Chapter 127 – Dungeon (2)
“How do you like this? I think it will suit you well.”
The owner of the clothing store took out a yellow dress and showed it to me.
Yuseong glanced at him and shook his head.
“No, that is too revealing. All I need is clothes for living.”
Then he rummaged through the clothes on display. Ariel sat in her corner and watched it. She wanted to choose her own, but…
– What do you think you know about clothes after wearing only one piece of clothing your whole life? Just wear whatever you buy.
Yoosung firmly blocked it.
“I can find pretty ones too. Bad man.”
All she could do was mumble. I mumbled and watched the clothes Yooseong picked up. She frowned when she said something lame, and twitched the corners of her mouth when she said something she liked.
‘…Anyway, what’s that human doing?’
It’s her fretful human being who always catches her. But first of all, he buys me clothes. Ariel was happy about the new clothes, but at the same time anxious.
I wondered if there was some hidden trap.
“Um, this will do.”
Yooseong nodded her head holding her ragged shirt and pants.
I knew it would be like that.
Ariel narrowed her eyes. She thumped her footsteps as she walked towards the meteor.
“Oh, you’re welcome. Over there, in the dressing room, once with this…”
Ariel snatched her shirt and pants and put them back where they were. She took out the white dress she had been eyeing for a while. She handed it to Yooseong, and he narrowed his brow.
“What?”
“Not that one, but this one.”
“You already have One Piece. What you need right now is life clothes.”
“This.”
“Hey, don’t you know how troublesome a white dress is to take care of?”
“Know. I just need to wear it carefully.”
“Isn’t that what you were careful about?”
Meteor pointed to Ariel’s clothes. The yellowed one-piece indirectly showed that she had neglected her care.
“This is because I have no clothes to change into. It will wash properly.”
“All right. Just with that…”
“Oh! Ariel has good eyesight.”
The shop owner quickly hit and entered. Ariel frowned at her as this human wanted something else. When the shopkeeper winked at her, she got her thoughts. A meaningful smile passed between the two.
“Yes?”
“Yes. Actually, that dress is one of the best-selling products in our store. Would it be perfect for Ariel to wear?”
The shopkeeper glanced at the meteor with a flattery that was obvious in her eyes.
At that, Yooseong sighed heavily.
“Try on once.”
“Oh my, my my. Great. Come on in and try it on.”
Ariel went into the dressing room as if being chased. The store owner said he would help her dress, and she came in with her.
Ariel took off the dress she was wearing.
“Oh my, you have such a great body~ What kind of clothes would you look good on?”
Ariel’s nose rose at the store owner’s praise. She put on her new dress according to the shopkeeper’s instructions.
But one problem arose.
“Ummm… Why can’t I go in here? Can you be patient with me?”
“Ugh… It’s frustrating…”
The chest part of the new dress is tight. The store owner helped me and forced me to put it on.
“Uh, um… It suits you well.”
The store owner put her hands together and smiled. She took Ariel out of the dressing room. The gaze of the meteor that had been waiting turned to Ariel.
“Oh.”
Are you okay? Like an elf, it matched well with the innocent one-piece dress. However, I saw a part that protruded awkwardly alone.
It was Ariel’s chest.
The innocent dress couldn’t handle her breasts. Only that part sticks out like it’s going to explode.
“…”
“…”
An awkward silence prevailed. Ariel’s face turned red.
“…Buy another dress. Because her chest is not stuffy.”
“…Huh.”
Ariel and the shopkeeper found a new dress. A dress was chosen that revealed a little bit of her upper chest. It was a bit erotic, but I couldn’t help it because I couldn’t handle Ariel’s breasts with a normal dress.
“Would you like to count?”
“Yes. I will buy this dress and those two.”
Yoosung bought Ariel’s new dress, shirt, and pants.
On her way back, Ariel’s expression brightened as she saw her new dress.
“Hey, can’t you say thank you?”
“Are you not thankful at all? Think of the things you usually do to me!”
