Dungeon Harem Volume 2, Chapter 14

Chapter 14 - To the West and to the East

"Everyone with Garland is a slave-nya. The only ones who aren't slaves are that big guy Ethan? and a woman with red hair ――Sylvia? And that's all-nya. There are only so many slaves-nya."

　After the meal, Nem was curious to see the bed for the first time and started answering Mars' questions while lying on her back.

　What Mars wanted to know was about Garland's group, who was the second prince, but also claimed to be the next king.

　It was a very important point to enter the dungeon, whether the preceding party was good or not.

"This bed? It's so much softer and smoother than hay-nya. ...... I'm getting sleepy-nya. ......"

　The light blue tail stretched sluggishly toward her legs, and Nem's voice grew quieter and quieter.

　After her appetite was satisfied, she wanted to sleep. Nem was also true to her instincts.

"Just hang in there a little longer! I want to get to know those two special people."

"Just a little bit-nya……？ I heard that big Ethan is really strong-nya. He seems to be able to go through dungeons by himself, and he's fast for such a big guy-nya. I'm sure he's slower than me, though-nyaa. ...... I'm sleepy-nyaa. ......"

"Mars――Does that mean he's equal to Master?"

　Her eyes twitched, and Lilia could not hide her expression of disgust.

　It was disgusting that among the people she disliked, there existed an equal to her beloved Mars.

"And the red woman.――I heard that Sylvia is strong in magic-nya. She's been with Garland since she was little-nya. She seems to like Garland a lot-nya. Even though she's a jerk-nya?"

"I also think that Hazuki-chan is very strong for her age, but who is stronger?"

"You have a lot of guts in a weird way, don't you, Hazuki-chan?"

　She's say that Hazuki's magical ability is strong. Lilia, who has more learning opportunities and latent magical power than humans, says this, so it must be true.

　The reason I am somewhat skeptical is because of Hazuki's personality.

"And Garland is also strong, though he's a nasty one-nya. Genius? Hero? It's what they call it in the country.-nya. I heard he's strong in swords and magic-nya. I think I heard he's smart too-nya. Everyone says that the first prince is not good because he is weak and gentle-nya. ...... fuwah~...... sleepy-nya......"

　Listening to Nem, who was becoming a miniscule voice, Mars knew the reason for Garland's confidence.

　――In other words, he was born with the best of both worlds, and he's also blessed with talent.

　That's why he has such an arrogant personality.

　If we were to rewrite the story today, it would be like being born into a privileged class, like a sergeant in a big company, and also being able to study and exercise.

　His face was wild, but he was also well-rounded.

"And then……He said he was going to bring the treasure back to his country-nya ...... and then he could be a king ...... or something like that I think I heard-nya. ......Munya"

"…………She's asleep?"

　*mumble**mumble* And at the end, after talking at an inaudible volume, Nem fell asleep, stretched out on her back.。

"She's so carefree……!?"

"She's not pervert as I was when I first met you. You jerked off as much as you wanted, and then you fell asleep."

"M-Maybe you shouldn't say that anymore!."

"After you woke up, you continued to devour our food, and it looked terrible. My first impression of you was, [Can't we just kill her?]."

　Mars thought as he listened to Lilia's harsh remarks.

　――There are three guys who are as strong as I am.

　If I had to guess, I'd say that's about it, but will it be enough?

　Even so far, the dungeon capturer may have been challenged, but no one has come back.

　No, but if you use the premise of letting slaves die, you can use .......

　When he saw Garland using the slave crest against Nem, Mars understood for the first time the fundamental strength of the crest.

　It is a power that can paralyze even the most horrible feelings of death for a creature and make it act.

　If used with malicious intent, it could make a person take any risk.

　In other words, Garland's slaves, who numbered roughly a thousand, were all soldiers capable of suicide attacks.

　The slaves' own magic gives them all the reinforcement they need, and if you let them run into the enemy, you can manage most of the demons ......, and then Mars stops thinking.

　I thought it was too inhumane.

　But I also thought that Garland's method was not a bad one in reality.

　Of course, I had no intention of doing such a thing to Lilia and the others.

　If you consider people as numbers, then you can have them carry the baggage and discard the hungry or injured soldiers to move on.

　This will reduce the consumption of food, and in effect, it's no different than slaying a demon by simply paying money.

　In a sense, it's a legitimate strategy for someone with a lot of money, such as a prince or nobleman.

"We'll attack slowly and surely. If we use even Lilia's treasury, we can bring in a considerable amount of food."

　There is no need to rush to attack.

　If we disturbed our pace, the risk would increase.

　It would be enough if we could get through before Garland's group, which was ahead of us.

　If there was a problem, it was that if Garland's group made good progress, there was a possibility of a collision somewhere.

"Yes. I'm a little concerned about the two gluttons. ......"

"It's Mars-san and Nem-chan, isn't it?! ――I-I know! It's me and Nem-chan, right!? D-Don't look at me like I'm an insect, Lilia-san!"

　Lilia took Hazuki's joke seriously and looked ruthless and dumbfounded.

　I felt that maybe I should learn from the tension of Garland's group in this kind of situation.

　After that, the three of them left the treasure house, covering Nem who had fallen asleep.

　The treasure house was full of luggage, so they planned to stay at an ordinary inn.

　The next day, we went to Hazuki's hometown to get some information and prepare for the challenge of the Seven Greats Dungeons.

　We still hadn't fully stocked up on food or other supplies.

"I can't wait to use the magic from the [Forbidden Magic Book] that I received in the previous dungeon!"

"That thing, ......, is powerful when used well, but to be honest, I don't like it when it's used near me."

　The magic from the [Forbidden Magic Book] that Hazuki received from Mars is difficult to learn on one's own, but its power is immense.

　According to Lilia's guess, it was most likely an ancient magic.

　If there was a problem, it was that the power was too overspecified to be used on ordinary demons.

　So I only used it once as a test shot.

"I'll have you both help me once we're in the dungeon, so you can use it as you like there."

　What is dangerous in the outside world is the power of a hero in a dungeon.

　And if it's a powerful dungeon, even more so.

　The journey continues in search of the [Forbidden Magic Book] that will allow me to live in the same time as Lilia.

This is the last raw chapter that author has written, until the author writing more chapter I'll focus on my other project

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