Chapter 190 The Man Who Manifests a New Unique Individual
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Thanks to an introduction from Lambdaine-san, I managed to secure an audience with Egard-san in the Holy City¹.
I had dropped by first thing in the morning, but since he had apparently been out since the crack of dawn, it wasn’t until past noon that we finally met…
Well, if I can pique his interest, I’ll be able to start raking in the Holy City’s Rona currency². Now that the name of the King of the Magic Labyrinth³ is becoming widespread, I believe it’s vital to amass the legal tender of various nations.
Not to mention, the Holy City boasts exotic delicacies and fashionable attire. I’d love to come here on regular shopping trips with everyone and haul my finds back to the Dominion⁴.
With that plan in mind—returning to the Holy City in a few days—we made our way back to the Dominion. I immediately set to work on my duties as a Quester⁶ within the chamber of the Great Phantasmal Soulstone⁵.
”Right… the plantation’s expansion is proceeding smoothly,” I said.
”It’s moving at a better clip than I expected, noja~” Ami replied.
The daily yield has grown significantly. No matter how much we harvest, it’ll never go to waste. In fact, Alest-san—representative of the Kelna merchant guild⁷—had recently consulted me about whether we could increase our delivery volume further.
”By the way, with the plantation at its current scale, how many more Unique Individuals⁸ do you think we can support?” I asked.
”Up to two more would be just fine, noja! Any more than that and the balance of income and expenditures would get a bit dicey, noja~” Ami answered.
There are twelve Unique Individuals in total… Currently, I have three manifested: Vectra-san, Eunos-san, and Grantula. For the time being, if I can assemble five of them, wouldn’t the Dominion’s military prowess be quite formidable?
”…In that case, I think I’ll pivot my efforts toward raising my Quester level from here on out,” I said.
”So you’re saying you’ll put the plantation expansion on the back burner for a bit, noja~?” Ami asked.
”Yeah. In the first place, if my Quester level doesn’t climb, the Magic Girls⁹‘ base stats will have a harder time rising, right?” I replied.
While things like Magic Power can be bolstered through daily activities… raising the Quester level is still the most efficient way to accelerate the Magic Girls’ development. There’s also word that once a Magic Girl matures, she can attain strength on par with a Unique Individual… and given they don’t require maintenance costs, their growth is a matter of utmost urgency.
Simultaneously, I must continue unsealing Ami-chan. The more her seals are undone, the further my sphere of activity will expand.
”That reminds me… I’m thinking of making the three managers into
”If that’s your judgment, Shou, I think it’s for the best, noja~. But even if they become
”I know that…” I replied.
I’d received a thorough education on the handling of
”Hey, Ami-chan. Is it possible that the previous Quester… treated the
Aside from the management of the
”Precisely, noja~. The previous Quester was the sort whose ego was fueled by treating women as mere objects, noja,” Ami said.
”Ugh…” I muttered.
”That’s why, in a sense~. His compatibility with the
Since I’m also utilizing Ami-chan’s skills, I’m hardly in a position to lecture that former Quester. However, I now understood clearly that what makes Ego Points¹¹ accumulate depends entirely on the individual.
”Well, to be blunt, noja~. The previous Quester essentially orchestrated his own downfall at the hands of several
”What…?” I asked.
”Even though their Affection Level¹² is fixed at 100, their personhood was denied and they were treated as tools. Even though they love him, the other person doesn’t return that love. No matter how much they are a
”……” I remained silent.
Then, one day, the
”Well, I was young back then, noja~. It made me realize… I have to vet Dominator¹³ candidates with much more scrutiny, noja,” Ami said.
”You say you were young…” I muttered.
But that story is by no means some distant tragedy. Considering the number of
”…I’ll be careful too. But tell me if you notice anything,” I said.
”Fufufun! I’m expecting great things from you, Shou, noja~! If we can just stay off the pursuers’ radar like this, you’ll eventually grow into the mightiest Quester of all, noja!” Ami replied.
Indeed. Thanks to some highly irregular circumstances, I was able to deploy my Dominion in an alternate world instead of Japan. The pursuers have yet to discover this place. That is a massive advantage for us.
