Dungeon And Slave: The Lustful and Violent Slave Harem of the Guard and Students Chosen as Testers for the Succubus Dungeon

Chapter 44: Information Source

Tester Life, Day 15, Night, 1st Floor, Transfer Room, Sanada Yagumo

“Hey! Guard-san!”

“Yo, Yuki.”

Arriving at the 1st floor transfer room, I see the Battle Sports Club members, and their president, Yuki, calls out to me.

Raising one hand, I step off the transfer circle, and Yuki and his group rush over.

“Thanks to you, we made it to the 3rd floor today. Without your warning, the 2nd floor guardian fight could’ve been bad. Thank you so much.”

“Good. No injuries, then.”

They noticed the double wall and avoided the Sword Rabbit’s blind ambush, huh.

Even knowing about it, that hidden wall’s narrow, only letting one person through at a time. If the first guy doesn’t block well, you get picked off one by one. Took them about six days, but that double wall’s tricky to spot, so no surprise.

“It’s all thanks to Guard-san giving us hints and warnings.”

“I didn’t mention the double wall. That’s your skill for figuring it out. But did you wait this late just to thank me?”

It’s already almost 7 p.m. Most students enter the dungeon around 8 a.m. and return by 5 p.m. I hate the morning transfer room crowds, so I leave my room at 9 a.m. and get back by 6 p.m. By then, testers are usually sparse.

At 7 p.m., this normally packed transfer room has maybe 30 people, including Yuki’s group.

“Yes. We heard from another party that you left your room this morning.”

“Yeah, got jumped by Oida and Kume right away. Total hassle.”

If not for that, I’d have been back sooner.

“It’s about the 2nd-year, Tsukigase-san from the swim team, right? Did you really buy her?”

“Buy… nah, not quite. Guess it’s fine to tell you guys. She was a reward for clearing the 5th floor.”

I don’t mind honest guys who properly thank me, even for small stuff. Those types try to repay favors. But I’ve got no interest in helping people who can’t say thanks—they’re the ones who’ll stab you in the back.

No need to mention Oida’s crew, who’re openly hostile toward me.

“Eh!? A clearance reward!?”

“Oops, another party’s back. Let’s move a bit.”

The transfer circle glows, and exhausted-looking students appear. I lead the loud, surprised Yuki to a corner of the room.

This spot’s far enough from other parties divvying up magic stones and loot, so it should be fine. The transfer room’s somehow grown to about 30 meters square.

“S-Sorry. It was so unexpected, I got loud.”

“Think about it. Even solo and ahead, saving 2 million DP in just two weeks is impossible.”

That English teacher Kume figured that much out too.

“Tch, true. So the 5th floor guardian’s a special one. Like a mid-boss?”

“That’s about right.”

“Then if we beat the 5th floor boss…”

“Grade 1’s out of reach. The next person to clear it gets a ticket for a Grade 2 Slave. After that, the third and beyond get tickets for Grade 3 or lower Slaves.”

“Grade 2!”

“What? Got a lover in Grade 2?”

“Uh… actually, my sister.”

“Oh, that’s it? Gotta save her, huh.”

Family, huh.

Makes sense why he asked me about small breasts before. Probably worried I’d buy her.

“There’s also a club member with a girlfriend in Grade 4.”

When Yuki says this, two students behind him make pained faces. Must be them.

“Got it. That’s why you’re pushing so hard.”

These guys, the karate club, and the kendo club seem especially desperate. Some individuals are too, but not always their whole party. The desperate ones stand out.

It’s only been two weeks, so even if they want to save their lovers fast, they’re stuck in groups based on class or club.

Eventually, fear of losing their lovers might push them to leave and form parties with others who have family or lovers among the Slaves.

“Yes. I can’t stand the thought of my sister becoming someone’s sex slave… If that happened, I… I’d kill that guy!”

“Whoa, whoa, calm down. It’s not like she’s been bought yet.”

Yuki’s eyes go dead, radiating killing intent, so I tell him to chill.

“Y-Yeah, you’re right. Sorry, I get carried away when it’s about my sister.”

“She’s family. I get it.”

Man, he’s not just protective—he’s obsessed with his sister.

But if he buys her, he’ll have to sleep with her. Does he realize that?

Sounds fun, so I’ll keep quiet. He’s got no choice but to buy her anyway.

An idea hits me, so I pitch it to Yuki.

“How about this? Put up a list on the dungeon entrance wall with names of people you don’t want bought. The Great Plaza’s a safe zone, right? Trash doesn’t get absorbed by the dungeon even after 24 hours. If it’s visible to everyone, guys who don’t want trouble might hold off buying.”

“! That’s a great idea! I’ll do it!”

Yuki and the other club members light up at my suggestion.

