The Forbidden Lands in the Central Demon Realmā¦ā¦ It was a place feared even in the Demon Realm. Itās said to be a place that even monsters donāt come close to because of the extremely dense concentration of magic power in its surroundings and the fact that the Six Kings sometimes use that place for battle.
The Six Kings Dungeon is located at the edge of the Forbidden Lands, so thereās no need to go to the place with the densest concentration of magic power. But even so, I had sensed the concentration of magic power in this place from the moment I landed at the Teleportation Gate near the Forbidden Lands.
Although invisible to the eye, it was as if there was a thick fog around the place, making it difficult to breathe, and the magic power density felt like magic power itself was clinging to my skin.
Thereās not a single vegetation in the Forbidden Lands, as if the place was a total wilderness.
[ā¦ā¦Alice, am I really heading to the right place?]
[Yes, just keep going straight and youāll find the dungeon. The entrance is reasonably large, so you should be able to find it easily. I think it would be visible after you walk for 5 minutesā¦ā¦]
Checking with Alice for directions for a moment, I started walking. Although it feels like Iām heading to a hidden dungeon, the place Iām heading to isnāt a dungeon.
The dungeon itself is a place that no one has ever cleared and no one ever challenges it. Itās only occasionally challenged by the War Kingās subordinates as a training exercise.
It seems like among the War Kingās subordinatesā¦ā¦ there were a lot of hot-blooded people like Kong-san and Agni-san, repeatedly trying out challenging the dungeon again and again, so a rule was placed where one wonāt be able to re-enter for a while after challenging a dungeon. From what I heard, one can only challenge this dungeon once every 5 years, as re-entry is not allowed for 5 years.
After walking straight for about 5 minutes, just like Alice said, I saw a building in the distance. It looked more like a large gate than I had expected.
When I approached the gate, which was several meters wide, I saw a magic circle and an explanatory signpost, which said that the challengers would be teleported to the dungeon if they touched the magic circle on the gate.
Well, my purpose wasnāt to go to the dungeon, so I went behind the gate as Ein-san told me. Then, when I held out the magic circle I had in my hand, a magic circle appeared and the scenery changed.
It had this image of a stone basement, feeling like a large, empty space. While I was restlessly moving my gaze around, I heard what seemed like something bouncing, and when I turned aroundā¦ā¦ I saw a slime about the size of a baseball bouncing toward me.
Its color is light pink like rose wine, and its size is the same as a regular Slime.
[ā¦ā¦!]
[Ahh, errr, are you Roze-san? Nice to meet you, Iām Miyama Kaito!]
(Nice to meet you~~ Iām Roze~~)
Unnn? Whatās this? I had heard that Roze-san couldnāt speak, but just now, I heard their voice echoing in my head. This kinda feels familiar.
Ahh, when Frea-san spoke to me in her Dragon form, it kinda felt like this. This means Iām currently reading Roze-sanās magic wavelengths huh?
(Meeting the rumored Kaito-kun makes me happy. It makes me happy.)
[Iām happy to see you too, Roze-san. Thank you for inviting me today.]
[Ehehe, youāre welcomeā¦ā¦ Unya? Arere? Kaito-kun, are you reading Rozeās magic wavelength?)
[Yes, thanks to Shiro-sanās blessing, I seem to be able to recognize magic wavelengths as words.]
(Uwahhh! Thatās amazing! I thought you wouldnāt be able to understand me, but it seems like you can. Iām so happy~~)
[Whoaā¦ā¦]
Perhaps feeling happy that I could recognize their magic wavelengths as words, Roze-san leaped and bounced toward me.
I hurriedly caught them with my hand and found them cool and soft, and their jelly-like texture feels very pleasant. I wonder if this is how all Slimes feel like? I had never touched a Slime before, so this was a new experience for me.
(Roze was preparing for when Kaito-kun came. Iāve prepared tea and some sweet treats! Itās over there, come with me!)
[Over there huh. I understand.]
(Letās goooo~~)
Riding my shoulder, Roze-san told me while bouncing up and down. How cute. Following Roze-san instructions, we arrivedā¦ā¦ in front of a stone wall.
[ā¦ā¦Itās a wall.]
(You see, it may be a wall, but when Roze is here, it will become a door~~ Ei!)
[Ohhhā¦ā¦]
As if following Roze-sanās words, the stone wall moved like kneading clay and changed into the shape of a door.
[Speaking of which, Roze-san is the one managing the dungeon, right?]
(Thatās right~~ Everything in this dungeon can be moved and reshaped as Roze wants~~ Roze is the Dungeon Master here. Ehhen!)
[Heehhhā¦ā¦ Roze-san is amazing then.]
(Ehehe, Roze is amazing? Iām great?)
[Yes.]
(Ehehehe, Iām so happy~~ I got praised!)
Roze-san bounced around my shoulder, seemingly expressing their happiness with their whole body. I see, they certainly have this cuteness that resembles Raz-san.
Smiling at the sight of their cuteness, I opened the door and proceeded forward.