E3 CHAPTER 18
: FOOLED
[N POV]
"You should tell me if that place is on the last floor!"
"D*mn it, this cr*ppy dungeon played me for good!"
"Ah!!"
Claude yelled and shouted like a crazed person. He continuously stomped on the ground and gritted his teeth.
He is depressed that he wasted 2 months on the last floor, afraid of an exit door.
How embarrassing.
"D*mn it, what a bad service! They should put an exit notice if it’s an exit door! At least they had some emergency stairs too! Not to mention giving the floor some labels... "
"D*mn it, who the heck creates such a strong monster at the gate? Is the dungeon maker crazy or something? I even took the time to go upstairs and gather all those materials and create more artifacts than I needed! Hell, even this weapon box has become a treasure box by now! "
Because of his fear of the last staircase, he spent more time exploring the upper floors. The monsters on the upper floors are weaker than those on the lower floors because they are not a dungeon in the first place.
It’s more like a warehouse dungeon.
The weakest monster there is graded as a "C" within the outside world. And most of the C grades can be counted as A's within a flock.
Thus, most of them live in flocks. But the last monster was different.
The monster that works as the gatekeeper of the treasure warehouse dungeon of the ancient empire is an ancient troll.
It’s a prehistoric monster that had the power to rival the dragons.
One that has the power to decimate a kingdom or two once it comes out.
Usually, the intruder would come from the outside. Thus, giving the ancient troll ways to go outside and receive the power of the sun enables them to eat the sunshine.
As the troll eats the sunshine, it can regenerate instantly if it receives any wounds and generate mania in an instant.
However, it was unknown how much time the troll lived in the dungeon without receiving any food source.
He’s only a bit stronger than an average troll, with a more vital regenerative ability to survive without any sunshine.
It can be seen that Claude was lucky.
"... sigh, even if I don’t have the experience, their memories are helping me deal with the monsters inside, huh...."
It’s abnormal for him to be able to come out of the dungeon since, from the start until the end, the monster wasn’t something a 12-year-old boy could defeat. Not even an adventurer team with an S-rank party can come out of the dungeon in merely 6 months.
Each step Claude took was steep.
A regeneration that is generally human should have been acquired way before he was sent to the dungeon. His mana burst helps him increase the ability and pace of the healing magic.
He can only do it himself to speed up his metabolism.
To do so, he needed more nutrition. Thus, he eats the monsters inside and replenishes his food. It enables his regenerative property.
He even prepares 50kg worth of condiments in his weapon box.
"I’m thankful for the condiments... If there’s no condiment that I’ve prepared in advance, I’d definitely have had stomach sickness already... sigh.. "
"Now... Where am I? "
Claude said while looking at the surrounding forest.
He’s lost.
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[Rudeus POV]
Hello, I’m the former shut-in NEET Rudeus.
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I’m at the popular apartment with free parking and total security.
It’s built using warm wood, something like a Japanese beech. Even the bed used some dried grass with a rough and coarse blanket.
But there’s a drawback: the bugs will live with you in the apartment.
A toilet was included within the room, too. It’s just a hole through which
I’m a bit concerned about hygiene as a modern kid, though. But, even so, at the bargain price, it’s not that bad.
It’s worth mentioning that it comes with breakfast and dinner.
"Aam... augh...." It’s a bit spoiled, but you'd find it delicious for anyone who’s used to living on the demon continent.
Now, let’s talk about the highlight of this apartment.
Look at this firm lattice. No thief would look at this, nor would they want to get in. Criminals do get in here, though.
After all,..
It’s a prison.
A village within the forest living in the wooden trees is the Beastmens. Some had cat ears, and others had dog ears.
From children to adults, they live in the forest harmoniously and get their food from nature or the nearby river.
It can be seen that the fish hunt for food.
How am I here, you ask?
Well, we need to take a step back and talk about how I could get myself out of the Demon continent first.
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It all started at the dock. It’s hard to search for a ship that allows a Superdian to sail with them. So we look for another way.
Indeed,
A smuggler, that is.
One way or another, there’s a link I got from a shady guy to allow us to smuggle a Superd to the Millis Continent.
As we pass from the Wing Port to the Zanto Port, we see every evil deed the Smuggler does. Some of them are child kidnappings...
