Chapter 160

Chapter 160 – Unforeseeable deterrence

Returning back to my home, I started thinking about something in the saloon .

It was concerning Cell’s requests, where I was thinking about the best possible way to resolve the requests .

I’ve roughly thought up of a plan, but there’s one more within the plan that I’ve not thought through yet, so it’s giving me a headache .

While focusing on it for a long period of time, my concentration started to wear off . Thus, by the time I returned, the sun has already set .

Creak . The door was swung opened .

The person that came in was Emily .

[Yoda-san . ] (Emily)

[Oh, Emily . What’s that thing you’re holding?] (Ryouta)

[It’s refreshments for your tea nanodesu . ] (Emily)

Emily brought the tray closer to me .

While wrapping the word refreshments on top of my head, I was staring at the teacup that was on the table .

I stared at the teacup that I’ve never touch since just now .

Emily swapped the old teacup to a new teacup which was freshly brewed .

[Oh you brought tea for me . I’m sorry, I didn’t notice . ] (Ryouta)

[It’s alright nanodesu . Anyways, what’s the matter desu? Yoda-san, you’ve been annoyed at something and was constantly groaning desu . ] (Emily)

[That’s right… . . do you mind if I discuss this with you?] (Ryouta)

[Of course not nanodesu!] (Emily)

Emily nod with a face full of smiles, and sat across me .

With an excited face, the 130cm petite figure that was sitting down on the sofa looked way more adorable than usual .

Thus, I discussed about the matters about Cell’s requests .

[Seems like there have been adventurer hunter in Aurum lately . ] (Ryouta)

[Adventurer hunter . ] (Emily)

Emily’s smile immediately disappeared .

It was rare of her to have a completely flat expression .

[Have you heard about it before?] (Ryouta)

[I know about the adventurer hunters nodesu . ] (Emily)

Emily answered .

Her smile returned…… . What was that just now .

[So it seems like they’ve arrived at Aurum . Since it’s easy to collect gold dust, they’ll rob those who’ve been collecting them… . . this is the current issue at hand . I’ll have to resolve it as soon as possible . ] (Ryouta)

[Yes desu . ] (Emily)

[Finding the culprit of these adventurer hunters and defeating them… . . I won’t know them yet unless I go there, but before that there’s a slight problem . ] (Ryouta)

[What’s the problem desu?] (Emily)

I bitterly smiled .

[Lately, there’s been stuff going on when I’m around—–well it’s basically bad people have been controlling themselves whenever I’m around . ] (Ryouta)

[Yes desu, Yoda-san has been deterring them desu . That’s my Yoda-san nanodesu . ] (Emily)

[So, when I receive this request, I’ll have to patrol around the dungeon . And the thing is if I could use the Teleportation Room, this’ll be way more easier . That’s the case, but while patrolling, they maybe some that can’t run away, but the rest may only conduct their hunting while I’m not patrolling or if I’m patrolling elsewhere . ] (Ryouta)

Regardless of the extent, it’s the same as ignoring pedestrian signals .

When a car comes to a pedestrian signal, you well get a warning from a police if they see you ignoring the signal, but if they’re not watching you, you would just pretend that the signals green and you can go .

Same as while I’m patrolling, wherever I’m nothing would happen .

And that would not solve anything, it’s just temporarily stopping them .

That is what I was annoyed at right now .

[I get it nanodesu!] (Emily)

[Thus, I was thinking……how I should go about it . ] (Ryouta)

I groaned, and Emily groaned together with me .

Though the both of us were frustrated about this problem, we still weren’t able to see the solution .

[You can only punish those criminals that you see nanodesu . ] (Emily)

[That’s the only way huh . ] (Ryouta)

Severely punish them .

So this is the only way to go huh .

Which meant I’ll have to purposely let them go for a few times before attacking them once they’ve gathered… . . But then again… . .

[Ah . ] (Emily)

[What’s the matter, you thought of something?] (Ryouta)

[Oh, I’m so sorry nanodesu . It’s not about this, it just reminded me about the Ojii-chan desu . ](Emily)

[Ojii-chan?] (Ryouta)

Who again?

[It’s the Arsenic Ojii-chan . If I don’t send him food, he won’t be able to eat them nodesu . ] (Emily)

[Aah, we did make friends with that spirit . ] (Ryouta)

Emily did make friends with that spirit and even received a protection from him .

