakes her head.

“I’ll be in charge of the scene, but I said I’ll be disconnected from the outside world, right? Then, the only one I can entrust this place to is Lyla.”

“Yes. And your magic is too powerful to fight in a small space.”

Cleon also nodded in agreement with Aruru’s opinion of her.

Of course, the fact that the fatigue accumulated from making magic tools for this operation was a somewhat thoughtful arrangement.

“…Okay. If it’s the two of you, it won’t be such a big problem. In case something happens…”

Cleon taps her on the shoulder at Lila’s worried words to her.

It was a look that told them to believe in themselves.

Well then, Lila also nodded her head as she couldn’t help but smile her wry smile her.

Cleon advances to the front of the barrier with Aruru.

There were ‘Cecil’ and ‘Rail’ who were already ready to rush in.

“Aruru-sama. Students from other departments are ready to enter.”

Cecil said that to Aruru, and when Cleon’s eyes met hers, her expression her turned a little harsh.

“Why aren’t you also rushing here… With Riomes?”

“It really doesn’t matter which way you rush in. If you go inside, everything will fall.”

Aruru talks as if she’s okay.

According to Layla, she’ll let Ariadne in without permission.

The defense mechanism activates and moves the person who entered the room to a random location.

That is why characters who have certain means to protect themselves participate in the rush.

“To tell you the truth, I am the both of you…”

As Aruru looks at Cecil and Rail, she makes a worried expression.

Rail shook her head in response.

“We are your servants who sharpened our swords to assist and protect Aruru-sama. We will spend our lives for Aruru-sama.”

Cecile also nodded her head with her determined face.

“… Thanks, both of you. Be really careful when you go inside. Move as much as possible for the purpose of merging.”

“Yes.”

At the end of the instructions, Lila’s magic sound was finally heard, announcing the operation time.

Another magic engraved on the machine installed by the Intelligence Division is activated.

The hole in the huge dimensional passage was opened, creating a way to enter Ariadne.

“…Let’s go!”

With those words as a signal, students from each entrance throw themselves into the hole.

Along with the sense of weightlessness that surrounds the body, a slightly dizzying energy attacks oneself.

Cleon bit his lip to stay as sane as possible.

Passing through a passage of one dimension, both long and short—

Before long, gravity is felt once more and pulls him to the floor.

Dump! Cleon, who managed to land somehow with a sound, first draws out his sword and looks around.

Stone walls and floors. And the ceiling. A passageway that seemed to lead anywhere.

And the air feels strangely warm and humid.

“…It’s no different from an underground dungeon.”

It was an air of strange tension, which I had experienced many times while going on adventures.

While living in a safe (?) Place for a month, I felt that the sense of being an adventurer that had been forgotten a little bit came back little by little.

Even if you look around, you see that you can’t see any human beings besides yourself.

Cleon thought that he was the only one who had landed here.

Then he takes out something like a compass in a small case from his pocket.

This is also one of the magic tools Layla prepared, and I only made one because of material and cost issues.

The effect was a pretty useful thing here too.

‘The needle of life’

It is a magic tool that always points in the direction of the nearest creature, excluding the user.

I can’t tell if it’s an enemy or an ally, but if it’s active, I can detect it without a problem.

It’s a pretty good thing to put on the first button.

The needle, which received Cleon’s magical power, goes round and round to detect life forms around it.

After a while, did you sense something?

The needle points beyond the aisle and stops.

Cleon slowly and vigilantly gets to his feet and begins to walk.

The inside of the labyrinth has a mysterious atmosphere, and the magic lamp that does not go out always shines with maximum brightness.

Thanks to this, it felt as if the field of vision would go far, no matter where it was, if there were no walls blocking the way.

Perhaps, this magic lamp is not a real magic lamp, but a part of Ariadne.

Judging by what I heard from Layla.

I felt that Ariadne itself was not just a magic tool, but a living creature with a will.

That’s why – it felt a bit strange to change owners so easily.

No matter how, the story of Beatrix and the Minotaur and her executioner her that Lyla did run through her head her.

Shaking her head to get rid of her thoughts of her, and moving forward-

Human footsteps can be heard from beyond the left corner right in front of you.

At some point, the needle was twisted about 45 degrees to the left.

Another angle, another angle.

The sound of footsteps was the sound of shoes. The steps of a woman who has been trained to some extent by observing her regular but light steps of her.

However, seeing that she could n’t kill the sound of her footsteps of her, it seemed that she was n’t used to combat that far.

