My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem

A woman walked onto the stage who moved with a predator and sensual grace. As soon as I saw her, I started to get a bad feeling.

“Queen Lionness, is it?” I asked.

“It is…” She responded. “You have defeated all of your opponents before this match with ease, but I fear this match will be your first defeat.”

Her voice immediately caused my mood to sour. Although she was wearing a mask, it didn’t cover her face up much at all. She let her lion tail and ears out completely. Her wild unkempt hair, her light brown skin, and her yellow eyes were extremely familiar to me. Upon hearing her voice, there was no longer any doubt. This was the lioness who was working under King Roth. I didn’t know why she was in Alerith in an underground fighting ring, but it was unmistakably the woman who had tortured and injured Astria.

Although I knew Astria was still alive, the bond I had with her gave me nothing else. Rather, he was storing her somewhere I couldn’t reach. I guessed that he had put her in his dungeon. I could normally portal in and out of dungeons, but there were exceptions. If the dungeon master specifically wanted to prevent me from Portaling, I had found that it was perfectly possible. The blessings on my body were only as powerful as the dungeons that formed them, and if another dungeon happened to be stronger, it wasn’t impossible to block, interfere with, or overwhelm them.

When it came to Astria, I couldn’t even locate her so that I could make a portal. She wasn’t on my map no matter how far I scrolled out. I could only feel that she was somewhere vaguely in the west. I knew that once King Roth was defeated, I’d be able to find her, which was the only reason I had waited to go after her. Celeste had said that ripping off fairy wings was more symbolic than it was dangerous, but that didn’t mean I wanted to let her suffer like that.

“Do you know me?” the lioness suddenly asked. “That look in your eyes seems to suggest you don’t like me very much. Did my man happen to offend you at some point?”

“You mean King Roth?” Since she could already tell by my behavior, I decided to leave all questions on the table.

“Oh? So, you do know me? I’ve never met you before though. What is that name again? Deacon the Dragon? Deacon…” She gasped. “You wouldn’t by chance be that little lord, Deekson, would you?”

She had startled me again. She wasn’t just cruel and strong, but she was also very smart. With just the name and a look, she had quickly identified me. Although just looking at her made me feel a bit of anger and the desire for vengeance, I just managed to stop myself, taking a deep breath.

“I’m not here to fight you. I have other plans.”

“Oh?” She cocked an eyebrow. “I could say the same. I seek to bring down this so-called Catgirl of Doom. They say she is undefeated. I plan to correct this.”

“Her? Why?” I narrowed my eyes.

“Powerful women deserve to be in my lord’s harem. I’m naturally recruiting. Although, I won’t allow anyone in the harem that is more powerful than me. Once I put her in her proper place, she’ll become another one of his women!”