My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem

“They’ve reached the underwater level.” Elaya continued to announce as the girls all waited anxiously.

The first few levels were more physical obstructions than mental ones. As we had guessed, the first few waves contained very few of the catkin and none of the higher-ranked harem. Obstacles like forts and underwater paths were suitable for them. I was saving the ghosts for later on. This was the fifth level, and that meant it was a level with a boss on it. Putting that level underwater only enhanced the difficulty.

This wasn’t a boss room like with that monster in the Bandit’s Respite. This was more like the long corridors from Widow’s Dungeon. However, there was one key difference in this one. I watched as the girls carefully tested the water to make sure it was safe to enter.

“What is with this dungeon?” One of the girls hissed.

“Does it even have a cohesive lore?” Another complained.

“Enough!” The leader growled. “My lord said that the farther we make it, the better our reward. We can’t be stopped just at the 5th level. We need to get past this. There are fifteen of us!”

“We started with 25 though…”

“Once my lord conquers this dungeon, he will resurrect all of us and give us our just reward.”

“Are you sure? Are you sure he won’t just leave us… like the others?” One of the girls gulped, and the others gave uneasy looks.

“That sounds almost like blasphemy! Are you my lord’s harem, or a bunch of pathetic housewives!”

“We’ll go! We’ll go!” They responded defensively.

“Good, in that case, take these rings. They give the owner underwater breathing. They come from Jespain.”

“I hate underwater breathing. You always feel like you’re drowning!”

“Wear it, or be left behind… and who knows then what position you’ll have in the harem. You might not even have the right to wash my lord’s feet!”

The girls all nodded and put them on frantically. They didn’t grow gills or anything, but as they went underwater, they panicked for a moment as they tried to gulp in water, but then they relaxed and seemed to be able to breathe the water fine. I was very curious about the thing. I had heard there existed such breathable water. An enchantment that made it so you could do that in any water seemed kind of cool.

The girls all sank below the waves and started swimming to their next destination. They still kept their eyes out, but their movements were confident. They passed their first intersection, looking both ways carefully before swimming on. Just as the last girl was in the intersection, a form flew by and grabbed her. She was yanked away from the group and disappeared without a sound. She was dead, and none of the others had even realized it.

“V-vicious,” Miki spoke uneasily.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“Terrifying.” Terra nodded.

“It probably wouldn’t be interested in you. Besides, wouldn’t you just sink to the bottom?” Miki asked.

“Are you mocking me because I can’t swim?” Terra shot her an accusing look.

“Well, you can’t! And besides, a mermaid isn’t going to want to chew on your rocky body!”

“When I get my old body back, a mermaid would love to chew on it!”

“It’s still made of rock though.”

I ignored the girls arguing as I continued to watch it. Yes, I had a piece of the mermaid lore. It had been an extremely dangerous enemy. They were extremely fast swimmers, and extremely savage with their teeth and claws. Now, these girls were swimming through its territory. Everything was moving according to plan. I was just waiting until it stopped.