Ariel stuck her tongue out in her tongue. He’s an elf who lured people to death with nonsense, so why can’t he curse? Yoosung was dumbfounded.
“But why did you buy that? I don’t need those messy clothes.”
Ariel looked at the clothes Meteor was holding, she said. Yooseong smiled.
“Why isn’t it necessary? You will need it soon.”
“…?”
Ariel was able to understand the meaning of her words when she arrived at her house.
“Can’t you hurry up? Get down Get down!”
“Turn it off…! Can not! My arms won’t move!”
“Do not lie. Who can’t even do 10 push-ups? Is this why you want to learn martial arts? This is Ariel’s command. Do 10 push-ups!”
“Kyaaaaag!!! Bad human bastard!!!!!”
Ariel was only able to rest after she finished 40 push-ups, 40 sit-ups, and 40 squats that day.
The next day, she couldn’t even get out of bed due to muscle pain.
* * *
Meeting room on the 4th floor of Adventure Hall.
The adventure team leaders were sitting at a large round table. In the seat of honor sat a man with a large figure like a bear. The middle-aged man with his red hair up and his forehead exposed was Siegfried, the adventurer.
“Yeah, let’s do that. Then next.”
Siegfried raised his hand. The secretary standing next to him read the document aloud.
“The following is about the anomaly that occurred in White Fleece Village, a town located southeast of Kalita.”
“Anomalies?”
“Yes. There is a huge cliff not far from the village. They say a suspicious door appeared there.”
“Door? Are you talking about dungeons?”
Archer, Juana asked with anticipation. The posture that had been crooked until just now straightened out.
The secretary nodded.
“It is still in the investigation stage, but it is judged to be highly likely.”
“Oh yea! Going to the dungeon after a long time!”
Juana stretched out her arms and leaned back in her chair. Lauren, who was sitting next to her, narrowed her brows.
“Juana. It’s in front of the adventure captain. Be formal.”
“Sounds like formality. Since when did we ask for that? Isn’t that right, mister?”
“Juana..!”
Lauren’s face contorted wildly. She was ready to pull out her spear if she didn’t apologize for her rudeness right away.
Then Siegfried laughed heartily.
Haha! Yes. There is no need to take care of formality in our adventure party. Calm down Lauren, I’m fine.”
“…The adventure captain is too merciful.”
Lauren let go of her ferocity and sat up in her upright position. A blush formed on her face. Juana looked at him pathetically.
“I don’t know. There are many handsome men, but what’s good about a man like that… Eup?!”
Lauren shut her Juana’s mouth. She distorted a cross-section of her face that Siegfried couldn’t see.
“Juana, if you don’t want to be followed, shut up.”
Likewise, she whispered so quietly that Siegfried couldn’t hear him.
Is this the boundary line? Juana smiled at her single single and nodded her head. Lauren narrowed her brow, then released her Juana with a sigh.
“Keuheum, it’s nice to see young friends forming friendships. I just want you to cover the time and place.”
Cohen cleared his throat and scolded them both. Lauren and Juana bowed her heads. Lauren was dignified and Juana was flirtatious.
“Thanks Cohen. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, but I can’t keep up with the stories of young people.”
“Heh heh, compared to me, Siegfried-sama is still on the prominent side.”
“Haha! That’s right. So, let’s get back to the main topic. The door that appeared in White Fleece Village. I’ll have to investigate more to find out exactly, but it looks like a dungeon. But isn’t it important for us to have the right to explore dungeons?”
The Adventure Corps executives nodded.
The first person to discover the dungeon has the right to explore first. If the first discoverer is unable to afford the dungeon, the discoverer can sell exploration rights across the adventurer’s guild.
This kind of exploration rights were mainly taken by the adventurers as a group rather than individual adventurers.
Amid the tension in the conference room, Siegfried smiled and said,
“The right to explore was taken by our adventure team.”
“Yeah!”
Juana spread her arms in cheers.
“So, so? Who is going to this dungeon?”
Excited Juana asked Siegfried. Lauren, sitting next to her, did not scold her Juana for her rudeness. Because even as she was, she was curious about the number of people going to the dungeon.
