DUNGEON DIVE: Aim for the Deepest Level Volume 8 Part 1 by Tarisa Warinai

Author:Tarisa Warinai
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 2: The Guardian of the Fortieth Floor

Unlike the Eastern continent, which was a frontier, most of the mainland of Varences was governed by human hands. There were more than a dozen large countries, and anywhere you went, you’d find a city.

Amongst them were the five countries that had given birth to the Allied Nations: Whoseyards, Vart, Laoravia, Eltraliew, and Greeard, which covered a large area. And amongst that, our ship was arriving in Vart proper.

We weren’t anchoring directly in the port. In order to stay concealed, we were dropping anchor off the cliffs on the eastern side, far away from human habitation. The reason being that we were wanted by the Allied Nations. If we didn’t do our best to choose as unpopular a place as possible, our pursuers were likely to find us. Of course, we wouldn’t be able to keep this huge ship hidden forever. The idea was simply that it might be able to buy us a few days’ grace before we were able to capture Palinchron.

As we dropped anchor, we split into our usual parties for Dungeon diving. While large groups were likely to draw attention, our ship was valuable, so we had to leave a contingent behind to protect it.

In the pale dawn of early morning, my friends began gathering on the deck, but Dia didn’t appear topside, so I decided to head down and wake her up, stopping outside the door.

“Dia, wake up! We’ve arrived! It’s the mainland!” I knocked intermittently, trying to wake her up, but there was no reply from within.

Having no choice, I activated Dimension at its lowest level and could see that she was sleeping like the dead on the bed inside. The too-quiet sleep made me worry. Since she was still fully clothed, I opened the door and approached her bed, shaking her shoulder gently so as not to scare her, trying to rouse her. But even that got no response. She was sleeping too deeply.

It was a little strange that even with this kind of external touching she wasn’t waking up. Instead, she was muttering in her sleep, “I... No...no... I’m sorry, Sieg...”

I’d heard this kind of incoherent speech in the past. It was the same thing Dia had been muttering as I’d carried her out of the dungeon after the fight with Tida on the fifth floor. A Dia who had endlessly called out my name and apologized.

I gathered she was probably having a nightmare, so I slapped her cheeks, trying to force her awake.

“”Mmh, nnh, ah, nnh...” She began to stir, grimacing as she opened her eyes. I noticed that the blue irises beneath her eyelashes seemed to be radiating magic.

“Wake up, Dia. It’s already morning.”

“Morning? Is that you, Sieg?”

“You’re still half asleep. Sieg is my old alias; now I’m going by Kanami.”

As I corrected my name, Dia’s eyes finally opened completely. “Ka...nami? That’s right. You’re Kanami now...” She rubbed her eyes and sat up. As she lowered her hands from her face, she—now fully awake—finally grasped her surroundings.

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