My Room Has Become a Dungeon's Rest Area (LN)

Book 1: Chapter 2 (3)

It seems that after I moved and made my shelves, I fell asleep arranging my figures, thin books and manga.

But did I always have this amazing pillow?

It was soft and warm. It felt really comfortable.

It smelled kind of bad, kind of like pee, but it was still really, really comfortable

Eek! Its not a pillow! Its the female knights lap!

I jumped up and looked down. The female knight had woken up.

It wasnt a dream or anything. I really did carry a female knight from a dungeon. And after relaxing I just fell asleep like that.

Whats more I did it on the female knights lap.

Its probably for her to move around more easily but they really shouldnt discriminate against thighs and cover it up more!

S-s-s-s-sorry. I just accidentally fell asleep.

I-its alright. I get it. I apologise as well, for waking you up even though you were sleeping so comfortably.

It seemed that she wasnt angry. And she didnt have any weird misunderstandings

You were lying on me so I called out to you even though I thought it would be slightly rude. But I can understand how Mr. Wise Sage would be sleepy in such a comfortable place to sleep in.

Shes having some weird misunderstanding.

What did she mean by wise sage?

And was she referring to the tatami or her lap when she was talking about the comfortable place to sleep in?

N-no Im not a wise sage or anything. Although its much better than being mistaken for a goblin.

Aaah, Im so sorry. I was unable to see your face, wise sage. Moreover, you were speaking in monster language, so as rude as this is, I thought that you were a goblin

Hm? Monster language?

Yes. You are speaking it right now, am I wrong?

Ok. I immediately understood what was happening. In other words, based on the female knights understanding. or rather, the dungeon worlds understanding, Japanese was the same as Monster language.

No wonder she mistook me for a goblin.

And now she was mistaking me for a wise sage.

But Im also not a wise sage

A-am I mistaken? But you were able to create such a mysterious place to live in, so deep in the dungeon. I was sure you were a retired wise sage.

I see. So thats her explanation.

Judging from her protective equipment, like her shield and armor, the world on the dungeon side probably had technology equivalent to what we had in the Medieval Ages.

Protective equipment in the modern world would probably be something like bullet proof vests made of Kevlar fibre.

I probably isnt that strange for her to think that this room was made by a great sage, seeing as this room in Japan was filled with modern conveniences.

The floor is of perfect hardness. I could probably sleep anywhere on this. It really is amazing. Not only that.it gives off a nice smell. Ah.I want to sleep on it forever

.The female knight caressed the tatami in fascination. It seemed that out of the modern conveniences in the room, she had taken a liking to the tatami. Rather than a modern convenience, it was more of a traditional Japanese handicraft.

Dont get me wrong. I loved the smell of new tatami too.

And there are so many of those elaborately made dolls. There are some who are holding swords as well. They come across as more magical ones to me butare you really not a wise sage?

Nowise sage! I am a wise sage! Of course the dolls are magical. Theyre not anything suspicious at all! Ahahahaha!

Y-youre right. Actually, I was slightly worried that you were, as the humans nicknamed, the wizard of darkness. Your dolls seemed kind of.um.half naked and all.

Not at all, not at all. After all, Im a wise sage who fights for justice!

As I tried to play it off, the female knight gave me a beaming smile.

Youre right. You carried me all the way here and saved my life. Thank you so much.

O-oh no. That smile

Ever since I quit university, I had not properly talked to a woman, other than the short interaction I had with them during my part-time job.

The female knights smile shone brightly, like she was an angel who had descended from heaven.

.Although, she was still lying on the tatami and she still wasnt moving. After I jumped up, I was still looking down at her.

By the way, why are you still lying down?

It seems that I was struck with some strong paralysing poison in the dungeon just nowbut I think I should be able to move in a while.

I see. I had thought it was something like that, but I guess I was right.

If you had not helped me just now, I would have probably been dead by now. Wise sage, I owe you my life. Ill do anything to pay you back!

What!? Youll do anything!?

Does that mean shell do something like what g-goblins do? No! What are you thinking about Tooru?!

Your grandmothers going to be disappointed in you!

Yes! Although I might not look like it, I am still a knight!

I mean, I can tell just by looking. Of course knights possess a strong sense of duty and have great market value. It probably was the same in the other world.

Although Im an ex-knight

Ah, shes an ex-knight. I see. So does that mean her sense of duty wasnt as strong?

I appreciate the thought, but you can just forget about it

Although I did risk my life to save her in a dungeon where monsters may or may not have appeared, in the end, nothing happened and I was completely unscathed.

Still lying down, she puffed up her chest.

No, as an ex-knight, I will not forget your kindness for as long as I live!

Did she just say that she wouldnt forget, as long as she lived?

Kindness she wont forget as long as she livedshell do anything.

I was happy that such a beautiful person said those things to me. I felt like I really lucked out but.. Was it really alright for this female knight to promise these things to a person whose name she didnt even know?

She gave me a smile, as if she didnt have a single worry or doubt in her mind. Maybe she just had a personality where she didnt doubt others goodwill.

We still dont know each others names

I unconsciously let those words out.

I-I-I apologise. That was rude of me. My name is Aria Eldlux.

Miss Aria, Eldlux? Thats quite a tough name, isnt it?

You can just casually call my Ria

Even if you tell me to call you casually.

It was pretty hard to call such a beautiful person by their given name. I barely had any memory of that, other than Sacchan. Thinking about it, that was also a nickname. There was no way I called her Sachiko.

Ria looked like she was trying to move her upper body. It seemed that she was able to sit up now.

Haa.it seems that most of the paralysis poison has disappeared.

Is that so? Thats good.

By the way, would you like to tell me your respected name, wise sage?

Respected name? Oh you mean my name? Its Suzu

Its Suzuki Tooru. Is what I was about to say, but I stopped halfway.

Her name was Aria Eldlux. In comparison, a name like Suzuki just seemed so incompatible.

I apologise to all the Suzukis in Japan.

My name is Tooru, I mean, Thor

Sir Thor. What a nice name

I definitely didnt want a female calling me by my given name.

No, thats a lie. I wanted her to call my name.

I apologise again to all the Suzukis in Japan.

But at any rate, Sir Thor, you appear rather young for a wise sage who has developed so many artifacts, are you not?

What? Arti-?

Ah. I didnt really understand what she was suddenly saying, since we were in the real world, but thats the thing that often comes up in the games and light novels I often dabble in.

In other words, she was talking about the magic items created by magicians.

If someone from the Medieval Ages saw this room, they would probably also think that it was filled with artifacts too.

However, the topic wasnt about the artifacts.

We were talking about how young I was, despite being a wise sage living in secret in the depths of a dungeon.

I had to cook up a story for her, before her angelic, blank expression turned into one of suspicious fear.