~ Chapter 24: New skills, new dungeons, and a sandwich! ~

Despite the troubling thoughts floating around in my mind when I went to bed, I did manage to get a good night's sleep. If I were to guess, it was most likely thanks to Shanteya’s soft, bouncy chest. Her embrace was soft, and her lips were delicious every morning I woke up by her side and every night I went to bed with her. Although I was married to Nanya and Ayuseya, I felt like my heart longed more for the el’doraw slave than either of the other two, but it might have been just because I spent more time together with her. I trusted her, and most importantly, she was completely loyal to me with or without the submission spell cast on her.

After letting her out, I prepared myself to learn the three books Nanya lent me the other day. I didn’t forget to ask Shanteya to teach me about poisons either, but since my way of acquiring the data for now was either through tedious study or some books I could copy paste with my power, she decided to go to the academy's library and search for some appropriate manuals I would have otherwise missed or considered as useless. Asking Zertan for some research material was also a possibility, but a rather troublesome one considering his usual grumpiness.

One thing was certain though, learning enchanting wouldn’t have been possible if I was a weaker variant of Dungeon. The amount of Magic Energy just one of those books required in order for it to be copy pasted and turned into pure knowledge was above the roof!

I spent 4550 points for the one containing [Enchant Room], 3750 points for the [Enchant Trap] one, and 6640 points for [Enchant Item]. I felt like fainting after learning the last one.

The price in Magic Energy was incredibly high, but at the very least I didn't need to pay any skill points for their first level. Nonetheless, it did make me curious as to why it was so, but so far I could only suspect it had something to do with my relatively low level as a Dungeon. There was a chance that I was going to naturally learn these skills as I leveled up or added more and more floors to my dungeon. To be fair though, I partially blamed the high cost on Tuberculus’ ugly writing. Even a drunk monkey could write better than him!

While I was at it, I decided to take a look at my stats and change some of my skills, especially these three new ones.

[Level]: 59

[Strength]: 189+1000

[Agility]: 150+1000

[Intelligence]: 201+1000

[Magic Energy]: 8000

[Magic Energy Regeneration]: 30 Magic Energy Points per Second

[Available points]: 60

[Available skill points]: 260

As I initially desired, I added 11 points in strength and turned it into a round number of 200. I knew it was probably a bad idea, seeing as how I didn’t have a body yet, but it just irked me when I saw the uneven number. That was how some gamers were. Even though it didn’t feel like a good idea, we tried to make our stats have a nice 'even' feel to them. No odd numbers were allowed! The feel of a 999 or 1000 in the stats just felt awesome for some reason. As for the rest of the points, I added 24 points in [Intelligence] and kept 25 for [Magic Energy Regeneration], but I didn’t add those right away, if I did, I would only gain 1 Magic Energy point per second. This led my final stats to look like this:

[Level]: 59

[Strength]: 200+1000

[Agility]: 150+1000

[Intelligence]: 225+1000

[Magic Energy]: 8120

[Magic Energy Regeneration]: 30 Magic Energy Points per Second

[Available points]: 25

[Available skill points]: 260

Now, I had to look at my skills. Of course, I went for enchantments first. The first ranks offered random enchants, and I didn’t like that.

[Enchant Room] > [Enchant Room with <Select Type> Enchantment]

[Enchant Trap] > [Enchant Trap with <Select Type> Enchantment]

[Enchant Item] > [Enchant Item with <Select Type> Enchantment]

These were purchased for the grand total of 30 Skill Points!

Of course, I was itching to offer them another level, but I kept my desires in check. I wanted to do something else before that. What Nanya told me about skill ranks made me wonder if I could do something similar with my own, so I opened the skill menu and went straight to [Fireball].

I looked over it and found [Seeker Fireball], this was the Advanced Rank skill as well as the first upgrade of the regular [Fireball]. With a gulp and a bit of reluctance, I upgraded it the next level. 20 points were gone, and I pushed it into Master Rank. With this, I gained [Seeker Fireball X3], a skill which allowed me to shoot three fireballs that followed the path I desired. The Magic Energy cost was different only by 10 Magic Energy Points added to the initial cost.

Excited, I selected the option to upgrade it again.

[Impossible to upgrade. Requirements not achieved.]

[[Seeker Fireball X3] cannot be upgraded until it has been Improved 5 times.]

[[Seeker Fireball X3] cannot be upgraded without an equivalent skill of equal improvement rank.]