”Come to think of it, where did you deploy the Dominion before?” I asked.
”Right in the middle of a town, noja,” Ami replied.
”What!?” I exclaimed.
”That’s what I said—in the middle of a town, noja. Thanks to that, the Quester level shot up right from the start, noja~,” Ami said.
Apparently, by deploying the Dominion within a town, he could freely raze residential areas into vacant lots and erect fences to ensure the inhabitants couldn’t escape. Well, with this power at your disposal, you truly can rewrite the map at your whim… It seems the previous Quester accumulated Ego Points through acts like “territorial subjugation” or “dominating the local residents.”
”The previous world was, let’s see~… a chemical civilization like Earth hadn’t taken root there, noja. It was more like… they had advanced their magic civilization to an extreme, resulting in a standard of living comparable to Earth’s, noja?” Ami explained.
”I think I follow, but then again, maybe I don’t…” I said.
”In short, it was a civilization where magic solved everything, noja! And, as for the previous Quester… he was a prince-like figure there, noja. Because of that, he had a natural affinity for sating his ego through the domination of land and people, noja~,” Ami added.
I see… By birthright alone, his personality was forged in a way fundamentally different from mine. If he deployed the Dominion in a town, he must have been able to carry himself like a king from the start. He’s the polar opposite of me, who started with a single shack in the middle of the woods.
”Eventually, he even stopped heeding my advice, noja~,” Ami said.
”That’s… terrifying,” I replied.
”It is indeed, noja~. In a sense, he was a textbook example of an overinflated ego, noja~,” Ami added.
He was likely someone who, by nature, couldn’t help but crave control. I don’t harbor any such desires, however. But if I can eventually expand the Dominion to the Royal Capital… at that point, I might just raze the castle. As restitution for the grief caused to Cleonora and Liliarette. Thinking about it, the power of a Dominator
Incidentally, according to Ami-chan, converting urban assets into Resource Points¹⁴ is far more efficient. Come to think of it, she did mention before that the previous Quester didn’t bother much with agriculture. Regardless, the primary concern is the treatment of the
That aside, tomorrow I’m going to make Alvia reach a public peak. That’s a settled matter; there’s no stopping it.
”…Well, whatever. For now, while taking care not to repeat the previous Quester’s blunders… I’ll perform the fourth Unique manifestation,” I said.
”Oh! You’re going to do it right away, noja~?” Ami asked.
”Yeah. It’ll drain all my Ego Points anyway… so the sooner, the better, right?” I replied.
I have plans to rack up even more Ego Points tomorrow, so I want to expend them all before then. And so, utilizing the Dominator skill Manifestation Fixation¹⁵, I carried out a guaranteed manifestation of a Unique Individual.
”Ooh…!” I exclaimed.
”What a brilliant light, noja~,” Ami said.
Emerging from the blinding radiance was—of all things!—a beast-eared maid…! To think I’d encounter one as a Unique Individual before even meeting the actual beast-eared women of the Empire…!
”Shou! It’s time for the Class Granting, noja~!” Ami shouted.
”A-Ah! As the Dominator
I focused my gaze and scrutinized the status.
[Ghibli]
■Height: 159cm
■Bust Size: B-cup
■Class: Flash-Claw Zealot
■Attribute: None
■Weapon: Iron-Rending Claws Hartein¹⁷
■Attack Power: High
■Defense: High
■Mobility: Ultra-Top Class
■Magic Power: High
”This is… hmm, hmm, I see, noja~! It’s a class specializing in close-quarters combat, noja! She’s a Fighter who prides herself on extreme mobility and a high volume of strikes, noja!” Ami explained.
”Nyahha~! I’m Ghibli, nyah~! Master, I’m in your care from now on!” Ghibli cheered.
Sh-She’s adorable…!
Ghibli-san was a woman with short, yellowish-blonde hair. Her beast ears are certainly her most striking feature, but the look in her eyes is also incredibly feline. She radiates the energy of a cheerful person. She’s clad in a maid outfit like Vectra-san, though she can likely change her attire at will. Furthermore, she’s equipped with clawed gauntlets on both arms. Those are undoubtedly her signature Weapon, the Iron-Rending Claws
With this, another stalwart ally has joined the Dominion. That day, I introduced Ghibli-san to the rest of the group and spent the night in the company of the royal sisters.
