That Time I Got Reincarnated as an Underground Labyrinth Manager

"The war is over, and the remaining 100,000 orcs aren't rampaging."

"Instead, they've scattered everywhere."

"And they've all evolved into High orc."

"Not only that, these monsters are constructing large-scale towns."

The Knight Commander swallowed nervously.

"H-How… how is this even possible…"

"All 100,000 High orc evolved?"

"You've got to be kidding…"

The Military Commander clenched his fists.

"Over 100,000 High orc could crush a small country."

"Being able to control so many monsters and even evolve them…"

"The real problem is the one behind all this!"

The Dwarf King opened his eyes.

A certain slime came to mind.

This had to be his doing.

Just what is he planning?

If this isn't handled right, our whole country might collapse…

In that case, we'll need to verify it with our own eyes.

The Dwarf King stood up.

"I'll go meet him myself."

"I want to see this slime's true nature with my own eyes!"

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Meanwhile, in town

"Achoo~!"

"Yada… Who's talking about me behind my back…"

Splash…

Rimuru melted back into slime form and plopped into the hot spring.

"Ahh, relaxing~"

Next to him, Chishiya was also enjoying the bath.

It had been ten days since Milim showed up.

In that time, Chishiya named both the orcs and the lizardmen.

Then assigned them their roles.

The orcs were led by their former commander in capes.

In line with the anime, Chishiya gave him the same name as his father—Geld.

The evolved High orc focused on infrastructure, like roads and housing. They'd become a reliable labor force.

The lizardmen evolved into dragonmen.

Led by Gabiru, they handled medicinal herb farming and aquatic fisheries.

"Chishiya-san, I didn't expect you were also from another world."

Over the past few days, Rimuru had learned his secret.

And that Chishiya intended to build a commercial city here.

Chishiya didn't bother hiding it.

After all, reincarnators from other worlds were a dime a dozen here.

Chishiya closed his eyes, basking in the rare moment of peace.

The High orc were frighteningly efficient.

In just ten days, the central zone of town was nearly complete.

Even this hot spring center had been built by the High orc.

Though the hot spring itself had been sourced thanks to Aqua.

The division of labor in the town now resembled the anime layout.

Kaijin and Kurobe were in charge of forging weapons.

The two hit it off instantly and became drinking buddies.

The three dwarf brothers handled armor production.

The eldest, Garm, took charge of armor.

Dord, the second, specialized in crafting.

The youngest, Myrd, focused on architecture and art.

They even taught the villagers new skills, and overall, Chishiya had been living the CEO dream lately.

These peaceful moments were rare.

"But still, it might be time to consider alliances with other forces," he murmured.

Just then—

"Chishiya-san," Rimuru said. "Come to think of it, the town doesn't have a name yet."

"It's going to be a commercial hub. It's inconvenient without a name."

After learning Chishiya was also an otherworlder, Rimuru had relaxed a lot.

Ever since Shizu passed away, he hadn't expected to meet another kindred soul so soon.

That was why he felt oddly familiar around Chishiya.

He even revealed that he was a reincarnator too.

His dream? A nation where humans and monsters lived in harmony.

Coincidentally, Chishiya had the same idea, just replace "nation" with "enterprise."

"Yeah… guess it should have a name," Chishiya said, rubbing his chin.

"How about… Labyrinth Commercial City?"

Rimuru floated in the hot spring, blowing bubbles.

"Sounds good!"

...

"Milim-sama! You can't swim in the hot spring!"

Suddenly—

Shuna's voice echoed from the women's side.

"Wahahahaha!"

"This is awesome~!"

Milim's laughter rang out.

Shion: "Wow! Darkness-san, you've got such a great figure!"

Darkness flushed.

"R-Really?!"

Shion nodded eagerly, her eyes sparkling.

"What a powerful body! Especially those abs… Uh…!"

Darkness quickly covered her mouth.

"Ahahaha, Shion-san, you're embarrassing me… Come on, let's bathe…"

Shuna massaged her temple.

"You too, Megumin. Stop encouraging Milim-sama."

"Hehe~"

Megumin stood wrapped in a towel, one hand on her forehead, crimson eyes glowing.

"I am Megumin, the great Arch Wizard who wiped out an orc army in a single blast! I'll be the next Demon Lord!"

She then turned to Milim with stars in her eyes.

"Well? Well? How was my intro, Milim-chan?!"

"Oh my gosh! It was amazing!!"

Milim clapped her hands excitedly, her eyes shining.

For some reason, she and Megumin got along scarily well.

Besides Chishiya, Megumin was the only one in town who called her "Milim-chan" directly.

Meanwhile, in the men's bath.

Chishiya and Rimuru exchanged glances.

Without a word, both sunk deeper into the water.

Time to soak away the stress…

...….

But before long—

Souei's voice came through.

"Chishiya-sama, urgent report. Hundreds of pegasi are approaching the town."

On the other side—

Milim noticed something too.

She looked up toward the sky.

Ding ding ding!!!

The town's emergency alarms rang out sharply.

Shion stood up at once.

"We've got a powerful enemy incoming!!!"

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Above the city—

The Dwarf King led his Pegasus Knights across the sky.

"So this is the town built by those monsters?"

The Knight Commander stared down in disbelief.

What lay below was far more beautiful than anything he'd imagined.

Meticulously organized buildings.

Neatly aligned housing blocks.

Even the streets were lined with ornamental trees.

It was hard to believe monsters had built something like this.

"My king… is this the work of the slime you spoke of?"

The Dwarf King didn't answer.

But he already knew.

The only one who could command such a diverse group of monsters… had to be him.

Just as expected.

As they descended onto the town square—

Kaijin stepped forward.

"Long time no see… King."

He knelt down.

"Long time no see, Kaijin." The Dwarf King's voice was deep and steady.

(To be continued.)

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