I blinked surprised when I saw the messages. If I didn’t misread, it was telling me to improve another skill to the same rank and improvement level. It was actually quite logical if I thought about it. If I wanted to fuse two skills, they had to be of equal rank. I just hoped I didn’t have to do some sort of weird dance for it which ended with me screaming 'Ha!'.

With that being said, I upgrade [Ice Spear] to [Jagged Ice Spear] and then to [Explosive Jagged Ice Spear]. It cost me a whooping 30 Skill Points, leaving me with a total of 180.

Now, all I had to do was to improve them. It was a bit strange though. Judging by what Nanya told me, I could fuse normal [Fireball] and [Ice Spear] too. Speaking of which, the [Jagged Ice Spear] created a spear with a jagged tip that extended inside the target upon impalement. The Master Rank version made the tip explode inside the victim, sending small ice spikes piercing through the victim’s body from the inside out.

Improvement cost me 10 Skill Points for each level, and it changed the spells in the following way:

[Seeker Fireball X3] > [Seeker Fireball X6] > [Seeker Fireball X9] > [Seeker Fireball X12] > [Seeker Fireball X15] > [Seeker Fireball X18]

[Explosive Jagged Ice Spear] > [Explosive Jagged Ice Spear] (with 25% reduced cost per spear cast) > [Explosive Jagged Ice Spear] (with 50% reduced cost per spear cast) > [Explosive Jagged Ice Spear X2] > [Explosive Jagged Ice Spear X4] > [Explosive Jagged Ice Spear X4] (with double the explosive force)

This meant that the improved version of the [Explosive Jagged Ice Spear] could cast four spears at the same time, at half the cost and with double the explosive force of the tip. It totally outclassed the unimproved version, which led me to wonder what I could do if I improved the other skills, especially the construction ones.

Either way, I was left now with 80 skill points, but it was well worth the cost.

“It’s time!” I said to myself.

I was quite excited because with this new spell, I could enter the Emperor Rank realm.

“Improve [Seeker Fireball X18]!” I commanded.

[Insufficient Skill Points. Spell costs 150 Skill Points.]

“…”

“Why?” I wanted to cry.

Whenever I was in a game, this sort of stuff always happened to me. Right when I got a cool item or spell, I was just a few points short from actually being able to use it.

“Sigh…” I closed the screen and left my Crystal Body.

At the very least, I managed to learn that I could improve my skills, and it was well worth it. Actually, with enough improvements for the [Seeker Fireball], I could probably reach a similar effect as the [Fireball Storm] Nanya mentioned yesterday.

Speaking of which, I was supposed to meet her around noon, so without further ado, I went to do my regular job of repairing the entire academy, seeing as how yesterday I forgot to do it. Luckily for me, this time only three classes were completely destroyed, Zertan’s lab included.

Honestly speaking, at one point I felt something detonate, but I thought it was just Nanya going crazy. I didn’t expect Tuberculus to be the one who destroyed one of the classrooms when one of his students tried to compress a [Fireball] spell. It was a bit funny because around and behind the teacher’s desk was this black smudge that usually appeared when something detonated right in front of them. I could see the untouched area behind it taking the old geezer’s shape.

After fixing the classroom, I flew outside and bumped into Nanya on the hallway. I greeted her as usual.

“Mornin’ wife!” I said with a giggle.

“Good morning, Illsy. I’m seeing you are enjoying this.” she said throwing a glare at me and then showing me her ring.

To mask it from unwanted eyes, she wore two simple bronze rings on her left hand and three on her right hand.

“Can’t blame me for being happy that I have two lovely wives!” I joked, but it was true.

She let out a sigh, but didn’t glare at me. I had to keep up with the compliments and keep flirting with her, otherwise, this marriage would go straight to Hades and back.

“I’m going to test your Magic Armor today, so let me know when I depleted too much of it, alright?” she reminded me.

“Of course. But don’t forget, if it breaks, you buy it!” I said with a smile.

“Huh?” she raised an eyebrow at me.

Apparently, the merchant’s joke didn’t work on her.

“Never mind. So, how did you sleep? Any good dreams? Erotic dreams? Horror dreams?” I asked.

“Yes, I had a horror dream alright… I dreamed we were married, and Tuberculus was our happy little puppy.” she said.

“How’s that a horror dream?” I asked raising an eyebrow.

“We were married. Unfortunately, I’m still asleep.” she grumbled.

