Matching You with an Evenly Matched Opponent

"Hm?"

Inside the food stockpile on the 24th Floor of the Labyrinth, after dealing with the Strengthened Demon that had broken in, Revis suddenly turned toward the breach the Strengthened Demon had smashed through at the entrance and looked outside.

"What is it?"

Noticing her abnormal behavior, the White-haired Demon asked instinctively.

"I just sensed a probing gaze."

"A monster's?"

"Not a monster's. An adventurer's."

"Huh? Then where are they?"

Hearing that, the White-haired Demon hurriedly followed her gaze and looked outside.

"They were just on the cliff to the right."

"How did I not see them?"

"They must have used some kind of invisibility item. Their presence has disappeared now, of course."

Revis answered.

"Then why didn't you take care of them?"

The White-haired Demon asked with a frown.

"They were probably just some minor scout sent to investigate the situation here. Why would I deal with them? Isn't your goal to cultivate a sufficiently large group of Man-eating Flowers here, then sweep outward? In that case, wouldn't it be more beneficial to your plan of overthrowing things if we lure the powerful Adventurers here in advance, deal with them here, and wipe out Orario's effective strength of Adventurers?"

Revis's retort left the White-haired Demon at a loss for words, because she made far too much sense.

"What, you were so confident about your overthrow plan yesterday. Are you afraid of failing now?"

The red-haired Monsterized Person curled her lips slightly, turning the mockery all the way up.

"Hah, I won't fail. If Adventurers really dare to break into the food stockpile, I'll definitely make sure they stay here."

The White-haired Demon snorted and tried to save face. Still, despite his words, he obediently began setting up warning measures outside.

There still weren't enough Man-eating Flowers. If they encountered