side:カヤ
私は何もできなかった。
燃え盛る村を見ていた。
ボロボロの体を起き上がらせる力もなく、ただ無様に横たわって...。
村では、次期自警団の団長候補とまで言われ。
武術、魔術、そして冷静な指揮能力もそれなりに自負していた。
そして恋人もその村にいた。
幼馴染で、男のくせに力事はからきし、でもとても優しい人。
幸せだった。少し、慎ましやかだけどほとんど飢えることもない。
穏やかな時間が流れる村だったはず...。
でもある日。
...エルジュ聖女様が村に訪れて、全てが焼け落ちた。
いや、厳密にはエルジュ聖女様が私達の村を訪れ、立ち去ったあと、同じロシュール国の兵士が訪れて略奪をしていった。
彼等は私達を「ガルツ国」と繋がっていることが分かったので処分しにきたそうだ。
意味が分からなかった。なぜ攻撃されるのかと。
この村がそんな事をするわけないのに!!
私は必死に自警団の皆と村人を逃がすために応戦した。
狐人族は、獣人族の中でも特に珍しい、魔術が得意な種族だ。
卓越した狐人族は、魔術を主体とし、体術を織り交ぜ、遠近万能な戦士となる。
それでも数が圧倒的に少なく、なすすべもなかった。
団長と私が最後まで必死に、数多の兵をなぎ倒していると、奥から豪華な服を着た男がやってきた。...私の大事な人に剣を突き付けて。
人質をとって、その卑怯者は要求をだしてきた。
「横の男を殺せば。この男と君の安全は保障しよう。私はロシュール国の大臣。ロワール・エッシャ。他の村人も同じだ。こちらで保護している人たちの安全は、その男を殺せば保証しよう」
何をいまさら...そう思っていると。さらに後ろから、人質になっているであろう。
この村にいた殆どの村人がいた。小さな村だ、100人にも満たない。
だれがいないかなんて、私でもすぐわかる。
ここに転がっている仲間の遺体以外で考えると、4・5人。
「君達がまだ抵抗を続けるのなら。この村人を完全に、ガルツ国の間者として認めることになる。つまり、この場で処刑する」
もう私達には選択肢はなかったな。
罠と嘘とわかっていても要求をのまざるを得なかった。
結局、村人は殆ど皆殺し。
...若い娘が生き残ったが、その場で数人が慰み者になって死んで。
残りが奴隷として売られていった。
「...ヤ!! カヤ!! しっかりしろ!!」
「...ごめん。私を置いていって。このままじゃ、二人とも捕まる」
そしてまたこの夢を見る。
普段は貧弱なのに、この時はすごかった。
幼馴染の恋人は、私を抱えて森を走っているのだ。
それでも、体力が無限に続くわけでもない。
彼の息が荒くなっていく。
皆殺しにされると理解した瞬間。
村の術師が一斉に閃光の魔術を唱えて目をつぶしたのだ。
私も幼馴染と一緒に逃げだした。
予想していたのか、周りから雨のように矢が降り注いで、逃げ出せたのは極わずかだった。
前の戦闘と、逃亡時の傷でもう私は殆ど体力をなくしていた。
だから、せめて彼でも助かってほしかった。
でも...。
「こっちにいたぞ!! さっきの最後まで抵抗してたやつだ!! 囲め囲め!!」
「カヤは、カヤは俺が守るんだ!! まだっ...走れっ...」
彼の頭に斧が突き刺さっていた。
敵の誰かが投げたのだろう。
そのまま、動かなくなった彼と一緒に倒れる。
「この女の方はボロボロだが、上玉だな。このまま殺しても割に合わん。治療して売ってしまえ!!」
ロワールと言った男が私の髪をつかんで、顔を見るように引っ張る。
ああ、彼が綺麗と言ってくれた髪が千切れる音がする。
「この男はどうします?」
「頭に斧が当たって生きていられるわけがない。捨てておけ」
彼と引き離される。
握っていた手に力を入れて最後の抵抗をする。
でも、そんな力もあっさり振りほどかれ、彼を置き去りにしてしまう。
目から涙があふれ出す。止まらない。
「...っつ!!」
薄暗い部屋で目を覚ます。
ここは、どこだったか?
辺りを見回して、トーリとリエルが視界に入ってようやく気が付く。
「...旅館...か」
そうだ、ここはダンジョンの最下層にある旅館。
ダンジョンマスターに与えられた個室だ。
でも、殆どのメンバーは誰かの部屋に集まって3人~5人ほどで寝ている。
まったく贅沢な個室もあったものだと私は思う。
私の個室なのだが、トーリとリエルが寝ていても一室を使うだけ。
個室は主に3部屋でしきられている。10畳と8畳、8畳ってユキは言っていたっけ?
