234. Kumo-chan Arrives

Izumi didn't expect his arrival to coincide with Kumoko who was about to come out of the labyrinth. If he did the math, it would mean that one year in his world was equal to two years in the current world. But it would be better if Izumi checked it later to make sure. After all, his phone is still working fine right now. He didn't want to stay in this world for long. The most important thing now was the creatures that would soon appear.

Izumi shouted.

"A monster from the middle layer of this labyrinth will appear soon. Don't dare to lay your hands on it if you still love your life!"

His eyes also looked at them with a sharp gaze.

One of the fortress soldiers who was a captain asked.

"Why aren't we allowed to attack, sir? Aren't monsters from the middle layer of the labyrinth very dangerous and strong?"

"That's why I want it as my partner. I want to tame it because I need its power."

Izumi explained it a bit, then continued in his mind. "Of course, the latter was half a lie. I indeed want its power, however, I won't tame it. What's more, this monster is not from the middle layer, but from the lower layer."

Kumoko wasn't alone, from her aura, she ran outside and unconsciously herded other monsters in front of her. Izumi immediately descended from the top of the fortress. His gentle movements when landing attracted attention because he was not like an ordinary magician as the gust of wind suddenly appeared below him. He looked like someone who had manipulated an element using his entire body.

It didn't take long, many monsters came out of the labyrinth. Izumi created a whirlwind and grouped the monsters at one point. After that, he created slashes of wind that came from several directions, decapitating all of the monsters. Each of his attacks imbued with Busoshoku Haki which hardened the wind slashes, and in fact, it was at least 10 times stronger.

"Somehow, my power increased quite a bit, and even my Devil Fruit's attack became more precise."

After clearing things up, Izumi sat in front of the labyrinth entrance while waiting for the main guest.

*tack tack tack tack*

There was the sound of sharp footsteps of a monster running swiftly toward the entrance.

"Yahoo, I finally got to the outside world! Hurray, I'm free!"

Izumi lit his brows. Not only translated other world languages, but it could also translate what Kumoko said as well. Well, not quite. It seemed Kumoko talked using Japanese. Izumi saw the spider's two sharp forelegs being lifted. She looked happy to finally see the outside world and didn't notice Izumi in front of her.

Izumi smiled briefly as he took his phone, then made a sound by clearing his throat to attract the spider's attention.

"Ahem, excuse me."

The spider, Kumoko stopped cheering when she heard Izumi's voice. And at that moment, she was quite surprised that someone was in front of her. Plus, he seemed to be sitting back as if he wasn't afraid of Kumoko's presence, while his hands seemed to be carrying something familiar to her.

"Eh, that..."

*click*

"Camera?? Smartphone?? Are you kidding me?"

Kumoko immediately pointed using one front foot. She couldn't believe she could see the smartphone for a second time. Kumoko immediately checked Izumi's status, but what appeared were only 3 lv 10 skills that had been given by D, or Hime some time ago. Due to system differences, Kumoko couldn't check Izumi's skills other than those three.

"Who is this Japanese guy? My appraisal skill only showed his 3 skills only. Not even his name was shown."

Kumoko watched Izumi for a long time, Izumi waved his hand to call out to Kumoko who was lost in thought. While remembering the smartphone, Kumoko jumped back in fright. And that's when Kumoko asked.

"Don't tell me, he is D? But at that time, I could clearly hear that D had a female voice."

"Come here, Kumo-chan! Or I'll push the spider blast button."

"I understand, I understand. Please don't do that!"

Kumoko heard Izumi's words that were exactly the same as D's, which was to press a button to destroy her body. So, she got a little scared and slowly drew closer to Izumi. Then, Izumi burst out of laughter.

"Pffft, hahahaha. You're so funny Kumoko-chan. And as I thought, you're afraid of her too."

Kumoko's spider body looked tilted when she heard Izumi who seemed to be teasing her. She was surprised enough to make her ask Izumi.

"Too? He is not D? Is she his acquaintance?"

Because Izumi admitted that he was joking, Kumoko became curious about him. Given that she couldn't see his status, Izumi was most likely the administrator. That was what Kumoko had in mind.

Izumi looked around him surrounded by such high walls.

"How about we get out of here and talk about it as we go? I'm a little uncomfortable here."

After Izumi said so, Kumoko checked the surroundings. The fortress in front of her somehow caused her to think that she was being imprisoned.

Kumoko immediately nodded. But then, Izumi reminded her.

"Then act like I've tamed you so you won't be attacked by the people in this fort."

Kumoko immediately turned to the people on the top of the fortress, then muttered.

"If they attack, I'll fight back because it's called self-defense."

Izumi was silent for a moment. Then he said again.

"Is it okay if you later become an excuse for war?"

"Eh, did I say it out loud?"

Kumoko didn't know why a spider like her would be used as an excuse for war between countries. So, Izumi explained.

"There is one country that worships a sacred beast, and that sacred beast is none other than a spider. Considering your strength is far above the humans in this world, you can be used as an excuse for wars between countries. Well, although sooner or later the war will happen, if you appear, you will be used as another reason to cause war."

"Ehhh, something like that can happen too?" And at this time, she said it loudly.

As a monster, killing humans would give her quite a lot of exp and could make her level up quickly. Moreover, because she was a monster, she was not a creature that could get along with humans considering humans would feel superior to other creatures.

"That's why you don't just attack humans at will!"

"Okay, okay. I will not attack."

Kumoko sighed in disappointment.

Izumi asked Kumoko to stay still, then he created the wind under the spider's feet and sent Kumoko flying through the air. Izumi created the whirlwind and made himself fly which simultaneously controlled the wind under Kumoko's feet and made the two of them fly together.

"Uwah, what is this, what is this? You can fly and make other people fly too? Isn't this just too amazing? Uwoo, I'm flying!!"

Kumoko is usually quiet. However, she didn't know why Izumi seemed to be making her talk more.

Izumi didn't care how excited Kumoko was right now. That might be her first experience flying, although Kumoko could use the Air Step, but well, it didn't count as a flying skill.

Izumi landed on top of the fortress, there were the fort soldiers each of whom had a look of horror on their face. They felt the aura overflowing from Kumoko's body, they felt how terrifying the monster was.

"Everyone, don't worry! This monster is already under my control. This monster will not attack humans, but if you attack it, you will be attacked back." Izumi tried to calm everyone down. After that, their expressions loosened up a bit.

Kumoko herself looked left and right because she didn't understand what Izumi was saying. She hadn't studied the human language in her world, so it was only natural that she didn't understand it at all. As for Izumi, Kumoko knew his multilingual skill after she checked his status earlier, so she wouldn't be surprised if Izumi could speak multiple languages.

"As expected of sir magician. Even such a terrifying monster could be tamed by Your Excellency." The captain of the fortress soldiers was impressed with him taming the terrible monster.

Izumi paid no mind to the flattery.

"Then, farewell everyone."

Then, Izumi bid farewell to them while taking Kumoko with him. The two of them left, and their shadows disappeared in the thick of the forest where they were headed.