Chapter 10: Dungeon O-S (3)
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Chapter 10: Dungeon O-S (3)
“The heretics’ intention for occupying the dungeon is clear. To break the seal set by the Gods and free the forces of the malevolent God they worship.”
“For this, they use various gruesome rituals to weaken the power of the seal.”
“Eating human flesh is also part of such rituals.”
“So, like human sacrifice?”
Carla, who had been munching on honey-soaked apples instead of meat skewers, tilted her head.
“Similar, but to be precise, it’s not offering a human life but the act of consuming one.”
The God of Tainted Unity.
This deity was related to gluttony.
Monsters that followed the God of Tainted Unity performed such acts, and the blessings bestowed upon their followers shared this same theme.
“It’s something I learned at the academy. You’re talking about gluttonous monsters like Sand Worms or Slimes, right?”
“You’re well-informed, as expected from the top student.”
“Hehehe.”
“Well, you’re my slave now.”
“Ah...”
Carla’s face went through rapid transitions of delight and gloom.
Seeing this, I chuckled, and then she timidly asked,
“Um... Master? It’s not that I don’t trust you. Really, absolutely not. But, um... should I say that I don’t trust myself? So what I’m trying to say is...”
“Just say it honestly.”
“Is it really possible for me to clear it? I mean, there aren’t just monsters but heretics as well...”
Was it because her confidence had been shaken by her slave training? Or was she overestimating the dungeon and the heretics?
Either way, I didn’t like it, so instead of answering, I lightly slapped her rear.
Smack.
“Kyah!”
Carla jumped on the spot, clutching her rear end.
Already drawing curious glances due to her new equipment, her scream now made all eyes focus on her.
Blushing deeply from the shame of being slapped in the rear in front of all these people, Carla lowered her head.
I playfully pinched her rear and pulled her towards me.
“Shh. We were in the middle of an important discussion.”
“It’s because you slapped my rear, Master...”
“So it’s my fault now?”
“No, no! It’s my fault! I’m sorry!”
Although I was just teasing her lightly, Carla frantically shook her head, denying it.
But that wasn’t all.
Sway, sway.
She even awkwardly wiggled her rear end against my hand, clinging to me.
Seeing her naturally grind her rear against my hand, the corner of my mouth involuntarily twitched upward.
She wanted to be cherished, and now she knew how to act cute as well.
“Hmm, fine then.”
Pat, pat.
I gave her rear a few reassuring pats, and finally, Carla breathed out a relieved smile.
Anyway, should we get back to the point?
“So Carla, you’re still feeling anxious, even after I told you it’s going to be fine? That’s audacious.”
“No, I... I fully intend to obey your orders! Really!”
“Big Mouth.”
“...What?”
“This dungeon is a wetland field, and the main monster is called Big Mouth. I’ve already located the boss, too.”
Big Mouth was a monster with an abnormally developed head, resembling a giant frog.
Thanks to its large size, Big Mouth could swallow prey larger than itself in one gulp. Its entire body was covered in a special mucus that granted it a strong resistance to physical attacks.
Despite its comical appearance, it was actually a rather formidable monster... Although it ranked relatively low in terms of danger.
That was because Big Mouth had a very distinct weakness: heat.
The spell she had cast, with much effort, would disperse into thin air from the impact or explode right where it was.
But that didn’t happen.
Because Carla’s magic was faster than the Cultist could close his mouth.
“Accelerate. Fireball.”
She added a line to her incantation.
With the continuous infusion of magical energy, the fireball, now three times its original size, was launched at an insane speed.
Whoosh!
The Cultist was engulfed in scorching heat before he could even close his mouth halfway.
He turned into a black lump of charcoal before he had a chance to scream.
Yet Carla’s spell didn’t lose momentum even after completely incinerating the enemy.
That was because the Fireball wasn’t a single-target spell–it was an area spell.
BOOM!
There was a deafening explosion.
With just one spell, the kebab stall vanished without a trace. All that remained was a large hole leading to an underground passage.
“Huh...”
I turned to Carla, startled by the spell’s potency, only to find her...
“Hic!”
She was hiccupping, her face even more surprised than mine.
“No, what are you going to do if you’re like this?”
“Zzhuin...hiccup. Sir, this staff is amazing... Hic.”
“Didn’t the Lindelheit family use even better staves when they were well off? Even though they were expensive, they were attainable with money.”
