Day 491-500/Day 499

Day 499 / 29th day
　The underworld organization "La Depardos" is a fairly large organization.
　Its main business is dispatching human resources.
　It has a rather long history, starting with the export of ordinary slaves, but in recent years it has switched to exporting human resources that have been modified by remodeling surgery after a certain wanted maniac joined the organization.
　Modification techniques are still in the process of development, but there are several techniques that have been established through many failures.
　One of them is body enhancement surgery.
　It is said that if you increase your physical abilities by 30%, you can receive only the benefits without any particular risk.
　If it is more than that, the probability of success decreases and the side effects need to be controlled by medication, but the benefits cannot be ignored.
　The members of the organization, including the lower-ranking members, are subjected to this surgery, and as a result, their average fighting ability is among the highest.
　One of the major strongholds of such an underground organization called "Ia Depardos" is an underground gambling den called "Dia Torres".
　Only special customers who meet certain conditions, such as attending other affiliated gambling halls or having a certain level of financial resources, are allowed to come here.
　The amount of money that can be wagered here is much higher than in other gambling parlors because of the careful selection of customers, and huge amounts of money are exchanged in one night.
　In addition to this, there is also an auction room in the back of the building where people can undergo alteration surgery that has been confirmed to be safe through a mountain of human experimentation, as well as an auction room for slaves who have successfully undergone alteration surgery, which is also the main product of the organization.
　Because of the scale of the money involved and the importance of the organization's clientele, a large number of bouncers with excellent fighting skills are hired, and members and executives who have been strengthened by the kind of modification surgery that has a risk but also a large return are always stationed at this facility, which has a high level of importance within the organization.
　Waiting for the busiest night of the year, I visited such a place without warning.
　The entrance to the underground gambling den. The gorilla-like beast bouncers in front of me, with their strong, metallic skin, had their hard jaws crushed and stunned, and with a vermillion spear in hand, the jeweled, demon-like 【Treasure Demon】kicked open the thick door and entered.
　When he got in, the members and bouncers near the entrance immediately reacted and came towards him.
　I was impressed by the quickness of the response, and the magic rifle of the fake arm and the short staff-type magic item that shoots out three types of magic spears of fire, ice, and lightning by putting magic power into it raged to intercept them.
　They avoided those who seemed to be customers and shot only the bouncers and members of the group with precision.
　They aimed for the limbs, but not a few of them were hit in the torso or head and died instantly.
　In the blink of an eye, screams and curses echoed, and a series of crushing sounds roared. Flesh and blood splattered, broken desks and shattered cups rolled about.
　The guests who tried to flee in panic were restrained with wire-like captive golems, and the members who came at them were mortally wounded and neutralized.
　Customers hiding in the shadows are also only restrained and missed, and any lurking enemies are eliminated.
　There is a possibility that some of the detained guests may be members of the group, but for now, the priority is to suppress them as a whole.
　We hadn't blocked the escape routes that only some of the executives knew about, but we had blocked the escape routes that ordinary members knew about in advance, so we hunted the members as if we were grinding them down towards the back.
　There were three members who jumped out from the shadows.
　In the front row was a young man running with tears in his eyes, followed by a group of strong-looking men who looked like brothers.
　He seemed to be planning to use them as bait to attack, so he pierced them all together with his vermillion spear and made them three brothers.
　There was an ape man who hit me with his enlarged right arm.
　The pile bunker shot out from the wrist of the fake arm shattered the huge fist from the center, and the power-assisted front kick blew a hole in the torso.
　There was a dwarf clad in silver fire who seemed to be one of the executives.
　With twin swords in hand, he spewed out silver fire and moved at high speed, but the direct hits of lightning, bombs, and impact from the jeweled armor ripped off his limbs and tore his entire body to shreds.
　The operating room where the remodeling surgery was to be performed was guarded by a demon warrior who controlled the most powerful sword in the bouncer's arsenal.
　The high speed sword fighting technique with the daitou is said to kill the enemy without mercy, but he uses a red spear to entangle the daitou and pierce its neck to finish it off.
　The daitou is very sharp, as if it were a work of art. It could cut through steel as if it were thin paper. I actually tried to cut through a stone wall, but it didn't feel like I was stroking the air.
　It was easy to use indoors, so I gave it to my fake arm and proceeded to pierce the hearts of the members lurking through the wall with the vermillion spear, which was completely impervious to such a large sword.
　We have already overwhelmed half of the gambling hall and neutralized more than a few dozen members, but it seems that there are still more in the back.
　It was a race against time, so I marched forward without slowing down.
　After my sweep, I was followed by the antsy boy who led the carrying golem.
　Starting with the fine liquor on the shelves, I collected the jewels scattered about and the many pieces of armor that had lost their users.
　There was also a huge safe in the back, and we took all the treasures, gold coins, documents, and contracts that were stored in it.
　Incidentally, the reason why there were so many gold coins in the safe was because some customers wanted to pay in cash.
　Some customers prefer to pay in cash because the information about their transactions with magic cards is preserved, and they don't want their transactions to be known to the 【Merchant Association Union】.
