Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society - Chapter 283

Chapter 283

Chapter 283 . Third Season (8)

“Shim-nim, are you okay!?”

When I came back to the mansion all tattered from breaking through the 81st floor, I was caught by Sumire .

“Ah, Sumire, this is… Mm, I just had a pretty long fight . ”

“You look tired . Please wash up and sleep . ”

“Yeah, I will . ”

I retorted half-heartedly and wondered why Sumire was out in the garden . Before I could continue my thoughts, however, Sumire clapped her hands and asked .

“Would you like me to wash your back? I often did it when my father was still alive . ”

“I’ll have to refuse . For the record, don’t do that to a man unless you plan on marrying him . ”

“Yes…?”

Hm? Don’t tell me Sumire was treating me like I was her father? Rather than that, Sumire’s father made a grown up girl wash his back!? I fell into stupor . At the same time, I saw a piece of the garden land flipped over from the corner of my eyes . No, it wasn’t just flipped over . Since there were some plants growing on it, it looked like someone was growing some vegetables .

When Sumire saw what I was looking at, she smiled sweetly .

“Ah, those things . You see, vegetables from the Residential Area don’t grow well on Earth . But when I tried growing them here, they magically grew well . Isn’t the dungeon amazing?”

I immediately thought back to Iana and Pookie, the two corpses fermented by the elementals in the garden . It was likely Marianne’s Garden being special rather than the dungeon itself, but I didn’t tell Sumire my thoughts . I figured she wouldn’t need to go into other mansions or residences of the Residential Area .

I also just realized that Sumire was wearing a comfortable clothes, an apron, and a pair of work gloves stained with dirt . Among the guild members, she was probably the most family-oriented girl .

I don’t think Hwaya would be the type to do something like this, and Ye-Eun confidently said she was good at cooking ramen, which meant she wasn’t good at cooking anything else . Only Ludia, who helped Mother with chores around the house, had the potential to surpass her . Still, to think Sumire was growing vegetables here… I spoke with a bitter smile .

“You could just buy them . ”

“Hehe, I’m just taking care of them whenever I’m taking a break from training . I don’t plan on climbing the dungeon until I learn the technique Shin-nim taught me . ”

“Why?”

“Erm… It’s a bit embarrassing, but after I saw Shin-nim’s spear attack, I subconsciously kept trying to use it whenever I held a spear . I figured it was better to climb the dungeon after I learned it to a usable level . I became a First Dungeon explorer, after all . ”

“Ah, right, Sumire entered the First Dungeon too . ”

“Yes, it’s been a bit under a month!”

… I only showed it to her once . Did it get stuck in her mind? If she wasn’t talented, I might have scolded myself for stunting her growth, but Sumire was a genius even amongst all the geniuses I’ve seen, so I probably didn’t need to worry . I believed she would learn this technique even quicker than I imagined . With that in mind, there was only one thing I could do to help her .

“Do you want to spar after I take a shower? I have to impart Peruta Circuit to you in the afternoon, so it’s a good opportunity . ”

“Yes! Ah, n-no… Shin-nim should rest . We can spar afterwards…”

“I’ll be fine once I take a bath . I’ll be back in a bit . ”

“Yes, yes!”

She didn’t refuse a second time . With a grin, I waved my hand and headed to the bath . The grand bathroom on the first floor was big enough be a public bath from Rome . Although it wasn’t used often, it was the best place to relieve fatigue after a tiring day . After walking to the men’s bath, I realized there was another visitor . It was Father .

“Oh, you’re back? It took a while this time . ”

“Father, I’ll chase you out if you fart in the bath . ”

“Is that the first thing you say to your father?”

“Can you blame me with how many times I suffered from it?”

I threw a bucket of hot water over me and stepped into the hot bath . Father retorted as he snickered .

“Don’t worry, my body isn’t what it used to be . I can control most physiological phenomenon . ”

“Ah . ”

With what he said, I scanned over Father’s body . He always had a tough build and his face was always younger than he actually was . Looking at him now, however, he didn’t just look younger . He was practically a handsome man in his mid-30’s!

“… Did you remold your body or something, Father?”

“Hmph, I only made a slight breakthrough in my spearmanship . ”

I flinched . I remembered the moment I mastered Peruta Circuit when my body broke down once and reforged itself . Just in case, I asked him .

“Father, did your body break down and reappear, or anything like that?”

“Mm, no, not really . ”

This time, Father flinched . His leisurely face had a slight tension to it .

“I did feel my body being renewed . It felt like my mind was clearing up, and I had an epiphany or some sort . I felt like I finally understood what mana was and the nature of the power I had . But you… Your body broke down?”