“We had good staves at home, but... I was told I couldn’t use them until I graduated from the academy because they might impede my skill improvement...”
I understood it.
If one’s equipment was too good, one might mistake its performance for their own skill.
She went to the academy to learn, so her focus should be on learning, not the equipment.
Maybe Carla was more skilled than I originally thought.
Nodding, I looked down at the ground that still retained some heat... at the large hole at its center.
In the distance, I saw an unsettling altar made of an unknown mix of flesh and bones. And there was a strange flicker of light a bit further away from it.
Just as I had expected.
With a smug smile, I put a flick on Carla’s forehead, who was still distractedly staring at her staff.
Thwack.
“Yikes!”
“Focus. We need to go inside before the Cultists assess the situation.”
“...Okay!”
The fall was quite deep, but not so deep that we couldn’t jump down.
Grimacing at her forehead, Carla put on a serious face again as we both jumped down into the underground.
Thump.
“Eek.”
The sight of the gruesome altar up close made Carla grimace, but only for a moment.
Soon, she opened her mouth cautiously.
“Uh... Master? If we don’t have any other companions or allies, who will deal with the Cultists that will come later?”
“The guards.”
“Excuse me?”
“The people who ran away earlier probably reported the incident to the guards. They’ll fight in our stead.”
“......”
Carla tilted her head, looking skeptical.
What was the issue?
Gef City was part of the Levantine Empire, and the Levantine Empire was the nation that strictly prohibited cult activities the most.
Not only did they expose the presence of underground Cultists, but they also cleared a dungeon?
“They should actually reward us for this.”
Then I reached toward the flickering light behind the altar.
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Chapter 10: Dungeon O-S (3)
“The heretics’ intention for occupying the dungeon is clear. To break the seal set by the Gods and free the forces of the malevolent God they worship.”
“For this, they use various gruesome rituals to weaken the power of the seal.”
“Eating human flesh is also part of such rituals.”
“So, like human sacrifice?”
Carla, who had been munching on honey-soaked apples instead of meat skewers, tilted her head.
“Similar, but to be precise, it’s not offering a human life but the act of consuming one.”
The God of Tainted Unity.
This deity was related to gluttony.
Monsters that followed the God of Tainted Unity performed such acts, and the blessings bestowed upon their followers shared this same theme.
“It’s something I learned at the academy. You’re talking about gluttonous monsters like Sand Worms or Slimes, right?”
“You’re well-informed, as expected from the top student.”
“Hehehe.”
“Well, you’re my slave now.”
“Ah...”
Carla’s face went through rapid transitions of delight and gloom.
Seeing this, I chuckled, and then she timidly asked,
“Um... Master? It’s not that I don’t trust you. Really, absolutely not. But, um... should I say that I don’t trust myself? So what I’m trying to say is...”
“Just say it honestly.”
“Is it really possible for me to clear it? I mean, there aren’t just monsters but heretics as well...”
Was it because her confidence had been shaken by her slave training? Or was she overestimating the dungeon and the heretics?
Either way, I didn’t like it, so instead of answering, I lightly slapped her rear.
Smack.
“Kyah!”
Carla jumped on the spot, clutching her rear end.
Already drawing curious glances due to her new equipment, her scream now made all eyes focus on her.
Blushing deeply from the shame of being slapped in the rear in front of all these people, Carla lowered her head.
I playfully pinched her rear and pulled her towards me.
“Shh. We were in the middle of an important discussion.”
“It’s because you slapped my rear, Master...”
“So it’s my fault now?”
“No, no! It’s my fault! I’m sorry!”
Although I was just teasing her lightly, Carla frantically shook her head, denying it.
But that wasn’t all.
Sway, sway.
She even awkwardly wiggled her rear end against my hand, clinging to me.
Seeing her naturally grind her rear against my hand, the corner of my mouth involuntarily twitched upward.
She wanted to be cherished, and now she knew how to act cute as well.
“Hmm, fine then.”
Pat, pat.
I gave her rear a few reassuring pats, and finally, Carla breathed out a relieved smile.
Anyway, should we get back to the point?
“So Carla, you’re still feeling anxious, even after I told you it’s going to be fine? That’s audacious.”
“No, I... I fully intend to obey your orders! Really!”
“Big Mouth.”
“...What?”
