Chapter 122: Underground City

"Arthur!"

"...ke up!"

Bam bam bam!

The next morning, I groggily woke up from the sound of someone calling out to me while banging on the door. I locked it last night because I had sex with Emilia and met with Beatrice, so no one could enter the room.

I opened my eyes and looked to the left first at Emilia's naked figure.

"Arthur! Open the door!"

The banging on the door kept happening in the meantime, accompanied by Eliza's loud voice. At least I shouldn't let her see Emilia being naked, although she had seen me having sex with this perverted teacher before.

"Wait a few seconds. Let me get dressed," I replied to Eliza, and the banging stopped.

"A-Alright." She replied with a stutter, probably realizing that I was still naked inside and imagining it. That girl was unexpectedly a closet pervert, after all.

I pulled up the blanket to cover Emilia and got off the bed, wearing simple clothes and pants I took from my inventory. Approaching the door, I opened it in a way the people outside wouldn't be able to see Emilia.

Eliza was standing in front of the door in a frilly blue dress. It somehow suited her, and it still had a window that exposed her cleavage. Her hair fell to her back like a waterfall, and she was pouting.

"Is there something that matters, Eliza?" I asked curiously, rubbing the back of my head. "It's still morning." I turned to the window on the side for a second, noticing that the sun had already risen up.

Oh? It seemed like I slept too much.

"It's already morning! You even missed breakfast with us." She replied with a raised voice. "I was able to wake up early because I slept with Mama, but-"

At that moment, Eliza stopped speaking, realizing what she had said, and I grinned.

"Hoo~ You slept with Madam Vivian last night, huh? And you said you didn't want to bother her." I spoke playfully, stepping out of the room and leaning forward slightly as my hand closed the door behind me. "But you're actually still a mama girl like usual, eh?"

"N-No! I am not a mama girl." She replied, clearly flustered. But she soon realized that I was just teasing her, and her face flushed red. "A-Arthur! Y-You dummy!"

Just like before, she hit my chest repeatedly with her weak fist. I only felt tickled and chuckled at her attempt. Seeing her like this, it seemed like nothing had happened. Why did she knock on my door that loudly before?

"It's because I know you were h-having a time with teacher Emilia!"

That was Eliza's answer after she calmed down and took a step back, bloating her cheek in a pout. I laughed at her reasoning and let her enter the room, and she hit me once more when she saw Emilia's naked figure, who had just woken up and stood in front of the bed.

"Unfair..." She muttered, looking down at the floor.

It took some time to console her. Only when I promised her to check the city together tomorrow, only the two of us, she calmed down and sat beside me while Emilia got dressed in her suit she often wore in the academy. Her skimpy dress was now put inside my inventory for safekeeping.

On a side note, I used <Purification> to clean the room and even our bodies fully. After everything calmed down and Emilia got dressed and sat beside me, Eliza began to say something.

I asked Eliza what she did with her mother yesterday, and she beamed happily while telling us almost everything. It was also decided that she would show the result of her magic training to her mother for today, so she came here to ask Emilia to watch her.

"Will you do it, teacher?

"I don't mind," Emilia answered. "I also want to talk with Madam Vivian, as she's one of the headmistress' students in the past." She continued.

I didn't know about that, and neither was Eliza. So Vivian was also a mage and skilled, knowing that she was Alesia's student in the past. That was why she knew we had arrived and prepared herself to welcome his daughter back in front of the gate.

I made the right decision not to use any magic for my plan. And thankfully, Beatrice's <Illusion Magic> was good enough that her Mana ripple couldn't be detected.

Emilia also glanced at me when she replied Eliza. She had heard about my plan today, and this was a perfect way to keep Eliza and Vivian busy so they wouldn't bother or try to find me.

"I guess I will walk around the city alone later. Have fun, you two." I smiled at them. "And I count on you to make them busy, Emilia." I whispered to the perverted teacher.

"Leave it to me, Arthur. Good luck in your hunt." She giggled playfully after replying to me in a low voice.

Eliza tilted her head curiously, but she didn't say anything and moved on with the conversation.

After that, Eliza and Emilia exited the room together in preparation for their show to Vivian later, leaving me alone in the guest room.

"Well then."

I went to the bathroom connected to this room, looked at the large mirror on top of the sink, washed my face, and slicked my hair back. It was refreshing, and I exited the bathroom while drying my face with a towel I took out from my inventory.

When I was about to sit back on the bed to relax, I noticed a yellow dot walking toward me. A quick <Appraisal> showed her status, and I grinned.

"She's here."

***

In a location below the ground, an open space filled with dilapidated buildings spread across bigger than even Rose Barony. As I made my way through the underground city, I couldn't help but be struck by the atmosphere that surrounded me.

The thick air of perfume filled the air. Sounds of raucous laughter echoed off the wall, lending an almost carnival-like atmosphere to the scene.

The buildings were in a state of disrepair, their crumbling walls and broken windows evidence of the trash condition that the inhabitants of this underground city had to endure.

The damp and muddy road beneath my feet seemed to reflect the dilapidated state of the buildings, a constant reminder of the harsh realities of life underground.

Neon lights from the magic lamps hanging outside and inside the buildings seemed to come together to create a scene that was both alluring and ominous.

Everywhere I looked, women in revealing outfits were vying for my attention, their suggestive gestures and sultry gazes making it clear what they had to offer.

Not only humans, but I also noticed some Cat girls, Dog girls, Dwarves, and even Elves joining. But the most common among them all was Succubi.

The people here exuded an unpleasant aura, except for the Succubi, that emitted a pleasant smell instead, a sign that they had more Sins than Virtues.

No one would believe a place like this existed in the Virtue Kingdom. Every corner had a certain building with a better condition than the other, called 'Domination House.' That was where people who wanted to dominate others had brought their partner so they could engrave a crest on them.

As I made my way deeper into the underground city, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was entering a dangerous and exciting world and was eager to explore every corner of it. This city seemed to be more fun than a normal city.

The buildings looked better and newer compared to the ones near the entrance. We've entered an 'Inner Area' which high-ranking people often frequent. The women looked more beautiful, wore better clothes, and smelt better to seduce men.

This was totally different from the bright side of this world. Dangers seemed to prevail in every corner of this city. These women even dared to approach men and make skin contact without thinking of getting Sins.

No one approached me, though. And the reason for that was clear. It was due to the girl beside me.

"S-Sir, W-We're really doing this?"