Chapter 44 – The Sole Conqueror of the Dungeon (1)
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“Why are you going back to Trapala Harbor?”
“Because it is close to the destination.”
“Where is your destination?”
“This is Micah.”
Resolution poetry Miga.
It is the center of trade in the Vhia Sea, where various fishermen gather.
It is a city ruled by Ilar, the 33rd son of Rambul, who is called the king of the Bahia Sea.
“Can’t Micah go only to fishermen?”
“They say they allow humans to enter. Unkind though.”
A long time ago.
Pegasus Cecia was the first and last time in history to have been captured.
Erknes, who was called the lion of the northern ice, was the first to catch the world’s fastest horse.
At that time, the noose he used to catch Sesia was in Micah’s hands.
It was Micah’s owner, Ilar, who owned the ‘Erknes’ noose’.
“There are so many fishmen.”
A few hours later.
We arrived at Micah by boat.
The road to get off the pier and into the city was an ordeal.
The front of the city was crowded with various fishermen resembling creatures in the sea.
There were so many bizarre and unique looking guys.
There were strong-looking guys and there were talkative guys.
Inside, Sophia and I calmly waited in line.
“Are you human?”
A seahorse soldier with a spear asked, and he nodded.
“It is human.”
“Be prepared for making a fuss in the city. Humans are sentenced twice as hard as fishmen.”
“Why?”
“Humans make so many accidents. No one stays quiet.”
“Right. Don’t worry, I’ll be quiet.”
“I hope you keep your word.”
After the soldier left, Sophia grabbed my collar and shook it.
“You can’t get into an accident.”
“I don’t.”
“Don’t do anything that is against the law here.”
“Of course.”
Sophia seems to be very worried about her children that she has left behind at home.
Mr. Sophia.
Don’t worry.
I didn’t come to steal Erknes’ noose, I came to win the game fair and square and take it as a prize.
Micah’s owner, Illar, had a strange hobby.
A hobby of making a dungeon, putting monsters in it, and asking others to attack it.
Competitions were held every day.
However, even after 200 years, no one who had attacked the dungeon had yet emerged.
All dropped out.
Deep in the dungeon, the area was full of very dangerous monsters, so no one approached it.
Even Illar, who created the dungeon, regretted that he had brought too strong people into the dungeon.
To a certain extent, even Illar couldn’t attack it, he said.
He also tried several times, but in the end, he had no choice but to give up and turn around.
At the end of such a dungeon was Erknes’ noose.
It is said that Illar left it as a winning prize in the last room when creating the dungeon.
I’ll go get it
“Get out of the way! The princess is passing by!”
“Oh oh! Is the mermaid princess coming too!”
“What are you here to buy?”
The surroundings became noisy and the fishmen stepped aside.
I saw large human-looking palanquin bearers walking with palanquins.
A woman was sitting in the gorgeous palanquin with a red shading curtain.
I couldn’t see it closely, but I could hear the sound of the water shaking whenever the palanquins walked, as if they were sitting in a place like a wide barrel filled with water.
The moment the sedan chair passed me, the shading screen suddenly lifted slightly and my eyes met with the little mermaid who poked her head out.
I was surprised.
‘That woman… She is the mermaid I saw in the sea last week.’
A mermaid found by chance while looking for the queen mother’s necklace.
She was the mermaid woman who didn’t bother chasing after her.
The appearance was the same.
Then she looked like that mermaid.
‘Was it a mermaid with a high status… ‘
While thinking for a moment, the palanquin quickly disappeared into the city.
“Did you just see my face?”
“Yes. It was pretty.”
“I was surprised that it looked like a human.”
“Your upper body really looks just like us.”
“Those palanquins must be mermaids too, right?”
“I heard that mermaids get legs when they come out on land. It must be a mermaid.”
“I heard that boiling and eating mermaids is so good for the body.”
I thrust my face into Sophia, who suddenly uttered the wrong words.
Said jokingly.
“Don’t make a fuss about it. Humans double the sentence.”
She is startled
“Now, I’m not saying catch and eat it, I just told you that there was such a thing.”
“Is it really so? Can’t you believe it? Savage.”
“Hey, are you a savage? I really had no intention of eating!”
Haha.”
After teasing Sofia, an older woman, and waiting, she was finally able to enter the city.
Wide city.
The buildings were all magnificent and were built in a unique architectural style that could not be seen in the human world.
Was it inspired by water droplets?
Many buildings were built using the beauty of circles and curves.
The angular building was nowhere to be seen.
Most of them were round and soft with a blue or emerald color.
