[Area 5 of the 5th floor has been breached.]
“……What the hell are those guys?!”
Tina was sweating coldly as she watched the hero party break through her territory using all sorts of bizarre methods.
Of course, the 5th floor was still near the entrance of the 100-floor tower.
The demons couldn’t interfere infinitely within the tower, so Tina, who had been weakened to match the floor’s difficulty, was deployed here.
But this was ridiculous.
The heroes, who had hit their growth limit due to the tower’s restrictions.
And yet, just three of them were breaking through like it was nothing!
……Thinking that, she had personally descended to Area 1 to toy with them.
[Area 6 of the 5th floor has been breached.]
“Noooooo! Seriously!”
Even when she tried deploying sandworms that burst out of the ground without warning, a dog-like hero dashed around and blew them all up.
Even when she laid down demonic vines that would bind their feet the moment they stepped on them, they avoided them as if they knew exactly where they were.
Even when she forcefully summoned Goblin Warriors instead of the usual Goblin Soldiers, they just smashed their heads in and marched forward without hesitation.
Tina’s anxiety began to grow.
It’s fine if they breach the area.
After all, the ultimate conclusion is that they’ll break through eventually.
But.
At this speed?
Without any real crisis?
This is a crisis for the dignity of the tower’s administrator!
“Ugh, ughhh!”
Frustrated, Tina stomped her feet.
[Area 7 of the 5th floor has been breached.]
She let out a deep sigh as another message popped up.
It seemed like they would reach her Area 10 in no time.
But.
It’s not over until it’s over.
“Muhihi, but you can’t defeat me!”
Since she had already exhausted all the resources allocated to the 5th floor, she couldn’t stop the heroes anymore.
But Area 10 was different.
The genius little devil who descended from the demon world like a dancer.
The adorable one who made the Demon King tremble and the army commanders applaud.
Tina, that’s me!
Judging from the heroes’ combat style, they didn’t seem to have any way to counter her unique abilities.
“Hehe, I can’t wait to see them grabbing each other’s hair and fighting…………!”
The humiliation of being breached in record time across multiple dimensions.
I’ll definitely pay them back.
With that, Tina burned with determination.
***
[Illusion Area 9 of the 5th Floor – Tina’s Illusion Cleared!]
[Objective Achieved: ★★★/Clear Time: 5 minutes 7 seconds]
[First Clear Reward: 10 Divine Stones]
[★★★ Achievement Reward: 10 Divine Stones]
“Easy.”
“Easy.”
“Woof!”
“Ark, you’re the best!”
There were some unexpected obstacles, but we managed to clear everything smoothly.
Every 5th floor, the boss stages introduce some roguelike elements, meaning Area 5 could be harder than Area 9, or other terrifying things could happen.
When Level 35 Goblin Warriors started pouring out in Area 7, I couldn’t help but feel cold sweat running down my back.
But whenever the aggro shifted to the backline, Rumi’s barking pulled them away, and we somehow managed to break through.
It seemed like they had poured all their strength into Area 7, as Areas 8 and 9 were a breeze.
“Ark, are we going straight in?”
“No. Let’s take a break. We’ll need Harong for Area 10.”
The boss fight is a different story.
We temporarily returned to the shop with the heroes who had worked hard.
“Yahoo! Ark, I’m ready!”
“Great.”
Harong said he enjoyed working at the forge more than participating in tower raids, so he didn’t officially join the party, but he agreed to play a crucial role in the 5th-floor raid.
……The price was free alcohol, though.
Well, that’s fine.
I said I’d provide it for free, but I didn’t say I’d provide it indefinitely.
I agreed to the terms, but I never agreed to follow them.
And so, the contract was established.
“Wow! What’s this, Ark? Are you a summoner?”
“Half of one, at least.”
We let one more person in on the secret, and since we were at it, we rented an additional room in the guild house.
A 3+1 party.
Advance.
***
[Intruders have appeared in Area 10.]
[Defense Points Available: 0]
“……No, I can do this!”
After Area 9 was breached, they didn’t immediately head to Area 10, so Tina had hoped they would call it a day.
But the wicked heroes arrived, determined to trample on her pride.
However.
Tina had already prepared to defeat the heroes by running through various scenarios in her head!
Taking a deep breath, she looked at the heroes entering her cave.
“Kyaha, slow, aren’t you? You losers just got here?”
In battles, momentum is crucial.
She tried to bluff, even though the heroes had arrived at a record-breaking speed.
But.
Something felt off.
The party, which originally had three members, now had an extra one.
And the state of that one person was…
“Uh, that, that woman… is she drunk…? Why is she tied up…?”
It was bizarre.
Her eyes were half-lidded, her nose was red, and she was tied up so tightly she couldn’t move, entering alongside what seemed to be a saintess.