“Ouch, that burned... But, come on!” I said and flew in front of her. “I’m trying to be nice here…”

“Sigh, I know. Unlike others, I need my time to… adjust to this situation. You understand?” she told me with a soft smile. “Also, I joked, I didn’t dream of you. My dream was about me stealing Shanteya and Ayuseya from you and riding into the sunset!” she showed me a mischievous smirk.

I blinked surprised. I did NOT see that coming!

“What?” I said.

Nanya giggled.

It took me a moment or two to process the info before I began debating whether it was another joke or not.

“Wait so, you’re telling me you’re into girls as well?” I asked.

“Let’s just say I had my fair share of encounters with both sexes. I may look cute and cuddly, Illsy, but I’m a really really wild girl on the inside.” she then winked at me.

“You are teasing me…” I said as I flew after her.

“Maybe? Who knows? Maybe I’m still a virgin? Maybe I’m running off once a week to the nearby town for a few hours of fun? Maybe I invite a few students into my chambers now and then? There are a lot of maybes, Illsy, but here’s the question… Which one do you prefer?” she asked as she turned around and showed me a cunning smile.

It was a test. I could bet my shiny crystal behind that this was actually a test!

I looked at her for a moment and then gave my reply.

“Hm… you in a nightgown in my bed when I have a body. I don’t care whether you are bi or not, a virgin or not, a wild girl or a shy girl. For me, Nanya is Nanya. You are my wife, and that’s all that matters. For now, all I want would be to learn how to tell you a sincere: I love you.”

I tried to be as honest with my words as I could, but the idea of Nanya sneaking out to visit strange brothels or inviting men into her room just for fun didn’t sit well with me. If I ever came to witness such a thing, I felt like I might accidentally cast a [Seeker Fireball X18] infused with 4000 Magic Energy points on some totally ‘random’ men. Or an [Explosive Jagged Ice Spear X4], yup, that sounded better: explosion after impalement!

Leaving my revenge plans aside, it appeared as though my words touched Nanya a bit. She blushed and blinked surprised. Maybe she didn’t expect me to say such words.

“Don’t make me wait for too long…” she told me with a soft smile and turned around.

She walked faster to my room, but I could see clearly that she was blushing and grinning like an idiot.

Point for me, I guess? I thought.

Once we were both inside, I made sure my Magic Armor was ready and gave her the go. What Nanya did was quite simple. Using moderated strikes, she landed blow after blow on my physical Crystal Body. She would stop after each one and then wait for me to measure the amount of Magic Energy depleted. Every strike grew in strength until she was able to completely shatter my Magic Armor with one hit. When that happened, she stopped the test.

“So, how did I do?” I asked.

“Hm.” she crossed her arms at her chest and closed her eyes. “In terms of strength, it’s below a medium Master Rank, but in terms of quantity, it surpasses a Godlike. I can tell this isn’t a forged one. You only added Magic Energy once or twice to it, right?” she asked me.

“Yes.” I replied.

“From now on, try to add the same amount or more Magic Energy every day. Doing this will forge the Magic Armor and make it thinner but far denser. It will also help strengthen it and keep it from dissipating too fast. Right now, you excel in quantity, but you are terrible in quality.” she shook her head.

“I see… I’ll try to work more on quality.” I said.

“Illsy, when you do that, don’t just pour down Magic Energy like there’s no tomorrow. Focus on it. Will it to get stronger. Let it gather up by itself and always, I mean ALWAYS have it on. Doing so will polish it and make it stronger and stronger with each passing day.” she explained calmly as she looked up at me.

“I understand… I need to focus on quality not quantity.“ I said with a nod.

“Yes” she nodded.

With the training session over, we waited patiently for Ayuseya to show up. About 10 minutes later, there was a heavy knock at the door, and the one who answered was Nanya. She turned the knob and opened it.

“Good morning, Nanya.” said the draconian princess as she made her way inside.

“Good morning… erm… what’s this?” she asked furrowing her brow while four male students entered my room with several bags loaded in their arms.

I watched dumbfounded as they placed them down next to my Crystal Body, breathing heavily from the effort they made. Once they left, two others entered pushing an entire white dresser through the door.

“What in the…” I said as I watched the poor men push their shoulders hard against the heavy furniture.

“Ayuseya, what’s all of this?” asked Nanya as she pointed at the heavy bags.

“My morning and noon clothes as well as some everyday necessities.” she explained calmly.

“Necessities? Right…” I said as I floated over to her bags and using [Telekinezy], I opened a random one.

“Ah! Not that!” she exclaimed, but it was already too late “My bras and panties are in there…” she added with a blush.

