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When I came back to the living room Toa was messing with the TV remote. The school was displayed on screen but there weren’t any challengers. Sufilia had found wine and was pouring herself glasses while snacks littered the table.
“Master!”
I heard Nems voice from the washroom.
“Hmm? What?”
I asked slightly louder than usual but there was no response. I had no choice but to go to the washroom, clothes had been discarded and a figure could be seen in the bath, probably Nem.
“What is it?”
Suddenly the bathroom door opened.
“Master! The hot water won’t come out!”
A naked Nem had appeared.
“Master?”
“Yeah! Sorry.”
I was stunned by her sudden appearance.
“The hot water isn’t coming.”
“You have to turn this one, see?”
I showed her again how to turn on the hot water, although I had no idea where it could be coming from.
“Wow! It’s warm!”
Nem looked relieved, I’m seeing it for the first time but her body was no different from a humans besides cat ears and a tail.
“Master, are you going to shower too?”
“Hmm? No, I’m ok. Turn off the faucet when you’re finished.”
“Ok!”
I returned to the living room.
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After a while Nem came out of the bath with wet hair and Toa grabbed a towel to dry it.
“Lord Nito, is the dungeon finished?”
Sufilia asked with wine in one hand.
“Seems like it, there’s nothing else to do.”
“I see.”
She took a sip of wine.
“Are you leaving already, master?”
Bell appeared in wand form.
“I mean, I can come back whenever right?”
“Well, it’s your property so, you can come and go at any time.”
The dungeon is really convenient, it’s like a base. I wonder who’s dungeon I appeared in back then?
“Thats a cute wand!”
Nem was staring at the black wand.
“Cute? This?”
“Yeah!”
What’s cute about a talking wand? Personal I think it’s rather unpleasant.
“Come to think of it, Bell.”
“Hmm?”
“I’m not bringing you with me.”
The face on the wand looked shocked.
“Why?!”
“You get it don’t you? I’ll be in the spotlight for capturing a dungeon. But how much more attention would I get for carrying around a talking wand right out of a fairytale? I’d end up attracting the wrong kind of attention.”
“Hmmmm… fair enough.”
Bell seemed to understand and changed back into his original form.
“Geh! It’s the dirty old man!”
Nems expression changed completely.
“I’m not dirty. What’s dirty is human beings….”
“Thats enough…”
I jumped between them quickly.
“What, if you’re a human I’m one too aren’t I?”
“Hmm……uhhh…..yeah?”
Bell was grinning for some reason.
“Can you stop smiling like that?”
Bells face grows stern and he opens another beer.
“Alright, shall we go?”
Sufilia stood up and asked.
“So, how do we get out of here? I don’t even know where the entrance is?”
Toa was still drying Nems hair.
“Oh, that’s not a problem, I’ll guide you out.”
Toa nodded.
“So what exactly was this dungeon. It’s different from anything I’ve heard about them.”
Sufilia looked confused.
“I said it before but it’s master’s home.”
Bell replied plainly.
“Master before you go I’d like to show you something, is that alright?”
“Hmm? Sure I’m not necessarily in a hurry.”
As soon as I agreed the scenery completely changed.
The other three were looking around, I wonder if Nem noticed that Bell had turned back into a wand.
“Where are we?”
Toa asked.
“The school roof.”
Yeah, this is the place I had come to die.
“Yes, this is where Master died but, do you know why master’s status said reincarnated?”
Bell asked me but I didn’t know. My body is the same? I was summoned midfall so I wonder if I actually even died.
“Because your status decided so.”
“My status decided?”
“Yes, the status is in essence just a bunch of numbers, it’s thst kind of system.”
“System? What are you trying to say?”
I couldn’t comprehend anything from Bell’s round about way of speaking.
“In short, immediately after summoning the numbers misunderstood master. They judged you to be reincarnated even though you didn’t die.”
“Nito, what’s all this about you dying? You’re alive now right?”
Toa asked but I didn’t really want to tell them. However I guess they should probably be made aware.
“I jumped from here.”
Sufilia smiled knowingly.
“You jumped?”
“Suicide, I was having a hard time living and tried to run away. I was summoned here immediately after.”
“Master would have thought he was dead then so the numbers made it so, however your body remained. Because you didn’t actually die.”
“So that’s how I became reincarnated in the same body?”
“Correct.”
I see, I didn’t really care until now but what is Bell trying to tell me?
“You should know that much at least. I could be useful for something. ”
“At least that much?”
“My point is there’s nothing you can do about mental problems.”
“Mental problems?”
“There is magic that can affect the mind but magic can only go so far, it has a limit. Are you with me so far?”
“Yeah, my mind wasn’t changed even if my level rose.”
“See, the status reacts to fluctuations in the numbers. For instance if a person likes something Abnormal does Master think that person is sick?”
“Well I guess it would depend on what it is but it sounds different from an illness.”
“Correct but the status doesn’t see it that way. If there is a fluctuation in the numbers it appears in the status and affects the person.”
I was trying to think why Bell would be telling me this.
“Well, don’t worry about it. When the time comes I’ll get on well with the system, besides Master is the best candidate put there. Hahahaha!”
Bell laughed as though he’d shared some joke with himself.
“Alright, are you ready to return to the front of the dungeon?”
We all gathered together when Bell asked.
“Well if something happens just call on me like usual master.”
“Yeah.”
“You guys take care of master.”
“Yeah leave it to me.”
“Nem will protect him!”
Sufilia just smiled.
“And finally, don’t doubt the abyss.”
Bell advised me yet again.
“Yeah, I won’t hesitate anymore.”
Bell smiled and in the next moment all I saw was white.
