Orde (1)
The sight of Yoo Dahui and Titania together felt strangely out of place. What were they doing in my room? No matter how hard I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with a single good reason.
“Jinwoo, want me to wear a bunny girl outfit for you?”
“……”
“Hehe, or maybe an apron? Just an apron?”
How the hell did Yoo Dahui know about the things I’d seen in my dreams? All sorts of costumes were floating around in my head. It was so fucking embarrassing that I couldn’t even look at her properly. The moment I averted my eyes, she grinned and reached out, stroking my cheek and playfully tugging at my earlobe.
“Aww, you’re getting shy over something like this?”
“…Just what the… Isn’t this my room? Why are you two even here?”
When I asked, Yoo Dahui tilted her head in thought, as if genuinely trying to find a proper excuse.
‘There isn’t one, obviously.’
In a way, this was partly my fault. After all, I had given her permission to enter. But even if I hadn’t, she probably would’ve caused a scene anyway. If I hadn’t granted access, she’d likely be staging a protest right outside the door by now.
“Can’t I be here? What, am I not allowed to lie on your bed?”
She had the nerve to turn it around on me. I had plenty I wanted to say, but her bold attitude left me speechless. In moments like this, actions spoke louder than words. I quickly reached out and grabbed one of her breasts. Ironically, Yoo Dahui looked quite pleased and gave me a satisfied smirk.
“Can I take your clothes off?”
“No can do. We need to get up, head to the Underground Dungeon, and we have a lot to talk about. Let’s do it tonight instead.”
As if telling me to settle for that much for now, Yoo Dahui threw off the blanket and stood up. I got out of bed and washed up, feeling refreshed. After drying my damp hair, I walked over to where Yoo Dahui and Titania were waiting.
Titania spoke first.
“…Everything that happened yesterday was a dream.”
“Huh?”
“From being chased by Ryan all the way until Yoo Dahui arrived at the mansion. It was all a dream.”
“Then that means…”
It meant there hadn’t been a large-scale regression.
“There’s no way I would ever drink your semen. How could I swallow something that smells like rotten garbage?”
“Ah, I see.”
“I only drained your vitality. A whole lot of it. Enough to last me several months without needing more.”
She had sucked me dry to the point where I couldn’t even get hard. Thanks to the massive level-ups in my Sex Techniques and Estrus, I could roughly guess just how much she had taken.
“I waited to talk to you about that and about the boss monster.”
“The boss monster?”
The 3rd floor’s boss monster was the Anti-Magic King Slime, a creature with rather tough clear conditions.
‘I already know that.’
To defeat it, you needed to obtain something called Decomposition Liquid, and acquiring it was no easy task. Orde monopolized several of the necessary ingredients, and hunting the black slimes in the Underground Dungeon was far from simple.
“Yes. The 3rd floor boss monster is a slime located underground. The Anti-Magic King Slime.”
“Underground? Is it in the Underground Dungeon?”
“No.”
Titania shook her head.
“It’s in the sewers beneath the Kingdom.”
A space created exclusively for the boss monster.
“The King Slime that lives in the underground sewers. To defeat it, you’ll need Decomposition Liquid.”
“Why?”
“Because magic doesn’t work on it. You went down to the Underground Dungeon yesterday, right? You must have seen slimes, so I don’t need to explain further.”
Physical attacks were useless. You had to kill them using magic or mana. However, the Anti-Magic King Slime could nullify magic. It could even neutralize mana, which was why Decomposition Liquid was absolutely necessary.
“You have to use the Decomposition Liquid to break the spell formula engraved on it.”
“Ooh…”
“…Are you even listening to me? What are you thinking about right now?”
“Sex.”
Titania looked at Yoo Dahui with an expression that screamed she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Yoo Dahui already looked like she had given up.
“How do you make this Decomposition Liquid anyway?”
“The minor ingredients are easy to get. But the most important one is moonstone. A stone that holds moonlight. Orde has a monopoly on it.”
