Chapter 103 The Silver-Haired Maiden of the Dungeon
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
The next morning. While organizing the territory in the chamber of the Great Phantasmal Soulstone¹, I begin preparing the area intended for the northern farm.
I still didn’t have enough Resource Points² to fully commit to the project.
”When I think about it being the same scale as the southern farm, it really takes a lot of time and effort… I’ll have to expand the outer perimeter of the moats and walls too,” I said.
”But even as we speak, we’re accumulating Resource Points from the southern farm～! Since we’re not starting from zero, you should be able to get it ready much faster!” Ami-chan replied.
”Well, I suppose that’s true,” I said.
Still, Liliarette yesterday… she was amazing… I plan for the three of us to spend the night together again today, but occasionally making time for just the two of us might be a good idea.
By the way, I received a guarantee that the condoms will definitely sell. Especially to people in positions where they can’t afford to accidentally have children outside of marriage… like nobles, apparently.
That said, it’s not like I’m desperate for money. It might be better to think of them as a handy negotiation tool.
”Come to think of it… I wonder how Iris-chan is doing?” I asked.
I project an image of the dungeon. There she was, sprawled out on the floor, looking completely exhausted.
”Whoa… is she okay?” I asked.
”We’re giving her water, so she’ll be fine～. By the way, I’ve already taught her how to use the toilet～,” Ami-chan replied.
The dungeon was equipped with toilets in every cell. I didn’t want excrement piling up under the mansion. It smells, and it’s not hygienic.
Besides, if they use the toilet, the waste is directly converted into Resource Points. In other words, it’s useful to me.
”More importantly, Iristina’s training time finally starts tonight!” Ami-chan said.
”Yeah… I’ve consulted with Liliarette too. She said she’d handle the education during the day… well, I’m sure she’ll set things up nicely for the night. She seemed really fired up about it,” I said.
I continue remodeling the territory while we talk. It takes time, but once the northern farm is complete, Resource Points will accumulate at an even faster pace than now.
I’ll have to manifest many more maids for the initial investment… but the maintenance costs should be well-covered.
Rather, the problem is Ego Points³. Without these, I can’t even manifest maids. Plus, I can’t use Ami-chan’s teleportation.
In 그 that sense, I feel bad for Iris-chan, but I’ll be squeezing Ego Points out of her for a while.
”I guess going to Japan might be postponed for a bit…” I said.
”Considering the pace so far, isn’t this timing just about right～?” Ami-chan asked.
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My head is hazy. I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. There’s no strength in my body. I have never been attacked by such a sense of hunger in my entire life.
”………”
I, Iristina, am the daughter of the representative of the Kelnamerchant guild⁴.
My grandfather is a councilor and holds more power than your average noble. Being born into such a lineage, everyone has knelt before me and Aris since we were young.
That town belonged to us. No matter how we behaved, we were free to do as we pleased.
It happened when my father went to the capital to assist my grandfather. We were told by my father, “I’m leaving this town in your hands.”
It was the first time we were entrusted with looking after the place. We were eager. We ventured further than usual and patrolled various areas.
That was when we encountered that beast. And after examining what that beast brought in… I was certain it would undoubtedly generate gold.
Neither I nor Aris ever intended to negotiate with a beast to obtain the fruit.
In the first place, he and we are of entirely different social standing. It was impudent of him not to offer it as a tribute upon our first meeting.
An unknown fruit orchard is not suitable for that beast. It is something that can be used more effectively… it should be managed by us.
So, after discussing it with Aris, we proceeded with a plan to strip the farm away from the beast.
And then… the impossible happened. I didn’t think he would have pure white sugar, but it’s true that my greed grew further then.
We wanted to seize everything that beast possessed, no matter what.
I thought it went well. Once the guards captured him, he wouldn’t be able to survive unless he obeyed us. He was supposed to spend his whole life in a cell.
And yet. Even though she shouldn’t have been in the room, before I knew it, a tall maid holding a halberd was standing right in front of us.
The maid called the beast the “King of the Labyrinth⁵,” and then… in the blink of an eye, she defeated the guards and Luizef.
At the very moment I thought I had everything in my hands, the board was flipped.
Held by the maid, I didn’t understand what was happening when we moved locations in an instant.
I was supposed to be in the room, but when I realized it, I was outside, and before my eyes was a magnificent mansion with maids lined up.
The maids were all beautiful, and I could tell from their bearing that they had received a very high level of education.
I wasn’t allowed any resistance and was locked in the mansion’s dungeon. Moreover, that maid stripped me of all my clothes, and I was given only a rag.
”Those rags are the mercy of the King of the Labyrinth. Spend today reflecting on the meaning of who exactly you dared to oppose,” the maid said.
With those words, the maid left. A while later, another maid and a fairy arrived. The maid held out a dish of water.
