My Dungeon Life – Chapter 1572-1574

Chapter 1572

As we got off the dock, I had the distinct feeling we were being watched by many eyes. I saw a couple people looking our way before whispering in their ears and sending someone running, or writing a message, or casting some other communication spell. I found myself much more comfortable being in a dungeon. I mean, I was in a dungeon, but I usually didn’t feel this exposed.

“It’s okay, Deek. This is just politics.” Eliana seemed to see me stiffening slightly.

I forced myself to relax slightly.

“Then again, if an assassin was after Eliana’s life, then it would be all too easy to access her on these docks.” One of the girls from Titan Fall suddenly spoke up.

All of my relaxation became tense feelings once again.

“Faith, you’re not helping!” Her friends chided her.

“Ahhh… this Tearfall Isles. What a familiar place?” I looked back to see Alysia dragging Calypso from the hold underground.

Despite having been chained to a chair for two days, she didn’t look that much worse than right before going in. She wore an easy smile like she wasn’t a prisoner at all, but someone who owned the place.

“Titan Fall, can you watch Calypso from here?” I asked.

Since Calypso was now in this dungeon, she wouldn’t be able to use some portal to get away quickly. I had already marked Calypso. I had several jobs now that had means of marking a specific person on the map. As long as she was on this island, I would know exactly where she was and could be next to her in moments. Saying that she was about as covered as I could manage. Besides, Alysia trusted Titan Fall, so I had to lean on them as well.

“Deek? You’re leaving?” Eliana was a bit surprised. “What for?”

I gave an innocent laugh, relying on mimic to obscure any weaknesses in my façade. “I just have a few errands I need to run. It’s nothing important.”

Eliana frowned. “I thought you were going to protect me?”

I raised an innocent eyebrow. “Didn’t you say that you were perfectly protected on your own and didn’t need me?”

Her face flushed red. “I-I did say that… I am safe! It’s just… the weather is nice… and I thought we could… you know…”

She started to touch her fingers together, a slightly shy expression appearing on her face.

“Oh! Well, we can go out tonight for sure. It won’t take very long. I promise. I just want to pick up a few things I heard were for sale here.” I did my best to lie.

“Eliana of Aberis?” A voice cut in at the perfect time. “I’m a delegate here to lead you to the quarters you’ll be staying at while here.”

A stuffy-looking man wearing more clothing than the hot weather should have permitted approached us. Eliana couldn’t fret about me anymore. She put on her best face and gave a greeting befitting a politician. I didn’t have much of a taste for this kind of thing, so as they walked off, I stayed behind, keeping myself busy with the map.

As Calypso passed by, I made sure once again that I had a mark on her. I used several methods to achieve this, including ones I hoped she wouldn’t be able to throw off by doing something like giving her karma to someone else. Yeah, I had learned a few tricks since the last time I had to interact with her. I was surprised she didn’t appear as a red icon. That meant that she didn’t desire to harm me and my magic didn’t see her as hostile.

“Master is a terrible liar. What are we doing?” Alysia had stayed behind as Titan Fall took Calypso and followed Eliana.

I frowned slightly and then spread out the map. While Calypso didn’t create a red icon, several others did.

“I wasn’t lying. I plan to take care of a few errands… like dealing with some threats prematurely.”

Chapter 1573

It wasn’t that complicated, really. The peacetalks were a sensitive time, and I didn’t want anything causing them any trouble. That’s why I looked for anyone in the city that had red marks. Just about every city had a few bad apples. Even in the capital of Aberis, I could kind various red dots, although they were small and often hard to pick up in the crowd. This place didn’t quite have that population, and besides, I was very invested in making sure things went safely and smoothly, preferably in a way that didn’t upset Eliana and potentially hurt the baby. I was just starting my fatherly duties early, that was all!

I quickly located about ten red marks. These were people who gave off bad auras. They were either up to dark things or intended to do dark things. See my mana saw them as enemies, then it made sense to take care of them before they could potentially cause trouble. It was likely none of them had anything to do with the peace talks at all, but even a mugger accidentally robbing the wrong dignitary could cause issues, so it was best to just get rid of them.

It wasn’t like I was going to kill them permanently. I was just going to remove them from the equation for a while. We’d cut out their souls and throw them in my dungeon. I could create various spectral guards, created from the undead harem of King Roth. They’d keep the souls locked up properly. I also wouldn’t let the dungeon eat away at them, so they could be safely resurrected at a later date of my choice unless I forgot.