彼が言うには、10畳がリビング。8畳が寝室。そして最後の8畳が趣味部屋。
しかもトイレと簡易キッチンを完備。クローゼット?もある。
お風呂は「旅館で自室風呂とか馬鹿なの?死ぬの?」なんて理由でつけていないらしい。
「......水」
あんな夢を見た後に、すぐに寝なおすほど、私も神経は太くないらしい。
トーリとリエルを起こす事の無いように布団から抜け出す。
キッチンに行って、コップに水を注ぐ。
「...贅沢ね。ここはとても贅沢な幸せな場所になる」
人は慣れるものと、ユキが言っていたがそうらしい。
わずか6日。それでもう、キッチンや、この施設の便利さに、驚かなくなった。
そして、分かる。
この贅沢、便利は、きっとここで住むであろう人々を幸せにする。
それだけじゃない、ユキの方針でこのダンジョンを運営するなら、そこで住む人々が自らの手で、望んだものを選び取れる。
ユキや私達が私欲に固まったりしない限り、このダンジョンは外敵に対してもとても有効な要塞だ。
「...だから、私情は出来る限り排除しないと。...このダンジョンに争いを持ち込むわけにはいかない」
自分に言い聞かせる。
ここに来た次の日、私は自分の村がなぜ焼かれたのか、その原因を知った。
エルジュ様が、リテア聖国の支援を受けるロワールに踊らされて、戦意を煽ぐような行動を起こしていたのだ。
いや、エルジュ様が寄った町や村を、わざとロワールが焼いて、ガルツ国の仕業として戦争状態に持ち込んでいたのだ。
だから、あの日。のうのうと、私の前に現れたエルジュ様が憎くて仕方なかった。
その時すでに、ロワールは処分されていて。
私の仇と呼べるのは、目の前にいたエルジュ様だけだった。
ミリーが湯呑を投げて、叫んで、みんなの視線を集めていたけど。
私もトーリとリエルに押さえつけられていた。
でも、エルジュ様も自分で思うところがあったのか、ミリーに頭を下げて謝っていた。
だからといって、許せる話ではないのだが。
意外だった、ロワールと同じだと思っていた。
それからエルジュ様は、あの人なりの償いというべきか、やるべき事を見つけて、私達に頭を下げてまで、手伝わせてくれというようになった。
「...なんだか、調子が狂う」
そうエルジュ様は不思議なひとだ。
必死に許しを請うか、ふんぞり返るだけかと思っていたが、違った。
なんとなく、彼女も自分が正しいと思うことをやっていたのだろう。
モーブさん達の関係も聞いた。
自身を奴隷として、暴行を加え、慰み者にしようとした相手に、頭を下げて謝ったそうだ。
...とんでもない、お花畑。
「...汗かいてる。お風呂」
水を飲みほして、自分の体が汗でぬれている事に気が付く。
このまま寝てもアレだから、気持ちの切り替えにお風呂にでも行こう。
そう、思ってかえの浴衣を持って部屋をこっそりでる。
「あ」
「...あ」
脱衣所に入ると一人だれか浴衣を脱いでいる。
だれかと思えばそれは...。
「カヤ...さんでしたよね?」
もう一人の私の仇と言うべき、ルルア様がそこにいた。
彼女は私の機嫌を窺うように声をかけてくる。
「...」
「......すいません。お邪魔なようですね。私は出ていき...」
「...別に構わない」
私はそれだけ言って、彼女の横で浴衣を脱いでそのまま浴場に行く。
「...入らないの」
「いえ、お邪魔させてもらいます」
「...別に、私の許可はいらない」
お互い気まずい空気が漂うが、嫌とは言ってない以上、下手に距離もおかず、体を洗って、一緒に湯船につかる。
空には...偽物だが、綺麗な夜空が広がっている。
沈黙が続く。
「...なんでこんな時間にお風呂に?」
なんとなく、私はルルア様に質問をしてみた。
「ちょっと、考え事をですね。...これから、どうしたものかと」
ああ、そうか。
私も自分と、このダンジョンの事で一杯一杯だったが、ルルア様も大変なのか。
エルジュ様と違って、ロシュール国からの要請で保護されているのではなく。
邪魔だから、切り捨てられて、暗殺されそうになって、ここに転がり込んできた。
ある意味。私と同じだ。全部失くしてここにいる。
私がそんな事を考えて、沈黙していると、ルルア様が気まずくなったのか...。
「...私が憎いですか?」
「ええ、この場で殺してやりたいくらい」
彼女の質問にしっかり答えてやる。
この気持ちは偽りがない。
「...でも、いつかルルア様。エルジュ様を、許せる日が来たらいいとも思ってる」
「どういうことですか?」
「...私の大事だった人は、貴女を殺してもきっと笑ってくれない」
そう言って気が付いた。
「...私は...大事な人が、彼が、笑ってくれるような道を生きたいと思ってる。...まだ、残ってた。失くしたと思ってた...全部」
目から涙がこぼれる。
「......大丈夫ですか?」
ルルア様が私が泣く姿をみて声をかけてくる。
そうだ、彼女自身はなにも悪くない。
まあ、国のトップとしてはダメなんだろうが。
「...大丈夫。ルルア様、ありがとう。おかげで思い出せた。...村も、皆も、大事な人も、私の全てを失くしたと思っていたけど、違った」
そう言って目を瞑る。
簡単に今まで思い出せなかった、村人や、大事な人の笑顔を思い出す。
「...失くしたことには違いないけど。まだここに、確かに、皆の思い出がある。復讐なんかしても、村のみんなは微妙な顔をするに違いない」
そうだ、この手を復讐の血で染めても、村のみんなは、彼は、否定はしないだろうけど、微妙な顔をするだろう。
だって、優しかったから。
なら、私は彼等が笑ってくれる生き方をしよう。それはきっと、私も幸せなはずだから。
ああ、多分これからも、彼や村が焼かれる光景を夢に見てうなされるだろう。
でも、復讐に身を染めるほどでもない。
モーブさん達もこんな気持ちだったのだろうか?
いや、モーブさん達はしっかり暴れまわった分、気まずいはずだ。
「...先にあがります」
「あ、はい」
そう言って私はルルア様を置いて湯船から上がる。
今日はもうぐっすり寝られるような気がする。
「...ルルア様。全部失くした私にも、まだ残っているモノがあった」
「だから、ルルア様も何か残ってるはず。それを見つければ悩みは解決すると思う」
