My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem

I had never actually ridden on a ship before. Well, there was that one time, but I didn’t really ride on it, as it was mostly stationary. I also wouldn’t consider that mithril boat that I had finally managed to relocate into my soul world to be the same thing. While I did know how to swim, I was no good with large bodies of water. They were deep and made me extremely nervous. I even suggested that I carry Eliana to Tearfall Isles to avoid this boat trip, but that would have to involve me jumping and flying for a few hours, and I wasn’t sure that would be safe for a pregnant woman.

I could also go on without her and then make a portal, but Eliana put that option down too. She needed to be seen going to the island. It wasn’t just a matter of whatever was quickest. We were ambassadors now, and we had to make an impression. If we arrived in a special manner that no one else did, it would immediately raise suspicion and could even cause the talks to fall apart. Well, I wasn’t a politician, so I just took Eliana’s word for it.@@novelbin@@

I even considered summoning Elaya for advice, but she wasn’t well-liked among the Ost Republic. Not only was she a dungeon creature dripping with miasma, but she had once fought and killed a lot of demi-humans during the war. The Osterians weren’t the only ones who followed Demon King Aberis, and many of them had long memories. It was only a bit over twenty years ago, after all.

Therefore, I could only watch with a sigh as the shore disappeared on the horizon. The dock we had teleported to wasn’t even in the south. Those docks were controlled by the local factions. It turned out the south of Ost Republic was similar to the wilderness with a dash of Dioshin. An assortment of smaller tribes had gathered there, and they were only considered part of the Ost Republic in name. Thus, we had to sail along the coast for half the distance of the Ost Republic before crossing the channel leading to the Tearfall Isles.

There was one other reason that Eliana wanted to do this. She wanted to see the damage along the coast. Just like Aberis, the Ost Republic was also being bombarded by recent piracy, but they didn’t have an army to send to protect it. It was because of such attacks that Aberis didn’t help with Dioshin. It was partially my fault that this country wasn’t able to protect itself. At the very least, I owed it to them to see the damage that was done.

The ship suddenly lurched, leaning to the right. This was a much smaller ship than that other one, and at the time I hadn’t been focusing on the motion of the sea. Did ships always bob and rock like that. Feeling a bit green, I decided I might go below and rest until I gained my sea legs. As I headed into the ship, a small woman emerged from within the hold. As soon as her eyes landed on me and she threw out her finger.

“It’s you, the blasphemer!”

“You’re on this ship too?” I blinked.

Of all people, it was Mary’s sister, the leader of the church of the daughter.