Update 41: The Innocent Devil's Song



So, Magda, I really have to know: What's a confession scene from a man like Kaelin like?
Oh well let me tell you. Do you remember Masato's true love ending? Prince-sama?
Uh, a-duh.
Yes, now imagine that, but several million times more surreal.
...He didn't start babbling about how great he is before confessing, right? That's kinda the vibe I'm getting here.
He was drunk, so, mercifully, no. I was simply helping him back to the inn after he'd been drunk for several hours off of two shots of V.S.O.P. Brastaad.
Um... Can't drink, so, uh, no real frame of reference here.
It's the kind of light liquor that every pompous jerkbag drinks. Anyway, he got very drunk after two shots of it, and as I was about to drop him off in his room, he just...suddenly confessed. "Flower of my eye, pearl of my hair! I love you more than I love myself! I burn with the desire to feel your companionship!"
Woooooow... You remember all of that exactly?
Oh, come now, you surely remember every silly thing Raven (probably) said during his confession.
Touché. So the drunkenness made him drop his smugness?
I suppose that's one way of looking at it.
Okay, when I write My Family Made Me Think I Was A Vampire for Fifteen Years, But When It Turned Out I Actually Was A Vampire, Boys Started Flocking To Me From Every Angle!!, I'm gonna...just use that. All of it.






You've arrived before the room you heard about in the bar. From within, you can clearly sense four murderous auras far stronger than anything else in the stratum. If you're prepared to defeat them all in one go, there's no reason to hesitate. Open the door and confront the scorpions.





An interesting sub-species of the Tunnel-Visioned Predators. Perhaps the stinger merits further study...





After enduring a steady stream of relentless attacks, the scorpion finally falls to the ground and stops moving. You confirm that there are no others remaining. You've successfully defeated the scorpions! With this, you've ensured the safety of the other animals on this floor, as well as the people visiting it. All that remains is to report your success at the bar.





You're back, huh? That was a hell of a fight.
If you say so.
Heh, sorry, I was watching the whole time. So, you probably guessed by now, but that story about the rare crystal was a load of horseshit. I just wanted to see what you were really capable of for myself. Now that I've seen it, I can really feel it in my bones: your true strength. Now, of course, that's not what I actually wanted, but we can talk about that later. It'll be another combat request, and you took down a damned dragon in under ten actions, so you're probably pretty tired. Take a load off. ...Sorry for pulling the wool on you. I am actually paying you, though. Melina's got it. Nice work.









Welcome back. I see you safely completed the job. Can we assume it's all thanks to the warning I gave before you left? Kidding, kidding. I know you'd take this seriously no matter what I'd said. Thanks for everything you've done for us, really. Now, I suppose you'll want your reward. Here you go. Good work.













Hmm, so Edgar was testing you? That's odd. Why would he go out of his way to do that? Normally he'd cut right to the chase. And is he really going to make a request later? He'd have to do it here, but I haven't heard anything yet. Although this isn't the first time Edgar's been reluctant to talk about something. Oh well. If he doesn't want to talk yet then that's that. But I expect you to be back when he finally does put up this request of his. You have an obligation to see this through to the end. Now, here's your reward. Good work.


















I'll crush your skulls between my thighs, mongrels!

_{Oh my, she wasn't kidding...}


Outer space's only big enough for my flying animal, thank you very much.










I see that the Labyrinth just couldn't give me a break.


All in favor of, from now on, checking where we will end up after a teleport before we walk into it, say "aye."
Aye.













Three heads and still nowhere near the dog Greg is.

Blinding a three-headed monster completely is harder than you'd think.














What did I say earlier?
Alexis, if you berate us for not doing that when you didn't either, you're going to get a nice serving of Poison Smoke for lunch.
How many times have you threatened people with that and not followed through on it? I'm not particularly threatened by that.
...Tch.






Perhaps it's for the best that I insisted to Sasha that she take a break and let me explore for now...
You think her patience would've been worn out by these irritating teleporters?
Oh, it would've been worn out the instant we got sent back to the previous...floor...
Thinkin' we might need some new terminology soon.
Ooh, ooh, how about "sectors?"
I'm in no mood to argue over words, so sure.






We needed to use a teleporter...to go behind the teleporter...to teleport forward.
Whatever idiots designed these telporters didn't really think them through, apparently.




