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We decided to begin our approach to the black wolf.

Although it looks like it woke up, its not doing much of anything other than swinging its black tail back and forth.

Somehow, from the looks of it it seems as though its protecting the dungeon core. Rather, itd be great if it just kept doing that for real.

And so I had the messenger golem run there.

It wouldve been possible for me to bring it directly out of the dummy core, but I didnt want to accidentally agitate the black wolf.

I took up position further away outside of the boss room with the string telephone golem in my hand.

I plan on running away if the wolf attacks it through Rokuko retrieving me.

That might not actually happen, but theres no reason to not be careful here.

[Our preparations are done! You can start anytime.]

It was Rokukos voice. If Im inside the dungeon, we can communicate through the menu even without using the string telephone golem.

Well then, guess its time to give it a go.

While watching to see how things were going in the core room through the monitor, I moved the clay haniwa golem inside.

When the golem timidly peeped into the core room, the black wolf stood up abruptly.

I gave up the thought of having the clay haniwa golem move further into the room and just decided to start talking.

Who are you.

The wolfs ears twitched It might be able to answer if it can talk, but can it really?

[Gurururu strange golem. You, that one, what are you?]

Ooh! It talked! This wolf can talk like a person! Lets introduce myself.

I am this places master, Keima. Who are you? If you have a name, what do you call yourself?

[A name, I have one! I, am Rin! This place, its your, house? Obediently, surrender it, to me. If you do, I will spare, your life.]

Its named Rin, huh. This guy uses a ton of commas. However, I still understand what this guys saying right now. He wants me to surrender my house he wants to make it his base?

Is it that it came because it wants to hibernate or something?

[Hey Kehma, what was that a moment ago?]

Nn?

A transmission from Rokuko popped up What, huh. So she cant hear it? Rokuko should have been able to hear it too though

Ah, nope, right. Its Translation Function-san doing his job. I cant even understand if its using slime speech or wolf speech yet hes translating it properly, seriously awesome.

And because of that, we can negotiate properly.

[ Got it. You said its name was Rin? If the wolf attacks, Ill retrieve you.]

I briefly told Rokuko about it and returned to negotiating with the wolf.

[What will, you choose. Want to, be eaten? Kehma.]

Let me think for a moment.

[I am, hungry, better, hurry. Ku, ku, ku, ku.]

That laughter feels bad somehow, like its in monotone. Is it because its a wolf?

You want food then? What do you Rin, what do you eat?

[I eat, anything. Even, golems!]

It opened its pitch-black mouth, aiming at the messenger golem, threatening it with its darkly colored fangs.

Ah, right, it thinks that Im the golem huh?

Well, whatever. If its a living thing that gets hungry, I might be able to win it over with food.

You eat golems huh. How much do you eat per day? Ill feed you.

[ Youll sell, your comrades?]

Rin spoke in deep voice, loaded with a gloomy feeling.

It feels like my reputation would go down if I actually agreed here.

You might say that, but you said that youre fine eating anything that moves.

[That, so? You, Kehma? A golem, right? Arent you, this caves, master?]

So it really does think Im a golem. In other words, it thinks that Im someone thatd sell my followers even if theyre the same race or something. Really, Im suuuuper nice to my comrades yaknow!?

I started to correct it, but stopped for now. I want to avoid saying that Im a dungeon master. Its a secret that Haku-san told me to absolutely protect until they become a comrade.

If this guy has a human owner and that person shows up to take it back, itd get leaked.

Even so, its probably a good thing to say that Im not a golem. Seeing its reaction from a moment ago, it seems like it doesnt like people thatd sell out their own race, so negotiations would be hindered.

And so because of that, I decided to tell it that Im not a golem without saying too much.

Dont misunderstand. I am not a golem.

[Not, a golem? True, you look, strange. Youre like, the strong one, in that last room, and the one, before that. Were those, your, parents?]

Our conversation didnt move at all even though I said that Im not a golem. Rather, a haniwa golem family huh, thats a new setting.

No, I made them.

[!? You are, the parent, then!?]

Whys it so troublesome to correct it!? Well, the point that I made them isnt wrong and I cant think of a good way to say it Yep, lets leave it there!

For now, if you want to eat golems, just say how much you want me to feed you. Hows that?

[ I dont like, golems, much. They arent, tasty.]

T-that so? Then what do you want to eat?

[You!]

The talks went full throttle out of nowhere!?

Grah, I dont get what its thinking! Isnt this beyond the point of cultural differences!?

[ You talk, too much. I am, getting hungry. Ill eat, Kehma!]

H-hold up. Its alright to eat me, but whyd you come here in the first place? I want to know.

[To eat, yoooou! Time, to eat!]

With a snap, the messenger golem was eaten by the wolf.

Simultaneously with that, I was retrieved into the master room. Looks like Rokuko pulled me back since the golem got eaten.

On the monitor, I saw the telephone golem get crunched up by the wolf like it was eating noodles.

It ate the golem huuuh. So, what now Kehma? Was the conversation beneficial somehow?

Hmmm, its like we connected and like we didnt connect

Should I give it another shot? After giving it some time, that is.