Yup! There was a whole mountain of treasure in there. All sorts of colors and models too, from the less frilly to the more frilly ones, there was even a partially transparent pair.

“Sigh! Leave it to Illsy to find the only bag filled with panties in the entire heap of bags. On the first go too…” said Nanya, shaking her head.

“It’s a gift.” I said as I lifted one of the bras, and it was HUGE! “What size were you again?” I asked.

“Please, don’t just lift them up like that! It’s embarrassing!” said Ayuseya as she rushed over, grabbed the frilly pink fabric and then stuffed it back in her bags.

“Ah! I apologize.” I said, but I regretted nothing!

“So, how many more bags do you have left?” asked Nanya with a raised eyebrow as she stepped outside of my room.

“Just a few.” she answered with a blush in her cheeks.

How cute! She was embarrassed because I sneaked a peek at her undergarments. It was bound to happen anyway, but I was more interested in the version without anything on. My fantasies were already running wild.

“Aha… Illsy, how many tons can you store in that Crystal Body of yours?” asked Nanya.

“Huh? What?” I blinked surprised and flew over to her.

Looking at the other end of the hallway, I saw ten more men with arms filled with bags coming over to my room, another four were trying hard to bring over another two dressers. Curious, I looked outside and saw a few more coming over from the dormitory. All in all, there were three dressers stacked full and about 40 or so bags.

“I have no idea, but I guess I’m going to find out…” I said as I looked at a rather scrawny looking man carrying double his weight in bags.

“Are they doing this for free?” asked Nanya.

“Of course not! I paid them properly with gold and silver coins!” said the draconian as she guided them on where to place the bags.

“But seriously, how many stores did you empty on your way here? Did you travel by caravan or what?” I asked as I kept counting the bags.

“Of course I did, doesn’t anyone these days carry at least this much? I only brought with me the essentials and a couple of books!” said the princess.

“Books?” I asked a bit surprised.

“Yes. I requested the men to bring my personal bookcase and leave it outside, why?” she asked tilting her head to the right.

Me and Nanya were looking at her with a raised eyebrow and opened mouth. Those mountains of bags were just the ‘essentials’ and there was more to come? I actually had nothing to say, I was too amazed by the sheer amount of bags for only one draconian lady. It was simply too astounding.

“I wished I could have brought my hobby bags along, but this little should make do for a week.” Ayuseya said with a sigh.

Again, all we could do was simply look back at her with a raised eyebrow and wonder what she understood by ‘this little’. From my point of view and probably Nanya’s as well, it looked as though she was ready to move inside my Inner Mind forever and bring her whole family and servants as well.

“Maybe I should also bring one or two of my hobby bags?” she asked.

“NO!” both me and Nanya replied at the same time.

“Very well, you don’t have to raise your voice like that. I don’t believe I brought that much anyway.” she said before going back to counting the bags.

“Do you also carry that much around?” I asked Nanya.

“I barely have two dresses, Illsy… I can perfectly fit everything I own in a backpack. If I need anything else, I’ll make it.” she sighed “I think we just underestimated Ayuseya’s royal origins, she IS a princess after all…”

Once everything was inside my room, both women barely had any space left to move around. One wrong step and a mountain of bags threatened to squash you. I’m not even going to mention the ‘small’ bookcase she brought. That thing was left outside in the hallway. Although, I had to say, I was rather curious to read some literature from this world.

“My room is mostly empty right now, so it should look as though I packed and ran in a hurry. I haven’t told any of my servants about where I was going, and these men don’t know anything either.” said Ayuseya after we were left alone.

“I will go and tell your servants that you left and ordered them to stay or return to their countries. I’m certain some of them won’t accept the idea of you running away without them, so they might try to follow you. Hm…” Nanya said as she began to ponder about what sort of excuses to make up to complete the lies set in motion by the princess.

There was also the matter with the luggage, but I believed those were supposed to be handled by me... somehow.

“I better get started…” I said and began to absorb all the bags in there.

I had no idea if I could store all of them inside, but it appeared as though I had no choice. If we went with the ‘Ayuseya left, and we have no idea where she went’ trick, then it would have been strange if all of that stuff was left back in her room. Still, couldn’t we have buried all those bags in the backyard and left them there to rot? I highly doubted Dankyun was related to a Bloodhound and could sniff out where we dumped her stuff…

About half an hour after I was done absorbing each and every one of those bags, including the dressers and the huge bookcase in the hallway, it was time to absorb Ayuseya. She kept still and closed her eyes even though she had already experienced this before. Once she was inside, I let out a long sigh.

