Dungeon Overlord: Monster Girl Harem!

Leonhardt sat on his throne in silence.

Not long after being slapped by Zafira, she fled from the dungeon and hid in her private room. Though he could easily open the door, he understood she wanted to be alone and didn't want to provoke her right now.

However, he couldn't forget the scent and warm sensation that lingered in his palm.

"Well then..."

Nyxara left the dungeon after he asked her to prepare to contact the human village. She would work with Erina to build a trading relationship with special monster hides and fur they got from monsters in the west.

'I planned to avoid doing this, but now that I want to dominate the basin...'

Leon tapped the dungeon interface while choosing rare monsters that would offer the dark elves a challenge. He spent over 4000 DP summoning arctic panthers that ranged from level 30-35 for them to hunt.

'I need more than just physical strength.'

These monsters didn't exist on this continent, according to the dungeon's world map.

The Astrea basin was a small part of the Gladius Kingdom. The northernmost territory of the human nations and a shield from the demon empire.

To the south was the kingdom of Avaria.

A kingdom known for its bountiful and fertile lands. Not only did it dominate the south of this continent. But most of the former kingdoms existed under their rule.

"There are three continents visible here."

Leon traced along the territory line of humanity. His finger stopped on the massive basin where he lived. His continent was the largest, but most of it lay past the northern mountain barrier and the land of demons.

"It seems that the humans only control a small portion of this continent. Other humans exist across the ocean, bordering the great elven forest to the northeast."

There was another continent about 70% of the size of his current continent, which was the home of all monsters and Demi-Humans and other strange races.

According to the dungeon map, there were hundreds of dungeons on that continent.

"Well let's study this more later."

[Already bored?]

Ifrit could manifest as a doll-like figure inside the dungeon and sat on Leon's shoulder. Her small body was wearing a beautiful dress formed of embers and flame. She tapped Leon's cheek with a cute smile.

"I have to deal with the sleeping beauty in my room."

[What do you plan to do with her?]

He honestly didn't mind telling Ifrit everything, so he leaned back and brushed along her smooth cheeks, enjoying the warmth from her flames.

"I wanted to make her a monster... but it's difficult, unlike with Asuka."

Asuka carried the blood of a red dragon and could tap into that bloodline to evolve into a stronger monster, but the only blood Sylvie inherited was a weak Fae bloodline. The limit of this blood wouldn't allow her to keep up with them.

[I see...]

Ifrit's voice sounded a little glum, but he noticed her lips twitching as if hiding a smile.

"Is there a way?"

[Hmmm~ what do I get for it?]

The low, seductive voice sounded unfamiliar and too different from usual as she gazed up at him with amber eyes made of pure flames. A sense of why she was the origin of fire made Leonhart's chest pound and he felt in awe of her atmosphere.

"Anything within reason."

He promised to reward Sylvie and didn't want to resort to lying or give her something inferior because that would damage his future credibility.

So with Ifrit, there was no issue promising her something like this.

[Really?! How exhilarating! I cannot wait to restore my actual body.]

Her voice returned to the playful sort. But Leonhardt basically just made a deal with the devil for the little elf.

So he hoped she would prove worth the cost.

***

Ifrit stopped taking him playfully and became serious.

Then started tapping the screen while giggling. Small chains and padlocks were wrapping some tabs and levels in the store. But with the swing of Ifrit's arm, they shattered and vanished.

[Monster Evolution.]

[Monster Bloodlines.]

[Upgrade Bloodlines.]

Countless different ways to improve monsters, all locked behind dungeon ranking, but what Leon noticed was that each time she shattered the lock, her flames would become dimmer, and she would sway more.

She continued crushing the locks until she reached a black tab.

[Top Tier Bloodlines]

But she didn't press the small red active tab, instead tapping the greyed out tab that lacked a golden chain and said extinct.

[I see there are so many bloodlines that have died out...]

"It would be best to choose an Ice-Type bloodline. She seems to really like that."

[Mhm...]

Leonhardt couldn't see things like this in the system normally because they hadn't officially graded his dungeon yet.

Well, it gained a rank when he overtook the eastern dungeon, but until he attended the Dungeon Master's meeting that only happened once a month.

So he was an unofficial Rank F dungeon owner.

Eventually he noticed two that appealed to him and then noticed that Asuka came back at some point and was looking at him with a strange face.

"What's that look for?"

"Ah... you just looked really focused, and I found you handsome."

Her lips curled into a wide smile as she tilted her head with a wink. The way her scales revealed her feelings made Leonhardt quite amused.

"I am choosing what kind of monster Sylvie will become."

"Ah, really? What kind are you thinking, maybe a goblin? Haha!"

Asuka made a joke, but Leonhardt couldn't help but chuckle. It was funny to imagine a cute little Sylvie goblin.

"That girl is so short she might suit it."

[I think that this might be the best, but the other one is probably a little stronger, though.]

The two options that she showed would cost almost all of Leonhardt's total DP both his dungeon points and those from Arlet village that Zafira helped to gather.

"I should ask Sylvie herself."

[Really?]

"Yeah... she seems the type that would prefer this kind of thing."

Asuka nodded at Leonhardt's words and curled her lips into a smile, seeming to appreciate his efforts for her friend.

"What races?"

A soft voice came from the door behind him.

Sylve stood in the door leaning against the frame, with a shy look as her only clothes were a thin blue nightdress made of arachne silk.

"Sylvie? Come here."

Leonhardt patted his thigh, calling her over.

She almost tripped rushing to the throne, and climbed onto his lap, ignoring the jealous gaze of Asuka and leaned back against Leon's chest.

"I'm here."

"Do you want to hear what I've chosen for you?"

"Mhm!" With a small nod, Sylvie narrowed her sleepy eyes.

Two races remained listed.

One was the source bloodline... meaning it was the progenitor bloodline and highest level of purity and strength of the race.

The other was a noble grade bloodline of its race, but not quite noble grade or progenitor grade. He then tapped both, and a small flickering image appeared in front of Asuka and Sylvie, who both looked amazed.

"This bloodline is the pinnacle of it's kind, there is nothing above it being the progenitors bloodline, you will have the purest of blood and because both are extinct there are no others to claim against your sovereignty of the bloodline."

"I see."

Sylvie returned to her taciturn style after the moment of elation when she killed the wolves, but her eyes flickered, gazing at the two images.

One looked familiar because its counterpart existed in stories and tales.

But she seemed to like the other, a different type of monster and from a totally different bloodline and mythology.

"I choose this..."

"Are you sure, Sylvie?"

"Mm."

Because she chose the same as me, I was secretly happy.

When she decided, I tapped the button and purchased the limited core.

He would implant this core into Sylvie.

However, it could cause significant damage if she failed to subdue and fuse with it. As Sylvie didn't have one, that would be an arduous task.

[Don't worry, I will support you... but you should ask her how she wants it implanted!]

'There are different ways?!'

[....]

Ifrit's face became a little flustered as she turned away with her flames surging with a deeper red shade, while her hands slapped his cheeks.

"Why are you hitting me?"

[Because you are a pervert for making me say these things!]