Dungeon Defense (WN)

How much time has passed.

The girl could not have guessed. As the man leaves and surrenders himself to the mercenaries, she only sees the dull ceiling of the wagon. I repeated what my mother always told me at the ceremony.

‘Take pride. ’

In the hallway of the Parnese Manor, there was a portrait of former housewives. As she familiarized her daughter with the house, she pointed to the portraits of housewives. Pietro the first, Prudentialo the second, and Prudential the third - couldn't read anything about Laura in their eyes painted in murky paint. In my head, all the portraits were jumbled up into gray spheres.

I never thought about it before.

‘By the way...... What was my view? ’

Laura was a nobleman. In exaggeration, I faced the mirror as often as I was breathing. Nevertheless, he never thought about his gaze. She desperately scrambles memories. What did he look like in the mirror? I quickly remembered a girl who had a good memory. In the memory, she was looking at her dead eyes.

‘Cheonmin.’

‘What? It's rare for a lady to talk to you. ’

The mercenary grumbles. He was refurbishing Laura's body to suit the various tastes of noble customers. Generally, aristocratic infancy completely collapses mentally in this process. The body can't handle things getting out of control. The mercenary loved a new side of his body that he never wanted to know about. In other words, Laura was the worst material. You don't even look that good.

‘How are my eyes? ’

Eyes? Why, do your eyes hurt? ’

‘No, it's a literal question. What do you feel in my eyes? ’

The mercenary rubs Laura's glutes and wrinkles his nose.

‘I don't feel anything. Nothing like a dead man's corpse. If you make eye contact with the lady, you'll make me feel dirty all day. Don't look this way. ’

‘…… Is that so? ’

It's been a long time since I've wanted to work. I don't want to work for a material that looks as pretty as a lady. This is unthinkable. Drag it. Pray that the child who will be the mistress in the future will be so kind. If I were you, I'd beat you to death with a whip in under two days. ’

The mercenary grunts constantly. I couldn't hear any more words from the girl. The girl was silently shocked. He was more sensitive to the eyes and understood the meaning than anyone else, but did not see what his eyes looked like. What's the difference between the eyes of the portrait in the hallway of the mansion and your own eyes? What is different from a portrait that only takes up space without meaning?

The life I wanted was just like that portrait.

‘Thank you for your cooperation! Well, welcome to the Opera de Fabia Auction House! ’

Even at the beginning of the auction, she was lost in thought. I wasn't thinking of any obvious topics and logic. A few vague words made me rich in consciousness as if a cork bottle stopper sank into the sea and came back to me. Laura is tired of not being able to answer.

Suddenly I looked around. Slaves await you backstage. Some peered beyond the partition for anxiety. Some sat on the floor and hugged the knee. The slave supervisor yawned for a long time at this tedious situation that happens every week. They had all sorts of different shapes, and they had no expectations of life. Laura learned that her philosophy was also one of those diverse forms.

‘The slaves I'm about to introduce to you are amazed! He is the second heir to the reign of the Duke of Farnese, who boasted immense power in the kingdom of Sardinia! ’

The overseer pounds her back silently. Laura walks off the stage. There, she faced a flood of gaze. Close to a thousand eyes were drawn to her. Laura's innately gifted reads meaning from hundreds of glances in an instant. Laughter, ridicule, anger, anxiety, competitive consciousness, sexual desire - suddenly my head was spinning. Almost primitive desire became a hot breath, and it seemed to latch onto her whole body.

‘In the last War of China……. ’

‘I'm afraid of the destruction of the Temple. Farnese in the underworld... ’

‘You're more beautiful than they say. ’

Laura sweats from her back. But, and she bites her teeth. I raised my head high. I stepped on the stage with a noble gait I've learned since I was four years old. What's holding her back now is a decade of learning and familiarization. However, I was bored with the gaze, so I couldn't stop my head from going down.

The moderator shouted out loud if she was satisfied with her attitude.

His name is Duke Laura de Farnese. ’

People whistle. There were some who were hostile to the Farnese family. Laura is disgraceful. I feel exhausted without even knowing it. Is this it? Is this my life? Do I have to accept them for who they are in my life?

‘I'm sorry, but this product is expensive from the start. We expect to achieve the highest price in the history of auction houses. Just like 500 Gold! Start the auction at 500 Gold! ’

Do we have to just watch ourselves fall into things?

‘Oh my God! As soon as I spoke the auction price, six people raised their hands. I'm sorry, but we'll start with our first guest, 213. Customer number 231, 550 gold! ’

Laura's heart tightens. The poison is bitten. What a mess. The father who concealed the fact that I was a bastard, how did he know about it, the family members who ignored him, and where I was allowed my will? How long do I have to just tolerate and resign to what's going on in my life?

Laura mutters small.

‘…… Dantalian. ’

However, there was no response. Only the moderator's voice rang louder.

Yes, 567, 600 gold! 13, 650 gold! ’

Laura moves her lips again. Dantalian, go. Nothing has happened yet.

64th customer, 1650 gold! Oh, my God! You're already the best! ’

The girl raises her head. The only time I could not figure out what it meant, I wanted to hope for someone who had it. It didn't matter if I signed with the devil. If only I could escape the life of the portrait in the hallway of the mansion. If only I could get out of this awful place. She screams as hard as she can.

‘― ― Dantalian! ’

And the light spread.

* * *

The ambush was effective. The slightly darker lights inside the theater made the monster silhouette look even more terrifying. A golem, two or three times the size of a human, screams at the theater for the first time when noblewomen have seen monsters in their lifetime.

