Chapter 180
Outside of Cobalt Dungeon .
Many adventurers were there making noises .
The entrance of the dungeon is clogged with Iron Bars .
They were the drops of the first floor .
The mountain load of Iron Bars sealed the entrance off, causing everyone not being able to enter .
[Stop wasting ma’ time, get them out immediately!]
[It’s impossible!]
[That’s right! No matter how much we take out, more of them floods out… . . it’s increasing faster than we can take them out . ]
[Then find more men to get them out!]
[Didn’t I already say it’s impossible . With how small this entrance is, there’s only so many men we can place here before anymore would be useless . ]
Even though they were removing it like how people removes mudslide, but it’s as they say, no matter how much they remove, more Iron Bars would just flow out .
More than a thousand plus Iron Bars have been removed, but they were no signs of seeing the road anytime soon .
The adventurers were getting impatient .
If they can’t get into the dungeon, then no money can be earn . So obviously they’ve gotten even more irritated .
[What the hell is this even! Seriously what the hell is even going on?]
[We asked the last person who came out before this happened, and he said that there was this guy called Ryouta・Satou still inside . ]
[That <Untouchable>, the leader of the Ryouta family?]
[Yeah . That person just sat there, but he has some kind of ability where he reflects any damage dealt to him . When the monsters attacked him, they would damage themselves and kill themselves instead . And thus we come to the situation right now . ]
[Why would he do something like that . ]
[About that… . . ]
One of the adventurer placed his hands on his mouth, and whispered to the other adventurer .
[It seems like someone tried to assassinate him last night . ]
[Assassinate?]
[Yes . What’s more they used a horrible technique of having a woman as a suicide bomb . ]
[Which bloody dumbass did that! If they used something like that, it would just incur the <Untouchable’s> wrath . ]
[Was there any rumour about who it was?]
[A rumour huh?… . . Well maybe the bugger who placed the Dungeon Dust all over Shikuro’s Dungeon?]
[Aah that makes sense . ]
[You talking about that Linus・Ronin guy? Is he stupid or something!]
The adventurers who were already irritated and being rowdy were even more furious after hearing that .
The adventurer who tried to whisper literally did not matter .
As the talk between the two of them had already caught everyone’s attention .
[So what happens if you use a woman as a suicide bomber——Obviously something like this would happen you dimwit!]
[Yeap, of course this will happen . We’re talking about that Untouchable . Since it’s dangerous to be targeted, the safest method would then be to camp inside a dungeon . Since it’s impossible to prevent any automatic counters . ]
[Does he even have a reason for killing Untouchable! This Linus . ]
The adventurer spitted out, and raised his voice like the others .
Insults and abusive words towards Linus were increasing by the second .
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Samechiren’s Association, chief’s office .
Linus was furious while skimming through various documents .
The documents were mostly complaints .
Complaints from the adventurers and also from trading shops .
All the complaints were about Cobalt Dungeon not working anymore which is losing many of the adventurers earnings, and all of them were piling up on Linus’s desk .
The contents were mostly asking the Association Chief to do something about it, but they were a few that wrote there [This is all your fault right? Go fix it immediately!] .
He is to blame for it——basically what goes around comes around, and he was there fuming while reading all these documents .
It wasn’t just documents, but there was a piercing eyes staring at him, which was embarrassing as he was being pissed right now .
[Yo . ]
It was NIcholas who came to visit .
Linus who was hugging onto his head immediately looked up and stared at Nicholas .
[You alright . ] (Nicholas)
[What the hell are you here for!] (Linus)
[Well don’t be so mad, I’m here to thank you . ] (Nicholas)
[Thank me?] (Linus)
[You gave me a reason to fight with him . Thanks man, because of you, I’ve finally had a good brawl in such a long time . ] (Nicholas)
[And you still dare to show up in front of me! Even though you’ve failed your task!] (Linus)
[Can’t be helped . I’ve had a fight with him, and since I lost, I have to follow what the winner says . ] (Nicholas)
[Follow?] (Linus)
[Right-y . He wanted me to tell you something . ] (Nicholas)
Nicholas was smiling, but Linus’s face tightened .