“Well, I’m going to go and see how she settles in…” I let out a sigh.

Nanya giggled and then said “I’ll wait for you here, afterwards, we’re going to go and build some more student-friendly dungeons.”

“Alright, I’ll try to make it quick. Actually, you can already go and pick the location for one. I’ll meet you there.” I told her.

With a single nod, she agreed with my suggestion and left my room.

“Now, time to check upon the princess…” I said before entering my Inner Mind.

Finding her was as easy as before. All I had to do was think about her and the darkness pulled me in her direction. Just like before, she was floating calmly, waiting for my arrival. As usual, a glowing light around her body allowed me to easily distinguish her from the darkness that surrounded us both like some unwanted silent observer.

How’s everything, princess? I asked as I approached her.

Illsyore? she asked looking at me.

Yes, it’s me. Did you forget already? I asked with a grin on my lips and crossing my arms at my chest.

No. she shook her head It’s just that I find it quite curious how different you look in here from how you do out there. she told me.

Of course, this handsome version is kept only for special girls! I smiled and winked at her.

She giggled cutely, covering her mouth with the tip of her fingers.

Well, we should get you settled in. Hm, all your bags should be… I looked around through the darkness until I saw a bunch of lights flying fast towards us. Right there! I pointed at them.

All the bags, including the three dressers and the bookcase, flew over to us and stopped right next to me. With a single thought, I ordered them to form a circle around us and then allowed Ayuseya free rein to move her bags and take out of them whatever she wanted.

You should have a bit more freedom now. You just have to do it as you would outside. Try it out. I told her and flew back a little.

With a nod, the draconian princess began to test out her new environment. She pulled herself over to one of the bags and took out a simple dress. For a moment, I thought she was going to change, but she didn’t, she placed it back in the bag and then flew over to the bookcase. Picking up a book, she opened it to the sign she placed there beforehand and nodded.

I think I understand, although, I find this floating around a bit… weird. Thank you. she made a small bow to me, and I showed her a smile.

Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it soon! If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask. Although, I don’t think eating and bathroom needs work the same here as they do outside. Shanteya never spent more than one night in here, so I don't know. I said with a shrug.

Shanteya, the maid? She sleeps here? she asked a bit surprised.

Yes, she is my slave and a very dear person to me, so I let her accompany me to bed, although, fear not, we don’t engage in any… erm… sexual activities, unfortunately. I explained.

I see… she said, although I wondered just how much exactly she understood or misunderstood from that.

Well then, any questions? If not, I will go and meet with Nanya to work on some new dungeons. I said.

No. There’s nothing I wish to inquire for now, although, if needed be, how can I call you back here?

Oh that? Just call out my name. I’ll hear you inside my head and then I’ll reply back. You’ll hear my voice echoing around. In other words, I’m sort of constantly everywhere at any time here. I just don’t see everything, so you shouldn’t worry about me barging in on your intimate moments. I told her and shrugged.

I understand. I will take note of that. Illsyore, once again… thank you. she made another bow.

No problem! You are my wife after all! A husband should cherish and help his wife whenever she finds herself in need! I gave a rather cliché answer, but it was the best I could come up with.

Ayuseya showed me a soft smile and then I left my Inner Mind.

Upon returning to the outside world, I quickly searched for Nanya’s life sign and flew towards her. I didn’t forget to add another 2000 Magic Energy points to my magic armor before I left, but I also began to ponder whether or not I should go for more, like 5000 or 6000 Magic Energy points. If 2000 were enough to reach Godlike Rank or even surpass it, then surely 5000 were enough for a Supreme Rank. I was seriously thinking of starting to do just that, especially since Dankyun was on his way here. Although his Supreme Skill sounded quite frightening, I had the confidence that my upgraded and improved skills were enough to match it.

“Found you!” I said as soon as I saw Nanya.

She was waiting for me on top of a big boulder, drawing something on the ground with a long stick.

“Good! So, did the princess settle in?” she asked.

“Yes. She is in there together with ALL of her bags… I was honestly expecting her to bring a bag or two, not enough to make me wonder if she emptied all the stores in the capital.” I replied as I flew closer to her.

“Hehehe! That’s a princess for you! And remember, she was packing light!” she reminded me.

“Ugh…” I groaned.

