After providing Lune with a meal, I had to think about why I evolved. When I carefully considered what I'd done between reaching 3-stars and 4-stars, recently all I'd been doing was eating and shitting on repeat.

If I had to find something I did differently from usual, it was that after escaping from Forneus's Dungeon, I stopped doing the daily exercise routine I used to do.

And I performed various rituals while summoning monsters.

Gacha.

I prayed to the gacha gods every single day, hoping good monsters would come out. There's no way I became a shaman just because of that, right?

'Still, it's better than nothing since I got some kind of ability.'

If I'd just gotten the tattoo and nothing else, I seriously would've cried. Thank god I at least got this ability, otherwise I'd just be left with a permanent tattoo and nothing but false bravado.

So then, what kind of being will I transform into now? I still have one ☆ remaining.

'What can I evolve into?'

I checked to see if my evolution routes had opened up, and sure enough, three evolution routes appeared.

[Evolution: Evolve (Rok Grimfang Shek)]

[Grand Chieftain]

1).Max out level. (75 / 90)

2).Successfully reproduce by planting seeds in 12 different beings. (5 / 12)

3).Reincarnate 3 or more subordinates, monsters, etc. (1 / 3)

[Evolution: Evolve (Rok Grimfang Shek)]

[Dungeon Lord]

1).Max out level. (75 / 90)

2).Secure 5 or more ★★★★★ subordinates or monsters. (1 / 5)

3).Raise the dungeon's rank to A. (E / A)

[Evolution: Evolve (Rok Grimfang Shek)]

[Grand Warrior]

1).Max out level. (75 / 90)

2).Defeat 5 or more enemies with higher levels than yourself in 1-on-1 combat. (0 / 5)

3).Defeat 3 or more ★★★★★ enemies. (0 / 3)

"...You see this shitty game?"

The conditions for going from 3-stars to 4-stars were ridiculously easy, so why the hell are the conditions for reaching 5-stars so hard and difficult?

'Does that mean it's that brutal?'

If 5-star level 90 beings are demons within the top 10 of Solomon's 72 Dungeons, that's totally understandable. Unless they're bug characters like Estu, the strongest beings you can count on one hand in this world are probably all around level 100.

'But the growth directions are definitely different.'

[Grand Chieftain], which focuses on spreading seeds far and wide using my dick, is specialized in sowing and harvesting.

[Dungeon Lord], which focuses on raising the dungeon's rank and securing high-star subordinates and monsters, is specialized in evolution and dungeon growth.

And finally, [Grand Warrior] is just specialized in combat.

What I'll choose is obvious.

'Definitely Grand Chieftain.'

I don't choose the hard path. If I'm heading toward the same 5-stars anyway, wouldn't the easiest and fastest path be best?

Just fuck and cum and that's it. Just like how Eila miraculously reincarnated with that tiny probability, if anyone reincarnates just two more times from now on, I'll fill that requirement in no time.

0.1% means if you cum 1000 times, it'll happen once, right?

"Lune."

"Yes."

"If I cum 10 times a day, can you take all of that every day?"

"I'll take 100 times, 1000 times, whatever you give me."

Just hearing those words was enough. My Grand Chieftain dream is just beginning. But to make that happen, I inevitably have to fulfill the other conditions too.

'No matter what, they're all connected and rise together.'

To successfully reproduce and increase capacity, I need to raise the dungeon rank, and to raise the dungeon rank, I need to fight that many enemies, and if I defeat and capture those enemies, the targets I can plant seeds in increase.

In the end, no matter which evolution path I take, it all comes down to 'expanding my territory.'

'Emotionally, walking the Grand Chieftain path fits best, but I still can't give up on the other paths either.'

First priority was raising my level. And probably I won't have many chances to raise my level unless the dungeon rank rises to B or A.

'No matter how many times I ran the slime dungeon, my level didn't go up.'

Is there a good dungeon somewhere? All I could do was pray that Meri would discover one more Dimension Stone that could create a sub-dungeon.