I wonder how trees grow out here.













Oh, joy, a variation on the teleporters.




...Is that thing responsible for that weird noise a second ago?
Beg pardon, but what weird noise?
It sounded like "UMDEMUM!"
Not quite how I'd sound it out, but close enough.







27F, D5 Take Point

• Ambrosia. 63% chance. Sells for 900 en.
• 1 needed to make Hamao Prime (Restores 250 HP and 75 TP to one party member). Costs 5000 en, sells for 2000 en.
• Vortex Blossom. 27% chance. Sells for 1000 en.
• 1 needed to make Medica IV (Restores 500 HP to one party member). Costs 3000 en, sells for 1200 en.
• Meteor Fruit. 10% chance. Sells for 2500 en.
• 1 needed to make Nectar II (Revives one dead party member at 200 HP). Costs 6000 en, sells for 2400 en.
• Ambush Chance: 10%

Still feels unfair that Falz isn't the only falcon in this place.
















Frankly, I'm glad Marina never experienced this.


























You arrive at an area with a different atmosphere than before. Archon quickly commands you to stop moving.


This is not the same as the earlier hazards. Toxins from across the cosmos seem to have coagulated here to cover our path, but I'm sure you no doubt have ways to counter this.
You nod in understanding at Archon's warning and prepare to proceed cautiously.







Hello, masters! Do you desire dinner, a bath, or me?
...Oh, nevermind.
Eh?
I...might've heard that as "a bath with me."
I don't know whether it's because of those powerful muscles or your powerful personalities, but you guys aren't just ordinary neighborhood cats anymore. You guys are almost as impressive as The Deadly Antonio, He whose Pawpads Remain Unsullied Even After Battles of a Thousand Leagues of Cats!
I'm pretty sure it's because you keep scrubbing them.



Hmm, maybe, but on the other hand... Oh, it's Nameless!
Ceric, may I ask what you were mumbling about?
What was I mumbling about? Oh, just me wondering if I should head back to Zepharia to participate in the festival with all my buddies. I mean, call it a hunch, but I'm preeeeeetty sure by now they'd recognize me as an adult with all these crazy things you've sold me, but...mmm, nahhhh. Seeing your journey to the end is way more exciting!
...I feel quite touched by that, honestly.


So you're at the 28th floor now. I hear the sixth stratum is far crueler than the journey so far. Oh, right, I took a look at some of the monster bits you brought back. As we suspected, they're nothing like anything from the rest of the Labyrinth. I have to admit, my curiosity is making it difficult for me to just sit quietly in the bar and wait for news. Maybe I should try getting back into the adventuring business?




So, 28th floor. Tell me, oh mighty Nameless: are the battles finally getting to you?
Not so much the battles as the Labyrinth itself by this point.
Bwahahahahaha! What was I even expecting from you sixth stratum goofballs? I've seen for myself you've got nerves of steel. What in the world are you even coming around here for at this point? Just keep believing in yourselves, and break open a path.



Oh, hello, everyone. If you have some time to spare, would you mind trying some of this black tea?
Could go for a nice cup of tea after all that nonsense.
...It's strange, isn't it? When we sit down to chat like this, why, the members of the famous Nameless Guild look just like anyone else. You'd never think that this motley group were the Masters who reached the summit of Yggdrasil, fulfilled the legends, and then kept going even beyond that. ...But that's what makes you so amazing, and I'm sure it'll be no different once you've accomplished your goals in the sixth stratum.



That one's from Edgar again. And as expected, he didn't tell me what it was about. So the rest is all up to you. Good luck.
Thank the gods you're here! Something urgent is happening on the fifth stratum! All of a sudden these octopus-like monsters showed up from nowhere and invaded the stratum! So far they're only on the 25th floor, but for all we know they'll keep descending, maybe even all the way to the bottom. If that were to happen, Yggdrasil's ecosystem could be damaged beyond repair. So I want you guys to head to the 25th floor and stop them before that happen! I know this is a troublesome job, but please!
Oh, you're taking that one then? This one was a written request, and for whatever reason the client seems to have forgotten to write their name. Honestly, this is a bit troubling... Just who could they be? Anyway, the written note says to come to this area of the 12th floor.



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