240 Episode 240 "Challenge! Cheat Daughter-in-law Dungeon (Cecil Edition)".txt (1/2)

'Well then, Delilira-san will be at Rafilia-kun's place. I've got to get ready for my bath.

Saying that, the saintly lady went back down the aisle.

In the end, it seems that she decided to listen to Rafilia's request.

She's really a good person. Saintess. But if Rafilia tries to sink the golem into the bottom of the bath, you have to stop her. For God's sake.

''Well, Cecil's dungeon can be found at ......... so be on your guard.

Cecil is smart. And he knows exactly how I do things.

Based on that, he must have made the dungeon based on that.

When I proceeded while thinking about that──I found a fork in the road.

A straight pathway and a pathway leading to the right and left respectively.

Furthermore, there are letters carved on the wall. It's Cecil's character.

I see ...... that it says about each route .......

”The left one is 'the route that requires wisdom,' the center one is 'the route that requires quickness,' and the right one is 'the route that requires skill' ....... Interesting.

'Cecil-chan, you've split the route into three.

I guess that means we should each try our hand at what we're good at.

It doesn't seem to mean that any one of them is the right route.

I guess they want you to split the party into three and try them apart.

But ...... what would happen if all three of us together completed them one by one?

Cecil's going to cry.

Yes, I know. I made that for you.

That's a big deal.

That's a big deal.

You're talking about Cecil, aren't you?

Rita, Rita and Letitia look at each other and nod at each other.

Then I guess we have a definite route.

”I'm going the 'tech route' and Rita-san is going the 'quickness route'.

So, Nagi is the 'wisdom route'. That's perfect.

Rita and Letitia said.

Certainly, that's the best solution.

If it was Cecil until now, it would definitely be the right thing to do, but...

Do you think a grown-up Cecil would make such an obvious choice?

What do you mean, Nagi?

'The saintly girl said it. She said that both Cecil and Rafilia are growing up. Especially Cecil. So we should think of it as a growing mindset, right?　Especially since Cecil has always been the closest to watching me fight.

...... Sure, maybe.

Cecil was the first to make a master-servant 'contract' with me, and we've been together ever since.

They all know how I've outsmarted the nobles and brave men, too.

Of course, I also know how Rita and Letitia fight.

If it was Cecil so far, he would have honestly challenged us head on in our strengths.

But the Cecil that's ahead of us is the Cecil that has been trained by a saintly woman.

Now that she's grown up, she might be able to come up with some complicated traps.

''You shouldn't underestimate the current Cecil. The grown-up Cecil is probably more wise and stronger than ever before.

Surely, ...... Nagi is right.

'You're still tiny, Cecil-san, aren't you? That should make you grow faster.

”............?

Hmm?

It was like I just heard Cecil's voice out of nowhere.

Is it my imagination?

'Anyway, if I were to compare Cecil to what he is now, you should think of him as 'Cecil Version 2'. It's just like the saint said, 'Cecil is amazing. I'm sure he's much prettier and prettier than you've ever seen him before, and I'm sure he'll be able to use his magic and strategies in ways you can't even imagine.

”...?　Eh ......!”?

Sure, you might be right.

'I've been watching Cecil-san for a long time, and that's what Nagi-san says.

So, if I continue to honestly go the 'wisdom route', I'm underestimating Cecil. That would be disrespectful to Cecil, wouldn't it?

So you're saying that I should go a different route than what I'm good at?

'Yes. I think I should go the 'quickness route' here, Rita should go the 'technology route' and Leticia should go the 'wisdom route'.

'!　?

'If Cecil was outsmarting us, by changing the route we were taking Cecil's wisdom head on, right?　That means I'm not going to underestimate Cecil.

'But, Nagi-san. What if Cecil-san hadn't been outsmarted ...... and really thought we were going to go the route of our specialty?

In that case, we'll be fighting in the areas we're weak at, right?

You've reached .......

'That would make it hard for us - which means we'd have to accept Cecil's challenge as much as we could, wouldn't it?　If it's an area you're good at, it might be over quickly. But if it's your weakness, you can fight longer. That means we have to train ourselves, just like Cecil and his friends, right?　It's the same hardship that brings me closer to Cecil and Raphilia.

”I see!

Normally, my theory would be to choose the easiest route possible.

But it's like a challenge - a message - from Cecil to us.

You should take it head-on, as much as you can.

”Then I'm going to go the 'quickness route'.

”I'm the 'tech route'.

I'm going the 'wisdom route'. Cecil-san, I'm going to accept your challenge!

”────!!! (bang, bang, bang, bang on the desk)'

Thus, me, Rita and Letitia headed to our respective routes in order to receive Cecil's challenge.

─ The quickness route...

”'toto, toto, toto...

The ones at the end of the 'quickness route' were highly mobile golems.

Their small bodies had wings, and they held something like a soft sword in their hands.

''Those high-mobility type golems are 20 of them?''

”You'll be flogging us with that soft sword.

Reggie, who was in a magic sword state at my back, said.

A number is floating on the wall. 20” - the same number as the golem.

There's a door on the other side of the room. It's locked now.

There's writing on the wall.

It looks like an instruction manual for this room. It's like...

I hear that neutralizing all the golems will open that door.

”So be it.

The reason why the squishy sword of the golem is red is because it has paint on it. When you get hit by that thing, the paint is supposed to get on your body. So, if it turns bright red, we lose .......

”The Elf girl said she'd prepare a bath for you, knowing this.

Maybe it's a good way to train your quickness.

Rita might be able to alter herself and grab the golem in a heartbeat.

But to grab it, she'd have to get close to the golem.

