Evil Avalon

Chapter 106-Arthur's Speculation

(TL:By Rafael,valhallatls.blogspot.com)

TL Note- I know you want to read the chapter but I want to say a few words, This is last chapter for the year 2022, This year had lots of up and down for me and I think it was the same for everyone well it was the first covid free year though  what I know from the news it's coming  back.........anyway I hope 2022 was good for everyone and 2023 will be even better. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING EVIL AVALON , I wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR.  Now to the chapter .

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We arrived at the gate room on the 20th floor and were about to explain the strategy for the upcoming hunt when we heard someone singing in the distance. It was likely someone I knew, judging from the familiar voice, but I wanted to go and check it out.

"I'm going to see if I can find out who's there. I think I know him."

"Yeah, I'll be waiting."

　If it is not an acquaintance, this gated room cannot be revealed, so I carefully climb up the ladder so as not to make a sound. I raised the stone floor slightly to sneak a peek inside the hall.

　

"Fufufufuu, fufufuu, dadarada ♪"

　A red cloak draped over his rather small frame, he was carrying a huge log, perhaps five meters long, and assembling it. Sometimes he danced wildly to the rhythm. Surprised by the dungeon system, which allows even such a slender figure to be physically strengthened without mercy, I looked intently to see what they were building.

　

(What is that, a ...... house?)

　

　Are they trying to build a house in a place where ordinary adventurers would come, and in a building? He was so insane that I couldn't help but call out to him.

　

"Hey, Arthur, what are you doing?"

"What? Oh Calamity(Disaster)? I'm building a base camp.Can't you see it."

(TL: Calamity or Disaster whichever one you prefer)

The demon turns around while carrying a log. I can see that he is building something like a log cabin, but ...... wait a minute. That log, with its many knots and bluish color, is not just any wood. And there are so many of them that they're piled up in the back.

　

"Aren't those logs are from the Frozen Trent drop. How did you manage to get them at your level? Do the monsters don't attack the majin?"

"No, they do attack me. But this log is a drop from a torrent that grows in my hideout, so I can get a lot of it."

"What?"

　Frozen torrents are level 40 monsters that are difficult to hunt because they grow in clusters and are easily linked. On top of that, the drop rate of logs is also quite low, making them extremely difficult to obtain. If you process that many ...... logs, you should be able to make powerful bows and arrows with enchanted frost on them. Can't I negotiate to sell some of them to me? ...... But first, let's ask him why he's making these things.

　

"What is the point of building a house indoors in a place like this, where so many adventurers come?"

　This hall, with its abundance of stained glass and cathedral-like atmosphere, is revered as the place where a saint once fought a mortal battle with a great demon. Nowadays, it is a safe zone where monsters do not pop up, and adventurers often stop by for a rest and relaxation. What was he thinking to build a house in such a place?

　

　Incidentally, the walls and ceilings were shredded and nearly collapsed by the battle between Arthur and me a few days ago, but now they are completely restored to their original state thanks to the dungeon's restorative effects.

　

 "I found out that the 20th floor can be accessed by a gate, so I'm going to use it as my new base of operations. I want to talk to adventurers and gather information."

"Information?"

　There is Arthur's base hideout on the 38th floor, but no adventurers come there, so he can't gather any information. So he wants to build a new house and live in this safe place where monsters don't pop, and gather and analyze information about the outside world from adventurers.

　

　But he is overlooking a couple of major problems. First of all, the dungeon's restorative effect will absorb the building within half a day after it is built. To prevent this, one need to embed a golem nucleus in the material.

"Oh, that's right! But golems don't pop up within mine range."

"I do. How about we trade that log for 10 Wood Golem nucleus?"

"You. You know this is a Frost Trent drop, right? Twenty nucleus."

"But not even those adventurers have a golem core. Fifteen."

　We negotiated with each other, watching each other's feet and flying guns at each other. Well, there are hundreds of wood golem nucleus, so exchanging them for 20 is perfectly acceptable, but I felt like I was losing the game, so I negotiated hard and we concluded the deal at 15 per log. Now I can make powerful armors.