　Anyway, our financial situation has changed drastically now that we have a mountain of gold coins and other treasures.
　Now that we have a wider range of things to do, we have a lot more to do.
　By the way, we didn't touch the customers, but we will be grateful for the wrapping of the fallen members and the supplies from the gambling hall for future use.
　Despite all that had happened, the commotion in the gambling hall was over in about thirty minutes.
　Although it was daringly attacked, the outer shell was unscathed, and the various performance tests of the 【Treasure Shell Demon】 met a satisfactory standard.
　The hard armor, inhuman physical strength, and a variety of built-in weapons allow it to attack from outside of consciousness.
　Although it still has some shortcomings such as delayed reactions, the results are probably good enough for a prototype.
　In the end, we rescued several of the anthropoid boy's brethren who had undergone remodeling surgery, and secured the skilled cadres and their assistants who had been in the depths.
　After eradicating many of the combat leaders and members we had encountered along the way and collecting our supplies, we left the gambling den on a box-shaped golem that looked like a wagon.
　We released the detained customers a little while later, but then the security forces led by Father Tanuki rushed in.
　An investigation was launched into the deserted gambling den, with broken furniture, blood and pieces of flesh lying on the walls and floor.
　Customers were taken into custody for questioning, and if there were any members of other organizations or wanted criminals among the customers, they were taken into custody.
　The raccoon dog father continued his investigation with a tired look on his face, but since he couldn't go against the parasitic golem, he diligently fulfilled his duties.
　Since he has to treat the old and young men and women he has protected, he is careful not to be seen by anyone, and returns to Father Tanuki's mansion through a hole he has dug in secret.
　After administering sleeping pills to the captives, they were individually placed in egg-shaped birdcage golems and quarantined, and the anteater boy was mainly in charge of explaining the situation to the protectors since he knew some of them.
　Once the explanations were done, we were hungry, so we ate the food we had made together and decided to rest for the day.
　Everyone else had a normal meal of monster meat and vegetables, but my dinner included the meat of a cadre of dwarfs wearing silver fire.
　I gobbled it up, and the dense dwarf meat was quite tasty.
　The amount is small, but the quality is good, and you will feel satisfied.
　【Ability 【Silver Fire Fighting】learned】
　【Ability 【Spatial Killing】 learned】
　In addition, I was able to learn abilities as well.
　I'm not sure if good things happen when you do good things.
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“二十九日目”　／　“四■九■九■目”
　裏組織≪イア・デパルドス≫はそこそこ規模の大きい組織である。
　主な事業内容な人材派遣。