It’s like a planet in space.
“Fishermen also eat fish. It’s delicious.”
“I looked into the kitchen for a moment as I entered the store earlier, and there was a big octopus cooking.”
“Oh, really?”
A restaurant full of fishermen with different personalities.
After spending half a day tediously moving and waiting, I stopped by the restaurant because I was hungry.
“But can I have it? A man?”
“I am going to eat a little. Eat a lot by yourself.”
“For work?”
“Yes. You have to be light to run well.”
I put down the spoon and gently caressed my arm.
The skin armor of the sea princess that permeated her skin appeared quietly and then disappeared.
I was currently wearing the armor, and I could make it appear or disappear at my will.
When I expose the armor, I turn into a fish man.
It would have been comfortable to be a fisherman to work in this city, but I didn’t deliberately do that.
There is no reason to disguise your identity.
“Where will you be while I’m in the competition?”
“I’m going to wear an invisibility cloak and hide somewhere safe.”
“Can you do something like self-defense?”
“I’m carrying that knife. Dagger.”
“Oh, did you see it last time?”
“You even stabbed the prince with it.”
After the meal, we moved to the reception area for participation in the competition.
“Humans cannot participate without a fish-man guardian.”
Unfortunately, the application was rejected.
“Why do you need a guardian?”
“Humans are good at accidents and need someone to run away and take responsibility for them. As a fish-man.”
“It’s absurd.”
I raised both hands and clicked my tongue.
Sophia said hastily.
“There are a lot of fish people around. How about asking me to be your guardian?”
“Will you do well… “
“May I? Custodian.”
A voice suddenly came from behind.
I turned around and saw a beautiful woman with red hair standing there.
It was the mermaid princess I saw at the castle gate earlier.
She came closer, walking on two legs in her luxurious dress.
“I saw you by chance earlier. Strangely, I was interested. It’s the first time I feel like this. Have you ever met us before?”
I was about to say I’d seen him underwater before, but I shook my head.
“Well. It seems like the first time we met.”
“Yes? That’s really strange.”
She touched her chin with her puzzled face.
At that moment, I remembered the prince’s charm orb that I absorbed a while ago.
Kinzen’s words at the time.
‘When I analyzed the runes in the marble, it was written that it has latent ability to attract favors to mermaids. Drink this and you’ll have it.’
Was it because of that charm bead that the faceless mermaid suddenly showed interest in me?
Great.
“Are you really going to be my guardian?”
“I will do it. Until the contest is over.”
“Thank you.”
Thus, he was able to safely participate in the Dungeon Attack Contest.
30 minutes later.
The contest has begun.
There were over 200 participants alone.
Many of them are fishermen.
Some even showed humans like me.
Among them, a very familiar face stood out.
“Who is this? Lord Naru, are you here too?”
Adventure Empress Aquinas.
I never thought she’d come here with her party members.
“I’m not familiar with you, but it’s nice to see you in an unfamiliar place.”
“Who is the guardian?”
“Custodian? Did you stick well because I gave you money?”
At my question, Aquinas pointed to the other side of her with a hand clad in her metal armour.
A fish girl with dolphin hair was seen in the crowd.
“You. What is your purpose for coming here? What’s in this dungeon?”
Why do you ask that
I roughly looked around.
“I heard that there are many people who have failed in the attack, so I’m going to try it.”
“I’ll have to compete with me to see who can attack the most.”
She laughs
In that smile, along with the hostility, the wariness was very thick.
I wasn’t mistaken for her savage gaze that I felt at the party in the Lafone family a few days ago.
Did I do anything wrong to this woman without knowing it?
I don’t think I did anything wrong.
For some reason, unlike her, where her blade stood, I calmly asked her while maintaining her composure.
“Why did you come here? I don’t think I came here purely to clear the dungeon.”
“I came purely to clear the dungeon. I want to go as far as I can with my party members. By the way you Is this also the queen’s request?”
“I’m here for fun. It is not a request.”
“For fun? Oops. A person who becomes a hero has nothing to do.”
Then someone from the front shouted loudly.
“Let’s get started! All ready!”
As soon as the words were finished, a portal was created in the arched magical structure.
It was the entrance to the dungeon.
“Gazua!”
“Waaaaa!”
The participants shouted and jumped into the large portal.
“Follow me!”
“Four!”
Aquinas also left quickly with the party members.
Immediately I moved on.
‘Let’s play in the back in the beginning. After that, when the number of people drastically decreases, I will start acting solo in earnest.’
There was only this thought in my head.