彼女の悩みは私にはわからない。
けど、きっと残っているはずだ。
彼女のこれからを、心の底から納得して決められる何かが。
「......私の、残っている、モノ...」
Side : Kaya
I couldn't do anything.
I saw the village. It was burning.
Without the power to raise my tattered body up, I just laid there clumsily...
In the village, the candidate to be the leader of the vigilante corp talked.
He took pride in his martial arts, magic, and sober leaders.h.i.+p ability.
And his lover was in the village too.
He was my Childhood friend, he was unyielding and kind, but we mixed very well together.
He was happy. Not too modest, he had a little appet.i.te.
It should have been a peaceful village...
But one day.
...The Holy Woman Herge visited the village, and everything was burnt down.
No, strictly speaking after the Holy Woman Herge came and walked away, the soldiers of the same country Roshuru took their way in and turned everything to ash.
They thought that we were connected to the[Gai country] so they came to dispose of us.
I couldn't find the reason behind. Why did they attack?
The village never did such a thing!!
I desperately fought back to let the villagers and everyone escape.
The Fox is a race that is particularly unusual amongst the beastmen and is a race good at magic.
The Fox tribe is outstanding, with magic as the core and taijutsu together, our most important purpose is to become warriors.
Still, our numbers were tiny, there was nothing I could do.
When the leader and I fought desperately and defeated many enemy soldiers, a man wearing gorgeous clothes came from behind.... Pointing a sword at my important person.
Taking hostages, the coward brought out his request.
(Loire)[Kill the man next to you. If you do so, I guarantee your and that man security. I am a minister from Roshuru. Loire Escher. The other villagers are the same. If you kill that man, I guarantee your safety.] 
What now... What was he thinking? Furthermore, he took a hostage from behind.
Mostly all the villagers of this village were here. It's a small village, filled with less than 100 people.
Even I know right now who isn't there.
Thinking outside of the dead body lying around here, they are 4 to 5 people.
(Loire)[If you still want to continue to resist. I will recognize this village to be entirely a spy from the Gai country. In other words, I will execute everyone at this place.] 
We had no choice anymore.
Even though I knew it was a lie and a trap, I couldn't help but accept his demand.
Eventually, all the villagers would end up killed.
... A young girl survived, but several people died on the spot as if they were a plaything.
The rest were sold as slaves.
