Naked Dungeon Life 296

Chapter 296 – Side Story Part 2. Naked Newbie Life (08)

“Uhm…”

I chose one of the stores that had a lot of people, but wasn’t too crowded.

Even though it’s not a very delicious restaurant, I don’t think it’ll be a problem.

I looked at Li Yan, who was hungrily eating her food with her head resting on her arm on the table.

“Eat slowly.”

“Umm… Ep?”

“You don’t have to answer, so just keep eating.”

She paused and looked at me, then just nodded and started eating again.

The guy is inhaling like he’s a beggar, but I have absolutely no appetite.

No, to be exact, it would be correct to say that the taste of the food at this restaurant does not meet my standards at all.

‘The price was extremely expensive…’

Thanks to the fact that I bought it from Jewelry Eye, I had plenty of pockets, and I went in expecting it to be somewhat expensive.

However, considering the delivery price of the unicorn horn and rabbit fur that I acquired today, I can’t understand why one dish costs 5 to 10 threads.

We even had to order ten dishes because all the dishes were served individually.

‘I can’t help it… I’m from Korea.’

Perhaps because I lived in a world where side dishes were so plentiful that I would break my legs just by ordering one main dish, I couldn’t tolerate eating just one or two dishes.

How hard I worked today.

But how can I feel good when the taste of the food is so far below standard?

If I had known it would be like this, I would have ordered just a little bit.

‘Well… It’s better than that fishy smell of rabbit meat just before it was burned, but…’

Still, I’m glad that Li Yan seems to enjoy it.

After crying so hard, my appetite exploded, so I finished eating about one plate, and he cleaned up the remaining nine plates.

“Whoa… I’m full.”

“Have you eaten everything?”

“Yes! It was really delicious. Hehe… That… Thank you.”

“It was delicious?”

“Yes! Isn’t this place really delicious? I’ve eaten here with my father a few times before, and in terms of taste, today was the best.”

Let’s just stare blankly with an expression that says I don’t understand,

“Hey… Didn’t you like the team leader? Come to think of it, it looks like you don’t eat much…”

“Are you finally asking that now?”

“S-sorry. It was so delicious that I stopped, I was so distracted…”

“No. I’m blaming you. I just did it.”

“Yes…”

Li Yan had a very different attitude from when I first met her.

I roughly know the reason.

Something like that happened, and I guess I can’t bear to treat it the same way.

She spoke in a somewhat firm voice to the guy who was watching me too much.

“I understand why you didn’t tell me that you were F rank. That’s why you wanted to party with me… No, with strangers.”

“…”

“But you can’t do that from now on. I don’t plan on partying with someone who cheats on me.”

“The one who cheated…”

“Not saying anything is deceiving. From this moment on, I will consider you as my colleague, so you must tell me everything about yourself without lies. This is the condition for us to form a party.”

“Well, is that okay?”

I nodded without answering.

“Well, I will. I won’t hide anything from now on. So in the future… Oh, now, please take care of me.”

-Bean!

Li Yan made a fuss and stood up from her seat and lowered her head to 90 degrees.
Even though she didn’t put her forehead on the table, other people in the restaurant were staring, so I hope she does it in moderation.

“Okay, so stop and sit down. There are a lot of stories you have to listen to from now on.”

“Yes!”

“But, I don’t know what to ask first, right? So, take out one by one the information that you think is essential to living here. How the village works, what laws must be followed, and what are the punishments for breaking them. What is the Depay Clan, what is their power, and are there any other forces?”

“Ah… Well, then… First, let me tell you my story.”

It was a bit unexpected, but I decided to listen to it for now.

“Missing…?”

“Yes.”

I thought Li Yan’s father was dead, but it seems he wasn’t.

“My father told me to become an adventurer after I gained more skills, but he suddenly disappeared… And I also have debt…”

“So you were wandering around looking for a stranger? But… Is your father missing?”

“That’s right! I’m like this, but my father was a C-rank adventurer in his own right! He could become a B at any time if he put his mind to it…”

“So, there’s no way my C-rank father went missing?”

“Yes…”

I think we shouldn’t naively trust the information we get from this guy.

We need to collect additional data from other people and cross-verify it.

She eagerly told her story, not realizing that in her mind the credibility of her own words had hit rock bottom.

Meanwhile, she suddenly looked around and came close to me, lowering her voice and continuing her speech.

“This is just my opinion, but I’m sure Dad has found something that could be a weakness for the Depay Clan. They act like a decent clan, but everyone in this town knows. If something bad happens, In all likelihood, there are people behind it.”

