My Husband Is Definitely a Paladin — Chapter 11

IT IS FAIRLY DARK BEYOND THE GATE, SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

AH, YES.

I STILL CANNOT STOP FEELING EMBARRASSED...

IT IS NOT AS IF I NEVER MADE A SUBJUGATION DECLARATION IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE.

MICHAEL, SWORD OF GOD, WILL PROCEED WITH CLEARING THE DUNGEON.

IRENNE RODIAM WILL PROCEED WITH CLEARING THE DUNGEON.

AND YET I JUST STOOD THERE BLANKLY, SPACING OUT LIKE THAT.

LADY IRENNE?

BUT IT IS TRUE THAT I ALMOST NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO ENTER DUNGEONS,

SO I AM NOT USED TO IT.

I NEED TO STAY FOCUSED FROM NOW ON.

EVEN AFTER MAKING THAT RESOLVE,

WHY HAVE I BEEN UNABLE TO STOP TREMBLING SINCE EARLIER?

I SEE.

THIS DUNGEON...

IS SHAPED SIMILARLY TO THE PLACE WHERE I DIED.

STOP IT,

STOP BEING NERVOUS, IRENNE.

ALL LOW GRADE DUNGEONS LOOK ROUGHLY THE SAME.

THIS IS NOT THAT DUNGEON.

I AM ALIVE RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT NOW, I AM...

THIS WILL NOT DO AFTER ALL.

PLEASE RETURN OUTSIDE THE GATE AND WAIT THERE.

PARDON?! NO!!

I AM FINE, REALLY!

H-HE SUDDENLY TOOK MY HAND...

I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO FINISH THIS QUICKLY AND RETURN.

SINCE I AM A PURIFIER, I NEED TO GET USED TO THIS LEVEL OF FEAR.

...IF YOU INSIST. UNDERSTOOD.

IN THAT CASE...

AH, THIS IS...

AN ARTIFACT THAT FLOATS IN THE AIR AND LIGHTS UP THE DARKNESS, THE ORB OF LIGHT.

SEEING LIGHT REALLY DOES MAKE ME FEEL A LITTLE RELIEVED.

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I SEE IT, IT REALLY IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL LIGHT.

MY ANXIOUS HEART CALMED DOWN IN AN INSTANT...

YOU ARE NOT VERY SURPRISED...?

PEOPLE SEEING THE ORB OF LIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME SOMETIMES GET SO STARTLED THEY FALL BACKWARD.

HAVE YOU SEEN AN ARTIFACT LIKE THIS BEFORE?

AH, WELL...

YES, IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE...

BUT I CANNOT SAY THAT.

SIR,

SIR MICHAEL'S ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE SPREAD EVEN TO THE REGION WHERE I LIVE,

AND EVEN CHILDREN MEMORIZE THE TALES OF YOUR ADVENTURES!!!

THIS ARTIFACT IN PARTICULAR IS ALWAYS MENTIONED. SO...

...I SEE.

DID I... MANAGE TO GET THROUGH THAT? I really hope so...

I Really Hope So...

THANKFULLY, SIR MICHAEL DID NOT ASK ANYTHING ELSE.

AH, COME TO THINK OF IT...

MY BODY HAS STOPPED TREMBLING...

THE WATER ATTRIBUTE MONSTERS IN THE LOW GRADE DUNGEON

FELL AND DISAPPEARED AT SIR MICHAEL'S HAND LIKE POWERLESS FALLEN LEAVES.

THANKS TO THAT, WE PASSED THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE DUNGEON AND REACHED THE LAKE IN AN INSTANT.

IT WAS THE PLACE WHERE WATER ATTRIBUTE MONSTERS WERE BORN, AND WHERE THE BOSS MONSTER WAS.

AND AT THE END OF IT...

THE REWARD ROOM!

PLEASE WAIT HERE FOR A MOMENT WHILE I CHECK FOR ANY DANGER.

YES, UNDERSTOOD.

EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE BOSS, IT IS A WEAK LOW GRADE MONSTER, SO IT SHOULD BE FINE TO CROSS WITH HIM...

BUT THIS IS ALSO MY FIRST DUNGEON IN THIS LIFE, SO I SHOULD STAY BACK TO AVOID SUSPICION.

WH-WHAT IS THAT?

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!

THAT IS NOT THE MONSTER THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO APPEAR HERE!!!

THIS IS DANGEROUS....!!

SIR MICHAEL!!! BE CAREFUL!!!

MY WORRY WAS ALMOST EMBARRASSING,

BECAUSE IN AN INSTANT...

Who was I even worrying about...

HE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE REWARD ROOM...?!

W-WAIT, SIR MICHAEL!

DID HE FORGET I AM HERE?!

LET US GO TOGETHER!

SIR MICHAEL!

HERE, PLEASE CHECK IT.

THIS IS THE REWARD FROM THIS DUNGEON.

I CAN HEAR A SMALL OBJECT RATTLING...

I AM SURE OF IT. IT IS THE INVISIBILITY RING!

FINALLY,

FINALLY...

FINALLY...

HUH?

WAIT.

THIS IS...

THIS IS... NO WAY...

A PEBBLE?