A certain airport in the Middle East.
Someone got off the plane with their face covered by a scarf.
“It’s still hot here.”
The person who arrived in the Middle East was none other than Eli.
He had come to visit the Isthart Guild regarding matters related to the current dimensional invasion.
At the same time, he planned to visit the mysterious construction site Hassan was working on.
‘Nothing ever comes easy.’
He hadn’t had a day where he slept for more than an hour recently.
Every single day felt like a battlefield.
Even during the flight here, he was handling work.
If he weren’t a Level 9 Awakener, he would have collapsed from overwork long ago.
“Welcome, Sir Eli.”
He arrived at Isthart without delay.
Without hesitation, he headed straight to where the guild master was.
Thud!
“Whoa! That scared me!”
“You sensed my presence the whole time, so why pretend to be surprised?”
Eli sighed and gestured for him to stop joking. Seeing that, Naef put on a somewhat serious expression.
However, being naturally cheerful, no matter what expression Naef made, he always seemed playful.
“Naef, as I told you last time, the situation is extremely serious right now. There’s the Hero and the Demon King, and on top of that, the Seven Great Virtues and the dimensional invasion. This is the greatest crisis in human history.”
“I know. I fully understand.”
Naef’s serious face quickly shifted to an aggrieved expression.
He looked genuinely upset, so Eli didn’t press further.
“So, did you find anything?”
“I did.”
“What? Then why didn’t you say anything?”
“Ah, don’t misunderstand. It’s not the Hero or the Demon King. Definitely not the dimensional invasion either.”
Naef shrugged before continuing.
“I found something that seems to be a new Seven Deadly Sins Dungeon. Or rather, I should say I guessed its location.”
“The Seven Deadly Sins?”
It was an unexpected topic.
However, it wasn’t the most pressing issue at the moment.
At another time, it would have been a significant matter, but there were far more urgent concerns right now.
“So, there’s still no news on the rest?”
“We’re searching in every possible way. That’s how we even managed to get a rough idea of the Seven Deadly Sins Dungeon’s location. It’s somewhere we never would have expected.”
“Sigh. A message appeared stating that the dimensional invasion had begun. That means beings from another dimension have started invading somewhere on Earth.”
“Could they be invisible? We haven’t seen anything at all.”
“Maybe they appeared in the form of a dungeon. We need to inspect every new dungeon thoroughly, even those in the most remote areas.”
“Got it.”
Their conversation continued for about an hour.
After wrapping up the discussion, Eli stood up.
“Are you leaving right away?”
“I’m going to find Hassan. He told me to meet him here, but he’s been ignoring my messages.”
“Ah, the old man is really busy right now. You should go find him.”
Naef waved as Eli left.
Eli immediately headed for the city where Hassan’s faction, Nazarifa, resided.
When he arrived, his expression hardened at the sight of the barren wasteland.
“Has this old man lost his mind?”
Hearing about it was one thing, but seeing it in person made him realize the gravity of the situation.
The forest of buildings he had seen on his previous visit had been completely leveled.
A construction project of this scale would have faced enormous opposition and required an astronomical amount of funds.
He couldn’t understand why Hassan was doing this.
“Lord Hassan is over here.”
Following the staff member’s guidance, Eli arrived at an empty lot.
In the middle of the lot, Hassan had set up a shade and a desk and was leisurely reviewing documents.
“Hassan.”
“Oh, you’ve arrived? Sit here.”
Hassan spoke without even looking up.
Sighing, Eli sat across from him and asked,
“What the hell is all this?”
“I’m fulfilling my dream.”
“Sigh. A dream? Fine. But why now of all times? I thought I made it clear what’s happening right now.”
“Don’t worry too much. I am keeping an eye on things as well. Nothing disastrous has happened yet, has it?”
Eli rubbed his forehead.
These Level 9 Awakeners were always so nonchalant.
‘Why am I the only one constantly worrying…?’
He didn’t like it.
But there was nothing he could do to force Hassan to act, which made it all the more frustrating.
“Instead of worrying so much, why don’t you take a look at that?”
“Huh?”
Eli followed Hassan’s gaze.
A massive tree stood alone.
He had seen it earlier while walking here but hadn’t paid much attention to it.
Now that he looked again, he had a feeling that this tree was the reason Hassan was doing all of this.
“Ah!”
A piece of information he had forgotten suddenly resurfaced.
“Wasn’t this place supposed to be incapable of growing plants?”
“Hahaha. So you’ve finally realized? That’s right. This land shouldn’t be able to sustain plant life.”
“Then that tree…?”
Eli examined the tree closely.
Moments later, his eyes widened in shock.
“What… what the hell is this?!”
“Hahaha.”
“Don’t just laugh, old man! Don’t tell me—that’s a dungeon plant?”
“Let’s just say it is.”
Its growth rate was unbelievable.
He could see it expanding before his eyes, almost as if it was growing 10 centimeters every second.
“It’s only been a few days since I planted the seed. Yet it’s already grown this big.”
“Wait… don’t tell me you demolished all the buildings for this tree?”
“You’re right. I did it for this tree.”
Eli hurriedly looked around.
Realizing how vast and open the area was, his face turned pale.
“S-So the demolished area extends as far as the estimated size of this tree?”
“That’s a rough estimate. Even I don’t know for sure.”
“T-That’s insane. A tree this massive? How in the world…?”
At that moment, something small waddled near the tree.
Hassan stood up and walked toward it.
Squirm!