“This dungeon is a wetland field, and the main monster is called Big Mouth. I’ve already located the boss, too.”
Big Mouth was a monster with an abnormally developed head, resembling a giant frog.
Thanks to its large size, Big Mouth could swallow prey larger than itself in one gulp. Its entire body was covered in a special mucus that granted it a strong resistance to physical attacks.
Despite its comical appearance, it was actually a rather formidable monster... Although it ranked relatively low in terms of danger.
That was because Big Mouth had a very distinct weakness: heat.
The spell she had cast, with much effort, would disperse into thin air from the impact or explode right where it was.
But that didn’t happen.
Because Carla’s magic was faster than the Cultist could close his mouth.
“Accelerate. Fireball.”
She added a line to her incantation.
With the continuous infusion of magical energy, the fireball, now three times its original size, was launched at an insane speed.
Whoosh!
The Cultist was engulfed in scorching heat before he could even close his mouth halfway.
He turned into a black lump of charcoal before he had a chance to scream.
Yet Carla’s spell didn’t lose momentum even after completely incinerating the enemy.
That was because the Fireball wasn’t a single-target spell–it was an area spell.
BOOM!
There was a deafening explosion.
With just one spell, the kebab stall vanished without a trace. All that remained was a large hole leading to an underground passage.
“Huh...”
I turned to Carla, startled by the spell’s potency, only to find her...
“Hic!”
She was hiccupping, her face even more surprised than mine.
“No, what are you going to do if you’re like this?”
“Zzhuin...hiccup. Sir, this staff is amazing... Hic.”
“Didn’t the Lindelheit family use even better staves when they were well off? Even though they were expensive, they were attainable with money.”
“We had good staves at home, but... I was told I couldn’t use them until I graduated from the academy because they might impede my skill improvement...”
I understood it.
If one’s equipment was too good, one might mistake its performance for their own skill.
She went to the academy to learn, so her focus should be on learning, not the equipment.
Maybe Carla was more skilled than I originally thought.
Nodding, I looked down at the ground that still retained some heat... at the large hole at its center.
In the distance, I saw an unsettling altar made of an unknown mix of flesh and bones. And there was a strange flicker of light a bit further away from it.
Just as I had expected.
With a smug smile, I put a flick on Carla’s forehead, who was still distractedly staring at her staff.
Thwack.
“Yikes!”
“Focus. We need to go inside before the Cultists assess the situation.”
“...Okay!”
The fall was quite deep, but not so deep that we couldn’t jump down.
Grimacing at her forehead, Carla put on a serious face again as we both jumped down into the underground.
Thump.
“Eek.”
The sight of the gruesome altar up close made Carla grimace, but only for a moment.
Soon, she opened her mouth cautiously.
“Uh... Master? If we don’t have any other companions or allies, who will deal with the Cultists that will come later?”
“The guards.”
“Excuse me?”
“The people who ran away earlier probably reported the incident to the guards. They’ll fight in our stead.”
“......”
Carla tilted her head, looking skeptical.
What was the issue?
Gef City was part of the Levantine Empire, and the Levantine Empire was the nation that strictly prohibited cult activities the most.
Not only did they expose the presence of underground Cultists, but they also cleared a dungeon?
“They should actually reward us for this.”
Then I reached toward the flickering light behind the altar.