　

"Can I get out of here, Onii ......?"

　As I was gloating over the fact that my plan to strengthen my armor was unexpectedly going to work, Hanano was standing behind me with her face halfway out of her head, looking at me. I was so engrossed in the conversation that I seemed to have caused her to worry. I decided that Arthur would be fine now and gave him the OK sign.

"What? He's got big horns! I wonder if it's one of  Furufuru-san's friends."

"Oh, hello. Uh-huh."

"This hole is a little tight. ...... Oh, so this is the Devil's Castle we've heard so much about."

　The Narumi family members were immediately acting in their own ways after they came out. But when Arthur saw Hanano approaching, he froze with a dumbfounded look on his face. Then he stood next to me and asked me what was going on.

"(That twintail girl is so cute, what's her relationship with ...... you?)

She's my sister. So the two guys in the back--"

"(No, no, no, don't get carried away. What makes you Butao and such a pretty girl brother and sister? What's wrong with you biologically? ! )"

　He shakes me and tells me to tell the truth, and not hide it. I remember that when I first came to this world and saw my family, I was so shocked at the gap between Butao and others.

"Hello, my name is Hanano Narumi. Do you know Onii?'

"......, Narumi? Onii? Are you really brother and sister?"

　Arthur is upset while comparing me and Hanano at high speed. He finally called me "brother-in-law" in confusion, so I gave him a hard chop to the brain to remove the abnormality. Hanano's atmosphere is somewhat similar to that of Tenma's, who has recovered after the curse was lifted, but maybe he has a weakness for girls with that kind of innocent, rambunctious attitude.

　　

"A house ...... log house?"

"That's right! I'm going to set up my base here."

"There it is. Leader, that's it!"

　The door to the entrance of the hall opened with a bang, and about ten armed adventurers entered. Judging from their armaments, they were probably level 20 or so. The man at the front of the group, who looked to be more than two meters tall, appeared to be slightly taller than that. He is holding a short staff in his hand, but it is probably a magical tool with a "simple appraisal."

"The level is ...... surprisingly low. I thought it might be a floorboater since it is said to be a rare monster."

"Well, who are you?"

"Shut up, you little fish!

　

　When we tried to ask them who they were because the atmosphere was so intense, they started to play the "Quick Appraisal" on us without mercy. When they found out that the opposing fish was of a lower level than they were, they radiated an "aura" to intimidate us. Listen to me for a second before acting all mighty. 

　

"Oh, yeah. We, the  Okuma Neko Brothers, were the first to put spit on him, so don't mess with us."

"It looks like it was building a nest, but is it a new kind of monster?"

"If we kill it and hand over the magic stone to the guild, we will be rewarded handsomely."

　

　The leader of the guild, a large man, pointed at Arthur and shouted at me to keep my hands to myself. His men are also licking their lips as they count the money. They may have mistaken him for a monster because of the horns on his head.

　

But the Okuma Neko Brothers, or ...... as they are called, have black and white speckled armor like pandas, but I wonder if they have developed a love for pandas. Arthur, on the other hand, seems to recognize both pandas and is angry about something.

　

　

"You are ...... one of the guys who tried to destroy my house a while ago, aren't you? If you interfere with me any more, I will punish you."

"It's rare that you can speak human words. I'll make him a pet instead of killing him, heh heh heh."

"We might be able to sell him for a lot of money, so we'll show him some power and take him alive heh heh."

　Arthur advised them not to disturb him any more since they were trying to break the log house and yelling before we came. However, they takes no heed of such advice and draws their weapon and surrounds Arthur.

　

Onii...... that child. Can't you help."

　Hanano is looking at Arthur with concern, but even if he is up against ten opponents, Arthur, with his high level of skill and specialist in interpersonal battles, will not fall behind. I'm more worried about the pandas. If he tries to do too much, I'll have to stop him.

