My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem-Chapter 1602

“Alright, we’re here. Now what?” I asked.

Calypso had been let free of her cage, but it was still night out. She said that timing was important, and to start the true Champion’s Gauntlet, we needed to leave in the middle of the night. We had gotten as much rest as we could, and then we left while it was still dark. An extremely sleepy Chance and Cici accompanied me, as well as the girls from Titan Fall. They weren’t the only ones there, unfortunately. There was another group who had butt into it.

“If this is some kind of trick, we will make sure to cleanse you from this world!” Anne cried out.

“Allow me to cleanse her! I will do it quickly.” The inquisitor happily reassured her.

The inquisitor had told the Prelate Anne, and she had arrived with five of her creepy paladins. I wanted to reject them, but Alysia reminded me that we were planning on going up against boss after boss in an attempt to overtake the Fae. A single S-ranked dungeon diving team might not be enough, so we had to take whatever help we could get.

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It should also be added that paladins were extremely effective in dungeons. Their skillset lead toward attacking the miasma itself, so if there was anyone by my side, a group of paladins would be it. I’d have preferred Carmine, but she was captured. As for my other girls, I had considered calling them, but I ultimately decided it was better to wait. They were all still busy. Lydia was still healing from her soul merge. Terra was still missing her original body. Miki still had her family to deal with. It seemed like they all had been through a lot lately, and I wanted to give them a few weeks at least before they had to put their lives on the line again.

Why did that mean that Chance and Cici had to come? Well, I had made it abundantly clear that I was in charge, but those paladins wouldn’t take orders from me. However, they would listen to Chance. If she looked at them with tearful eyes, they responded to her orders faster than Anne’s orders. Her youthfulness seemed to trump seniority in their church. If she wasn’t alone, the power dynamic would have shifted and it would be a problem. That’s what Eliana had explained to me. I hated that I was having to play with politics inside a dungeon run, but I didn’t have any choice.

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The reason that Cici was along, despite being a bit older and having a bit larger of a chest, but still acceptable to the paladins, was related to her hair. Calypso had explained that this pathway would only open to those native to Gaia, ie Fairy and Fae. Cici was magically altered with fairy magic, and so her presence would open the pathway. Eliana might have worked too, but that would have meant I’d need to bring my pregnant woman along and expose her lineage. I was already uncomfortable bringing Titan Fall, who should have been protecting Eliana. She insisted she didn’t need it now that she was in the city, and I reluctantly agreed that the bigger danger involved this dungeon.

According to Calypso, the Champion’s Gauntlet had two pathways. The obvious pathway was the islands, but there was also a second pathway that only opened to allies of the Fae. This pathway was a bit easier, which is why she believed that we could complete it. As for the Fae defeating this dungeon, they didn’t appear to be aware of this easier pathway, or they probably would have taken it. I wasn’t unfamiliar with such paths. A similar shortcut had existed in that laboratory dungeon in Dioshin that only the dungeon master was aware of.

Why did Calypso know about it though? I had no clue, but I was getting a distinct feeling there was more to this dungeon than I originally thought.