My Dungeon Life – Chapter 1566-1568

Chapter 1566

“Are you just going to glower at me until we get to the Tearfall Isles? I’d prefer a guard who beats and molests me. At least then, things would be interesting.” Calypso stated where she sat tied to a chair.

“I never said we were going to Tearfall,” I responded, glowering at her further.

“Oh, you didn’t?” She quirked an eyebrow.

We were in one of the rooms down in the hold. Other than two chairs, I had all of the other furniture removed from it and the door locked up. That essentially made it a cell. The other girls were tied up and under watch as well, but I wanted Calypso apart from them. I also took Calypso’s ship and it was in my Soul World.

A lot of those on board were alarmed when I touched the ship and made it disappear like that. It used a lot of magic to move it into my inventory. A normal person, even if they had a soul world, might struggle to do that. I had tons to spare though. My soul world was connected to my dungeon, and my dungeon was connected to the god spring. In other words, I could access a limitless supply of waters of life. I found that out when I went to make a lake in my soul world to put the ship. I felt strange dropping it on land like it might tip over and break. As a result, I had a water of life lake much like the miasma lake in my boss room, and sitting in it was the stolen ship.

Calypso reached up and scratched her nose, and then put her hands back behind her. I had checked them several times, and I knew if I looked, they’d still be bound. She was using magic to do it. These weren’t magical shackles though. I had a few magical restraints I could use if I needed to, but I’d rather pull them out when I had to. The less Calypso knew, the better. Unfortunately, she already seemed to know far too much.

I knew Calypso was someone who absolutely couldn’t be trusted. The second I turned my head; she would likely escape again. Then again, sitting there staring at her and making sure she didn’t do anything suspicious wasn’t doing me any favors either. It felt very exhausting. However, I didn’t trust the paladins to keep watch on her. Her breasts were too large for their tastes, so they’d likely ignore her. Any magic I tried to use to restrain her I was sure she’d also find a way to wiggle out of, much like those restraints.

“If you’re so bored, why don’t you tell me how you ended up becoming a pirate captain,” I asked.

“It’s not a very intriguing story.” She responded. “I went east, hearing hints that a part of my son’s soul managed to survive. I then continued east. Before I was a bandit king, I was a ship captain.”

“You mean a pirate?”

“I dabbled in many things. That’s how I met the bandit hero, I’ll have you know. He was looking for a ride north, and I obliged.”

“And took everything he had, leading to the death of his entire village.”

She jerked; a bit surprised. “You know?”

“I’ve seen parts of your lore, in Lord Aberis’s dungeon, and the dungeon formed by the Bandit Hero’s death.”

She leaned closer, suddenly becoming more interested. “Oh? Well, that’s interesting.”

“Lore becomes exaggerated and half-remembered. An Osterian becomes a giant, and a man becomes a monster. Dungeons make interesting stories, but it’s hard to tell the truth.”

“Well, Deek, do you want to hear my story? Do you want to know the truth?”

Chapter 1567

“Would you tell me the truth, even if I asked?”

“That’s an interesting question. What exactly is truth anyway?” She pondered, tilting her head.

“Truth is what happened,” I responded.

She let out a little laugh like I had made a joke. “You can only know what is happening when it happens, and even then, your only observing it through your tinted goggles.”

“I’m aware of things like biases,” I responded flatly.

“Yes, I’m sure you are, but if every observation is tainted, then how could you even come to a truth?”

“Consensus.”

“Isn’t that just mob rule then? What if it is split half and half? Is the country with the most strength, right? After all, don’t both sides of any war think they are in the right? Most people don’t see themselves as the villain, but others might.”

“You see yourself as a villain!” I accused.

“Haha… maybe I have had to do some dark things, but then again, haven’t you as well? I’m sure there is someone out there that sees you as a villain. Admitting I’m a villain only makes me more honest.”

