Do not enter the entrance to the Dungeon.
Atop a small hill, sliced to pieces by the disciple of the [Wind Emperor], I reluctantly hide my body.
“There’s no one here.”
“Kishaa♡”
Rayos inspects for any sign of people.
The Scarlet Queen (Queen Ant), a new flesh slave, gently strokes his back with one of her large limbs.
If only he could stroke her hair on her head, but since Rayos is surveying his surroundings, she settles for his back.
Her expression is unreadable, but the Scarlet Queen’s gestures are undeniably love-smitten.
Rayos uses Earth Magic to disguise the Scarlet Queen, making it seem like she belongs on the hill.
Once the disguise is complete.
He enables the Vessel Body to understand and converse in Ant language.
The Scarlet Queen transfers to a giant anthill she noticed.
The ant kingdom, from which the Scarlet Queen disappeared, descended into chaos. Strong individual soldier ants violated the queen ants and worker ants as they pleased, forming small groups for Existence Evolution and experience.
Kishaaaar.
Clicks.
Clacks.
Rayos, arriving in a humanoid Vessel Body, is ordered killed by the strong individuals who have brought soldier ants under their control.
“Earth Stake.”
He sharpens the ground, impaling their soft underbellies and abdomens.
The soldier ants, reluctantly following orders, hesitate to attack when they see their comrades impaled before them.
From behind, strong individuals urge them on, shouting “Kill him quickly, go, kill him!”
They must have realized they had no other choice.
Gearing themselves up, they charge forward with wide-open jaws, screaming.
If they kill him before being impaled to the ground, they can live.
“Pitfall.”
“Gyi—. Gachigachi—.”
Rayos drops these soldier ants into a wide horizontal pit.
Their heads plunge into the hole.
The following soldier ants collide with their tails.
A traffic jam forms in an instant.
“Stone Shard. Rock Bullet.”
He follows up with a barrage of Earth Magic attacks.
Stone and rock bullets rain down on the heads of the soldier ants.
The strong individuals use the Skill “Flight,” spreading the wings they had folded on their backs.
They fly over the heads of the soldier ants who cannot use this skill, and quickly approach Rayos.
They then launch formic acid from their mouths.
“Blow, wind.”
He evades the formic acid by conjuring a crosswind with Magic.
Having their formic acid blocked, they interrupt their charge.
The strong individuals scream at the queen ants to leave this place and decide to abandon the giant anthill.
Rayos does not pursue the fleeing strong individuals and ants.
He approaches the ants, who are at death’s door from the Earth Stakes and Rock Bullets, and cleanly severs their heads with Wind Magic.
He incorporates them into his Vessel Body, and repeatedly performs the same actions to learn to speak Ant language.
“Ah, ah.”
He has learned Ant language.
He returns to the small hill where he left the Scarlet Queen and confirms that conversation is possible, feeling relieved.
Rayos ponders whether to give the Scarlet Queen (Nameless-chan) a name.
Named Monsters become one or two ranks stronger than when called by their designation.
This is why he hasn’t given names to the female slaves in the Dungeon.
“I don’t mind.”
“I’m sorry.”
Rayos looks at the Scarlet Queen’s body, wondering if it’s possible to anthropomorphize her, as the physical difference makes sexual intercourse extremely inconvenient given his humanoid form.
What is anthropomorphism?
It is when a creature other than a human becomes human.
Humanoid Monsters.
If we were to give examples, Goblin or Kobold.
If these two races were to anthropomorphize,
Goblins would become indistinguishable from humans, or rather, unrecognizable.
Kobolds would become human-like with wolf ears and tails.
If the Scarlet Queen were to anthropomorphize,
She would become a human with two ant antennae growing on her head or forehead.
“Antennae for my son…”
“Oh, I’m so happy///”
Although Rayos cannot give her a name,
He tells the Scarlet Queen that he will cooperate with her in gaining experience so she can level up and acquire the anthropomorphization Skill.
He says, “Let’s go together to the large town near the Dungeon/Labyrinth.”
He again forgets about the Yoko Fox sisters and, driven by his pure desires, heads towards another Labyrinth, seeking sexual intercourse with the flesh slave right beside him.
Driven all the way by his pure desires.
Well then, around the time Rayos was in that cursed place associated with the disciple of the [Wind Emperor].
Two disciples were told by the [Wind Emperor] that it was their final test.
A magic sword was enshrined in a shrine.
They were to obtain it quickly and wield it freely with their own will.
The two disciples, starting from their respective designated starting points, saw the signal flare rise into the sky and dashed off.
They broke through the various obstacles set up by the [Wind Emperor] and aimed for the shrine.
The two disciples fought a fierce battle before the altar where the magic sword was housed.
The same school of thought, the same techniques.
The same countermeasures.
Both were almost evenly matched.
“…kiiyeaa…”
“…meen…”
The only difference was the wear and tear on their weapons and the accumulation of fatigue.
They desired a swift conclusion.
To control the magic sword,
They absolutely had to put their shoulders to it quickly, or they would fail the test.
There wasn’t enough time.
Despite this, their opponent stubbornly persisted.
“Give up already!?! –Gale”
They used a secret art, activating the [Wind Emperor]’s techniques consecutively.
The order of the techniques was different.
Their own unique optimal solution.
“Guaaaaaaa”
“Teryaaaaa”
Their weapons screamed. The tendons in their arms screamed.
The atmosphere trembled. The ground exploded.
The two, covered in wounds, continued to deliver fatal blows.
The fierce battle lasted for several hours.
“Gu…”
“Kuh…”
Panting heavily, they leaned against each other, preventing themselves from falling to their knees.
Fall, and then what?
The two encouraged each other to give up.
They looked at the magic sword.
Obtaining that would mean passing.
With that, they could defeat this guy (fellow disciple).
The two considered how they could obtain it before the other.
Their weapons were already unusable.
They had already used up all their recovery potions.
Unfortunately, the [Wind Emperor] had kept their trump cards.
Their only reliance was the sharpness of the magic sword.
The magic sword wondered which one of them would become its owner.
It did not approve.
It lifted its body with its stored magic power and sent a sonic boom flying horizontally, cutting them.
“Wha――”
The magic sword disappeared somewhere.
Did it go to find a master worthy of it?
Or perhaps, in retribution for being sealed away for so long, it sought blood until satisfied?
In any case, the selection of the next [Wind Emperor] had failed.
“That is all for my report.”
“Haa…”
Upon hearing the report from the shinobi who had observed the entire test, the [Wind Emperor] sighed and ordered them to investigate potential talents who might become new disciples.
“Go.”
“As you command.”