“Maybe that was because I learned Peruta Circuit . ”

“Hmm . ”

Father really hated losing to his son . What he said next made me blank out for a moment .

“Are you going to teach it to your mom?”

“Huh?”

“Your mom . Shouldn’t you teach her something? Even if she doesn’t become an explorer . ”

After blanking out a bit longer, I shook my head .

“Peruta Circuit isn’t that easy to learn . Still, it’ll be nice to teach her a mana cultivation method . I think you should teach her yours . ”

At the same time, I fell in thought . I neglected Mother recently, and with everything that’s going on with the dungeon, Earth, monsters, and demons, the number of times I saw her could be counted on one hand . I felt sorry, then I felt relieved that Father was so devoted to Mother .

How enticing was the dungeon? If you were skilled, beautiful female explorers lined up to receive your help . With Father’s skill, even if he had a face that would make an orc call him elder brother, there would still be explorers that would jump at him . Mother was also a beauty when she was young, but compared to the dungeon where beauties of all races gathered…

“You see, this woman keeps scolding me for eating good things by myself . ”

“Rather than waiting for Mother to get younger by mastering a mana cultivation method, it’ll probably be quicker to bring her items that do that . ”

“I doubt items that make you younger are common . Don’t say such absurd things . ’

I could understand how Mother would feel excluded . Other than her, everyone in the family became dungeon explorers . Now that her husband suddenly looked much younger, even I felt a bit guilty .

“I’ll try to look for it too, Father . If I have time while saving the world, that is . ”

“You might as well just say I should solve it on my own . ”

Father slapped the surface of the water, creating a vibration that shot a water bullet towards me . I put the tip of my hand underwater and created a small whirlpool to block it . It was a playful water fight between a father and a son, but if an ordinary person was hit by that bullet, he would most certainly die .

“Shin, I heard you’re here . There’s something I need to tell you!”

At that moment, someone rushed into the bath . The only person who would call me like this was Hwaya . Even knowing that I was in the bath, she barged in confidently and stared at me brazenly . Thankfully, both Father and I had our underparts covered . When she saw that Father was here, she made a face that easily read ‘what a shame . ’

“Oh, Ajusshi was here too . ”

“Can’t you act more embarrassed? Actually, don’t come in here! Can’t you just send a message!?”

“Why would I do that? We’re in the same house, so isn’t it better to talk face to face? It’s not like you and Ajusshi are naked . ”

With Hwaya acting shameless, I became lost for words . While I was thinking hard about what to say, Hwaya stuck out her tongue and continued .

“Sorry, my bad, I didn’t think Ajusshi was here too . I’ll apologize . I’m sorry, Ajusshi . ”

“It’s fine, Hwaya . Like you said, it’s not like I’m naked . Plus, you’ll be my daughter soon anyways . ”

“Hehe, I knew Ajusshi was on my side! I’ll serve you well later!”

Dear god, Father was already compromised! When I sighed with my hand on my forehead, she apologized to me again and added .

“I thought it was the perfect chance to take you out and I ended up being let down, so aren’t we even?”

This woman just revealed her intention of trying to attack a son in front of his father .

“Father, she’s like this . ”

“Isn’t it wonderful? Your mother keeps saying she wants to see her grandson, and I’m perfectly fine if it’s Hwaya . I feel a bit bad about Ludia, but can’t you take them both? There’s a huge decrease in population because of monsters, so you should do your best . ”

Since when did Father and Mother become so progressive? Or was I just too conservative? I first gestured at Hwaya to go… No, go out, not come in!

“I was kidding . I really just ran in because I was in a hurry . ”

“If you really were in a hurry, you could have just messaged me…”

Hwaya whistled and avoided my gaze . So she was in a hurry but had other intentions too? Trying to achieve two goals with one move, a true tactician! Since she was cute, I forgave her .

“If you don’t plan on leaving, just tell me what you came for . ”

“Right, we found another king . Including an SS rank ability user we made into an explorer, a total of 150 people went missing . The succubi managed to capture a video they barely sent . ”

Damn, can’t I relax and take a bath!? I shot up and shouted .

“If that’s what happened, say it earlier!”

“I told you I was in a hurry… Oh, how nice . ”

Nice my ass! … was what I was going to yell, but I realized that my lower body felt breezy . Although my body was tougher than steel, the towel wrapped around my waist wasn’t, and it couldn’t hold its position against my abrupt movement .

“W-What…”

After realizing what happened, I sat back down and shouted .

“Kyaaaaaak!”

“… Shin, that’s the wrong reaction . ”

Hwaya added as she continued to stare at me fixedly . I didn’t think that was the correct reaction either . But hey, can you look away!?

In the end, another 5 minutes passed before I put my clothes back on and returned to Earth .