She got me thinking about it for a second. Was there anyone I had ever wronged who had done nothing wrong to me? I didn’t think so. The likes of Aberis and King Roth had gone after me. I had done everything I could to protect and preserve life. Even in most dungeons I usually tried to save the dungeon master. I had made mistakes, but I didn’t have any enemies that I was aware of. I realized at that moment her entire talk had been aimed at distracting me.

I shook my head and my glare returned. “Don’t try to turn this around and excuse your actions and avoid the subject. You attacked this very ship. You’re a pirate, and you’ve been attacking the coastlines of Aberis and the Ost Republic. At first, I might have thought you were trying to instigate the war between the two countries hoping to gain an opportunity to kill Aberis, but he is dead, and it sounds like you never even knew who he was in the first place. Why is your pirate fleet attacking the coast?”

“Deek…” She shook her head and sighed. “Why do you think it was me?”

I blinked, not expecting her to lie so blatantly. “You attacked us! You came on a ship and started firing.”

“Yes, we were very low on supplies, and it wasn’t like I had the money to pay for it.”

I frowned slightly. That was one thing that had been bothering me. Their hold was empty. If they had been out ransacking ships and villages, then shouldn’t she have had tons of stuff. At the very least, they would have had food, but they were out, leading to her words being very possible.

“That doesn’t explain the other attacks,” I replied.

She gave a little smile. “Now, whoever said I was responsible for any of the other attacks.”

“Then who else would be responsible?”

“I wonder…” She responded flippantly.

“Calypso…”

“If I had to guess, it’d be the ones who had attacked me.”

Chapter 1568

“Can she be trusted?” Eliana asked.

“Of course not,” I responded.

I had taken a break from speaking to Calypso and was now on the deck of the ship. Alysia was now in the hold watching her, giving my mind some time to rest. Talking to that woman gave me a headache. Every word that came out of her mouth felt like an attempt to manipulate me. I had told Eliana everything the other woman had told me, which admittedly wasn’t much, but still enough that it caused me to worry.

According to Calypso, she had attempted to gather the pirates and was planning on organizing them, but then a large and organized attack send the pirates running in every direction. Ever since Calypso claimed she had been on the run from these opponents, and that was why they were in desperate need of supplies and decided to attack the wrong ship.

“Was she able to tell you anything about these enemies?”

“She said that their ships were very large. They didn’t have canons, but they used magic heavily.” I explained, my mouth twisting. “She also said she didn’t get a good look at them. According to her, right before they attacked, a fog moved and provided them cover as they launched their attacks.”

“That sounds difficult to believe,” Eliana responded.

I nodded. “Yeah, I’ve thought about bringing Celeste over. She can tell if someone is lying. However, I have a feeling that even if Calypso was lying, she’d be able to hide it.”

Ultimately, Eliana questioned her as well. Calypso was a bit more flirtatious with her until she left the room red-faced. She also flirted with Alysia, but she managed to keep her cool longer. Like that, Alysia and I kept exchanging shifts as we kept watch of her. I kept Anne away from her, considering she wanted to exercise the other woman. Instead, she interrogated the other pirates, and they seemed to collaborate on her story.

“We’ll just have to take her with us to the Tearfall Isles.” Eliana declared. “We’ll leave it to them to decide if she’s guilty or not.”

“You’re wasting time,” Anne responded unhappily. “You might as well let me get rid of her. They’ll just rule to have her killed anyway. Even if she’s not the pirate king, she’s still a pirate captain, and if even half the things you’ve said about her are true, then she deserves death.”

This didn’t settle very well with me. I wanted her to pay for her crimes, and considering her predominate crime was attacking the Ost Republic, then a gathering of the leaders there would be a perfect time for her to fast justice. However, something about her words regarding villains had gotten to me. Did she have some story in her past that explained all of the things she had done? Would it matter if I knew that story?

At least, it was enough to keep my mind off of the rocking of the boat, and two days later we finally arrived at Tearfall Isles.