That time I got reincarnated as a slime,no, a DRAGON?

CH-33 Tempest Festival Day 6(Part 2)

The screen in the sky is showing everything that is happening inside the labyrinth. But there was one thing that caught my attention. None of the teams were even trying to make a map. We had already told them how large it was. Only the 1st floor was about 800 square feet in area. There were many forks, crossroads and bisections. Without anyone making a map, they are sure to get lost.

Yep, as expected. Basson's party is lost. They were using the right side rule by taking the rightmost route everytime. This might work in a cave but in this maze, they will just end up from where they started. All the hallways were similar looking. Without leaving any marks, it is impossible to even identify if they are in the same place or not.
"Basson, I think we were here before."
"Huh? What are you saying. We are following the right rule from the time we entered. There is no way this labyrinth is that big."
"You are right Basson. The magicule concentration here is very high. This must be an illusion."

What are they saying? We already told them how big this was. I suppose they didn't believe that something that big could be made below the Arena by humans. Oh well.

Meanwhile Masayuki's group was going along well. They were already on the 3rd floor. WAIT!!?!! How are they on the third floor? Even with Masayuki's luck they couldn't have made it this far. I continue to observe them and find the answer. It hasn't been a minute since I have begin to watch them and his group has fallen into a trapdoor leading to the 4th floor.

"Hey Ramiris. Why are there traps on the first 20 floors. I remember not putting any of them there."
"Ahh.... Well, you see , it seems like you forgot to put them there so me and Milim decided to put some there. But it isn't my fault alright. They agreed with it as well."
"Ahhh. Fine. But don't change the layout without my permission from now on. What else did you put there?"
"Well, those are all the traps till floor 10. But from there, there are some instant death, lava launcher and wind cutters."
"You.. WHAT?"
'Beretta, quickly go to the labyrinth's 11th floor and deactivate all the traps from there till floor 25. Quick.'
'I expected you to say that Rimuru-sama so I have already deactivated it.'
'Thank God. Atleast there is someone sane. Sorry for having you to put up with Ramiris.'
'Please don't be Rimuru-sama. I like conducting researches with Ramiris-sama. So it is alright.'
'Is that so. Well if you ever need something, come to me.'
'Hai. Rimuru-sama.'

I then continue to look at the other team. Ellen's team has managed to find 3 hidden chests. How have they managed that? They seem to be making a map. But they are moving as if they already know where they want to go.
"Hey, Ramiris, you didn't give Ellen's team any hints or anything did you?"
"Nope. Not at all."
"Ya. Even you wouldn't do that right?" I say as I look towards her. Yep. As expected. She was drenched with imaginary sweat running down her face. Just how corrupt are you?
"Let me guess. A cake or something and you gave it to her."
"How did you...?"
"*exhausted sigh* I am done. Why?"
"But they were really delicious. She said they were made Yoshida."
Ya. Yoshida's cakes are really good. Even better than Shuna's. But Shuna is getting better.

I guess them getting loot is also a good sign. Might help us attract some other adventurers. Meanwhile Gaiye is going solo. He has made his way to floor 2.

After 2 hours......

The time is running out. Masayuki's party has made it past floor 10, defeated the boss and made it till floor 14. Upon defeating the Tempest Serpant, which was the floor boss, they got a great drop. They got a unique grade sword. Unique grade sword is not something rare for his group but for most adventurers, unique grade weapons is something that is rarely dropped.

Ellen's group just remained in the top 10 floors 'looking' for treasures. Gaiye was currently fighting the floor boss. Meanwhile Basson's group has a different problem. They fell into a trap room. They are surrounded on all sides by monsters.

