First Outer World Story Series: The Black Mist that Devours - Chapter 21
Translator: MadHatter Editor: MadHatter
(Kurokiri POV)
“For now, please enlighten me as to who this person is and what skills she possesses.”
I subsequently bound the maid’s wrists and feet with The Iron Shackles of Sealing Technique ?. Whether she was to be exterminated or converted into a kin, it was advantageous to seize her in a state of captivity and seal her abilities.
And the most essential part was Ryo’s response.
“That person is one of the Nasu family’s housekeepers. As for the skill she possesses… I have no details, but I believe it’s a tracking type skill.”
“Tracking type, huh? Although I am unclear as to what she was pursuing, it was her skill that led to our connection being disclosed. If so, I’ll leave it to you to describe the conversion to a kin later on to her, for now, activate ?Monster Create?.”
Accompanied by the declaration of the skill, the magic power was released and a magic circle arose under the maid from which light began to surge out. After the light subsided, the maid was shrouded in mist as she collapsed.
“What!? What are you doing!”
“Well, I am simply transforming her into my kin though? Ah, when explaining to this person, you can inform her that there exists a master named Kurokiri, but don’t share with her that I’m the Demon King, you hear me? And don’t mention Ichiko’s circumstances too, it would certainly complicate the situation if you revealed it to her.”
“…”
While biting her lips, Ryo subtly affirmed my command. She was lucidly upset with his handling of the situation.
Let’s shift the subject for now.
“Oh, that reminds me, Ryo. How high are your levels right now?”
“My level rose to 6 this morning…”
“I see…”
Palapa-pappa!
A fanfare resonated in my head.
“Oh, my level’s risen too.”
“…While on the subject, I was wondering if it is truly such a breeze to raise one’s level? I believe my level only shot up to 5 yesterday, and all of my current experience should have been accumulated by Ichiko…”
“Ah, I wonder? At the very least, the Demon King ought to be fairly difficult to elevate their level due to the correction, you know? So, based on the number of people I have finished off in this dungeon, I can roughly determine the number of people Ichiko has defeated…”
Incidentally, I originally considered sending Ichiko back once my level advanced to level 3. And to tell the truth, it was only 2 or 3 weeks before my level was promoted to 3.
“…” “…”
There was a dead silence between Ryo and me.
After a minute or two, all we could hear in the distance was the laughter of Fogs and the others.
“I have a bad feeling about this…”
“What a coincidence. So do I…”
“…” “…”
Silence reigned de novo.
My level, which was originally estimated to require a few more weeks, had increased within a week. That would mean Ichiko had been annihilating enemies at a pace I hadn’t envisioned. And, as with Ichiko, our fundamental tactic was more of covert and unexpected assassination. When you combine all of these aspects together, the conclusion that can be drawn was that…
It would suggest that the adversary had discovered her, forcing Ichiko to continuously engage in combat.
“Losing Ichiko, who is now my most precious asset, would be tragic! In any case, I’m gonna check out the level-up process and all the new things I’m allowed to do! Maybe I can get out of the labyrinth for a brief period of time!”
“I’ll wake the maid up and ensure that transportation means are available!”
“You better make sure your identity’s not blown!”
“Of course!”
When Ryo headed out with the maid to the upper floor, I first applied the StP and SkP.
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Name: Kurokiri (King of the Devouring Black Mist)
Class: Demon King
Race: King of the Devouring Black Mist
Level: 3
HP: 1810/1810?110
MP: 1580/2080 ?120
SP: 2030/2030?120
Status
Strength 40
Dexterity 55
Agility 56 ?1
Perception 45
Intellect 61?1
Spirit 72?1?
Luck 10?
Skill
?Dungeon Create?, ?Monster Create?, ?Devouring Black Mist?, ?Circulation?, New! ?Mist Plosion?
Title
?King of the Devouring Black Mist?, ?White Mist of Ambush?, ?Lord of the Kirijin?.
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?Mist Plosion? was a water attribute explosion skill with a designated starting point. The effect was a skill that produced a blast and cold air by swiftly reducing the temperature of the surrounding area through the phase transition of water, and it also cast a temporary mist over the whole area after activation.
In other words, it was an offensive magic skill that can utilize the high intellect and high spirit that Kurokiri possessed.
So, after verifying the new features newly available at ?Dungeon Create?, here was what he found:
?The King Acts for the Sake of His People
A pendant embedded with a white crystal about 3 cm in diameter. It is classified as a trap.
When the Demon King is created, it will contain an optional amount of HP, MP, and SP, and when utilized by a kin, the Demon King can be temporarily summoned.
The summoned Demon King’s status corresponds to the amount of HP, the summoning time corresponds to the amount of MP, and the distance away from the user corresponds to the amount of SP.
Any experience gained by the summoned Demon King from a defeated opponent during the summoning period will be treated the same as if the Demon King had defeated them outside of the labyrinth.
The effect ends when the MP is exhausted. The Demon King is forcibly sent back to its original location.
The effect is 1% of the original status per 10 HP, 1 second per 1 MP, and 1 meter away per 100 SP. (However, the cost increases each time for each creation.)
Can be created once per level of the Demon King. When leveling up, the number of times it can be created is reset.
Prerequisite for creation: Have a kin. The level of the Demon King must be 3 or higher.
This was precisely the kind of power I sought at the moment. Although it may seem expedient, I had created it with 1000 HP (100%), 1200 MP (20 minutes), and 1000 SP (10m).
“Hey, Ryo! I created an item to help me get out of the labyrinth temporarily, so when you obtain it, slam it into the ‘Ogre’s Fortress’! The instructions on how to use it will go directly into your head!”
[What the…! Please stop sending these things into my head out of the blue! But I will be very grateful for the item!]
I passed the pendant to Fog, who got inside the car and presented the pendant to Ryo while speaking to her via the kin’s communication.
“I wouldn’t want Ichiko to die just yet otherwise things would turn out badly! Reach there as fast as you can!”
[I know what to do even without you saying it! Besides, I have no intention of letting Ichiko die now or in the future!]
Despite their diverging intentions, Ryo was on her way to “Ogre’s Fortress,” explaining things to the maid and reprimanding Kurokiri whereas I was in a recovery position using ?Circulation? to swiftly recover the MP and SP that I had consumed.
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Check out other Outer World Story series in order: Outer World Story: The Black Mist that Devours (First series), Outer World Story: Pumpkin Sorcerer (Third series), Outer World Story: Basilisk of Ice Sculpture (Fourth series)