“Hmm…”

“There are a lot of victims, but they control most of the village. So it’s unfair, but no one can attack them. Because I don’t want to die.”

It seems like they are bigger than I thought?

Most of the villagers, including Li Yan, are in debt to these guys. Isn’t that almost like a mafia rather than a clan?

“But then why did your father do that? He must have been fully aware of the dangers, so what difference does having evidence against those guys make?”

Looking at it, it doesn’t seem like there is a proper judicial system in operation in this village.

Well, even if there were, they would have taken over first.

“Actually, there is one way. The only way.”

“…?”

“I’m reporting their evil deeds to the floor manager. That’s why my dad was probably looking for solid evidence.”

“Floor manager?”

According to Lien’s explanation, there are 72 districts on the lowest floor, and this village of Ganarin is a village that exists in one of them.

There are four or five villages like this in each district.

A floor manager is a special person who manages all 72 areas, and each manager will exist on the upper floor rather than the lowest floor.

Although I haven’t seen it myself yet.

“Where can I meet that manager?”

“We have to wait. I hope he comes to our village…”

“What?”

“But he still comes once or twice a year. He came a few months ago as well. He stayed for a few hours and then left. Mainly, he looks for strangers with unusual abilities and checks to see if there are any systematic problems.”

Could it be that this father was looking for evidence at that moment?

And then he went missing?

A powerless apostle of justice.

It looks great, but if you go missing in that situation, it’s already been to the clan guys…

I stared blankly at Li Yan, who was explaining intently.

‘Hmm…’

I think I picked up a poor puppy with nowhere to go from day one.

“The manager. Can’t you just call me?”

“Probably not. You’re probably very busy. There’s no way to contact you.”

Well.

If you add the number of villages in the 72 districts, there are hundreds.

Even if you only go around one area a day, it would take two and a half months to cover the whole area.

“Let’s just stand up.”

“Yes? But there’s still a story…”

“Li Yan. Look around.”

Before we knew it, there were only two of us left in the restaurant.

Even if that wasn’t the case, the restaurant owner had been keeping his arms crossed for a while.

“Let’s get accommodation first before it’s too late.”

“Oh, yes!”

* * *

“Tsk tsk!”

-Tooong!

“Now, are you telling me to wash with this?”

“Hmm. I can’t help it. What time is it now, where can I find a wizard at this hour? I guess I’ll know if I give up 10 goals. Then, rest comfortably.”

The innkeeper put down a large basin half filled with water and quickly disappeared.

It looks quite heavy, but even the inn owner in this neighborhood is proud of his or her own might, perhaps as an adventurer.

“Is this normal here?”

I asked Li Yan, who was sitting on the bed.

“Well, usually. I’ve heard that rich people pay fire wizards a certain amount of money to heat their bath water. Also, some water wizards say that there are people who use clean magic that removes all dirt from the body at once without having to wash.”〈 Br〉

It is late at night, and it is said that there are no beginner wizards nearby who work part-time like that.

Clean wizards are very rare.

“Ha… I should have washed first before eating.”

The second floor of the inn right next to the restaurant.

This is the space where we will rest for the night.

“I’m not some kind of patient that I have to wash in my room with just a cloth soaked in water…”

“Can I help you?”

“Oh, will you do that?”

In fact, in normal cases, if she is a woman in her right mind, it would not be strange for her to be greatly embarrassed or scared.

I’m used to being washed by a maid in the penthouse every day, but what is this guy?

Without any hesitation, she approaches the basin, kneels down, wets the cloth the innkeeper left behind, and then wrings out the water.

‘Keuhum…’

I took off my shirt first to see the reaction.

“I’ll clean your back first.”

Li Yan begins to wipe my back with a cloth that has been wrung out.

‘This… Hurts my pride a little…’

Did this guy work part-time at a store that did similar work?

What is so natural?

“The blood stains don’t come off very well. It must have dried over time.”

“I see, that’s right.”

“But don’t worry. In cases like this, just add a little more water, and it will come off.”

After saying that, Li Yan bends down and refills the cloth with water.

“This seems familiar, right?”

I showed my own consideration and asked questions carefully.

“Of course. This is what I always did when my dad came home from work.”

“Oh, yes…”

That moment. The blood flowing to the lower abdomen decreased drastically.

‘This guy might be more advanced than you think…’

But the sky hasn’t abandoned me yet.

Haang-

Okay-

In the next room, a long female voice rang out at a perfect timing.