“Understanding abilities? Why do you want that?”

Bathesia tilted her head. Karos furrowed his brows.

“Because I don’t really know what my ability is.”

“You don’t know?”

“Yeah.”

“Do all abilities work granted come with basic explanation?”

Bathesia said in disbelief. Abilities were powers granted when one became a Demon King. Even if you didn’t know how to use them, the basic structure of the power was automatically stored in your mind. It didn’t make sense to have an ability you didn’t know about.

“I don’t know either. This dog-like ability.”

Karos licked his lips. He really didn’t want to see this, and he didn’t want to admit that this was an ability, but it had already been given to him. Besides, the Great Demon King had refused to change it. So, he had no choice but to use it.

“Well, come to think of it, I don’t know much about your ability. What exactly is it? You mentioned a ‘Gacha.’ It can’t be just a simple lottery, can it?”

Karos remained silent in response to Bathesia, who seemed to be saying that there was no way it could be like that. Lillis also kept her mouth shut. Silence hung in the air.

“…Is it really?”

“Shut up.”

He really hated this. She felt sorry for him with those compassionate eyes. Karos spoke roughly.

“Someday, I will definitely kill the Great Demon King.”

“As long as you don’t die yourself.”

Karos flinched at Lillis’s sharp words. Something felt off.

“What’s bothering you?”

“…”

Lillis let out a quiet sigh. From her perspective, it seemed like she was just turning her back on the Demon King for the first time, but she had also confronted Bathesia. On top of that, after being somewhat relieved by the Demon King’s mercy, she almost died from another Demon King’s trickery. With incidents continually unfolding, she felt exhausted to the point of death.

“No, please continue.”

“Uh, right. Anyway, understanding is a priority. First, Bathesia, summon a slime.”

“Got it.”

Bathesia pulled something wriggling from her waist. A cry of “Kyuu” echoed.

“…Is this really a slime?”

“Well, it looks like one on the outside. So, it’s not a slime?”

“It’s not corrosive, and can it change its size as it pleases?”

“…Isn’t it?”

“It’s not, or rather, it isn’t.”

Karos picked up one of the slimes. The slime began to crawl up his hand with a “Kyuu” sound. The slippery sensation was quite pleasant.

“It’s a monster that can’t harm humans, so isn’t it a monster?”

“It’s called a ‘Monster Gacha Box.’ So, it’s probably a monster.”

“Have you seen such monsters before?”

“Not really.”

A monster even the Demon King hadn’t seen. Karos searched his memories, but there were no such monsters in the reference books he had read. Ultimately, it meant that it didn’t belong to this world.

“…Could it be that all the creatures that come out of the boxes are like this?”

“Is that okay? They can fill the gaps, and thanks to them, we’re alive.”

“Well, that’s true.”

Size reduction had definitely been helpful. Moreover, it didn’t emit the unique aura of a monster, so even if they perfectly concealed themselves, it was not an exaggeration to say that no one would notice them. Borcania hadn’t noticed them either, so if he intentionally hid them, there would be no one who could detect them.

“Besides, there’s Soccu.”

“Soccu, do you have any special abilities?”

“I’m good at…sleeping.”

“Oh..”

“Oh…”

“Ugh.”

Karos ground his teeth. Bathesia chuckled while watching them.

“Lillis, summarize it. First of all, there are monsters coming out that we don’t know about.”

“Understood.”

Lillis placed her pen on paper. Karos tossed the box he had been touching.

“And look at this.”

“What is it?”

Bathesia received a black box. It was quite large, about the size of a human torso, but it didn’t feel heavy.

“It’s similar to the Gacha box that the slime came out of. I don’t know what’s inside. How about you take a look?”

Bathesia possessed exceptional mana control abilities, even in the demon realm. If that box reacted to mana, there was a possibility of uncovering its secret. Bathesia examined it for a moment, then applied some force with her hand.

Vroom.

Energy waves spread out, causing the slimes to tremble. After a while, the energy wave passed through the room, and Bathesia spoke.

“I don’t know either.”

“Mana doesn’t work?”

“No, it’s just like a regular box. Is there something inside?”

“Don’t open it yet. We don’t know what might pop out.”

Karos licked his lips. It didn’t respond to mana, and it didn’t react to magic. Quietly, it seemed like an ordinary box. Its contents were certainly not ordinary, though.

“So, we can’t figure it out for now…”

“Is this it? You’re tangled up in abilities.”

“Noisy. Oh, Lillis. You mentioned something special, right? Show it.”

“You’re asking quickly.”

“…Why are my subordinates like this?”

Karos furrowed his brows. Bathesia and Lillis had no respect for the Demon King. That was all. Lillis had even resorted to violence. It might have been self-defense, but violence was violence.

Amidst the repeated setbacks, tears welled up in the corners of Karos’s eyes.

“It’s not like that. However…”

Lillis paused. She bit her lip and seemed indecisive.

“…Never mind. Let me show you.”

“Why did you hesitate?”

“My Lord! I’m always on your side!”

“Alright, alright. Thanks.”

“This is one of the powers that the Great Demon King gave to the Demon King.”

Lillis ignored Karos’ words and shook her hand. As she did, space rippled, and a pink space opened up.

“…A pocket dimension?”

Karos muttered in bewilderment.

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“A pink pocket dimension, how girly.”

“So what are we supposed to do here? Is it a storage space?”

Karos stepped into the space. Inside were a few tables and a massive board floating in mid-air.

“Kya, kya, Master. Why am I here?”

“It’s only natural for subordinates to accompany their master wherever he goes.”

“Kya.”

The village chief entered the space, wearing a worried expression. Stepping on the pink floor, he was initially surprised, but soon he curiously examined the ground. When Bathesia, who had entered late, exclaimed with amazement, she asked.

“It’s so wide? It doesn’t even have magical power, is this the power of the Great Demon King?”

“Lillis, what’s the number written on that floating board up there?”

There were numbers written on the board floating in mid-air. Karos muttered.

“3,122?”

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