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Chapter 176. Migration

82nd day in the labyrinth.

We decided to establish the Building Creator’s hotel as our new headquarters and began preparations to leave the old headquarters, the Grand Cavern.

【Pururu】─Are we taking all the monsters with us?

【Mysticism】─🧐

“Of course. We’re completely relocating the headquarters.”

To list the existing headquarters group that would migrate with me:

Kinogine Arachne.

Blood Jellyfish Princess.

Black Magma Slime.

Medical Angel.

Iris.

Nyara Nepenthis.

Azeras.

Artpega Unibicorn.

Hedgehog Summoner God.

Melody Fox.

Merino Ula.

Bastet Daong.

Jafan.

That was the lineup.

【Rizenova】─Looking at it like this, we do have quite a lot of monsters in the headquarters group.

【Yumi】─So, are we abandoning the Grand Cavern?

In response to Ha Yumi’s question, I shook my head.

I had no intention of abandoning or neglecting this place.

The Grand Cavern was a critical location connected to eight different passages.

“We plan to use this as a primary base for exploration moving forward.”

This would now serve as a second headquarters and an advance base.

It would become a space for the exploration team to prepare before embarking on expeditions.

I had also designated specific monsters to stay and manage the advance base.

Those monsters were currently arriving at this location one by one through the portal of the warp device.

［Hmm. I heard it was a cramped space, but it’s much larger than I anticipated.］

【Mysticism】─😃 It’s cowardly Viridaura!

Viridaura.

［My butt itches. My nostrils itch. The soles of my feet itch.］

【Bubble Bubble】─Why does he keep saying he’s itchy?

【Pururu】─Isn’t that a sign of some disease?

Ravager Hellcrown.

［Hmm. This isn’t a bad place. I suppose there’s no problem if I remodel it to suit my tastes?］

【Hwang Mir】─The perverted queen is here too.

【Luna-chan】─Lustful bee!

Queen Mellifera.

［So, this will be our new dwelling place?］

【Yumi】─Pixel Golem is smaller than when I saw him yesterday.

【Rizenova】─It seems he can adjust his size.

Pixel Golem.

These monsters had been staying at the hotel yesterday before I captured and tamed them.

Of course.

The agreement had been settled the previous night.

With the offer of a lifetime free hotel pass.

And the promise of ample vacation time, they all accepted the role of managing the advance base without complaint.

Among them.

I appointed Pixel Golem as the manager of the advance base.

It had the highest risk factor and was judged to possess the greatest intelligence.

After all the monsters designated to stay at the advance base had arrived.

Leaving a few Irises behind to serve as communication tools, the rest of us, including the headquarters group monsters, used the warp device to move to the front of the hotel.

For reference, a warp device couldn’t be installed inside the hotel, so it was placed nearby outside.

［Wow. That building is huge.］

［Pii! I love the new nest!］

Kinogine Arachne and Blood Jellyfish Princess.

Several other monsters behind them looked up at the hotel in admiration.

I led them inside.

［Welcome.］

The first-floor lobby.

Numerous rabbit beastman staff members were lined up on both sides.

Among them, Madame Rabbit, with Building Creator in her embrace, was walking toward us.

Click, click.

The sound of her heels echoed off the floor as she approached, then abruptly stopped.

Standing right before us, Madame Rabbit lowered her head slightly in a formal bow.

［You’ve arrived. We’ve been waiting.］

［You came?］

“You didn’t need to come out to greet us… You could’ve just waited comfortably.”

［The landlord wanted to see Gauntlet as soon as possible. Since leaving the building is dangerous, we waited here on the first floor.］

［The landlord took a lot of courage to come down to the first floor to meet you, Gauntlet!］

Building Creator wriggled out of Madame Rabbit’s arms and clung to me.

Despite its claim of being ancient, its behavior was no different from that of a child.

【Pururu】─The more I see that silly dinosaur, the cuter it gets.

【Mysticism】─😋

［Then, shall we move right away?］

Madame Rabbit turned and spoke.

At that moment, a massive elevator descended through the ceiling.

It was large enough to accommodate all our monsters with room to spare.

【Hwang Mir】─Will you assign rooms for everyone now?

【Luna-chan】─Ah, are we going to use the guest rooms?

“No, we won’t assign rooms or use the guest rooms. Madame Rabbit said she’d prepare a separate space for us to live in.”

Answering the assistants’ questions, I boarded the elevator with Madame Rabbit.

The other monsters followed, and the elevator doors closed.

Kuuuuu—

The elevator ascended through the ceiling.

After a while, it stopped at a spacious area, and the doors slid open smoothly.

［Jafan! Is this our home?］

［Yes!］

［This place is wider than expected. I like it.］

Jafan and Black Magma Slime.

Artpega Unibicorn disembarked from the elevator, looking around our new living space.

It was as if several suites had been merged into one.

The central lobby was vast, with over ten elevators waiting.

Surrounding the lobby.

To the left were luxurious, oversized beds, while the right side featured a living room and dining area.

At the far end, floor-to-ceiling windows offered a view of the Ancient Labyrinth outside the hotel.

Otherwise, there weren’t any particularly unique features.

【Pururu】─It’s really spacious here too.

【Yumi】─It looks like it’s at least 300 pyeong.

【Mysticism】─😮 I want to live there too.

【Rizenova】─A reasonably sized home.

【Hwang Mir】─Cozy.

【Bubble Bubble】─? Cozy? That’s huge!

【Luna-chan】─For Mir-chan, it counts as cozy.

The monsters selected their beds.

