Chapter 9 – Dungeon O (2)

He said he would go to the dungeon, but he couldn’t go right now.

Because you will need to be prepared.

Just like yesterday, I took Karla with a coat over her dress and left her inn, briefly explaining her plan.

“First of all, I will go to the alchemy shop and buy a birth control potion. After that, I’ll buy some clothes for Carla to wear, and I’ll enter the dungeon only after I’ve packed enough items for this raid.”

“Yes? A birth control potion?”

“What are you? In the end, are you going to take you to the academy? But how do you live at the academy while raising a child?”

“… When I give birth to a child, the owner raises ithehe.”

Suddenly, wondering why she was laughing, she frowned, and Carla hurriedly opened her mouth while waving her hand.

“I-I just wanted to say that there is no need for that! I know contraceptive magic.”

“Eh? Does it even have magic? Aren’t there only potions?”

“The potion is famous because it can be used by anyone thanks to its low price, and there is also contraceptive magic. Most nobles who have mastered magic would probably know, right?”

As if I wanted to try something, I nodded her head and Karla bowed her head.

She then put her hand on her own belly and uttered her incantation, and before long, her belly glistened.

That was it.

“Are you sure? How is it a little empty?”

“Sure. Rather, my magic would be safer than potions that are at risk of deterioration. Before I became a slave, I was the head of the Faculty of Magic!”

Karla boasted as if asking for praise.

It was the same when I explained the Lintbloom breathing method, and it is still the same now.

Normally, she’s Carla, but when she talks about magic, she seems to be full of confidence when she gets excited.

She seems to have that ability too.

In fact, the 4th year of the academy, the senior position in the Faculty of Magic is a great position.

Even considering that we are far from the generation of the main character, who is described as the greatest generation in the work… Wouldn’t it be like a middle-level wizard?

I couldn’t really feel it because I always only heard rumors right after admission or after he fell.

It seems that Karla’s talent is really great.

… Now that I don’t have an answer, I’m trying to figure out what I guessed.

Seeing that, she smiled and stretched out her index finger.

“One.”

“To?”

“I’ll buy you a snack from the stall. I should simply fill my stomach before entering the dungeon.”

“… Can I pick out the menu?”

“That doesn’t matter, but this is Auction City Geff, right? You’d better avoid any kind of meat.”

The auction house here is considered one of the best in the continent of Eurelia. Carla didn’t come to the Geff auction house for nothing.

So, for the convenience of the nobility visiting this place, various commerce developed, and naturally the name Auction City was attached.

The luxurious inn I was staying at right now was also made for nobles looking for an auction house.

Anyway, since it is a city that has grown rapidly with an auction house, there are some ghost stories related to it.

One of them is the rumor that some stalls sell human flesh pretending to be ordinary meat.

It’s a town that’s crazy about money… It’s just a floating story.

I don’t know where I’ve heard it before, but Karla started to tremble.

“Lord, master. Are the rumors true? Slaves that could not be sold were slaughtered and sold for meat….”

“Ah, that is nonsense. Why did the Geff Auction House grow so big in the first place? Isn’t it because the high-class strategy that nobles are crazy about succeeded?”

Therefore, illegal items or crimes that could damage the honor of the nobility are avoided as much as possible.

Above all, Gef is a city belonging to the Levantine Empire.

The Levantine Empire, which dominates half of the continent of Eurelia, is a country that strictly prohibits xie piety.

Eating human flesh is one of the most famous social rituals.

Therefore, the fact that the auction house sells human flesh and everything else is bound to be nothing but nonsense.

No matter how much Geff is the best auction house on the continent of Eurelia, he won’t do anything crazy to turn enemies at the Levantine Empire and the Emperor’s Office at the same time.

After hearing my explanation, Carla was visibly relieved.

“Whew….”

“But selling human flesh is true.”

“… Swimming?”

His complexion turned pale again at the words that followed.

Oh The real reaction is immediate, it’s so much fun.

She giggled at the frozen Karla and told her the truth.

“There is a branch of cultists in Geff. They secretly sell it.”

“Society… Do….”

Carla blurts out her words with a melancholy expression.