Looking down at the ground, I saw a couple of plans drawn there. They were floor plans for various dungeons, but extremely simplistic, unlike anything I had built so far. One of the dungeons only had a bunch of rooms connected to each other without any traps or summoning circles. The maze was so simple, I could finish it with my eyes closed.

In other words, they were dungeons which didn't rile up inside of me the need or desire to build.

“These are…” I said as I looked between the drawing on the ground and Nanya.

“What you are going to build: actual, proper dungeon floors.” she told me.

“Huh? Where’s the lava? I don’t see any razor sharp blades or spike traps… what about my lasers? Aren’t they too small to fit my Minotaurs?” I asked in a tone of voice to show my confusion.

Nanya squinted her eyes at me and kept silent for a moment.

“What? Those are easy things. I said nothing about poison traps or launch pads into lava pools! Not to mention enchanted traps and monster summoning circles…”

She kept looking at me like that.

“Is that too much?” I asked stupidly.

“Gee, what do you think?” she asked with a smile.

“Erm… no pitfalls into spike traps or mirror mazes, huh?” I asked with a wry smile.

“Nope.” she shook her head.

“But they are so easy even an imp can go through them!” I complained.

“That’s the whole point you idiotic block of crystal! Do you want to make a meat paste out of my students?!” she shouted at me as she tried to poke me with the stick. For some reason, I dodged it.

“But… but… my lasers…” I said.

“No buts! Easy floors even an imp can finish! No Minotaurs! No special traps! No poisons! Don't add anything that’s not on these here plans! Got it?” she glared at me.

“Yes…” I replied in half a voice.

With a sigh, I began to build the new dungeons based on those plans. Of course, they had to look natural, so no perfectly straight walls like those in my dungeons. They had to be simple and reminisce of caves. They also had to be capable of alluring various wildlife to start forming inner habitats.

While she was explaining all of that, I was building room after room. The whole thing was so easy to make, I ended up yawning. Still, it might have been just because I was a Godlike Dungeon and by definition, insanely powerful when compared to other Dungeons, therefore, what appeared to be extremely if not idiotically easy for me, it was quite difficult for a Normal Dungeon of a similar level as mine. All those easy dungeons represented various floors from various dungeons Nanya once visited. Their maximum difficulty was Advanced Rank, and that only for one single floor there.

As for how they would appear on a regular dungeon, it seemed to go from floor 1 to 50. In the end, she did let me create a few summoning circles, but they held only a maximum of three imps and five rats. I wasn’t allowed to add harpies and definitely not Minotaurs.

Even though one was a representation of the 50th floor of a Normal Dungeon, none held any actual boss rooms. Instead of them, I was made to build a large room which would play the role of an arena. A small quartz crystal in the back was going to represent the Dungeon Core. As for the boss, that was going to be the role played by the teacher in charge of that expedition.

“Now, all we have to do is wait for a small ecosystem to develop inside.” said Nanya with a satisfied smile on her face.

“Is this really how ordinary Dungeons level up and grow?” I asked as I squinted my eyes at the idiotically simple dungeons I built.

“Yes. Actually, the last floor you built can’t be made by a Level 50 Normal Dungeon Core, you actually need a Difficult Dungeon Core at least. As for the Easy ones, I think a level 80 or 90 could probably build it.” explained the teenage-looking teacher.

“I see…” I said and then sighed.

“What’s wrong?” she asked looking back at me.

“I just find it sad that I built such weak and simple dungeon floors…” I told her.

“You’ll get over it.”

After doing one final check on them, we returned to the academy. Out of curiosity, I did check my level, but as I suspected, they were far too simple and because of that, I didn’t gain even one single level.

Speaking of which, besides Tuberculus, I haven’t managed to speak with any of the other teachers since they went down into my REAL dungeon.

I hope they don’t hate me… I thought as I entered my room.

As usual, Shanteya was waiting for my return. She was standing patiently next to my Crystal Body. Earlier that day she was out in the forest, trying out her new abilities. Apparently, the strength she possessed was powerful enough to damage her clothes. They barely clung on her well-curved body, offering me quite a enticing view.

“Good evening, Shanteya. Rough day?” I asked.

“Good evening, Master! A bit.” she replied looking down at her ripped clothes.

“What happened? Here. Nanya told me to keep a spare just in case. We’ll get those fixed tomorrow.” I told her as I released the extra maid outfit I kept inside my Inner Mind.

“Thank you, Master! I ended up like this because my Magic Armor was too weak and shattered when I tried a difficult technique. I ended up practicing naked for most of the time, so I didn’t rip my clothes completely.” she explained as she got changed.