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Author:
For Ami-chan, Shou is a rare existence—someone who accumulates ego easily yet listens to what others have to say. In the comicalized version of the Magic Labyrinth, Cleonora-chan has finally become a Slave of Love! Please continue to support the work of the King of the Magic Labyrinth as depicted by Shirofugu-sensei!
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Summary:
Shou returns to the Dominion and decides to focus on raising his Quester level to grow his Magic Girls. Ami warns him about the previous Quester’s downfall, which was caused by the psychological destruction of his ‘Slaves of Love’ due to objectification. Shou vows to treat his subordinates with care and manifests a new Unique Individual, Ghibli, a cheerful beast-eared maid fighter. The chapter ends with Shou introducing Ghibli and spending the night with the royal sisters.
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Summary:
Shou exhibits a pragmatic form of empathy; he acknowledges his dark desires but uses the previous Quester’s failure as a logical reason to remain kind. Ami’s playful nature hides a deep-seated anxiety about history repeating itself, making her guidance more than just a tutorial—it’s a survival strategy. Ghibli’s hyper-active personality serves as a bright contrast to the heavy history of the previous regime.
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Character Insight:
The author uses the ‘Previous Quester’ as a narrative ghost to explain the ‘Slave of Love’ mechanic’s yandere-risk, emphasizing that total devotion requires reciprocity to remain stable. Ghibli’s design is a calculated appeal to ‘cat-girl’ and ‘maid’ tropes while providing a high-speed melee utility to the party.
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Notes:
• Lambdaine – A powerful Councilor of the Shital Republic and a successful merchant who built his fortune from nothing. He is the grandfather of Iris and Aris.
• Egard – Guildmaster of the Ludo merchant guild in the Holy City Ragnarond. He has three beautiful wives. He is incredibly busy due to his exclusive connection with Lambdaine and the trade of Demon Forest produce. He is a self-proclaimed workaholic who gets drunk on his own busyness. Middle aged man.
• Ami – A palm-sized fairy-like being from a world separate from both Earth and the isekai realm. She has light blue hair tied in a ponytail, mischievous blue eyes, and tiny wings that flutter behind her. Her outfit consists of a provocative high-cut leotard and a short jacket that looks like a miniskirt from the back, leaving her legs bare. Despite her playful appearance, she is actively searching for a contractor who can protect her from dangerous pursuers in exchange for the powers she offers.
• Alest – Lambdaine’s son and father to Aris and Iris. He is portrayed as soft-hearted toward his daughters, much to his father’s chagrin.
• Grantula – A Unique Individual in the form of a giant mechanical spider. It has metallic parts and serves as the guardian of the Dominion’s periphery.
• Vectra – A Unique Individual maid with white skin and white hair. Height 170cm, Bust Size D. Class: Duelist. Attribute: Darkness. Weapon: Star-Strike Battle Axe Volkein
• Eunos – Height 164cm, Bust Size C. A Unique Individual Maid summoned by Shou. She has long silver hair of a darker, steel-like shade and a pair of white wings on her back. She wears a modest long-skirted outfit resembling a nun’s habit. Her class is Magic Flash Gunner (El-Gunner).
• Liliarette – The other Princess, who sacrificed her ability to walk and her sorcery talent to save her sister, Cleonora. She is imprisoned in the East Tower and is being used as a political and monetary pawn by Viorga. C-cup, true golden hair, waist-length hair, the fringe was a slightly blunt, hair on her left side was braided to the chest.
• Cleonora – The second princess. Have a yellow blonde hair. Usually styled as hairbun. D-cup.
• Alvia – A Captain in the White Lily Knights, a private military force loyal only to Princess Viorga. A blonde woman with long, slightly frizzy hair that flicks out in places. She has a height of 171cm and an E-cup bust size. She possesses a muscular build with visible abdominal muscles and sturdy upper arms.
• Ghibli – The 4th Unique Individual. A cat-like beast-eared maid with short yellowish-blonde hair. Height: 159cm. Bust: B-cup. Fighter class.
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