Match the timing and raise your voice in front of the corner.

“Stop.”

“…!”

Through her wall, she could feel her startled step her backwards.

“Which one?”

The meaning of Cleon’s words was simple.

Is it the executive department or not?

Any human being here had to belong to a certain side.

After a moment of silence, Cleon adds strength to the sword in his hand her.

The next moment when you’re on your nerves so that you can pursue or counterattack at any time-

“Um, by any chance… Are you a student at the academy…?”

The answer that came back was a bit unexpected.

“…No, I’m an instructor. Who are you?”

“I-I’m… My name is Tina. I’m a culinary student…”

“…What?”

Cleon had no choice but to lose his strength from the sword without realizing it.

In the first place, the cooking department is an outsider to the extent that it does not participate even when the barrier stone is activated in this operation.

By now, other buildings should be blocking people’s access to the vacant lot.

Why is there a student like her here?

Maybe, she’s a trap with the enforcement trying to catch her off guard?

“Evidence…?”

“Zu, is this proof…? Uh, uhm… That’s right, I have some cookies, would you like some…?”

Suddenly, a hand holding a cookie reaches out from beyond the wall.

Cleon is taken aback, but she momentarily uses Lyla’s emotional magic to check the inside of the cookie.

There seemed to be no poison in it.

Then he picks up the cookie and puts it in his mouth her.

Crispy and warm texture like freshly baked.

And it melts gently in your mouth and spreads the scent of cacao and butter.

It was an ordinary good cookie.

“…Uh, how is it?”

“It really seems to be a cooking class…”

Let Cleon answer as she clears her doubts about her little by little.

“Oh, no! The taste…”

“… It was yummy.”

Hearing that answer, Tina’s hands are clenched.

Perhaps it was an expression of joy.

“Well, then, can I come forward now… ?”

As Tina said that, Cleon showed up before he could say anything.

What appeared beyond the wall was-

She was a cute girl with gray hair that was tied up in a peculiar way with her hair curled to the left and a side tail coexisting.

Her eyes her are black like Cleon’s.

It did not appear to be a clan of dark demons.

More than anything else, if you look at her at a glance, her appearance is just plain cute.

Is there a fat that gathered while tasting as a culinary department?

And is it focused on her breasts and hips?

It was her voluminous body her, her cuteness that first caught her eye her, and her one accent her was making her decadent charm.

“I’m sorry…!”

She looked at Cleon and stepped back from her, her expression her contorting a little nervously.

A young man of the dark horse clan who holds an ugly looking red sword and wears old armor as an adventurer.

Cleon quickly returned her sword to her scabbard and tried to reassure her.

“…Sorry for frightening you.”

“Oh, no… It’s okay. Really.”

Tina sighed at Cleon’s words and shook her head.

But still unresolved questions remain.

“Why is a culinary student here?”

“That… I was caught, I came. About two months ago.”

Tina stretches her shoulders.

And then she was talking about her circumstances.

Tina is an ordinary cooking student from a commoner’s background, and she practices as always and distributes the finished food to others.

She was caught by the enforcement and she was kidnapped and she was.

Even the reason was absurd to Cleon.

“… It was because going outside became difficult, and I needed someone to cook for me in the labyrinth…?”

“Yes… Haha…”

Was it a group of idiots more than I thought?

Cleon sighs lightly.

“Are there other kidnapped students besides you?”

“No, no! Thankfully…”

Tina shook her head at Cleon’s words her.

Then Cleon would explain to her what was happening.

“…So you’re saying that her seniors and the enforcement department will fight?”

“That’s right. I want to take you outside too. But to find the exit, we need to find a human from the Enforcement Division who has control over Ariadne.”

Tina puts on a worried face for a moment, then she nods her head and talks to Cleon.

“Then, may I guide you?”

“…You?”

Cleon becomes surprised at Tina’s proposal for her.

Since she doesn’t seem to have any fighting skills, she’d probably better stay hidden.

“Rather than being alone, I think it’s safer to be with Cleon-san.

“…That’s a heartfelt suggestion…”

If you know the path of the labyrinth, it will be quicker to get her help her.

The needle on the life guide quickly helped.

It was to thank Lila from the bottom of her heart.

“Okay. Then, please don’t leave me.”

“Yes! Please take good care of me, Mr. Cleon!”

Saying that, Tina reached out to Cleon.

Cleon took that hand and waved it up and down her for a handshake.

“Uh, uh. Were n’t you holding her hand her…”

“Then it’s hard to fight…”