(Man)[...Ya!! Kaya!! Grip yourself!!] 
(Kaya)[... I'm sorry. Please leave now. Otherwise both of us will be caught.] 
And I also saw this dream.
I was usually poor at that time, but it was still amazing.
I was running through the woods with my childhood sweetheart.
In the end, it didn't mean that I had the strength to continue indefinitely.
His breath was getting rough.
The moment we thought that we would be killed off.
A teacher from the village used a magic light to blind everyone's eyes.
We benefited of the occasion to run away with my childhood friend.
It was as expected, a deluge of arrows rained, and only a few managed to escape.
Because of the previous battle and the wounds from the fight I already lost almost all of my physical strength by the time we left.
So he wanted to save me at least.
But...
(???)[Come here!! Your resistance is over!! Surrounded, you are surrounded!!] 
(Man)[Kaya, Kaya, I wanted to protect you!! And yet... I could not...] 
An axe was stuck in his head.
It might be someone amongst the enemy who threw it.
I fell with him, motionless.
(Loire)[This woman is tattered but she's a great beauty. To kill her doesn't fit. Let's sell her with the rest!!] 
And then Loire grabbed my hair and pulled my face to watch it.
Yes, the hairs he called beautifully fell off.
(???)[What are we going to do with this guy?] 
(Loire)[There is no way someone with an axe in the head can stay alive. Throw him away.] 
They separated me from him.
As my last will of resistance, I tried to hold is hand vigorously.
But such a power was broken loose, leaving him behind.
Gush of tears were falling from my eyes. They didn't stop.
(Kaya)[...Huh!!] 
I woke up in a dimly lit room.
Where was this place?
Looking around, I found Tori and Riel in my sight.
(Kaya)[... This is... the inn.] 
So, here was the inn located in the lowest level of the Dungeon.
It's a private room given to us by the Dungeon Master.
Most of the members gathered in someone else room and slept with three to five people.
I think our private rooms were quite luxurious.
It's my private room, but even if Tori and Riel came to sleep, it's not crowded.
My personal room was mainly filled with 3 rooms. 10 tatami mats1), 8 tatami mats and 8 tatami mats had said Yuki?
He said 10 tatami mats was the living room. 8 tatami mats was the bedroom. Finally, the last 8 tatami mats was the hobby room.
And it's equipped with a toilet and a kitchenette. Closet? It's also there.
The bath[Not in the room, are you stupid?Do you want to die?] He seemed that he had no reason to attach behind it.
(Kaya)[...... Water] 
My nerves aren't so thick as to try and sleep again after waking up from such a dream.
I sneak out of the futon as to not wake Tori and Riel.
I went to the kitchen and poured water into a cup.
(Kaya)[... It's a luxury. This place will become very happy and luxurious.] 
It seemed that Yuki told us to get used to it.
In just 6 days. Well, the kitchen and the convenience of the facilities no longer surprised me.
And I understood.
This luxury, this convenience, people will surely dwell happily here.
Not only that, if Yuki's policy ran this dungeon, people will be able to get what they want from their own hands.
Unless Yuki or we become lost in self-interest, this fortress was also great against any foreign enemies.
(Kaya)[... And so, I have to eliminate my personal feelings as much as possible.... I can not bring conflicts to this Dungeon.] 
I told myself.
The next day after I came here, I learned why my village got attacked, the cause.
Herge-sama was played by Loire with the help of the Holy country Ritea, creating actions that brought warfare.
No, Loire burned down the towns and villages where Herge-sama went and brought a state of war against the Gai country.
From that one day. Whenever Herge-sama appeared before me, I couldn't stand my hateful feelings.
At that time, Loire had already been disposed of.
The only one I could still call my enemy was Herge-sama when she was in front of me.
Millie threw a teacup and shouted which attracted the gaze of everyone.
I was also held down by Tori and Riel.
But Herge-sama as if asking a favor from Millie lowered her head and apologized.
Even so, this story was unforgivable.
I was surprised. I thought she was the same as Loire.
Then, Herge-sama tried to find how she could atone and asked a favor of us. She told us that she was a guardian herself.
(Kaya)[... The condition is somewhat wrong] 
Yes, Herge-sama was a strange person.
She was desperately trying to ask for forgiveness, I thought that I could refuse, but I was wrong.
Somehow, I thought what she was doing was correct.
I also heard of what relations.h.i.+p she had with Mauve-san's party.
They became slaves by themselves and apologized to the one they beat down and used as a plaything.
... Outrageous, flower garden.
