"Woah, don't scare like that." Drake flinched slightly at him being pulled along by , before he cald down and regarded with a calm eye. "Anyway, what did you want to talk about?"
I led him to a vacant house which was a few blocks away from any activity. It was a shack, so to speak, as well as a place I made sure no one, except my primates, approached.
"How strong are you?" I asked him, and he raised his eyebrow at the question.
"How strong am I?" Drake cupped his chin as he thought hard about his power level, before shrugging. "Didn't really think about it. The only being I know that could beat is the Demon King, and we're chill with each other. Otherwise, maybe the Gods?"
I stared at him blankly, before I cursed out his na.
"You know Drake, your life is like sothing out of an ani. A power-fantasy one." He chuckled at the joke, and I couldn't help but sigh. Well, at least I have an overpowered protagonist by my side.
"Well, what can I say? I'm already at my endga, but you're still starting. The only thing that's left for in this world is to rise to Godhood, but frankly, if I ever do beco one, I ain't ever being an accomplice to those stuck-up Gods partying all day long in the Divine Realm." Drake flinched at the thought of being called a God and being compared to one of them. "Yeah, no way in hell am I being compared with those assholes."
"… Can you tell why?" I asked him, and he nodded, a tired smile gracing his lips.
"Well, it was a year-sumthin ago… Both and Nick, along with our party and so greenhorns, went spelunking into a Dungeon to teach the greenhorns. Nothing too risky, just an ordinary Dungeon without a Dungeon Master." I listened attentively to his words, my body slowly taking a seat on one of the chairs that were haphazardly placed around the area. "Well, guess what. Next mont, one of ours, a greenhorn, decided to be a showoff and impress the girl he was attracted to. It did not work out well, with the girl dying in an acid trap. Shit… I can still hear her cries in my dreams as she dissolved into a puddle of gore every now and then…"
His eyes gained a sowhat glassy look as he focused on nothing in particular. Grabbing his arm, I shook him off from his lancholy and he gave an appreciative smile.
"Yeah, anyways. After that, you could tell the greenhorn got scared shitless and ran away. He was the next casualty of a pitfall trap." His eyes once again took on a glassy figure, and I snapped him out of it before he continued. "We decided it wasn't worth continuing, seeing that there were already two casualties, and the rest were already scared shitless. All of them weren't even at their legal ages. Just to remind you, the legal age in this world is fifteen."
I cringed at the thought. Children, who had just entered the first half of their teens, dying of unforeseen circumstances was a very disturbing thought. Alas, in this unforgiving world, so casualties are bound to happen.
"Now you may ask, where the hell is the thing about Gods and Goddesses and whatnot? Well, a few weeks later, turns out one of the Gods decided it would be 'fun' to possess the greenhorn and let him showoff, because he was bored, which resulted in that fiasco." His voice took a dark edge as he scowled threateningly. His gauntlets manifested themselves, but I remained stoic at his apparent anger with the Divine Beings. "… Fuck… Jihn wasn't a showoff… He never was… And Liln should've known better when her crush suddenly had the urge to showoff…"
Drake tucked his hands into his pockets, grabbing two seemingly ordinary pins and holding them like they were a family heirloom.
"These two items are the only things that are left of them. They were nice kids, you know… Liln, the permanently cheerful child who would always bring a smile on everybody's face, and Jihn, who was always a nervous wreck around people." Drake placed the two pins back in his pocket as he let out a lancholic smile. He then regarded with the most serious face he had ever given . "Trust when I say this. Do not trust a God. Even your God of Monsters Chytho-sumthin or whatever. Nothing good cos out of it."
I nodded in agreent at his statent. I may be thankful that they brought here on a whim, but even then, I have limits to who I can trust, and random omnipotent beings are not one of them.
"Well, enough of this depressing talk. Tell so stories about your stay here?" Drake then turned a 180 in his attitude, his previously somber manner now replaced with an upbeat one.
Stunned at his sudden change, he gave a nudge on my shoulder as he grinned, which was infectious since it caused to grin as well, before it turned into a gut-wrenching laugh.
"Yeah, maybe you're right. Enough depressing talk. As for my experiences in this world… Did I tell you I ain't a virgin no more?" I said with a grin, only to receive a punch to my shoulder, which admittedly hurts, from a snarling Drake.
"How… How the fuck did you get laid when you're not even a month old in this world, while I'm still holding my V-card after two years!?" Drake grabbed by the shoulders, then proceeded to shake back and forth as I laughed out at his misery. "I'm strong! I'm good looking! I have a good personality! And I'm nearing my 30's, for fuck's sake! Any more years and I might as well be a fucking wizard!"
I broke at that point, my laughter growing louder and louder as the stressed-out Drake continued to rock back and forth with his arms.
"Have you ever heard of friends-with-benefits?" I asked, and he gave the bird in response.
"Fuck you! Every ti I go to the red-light district, sothing always happens to make sure I don't get laid! Hell, even with a girl I previously dated, sothing happened which made her break up with , aning no sex!" Drake yelled out as I continued to laugh out loud in pity for the poor bastard.
'Who knew being a protagonist would be so impactful to your sex-life…' I thought as Drake continued to cry bloody tears at his jealousy of losing my V-card before him.
A few minutes later, and the both of us cald down. Drake is now looking at with respect, and I am looking at him with pity.
"Please teach the art of picking up chicks! Please!" Drake pleaded, and I decided to tease him one more ti.
"You know, I received a reward after the Dungeon Gas, and I was still holding out on it, but maybe I should show you." I grabbed the [Book of Marital Arts - Beginner] skillbook from my inventory and showed him the cover.
"No way. Would you really teach ?" Drake looked hopeful, before I decided to be a dick and quickly use the skillbook right in his face. The knowledge of various sex positions and other types of information related to the actions made in bed flooded my brain, and holy shit, did it make fucking horny…
'I need to call Catalina…'
Drake, however, looked at with cold, dead eyes, before lunging at , a snarl placed on his lips as he tried to beat to death with his gauntlets in full view.
"YOU FUCKER!!! YOU BLOODY BASTARD BITCH!" I snickered, before paling.
'Maybe provoking him wasn't a good idea…
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After getting beaten to an inch of my life, I was now back inside the Dungeon Core Room, and Drake was back to sleeping. I also made a visit to the primates and the gathered goblins, alraunes, and arachnes. I gave them the specifics of their jobs, and up until now, they were still doing their jobs, setting up various traps both inside and outside my Dungeon.
And right now, since I'm still paranoid, I decided to call on a favor to my two Dungeon Master friends.
"Jionni? Cat? Well, isn't this a surprise? " Oshurkova said as she leaned on the back of her couch, a visible stack of papers sitting prim and proper on her desk.
"Lady Oshurkova? Jion?" Catalina looked a bit surprised at seeing the vampire.
"Sorry for calling you on such short notice, but I need a favor."
"Sure, ask away." Catalina was the first to respond, seeing that she was vying for my feelings, while Oshurkova was pondering the favor I was about to ask of her.
"Jionni, what do you need?" I sighed and looked at the two of them.
"I need so extra defenders. A raid is coming, and it's not a regular one either." This got the both of them alard. Oshurkova gazed at , looking for any hint I was lying, but spotted none.
She leaned back into her couch, her eyes closed as she reached a decision.
"Alright, I'll send so help." The sa response could be heard from Catalina.. I gave them both a smile and thanked them for their help.
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