“Juana, Orca, and Varian. A party of these three goes. The lack of personnel will be supplemented through the guild.”
“Oh yea!”
“Oh!”
Juana and Varian, who were selected, expressed their joy.
Exploring the dungeon was like winning the lottery for an adventurer. Not only the treasures hidden inside, but also the level of an adventurer.
Because of this, the executives who were not selected were regretful and only licked their appetites.
Juana, smiling with a smile, looked at her Varian and frowned.
“Oh what is it? Why are you so furry? Mister, can’t we put in our handsome Allen instead of that hairy one?”
“Hairy! This is a warrior’s…”
“Oh, it’s dirty, so clean it up. Huh? Mister? Mister, don’t you think it’s better for Allen, whom you care about, to build up achievements than that hairy guy?”
“Juana, even in a joke you talk too much!”
“Hmm…”
“Siegfried?”
Siegfried looked worried and Varian broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing this, Siegfried laughed.
“It’s a joke. Juana, my decision will not be overturned.”
“Oh, why! Only once. Huh?”
“Heh heh, no.”
“Just once, just once. Give him something else.”
Juana pampered her and seduced her. The smile disappeared from Siegfried’s face.
“Juana.”
One word. I only called his name once, but the atmosphere in the meeting room froze.
Juana felt as if she was standing on a cold sheet of ice. She struggled and answered brightly.
“Yes. I went too far sorry.”
Siegfried kept a heavy expression. A heavy silence hung over the conference hall. Everyone felt cramped.
After a while, Siegfried relaxed his expression and gave a small smile.
“Okay, thank you for understanding.”
Only then did the frozen atmosphere dissipate. Cohen and Lauren breathed a sigh of relief.
After that, at the meeting, small things related to supplies were decided. It was near the end of the meeting. Juana, who had been scolded, said a word while looking at her orca.
“Would you like an orca? Isn’t Allen going with you?”
Lauren tried to stop Juana.
“Juana, why are you doing this again?”
“Why? Am I wrong? Uncle Siegfried’s attention was on Allen, so he did all sorts of dirty tricks to divert her attention.”
Juana was openly sarcastic now.
Lauren looked at her with her weary expression. The remaining executives sighed, saying that it had started again. Only Siegfried watched with interest.
“You couldn’t win even with that nasty move, so you threw out your tail and ran away, right? You’re amazing. This dungeon will be comfortable without Allen? Because you can eat it easily?”
“…”
Orca stared at her table and was silent. At first glance, she seems distracted and deaf. But Juana knew.
‘Are you going to pretend to ignore me and sort things out?’
That sleazy girl will do anything to win. More time is only good for Orca. Juana hurriedly opened her mouth.
“Oh? She’s even deaf…”
“…Huh? Did you say something about me?”
Orca asked, raising her head. Her eyes widened as if she was asking because she really didn’t know. The reaction surprised Juana as well as other executives. I couldn’t imagine that she, who was so thorough about her work, would think about her other things during her meetings.
Even Siegfried had a look of surprise.
“Daughter, you seemed dazed earlier… She wasn’t organizing her thoughts, was she thinking about something else?”
Only then did Orca realize what he had done. Her complexion hardened.
“Oh, no. I heard the contents of the meeting correctly.”
“Okay? Then tell me the number of people going to this dungeon.”
“You mean the dungeon explorers? That is…”
She narrowed her brow and recalled desperately. But she didn’t even listen, and she couldn’t recall. She sighed and hung her head.
“Sorry.”
“Huh… This is amazing. I never thought you, Juana or Varian, or Orca, would have other thoughts during the meeting.”
“I’m really sorry. I have no excuses whatsoever…”
“Did you even have a man?”
“It’s not like that!”
Orca jumped up from her seat as if having a seizure. Her strict distinction between business and public affairs left out her honorifics. She belatedly realized her own mistake, but she was already too late.
Other executives, including Siegfried, widened their eyes.
“Daughter… Really?”
“Oh no!”