"Basson, they are everywhere around us."
"What shall we do?"
"Shit. How am I supposed to do anything? Gomez creat a path with your magic."
"I can't do that I am nearly out of magic."
Suddenly a spider like monster caught Gomez's leg and used his fangs to inject poison into him.
"Ahhhh. It hurts. Shit. Get off of me." Gomez tries to remove the spider. He stabs it and manages to remove it but he falls down. He was unable to take an antidote in time. He fell and his body breaks into a millions of light pieces.
"Nooo. Gomez. No way. Brother..." All the members of the group start mourning his death.
"Are they idiots?" Testa said.
"You just said what was on my mind Testa. They were just told that he will be revived."
As soon as he two hour mark was reached, all teams were told to return. Most teams complied, except Gaiye. As soon as Alpha told Gaiye to return back, he said,"Huh? Shut up and go back if you want to. I will defeat this stupid dungeon and show the true face of that stupid Demon Lord."
"Please take back those words against the dungeon and Demon Lord Rimuru-sama."
"Huh? Fuck off bitch. Who gives a damn about this stupid Dungeon or that Demon Lord."
"Well, I did warn you."

After that Alpha caught Gaiye's feet with the help of her vines. These vines had many thorns which were coated with poison for excruciating pain. The pain reduction of his bracelet was also removed. He started screaming.
"Ahhhh! You bitch. Ahh!"

Soon after his body dissipated into light particles. He then appeared outside the labyrinth. The other teams also made their way out. As soon as Basson's party came out, they saw Gomez. They hugged each other and started crying as if they had seen each other after years. Ellen's party had quite a good loot. But somehow Masayuki's party had even more loot without a map. His skill is so broken.

"The labyrinth will be officially open one week from now. There are a hundred floors, so try your best to beat it. Apart from these rewards, if someone manages to clear the labyrinth, he can ask me for anything. Till the time it is something that can be provided, I will provide it. Anyone who wants to see how strong they are, are free to challenge it. The lower down you go, the stronger the monsters become. I hope all the people who want to challenge the labyrinth good luck. With that, I hope you all will enjoy the last day of the festival." I say and head out. Even though this time is free for most, most of the royalties and nobilities along with people of high standings will be attending a dinner. It was an early dinner aimed to finish till 9 as there was a firework show scheduled to close the festival. I enter the venue. All the people were busy talking and enjoying the food. I move towards Yuuki," How was the festival Yuuki?"
"It was quite good. It really made me nostalgic. But what was that concert? Anime songs? Really? I didn't even know some of them."
"*dry laugh* Anyhow, let's forget that, I came here to ask about the children."
"What about them?"
"I was thinking that those children must have gotten quite strong. So is there anyone who can teach them in Ingrassia?"
"Well, currently a retired A-ranked adventurer is teaching them but I doubt he will be able to teach them for long."
"I see. Why don't you send them here. The monsters under me are quite strong, so they will be able to train them."
"Is that so? Then I will leave them in your hands."
"Ya. I will make sure to take care of them."

Hinata isn't here as she is with Shizue. I told Hinata to not bring Shizue close to Yuuki. She agreed as well. After all, only one person knew about me and that was Yuuki.

After that I continued to have talks with other people until the dinner came to an end and the firework show starts. I decided to look at the fireworks together with all my executives. This would reduce the defense of the country but only momentarily, so I think it I'd alright.

"Rimuru-sama, even I can use magic to make thing explode."
"Carrera, you should enjoy the beauty of things as well instead of just blowing things up." Testarossa said.
"Ya she is right, you nuclear mad woman" Ultima chimed in. Those three continued to bicker. Meanwhile Diablo just stood behind me silently.Shuna, Hakurou, Shion and Souie were chatting with each other. Benimaru meanwhile was on a date with his two fiances, Albis and Momiji. I hope these time could continue forever.

"Bestie..... how could you forget me?" Milim said as she dived into me.
"Hahahaha. How could I forget you Milim. I knew you would find me."
We continued to enjoy the show. As the show ended, I stood up. I still have a problem to sort out.

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I hope you guys enjoy. I am not exactly well and my exams are also coming. So yeah. Well, I will try to write as much as I can.