The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Chapter 49

Chapter 49

Translator: “Kell” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

Goodman told us everything he knew about the bandits . First, there were about twenty of them and they lived up in the mountains . Some other bandits forced people to build a stronghold there and Goodman’s crew took over the place .

Accordingly, they were quite skilled . Only a few were stronger than Goodman, however, but not by much .
If that’s the case, a surprise attack might even work, I thought, as Goodman gave me a warning .

「The boss is a whole different monster . He might even be stronger than you, so be careful . 」

「What kind of abilities does he have?」

「He wields a spear . He also uses this strange skill that makes his opponents go weak all of a sudden . 」

「Go weak all of a sudden?」

「He hides his ability . I asked about it before but he wouldn’t tell me . He’s a very cautious fellow . 」

So he’s the type who doesn’t even trust his subordinates . They tend to constantly be on alert so this might prove troublesome .

「What’s your plan, Noir?」

「We’ll attack at night . 」

The enemy shouldn’t be as cautious at night . With my 【Night Eyes】 skill, we’ll have the advantage . I just need to “grant” the skill to Emma and Luna . Toramaru has pretty keen eyesight so he doesn’t need it .

「You’re amazing, Noir-san . I’ve never seen anyone with that kind of ability」 Goodman said, as I went over the plan with the others .

「I was just lucky . 」

「Anyway, they should be coming for the scheduled check . 」

「All right . Let’s capture them . 」

We stood out so until the bandits arrived, we stayed in the village chief’s house .
While partaking in some veggies and drinks, they arrived . We went outside to see Goodman talking to a pair of scoundrels .

「Hey, Goodman . Who are those guys?」

「They’re travellers . 」

「Travellers?! Why didn’t you send them away?! We’re sure to get it from the boss if he finds out!」

Travellers were to be sent away . That was the rule and Goodman broke it . Enraged, the guy grabbed Goodman — and let out a grunt as he was sent flying .

「What the hell are you doi— Gwaahh!」

My kick hit the other guy on his stomach . We immediately tied up the collapsed bandits . While they couldn’t move, that didn’t stop them from venting out their anger at Goodman .

「You little bastard! You’re betraying us?!」

「Sorry, but I quit being a bandit . 」

「The boss will kill you, you know . 」

「About this boss of yours… What kind of ability does he have?」 I said, cutting in . They simply spit at the ground in response .

「Luna-san, if you could please use that…」

「You got it . 」

The bandits yelped in terror, magic guns pressed against their foreheads . That was enough to make them cooperative .

「We really don’t know anything about his ability . But his spear is quite sharp . It can even pierce through his opponent’s shield . 」

Does he have some kind of skill applied to the weapon? I guess that’s one more thing to worry about besides the guy himself .

We tied them up in the village barnyard . As I went back outside, Emma met me with a worried expression on her face .

「I’m glad we have the Night Eyes skill, but is your LP enough? You shouldn’t push yourself . 」

「Yeah, actually, I’m kinda short . I need 200 LP to create one and to grant it, another 200 . So that’s 400 LP for you and Luna-san . 」

I had less than 600 LP left . I needed to charge up for some more .
Hearing about our predicament, the village chief offered his help .

「If there’s anything we can do, just tell us . 」

「Let’s see…」

Delicious food is out of the question . Money and valuables were stolen by the bandits . But it was actually agriculture produce that they took the most . They basically ruled this village to fill their stomachs .

Which means we’ll have to go with that .

「This is embarrassing but I, uhh, get stronger when attractive women provide me some nice, gentle service…」

「My word! You’re in luck . There are young girls in this village . We agreed to cooperate with the bandits on the condition that they don’t take all of them . Unfortunately my granddaughter was taken just the other day…」

The chief quickly gathered all the women . Among them were married women which made me break into a cold sweat .

「What age range are you looking for?」

「Let’s see… Sixteen… no, fourteen…」

Alice was fifteen years old and I managed to store up LP with her . Hell, it even worked with Dory-chan .

「Fourteen to… eight years old . 」

「That’s too young! Are you serious, Noir?」

「I don’t really swing that way, okay?! But this whole LP storing up thing is kinda strange . It seems to work as long as it’s with the opposite sex . 」

「Really? So you’re not attracted to eight-year-olds?」

「Of course not」 I declared .