Only her dress and apron was ruined, her undergarments were perfectly fine, unfortunately.

“Naked?” I asked blinking surprised.

Did I just exchange a show of jiggling boobs on a hot naked el’doraw for building pathetically weak dungeon floors? I thought while I stared at her chest and tried to imagine the show.

“Yes, Master. But I did make sure there was no one around. I didn’t want to be spotted by someone else other than Master! Also, the books I found were on antidotes, antivenom, and ways to identify poisons, but I believe they hold information Master might find interesting.” she replied with a charming smile.

Forget the books! The gods must hate me… they truly must hate me… to have missed such a show! NOOO! I shouted in my mind.

“Master appreciates your effort, but Master currently hates the fact that he missed such a golden opportunity… sigh. Absorb Shanteya with all items on her.” I said and the ability triggered.

Indeed, I could force her to repeat the training, but what was the use now? It wouldn’t feel the same… The moment of spotting Heaven’s Bouncing Garden was a bliss one could not experience every so often.

Retreating inside my mind, I flew over to Shanteya, but to my surprise, I didn’t find her alone. She was together with Ayuseya.

Evening, princess. Everything alright? I asked.

Yes… I saw someone here, and I thought it was you. she told me.

I was surprised to see her here as well, I forgot that from this day forward, she was going to be here, in Master’s world. said Shanteya crossing her hands at her chest.

Yes, at least until Dankyun leaves. she explained with a smile.

Well, if we’re here, why don’t we just go to sleep and save the talking for tomorrow morning? I asked and stretched my arms a bit.

I was tired from all the hard work I was put through that day, especially when building Nanya’s floors. During those moments, I had to be very very careful not to accidentally place hidden traps in there. I tried once, but Nanya smashed them to pieces.

I understand, then I shall be on my way… said Ayuseya as she flew off.

Sigh… Where do you think you are going? I asked as I rushed over to her and grabbed her hand.

Blinking surprised, she furrowed her brow and looked back at me.

Pardon?

You, me, Shanteya, we’re all sleeping together. Now, come on. I said and dragged her over to my pretty slave.

Pardon? But I am princess! To ask such a thing of me and… and… I know you are just helping me out but… she mumbled and tried to pull away.

I raised an eyebrow at her. I was too tired for this.

Oh for the… I said and then pulled her into my embrace and closed her lips with a kiss.

I may have been a block of crystal on the outside, but if there was one thing I learned from Alina, that was the method of turning off the mouth of a woman. Basically, you had two ways: a kiss or chocolate. Usually, one of the two worked, if not, there was option three: listening to the sermon and praying to God for your brain not to bleed.

Indeed, I could have been more subtle, I could have been more delicate, but Ayuseya was my wife now, that was a fact that would remain unchanged for who knows how long? Even if she was a princess, that didn’t mean I had to treat her like a piece of furniture or some precious decoration. Besides, she was quite beautiful even if she was bigger than me by 30 cm, and she was a bit more scaly than a human woman.

The interesting thing was that her tongue was a bit rougher than Shanteya’s. Ayuseya was also a bit of a bad kisser, but what could one expect from someone who never kissed a man. I honestly doubted Dankyun did anything to her, but even if he did, it mattered not, she was mine now. I had enough time to train her in the art of kissing from then on.

When we parted lips, she was embarrassed and red like a tomato. The method worked as well, she wasn’t talking anymore.

Listen, Ayuseya. I’m not going to lie to you. From now on, I’m going to try looking at you as a woman, my woman. You are my wife now even if this whole thing started as a ‘not not’ joke. I’m going to take responsibility and eventually win your heart. You may not trust me yet, and probably I don’t fully trust you either right now, but that kiss I just stole from you is the sealed pact that I will definitely do my best to eventually steal your heart! I told her in a firm tone of voice.

Pulling Shanteya over, I embraced the two and rested my head on their combined heavenly breast pillow. The girls looked at one another a bit confused, but the first to give in was, of course, my cute el’doraw slave. She embraced me and kissed me of her own will.

Good night, Master. she told me.

As for the draconian princess, she was left speechless and terribly embarrassed. She had nothing to say and nothing to comment about what just happened. What could she anyway, especially when she knew that I was trying to offer something she wished for: a marriage where mutual love existed.

Eventually, she relaxed in my embrace and let her big chest act as my pillow. I was being sandwiched between two gorgeous women, what could a man wish for more? Of course, to be sandwiched between three gorgeous women!

