Chapter 0 – Preface: Welco to the Man-Eating Dungeon
CONTENT WARNING
This series is rated MATURE, please make sure you are of age in your jurisdiction before reading.
This series contains EXPLICIT SEXUAL scenes.
You have been warned.
What cos to your mind when you hear the words “Ruler of a Dungeon”?
A Demon King shutting himself inside a labyrinth, summoning monsters from hell and releasing them upon the world?
A treacherous evil mage, researching hard on nothing but traps?
These expectations, well, they’re half right, and half wrong.
The reason why I can give that answer was because I, the one talking to you right now, is actually a Ruler of a Dungeon.
Of course, I’m not so ally of justice, but even though the Church and Lords treat like so Demon King, unfortunately, only half the blood that runs in is demon blood, I was raised in this world so I don’t know of the rules of Hell.
As for evil deeds… well, one part of it I can’t deny, but if you say that I did it gleefully, then I’d have to object.
If I had the choice, I wouldn’t use anything like half-rotten zombies.
But they don’t cost much, so they’re very easy on my finances… skeletons are the sa.
Golems are also inexpensive, and I do use so of them, but they can’t be made quickly.
As it is, it needs so initial investnt.
I do have a strict but skillful trainer. I am now in the middle of learning “The Ins and Outs of Demon Life.”
The common man would think that if you chant so strange spell, magic would gush out and balls of fire would co flying.
But of course, it doesn’t work that way. It takes ti and money and mana, not sothing that you could bring out endlessly.
It’s a lot of trouble, really….
“Maste–r! The mining village sector has been breached!”
“Hey, what are you going to do!? I know they’re Knights Templar in na only, but aren’t they quite strong!?”
……You probably t the two that flew into my room just now yesterday. They’re my maids.
Because they were both forr adventurers, they seem to be able to grasp how strong the attacking group are.
You’re curious about them being “forr adventurers”?
….. “Even though they’re demons” you say?
These two were originally adventurers who ca to break into my lair about half a year ago.
So they don’t have a maid’s training, and they were originally on bad terms…. eh, that’s not what you’re asking?
Oh, “how did they beco demons?”, is it? Well, that’s simple, it’s because I made them demons.
Yeah, well… I’m sure you’ve expected this, but when I captured them I gave them my seed and did a little ritual.
The Church teaches that Demons are “Corrupted Human Beings”, right?
I learned that from this village’s church when I was small you know?
Not only , but it looks there are also quite capable, strong demons out there.
Of course, I’m not so strong as to make them turn into demons against their will…
I can’t do it unless I make them ntally submit and pour my seed into them.
“Master was so hot back then…”
“I, idiot! What are you talking about in a ti like this!”
Shut up, I’m talking to this person right now. Hey don’t start dropping your pants!
Eh, ah, Knights Templar, huh. Yeah, normal thods won’t work, annihilating them will be troubling.
If you ask why…., ah, can you bring the water basin?
Thanks. Now can you see them too?
I originally lived among humans but thanks to my blood, I have the ability to use a little magic naturally.
It was only a little bit, but I can grant magic power… not as much as an Enchanter, though.
Since my parents died, I’ve made my living imbuing tools and weapons with magic power and sell them to soldiers and mountaineers and rchants.
I wasn’t born here, but I was raised in this mining village.
Right now it’s a dangerous place where living corpses and monsters roam, but the one who first made it this way wasn’t …. Well, it’s true that I made use of the situation in the end.
……..wait, I’m digressing again.
This is one of my magic tools, Water Basin of Far Sight.
It’s a tool that reflects the scene as seen from an “eye” placed so distance away, though not very far, onto the water basin.
With my current abilities, at best I can only get reports from the mining village’s entrance, about a 10 minute walk away.
Other than tis like this, it was only useful to see the visitors’ faces from my own room.
Oh? Your expression changed… yeah, I saw you when you were exploring the mansion as well.
It was all good up to the point where you brought the introduction letter from my old rcenary friends, but what happened after wasn’t good, huh.
They all knew very well that I am capable of doing this and there’s no way they wouldn’t tell you that.
That is, if you were soone they trusted. ……. Honestly, I think it’s a well-made fake.
‘Travelling rchant who also deals in shady trade’, is definitely not a lie, but your real profession is sothing else, right?
…… you’re thinking your body movents are bad, but don’t worry about that.
Unlike ordinary dicine or poison, motion dulling drugs take so ti to start working.
As a product, though, they’re hard to store for distribution….
Being sothing unknown like that, they’re useful against kids who might have poison resistance like you.
Don’t you think so, Ojou-san from the Assassins’ Guild?
It’s also a strong diuretic, so you might leak yourself… but well, since you’re a guest you’ll be forgiven for that.
…… ah, there they are.
The Knights Templar and their soldiers seem to have just broken through the tunnel entrance just now.
Boo hoo hoo, even though the stone golems took so much to make….
Uh huh, I think you understand this too, the soldiers that ca just now were not very well organized.
They are a mixed bunch of talented rcenaries and clearly untrained militia, you can easily see that by their disorganized weapons.
They ca after being provoked by the lords and nobles and without enough military power, huh. Really, it’s like they’re just sacrificial pawns.
But coming this far with so little casualties, their commander must be quite capable.
They were going at this pace to take care to avoid casualties, but if that girl is willing to sacrifice her soldiers she would be quite a scary opponent.
Ah, you noticed?
That’s right, that’s the reason we had you tied up.
That commander girl is soone I know.
But she probably doesn’t know I’m here and beca the boss of a bunch of monsters.
You guys are… probably employed by antagonistic powerful nobles, and sent here to kill off that girl, right?
Even though your side should have lots of people who know that there is a “dungeon master who you can deal with” in here…
Looks like I’ve beco a tool for political assassinations…. Being famous has its troubles.
Well, I don’t want to be killed either so I’m driving them away.
You guys would be troubled if that girl stays alive.
But I have other things in mind and want that girl for myself.
We have our objectives slightly different there, so sad, right, little miss from the Assassins’ Guild?
Ah, don’t shiver like that. No need to feel down just because you made a blunder.
Because before you go back to the guild to get yelled at, you’re going to be killed here… or maybe fall.
Oh, why are you so afraid?
You haven’t heard anything about this dungeon before you ca here?
The reason these two ca here is not only to give reports.
They ca to help prepare for your degeneration.
“Guest-sama, let’s beco master’s property together!”
“You made a blunder too, huh. Even a genius like got caught, so give up.”
Well, it’s probably going to take so ti until you beco ‘obedient’, so I’ll probably tell you so stories until then.
Maybe stories of when that girl lived in this village, or how these two senpais of yours fell….
There’s no need to cry, only your lifestyle is going to change a little.
Even I would have never thought that I’ll beco like this a year ago.
Life is full of its ups and downs, no one knows what the future holds.
……. Co, my pitiful victim.
I welco you to the Man-Eating Dungeon!
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