　普通の奴隷の輸出から始まったそこそこ長い歴史を持つが、近年では指名手配されて流れてきたとある狂人が加入してからは改造手術によって改造した人材の輸出に切り替わった。
　改造技術はまだまだ発展途上だが、多くの失敗はありつつもそれによって確立された技術が幾つかある。
　その一つが身体強化手術だ。
　身体能力の三割増程度なら特にリスクもなくメリットだけを受けられるらしい。
　それ以上になると成功確率は低下するし、副作用も薬などによって抑える必要があるが、その恩恵は無視できない。
　構成員は下っ端も含めてその手術を施され、それによって平均的な戦闘能力は高い部類に入る。
　そんな裏組織≪イア・デパルドス≫の大きな拠点の一つが≪ディア・トレス≫という地下賭博場である。
　ここには他の系列賭博場などに通ったり、一定以上の財力を持つなど幾つかの条件を満たした特別な客だけが来れるようになっている。
　客層が厳選されているので賭けられる金額も他とは桁違いに多く、一夜で巨額の金銭がやり取りされている。
　それ以外にも奥では人体実験の山を築いて安全性が確認された改造手術を受けられたり、組織の主力製品でもある改造手術を施され成功した奴隷のオークション会場もある。
　動く金の規模と組織として重要な客層だけに、戦闘能力の優れた用心棒が数多く雇われ、リスクはあるがリターンも大きい類の改造手術による強化を施された構成員や複数の幹部が常に駐留する、組織内でも重要度の高い施設である。
　最も賑わう夜を待ち、そんな場所に前触れなくお邪魔した。
　地下賭博場の入り口。その前に居た強面の金属のような皮膚を持つゴリラ系獣人の用心棒達の硬い顎を砕いて気絶させ、朱槍を片手に、宝石で造られた鬼のような【宝殻鬼】が分厚い扉を蹴り破って中に入る。
　乗り込むと入り口近くに居た構成員と用心棒が即座に反応し、此方に向かってきた。
　その対応の早さに感心しつつ、偽腕が持つマジックライフルと魔力を籠める事で炎、氷、雷の三種類の魔法槍を撃ち出す短杖型マジックアイテムが迎撃すべく猛威を振るった。
　客らしき存在は避け、用心棒と構成員達だけを正確に撃ち抜いていく。
　四肢を狙うが、胴体や頭部に当たって即死する者も少なくない。
　一瞬で悲鳴と罵声が響き、連続した破砕音が轟く。血肉が飛び散り、壊れた机や砕けたコップなどが転がった。
　慌てて逃げようとする客はワイヤーのような捕縛ゴーレムを張り付けて拘束し、向かってくる構成員は致命傷を負わせて無力化する。
　物陰に隠れた客も拘束だけして見逃し、潜む敵は全て排除する。
　拘束した客の中には構成員がいる可能性もあるが、今は全体的な鎮圧が優先だ。
　一部の幹部しか知らないような逃げ道は塞げていないが、普通の構成員が知るような幾つかある逃げ道は事前に塞いでいるので、奥に向かって磨り潰すように構成員達を狩っていく。
　物陰から飛び出してきた三人の構成員がいた。
　最前列には下っ端だろう青年が涙目で走り、その後に強面の兄弟らしき男達が続く。
　囮にして攻撃するつもりらしいので、朱槍で纏めて貫いて三兄弟にした。
　肥大化した右腕で殴りかかってくる猿人がいた。
　偽腕の手首から撃ち出されたパイルバンカーによって巨大な拳は中央から砕け、パワーアシストされた前蹴りで胴体に穴が開く。
　幹部の一人らしい銀火を纏う小人がいた。
　双剣を手に銀火を噴出させて高速移動を仕掛けてくるが、宝石装甲から放たれた雷撃と爆撃と衝撃の直撃によって四肢はもげ、全身はズタズタに引き千切られた。
　改造手術が行われる手術室は用心棒最強の大太刀を操る魔人の武人によって守られていた。
　大太刀による高速抜刀術は対峙する敵を容赦なく斬り殺すらしいが、朱槍で大太刀を絡め取って首を貫いて仕留める。
　大太刀は業物らしく、切れ味が非常に良い。鋼鉄でも薄紙を斬るように両断できるだろう。実際に石壁を斬ってみたが、感触は空気を撫でるように感じなかった。
　室内では使い勝手もいいので偽腕に持たせ、そんな大太刀を全く寄せ付けなかった朱槍で壁越しに潜む構成員の心臓を貫いて進む。
　賭博場の半分までを制圧し、既に数十を超える構成員を無力化したが、奥にはまだ居そうである。
　時間との勝負でもあるので、緩む事無く進撃する。
　そうして俺が掃討した後に続くのは、運搬ゴーレムを率いる蟻人少年だ。
　棚に揃えられた上質な酒を筆頭に、散らばる宝石類や使い手を失った武具の数々を回収していく。
　また奥には巨大金庫もあり、その中に保管されていた財宝や金貨、書類や契約書なども全て頂戴した。
　ちなみに金庫に金貨が山のように保管されていたのは、現金での支払いを望む客も居るからだ。
　マジックカードによるやり取りは情報が残るので、【商会連合】などにやり取りを知られたくない場合は現金を使うのである。
　ともあれ、金貨の山やその他の財宝を得た俺達の財政事情は激変した事になる。
　やれる幅が広がったので、また色々やる事も多い。
　ちなみに客の分には手を出さなかったが、倒れた構成員の身包みや賭博場の物資は今後の資金として有り難く使わせて貰うのだ。
　色々あったが、賭博場での騒動は三十分ほどで終わった。
　あえて攻撃を受けたが外殻は傷一つなく、【宝殻鬼】の各種性能試験も満足できる水準を満たしていた。
　硬い装甲と人外の膂力、多彩な内蔵兵器による意識外からの攻撃。
　まだまだ反応が遅れたりする欠点などもあるが、試作機としては十分な結果だろう。
　最終的には改造手術を施された蟻人少年の同類を数名救出し、深部に居た改造手術技能を修めた技能系幹部とその補助をする側近数名を確保。
　道中で遭遇した戦闘系幹部と構成員多数の殲滅を終え、物資を回収した俺達は荷馬車に見える箱形の運搬ゴーレムに乗って賭博場を後にした。
　拘束した客は少ししてから解放したが、そこにタヌキ親父率いる治安維持部隊が突入する。
　調度品は壊れ、壁や床に夥しい量の血と肉片が転がる荒れ果てた賭博場の調査が開始された。
　客も事情聴取という事で保護され、客の中に他の裏組織の構成員や指名手配犯などがいればそんな輩はそのまま捕縛された。
　タヌキ親父は疲れたような顔をしながら調査を続けるが、寄生ゴーレムには逆らえないので真面目に職務を全うしている。
　保護した老若男女の治療もあるので、誰にも見られないように気を使い、密かに掘った穴を潜ってタヌキ親父の屋敷に帰還する。
　捕虜は睡眠薬を投与してから卵形の鳥籠ゴーレムに個別に入れて隔離し、保護した者達に事情を説明するのは顔見知りもいたので蟻人少年が主に担当。
　説明が終われば腹も空いたので、皆で作った飯を喰って今日は休む事にした。
　他の皆はモンスター肉や野菜など普通の食事だが、俺の晩飯には銀火を纏う小人の幹部の肉が追加されている。
　ボリボリ喰ったが、密度の高い小人の肉は結構美味かった。
　量は少ないが質の良さで満足感はある。
　【【】のラーニング完了】
　【能力名【空間殺法】のラーニング完了】
　ついでにアビリティもラーニング出来た。
　良い事をしたら良い事が起こるのだろうか。
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