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Volume 8 Chapter 215

Dungeon’s Final Boss

「Good work, Luna」
「I’m back, Haruto-san」
After Luna’s enhanced clones of me finished wiping out the monsters on the sixteenth floor, I teleported her to the master room.
「You really cleared it. Congratulations. What would you like as a reward?」
「A reward for that? That’s not fair!」
Yoko raised her voice.
It’s understandable she’d complain since Luna didn’t really fight much.
「Luna-san, kinda wish I was in your shoes」
「Haruto-sama, the difficulty level seems completely different from Meldie’s」
「Yeah, I agree!」
It seems Tina and Rifa also have some dissatisfaction.
「In that case, even though Meldie was the one to defeat the boss…… I also did my best, um, so I want a reward too」
「W-what sort of reward? If Haruto-sama is giving a reward, then I want it too!」
「Me too!!」
I did promise to give Meldie a reward, but I didn’t promise anything to the other three.
And they seemed to want a reward as well.
「Haruto-san, I… …um, I haven’t really done anything, so it’s okay if I don’t get a reward」
Luna said as she declined the reward.
She looked down.
Certainly, compared to Meldie, Luna didn’t struggle in combat. And maybe she’s worried that if she receives a reward from me, her relationship with the other wives will deteriorate.
I don’t think she doesn’t want a reward.
Just to be sure, I’ll read her mind with telepathy.
(Actually, I want a reward. I’d like a slightly longer kiss than usual…… but that’s not possible, is it? If I get a reward here, Haruto-san might get scolded by Yoko-san and the others……)
Ah, she’s worried about me. That’s a little heartwarming.
Luna is a sweet girl after all.
I want to give her a reward even more now.
A longer kiss it is. Got it.
When we get back to the mansion, I’ll do it.
「I am planning to give some kind of reward to everyone who challenged the dungeon this time. Of course, for those who cleared the floors, I am planning to give them a bigger reward」
I had set a theme for each floor of the dungeon.
Both Meldie and Luna cleared them.
「Inferno Wolves were quite a threat to Luna, who is only around level 100. They have the intimidation skill, apparently it is difficult to even speak when surrounded by them with average mental strength」
「Well, that’s true, but……」
Yoko seems to understand what I’m trying to say.
「Luna properly summoned my clones herself and strengthened them. I think Luna did her best in her own way, so I want to give her a reward」
「I was able to do my best…… because Haruto-san promised to come to my rescue」
Luna muttered quietly.
「Of course, I’ll give rewards to Seira, Sally, and Lilia too」
「 —-!!!」
「S-so… …if that’s the case, I wish I had challenged it too」
「Me too」
「Oh! Yoko and Hakua, do you want to challenge my dungeon?」
There is one last floor I wanted to check on.
I wanted to see the quality of this dungeon.
「I want you two to challenge the final boss together. Will you do it? If you challenge it, I’ll give you a reward」
「Eh, really!?」
「Uh, is it okay for both me and Hakua to do it? Um, I know it’s weird for me to say this, but… …we’re strong, you know?」
「Yeah, I know. Even if you two easily defeat the boss, I’ll still give you a reward, so don’t worry」
「Got it. Master, it’s a promise, okay?」
「Yoko, let’s do our best!」
「Mm-mmm. Let’s beat it quickly and get the reward!」
Now, will it be that easy?
The final boss I prepared is quite strong.
Well, I might get to see Yoko and Hakua’s true strength for the first time, so I’m a little excited.
I teleported Yoko and Hakua to the twentieth floor of the dungeon.
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「This place……」
「It’s huge」
On the twentieth floor, aside from the boss, there are no other monsters—the so-called small fry—spawning.
And there are no walls, rooms, or treasure chests either.
Just an expansive empty space.
Haruto made this area the largest in the dungeon so that large monsters can fight with all their might.
And so the boss here can go all out.
「Welcome to the final floor of my husband’s dungeon」
A delicate woman in white robes with slender horns protruding from her temples appeared before Yoko and Hakua.
「Are you the boss here?」
「Are you alone, miss?」
「Yes. My husband has instructed me to protect this place」
The woman bowed respectfully.
「When you say husband, you mean a man named Haruto?」
Yoko shot a menacing glare at the woman.
「Yes. When I say husband I am referring to Haruto-sama without a doubt… …Oh! It’s audacious of me to utter his esteemed name—-」
As she spoke, the woman’s cheeks flushed red.
Despite receiving a killing intent so strong that even A-rank adventurers would be immobilized and could faint, the woman remained completely unfazed.
Yoko wondered at the woman’s nonchalant response.
「Who are you?」
「I apologize for not introducing myself sooner. I am Citri. A daemon, tamed by Lord Haruto」