Each unpacked their belongings into the large wardrobes next to their chosen beds.

【Yumi】─Even with that, there are so many beds left.

【Mysticism】─🤔 Isn’t that too many beds?

【Bubble Bubble】─They probably left space for monsters that might join the headquarters in the future.

I picked a bed for myself.

Then I unpacked my belongings into the wardrobe beside it.

Calling Jafan over, I approached Madame Rabbit with him.

［Have you finished unpacking already?］

“Yeah. Now, show us where Jafan will work.”

［Understood. Please follow me.］

Our next destination was the heart of the hotel.

【Bubble Bubble】─It’s probably arranged with extra space for any new monsters that might join the headquarters later.

I chose a bed for myself.

Then I unpacked my belongings into the wardrobe next to it.

Afterward, I called Jafan and approached Madame Rabbit with him.

［Have you already finished unpacking?］

“Yeah. Now, guide us to where Jafan will work.”

［Understood. Please follow me.］

The next place we headed was what was called the heart of the hotel.

It was the core space where the hotel extracted energy from lifeforms provided as payment to operate the entire facility.

Madame Rabbit stopped walking and pointed to an elevator in the middle of the room.

［This is the elevator leading to the heart of the hotel. It’s not connected to any other space, only to the heart, so please remember this.］

She was speaking to Jafan.

The heart of the hotel would become Jafan’s workplace from now on.

Jafan stared intently at the elevator and waved his arms.

［Jafaaaan! Got its look memorized!］

［Understood. Let’s proceed.］

***

The elevator stopped at the top of a towering pillar.

All around, there was nothing but deep chasms.

Peering down into the chasm, there was only endless darkness below.

Apparently.

If a lifeform was thrown down the pillar, the hotel would absorb it.

And from now on, Jafan would periodically visit this place to supply liquid fuel into the chasm for the hotel.

【Bubble Bubble】─Is that the heart of the hotel? It’s got a unique look.

【Hwang Mir】─But the hotel can produce things like food. Can’t those be used as fuel?

【Rizenova】─I’ve heard the hotel can’t use the things it generates as fuel.

【Hwang Mir】─Ah, I see.

【Pururu】─But what if Jafan falls down there?

【Yumi】─That does sound worrisome.

【Mysticism】─😟 Jafan is a baby. You can’t leave him alone in a dangerous place.

【Luna-chan】─Jafan-chan must be protected at all costs!!!

“Don’t worry. Even if Jafan accidentally falls, it won’t be a problem.”

If a lifeform falls down there, the Building Creator can sense it.

In other words, if Jafan falls, it would sense him and choose not to absorb him.

Still, since it would be troublesome if such a situation occurred, I planned to assign a few rabbit staff members to ensure Jafan’s safety while he worked.

I explained all this to the assistants and boarded the elevator again.

Of course, Jafan also got back on.

Today wasn’t for work; it was just a preliminary visit.

After returning to the residential area.

I let Jafan join the other monsters who were resting and called over all the Irises who had come with us.

This time, I took the Irises to another elevator that Madame Rabbit guided us to.

We arrived at the control room.

It wasn’t just for monitoring the hotel.

Using the Irises, it was a place designed to oversee the advance base, the desert village, the machine factory, the underwater village, and all other bases and exploration teams in one view.

It was also the space where the Irises would live from now on.

As I was showing the Irises around the control room.

［······The time has come. Notification to move.］

One of the Irises suddenly flailed its tentacles and flew toward the elevator.

It was an Iris particularly sensitive to appearances.

What’s going on?

While I was wondering about that, the other Irises started following that Iris as if entranced.

I didn’t know why, but I quickly followed them and got onto the elevator.

“Guys. What’s wrong? Is something happening?”

［······.］

The Irises silently operated the elevator.

The elevator descended quickly and stopped at the hotel’s first-floor lobby.

［Move.］

The Irises kept repeating “Move” as they exited the hotel.

【Rizenova】─??

【Bubble Bubble】─What’s going on?

【Pururu】─Why are they acting like that all of a sudden?

【Yumi】─Their condition seems odd.

【Mysticism】─🤔 Are they malfunctioning?

【Hwang Mir】─Something unusual appears to be happening…!

【Luna-chan】─Hoeeeng…!

I stepped out of the hotel as well.

Not far from the hotel.

I saw the Irises gathered together.

［This place is deemed appropriate.］

［Agreed.］

An Iris at the center closed its eyes and fell to the ground.

Then, the other Irises began to attach themselves to that Iris one by one.

Their bodies squirmed and intertwined with each other, violently merging as if undergoing fusion.

Soon after.

The Irises combined into a single mass resembling a small heart.

“What the… Could this be evolution?”

As I muttered to myself while watching the scene.

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP-!!!!!!

An unknown signal sound erupted endlessly from the heart-like mass.

And not long after,

BOOOOM-!

A massive door connected to the Ancient Labyrinth’s passage opened.

From beyond, countless Irises began flooding into the area.

［Move.］

［The time for evolution has arrived.］

［Move.］

Irises I had tamed in other villages.

And even Irises I had never tamed.

The wave of incoming Irises surged toward the heart-like mass and adhered to it.

The Irises tangled and mingled with one another.

The heart mass grew larger and began pulsing powerfully, like an actual heart.

［Move.］

［Arrival.］

［Move.］

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP-!!!!!!

The massive heart-like mass continued to emit its signal sound.

And.

From beyond the door, new Irises kept pouring in.

It was as if every Iris in the Ancient Labyrinth was gathering here.

Monster Taming Broadcast - Chapter 176