With the esteemed princess cured of her ridiculous curses, I released her outside of my Inner Mind. Just like Shanteya, she appeared right next to my Crystal Body. I had to say, she was surprised with the sudden change of décor from the beautiful gardens outside, to the darkness in which I lived and then to the typical study room, which once was the principal's office.
"Are we inside your dungeon?" was the first thing she asked me.
"No. This is inside the academy." I replied before going out of my crystal body.
"This... This is how you look like?" she asked when she laid eyes on the real me.
"Yes. I make for a fine engagement ring don't I? Hahaha!" I laughed.
Ayuseya let out a soft giggle as well.
"Then, I will be on my way. Thank you, Dungeon Lord Illsyore. I don't think I'll ever be able to repay you for your kindness." she told me with a polite bow.
I was taken aback a bit by her gesture because from what I knew, someone of royal blood never bowed down to anyone lower than them in status. Then again, that might have applied only to the humans on the Allasn Continent.
"No, there's no need to repay me, princess, I just did what I thought was normal. Is... Is it that strange to see a dungeon helping others?" I asked while scratching my invisible right cheek.
The dragoness looked at me for a long moment before she nodded.
"Yes. I have never heard or seen a dungeon such as you. It's almost like... like you defy the very nature of a dungeon. No, you reject it! Healing a complete stranger, curing a maid, repairing the Magic Academy and even letting others live in your territory without consuming their magic by force... A dungeon like you is unheard of." she told me with an honest look in her eyes.
"Are others dungeon like that?" I asked a bit curiously.
So far, none of the teachers, not even Nanya told me anything about how other dungeons behave. I knew they were regularly explored by adventurers, and the really strong ones were kept like something akin to a national treasure, but how they behaved or if one of those was actually a Dungeon Lord as well, I didn't know. Just from what I heard from Ayuseya, I could already presume that neither Nanya nor Tuberculus wished to share anything about it.
Why didn't they tell me? I asked myself before listening to the princess' words.
"No." she shook her head slowly "Low level dungeons are extremely aggressive and merciless with any intruder on their territory. High level ones are less aggressive, but highly dangerous as you go lower on their floors. Even communicating is a near impossible feat with most dungeons. The ones who usually agree on communicating with adventurers do so only when they realize that they are far weaker than them. They try to strike a deal with them just like it happened with the Ancestral dungeon in Paramanium and the Demonic one here in Sharoya when a party of Supreme rank adventurers approached them. After they conquered most of the floors, the dungeon contacted them and negotiations were in motion." she explained.
"So... I really am strange, ain't I?" I asked showing a forced invisible smile.
"Different, but in a good way. You are powerful, yet you don't abuse your power. You are smart, yet you don't try to control or take advantage of us." she explained.
"Then, if you knew I could be dangerous, why did you accept my help offering? I could have lied to you and kept you as a slave forever, right?" I asked.
"It was a dangerous gamble, but one which I knew I need not worry about. You had plenty of opportunities in the past week to turn all of us into slaves or worse. I know you probably built a dungeon somewhere, but from what I know, you left dungeon-building for last and prioritized fixing up the Magic Academy. You even joined Nanya to protect us from assassins when you could have easily used them to get rid of us or gain leverage through imprisonment. But most importantly, you showed to be worried towards the teachers when they ventured into your dungeon. Instead of boasting of how great it was, you apologized. If this doesn't make you special and wonderful, then I don't know what does, Dungeon Lord Illsyore." she explained calmly how I, an entity they should have feared, gained the trust and respect of the students through simple deeds I saw as normal to do for any man in my position.
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I was reincarnated as a Magic Academy!
FantasyA slightly perverted, but rather average Romanian ends up dead after being shot in the back of his head while playing his favorite game. He is then reincarnated as the Dungeon Core installed in a Magic Academy. Now, his body is the building of the M...