”Here, today’s meal! There are no refills, so drink carefully! Oh, and that groove there is the toilet! The King of the Labyrinth likes things clean～. Definitely don’t make a mess!” the maid said.
To think my meal was only water. I wanted to complain about the impossible treatment, but I was purely terrified and couldn’t say a word.
Because according to them, this is deep inside the Demon Forest⁶.
If that’s true… no one will come to save me here. The walls I saw before entering the mansion… if I were kicked out naked beyond those, I would be eaten by a Demon Monster⁷ and die in no time.
The water was in a shallow dish, and I felt as if I were being treated like a dog.
Dissatisfaction and anxiety, resentment and fear. Various emotions were mixed together, but as a human, physiological needs inevitably exist.
I straddled the groove and let out what needed to come out.
”Eh…!?” I gasped.
What happened then? The moment what I released touched the bottom, it vanished completely and cleanly. There was no smell, nothing. I couldn’t understand the mechanism.
While the side facing the corridor had iron bars, the sides of this cell were made of thick glass. Because of that, I could see the state of the neighboring cells.
From a quick glance, every room was equipped with this same toilet.
I have never seen such a high-performance toilet anywhere else. It must be true that the King of the Labyrinth likes things clean.
In the first place, I have never seen glass so thick yet so clear. There’s a possibility it’s not glass, but some unknown transparent ore that has been processed.
In any case, this is deep within the Demon Forest. A mysterious land untouched by man. It wouldn’t be strange no matter what existed here.
While enduring the hunger, I found myself lying on the floor before I knew it. Since the dungeon has no windows, my sense of time began to go haywire.
How much time has passed since I came here? Is it day or night now? I don’t even know that.
”Spend today reflecting on the meaning of who exactly you dared to oppose.”
That maid’s words echoed in my head. The beast’s true identity is the King of the Labyrinth. A being who develops the depths of the Demon Forest and commands mysterious maids.
Was that fruit… really grown here? Why did he come to the town to sell it?
I don’t know. Including what will happen to me from now on, everything is full of things I don’t understand…
”……?” I muttered.
A sweet scent stimulated my nostrils. At the same time, I was hit by an intense feeling of hunger. It was as if I was forcibly reminded of the fact that my stomach was empty.
I open my eyes and slowly lift my face. There stood the tall maid from yesterday, a regular maid, and a woman with eye-catching blonde hair.
That woman was being carried by the regular maid. Who could she be? She isn’t wearing a maid’s uniform, but…
”Hello. You’re hungry, aren’t you?” she asked.
The face that smiled gently as she said that looked like a savior to me.
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Summary:
The protagonist continues developing his territory, planning a new northern farm while managing resources. He checks on Iristina, who is currently suffering from hunger and isolation in the mansion’s high-tech dungeon. Iristina reflects on her failed attempt to steal the protagonist’s resources, realizing the massive gap in their power. The chapter ends with Liliarette appearing in the dungeon to begin Iristina’s ‘training’ or ‘education.’
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Character Insight:
Iristina is undergoing a total breakdown of her previous world-view. Her arrogance, born from her family’s merchant power, has been crushed by the reality of the protagonist’s ‘King of the Labyrinth’ status. She is shifting from a position of perceived superiority to one of primal desperation, viewing even a potential captor like Liliarette as a ‘savior’ simply because of the promise of food and a gentle smile.
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Behind the Scene:
The ‘toilet’ system in the dungeon serves a dual purpose: it maintains the protagonist’s hygiene standards and functions as a literal resource generator, highlighting his pragmatic and game-like management of the world.
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T/L:
Notes:
• Ami – A palm-sized fairy-like being from a world separate from both Earth and the isekai realm. She has light blue hair tied in a ponytail, mischievous blue eyes, and tiny wings that flutter behind her. Her outfit consists of a provocative high-cut leotard and a short jacket that looks like a miniskirt from the back, leaving her legs bare. Despite her playful appearance, she is actively searching for a contractor who can protect her from dangerous pursuers in exchange for the powers she offers.
• Liliarette – The other Princess, who sacrificed her ability to walk and her sorcery talent to save her sister, Cleonora. She is imprisoned in the East Tower and is being used as a political and monetary pawn by Viorga. C-cup, true golden hair, waist-length hair, the fringe was a slightly blunt, hair on her left side was braided to the chest.
• Iristina – A young, short very cute girl, twin to Aristina. She has silver hair styled in a two-side-up fashion and has somewhat drooping, jito-me-like eyes. Bust Size: B. She is dressed in expensive clothing with a pretty ribbon on her head.
• Luizef – An elderly gentleman accompanying Aristina and Iristina, dressed in attire suggesting a butler or senior attendant.
• Gin – A friend of Kiraurumi who craves excitement and is secretly a ‘lolita enthusiast’ complexed about her own tall stature. She sees the world-saving mission as a ‘plane ride over a river’ of boredom.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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