[Do you send food to him everyday?] (Ryouta)

[That’s wrong desu . Ojii-chan isn’t human, so he won’t get hungry like us . So it various nanodesu . ] (Emily)

[I see… . . so if there’s some way to contact… . . Hm?] (Ryouta)

[What’s wrong desu?] (Emily)

Emily cried .

A thought popped on my head .

It was a momentary inspiration, but the inspiration became something uncertain .

I thought about searching the internet, that sense of opening a browser and search for something has been forgotten .

Thus, I tried to remember what I saw last time I searched in the internet .

Remembering back what I did or said before .

[A means to contact, huh?] (Ryouta)

[Yes desu?] (Emily)

[——-! Thanks Emily! I’ll head out for a while . ] (Ryouta)

[Eh? Yoda-san!?} (Emily)

I left the still surprised Emily and went out of the mansion, heading to where Cell is .

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Aurum Dungeon, second floor .

The inside of the dungeon felt more intense .

Because of those adventurer hunters, the adventurers that were hunting for monsters not only had to be alert from these hunters, but the monsters too .

Besides me everyone’s an enemy, that was what’s prevailing around the air .

[Uhm… . I’m sorry . ]

[————-!]

After an adventurer defeated the little devil with his dual sword, he became cautious of the sound .

Hearing the sound from behind, he prepared his swords and faced that direction .

[It’s not like that! This this this!]

The person that was speaking was a young adventurer . The young man appealed by waving his hands .

Then, he presented a sheath .

[You’ve dropped this, and I think it belongs to you . ]

[Eh? Aah that’s true . ]

The adventurer who said that touched his lower waist .

There was only one sheath from his dual sword .

[When did I drop it . ]

[Here you go . ]

[Thank—–]

The moment he received the sheath, the adventurer flew backwards, it seemed that the caution he had just a moment ago was raised at a max .

Though, it was too late, after receiving the sheath… . . the surface was coated with poison, and the man’s hands felt tingly .

[Ku, so you’re the adventurer hunter!]

[That’s right, oh and by the way, your sheath wasn’t dropped, but was stolen . It’s okay to be cautious, but if you’re too wary of a murderer, you will fall into this kind of simple trap . ]

[Damnit! This amount of—–]

The dual sword adventurer get on his knees .

He held his head and groaned .

[Aah, that poison won’t just affect your hands, but it’ll stop your entire body itself . ]

[F, u . c… . k… . ]

The young man that turned out to be malicious, approached the adventurer with the dual sword .

He stood in front of the adventurer who had already lost his balance and could not move, then he swung his hand up .

[Well, this is just a fee from you . ]

[You won’t be getting such a fee . ]

[What!]

Another man appeared the moment he tried to descend his hand .

Facing in front of the young man, and behind the dual sword adventurer .

Ryouta has appeared!

Ryouta, who came from nowhere, kick the side of the young man without saying a word .

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Aurum Dungeon, the spirit’s room .

I arrived here through the Teleportation room as I bow my head to Aurum .

[Thank you, you saved me . ] (Ryouta)

[I have not done anything worth thanking, but is that fine?] (Aurum)

[That’s not true . ] (Ryouta)

I shook my head in denial .

[Thanks to Aurum, I was able to cross the biggest hurdle, so I thank you . ] (Ryouta)

[I seriously did not do anything . Because the only thing I did was—–] (Aurum)

Aurum said, as she pulled out a switch and raised it up to let me see .

[I’ll only push this when I need to stop these human beings . ] (Aurum)

[And that is the number one lifesaver . ] (Ryouta)

The switch, is a device that Cell made .

Having it for all Shikuro Dungeon, where it will signal any strong people of the appearance of a Dungeon Master, I handed out a modified version of that to Aurum .

Then, when I received the notification, I immediately head to that floor with the Teleportation Room .

With this, I could minimize any causality and maximize my efficiency .

With this phantom hunting method, it should be a good way to stop these adventurer hunters .

[Well, if you put it that way, then I guess I’m fine with it . ] (Aurum)

[I’m sorry but I’ll have to ask you to help me for awhile . I’ll play again with you the next time I come . ] (Ryouta)

[Deal . ] (Aurum)

I lowered my head once more to Aurum before leaving the spirit’s room .

For a while, well not really for a long time .

As I’ve locked on to them, and the adventurer hunters spread, they were quickly dealt with together with Aurum .

[Truly the work of Satou-sama, you even have the spirit of the dungeon serve under someone such as yourself . ] (Cell)

Cell was impressed by the completion of the request, as he was both surprised and at the same time, admiration towards me .