(Kaya)[... I am sweating. A bath] 
Drinking water, I noticed that my body was soaked in sweat.
Because I can't sleep like this, and to change my feeling, I went toward the bath.
I had a beautiful Yukata, and I quietly left the room.
(???)[Oh] 
(Kaya)[... Oh] 
Into the dressing room, someone else was undressing.
Who do you think this was...
(Lulu)[Kaya...san is it?] 
Lulu who was another of my enemy was there.
She called out to me to see how my mood was.
(Kaya)[...] 
(Lulu)[...... I'm sorry. You seem to be bothered.I will go out...] 
(Kaya)[... I don't mind.] 
After I had said only that, I took off my Yukata by her side and went straight to the bathhouse.
(Kaya)[... Will you not enter] 
(Lulu)[No, I will bother you.] 
(Kaya)[... You don't particularly need my permission.] 
Both with an awkward atmosphere floating around us, but since I didn't say that I hate it, the distance wasn't so far. We had washed our body before we went to the bathtub together.
In the sky... A fake but beautiful night was spreading.
Followed by silence.
(Kaya)[... Why do you go in the bath at such time?] 
Somehow, I tried to question Lulu.
(Lulu)[Hey, did you think a bit?... About what we can do from now?
Oh, I remember now.
Me and her are part of the same cup in this Dungeon. I remembered the incident on the seventh day.
Unlike Herge-sama, she was not protected after the request of the country Roshuru.
Because she was an obstacle, she closely avoided a.s.sa.s.sination, and she ended up her
To an extent. It was the same as me. I lost everything, and I was now here.
When I thought about that, I fell silent. Lulu-sama was certainly feeling awkward...
(Lulu)[... Do you hate me?] 
(Kaya)[Yes, to the extent that I want to kill you right now.] 
I answered her question firmly.
This feeling wasn't false.
(Kaya)[... But some day Lulu-sama. I think that the time when I can forgive Herge-sama may appear] 
(Lulu)[What do you mean?] 
(Kaya)[... My most important person will probably not smile if I kill you.] 
After I said that, I noticed.
(Kaya)[... My... Most important person, he would want me to live a life where I can laugh.... Still, if he was there. I thought that I had lost... everything.] 
My eyes were spilling tears.
(Lulu)[.....Are you ok?] 
Lulu-sama called out to me as I cried.
Well, she didn't do anything bad herself.
I think it was probably the nations' top who did something.
(Kaya)[... No problem. Lulu-sama, thank you. Thanks to you I was able to remember him.... I thought that I lost everything, the village, and all the important people but it's different.] 
After I said this, I closed my eyes.
I could remember now, the smiles of all the villagers in my memory.
(Kaya)[... I lost something, there is no mistake. But I still have the memories of everyone in here. If I was to take revenge, everyone in the village would have a subtle face.] 
Yes even if I dyed my hands in blood for revenge, everyone in the village will not deny it, but they would still have a subtle face.
I mean, because they were kind.
Then I will live in a way they can laugh at. Because they certainly expect me to become happy.
Maybe I would keep dreaming of the burned village and have more nightmares.
But it would not be enough for me to dye myself in vengeance.
I wondered what Mauve-san and his friends were thinking?
No, there was no way Mauve-san and his buddies would go on a rampage, it felt too awkward.
(Kaya)[... I will go out ahead.] 
(Lulu)[Oh, okay] 
After I had talked to Lulu-sama I rose from the bathtub.
I felt as if I could sleep well today.
(Kaya)[... Lulu-sama. I who had lost everything still have things left.] 
(Kaya)[So, there should be some for Lulu-sama too. I think that you can solve your problems if you find them.] 
Her worries, I couldn't understand them.
However, she should have something left.
Anything she can understand from the bottom of her heart, something only her can decide.
(Lulu)[... My, remaining, things...]
Hisshou Dungeon Unei Houhou
必勝ダンジョン運営方法　相手に合わせる理由がない
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Adventure Comedy Drama Ecchi Fantasy Harem Mature Psychological Romance Seinen Slice of Life Tragedy
Adapted to Manga Aggressive Characters Aristocracy Beastkin Beautiful Female Lead Clever Protagonist Dungeon Master Dungeons Early Romance F*llatio Game Elements Gore Loli Love Interest Falls in Love First Male Protagonist Management Multiple POV Nudity Obsessive Love Overpowered Protagonist Polygamy Pregnancy R-15 Reverse R*pe S*ave Harem S*aves Strategist Strong Love Interests Succubus Sword And Magic Transported to Another World Yandere
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