Chapter 21

Chapter 21

I Became a Prisoner Trainer in the Dungeon.

Episode 21: How To Get A New Prisoner (4).

At that moment.

In the Second Dungeon of the Vampire Legion, at a certain open space in the middle passage.

“Hmm, hmm, hmm.”

Akamondu, the Chief Steward, was sitting on something, legs crossed, fiddling with a piece of paper written in human script while humming a tune.

His entire body was drenched with human blood, yet he enjoyed it as if he were dousing himself with cool water on a hot day.

The area was filled with corpses.

These were a mix of adventurers and common soldiers, all bearing wounds from something sharp, apparently in search of something.

“Ugh, ugh…”

The few survivors could only tremble in fear and terror, unable to open their mouths.

Those who spoke died instantly.

Those who lived had not shouted, “I’d rather die than beg for my life from a demon!”

Whoosh.

With the sound of a chilling wind blowing through the window frame.

[I have returned, Submaster.]

From Akamondu’s shadow, a knight cloaked in pitch-black darkness emerged.

“Welcome back, Silphy.”

[Yes. I conveyed the summarized content to the Trainer.]

A Dullahan without a head.

Nevertheless, he bowed respectfully to Akamondu.

“What was his expression when he received it?”

[At first, he was surprised, but then he seemed to find it amusing.]

“Did he not recognize them as nobles?”

[Yes.]

“Hmm.”

Akamondu stroked his mustache.

“Was the training done regardless of whether they were commoners or nobles?”

[…]

“He didn’t seem to care much about status, but among humans, there are those who tremble before nobles or royals.”

[Perhaps, do you wish for ‘them’ to be trained by the Trainer? Your…]

“Shh-”

Akamondu winked with one eye and stood up.

“If we’re going to create ‘Royal Blood,’ wouldn’t it be better to have those with noble blood as humans claim?”

[…]

“Too bad. Tsk… If the princess were a virgin, would the Trainer want to deflower her? Should we expect him not to touch the royal lineage? Well, even if she isn’t a virgin, it doesn’t really matter.”

Akamondu pouted his lips.

[Is virginity important?]

“Huh? Isn’t it obvious? Apart from the Trainer, this is my personal desire.”

Akamondu smacked his lips and grinned.

“A vampire maid legion serving the Master. Guardians who protect and serve the Master while maintaining their purity. What a charming concept!”

[…]

“Anyway, the miracle the Trainer created, the recreation of ancient vam- ahem.”

Excitedly talking about something, Akamondu quickly coughed and changed his expression.

“Me and my old age, making such slips of the tongue. Understand, Silphy.”

[It’s fine. I am your servant, Submaster.]

“Then that’s good. However… I feel sorry for the Trainer.”

Akamondu spread his arms while scanning the fallen corpses and prisoners on the ground.

“There’s no virgin here.”

[…]

“No, there aren’t even any women.”

[I have something I’m curious about.]

“What is it?”

[Don’t you corrupt men?]

“……”

Akamondu openly frowned.

“You want me to put filthy male brats under the Vampire Princess?”

[Isn’t the Trainer a man?]

“He’s human. It’s different for vampires.”

[…]

“Moreover, how could a male Trainer train another man?”

Akamondu tilted his head as if questioning something obvious.

“If he were such a person, I’d immediately suggest to the Vampire Princess that we cut off the Trainer’s head.”

Somewhere, the feeling of a chill down my spine makes it seem like someone from the Vampire Legion is eager to kill me, but for now, I focus on the ‘present.’

“Eris Alvatea. Age 21. The only daughter of the Alvatea Count family.”

“……”

“The Alvatea Count family is quite powerful within the kingdom. But being the only daughter, there must have been many suitors since childhood, yet you haven’t married. Why?”

“……Knight.”

Eris answers in a low voice.

“Because I wanted to become a knight.”

Eris was a knight.

Among knights, she was one with considerable talent.

“You must be a talented knight. I’ve heard the rumors. That you were going to challenge for the gold badge.”

This was one of the miscellaneous pieces of information from the porter.

Was it Jake, or some other guy?

One of them, mocking me, said, ‘She’s going to be a gold-ranked adventurer, so don’t even think about looking at her like you do.’ That memory came to mind.

I didn’t pay much attention to it then, but now it’s important.

“Once those handcuffs are off, you’ll overpower me with strength beyond that of a gold badge adventurer…”

“……”

Eris was strong.

“And even if you kill me, the demons from our legion who captured you will overpower you again.”

Despite this, she was captured because the Vampire Legion was insanely strong.

As soon as Akamondu stepped in, the investigation team, knowing ‘Eris was defeated,’ was instantly annihilated.

“…Are you going to die then?”

“If my death is that valuable, then so be it.”

Death was painful, but not scary.

Actually, it was scary, but even without the ability to return, I would have lived in the moment.

‘I would have acted even more desperately.’

Returning was just a save point.