[Dankyun’s point of view]

The best inn in Therion City was nothing but a dump. The innkeeper’s fee was ridiculous too! He asked too much from one such as me, but alas, the man caved in when my men pointed their swords at his neck. It was a very good negotiation method for a pathetic little vermin like him.

That night, I decided to enjoy myself a bit and called his eldest daughter to my chamber. She was engaged to some bloke in the city, but it didn’t matter. What I liked the most about her was that she was a pure human with a flat chest. I used her to pleasure all of my needs until she fainted in my arms. My reward for her effort was a dagger to the heart. It was a fair deal, she offered me pleasure, and I made sure she didn’t accidentally conceive my child. Simple, right?

As I was washing off the blood, I heard a knock on the window. Two hooded women stood there, waiting for me to finish up.

“Come in.” I told them, and they did so.

“Dankyun, our lord, we have arrived at your request. The Master sends his best regards in your endeavor, and once more, he apologizes for the… mistake that took place a few weeks ago. Me and my sister are here to aid you in any way or manner to achieve your goals, of course, with the condition that you don’t kill or damage us. The Master wishes our return in one piece.” one of them explained.

“I can hardly believe that so many assassins were killed in only one night.” I said as I approached them. “You, clean up this mess, and you… undress. I wish to see how well an el’doraw like you knows how to please a draconian pure-blood like myself!” I declared.

“Of course! It will be our pleasure, master! As for the assassins beforehand, they were all Low Master Ranks. We are both High Emperors with a strength surpassing even Low Godlikes.” explained the one whom I told to undress.

Both obeyed my orders to the letter and did as I requested. The sister who undressed showed me her beautiful body with big, round breasts, and a perfect round bottom. Just like all those of her kind, her skin was of a gray tone that changed colors depending on her emotions, for now, I saw no change in her. This woman was as cold as ice. Meanwhile, the other got rid of the innkeeper’s daughter’s corpse by absorbing it into a small crystal. She then began to clean the room.

“We please well and worry not, all assassin women are sterile.” she said pointing at two small scars around her nether region.

She did not need to explain any further, it was clear what she was telling me: her eggs had been removed.

“I see. Well, do you have anything to report to me regarding this Academy?” I asked raising an eyebrow.

“Of course. All the teachers are Emperor Ranks between Medium and High. One of them is a Godlike, the one they call the Mad Destroyer Nanya.” she said.

“What?” I froze. “Nanya is there?” I asked.

“Yes.”

This is better than I expected! I thought and burst into a loud laughter.

The fates were surely smiling upon me! Ever since I left her to die in that dungeon, I never got the chance to meet her again, but as expected, she never did grow past Godlike. Although, she was probably stronger than a normal one or even a high one, without a Supreme skill, she remained nothing but a failure.

“Is something the matter?” asked the naked sister as she began her duty of pleasuring me.

“No, I was reminiscing the moment when I tricked that girl. Hm, maybe this time I’ll finish the job and kill her? Maybe? Or should I just cut her tail and leave her to suffer?” I began to ponder between which method was best to show her just how more powerful and better than her I was.

If there was something I really loved in this world, it was to show all those who were inferior to me just how big of a difference between us actually was. What self-respecting noble didn’t bask in the pleasures of torturing someone of a lower class than him from time to time? It was natural, it was… instinctive.

“Anything else?” I asked.

“They managed to tame a powerful Dungeon Lord. We don’t know what variant he is though, we didn’t get too close either, but his Dungeon Territory is huge.” she explained.

“I see…” I said with a smile.

My plan was already set in stone. If I didn’t find that useless royal princess there, I was just going to destroy that Dungeon Lord, have some fun with Nanya, and definitely destroy that academy just to see the horror upon her face. It’s been such a long time since she saw me kill her friends, hasn’t it?

My only question was if I should take my time doing it or jump right into it? After all, I did not need to fear the Shoraya military. I could always put the blame on Nanya and say she was the one who attacked me first. If I revealed her little secret, they would have even more of a reason to think she was behind all of this. Hm, yes… that was how it was going to be.

“No sign of Ayuseya Pleyades?” I asked.

“No, but the moment she leaves the Academy, we will know. Our men are posted everywhere in the surrounding lands.”

Her words confirmed a very important piece of info: Ayuseya was still at the Fellyore Magic Academy, but somehow, she was hiding from me.

“Then, I guess I’ll stay a bit longer there and enjoy my time.”