My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem

“Deek has gotten very strong. He definitely wasn’t that strong the last time we versed him on the beach.” One of the girls was saying while taking a drink

We had retreated from the training room to the main tavern, where I had ended up buying them all drinks so they stopped calling me a bully. I felt like I had been taken for a ride here, but I only had myself to blame. Had I acted more assertive from the beginning, I wouldn’t have let them push me into that situation in the first place. As for the girls, they were all fine. They didn’t even need a light heal in the end, which showed just how much they had been hurt.

“To think he was once that newling we met in Mirror’s labyrinth.” Another spoke up.

“I wasn’t that weak in Mirror’s labyrinth either, I just didn’t want to have to explain things,” I responded.

“Still, you’ve gotten a lot stronger. Alysia too.”

“I didn’t even fight!” Alysia cried out.

“Ah… but how do I explain it?” One of the girls tapped her lips. “You just give off a feeling that you’re stronger than you once were. It’s how you hold yourself.”

“You guys could have used practice weapons…” I muttered.

“Deek, if we had used practice weapons, we wouldn’t have even had a chance. In the end, you were still able to overpower all three of us. We’re not even on the same level anymore.”

“That’s why all of you need to keep practicing!” Alysia tried to admonish them.

The three girls each looked at each other and then shook their heads. “It’s not that we’ve given up. However, we can’t even hope to keep up with you anymore.”

“Huh? Why?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” The girls all glanced my way.

“Me?” I blinked.

“I bet the other girls around you are a lot stronger too, aren’t they?” One of them said.

“Deek makes you stronger, Alysia. It’s nothing to be ashamed about. From the moment he took you away from the wedding, we knew that we’d never be getting you back.”

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The girl next to her continued. “For those women by Deek’s side, they grow strong quickly. The bonds between you make you stronger, and make you grow. We’d never be able to keep up with that.”

“Girls…” Alysia looked at each of her former teammates, tears forming in her eyes.

“Don’t be sad, Alysia…” One of the girls reached out and touched her cheek. “We still love you. We always knew you were never fit for being an Osterian princess. You always seemed out of place, even when we were fighting in dungeons. However, by Deek’s side, it seems like you’re where you’re supposed to be.”

“R-really now…” Alysia took a drink from her mug to hide her expression.

I finally started to understand what this was all about. I had whisked her away without really speaking to her friends. Titan Fall had been together for years, and I had seemingly taken away their leader without consulting them. I had only focused on Alysia and her feelings and hadn’t considered the feelings of those around her. Admittedly, there hadn’t been much time to talk back then, but it was clear the girls still had lingering feelings regarding my sudden kidnapping of Alysia.

The girls were just letting Alysia know that it was okay in their own words. Titan Fall was still together, and Alysia was still the woman they respected most. It was a worry so deep that even Alysia probably didn’t realize she had it. Of course, I knew that she held many worries deep inside her. After all, our souls were closely linked. However, I hadn’t known how to resolve them. Yet, even though these girls hadn’t been around Alysia in months, they knew and as her friends, they made sure to show her that they were doing alright too.

“Thank you…” I lowered my head with a respectful nod.

“What are you smiling about?”

“Perhaps we should do another round?”

“I’ll stab him this time.”

I stiffened a bit. I guess it was better if I just kept my mouth shut for this one.