Ultimately, what mattered was how I acted.

“So, let’s calmly talk about this ‘deal’.”

“……”

“Eris, you must like the deal somewhat since you’re listening and responding to my story so obediently, right?”

“……”

I was still holding Eris’s hand.

But since I proposed the deal, Eris hadn’t tried to pull her hand away.

“…What does ‘not touching the Alvatea Count’s territory’ mean?”

Success.

Eris recited the contents of the deal.

“What’s there to it? It’s about our Vampire Legion and the Alvatea Count’s territory entering into some sort of mutual agreement.”

A secret pact.

“Do you think the Count Alvatea would make a deal with a demon?”

“If he doesn’t, his daughter might lose her life or become a demon’s plaything forever?”

“……”

“Don’t forget. I can do whatever I want with you.”

Honestly, Eris was a great loss.

But for the ‘Trainer’, Dalia was more valuable.

Save?

That was just asking to catch any virgin and then having sex without a condom.

“Still, I’m doing this because I’d be sad to see you die, so I’d prefer if you cooperated willingly.”

“…Are you serious?”

“I am serious.”

A woman who had been deflowered and had sex three times without a condom.

She had the disadvantage of easily reaching climax and fainting, but that could be resolved through experience as she got used to it.

It’s not her fault that she faints from the intensity of my member.

“Listen carefully. To start with what will be known publicly, the Alvatea Count’s family is being threatened by the Vampire Legion of the Demon King’s army.”

“Threatened….”

“His daughter is taken hostage. Of course, Count Alvatea will want to send a rescue team. Right?”

“……”

Eris nodded heavily.

“Among them will be knights from your family you’ve known since childhood, and hastily hired mercenaries. But can they really defeat our legion?”

Crunch.

“It would be difficult, wouldn’t it? If it were possible, humanity would have already taken over not just the Vampire Legion but the Demon King’s castle too.”

The cold reality.

A single count’s estate could not defeat a legion of the Demon King’s army.

“While continuously sending rescue teams, the count’s estate will begin to decline, and the count will be financially strained from paying compensation to the families of the dead rescuers. Backed into a corner, the count might come to the dungeon himself to save you.”

“The count…!!”

“He was once an excellent knight, wasn’t he?”

This information was heard through Dalia.

“The knightly talent must have come from the count, right? I heard he was an amazing warrior, comparable to a diamond-ranked adventurer in his active days.”

Though he retired from active duty after having children, Count Alvatea was quite a dangerous entity.

“Even if he can’t defeat the legion, he’ll cause enough damage to cut off one of our ten fingers. That’s something we don’t want.”

“So….”

“It’s a deal under the guise of hostage-taking and threats.”

I pointed alternately at myself and Eris.

“Regardless, you were captured as a prisoner. Practically a dead person, but now it will be known through Baron Gilberte’s family that you’re alive.”

“……”

“If you work for our legion here, we will not touch the Alvatea Count’s territory.”

This was the core of the secret pact.

“You’ll work here just like me. Your role isn’t much. Guarding the training room and helping me.”

Eris didn’t look it, but when she held a sword, she did her part.

“The world will think you’re a plaything captured by the Demon King’s army. Are you afraid that the world might think you’re being gang-raped by demons? That can’t be helped. Since you were captured after defeat, it’s natural for the world to think so.”

“……”

“But even considering that, it’s still a profitable deal, isn’t it? In the current situation, facing off against the Vampire Legion… the Alvatea Count’s territory will be safe.”

There’s a reason for going this far.

Yet.

‘The corruption of females has been strategized, but not to the level of vampire corruption.’

Since she hadn’t gone through an ordeal like Dalia, where she had to test her faith, Eris wasn’t at the point of being placed on the altar of corruption yet.

‘Need to corrupt her gradually.’

Either make her nod to the idea of becoming a vampire by promising to give her pleasure, or make her slowly lose something of humanity through the benefits and peace gained from the secret pact between the two forces.

The moment she saw demons not as monsters to be killed but as beings with whom dialogue and trade were possible…

‘That’s when she’ll fall to become a vampire.’

The moment she received human treatment within the Demon King’s army, the shadow of corruption would quickly envelop Eris.

Walking that tightrope was my job.

“Why.”

Eris spoke up.

“Why are you proposing such a deal?”

“That’s because.”

“Do you think the count, my mother, will agree to this deal willingly?”

“……”

If there was a reason to make a secret pact with the Alvatea Count’s territory.

“Whatever, imagine as you like.”

It was not just about some future vampire mother-daughter sandwich.

Definitely not.

“……To my mother.”

Eris quietly spoke.

“I will write a letter.”

Bingo.

“Good. I’ll give you a reward.”

“A reward… what-”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

The only reward in the training room was one thing.

“Since a while ago, your eyes have been looking down there.”

From the moment the deal was laid out, Eris’s gaze had been continuously directed towards my erect member.