“Just limit it to family and lovers. If you include crushes, no one’ll be able to buy anyone.”

Netorare breeds grudges, but people get over unrequited crushes. I’ve been there.

“True. I’ll note it’s for family and lovers only.”

“Do that.”

“Thanks for teaching us so much again today. It’s not much for the 2nd floor guardian info and this, but please take this.”

Yuki pulls five Grade 5 Potions from a bag and offers them to me.

“Don’t push it. I’ve got plenty of potions already.”

I push back Yuki’s hand holding the potions.

With ten people and no monopoly on treasure chests, five potions must hurt. Honest bunch.

“Th-Then magic stones—”

“Don’t need those either. Instead, tell me about the 5th floor guardian’s rewards for the second clear and beyond. And occasionally, keep me posted on what other students and teachers are up to.”

Info on how far other testers are, how much DP the second clear and beyond get—that’s worth more than potions.

“Huh? That’s enough?”

“Yeah. Look, I’m technically an academy affiliate, but I’m practically an outsider. My looks and rumors make others avoid me, and I’m not keen on building ties either. Still, I want some info on students and teachers. Curiosity’s why I want the 5th floor reward details.”

“Got it. If that’s the case, we’d love to help.”

“Depending on the info, I might share some dungeon tips. You want to save your sister and lovers quick, right?”

“Y-Yes! We’ll gather everyone’s info and report for sure!”

“Cool. Deal’s set. I’m counting on you.”

“Yes!”

With Yuki and his crew’s enthusiastic reply at my back, I head for the transfer room exit.

Nice. Secured an info source. No idea what Oida’s group might do next.

This morning, the guy backed down when I got intimidating, but if his rank goes up, he might get cocky, using “protecting students” as an excuse to come at me with force, thinking he can win.

Not that I plan on losing.

Getting teacher and student movements without lifting a finger is huge. Lets me focus on exploring.

Grinning at the unexpected info pipeline, I head back to My Room.

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“Welcome back, Master!”

Opening My Room’s door, Sayaka throws herself into my chest.

I haven’t even stepped inside yet. Naturally, the students around the fountain see us hugging and hear her voice.

“Sayaka, calm down. Let’s get inside first.”

I pat her back to settle her, then put an arm around her shoulder and lead her in.

I catch students’ voices like, “Master!?” “So jealous!” “Goddamn, Tsukigase-san… I hate him, hate him, hate him!” and so on.

If they’ve got time to be jealous, they should explore at night and push forward. That’s all I think.

Unavoidable, but I’ve majorly riled up the other testers. Ignoring it, I take off my boots at the entrance.

Before heading to the service room, I open the door by the entrance and check the prototype magic stone generator’s power level: 20%.

We played games and watched movies during yesterday’s rest day, and Sayaka might’ve watched something today.

So, assume 40% drain per day? Appliances really eat power.

Close call. If I hadn’t checked, it’d have gone out while I was away tomorrow.

“Sayaka, this is the magic stone generator. Put a magic stone in here, and the monitor’s number goes up.”

“So this makes electricity. It’s amazing.”

“It’s a prototype, apparently.”

Saying that, I toss in an E-rank magic stone from today’s goblin haul. The monitor jumps to 90%.

“Oh! It went up.”

“Looks like an E-rank stone boosts it 70%. I’ll leave some spares here. Check it daily, and refill it at 40%. Let me know if we’re running low on stones.”

“Yes!”

I pull more stones from the Magic Pouch and leave about ten on top of the generator.

But an F-rank stone, worth 30 DP, gives 10%, so 40% daily use is 120 DP. That’s 3,600 DP a month—36,000 yen for electricity. Damn, that’s steep.

Probably because it’s a prototype. Luckily, My Room’s temperature is perfect—not too hot or cold—so no need for AC. Shouldn’t use much more power.

Guess I’ll be grateful I’ve got electricity at all. Magic stones are free anyway.

I head to the service room to take off my gear.

Sayaka takes my removed equipment and carefully sets it down. After stripping off the guard uniform, I say I’m hitting the shower and head to the bathroom.

Of course, Sayaka follows, strips naked, and happily washes my body.

“Find any interesting movies?”

While she washes me, I ask about the task I gave her this morning.

“Yes. I found some action ones.”

“You don’t watch romance stuff much?”

Yesterday’s movie was action with a bit of romance. I thought girls usually go for pure romance flicks.

“Well… I like stories where men risk their lives to protect women.”

“Got it. Action movies do have a lot of those scenes.”

She’s into serving and being protected by men—pretty old-fashioned. Rare in this era of political correctness nonsense.

“Yes. That’s why I like strong, kind men like you, Master.”

“Haha, better not slip up and disappoint you then.”

“That’ll never happen! You’re truly kind and strong, and… this part’s so vigorous too.”