[Depends on the reaction of the other party . Was what he said . ] (Nicholas)
[Depends on me? So he wants money?] (Linus)
Nicholas snorts and laughs .
[You think he’ll forgive you with just that?/ I think you’ll be better of apologizing to him] (Nicholas)
This time Nicholas shrugged his shoulders .
[Welp, I’m done conveying his message . Anyways, I’m gonna leave you be . ] (Nicholas)
Nicholas bowed slightly with his hand gestured out, then standing up he was about to leave .
However, as he grabbed onto the door knob, he stopped and said something .
[Ah that’s right . Based on my estimation, I think there’ll be a Dungeon Master spawning inside Cobalt Dungeon tomorrow . And based on my report, it’ll probably appear at the lowest floor . ] (Nicholas)
[! ! !] (Linus)
[Welp, toodles~] (Nicholas) (or “atout a l’heure”)
After finally saying what he wanted, Nicholas once again started walking out .
The only one left in the room was Linus in despair .
Trembling……Frightened .
Dungeon Master, an annoying being that could very well shake the ecosystem of a dungeon, even as far as changing the drops inside the dungeon as well .
And therefore knowing when it appears is extremely important .
Right now, it was reported that it’s going to appear .
And nobody could get into Cobalt Dungeon and stop it .
A further bashing was waiting for Linus .
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Night, the day has set, in the chief’s room .
More piles of documents were stacked on the table, and Linus was hugging his head while leaning on his desk .
With just half a day, it feels like 10 years of his life has slipped away .
There, Cell visited him .
[Sorry for interrupting . ] (Cell)
[W, what are… . . ] (Linus)
Cell who entered the room sat in front of Linus, then Cell looked at him haughtily .
[Seems like the bashing was kinda bad . ] (Cell)
[Fuc…… . . I, It seems like it has nothing to do with you right . ] (Linus)
[That’s right . But I won’t endure it . ] (Cell)
[Huh?] (Linus)
Linus cried out, but Cell tossed a document towards him .
[This is?] (Linus)
[You’ll know once you read its contents . ] (Cell)
Linus then quickly scan through the document .
At first he had a doubtful look, but soon that doubt turned pale .
[Th, this is… . . ] (Linus)
[I do not enjoy trampling on a dog who has already fell into a puddle of water . The documents shows that you were collecting money out of Indole . ] (Cell)
[… . . ] (Linus)
[The money that was donated by Indole was mostly kept inside your pocket . I’ve got this from a person who’s trying to attack you too . ] (Cell)
[Wh, what are you trying to do?] (Linus)
[I too do not like to have these being published to the public eyes . Even more so in this city . However, the case has been caused into such a large scale, and if it’s someone with many enemies, I’m sure there would be more dirty secrets that would be revealed?] (Cell)
Won’t you agree? As he looked at Linus .
Linus was frustrated .
What Cell argue was real, and that he was implying it indirectly .
Even without saying anything, he knew what he was saying .
The case about the Dungeon Dust, and obviously Cell was grabbing hold of this as he knows about it .
And if it is issued at this kind of timing, it would completely be disastrous .
Feelings of hesitation, distress… . . and also resignation .
Many feelings were merged together, and everything that Cell knew about, was staring at him .
[I’ll resign, please let me off with this . ] (Linus)
[Tell that to Satou-sama, not me . ] (Cell)
After Cell said that, he immediately went out .
Seeing the appearance of Linus walking out the door, for a split second it looks like he aged another 10 years or so… . . As if he has become an old man .
[As expected of Satou-sama . ] (Cell)
Cell looked at a corner with eyes filled with respect, imagining the person who isn’t here before walking out as well .
[Just by sitting there, he could force that guy to resign . Really, only Satou-sama could do something as weird as that . ] (Cell)
With this case, the nobility of Satou has grown by ten folds .
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