Chapter 10: Dungeon O-S 3The heretics' intention for occupying the dungeon is clear. To break the seal set by the Gods and free the forces of the malevolent God they worship.For this, they use various gruesome rituals to weaken the power of the seal.Eating human flesh is also part of such rituals.So, like human sacrifice?Carla, who had been munching on honey-soaked apples instead of meat skewers, tilted her head.Similar, but to be precise, it's not offering a human life but the act of consuming one.The God of Tainted Unity.This deity was related to gluttony.Monsters that followed the God of Tainted Unity performed such acts, and the blessings bestowed upon their followers shared this same theme.It's something I learned at the academy. You're talking about gluttonous monsters like Sand Worms or Slimes, right?You're well-informed, as expected from the top student.Hehehe.Well, you're my slave now.Ah...Carla's face went through rapid transitions of delight and gloom.Seeing this, I chuckled, and then she timidly asked,Um... Master? It's not that I don't trust you. Really, absolutely not. But, um... should I say that I don't trust myself? So what I'm trying to say is...Just say it honestly.Is it really possible for me to clear it? I mean, there aren't just monsters but heretics as well...Was it because her confidence had been shaken by her slave training? Or was she overestimating the dungeon and the heretics?Either way, I didn't like it, so instead of answering, I lightly slapped her rear.Smack.Kyah!Carla jumped on the spot, clutching her rear end.Already drawing curious glances due to her new equipment, her scream now made all eyes focus on her.Blushing deeply from the shame of being slapped in the rear in front of all these people, Carla lowered her head.I playfully pinched her rear and pulled her towards me.Shh. We were in the middle of an important discussion.It's because you slapped my rear, Master...So it's my fault now?No, no! It's my fault! I'm sorry!Although I was just teasing her lightly, Carla frantically shook her head, denying it.But that wasn't all.Sway, sway.She even awkwardly wiggled her rear end against my hand, clinging to me.Seeing her naturally grind her rear against my hand, the corner of my mouth involuntarily twitched upward.She wanted to be cherished, and now she knew how to act cute as well.Hmm, fine then.Pat, pat.I gave her rear a few reassuring pats, and finally, Carla breathed out a relieved smile.Anyway, should we get back to the point?So Carla, you're still feeling anxious, even after I told you it's going to be fine? That's audacious.No, I... I fully intend to obey your orders! Really!Big Mouth....What?This dungeon is a wetland field, and the main monster is called Big Mouth. I've already located the boss, too.Big Mouth was a monster with an abnormally developed head, resembling a giant frog.Thanks to its large size, Big Mouth could swallow prey larger than itself in one gulp. Its entire body was covered in a special mucus that granted it a strong resistance to physical attacks.Despite its comical appearance, it was actually a rather formidable monster... Although it ranked relatively low in terms of danger.That was because Big Mouth had a very distinct weakness: heat.The spell she had cast, with much effort, would disperse into thin air from the impact or explode right where it was.But that didn't happen.Because Carla's magic was faster than the Cultist could close his mouth.Accelerate. Fireball.She added a line to her incantation.With the continuous infusion of magical energy, the fireball, now three times its original size, was launched at an insane speed.Whoosh!The Cultist was engulfed in scorching heat before he could even close his mouth halfway.He turned into a black lump of charcoal before he had a chance to scream.Yet Carla's spell didn't lose momentum even after completely incinerating the enemy.That was because the Fireball wasn't a single-target spellit was an area spell.BOOM!There was a deafening explosion.With just one spell, the kebab stall vanished without a trace. All that remained was a large hole leading to an underground passage.Huh...I turned to Carla, startled by the spell's potency, only to find her...Hic!She was hiccupping, her face even more surprised than mine.No, what are you going to do if you're like this?Zzhuin...hiccup. Sir, this staff is amazing... Hic.Didn't the Lindelheit family use even better staves when they were well off? Even though they were expensive, they were attainable with money.We had good staves at home, but... I was told I couldn't use them until I graduated from the academy because they might impede my skill improvement...I understood it.If one's equipment was too good, one might mistake its performance for their own skill.She went to the academy to learn, so her focus should be on learning, not the equipment.Maybe Carla was more skilled than I originally thought.Nodding, I looked down at the ground that still retained some heat... at the large hole at its center.In the distance, I saw an unsettling altar made of an unknown mix of flesh and bones. And there was a strange flicker of light a bit further away from it.Just as I had expected.With a smug smile, I put a flick on Carla's forehead, who was still distractedly staring at her staff.Thwack.Yikes!Focus. We need to go inside before the Cultists assess the situation....Okay!The fall was quite deep, but not so deep that we couldn't jump down.Grimacing at her forehead, Carla put on a serious face again as we both jumped down into the underground.Thump.Eek.The sight of the gruesome altar up close made Carla grimace, but only for a moment.Soon, she opened her mouth cautiously.Uh... Master? If we don't have any other companions or allies, who will deal with the Cultists that will come later?The guards.Excuse me?The people who ran away earlier probably reported the incident to the guards. They'll fight in our stead.......Carla tilted her head, looking skeptical.What was the issue?Gef City was part of the Levantine Empire, and the Levantine Empire was the nation that strictly prohibited cult activities the most.Not only did they expose the presence of underground Cultists, but they also cleared a dungeon?They should actually reward us for this.Then I reached toward the flickering light behind the altar.