"Lune."

"Yes."

"You seem to be the most urgent one."

"Wh-what do you mean?"

"3-stars."

The dungeon rank upgrade condition. To secure three 3-star beings, just one more person remained. And to level up Lune, some kind of revolutionary method was needed.

"Lune."

"Yes."

"I think it's time your role is really needed."

"...? Do you want to do it one more time?"

I made a motion like shooting a bow. Lune started watching me nervously with an uncertain expression.

"I-I might not be good at shooting a bow, but I'm good at using my tongue!"

"Lune, you're an elf. A ranger. You can't say stuff like that."

"Hnng..."

Lune made a tearful face, but it didn't work this time. Because all of this was the beginning of a grand journey to make Lune become 3-stars.

Step, step.

Familiar footsteps echoed from across the cave. There stood Eila, frowning as she looked at me.

"...Master?"

"Yeah, it's me."

"What's that on your body... Is that war paint?"

"Something like that."

I rolled up my sleeves to show off my muscles and grinned at Eila. Eila avoided my gaze with an awkward smile. Seems like Eila doesn't like tattoos.

"You don't like tattoos?"

"No. It's not that, I was just wondering if you were planning to use that as this dungeon's symbol."

"Ah, that's for later. Right now—"

"Master. Just as a family crest is important to noble houses, I believe a dungeon also needs a splendid emblem."

Eila suddenly started taking off her top. While there weren't any other people in the cave, suddenly stripping wasn't a signal that she wanted to bang—

"Look at this."

Wooong.

Eila turned her back and raised her mana from her body. And on Eila's back, a geometric pattern like a ram's face was glowing brightly.

"You really are a knight after all, huh?"

"Ugh... Master, you're the one who made me a proper knight! But look closely. Can you see it, my emblem, the [Emblem of House Aries]?"

"Yeah. Sure. I can see it real well."

Along with her side boob. I felt the urge to just walk up and grab her chest, but I decided to hold back for a moment given Eila's serious expression.

"Yes. As you can see, I have this kind of emblem. Master, you need an emblem like this too. Lune, what do you think?"

"Mm... I think it's a good idea! Then I'll engrave Master's emblem right here."

Lune cupped her lower belly with her hands. I thought she might know what she was implying and was dumbfounded, but I was even more floored by the system notification that followed.

[Tattoo: A technique usable as a shaman. Performs special effects by placing shamanic marks on someone's body.]

[Curse]

[Arousal]

[Binding]

"...Lune, thanks to you, I've come up with a new idea today."

"What is it?"

"I'm going to brand everything in the dungeon as mine."

It was a kind of mark. This dungeon encourages free behavior, but it was also a warning sign that 'these ones' absolutely must not be touched.

Lune, Eila, Lime.

I didn't know if more would be added, but right now, these three were definitely confirmed.

"Hehe, look forward to it. I'm damn good at designing, you know."

Countless tattoo designs are floating around in my head. Whether she knows my desires or not, Lune was grinning from ear to ear, showing her anticipation.

"By the way, Master, are you planning to go somewhere?"

"Yeah. There's a place I need to go."

"A place?"

"Yeah. Want to come along?"

"I don't know where it is, but if you permit me, I'll follow."

"Alright. Where we're going is..."

I pointed outside.

"Outside."

***

"Then I'll be going, Baroness."

Sir Gray knelt on one knee and showed his respects. His counterpart was Baroness Virgo, and the Baroness came out to see Gray off with a stiff expression.

"...Please travel safely."

"Yes. Of course."

Baroness Virgo grumbled, but Sir Gray didn't care at all. Whether he knew the Baroness's feelings or not, he was still grinning away, and the Baroness hesitated before finally opening her mouth.

"...Sir Gray, do you happen to like cream pie?"

"Yes. I like it very much."

"Then would you like to eat one before you leave? It would be good to fill your stomach before departing..."

"Haha. I'm sorry, Baroness. I'll eat it when I get to the capital."

