The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Chapter 122

Chapter 122

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

I stealthy followed the gray-haired man, who followed the swordsman, who just had a fight on the plaza . Both had what could be called gray hair, so I get ready to cope no matter which one of them turns out to be S .

The swordsman moved from the plaza to a squalid part of the market district . When I had started to wonder if he had decided to hit a bar, he turned into a narrow alleyway .

Naturally, the gray-haired man did the same . I also tried to take a corner, but after entering the alleyway found the two confronting each other, so I hastily hid .

Listening attentively, I could pick up some bits of the conversation . The grey-haired man seemed to be trying to invite the swordsman somewhere, who in turn loudly denied that offer .

Looks like they didn’t notice that I followed them .

The swordsman seems to have taken a great offense, so violence seems unavoidable .

I make my preparations for escape in order to avoid getting dragged into this .

However, after a short while, the grey-haired man just walked out of the alleyway . What really surprised me is that the swordsman followed after him with a blank stare .

Would someone who was so infuriated just quietly follow behind like an attendant? Careful about the signs of my presence, I tried to get closer to him .

First I appraise the swordsman .

He is strong, as expected, but he had no extraordinary skills . It seems that his occupation is a general store clerk . The problem was the gentleman beside him .

Name: Aies Midcarda
Age: 25
Race: Human
Level: 102
Occupation: Stone dealer, reformer
Skills: Brainwash, Freewheeling

If there is one thing that would mark him as S, that would be his occupation . Reformer sounds suspicious as hell . Killing a king can in a way also be called reform .

I feel like the death of that tyrant might improve things a lot……

His level also is exceptional .

Mine is still higher, but generally speaking, that was sufficient .

In the first place, level advantage still doesn’t guarantee victory . If it did I’d have already died in the hidden dungeon .

But really terrifying were his abilities . Yes, his 【Brainwash】and 【Freewheeling】sounded very scary . I could easily guess what Brainwash could do, and it seemed probable that it was used on the swordsman .

I was about to investigate the latter one with 【Edit】…… But the man suddenly turned around so I had to stop .

Probably sensing a presence behind him, he now stood at the edge of the street, scanning the surroundings . With my heart beating fast, I pass by his side .

Luckily, a lot of people were around, so I avoid getting called out . And just like that I pretended to be a member of the general public and made my way to an inn .

I don’t want to use it too frequently, but by using 【Great Sage】I can always establish his location . Concealing my identity takes priority here .

So for today, I picked the inn where I can stay and enter inside .

There seemed to be no signs of S or his henchman following me .

I breathe a sigh of relief . I thought I was done for .

For a coward like myself, strange opponents are really scary . No matter how much my power or the number of my skills grow that part doesn’t change .

「Are you okay? You look like you saw a dragon?」

There was a girl who was leaning over, looking at my agitated expression . Distinctive orange hair, a bit of freckles .

Slightly taller than I, and with a good figure .

「I’m fine . I’d like to stay here today . 」

「Aah, we do have vacant rooms, but today might be a tad bit noisy . 」

The first floor had an area where you could have a meal, but it seems that some kind of meeting was planned there today . I tried to ask what kind of meeting .

The words that came out of her mouth startled me .

「Assembly to crush Fangs of Counterattack . There are a lot of quite rough people, so you might be unable to rest at ease . 」

「No, I don’t mind at all . Quite the contrary, I’m interested . As a traveler, I’d like to take notice of dangerous people . 」

I announced my desire to participate in this meeting because I wanted to get at least a bit of usable information on S .

For a moment her expression became clouded, so I thought I would be rejected, but the next moment she ushered me in with a bright smile .

「I’m Naina . Let’s get along . 」

After giving my regards and greetings I leave my luggage in the room . After a short rest, I have supper .

The place seems to be run by a family, but I was surprised by how good the food tasted . Fruits also were fresh . I spent the time before the meeting pondering on strategy .

First, I learn 【Tailing】for 300 LP . As the name might suggest, it makes my tailing harder to notice . It makes it easier to instinctively grasp the perfect distance .

Of course, it isn’t perfect, so I still should be careful since it can fail as well .

LP can be accumulated with eating tasty stuff, doing lewd things with attractive girls, indulging in greed, and also with a sense of accomplishment .

Well, the most effective way is playing with beautiful girls . After going through repeated increases and decreases, I now had around 2000 LP left .

To be honest, I feel like this is not enough .

I’d like to increase it to a minimum of five or ten thousand . However, I now had a problem of being unable to resupply since Emma and everyone weren’t here……

Since there still seemed to be time until the meeting, I decided to take a walk through the night city .

