Dungeon's Final Boss: Banished by My Boss, the Goddess, to Earth—So I'll Continue My Past Life - 90

Chapter 90: The Runaway Vampire

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Surami flew out of the Kichijoji Dungeon. She sprouted bat wings on her back and soared through the sky.

“What is with him?!”

She spat out her irritation. It had been a long time since they last met. It was a reunion. Dungeon monsters had no precise way of measuring time, but even so, she knew that a long time had passed since they separated. And yet, what was with that attitude?

Even among adventurer parties who delved into dungeons, if they got separated for just a day, they’d show a much more dramatic reaction when reunited.

“Gobujirou said he used to be human…”

She remembered hearing that when they were together. So surely… Surami had expected Gobujirou to react much more intensely when they reunited. Was he not happy? Was Surami’s existence worth so little to him?

“…Sniff.”

Sadness welled up inside her. She flew aimlessly through the air. She had no destination in mind; she just didn’t want to stay anywhere near where Gobujirou was.

But if she stayed outside of a dungeon, the magic that fixed her existence would start to disperse again. She needed to hurry and dive into some dungeon to avoid ending up in the same situation as in the Kichijoji Dungeon.

How far had she flown? In Japan, once you took to the sky, you’d soon find yourself swallowed up by mountain scenery. Among the gaps in the trees, she sensed the presence of a dungeon.

For now, she decided to descend there, intending to use it as her lodging for the night. The entrance to that dungeon was left completely exposed and neglected, as if humans hadn’t yet discovered it.

“Could it be a newly formed dungeon?”

Without giving it much thought, Surami stepped inside. As she expected, from the density of magic pooled inside, she could tell this was a freshly created dungeon. In a place like this, it would be difficult to obtain enough magic to stabilize the existence of a True Ancestor-class vampire like Surami. It really would only serve as a temporary shelter, she thought as she walked deeper, when…

“All right, go! Green Kid!”

“Pii!”

She heard a voice. Thinking someone was fighting, she peeked around a corner and saw a small human boy standing there. When the boy gave a command to the green pull slime by his side, it challenged the Manascum blocking their path.

The Manascum that appeared in early-stage dungeons were animated trash, formed from the clumped-up dregs of magic used to construct the dungeon. They weren’t very strong. The weakest of all slime types, a pull slime, could probably only manage to defeat something like a Manascum.

“Go! Don’t lose, Green Kid!”

“Pipii!”

With the boy’s cheers, the pull slime named Green Kid seemed to draw strength. He had the skill 【Monster Master】. The stronger the emotional bond between the skill holder and their subordinate monster, the stronger the monster became.

This pull slime was clearly more powerful than normal. But still, it was weak. The Manascum were weak too, but there were many of them. They could attack multiple times while Green Kid could only manage one attack in the same period.

“Don’t fall! Hang in there, Green Kid!”

There was no strategy in his words, just desperate cheering—but his determination came across clearly. And the pull slime, which had little thought capacity of its own, responded to the boy’s cheers with all its might.

Ah, yes. Surami understood. Winning through Gobujirou’s cool-headed strategies had been wonderful, but…

“What I really want is…”

Adventurers who challenged trials head-on with fiery determination. Hadn’t she also been drawn to their passion? Finally, the pull slime defeated all the Manascum.

“We did it!”

The boy jumped up with joy and hugged Green Kid.

“You did it! We took down five of them at once today!”

“Pukii!”

“Let’s do even better tomorrow!”

“Pupukii!”

“Okay, let’s head home for today. Mom’s probably getting back from work soon…”

As the boy rejoiced over their victory together, he turned around—only to realize there was an adult woman standing there.

“Wahhh!”

Of course he was surprised; she had appeared out of nowhere.

“Wha- wha- what are you doing here?! Why is there someone else in this dungeon?!”

This dungeon had formed in his backyard, and the boy hadn’t told anyone about it yet. So how could someone else be here? And she clearly wasn’t Japanese. She wore luxurious clothes, nothing like casual wear most Japanese wore. In fact, she looked like a foreign noblewoman.

“You have the 【Monster Master】 skill, don’t you?”

“Eh?”

“With that skill… Will you dominate me?”

“Eh? Huh?”

“Please… I want you to make me yours.”

Saying that, Surami stepped closer to the boy. Sensing instinctively that this was a far superior being, Green Kid trembled helplessly, unable to protect his master.

“Please.”

“W-wait, wait a second!”

As the beautiful woman closed in on him, the boy let out a shriek.

“D-dominate you? How do you know about my skill? And…”

“Hm?”

“And… My skill can only control monsters…”

“Precisely.”

“Does that mean… You’re a monster?”

“That’s right. So please, I’m begging you.”

“N-no way! That’s impossible…”

“You’ll understand once you try to dominate me. Now…”

“O-okay, I-I got it! Become my monster!”

“Very good.”

Feeling the force of his attempt to dominate her, Surami accepted it without hesitation. Normally, the vast difference in power would make this impossible—but by willingly submitting, Surami allowed the domination to succeed. The 【Monster Master】 skill then informed the boy of this fact.

“No way… It worked.”

Moreover, he had dominated a True Ancestor-class vampire. The boy didn’t know what that meant, but he could sense the immense power of the monster he now controlled. Meanwhile, Surami realized that accepting his domination had stopped the leak of her magic. But that was a trivial matter.

Her real goal was to forge a passionate relationship with this boy who had become her master.

“Now, pleased to meet you, Master. Please tell me your name.”

“I-I’m Satoru.”

“Satoru… Nice to meet you. Now, give me a name, please.”

“A name?”

“Yes.”

“But you already have…”

Because he was now her master, he could see her information—and it showed that her individual name was already set. But that didn’t matter.

“A new name will mark our new bond.”

“U-uh, then…”

Satoru fell silent, face scrunched up with serious thought. As she watched his earnest expression, he finally spoke.

“Angelina!”

“What a lovely name.”

“Right?! You look like a noble lady, so I thought a name like that would suit you.”

“Thank you.”

“Huh? Mmm…mmmnnnn! Pah! What was that?!”

“I was expressing how happy you made me.”

“T-then, at least… Don’t do that in front of people, okay?”

“Understood.”

And so, with the arrival of a female vampire, the story of Japan’s first recognized 【Monster Master】 would take a wildly unexpected turn… Especially in terms of certain fetish circles.

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