Sir Gray politely declined and stood up. His horse was already pawing the ground, urging its master, and Baroness Virgo frowned and nodded heavily.

"...Travel safely."

"Yes. I will carry out your orders well."

Sir Gray immediately mounted his horse and left the castle. The Baroness watched Sir Gray's back until he passed through the main road where the citizens were laughing and chatting, all the way to the castle gate.

"Tsk."

Objectively speaking, Baroness Virgo was definitely beautiful. A woman like a pure white rose. And roses have sharp thorns.

'Like I'd let myself get hooked by some central noble using my body.'

Baroness Virgo tried everything to seduce him, trying to make something happen. It was a scheme to establish connections with Gray, who came from central nobility.

'Steak? Work hard at cutting it yourself.'

Baroness Virgo recommended steak. It meant eating together, and the Baroness's dinner invitation carried subtle implications.

Gray politely cut his steak in front of Baroness Virgo and devoured it ravenously. The steak made by grilling an entire chunk of Minotaur meat tasted pretty damn good.

'Cream pie? The capital's full of cream pies.'

Sir Gray turned his head and spat toward the Baron's castle. Trying to seduce him with just food? The Baroness didn't know Gray at all.

'Just wait until the war with the Demon King's army is over. Why would I stay in this backwater?'

After running away to the rear, the lord of that territory kept making passes at him. He absolutely could not get stuck in a place like this.

"Right, Gray. At minimum, your wife should be someone like the Saintess, shouldn't she?"

Gray had an incredibly high opinion of himself.

"A man who'll become the Saintess's husband can't make a divorce record for no reason."

Moreover, the other party was a woman like a rose. A vicious woman rumored to have poisoned her father and inherited the territory.

'That's why she's pulling this crap by aligning with me.'

Let's mobilize mercenaries.

Let's mobilize mercenaries to check whether that dungeon really exists or not.

"Heheheh."

Gray didn't think of himself as a good person. So while he greatly sympathized with the Baroness's proposal to 'mobilize mercenaries,' on the other hand, he despised the Baroness.

Self-loathing by proxy.

Gray despised the Baroness but was far too lenient with himself.

***

Thwack!

Baroness Virgo threw a book on the floor. After hurling the trashy romance novel from her father's study, the Baroness tore at her hair.

"That clueless bastard...!"

Gray.

A self-preserving coward who was stupid and incompetent except for his swordsmanship skills and family prestige.

Still, since his family held considerable power in the capital and he himself had a decent position within the family, she tried to establish a connection, but it didn't work properly.

'Did he know? Did he cleverly avoid it?'

If he knew and did that, he was a bastard who embarrassed the Baroness, and if he didn't know, he was an idiot who embarrassed the Baroness. The Baroness was so pissed she kept smacking the desk with the book.

"Ha, ha, ha."

The Baroness fell into self-loathing. Other noble ladies would throw glass vases at the slightest annoyance, but she had to vent her anger by hitting the desk with a book that wouldn't break.

"Phew, this is all because of money..."

The Baroness lifted up the map placed on the desk. Red ink X marks were drawn all over it.

"Right. Those criminal bastards who don't pay taxes..."

The Baroness licked her lips with her tongue and smiled brightly.

"If they don't pay taxes... Ohoho!"

In the Baroness's eyes, she could already vividly see the sight of people suffering.

***

I formed a reconnaissance team centered around myself and came quite far from the dungeon.

Neither Lune nor Eila had high levels, and the others didn't have high levels either, but they were experienced folks who'd lived in the forest for quite a while.

"Master, they'll appear soon."

The stud hunters went ahead to guide us to another slash-and-burn village, and Lune checked whether what they said was true or not. Fortunately, the stud hunters weren't lying.

"How much farther do we need to go?"

"Very soon now... Hup."

We lowered ourselves. And we covered our noses at the smell wafting up from below the hill.

"Just a little more and delicious prey will be waiting."

There, naked bird-heads were drooling from their beaks as they ran forward.

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