Right. Come to think of it, the Lindelheit family fell because the head of the house was falsely accused of being a cult.

Well, because it was so neatly manipulated, even Carla herself would know that it was real.

The half-fascinated Karla tapped her on the shoulder and said.

“Wake. Anyway, now you know what dungeon I’m trying to clear, right?”

“… There must be a dungeon hidden by cultists somewhere in Gef.”

“That’s right.”

A dungeon hidden by cultists.

In other words, it is also called a hidden dungeon.

***

H&A’s play style is simple.

On weekdays, you develop your skills through classes at the academy, and on weekends or vacations, you attack dungeons to get rewards.

Of course, there are events with the heroines in the middle, but… Anyway, the big picture is like that.

Then, where do dungeons appear?

Sometimes it appears in the academy, which is the main background, sometimes it appears in a foreign place where I went to practice, and sometimes it appears in a friend’s estate where I went to play on vacation….

It really shows up everywhere.

Of course, most of them are managed by the country, and their location is disclosed.

Even if you can’t clear the dungeon, it’s not difficult to kill some of the monsters living in it.

And the by-products of monsters become money.

From the perspective of the country in question, simple management is provided, and there is no reason not to disclose it as it is so good to take care of the fee.

Sometimes dungeons with high value by-products are said to be periodically subjugated by sending knights directly instead of disclosing them.

Either way, it is inevitable that the government will manage it.

In the game, it’s just the difference between a dungeon that anyone can enter and a dungeon that can only be entered by accumulating contributions from a specific country.

However, there are exceptions everywhere.

Cultist.

They can detect and conceal the existence of dungeons through special methods.

That’s also true, because dungeons are sub-spaces where the forces of evil spirits are sealed, and cultists serve those evil spirits.

There is a restriction that you have to serve the same evil god… Anyway, sometimes the dungeon is intercepted by the cult before the state.

This place, Geff’s Dungeon, is also such a case.

It must have been a place where cultists and monsters who worship the evil god of turbid unity came out.

In the original game, during frequent visits to Geff because of the auction house. A user who felt something suspicious had to investigate it himself.

It wasn’t usually difficult to gather rumors, gather clues, and pinpoint the location without the aid of a quest board and mini-map….

“Who am I?”

7,000 Hours of Platam.

I’ve done all-clear a few times, but of course I can memorize the dungeon locations.

It’s been awhile since I’ve been so proud inside.

Did you hear my self-talk? Carla, who was next to her, was startled, and she cautiously opened her mouth.

“Uh… Are you my master?”

“That’s right too. By the way, how about the new clothes you bought? Isn’t it difficult to move?”

“Yes! Ha, but is it okay if I buy this many? And really, the two of us are entering a cultist’s dungeon… ? I’d rather report it to the guards right now….”

Carla looked back and forth between me and her own clothes with her somewhat uneasy expression.

Today, Carla is wearing a dress that is completely different from the dress she wore at the auction house.

No matter how much you enter a dungeon, you can’t wear pretty clothes.

So, from head to toe, she was completely fitted for combat.

Overall, the design is reminiscent of riding clothes. The frill on the chest and the short cloak that covers the back are the points.

What about the staff holding it there?

It’s a little burdensome to shine in gold, but the magic amplification rate is high, and the body is solid, so it can be used in close combat if necessary.

Other than that, necklaces, earrings, rings, etc. All kinds of jewelry-type magic tools were also worn… Did you hear about 5,000 gold in total?

All of them were store-made equipment, but the performance of such expensive guys could not be ignored.

Also, money is the best.

Not to mention, Carla is in the top grade of the academy. Among them, isn’t she from the top of the Faculty of Magic?

Geff’s Hidden Dungeon is at most an early to mid-level difficulty, and since I remember the strategy perfectly, there’s no way it’s dangerous.

She smiled happily and nodded her head to Carla.

“Don’t worry about the dungeon. Just follow my instructions and you’ll be able to clear it without any problems. And money….”

Carla examined her outfit for a moment, then shrugged her shoulders.

“From now on, I have to pay the money.”

Work, slave