As a result, I visited a store where sexy dances were performed and earned 500 LP .

Leaving the store I head back .

Reaching the inn’s entrance I witnessed brawny men entering inside one after another .

I guess those are participants of the meeting .

Inside the store, Naina stood with hands on her hips . She appeared quite intimidating with that stance . Somehow she seemed different than when I first came here .

Shutting the entrance door she then locked it .

One can easily guess that this conversation was an important one .

The one you don’t want to be overheard by strangers…… Eh, wait a moment .

「Seems like everyone gathered . Noir, so you also came . 」

「Naina, there is an unfamiliar face, who’s that?」

One of the participants gave me a nasty look . Filled with plenty of hostility it was tad scary . After all, there are thirty of them, and as the appraisal showed, everyone was quite strong .

Naina-san slightly slanted her head and asked me a question .

「There are a lot of people troubled with Fangs of Counterattack or S . So we regularly hold information exchange . That’s the place you came to . 」

So that’s how it is . There are no guarantees that spy from S won’t come here .

Yet, I was accepted quite easily . Wrong, this is where they will confirm whether I am trustworthy or not .

As proof, a person with the best physique suddenly approached me and grabbed me by the head .

「It’s still not decided that he is a spy . Stop with the violence . 」

「Nm, what you wanna do then?」

「It’s simple . We just should have him interrogated by Poporocchi . 」

When Naina-san said so, another man showed up, this time a thin one of a small build, with a silk hat on his head .

He brought two stools and instructed me to sit on one of them .

I have no choice but to obey .

As I sit down I use this chance to appraise him .

Name: Poporocchi Chirocchi
Age: 38
Race: Human
Level: 12
Occupation: Storyteller, Conversationalist
Skills: Detection of Truth

My first time seeing such a skill, but in this situation, it was easy to understand its application . Most likely, he can tell when someone lies .

「Do you have any connection with S?」

「I have no direct connections with him . However, I saw him a short while ago . 」

I told them about my Appraisal Eye .

And I also honestly told them about what happened not so long ago .

The inability to lie was one of the reasons why I did that, another one was that if they are enemies to S then they might become my allies .

Surprised, they asked me various questions .

It seems that I’m the only one who saw his real face .

Since I gave them valuable information, they decided to welcome me .

All of them had grudges against S or Fangs of Counterattack for all kinds of possible reasons .

Some simply had a huge sum stolen, some were injured in an incident caused by S, all sort of stuff .

「We are called Shield of Justice . And I’m the leader . Sorry for not telling you anything, Noir-kun . 」

Even though she is still young . Naina-san is amazing .

「Be careful, Noir . She is scary as an oni when she gets angry . 」

「Or actually, she is an oni . 」

「She is still eighteen, but she is well over thirty in her head . 」

「…You guys, be kind enough to remain afterward . 」

Considering how pale became the misters that were cracking jokes, it would be to my benefit not to anger her .

Since plenty of capable people were gathered here, their information on Fangs of Counterattack also was worthwhile . I’ve gotten a lot more intelligence than from the King’s underlings .

For example, Fangs of Counterattack had a lot of ruffians and wanted criminals among them, and all of them were adoring S . When his comrade was tracked down and put to torture, he chose to bit his tongue and die .

「We thought that S has a special skill . But with your story, it’s now certain . What kind of resistance or tool might work against brainwashing?」

One of the members of Shield of Justice was knowledgeable about skills, so he explained about 【Brainwash】and its effects . When activated, it gradually makes the target more and more devoted as the target keeps listening to the user .

Eye contact or direct physical contact make capitulation even faster . If the target is of a higher level then the skill won’t work in most of the cases, but depending on the situation and personality chances are still there .

In other words, weak-willed and easily swayed people are in danger .

Isn’t that me?!

Luckily there is a skill to oppose those effects .

【Abnormal State Resistance】or【Mental Resistance】of high rank should work . Even C rank in the latter will make brainwash harder .

Thus I immediately acquire【Mental Resistance C】 . It’s only 400LP so it’s not a big deal .

I’m of a higher level than S, so I probably should be fine, but just in case .

Incidentally, even knowledgeable Poporocchi-san didn’t have even the slightest idea about【Freewheeling】 .

I have no choice but to investigate myself the next time we meet .

Now, let’s take a sneak peek at everyone’s abilities .

No one was especially extraordinary, but all of them were quite capable .

What surprised me a little is that the leader was the weakest .

Name: Naina Able
Age: 18
Race: Human・Kijin
Level: 8
Occupation: Receptionist
Skill: Onification

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