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Calm down… It’s alright… There’s a Dungeon Store where I can buy a potion which can enhance the size… So, there is no problem…

I sighed, my brief rage simmering down as Domino looked at me worryingly.

“Papa… Something wrong…?” She tilted her head, her tiny hands grasping my large fingers with worry.

“N-nothing’s wrong… Just a realization…” I sweated bullets. ‘No way in hell am I talking about my size to a young girl…’

“Mu…” Domino tilted her head once more, then went back to lying back on my belly spread eagle.

Crisis averted, and problem solved – even if I was completely pissed – I relaxed back in my hammock, swaying back and forth, and closing my eyes.

‘I want to rest…’

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I woke up about two hours later, Domino now checking up on the Dungeon through various menus and screens populating her entire vision. She may look like a child, but she was an incredibly efficient person for the job as the Dungeon Helper.

Me? I was on my way to greet those living in the Human area – even if there are some Demi-humans also living there – to get some updates on how they’re enjoying their stay.

“Sir Jionni.” Luke greeted me when I stepped out of the passageway I constructed. “Good afternoon, what brings you here this fine day?”

“Nothing much, just checking up on the inhabitants, as well as the new captured monsters back in the City area.” I shrugged. “How are the Shaiydons’?”

“Madam Shirley Shaiydon and her two children are loving it here, while Lord Bentley is still a little miffed about his loss of position.” Luke and I sighed. Why is he clinging to that position that was about to get him killed? I know it’s not about him, since he cares more about his family than the seat, but why?

“I see. Carry on then, I’ll have a visit to the demi-human group then.” I waved at him while he nodded back.

“Very well. Good day, Sir Jionni.” And with that exchange over, me and Luke parted ways, with Luke heading back towards the house where the Shaiydons were living.

I took a look around. Instead of a forest, what greeted my sight were a few modern houses, some occupied, most not. The pavement below my feet felt rough and very nostalgic during my time back on Earth. There were lamp posts here and there, turning on when night came about.

All in all, this looked like a place commonly seen on modern day Earth. Though, whether the place could be seen in third-world countries was up for debate, but anyway, this place isn’t on Earth, right?

Shaking my head off of those thoughts, I continued my pace towards the house where the group of demi-humans were living, along with Merethyl, Mariona, and the broken/comatose women.

The dragonewt still hasn’t woken up, and I’m worried she might die due to the lack of nutrients, so in order to counteract that predicament, I bought a potion that could give the required nutrients a being could use when splashed on their body.

The potion was also very cheap, since it is like food in liquid form, but the real kicker was that it gave the body what it needed the most. So, let’s say you use the potion on a herbivore. It would give it nutrients only a herbivore would use, while using it on a carnivore would give it nutrients only a carnivore would use.

I’m sure people would like to get their hands on this stuff… I should probably sell it once the city gains traction…

“Jionni…?”

Due to my mulling, I didn’t realize that I was already in front of the house where I was headed, as well as the person greeting me at the front door.

Lara, the gnome whose appearance looked like that of a human child, looked up at me with anxious and excited eyes.

“Good afternoon, Lara. Are the rest inside?”

“Ah, no, Jionni. Krag is working on the city, while Anduin is taking little Alice for a walk through the monster town to familiarize herself with the inhabitants. Mariona is still sleeping like a sack, while Merethyl is tending to the… women victims…” Lara grimaced as she recalled the state of the women who were victims of the goblins’ non-stop sexual abuse.

“I see…” I hummed, my hand resting on my chin as I contemplated my next action. All seems good for now, so I could probably leave them to their devices… I should probably give them something tomorrow, just to show them that I am not a cheapskate when it comes to my workers. “Thank you for that. You may return to your duties.”

Lara nodded and politely excused herself before going back into the house to do something. I left the place and skipped the house housing the branch manager and his secretary. I’m still a little nervous around him without any protection, so talking to him one on one was impossible for me.

I know he won’t harm me, but due to my experience in this world, actions can have a lot of intent behind them, hidden or not.

I mean, just look at that damned demon bastard. He was fishy. I knew that very much, but I didn’t think he would do what he did that early. I thought he was going to use the dwarf as a scapegoat, but alas, my predictions were wrong and I paid the price.

Anyway, like I said, I skipped their house and went directly towards the City area. Traversing through the cave passageway, which was a little less damp than before, I found myself staring at a wooden gate giant enough to accommodate at least 10 pick-up trucks side-by-side.

Its height reached about four-stories, meaning that the gate was huge. This wouldn’t have been possible without the help of those elves. I should give them a reward for that, separate from the gifts I would give them tomorrow, but I can ponder that later.

For now, I need to check up on the captured monsters.

Greeting the monsters in the city, who also greeted me back with happy and excited expressions – it brought a tear to my eye – I made my way through the busy crowds of monsters working to build up defenses and housing for the new monsters they captured.

‘Hmm… You know what, maybe I should complete that quest… Not like another group of monsters would come barging in again…’

Swiping my hand down, the familiar screen of my System greeted me. Going through the cycles, I stopped on the quest and hit the Y to complete it.

[Strengthen your Dungeon!]

[Add rooms: 20/20]

[Gain a floor: 1/1]

[Reach a total of 100 Dungeon Residents: 100 / 100]

[Bonus Objective 1: Reach 125 Dungeon Residents: 114 / 100] (-)

[Bonus Objective 2: Add 25 rooms: 20 / 25] (-)

[Bonus Objective 3: Have 10 Different Species living inside the Dungeon: 10 / 10] (X)

Rewards: 2500 DP, 1500 EXP, [Dungeon Master] perk

Bonus Reward: [Monkey King’s Sceptre]

… Welp… Don’t cry over spilled milk, although the perk and that Bonus Reward I need to check out right now…