Days of Dungeon: From Simple Quest to Strange Adventure Chapter 61: From Reunion To Warning - Part 1

A certain ominous rumor was spreading in the capital of the central Kingdom of Eileen.

From the southeastern territory, a hooded assailant infamous by the na Man-Hunter had been terrorizing every village and town on what seed to be a direct path toward the capital.

Unlike the usual aning of the term manhunter, this assailant had earned the title through the ominous—no, hideous—cris it had committed.

Instead of hunting wanted n or criminals with bounties on their heads, the so-called Man-Hunter was the one committing the cris—assaulting multiple n as it made its way from the southeast.

Violating and defiling them, robbing them of their chastity, and mocking their dignity as n in every way imaginable—

"Please... I think I've heard enough about that hooded assailant," Arezu said, horrified and disgusted as the mories resurfaced in his mind upon hearing the details.

"Pfft~..."

Lynn, on the other hand, was trying hard to contain her laughter at Arezu's mortified expression.

As for their current situation:

After receiving a harsh scolding from both Kurea and Sylvia, Lynn and Arezu had left the Adventurers' Guild. Not only to ease tensions among the adventurers still shaken from Lynn's rampage, but also to handle another troubleso matter.

Following Sylvia's insistence—or what Lynn would call nagging—they had taken on the bounty-hunting quest she had ntioned.

As they walked through the bustling streets of the capital, Lynn reviewed the details on the bounty poster.

Which led to their current situation:

"So what does this bounty-hunting quest have to do with you, Lynn?" Arezu asked, trying to steer the conversation away from the unsettling topic.

"How rude!" Lynn snapped back, pretending to be offended. "It's not just about —it concerns you too, Mr. Arezu!"

The bounty poster contained no information about the hooded assailant's identity or appearance. However, one detail made both Lynn—and Sylvia, for that matter—certain that it involved them both.

Even as Lynn held the poster right in front of Arezu's face, pointing at the specific part in question, it didn't help much—Arezu wasn't exactly literate enough to read the unfamiliar word.

Growing impatient, Lynn read it aloud for him.

"The Duke House of Von Envier... Does that ring a bell, Mr. Arezu?"

The bounty-hunting quest had been commissioned by the Duke House of Von Envier—which ant only one thing.

"You an Ms. Liz?" Arezu said, recalling their forr party mber, the valkyrie adventurer whose true identity was Elizabeth Von Envier, second daughter of the Duke House of Von Envier—

"Are you done with your flashbacks, Mr. Arezu?" Lynn asked, walking backward while grinning mischievously at him.

Feeling mildly irritated that she seed to be reading his thoughts, Arezu couldn't help but respond with so annoyance.

"So we're going to where Ms. Liz is?" he continued, brushing off his earlier reaction so as not to ruin Lynn's good mood and risk another one of her tantrums.

"Well, making an appointnt with a Duke's daughter is kind of troubleso. So instead, we'll make her co see us."

Whatever Lynn ant by that, or whatever she was planning, Arezu could only hope she wouldn't cause more trouble as he followed behind her.

After walking for a few hours, the two finally arrived at their destination—the orphanage in the capital of the Eileen Kingdom.

It was one of the many places Arezu had yet to visit during his month-long stay in the capital.

And truth be told, he had no idea why they were here.

But what surprised him most was the mont they entered the orphanage grounds: the children playing in the front yard imdiately rushed toward them.

"It's big sister Lynn!" one of the girls shouted cheerfully.

"Did you bring any souvenirs?" one of the boys asked, followed by a question that made Arezu flustered.

"Is he your boyfriend, sister Lynn?"

"My, my... Are you my boyfriend, Mr. Arezu?" Lynn asked, clearly teasing him as she grinned mischievously.

Trying his best to hide his embarrassnt—not just from the kids' question, but mostly from Lynn's mock flirting—Arezu tried to steer the conversation back on track.

"Enough with your teasing, Lynn. Can you just explain why we're at the orphanage?"

—"Boo~!"—

But his awkward response, paired with his dodging of the question, earned disapproving jeers and teasing not just from Lynn but from the kids as well.

Luckily, just in ti to save him from further embarrassnt, the person they had co to et finally appeared—though Arezu had been unaware of who that was until now.

"Ehh?... Lynn? Arezu? What are you two doing here?"

With shoulder-length blue hair and a pristine white vestnt that matched her petite fra—just a little shorter than Lynn, who stood around 160 centiters—yet still managing a mature figure despite her youthful appearance, Arezu imdiately recognized her—

"Pervert," Lynn muttered, clearly annoyed that Arezu's gaze had shifted so quickly from her to Hannah.

"Oi!..." Arezu retorted, already anxious about where this was going.

And it definitely went there.

—"Pervert!"—

The children gleefully echoed Lynn's accusation.

"Hey! Kids shouldn't use that word!" Hannah scolded, but the children continued chanting it as they ran around the orphanage.

Leaving the kids to their fun, Hannah approached Lynn and Arezu once more, asking again why they had co—sothing Arezu was still wondering himself.

Then Lynn finally said it.

"We need to talk to Liz. So can you summon her, Hannah?"