Not only that, but they also even torture the kids to sell them as enslaved people. Of course, our friendly and good supervisor, Ruijerd, denies their kindness towards us and seeks to kill those slavers.
Thus, creating a massacre for the smugglers.
He leaves none alive and saves the Beastmen's children. Sadly, there is already a dead child.
Some of the kids are dead.
As we come out, Ruijerd and Eris continue to move them to the town to treat them. While I am saving the ‘divine beast’ of theirs, the children always ask, to the point of ordering us to do so.
Then, I went back to the smugglers' hideout and found a big mofumofu dog. Of course, before I let it out, I mofumofued the dog and acted
Well, I somehow patted it creepily and hugged it.
The divine is OK with it, but the trouble comes after the Beastmen adult found me...
They regarded me as a pervert to a dog...
I mean, man, seriously?
I’m into furry, but not bestiality...
Sigh..
A bit of fighting happens, as I can fight on par with the team leader. The other Beastmens attacked me from behind, and they sent me here...
This is a misunderstanding!
That is what I said, but they refused to believe me.
Thus, I am put into jail naked.
I’m patiently waiting for Eris and Ruijerd to save me, though.
It’s easy to disable the lock and escape. But I’m in the middle of a forest...
It’s not fun to get lost after escaping. Ah, someone is coming.
"Hey, I’m innocent! I didn’t do anything! I happened to know that the kids were kidnapped...." I used the Beastmen's language I learned from Ghislaine, but I was ignored.
No, after she hurls the water at me.She stared at me in disgust... Hey, big sis, if you look at me like that just because of a lecherous gaze, even I will get sad...
Then, she left while uttering "you pervert" to me...
I lay on the hard, dirty wood, wondering how they would treat me.
To think they’d strip me naked, dump cold water on me. What are they going to do about it if I develop some weird fetish?
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I scratched 2 on the wooden pillar to let me count the days. I stared at the pillar while thinking about several things at once.
I lay on the floor again and stared at the spider.
Sigh, the outside world is so green, and my prison cell feels so bleak. I’m fed up with this free apartment...
But, right now, I shouldn’t act on my own.
It looks like the people here won’t listen to me, and that’s troublesome by itself. I wonder, what’d Claude do if he were here?
Heck,
He should be playing with my sister in Buena Village right now...
D*mn him...
Ah, the girl dumps the water on me once again, huh...
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It’s already the 3rd day I’ve been here.
Ruijerd and Eris sure are slow.
Did something happen? Don’t tell me, he later fought with the old man who chased after him...
Nah, I’m sure those two won’t be beaten. There’s no need to be in a panic.
On the 4th day, I’m here.
I’m so bored...
It’s the 5th day.
Oh, it looks like there’s a newbie dropped inside the cell. Time to act cool, even if I’m naked.
"Welcome to the last stop of your life."
I said while lying sideways in the bed and looking at the monkey-faced guy.
"Well... why are you so arrogant despite being naked?"
How dare he look down on me?
"Hey, Newbie! "Watch your mouth! "
"O-Okay...."
"So? Why were you thrown in here? "
He laid down and got relaxed.
"Well, they found out I was cheating in games."
"Oh, gambling, huh? Was it rock-paper-scissor? Or steel frame crossing? "
"What the heck is that? I cheated in dice games. What about you, senior? "
"I hugged a silver dog and then got thrown in here."
"Oh, that was you?" People have been talking about you. They said that the sacred beast of Doldia was attacked by the sex beast. "
Huh, who came up with that pun?
"What’s your name, Newbie?" I questioned the monkey-like man that was imprisoned with me.
"I’m geese." He said, while picking his nose.
"I see. I’m Rudeus. "
"I believe I heard that name somewhere." As he let the booger out, he tried to remember where he had heard the name.
"It’s just a common name... You can find it anywhere. "
"Haha, you’re right."
"But did you see a red-haired girl and a big bald guy nearby looking for me?"
"Why are you suddenly being so polite? Stop that, Senior. "
"I’m here due to a false charge! But it’s taking my comrades forever to come and save me. "
I could see his astonishment and a bit of pity in his eyes as he answered.
"Well, how do I put it..." I’m sorry to hear that. "
Hey, stop it. The way you’re talking makes me seem like an abandoned boy.
They must be too busy looking for the kids’ parents or something, right?
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[Edited 09/29/2022]
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