Moonstones could also be obtained in the Underground Dungeon. If you knew the right locations, that is.
“Sometimes people get lucky and find one, but most of them end up getting PK’d and killed. Orde doesn’t let it slide.”
Orde had monopolized information on key items. Using that information, he built up his power on the 3rd floor. He bowed his head to the strong and helped them clear the floor as quickly as possible. From the strong players’ perspective, there was no reason to refuse Orde’s support. That was how this twisted structure had been maintained.
Of course, if he saw a woman he wanted to fuck, he used his succubi to get her.
“I can get the moonstone for you.”
At that moment, Titania readily offered her help.
“Huh?”
“I received your vitality, so I should at least repay the favor.”
Titania glanced carefully at Yoo Dahui. She seemed to be gauging the atmosphere. It looked like they had reached some kind of amicable agreement regarding her milking me dry without permission.
“But you two will have to get the rest of the ingredients yourselves. Orde only controls the moonstones.”
“That doesn’t sound too bad. The rest should be easy to gather, right?”
“Most of the information is already shared. Compared to moonstones, the difficulty is much lower.”
All of this was information I already knew. Originally, I had planned to get the moonstone through Titania in order to bring down Orde. I never expected her to offer it up willingly like this. It wasn’t a bad development.
‘The question is how long it’ll take to get there.’
It had been the same on the 2nd floor. Killing the Giant Lava Worm itself wasn’t difficult. The boring part was the long time it took to awaken and grow beforehand.
Yoo Dahui spoke up.
“For now, let’s head to the Underground Dungeon, gather the ingredients for the Decomposition Liquid, and look into a few other things.”
The 3rd floor was divided into two main areas: the Kingdom and the Underground Dungeon. Most of what you needed could be found in the dungeon. However, all the major events took place in the Kingdom. That was because everything that happened on the 3rd floor was connected to Orde in the Kingdom.
Titania naturally rose from her seat.
“I’ve told you everything I needed to, so I’ll be going now.”
As Titania stood, Yoo Dahui gestured for her to come closer. Titania obediently leaned in, offering her ear. Yoo Dahui whispered something into it.
Titania had been about to open a black curtain but suddenly began to tremble. Just what on earth was she saying to make her react like that?
“Okay. Th-that sounds good too.”
“Right?”
With a face full of anticipation, Titania covered herself with the black curtain. I was dying to know what they were talking about, but even if I asked, it didn’t look like they’d tell me.
Titania threw herself into the black curtain and vanished in an instant. Only Yoo Dahui and I remained in the room.
“Shall we go?”
Yoo Dahui smiled brightly. At this point, even seeing her smile was starting to scare me a little.
We leisurely made our way down to the 1st floor. The Red Hair Mercenary Corps was bustling about, each member doing their own tasks. Some were sweeping the floor, others were wiping down tables. Not everyone in a guild went out hunting. You also needed people to handle all the miscellaneous chores.
It was job creation at its finest.
“Where are Isilia and Elena?”
Only Isilia was on the 1st floor. Elena was nowhere to be seen.
“Elena decided to move separately. If we’re all together, it doesn’t feel urgent, you know?”
Yoo Dahui answered awkwardly. She was clearly plotting something. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have that look in her eyes.
“Where did she go?”
“She left without saying. Maybe she has some personal business?”
“…I should call her.”
“What? No…!”
Yoo Dahui quickly blocked me. Her desperate attempt to stop me from calling Elena made it obvious that something was going on.
“Why not?”
“Well, um… It’s Elena’s personal matter, so it’s a bit hard to say… It would be better if you asked her directly…”
“That’s exactly why I should call her.”
“No, wait…!”
I waited for the pleading Yoo Dahui to gather her thoughts. She was clearly hesitating over what to say.
“Then… you have to promise you heard this from me… and absolutely do not tell Elena that I told you.”
“I won’t.”
To be honest, I wasn’t sure. If the opportunity arose, I’d probably rat her out immediately. Yoo Dahui carefully began to speak.