After lining up all of the enemies and targeting their mana signature, I used Phase Shift to quickly disappear through the crowds at the dock and into a side alley. Once I was there, I began to move at an extremely quick rate, leaping up onto a roof and crossing the city at an extremely fast pace. I also used the skill Hide Presence, Silent Feet, and the 25-point skill Avoid Perception. In other words, no one even noticed me leaping from rooftop to rooftop. I sort of felt like a ninja. Well, I was still over six feet tall, so I was a big ninja.

I landed in an alleyway, nearly right on top of the first red mark. I fell right behind the man. He was facing away from me and didn’t even hear when I landed thanks to Silent Feet. He was wearing a large coat and was bent over, whispering to himself as he stared out into the street. He was specifically watching a pair of two women, who happened to be obliviously walking toward the alley. He came off as suspicious.

However, I still felt a bit strange just cutting him down without cause, so I hesitate a bit. The women came closer, and I tensed as I prepared for whatever foul deed he was about to conduct. Just as they walked by, the man leaped out. I looked for a knife or any weapon, but I didn’t see one. At that moment, he ripped open his coat, and there was absolutely nothing on underneath.

“Ahhh!”

“Pervert!”

The two women let out screams as they were suddenly exposed to him. He laughed, jumping up and down as he displayed everything to the horrified women. They turned and ran away. He finally turned back into the alley, laughing merrily.

“I guess I can’t just depend on the map,” I muttered as I went to turn around.

He was just a pervert. He probably had the same job unlocked that I did. In some ways, we were kindred spirits.

At that moment, I felt my arm tug, causing me to spin back around. My sword had suddenly moved in a direction counter to my movements. Alysia could move, even in her sword form, to an extent. When done right, I could add her strength to mine in a powerful blow. In this case, it was like yanking my arm back.

“What is Master saying? We must destroy this enemy!” Alysia cried out.

“Eh? Isn’t he just a pervert?”

“He’s an enemy to all women!” Before I could stop her, the sword swept down and he was cut to pieces. “All Perverts should just die…”

I stood there for a while in a cold sweat. At least she didn’t recall I also had the Pervert job.

Chapter 1574

Five of the ten men we ended up neutralizing were flashers. I felt like I was committing genocide against my people. Actually, why were there so many flashers in this tropical paradise? Was it just because the weather was nice enough you could get by in nothing but an overcoat? The other five were pickpockets, thieves, and at least one man who had snatched a woman and was trying to have her way with her. He wasn’t like the others and deserved death. I probably should stop sympathizing with the enemies.

We didn’t run into any dangerous plots, but then again, it was still several days before the peace talks began. If there was some plot, then they could show up at any time. I’d remain vigilant for the appearance of any red in the city. Along with that, there was one more thing that I had to do. This time, I left the city properly. The island wasn’t massive, but it wasn’t that small either. There was a tall volcano-like mountain in the center, and all along it was various routes, hot springs, villages, and training areas.

I avoided all of them, specifically looking for an area of low population. This ended up being a hard-to-reach cove on the opposite side of the island from the city and the dock. Once I was sure there was no one remotely close, I reached into my soul world and pulled out an assortment of items. There was some water of life, some mithril, a bit of orichalcum, a few weapons and swords, and so on.

I looked out into the water and then lowered my head. “Great Dungeon Master of the Champion’s Gauntlet, I know you can hear me. I apologize for giving you a start by entering your dungeon without warning. I have no desire to take over your dungeon or relieve you of your control. I’m only here to visit. I’d like to learn a bit about your story, meet with a friend, and be involved with these peace talks. I will only remain for a few weeks and then I will return home. I hope you can take these gifts as compensation for the inconvenience I’ve given you.”

I finished my words, but I heard no response. There were just the sounds of water hitting the rocky shore and a few distant birds. This was something I had come to realize I had to do whenever I entered a dungeon that I wasn’t planning on invading. Dungeon Masters could detect each other, and the second I entered this dungeon, it would have been like an alarm for him. It’d be considered rude, and may even cause a hostile response if I just started trouncing around like I owned the place.

That’s why I prepared a gift and a short speech. I introduced myself, let them know my intentions, and hopefully, I wouldn’t have any issues like I did when I entered Gram’s Passage. The silence lingered on, and I considered saying more.

However, at that moment, black miasma started to float up from the ground. It immediately started to wrap around the items I had put out. One thing after another, the items started to dissolve, like they were being eaten away and turned to dust before me. Anything left out in a dungeon could eventually be eaten away in this matter, but the miasma was so low here that probably wouldn’t have happened, and certainly not that quickly.  I waited until it had all disappeared and then let out a breath of relief. If he had taken the offering, then that was as much of an affirmation as I needed.

“Thank you!” I bowed and left the beach, heading back to the city and Eliana.