So, I put my jeans on and double-check my gear. Its night. Like all bad deeds, you got to do this stuff at night, man. You cant just stroll in there in the middle of the day. Plus, Lucillus told there are patrols during the day. Whereas at night, the security is lower.
Why are you wearing those clothes? Stan asks with restrained curiosity. Hes feeling guilty about this, but I dont want to have this over his head all day.
If I die, better die casual than in those weird Elven clothes, I say.
He stares at as if I wasnt there, into the void.
It could be weird for so, but I want to have sothing from ho with while I go and try to free those idiots.
Now, Im sure you have so questions, right?
Like:
Joey, why do you think you can save those people?Joey, how are you going to make it past the guards?Joey, who says those people arent dead already?Joey, why are you wasting your ti?
Stan, so can you do the invisible magic? I ask him.
He nods and chants a few words. After a second, my body becos fully transparent.
Wow.
Trippy.
Very Harry Potter-y, I must say.
Now, off to so mischief.
This spell will be undetectable for them. Even if soone bumps into you, it will stay up. However, as soon as you start casting magic, Joey, it will start losing power. I cant teach you how to dispel it imdiately, though. It would require ti you dont have.
Im so going to die, arent I?
Thanks, Stanimal. Look after the bakery for , will you? And rember to make the sa pastries as usual. The others should be able to do a decent job even without .
Stan nods and stays silent.
He didnt really ask any questions about this. Like why, what, when, and how. And Im missing one or two interrogative particles. But I bet you get what Im saying.
My magical training has progressed quite a bit; Im halfway through the entire Cantrip list. I have made discoveries worth entire novels, and without Lucinda, I felt like taking a bit of -ti. That ant practicing a lot of magic.
Do I think Im good enough for this Dungeon?
Nah.
Do I think I will make it past the guards?
Maybe, thanks to Stan.
Are those people already dead?
Beats .
Who knows?
Joey, one last thing, I hear dear Stanimal say.
What? I look at him.
You are not going alone, he hints at the stairs.
Huh?
Is he coming?
Then, two tall figures erge at the staircase.
Stan told us you are going to dive, Lucillus says. We are coming with you.
What?
What Lucillus said, Antoninus keeps chomping down on a croissant that doesnt look fresh.
What?
What?
What? I finally voice my only thought.
We are coming with you. I like Gaius, and I think Captain Drusillus is playing politics. Stan told us he could cast an [Invisibility] spell to bypass the standard Watch wards. So, lets go. You dont even know where the mines are.
Huh.
Thats a good point.
What if you get executed? I ask Lucillus.
The man looks slightly in the wrong direction since Im invisible.
We fought stupid wars with Humans because of politics and betrayals and whatnot. Im not letting a Human make a sensible choice. The Dungeon is not that dangerous. As long as we stick to a simple mission, the extraction should go smoothly. Plus, Stan told us about your magic.
Stanimal! I look at him, outraged.
You have to trust soone, he winks at .
Oh, God, even a teachable mont.
Disgusting, Stanimal. So clich!
But, alas, I prefer going with two well-built guards than alone. Plus, they actually seem to know whats going on there, unlike .
Im so going to die.
Joey Luciani, not even 23, death by Dungeon. His hot baker friends will hold a morial and distribute croissants.
Do I want croissants at my funeral?
Shouldnt I get pizza? Isnt that more representative of my heritage?
Food for thought.
So, can you explain again why these people collapsed the Dungeon entrance? I ask Lucillus as we move stealthily and invisibly.
They were afraid the Boss would get out. Apparently, more and more monsters have been coming out of nowhere. They were probably going for spillage. But those arent burrowers. So, with the entrance sealed, there should be no risk of them escaping. The main monster is called a Skraktalosia.
The na that cos out of Lucilluss mouth sounds like gibberish to .
That sounds like gibberish to , I tell him.
Its a na. Its a spawning monster. A huge, dark hound, female. It reproduces with its own offspring. Its very stealthy, and their hides have a natural hiding property. They can hide extrely well in the dark. So, well have to use extrely powerful [Light] spells.
Lucillus directs his gaze at .
Im not sure what Stan told him, but he definitely knows enough.
Thats not going to be a problem, I nod.
The problem is that we are going to face dozens of those bastards at once, Antoninus says from the side.
We can sohow see a shimr in the air, signaling the presence of each of us. Otherwise, it would have been hard keeping track of whos where.
The fact that a Silver-rank team couldnt make it should give us a hint on our chances.
Thats Lucillus for you, always positive.
I think Joeys secretly very strong, Antoninus keeps eating despite the invisibility on him. His chewing is actually louder than his voice.
Well, is he wrong?
Is he not?
Who knows, baby.
But we are rocking this Dungeon soon!
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