“Elena had a bad experience with a warlock back in her home dimension.”
“That’s true.”
That was exactly why the Submission Oath with Pluto had come about. She had surrendered to Pluto in order to protect her hometown. Of course, that bastard Pluto was a freak who never even touched her. He only made her masturbate in front of him. He had put her through bizarre training that only allowed her to reach climax while he watched.
“But Ryan is a warlock. Even though he uses holy power, he’s not actually a priest.”
“Holy power is nothing more than seasoning for him. He got it by worshiping the lich Pluto as a god.”
“Anyway.”
Yoo Dahui continued.
“Elena has gone to kill Ryan.”
“…What?”
“She went to hunt him down. She says she can’t forgive warlocks.”
“Wait, what the…”
I understood. From beginning to end, she had always hated warlocks. It was the same in the novel. Whenever a warlock was discovered, Elena was always at the forefront. Because she was Pluto’s slave, bound by the Submission Oath, she had simply never shown it in front of me. Deep down, her hatred for Pluto was probably still festering.
‘…Tsk.’
Lately she had become much more obedient. For some reason, she listened to me well and showed an eager attitude. But that didn’t mean the resentment she had been carrying inside had disappeared. She still hated warlocks. She still wanted to destroy them. She hadn’t forgotten that goal. The only difference was that my name wasn’t attached to it anymore.
Honestly, it wasn’t a bad thing. Whether that gay bastard lived or died wasn’t any of my concern. Still, it was a little disappointing. It would’ve been insanely hot to fuck Elena—fresh from killing a warlock with her blood boiling—in front of Elysha.
‘Fucking jackpot.’
The chance of Ryan surviving against Elena was 0%. Absolutely impossible. Ryan had been toying with the 4-star players staying on the 3rd floor. Elena had three more stars than him.
“But why are you hiding this?”
“Huh?”
I couldn’t understand. What was so important about killing Ryan that it needed to be kept secret?
“…I don’t know. Elena said she didn’t want you to know.”
“I really don’t get it…”
We headed to the Underground Dungeon without Elena. Maybe it was because our group was larger than most, but we gave off the same vibe as the typical parties you saw everywhere on the 3rd floor.
East side of the Underground Dungeon. We walked into the ominous entrance that looked like the gaping maw of a demon. Unlike yesterday, I focused mana into my eyes from the very beginning.
“I can see clearly.”
We descended endlessly until we reached the first basement floor. The chilly air welcomed us. I drew my sword and took a step forward, half on guard.
Gurgle. Gurgle.
A slime came wriggling toward us. It was a very small one, so hunting it wasn’t particularly difficult. We swept through every corner of the first basement floor. We killed every slime we saw and easily purified the occasional specter that appeared.
“The earnings aren’t bad.”
Coin income was much better than on the 2nd floor. When considering the perceived difficulty, the efficiency had improved dramatically. Of course, this wouldn’t last long. Once we started gearing up properly, even this income would start to feel lacking.
In the end, the only real option was the Territory War. Guild versus guild. A duel where the fate of the guild was on the line. It was smarter to aim for one big score. Since we only had three people without Elena, we could just lure in any guild and crush them.
How to lure them? I glanced at Yoo Dahui and Isilia.
Yoo Dahui was wearing a plain blouse and pants. Isilia had on a breastplate, but it did nothing to hide her graceful figure. She wore a pure white dress that generously revealed her bare skin. Pure sexual allure was practically dripping off her. They were the perfect bait.
‘It pisses me off, though.’
In the novel, Yoo Dahui had been subjected to vulgar comments nonstop. Naturally, smashing those bastards had been a major part of her story.
After hunting for about three hours, just as things were starting to feel tedious, Yoo Dahui decided it was time to head back.
“Let’s eat lunch outside. I don’t want to eat in here. Right?”
We were about to leave when—
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaah!”
A scream that instantly caught our attention echoed from deep within the dungeon.