Wait, isn’t it a bit much to come here drunk for a fight…?
A ominous premonition crept in, but there was no turning back now.
“Alright! I, the seductive devil Tina, will personally take you down! Consider it an honor~!”
With her signature line, the battle began.
The red-haired hero’s arrow pierced her side, but since it wasn’t her true body, the pain wasn’t severe.
The dog-like hero charged at her, but she easily swatted it away with her arm.
This is manageable.
This is enough to wear them down with my seduction powers!
“Kyaha, I’ll plunge you into distrust!”
Tina activated her unique skill.
A skill that temporarily seduces the rearmost hero, taking control of their mind and making the heroes fight each other.
Normally, heroes can’t harm each other, but with this skill, they can.
The stupid expressions on the heroes’ faces as they get hit by magic or arrows from behind…
Kyaaah…………!
With anticipation, Tina blinked.
A red light flashed in her eyes, and a sinister energy began to seep out.
It passed by the dog at the front.
It passed by the redhead shooting arrows.
It passed by the saintess muttering prayers……………
Passed by……………
“Wait, no……?”
The ominous premonition became reality.
Her skill seeped into the body of the drunkard, who was now completely passed out and snoring.
“Mmm… more alcohol……..”
“……”
And then.
Nothing happened.
Even if he had been slightly conscious, he couldn’t have done anything while tied up.
“This is cheating!!!!!!”
Tina’s scream, filled with despair and anger, echoed through the cave.
The hooded man, who had been letting the heroes do all the work, muttered softly,
“Hmm, easy win.”
Tina clutched her head in frustration upon hearing his words.
“Woof!”
A punch from the dog landed squarely on her defenseless stomach.
Tina’s will to fight was already half gone.
***
Hmm.
Easy.
The 5th-floor boss, Mesgaki, is a straightforward boss, fitting for the early stages.
Though it was heartbreaking to see Rumi getting scratched up a bit.
“Heal!”
Johanna, finally earning her keep, muttered a spell, and Rumi’s health quickly refilled.
Ari kept firing arrows at the tattoo on Tina’s stomach as if it were a target,
steadily accumulating damage.
The most threatening pattern, seduction, was also countered by having a human lightning rod.
Honestly, I didn’t think it would work.
If this works, we can counter snipers in the backline with the lightning rod meta.
It felt refreshing.
And so, we defeated Tina, who kept repeating the same patterns over and over.
“Waaah……..!”
Her pride severely wounded, she threw away her dignified demeanor as Mesgaki and started crying.
I felt a bit of sympathy,
but this was a sight we’d see often from now on.
“Don’t falter, Johanna. Guiding a child to the right path is always difficult.”
“……Huh?”
“They say if you knock, it will open. Let’s pray together that she finds her way to the goddess’s embrace.”
“??”
Ah, she doesn’t know.
Johanna wouldn’t understand at this point…………….
Well, we’ve used up all our stamina for today, and she’ll naturally find out in time.
***
The next day.
“Hi, Tina?”
“Are we on greeting terms?! Why are you back?!”
“See you again, Tina?”
“What? Why aren’t you going to the 6th floor……………?”
“Let’s get along again,
Tina.”
“Stop coming back…!”
“Woof!”
“Kyaaa! Don’t bite meee!”
The hero party cleared Tina 10 times in a row.
The next day as well.
Even though it wasn’t her true body, having her avatar repeatedly destroyed was starting to terrify Tina.
Moreover, they kept getting stronger, and now even dealing with one dog was becoming difficult.
Finally.
“Hiiii…….. that’s enough…………!”
Tina’s mental state crumbled.
“……Ark, how many more times do we have to clear this?”
The saintess, the only one who showed her a hint of pity, spoke with compassion, and Tina’s ears perked up.
However.
“Hmm, we’ve collected 13 soul fragments so far.
Statistically, we’ll need to clear it about 100 more times?
Maybe 10 more days.
We’re also gathering other materials, so it’s not a waste.
If the drop rate increases, even better.”
The hooded man.
Though he wore the guise of a human, it was clear that beneath that hood lay the face of a greater demon.
Upon hearing that she would have to endure the pain of her soul being destroyed 100 more times,
“I-I’m sorry……………! Please forgive me……………!”
Tina completely lost her will to fight and fell to her knees.
After all, if 100 soul fragments were collected, she would be forcibly created again………….
‘Demon King, I’m sorry…………….’
With a hint of guilt, she handed over something she had been hiding.
[5-Star ‘Seductive Devil’ Tina Conversion Contract]
The man who received the paper said,
“Oh, lucky.”
NEW!
Seductive Devil — Tina
Her words, devoid of any human compassion, made Tina forget her own nature and shamelessly praise her new master.
“You, you devil……!”
Tina, having lost all sense of her original self, ended up complimenting her new master in an outrageous manner.