Why do I feel buckets of sweat streaming down my back?
I can say with certainty that I like girls who’re around my age . I… think .

「I got ones ranging from seven to thirty years old . These here are the sexy babes of Amon village!」

Could you please stop talking so enthusiastically?

「Thirty years old may be a bit rough considering your age, but she’s got the best figure in town . She’s married, though . 」

「Fuck you, chief! Those bosoms are mine!」

「Just share her for a bit! The whole village is at stake here!」

「No way in hell! She’s… She’s my wife!」

「I’ll make you village chief in the future . 」

「For real?! That’s a promise, all right?!」

「I don’t go back on my word . 」

I wonder how many chiefs this village will end up having…
The chief cleared his throat and continued .

「While she may not be as well-nourished as Emma-sama who grew up in the city, she is still undoubtedly an excellent woman . She should be able to recharge your so-called LP . 」

「I-I see . 」

「All right then, Amon’s sexy babes! Go forth and provide Noir-sama your nice and gentle service!」

「Kyaaa! Excuse us, Noir-sama!」

「Whaaaa?」

They were far more eager than expected . And so I let myself be subjected to their whims .

580 LP -> 1650 LP

I charged up quite a lot .
I tried to ignore my friends’ cold looks and granted Emma and Luna-san 【Night Eyes】 .
Being left with around 800LP was great .

「It’ll take about an hour to get to the hideout on foot . Let’s take a nap until dark . 」

After having dinner at the chief’s place, we took a short nap .
But before we could, the villagers rushed to the house in a panic, startling us out of our beds .

「We’ve got trouble, Chief! The Magic Eater’s here!」

「Talk about bad timing . It’s a monster that occasionally shows up at the village . Let’s take shelter, everyone . 」

「Oh, the one Laura-san was talking about . 」

It’s apparently a powerful monster that appears near the village .

「Wait . Couldn’t Noir-san and his friends beat it?」

「That’s preposterous . That thing is not normal . 」

「But…」

「They say you’ll never know until you try . We’ll just run away if it turns out to be too dangerous . 」

「Right on . Let’s go . 」

I would like to at least know how strong it is .
We let the chief and the villagers go with their usual thing .

「Okay, then . We’ll evacuate to an underground shelter . Please don’t bite off more than you can chew . 」

「We won’t . 」

Apparently the Magic Eater shows up once a month, though at irregular dates .
We went outside and saw the monster strolling from the entrance of the village, making its way inside .
It looked like a man from afar . As it got closer, however, we realized it indeed wasn’t normal . It was bald, with white eyes and pale, gray skin . Its mouth wasn’t where it was supposed to be which was disturbing . Instead it sat on its round stomach, complete with fangs . It was about two meters tall and its appearance gave the impression that it was slow and dull . I could see the girls freaked out by the thing .

「It looks creepy…」

「It doesn’t look like it’s agile . 」

「I will go at him first and see」Toramaru said as he dashed forward without hesitation, closing in on the monster . Impressive .

The Magic Eater however continued his leisurely stroll, unfazed . With his tough front legs, Toramaru attacked with a sideways blow . However its large body rose and got sent flying to the other direction .

「It’s tougher than it looks」 Toramaru said .

That should have been quite a powerful blow but it was slowly getting on its feet like nothing happened .

「What’s going on?」

「Wait a sec . 」

Name: Magic Eater
Level: 80
Skill: Hundredevour, Magic Devour, Physical Resistance A, Sluggish

I knew it . It’s resistant to physical attacks .
While it did have a detrimental skill, its level was still a lot higher than the monsters in this area .

「It’s resistant to physical attacks . One of its skills says Magic Devour . 」

「Maybe it devours magic with its stomach . 」

「It’s possible . I’ll aim for its head . Emma will go for its arms, and Luna-san, its legs . 」

「Got it . 」

「Leave it to me . 」

Its stomach seemed to have a voracious appetite so we aimed for different parts of its body instead . With perfect timing, we unleashed our magic at the same time .