“Haha, it’s time to work.”
“A… slime?”
The unexpected creature was a slime.
Strangely, it was wearing a straw hat.
Hassan and the slime then began tending to the tree.
They applied something to the trunk, sprayed it with mist, and even climbed up to trim its leaves.
Squirm, squirm.
The slime crawled around, moistening the soil.
Watching this, Eli found himself momentarily freed from his worries and anxieties, feeling an unexpected sense of peace.
‘What is this strange feeling?’
Was it the slime that had some kind of mental-affecting ability? Or was it Hassan?
Regardless, Eli didn’t bother breaking the tranquility.
“Hey, Eli.”
“Hm?”
“Why don’t you come over and help out? I’m getting too old for this.”
A Level 9 Awakener claiming to be old and weak was ridiculous, but before he knew it, Eli was already getting up and walking toward the tree.
“Just climb up and spray this properly,” Hassan instructed.
“What kind of liquid is this?”
“It’s the slime’s bodily fluid.”
“……”
Eli couldn’t understand it, but he climbed up as instructed.
As he ascended the tree, the dense leaves wrapped around him, creating a cozy feeling.
‘I wish I could stay here for just a day.’
He was utterly exhausted.
Eli had gained immense power through his abilities, but that also meant bearing a heavy responsibility.
Lately, the burden felt so crushing that it nearly suffocated him, but in this completely unexpected place, he found peace.
Hiss—
He sprayed the mist onto the leaves.
The tree subtly trembled as if pleased.
“What a fascinating plant.”
Was he communicating with it? Or was it just his imagination?
For over two hours, he continued spraying, replacing the container whenever necessary, until he reluctantly climbed down.
“Good work.”
“It was just a way to clear my head.”
Eli tried to downplay it.
Hassan, noticing this, smiled and pointed at the tree again.
“You’ve worked hard, so let me show you something even more incredible.”
“What is it this time?”
The slime bounced excitedly as if calling him over.
At the same time, the tree suddenly began to move.
“Whoa!”
Eli tensed at the unexpected motion, but then his eyes widened in shock at what unfolded before him.
“Ahh…….”
A doorway formed in the tree.
And inside was a breathtakingly beautiful interior.
“You’re the first person to see this besides me. Welcome.”
***
I was still trying to process the scene when suddenly, a group of tiny humans appeared.
‘Wait, what’s going on here?’
I had just sent the slimes away, yet these little humans showed up immediately.
Did something happen?
However, they were bowing in reverence, so it didn’t seem like anything bad had occurred.
Wuuung—
One by one, they came through.
It was the same ten from before.
“Hello, little humans.”
“Have you been well, Demon King?”
“D-Demon King?”
I told you, I’m not a Demon King…
It was too late to correct them now.
Leaving the absurd title aside, I inspected their condition.
“Huh? What happened to you all?”
They looked messy, as if they had just been through a battle.
At the same time, noise came through the portal again.
Wuuung—
“Wow, this is the Demon Realm!”
“It’s the Demon King’s lair!”
“Long live the Demon King!”
More little humans emerged.
And they were carrying what appeared to be monsters.
“What in the world….”
“Demon King! Thanks to the slimes you sent us, our city was able to overcome a great crisis! These monsters we captured are our tribute to you! Please accept them!”
Choro shouted excitedly.
The others joined in, chanting “Long live the Demon King!” in a frenzy.
“Alright, alright. Calm down first.”
So they had just fought a tough battle.
Were any of them injured?
“I sent a healing slime with you. How did that go? Is everyone okay?”
“Thanks to your grace, no one was hurt, and we’ve fully recovered!”
“Long live the Demon King! Long live, long live!”
Good.
I wasn’t sure how effective the angel slime’s healing abilities were, but it seemed to have done its job well.
“What is this?”
“Eek! It’s the terrifying Fang Beast!”
Ara was showing the carcass of a monster.
More monster corpses kept coming through—
They were roughly the size of medium-sized boars.
For the little humans, they must have seemed enormous.
I roughly counted—about 100 boars.
And around 20 unidentified stones.
Twitch.
“Huh?”
Was it post-mortem twitching?
One of the boars suddenly jerked.
…Wait a second.
“Who took these boars down?”
“The terrifying horned slime you sent, Demon King! It spat at them and then…?”
“Ah!”
They might not be dead!
Poispois’s venom had evolved into an all-purpose toxin, but its signature trait was paralysis.
These things were probably just paralyzed.
I moved closer to check.
Sure enough, they were breathing.
“They’re all alive!”
Just in case, I examined the ones the little humans had beaten up—
They were only unconscious.
“Sigh.”
What should I do with them?
Since they were still alive, I decided to gather them in one place for now.
I quickly summoned Mammon and Ras.
I wanted to call Bell as well, but he was fast asleep, so I didn’t wake him.
“What should we do with these creatures?”
“Hmm, should we build a pen?”
“I shall train them for use!”
Ras’ eyes gleamed, but I rejected that idea immediately.
For now, we would follow Mammon’s suggestion and build a pen to hold them all.
“Can we make a pen right now?”
“If we get Bell and the cats to help, it should be doable. It’s just a simple fence, after all.”
And so, construction began.
The cats estimated it would take about two hours.
“We need land! We need to find a place for them!”
“We should move them now!”
“If they wake up, I’ll put them back to sleep.”
“How about my sleep venom?”
Thus, in the Dungeon of Gluttony, an unexpected livestock farm was born.
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