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When I came back to the living room Toa was messing with the TV remote. The school was displayed on screen but there weren’t any challengers. Sufilia had found wine and was pouring herself glasses while snacks littered the table.
“Master!”
I heard Nems voice from the washroom.
“Hmm? What?”
I asked slightly louder than usual but there was no response. I had no choice but to go to the washroom, clothes had been discarded and a figure could be seen in the bath, probably Nem.
“What is it?”
Suddenly the bathroom door opened.
“Master! The hot water won’t come out!”
A naked Nem had appeared.
“Master?”
“Yeah! Sorry.”
I was stunned by her sudden appearance.
“The hot water isn’t coming.”
“You have to turn this one, see?”
I showed her again how to turn on the hot water, although I had no idea where it could be coming from.
“Wow! It’s warm!”
Nem looked relieved, I’m seeing it for the first time but her body was no different from a humans besides cat ears and a tail.
“Master, are you going to shower too?”
“Hmm? No, I’m ok. Turn off the faucet when you’re finished.”
“Ok!”
I returned to the living room.
▽
After a while Nem came out of the bath with wet hair and Toa grabbed a towel to dry it.
“Lord Nito, is the dungeon finished?”
Sufilia asked with wine in one hand.
“Seems like it, there’s nothing else to do.”
“I see.”
She took a sip of wine.
“Are you leaving already, master?”
Bell appeared in wand form.
“I mean, I can come back whenever right?”
“Well, it’s your property so, you can come and go at any time.”
The dungeon is really convenient, it’s like a base. I wonder who’s dungeon I appeared in back then?
“Thats a cute wand!”
Nem was staring at the black wand.
“Cute? This?”
“Yeah!”
What’s cute about a talking wand? Personal I think it’s rather unpleasant.
“Come to think of it, Bell.”
“Hmm?”
“I’m not bringing you with me.”
The face on the wand looked shocked.
“Why?!”
“You get it don’t you? I’ll be in the spotlight for capturing a dungeon. But how much more attention would I get for carrying around a talking wand right out of a fairytale? I’d end up attracting the wrong kind of attention.”
“Hmmmm… fair enough.”
Bell seemed to understand and changed back into his original form.
“Geh! It’s the dirty old man!”
Nems expression changed completely.
“I’m not dirty. What’s dirty is human beings….”
“Thats enough…”
I jumped between them quickly.
“What, if you’re a human I’m one too aren’t I?”
“Hmm……uhhh…..yeah?”
Bell was grinning for some reason.
“Can you stop smiling like that?”
Bells face grows stern and he opens another beer.
“Alright, shall we go?”
Sufilia stood up and asked.
“So, how do we get out of here? I don’t even know where the entrance is?”
Toa was still drying Nems hair.
“Oh, that’s not a problem, I’ll guide you out.”
Toa nodded.
“So what exactly was this dungeon. It’s different from anything I’ve heard about them.”
Sufilia looked confused.
“I said it before but it’s master’s home.”
Bell replied plainly.
“Master before you go I’d like to show you something, is that alright?”
“Hmm? Sure I’m not necessarily in a hurry.”
As soon as I agreed the scenery completely changed.
The other three were looking around, I wonder if Nem noticed that Bell had turned back into a wand.
“Where are we?”
Toa asked.
“The school roof.”
Yeah, this is the place I had come to die.
“Yes, this is where Master died but, do you know why master’s status said reincarnated?”
Bell asked me but I didn’t know. My body is the same? I was summoned midfall so I wonder if I actually even died.
“Because your status decided so.”
“My status decided?”
“Yes, the status is in essence just a bunch of numbers, it’s thst kind of system.”
“System? What are you trying to say?”
I couldn’t comprehend anything from Bell’s round about way of speaking.
“In short, immediately after summoning the numbers misunderstood master. They judged you to be reincarnated even though you didn’t die.”
“Nito, what’s all this about you dying? You’re alive now right?”
Toa asked but I didn’t really want to tell them. However I guess they should probably be made aware.
“I jumped from here.”
Sufilia smiled knowingly.
“You jumped?”
“Suicide, I was having a hard time living and tried to run away. I was summoned here immediately after.”
“Master would have thought he was dead then so the numbers made it so, however your body remained. Because you didn’t actually die.”
“So that’s how I became reincarnated in the same body?”
“Correct.”
I see, I didn’t really care until now but what is Bell trying to tell me?
“You should know that much at least. I could be useful for something. ”
“At least that much?”
“My point is there’s nothing you can do about mental problems.”
“Mental problems?”
“There is magic that can affect the mind but magic can only go so far, it has a limit. Are you with me so far?”
“Yeah, my mind wasn’t changed even if my level rose.”
“See, the status reacts to fluctuations in the numbers. For instance if a person likes something Abnormal does Master think that person is sick?”
“Well I guess it would depend on what it is but it sounds different from an illness.”
“Correct but the status doesn’t see it that way. If there is a fluctuation in the numbers it appears in the status and affects the person.”
I was trying to think why Bell would be telling me this.
“Well, don’t worry about it. When the time comes I’ll get on well with the system, besides Master is the best candidate put there. Hahahaha!”
Bell laughed as though he’d shared some joke with himself.
“Alright, are you ready to return to the front of the dungeon?”
We all gathered together when Bell asked.
“Well if something happens just call on me like usual master.”
“Yeah.”
“You guys take care of master.”
“Yeah leave it to me.”
“Nem will protect him!”
Sufilia just smiled.
“And finally, don’t doubt the abyss.”
Bell advised me yet again.
“Yeah, I won’t hesitate anymore.”
Bell smiled and in the next moment all I saw was white.
