The Labyrinth Raids of the Ultimate Tank

Rooming

Go to the same inn as the Cenanis and rent two rooms.

Me and Marius will have one room, Luna will have one.

We were just about to go to each room, and Marius grabbed Luna's shoulder.

"Well, then, the girl who seeks raw. You should be in the same room as Rude."

"What?"

Marius really pushes Luna's back.

That way, throw the key you took sometime from Luna's hand into the universe and let him grab it.

"I want a room for one. There's something I'd like to do on my own. So, that's why! And then you two young people should have fun! Tomorrow!"

I don't enjoy anything. Hey!

I almost scream by accident, but I can manage. Because it annoys other customers.

I tried to grab Marius' arm, but he was already in the room.

... Not at all.

"I'm sorry, Luna. Talk to me right away."

Luna grabbed my arm anxiously.

... Speaking of which, she's been doing this since one of the homunculus cases.

Luna is anxious, and Marius may have deliberately done this by guessing it.

... Thanks, Marius. Let's make a big deal out of today's meal bill.

"... I'm sorry. May I stay with you for just a moment?"

"... oh. Okay."

There is a good chance that Luna is anxious because she just did.

... Nevertheless, are you alone with the young woman?

I was with you at home, but why are you so nervous? Because we're alone? Probably. Damn, I'm getting extra embarrassed.

No, no, Luna's a homunculus. Never mind. Remember Manichia's face. Me. You're still cute.

He's headed to our room as he's about to fall into hyperventilation.

Put your stuff in the room and I'll turn my shoulders.

The moment you remove the big shield, your body lightens up at once.

Stretching his spine, he heads to his window seat.

"Luna, are you okay?"

"... I'm sorry. You're being selfish."

"You mean homunculus?"

"... Yes"

There are some places where homunculus is treated worse.

That's so much so that some places treat you like a slave. More importantly, people use heterosexuality as a tool.

If I must have seen her like that, Luna would have been more depressed.

... maybe I'm glad I didn't run into that scene.

"We homunculus are tools, aren't we?"

"Yeah, right."

I wanted to deny it, but that's how it's used, so there's nothing I can do.

She lays her eyes down sadly.

I never asked her a question I'd stepped into before.

I've had a lot of overlapping issues, and I've been busy... but now I can just calm down and listen.

Was I wrong?

If I used her as a tool, maybe this wouldn't have happened.

Maybe this is how Luna is suffering because she has lived as a person.

"Luna, if you don't like it, you don't have to talk to me.... can you tell me about your old days?"

"You mean me?"

"... oh. I want to know where you've lived and what you've lived."

……

Luna dropped her gaze as she thought.

But it was a moment.

Her eyes look at me.

"Yes, I did."

Luna put her hand on her chest and then spoke slowly.

"I was in neighboring Brunkels. There are a lot of homunculus manufacturing plants there and I was born in one of them"

"Are there so many manufacturing plants in Brunkels?"

I have heard of numerous manufactures.

"Yes, Brunkels manufactures combat homunculus. That's to attack the labyrinth more efficiently. I was manufactured as an investigative homunculus to investigate that combat homunculus."

... Not really, not an interesting story to hear.

Pick up the words that concern you among them.

"… for investigation?"

"Yes, you can make it by extracting information from the demon stones of those with appraisal skills and copying it into demon stones for homunculus"

"… that's an illegal manufacturing method."

"Probably, I think so. Besides, there were many failures. Many homunculus could not make a complete copy and would die as soon as they were born. And some of them were born with their own self, homunculus."

... self.

I guess that's why I don't leave any information when I manufacture homunculus.

If you're bad, you might have the same idea and act like a human being.

"We don't need homunculus to disobey orders, so all of that has been discarded"

"How did Luna survive?"

"... I was a little late for my ego to budge. Even after my ego sprouted, I lived not to be enlightened that it sprouted. Living there wasn't painful at first, but there was a fear that one day, it would be disposed of. I was also an incomplete homunculus."

"Incomplete?"

"Yes. My appraisal is incomplete. The perfect appraisal is possible simply by looking at it. So I thought one day I'd be disposed of."

... how painful it would be to live waiting for that day.

A world that doesn't even know what tomorrow will be.

Because I used to live in slums too... I could understand just a little bit.

"Born with self, homunculus is a kill on the spot. But the disposition of faithful incomplete homunculus without self made use of certain places where there was no proof whatsoever. I was taken to the latter place and escaped from it"

"Where?"

"It's a labyrinth. We were dumped in a labyrinth that was on the way to connect our neighbor to Avancia. We were all given orders not to move, and we just kept waiting for the demons to kill us all."

A terrible sight came to mind.

Sure, in the labyrinth, no matter how many dead people come out, they swallow up in the labyrinth and leave nothing behind.

… is it a good place to dispose of it?

Homunculus is a tool. But that's why...

"I managed because I was also learning the means of combat from demon stones. Surviving I escaped the labyrinth. Luckily, the humans at the lab who abandoned me were quite appropriate, and no one would ever find me when I left the labyrinth. And... I met my master.... Sorry about that time. You helped me, but I had fear of humans, and I attacked them."

"Nothing, I don't care about that. … did you learn to fight from demon stones?"

"Yes.... Homunculus can extract information on the Demon Stone and copy it to his own Demon Stone. Using it, I have copied a number of skills and combat experiences when I was in the lab. … but none of them were incomplete and completely unusable"

... you know why I manufacture combat homunculus.

One day, will we be able to have a party just for Homncrus?

However, if a lot of homunculus with self came out like Luna, would they then fulfill it and the homunculus would move for the good of humans?

"... that's my past. Master, I apologize for keeping my mouth shut until now."

"No, don't worry, I didn't ask. Thanks for talking to me."

"Master, so I could talk. The master, he cares about me. Does that mean that it's amazing... happy? Excuse me. I have feelings, but I don't know about my feelings."

I guess you don't know exactly what emotion means. It's like a child.

Is Luna confused or shows her gratuitousness?

"Even humans do that sometimes.... it's just that Luna wants to live and is here now, right? It's honest... it's the same emotion as a human being."

"Master...... thank you"

"If anything happens, talk to me anytime. I want to help you.... like family."

"... thank you"

Pepper, she's been bowing her head.

Totally, the expression was a sunny one.

... Would you have made me feel a little less anxious?

Then I'm happy.

"I'm sorry to hear so much. It's early tomorrow morning, and you need to get some rest."

"Yes, Master, once again, thank you"