　

"Don't kill him, just break his limbs. Let's go!"

"This weak-looking guy is a piece of cake!　Olaaaaaaaaaa......a?"

"He jumped!"

　Panda #1 and #2 jumped at him with maces raised, but he dodged and floated away without even looking at the attackers. That magic circle...

　

"Come on Chappie!"

　As soon as the magic was activated, it was transferred to the stone floor of the hall, and a huge magic circle of about five meters in diameter floated up, emitting a reddish-black light. It was a manual activation of the summoning magic. The entire hall vibrates, and the pandas and Hanano are scurrying around, wondering what is going on with this unusual situation..

"Kii!"

　

　What appeared from the center of the ...... magic circle was a white spider about 20 cm long, disproportionate to its size. Its eyes, arranged in two vertical rows, are bright red like rubies, and it has a plump body with a rounded form. But there's something wrong with it.

It was a monster with a huge concentration of magical power. The concentration of magic was so high that it scared the shit out of me.

"But is this white spider a new kind of monster? I've never seen one before. ......"

　The magic circle that was just mentioned was undoubtedly from the Arachne Monarch, the highest level of summoning magic in the Arachne family. The monster level is 70, which is not as high as the summons used by other top players, but it can use a buff to greatly increase its speed and a debuff to reduce the speed of surrounding enemies, making it the preferred summoner for speed-conscious players.

　

　But the "Arachne Monarch" I knew was a 2-meter white spider with the upper body of an adult woman growing out of it, which is exactly what Arachne looked like. Nevertheless, what Arthur summoned was a spider of such a size that it could be easily grasped with one hand, and the upper half of a woman's body was nowhere to be seen. It's white, so it seems certain to be of the royal species. ......

(TL: I am disappointed 😞)

'Chappie, I want you to circle all the guys in black armor."

"Chappie!"

"Aaaaah? What are you ...... doing?"

　The white spider moves at blinding speed when it receives instructions, and it uses the white threads it spews out to entangle the pandas one after the other. From its speed, it seems to be about the speed of a monster level 30, but it clearly has not reached that of a monster level 70. It is possible that it has been significantly weakened like my "Vacuum Split Impact".

　

"Nggggo!" 

"Let go of me!"

'I'll show no mercy the next time I see you!　Bye-bye then, Eject!"

　The manual activation calls up something like a whirling black gate, and the pandas tied up with strings are thrown in one after the other. "Eject" is a magic to escape from the dungeon, but it is also a useful skill to throw away things in the way like this.

　

　Hanano and my parents are stunned by the speedy and unexpected end. It must have been Arthur's way of taking it easy on them that he summoned that spider and drove those pandas back unharmed. After throwing everything away, he gave the order to return home, and the spider dissolved into a whirlpool of light.

　

　

　In the middle of the quiet hall, Arthur was drooping. He had hoped to meet a complete stranger, an adventurer, talk with him, and get to know him, but his hopes were sorely mistaken. But I had a point to make.

　

"Arthur. Adventurers here don't dive into dungeons for the fun of it. Most of them are egomaniacs who seek wealth and fame. Setting up in a place like this will only cause more trouble."

"Yeah, ...... that's probably true. But I thought it was a good idea.

　The way of thinking of the players who dug dungeons in Dun-Ex and the adventurers in this world are very different. If you are wrong about that, you will probably get your feet swept off your feet someday. However, Arthur, who has never seen the outside world, might be forgiven for his misunderstanding.

　

　As if to blow away the heavy atmosphere, Hanano, her eyes shining brightly, came dashing in.

"What kind of magic is that white spider? It was flying too, wasn't it!"

　Hanano took the dejected Arthur's hands in hers and repeatedly called out how amazing it was. Arthur, on the other hand, looks up and instantly breaks into a face which says like, "This is no big deal," he begins to boast with a face like he's not even satisfied. You're a man who's on a roll, aren't you?

TL Note- With a positive outlook like that of Arthur, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy New Year 😊. 

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