Hundreds of people ran away, bumping into each other, falling and trampling on each other. So many humans have been oppressed by Golems than by Golems. If you act erratically, you can handle as many as ten golems. But I couldn't afford it. It was difficult for people to stay calm or for the city's guards to arrive. Now was the chance for a shocking effect from the surprise.

“Jack! Where are you, Jack! ”

“Lorita!"

I found Jack in the front row of the auditorium. It was the face of the soul that escaped. He welcomed me as if I were looking down on a rope from heaven.

I said urgently.

“We've got to run. I don't know what's going on! ”

“Hah, but... I can't leave the love of De Farnese behind...... The future of the Chamber of Commerce..." ”

Jack looks at the stage with desperate eyes.

“It's not just about my business. Your father's council will be greatly affected! ”

Selling Laura is a very important business for his trade union. It was hard to imagine what kind of connections and funds it would have taken to save the ducal palace. I slapped him on the cheek lightly.

“Wake up! There's no need to panic. Listen to me. Let's get the Parnese baby out of here quietly. Calm down. ”

“Well, yeah. Let's do that.”

I held his hand. I almost dragged Jack up to the stage. The moderator was trying to calm the audience as much as possible onstage. I calmly evacuated, and cried out elongation. He was a great job because he didn't leave the audience and run away first. I wonder if I could put in a great adjective to the sex slave auction house moderator.

He was surprised to see us.

“Everyone! You can't come up here. ”

“The Hall of Lords of Laura de Farnese! ”

I shouted.

“This is the Medoranum of the High Court of Lombard. I will escort the slaves myself! ”

“Show me the Slaver! ”

My judgment was swift. I asked you to show me evidence of Katabutana first. I'm sure you've figured out the situation is serious enough. Suddenly I was curious about the stats of the moderator, but unfortunately there was no time to confirm that.

“Here it is! ”

Jack steps forward and rolls up his sleeve. There's a strange tattoo on your forearm. The moderator took a piece of paper out of his arms. He looks at Jack's forearms and paper alternately, then nods.

“Take him! My apologies in advance for the trivial incident! ”

and the moderator beat the vocal chords twice. The moderator's voice narrows normally to make sure the magnification spell was lifted.

“There's a secret door behind the stage. May Hermes bless you. ”

“Thank you! Hail Hermes! ”

Huh, I was impressed. Taking a customer in the middle of all this confusion. Moreover, I lowered my voice to tell you about the secret door. The front door of the opera is currently blocked to the point of no escape. Knowing that there was a secret escape, the audience almost rushed this way. Things will flow through the eye of the eye. The moderator prevented such a situation in advance. Human progress comes when a crisis strikes, but it is a waste to be a moderator.

‘Too bad we don't have enough time. ’

As people left the audience, a few martial artists remained in the audience. They form a line like that and start fighting the golems. The aftermath of chaos has remained strong, and we have not been able to deal with it properly, but they are unmatched by a class F adventurer. If we wait a little longer, the golem army might be wiped out. We snatch Laura and run out the back of the theater.

“What are you. ”

“Quiet, please. ”

Laura tries to say something, but she cuts it just right off. It was important to run away now. As I ran backstage, there was a small door. As soon as I opened the door and came out, I said,

“Laffith, that's enough. ”

Then Laffith whispers. It was a reverse summon spell.

Jack sighs and asks.

“Phew... Who is that person? ”

“He's my colleague and wizard. You just cast a simple defensive spell on us. ”

“Ah!”

He seemed impressed by the fact that the Wizard was a colleague. He thanked Lapis with his head down.

“Here. I don't know when it's going to get worse. Let's keep running.”

“You're right. Hah, I don't know what the fuss is about. ”

Me, Laffith, Jack, Laura, four of them made it out of the theater. The outside of the theater was as chaotic as the inside. The nobles forgot their faces and went looking for their wagons. The wagoners were puzzled and had to drag the wagon into the master's mourning. You collided with another wagon in the middle of the wagon, driving too fast. This was an epidemic, however.

“Oh, my God! ”

Jack opened his mouth to the sights of the city. Smoke rises from a distance opposite the slave auction house. An enormous amount of smoke. The air is thick above the city. Someone must have planned to set the city on fire.

I laughed in my heart. This is because the quest you asked Lapis to fulfill was as expected. That smoke is somewhat exaggerated by the dry straw fire, but Jack couldn't have known.

It was the same with the guards. Suddenly I'm acting. The guards will leave immediately to see what's going on. In the meantime, I summon the monster at the slave auction house. Once the guards hear the news, it will take them a while to get back across town. If they enter the theater any time soon, there will be nothing there.

I pretended to be very serious.

“…… A planned raid. I don't know what organization did this, but it's dangerous here. Jack, there's my wagon around here. Take it to the outskirts of town. ”

Jack was distracted and agreed. We ran a little farther from the auction house and got on the wagon. Lapis, who knows how to drive a horse and carriage, sat in the carriage seat. Laffith shakes his head lightly, and the two horses hit the ground forcefully. The wagon quickly passed through the city's north gate. Then I smiled with relief.

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Napkin Kim//Dantalian actually speaks a language skill. Thanks to you, I speak all the languages of the world without problems. When actuation skills are activated, they are superimposed on the language skills. And the target range for acting skills is not me, but the other person. In other words, Dantalian does not realize that he speaks a language that is different from his own. (...) Dantalian doesn't use his ears to understand people here, he uses his skills to understand them. And thank you for the coupon. I'll run to the finish line!