In the process, she would get splattered with paint. Cecil might have built a room like this in anticipation of that. This is a room that cannot be cleared by Rita's quickness alone.

''That's quite a feat, Cecil. I think it's a good idea to block Rita's abilities.''

I try to call out to the ceiling, but there's no answer at .......

Strange.

When I was in Raphilia's room, I got a quick reply.

'Maybe Cecil is in one of the three rooms.

”Or perhaps he's waiting for you at the finish line.

We don't want you to wait too long. Let's just get this over with.

”Yes, sir!　Well, I guess that's where he comes in.

Yeah. Since you're here, let's get Cecil to watch this one grow up.

I took out the soft golem 'Ritogon' from the luggage on my back.

But his appearance has changed from before.

Now it's a pure white figure with large wings - the form of a miniature celestial dragon that has absorbed enough magic power.

''White. Please. Drive those golems over here!

”Acknowledged by the Lord!

White wakes up and spreads his wings.

With the ability of ”Furai”, he slowly jumps up. I'm going to go around the room, and then - towards the winged golems.

''This, this, this, this!''

Golems, they're panicking.

As expected, they didn't expect White to have evolved.

They flap their wings and head towards White, but White has a translucent shield called ”Shirudo”. The paint doesn't understand White. So.....

”'Koto koto ────!'

The golems came towards us in single file.

Right on schedule (・・・・).

'Let's go. Leggy!

”Yes, sir!　Lord!

I hold up my magic sword, Leggy.

The winged golems are quite fast. When it comes to speed, Leggy and I are no match for them.

But if they're coming at you from one direction, it's easy to catch them with your sword.

”Activate!　'Jusui Kenjutsu, LV2!' ”Nah-nah-nah!

Shurun.

The demon sword Reggie gently accepts the 'squishy sword' held by the golem.

''...... thing?''

Hold it.

”A little, a little, a little and a lot.

Gulp.

With the golem trapped, the magic sword Leggy arcs in an arc.

With the momentum of the rush, the golem was deflected 180 degrees in the direction of the direction──.

That's it! Aah!

Bechariah.

I plunged into the line of golems.

The five golems turned into a group and became covered in paint.

Those 5 Golems were shut down as it was.

I see, the golems that were exposed to the paint would be treated as 'injured'. I guess it's like holding a mock battle with paint bullets.

Then, let's move on to the next one.

”'This is good news!

A few minutes later.

The golems were wiped out.

All right. It's clear.

”Hmm. That was pretty tough. Demon girl.

”It was fun.

Me, Reggie and White raised our winning streak.

'Thanks, Cecil. It was a lot of fun and training.

I call out to the ceiling, but there's no answer.

It looks like Cecil is somewhere else, after all.

'Well then, the door is open, let's go to the goal.

”Mm.

I'm ready to go!

Me, Reggie and Shiro cleared the ”Quickness Course” and headed to the end of the passage.

The Technology Course...

......, that was pretty tough.

”'Koto koto - ......

At that time, Rita had completed the 'Technology Course'.

The condition for clearing the course written on the wall was to touch the bodies of all the golems.

However, they must be in the order of the numbers written on the golem's body.

Furthermore, the place where the numbers are written on the body is different for each golem.

Some were written on the back of the head, others on the soles of the feet.

The most difficult one was the one where the golem's arms drew a '1' and a '5' when viewed from above. No matter where I looked on the body, there were no numbers, so I knew when I jumped up and looked at it from above.

'But it was just as Nagi expected. This is a challenge that you won't be able to complete (・・・・・・・) if you use Letitia's 'Forced Civility (Manners Geas)' (・・・・・・・・・).

Letitia's 'forced civility' causes them to greet you politely when you use it.

However, these golems show their numbers in the form of their arms.

If you use the Forced Civility, their poses will change.

This is because the recipient of the ”Forced Courtesy” will return the bow with their hands clasped to the side or in front of their body.

Cecil must have thought about that and made this room.

'You've grown up, after all. It's amazing. 'Cecil-chan,'

Rita buzzes and runs towards the exit of the room.

I can't wait to see Cecil.

I want to see how much she has grown like a sister.

She wants to join Nagi in praising Cecil's efforts.

'I'm coming. Cecil.

And so Rita ran at full speed towards the goal.

The Wisdom Course...

This is ...... What do I have to do about it? ......?

Leticia was frozen as she headed for the ”Wisdom Course”.

A large room was at the end of the corridor.

The ground was probably covered with slime-shaped golems. It was fluffy.

At the back of the room, on what looked like a long stool, Cecil was sitting.

There is a space next to the chair for another person to sit, I suppose.

There were numerous strings on the ground.

At the end of the string is connected to Cecil on the chair. To be precise, it's on her clothes.

The door at the back of the room has a lock on it. The key is nowhere in the room. So that means Cecil must have it. I can tell. Because on the wall next to the door is a sign that says 'Five chances'.

So, this is a trick where you have to choose five of the strings on the ground and pull out the key that Cecil is hiding.

There are five chances.

If you pull the wrong string...

...... really ...... what can I do about it?

Bitingly, Leticia tries to pull the cord.

With a nibble, Cecil's clothes are pulled on.

'I understand. If you pull the wrong string, Cecil-san's clothes will come off. If you pull the right string, you get the key and escape. If you pull the wrong string, all of Cecil-san's clothes will come off in the end, and Nagi-san will be happy...

Whew!

Cecil in his chair turned bright red.

'No, no!　I made this room because I thought Nagi-sama would be here. I thought that Nagi-sama would definitely choose the Wisdom Course, but why, why would you read so deeply into that ......!