Reborn As Villain's
Chapter 36: Dungeon Expedition part 3.

"Dylan, Dylan, Dylan.... Open your eyes, Dylan".

The voice sounded faintly in his ears. His eyes are heavy to open. Even so, he still tried his hardest to open his eyes.

When both of his eyes opened, his gaze was still blurred and his mind was slightly dazed. But, after a few blinks of the eyes. The view starts clear.

"Awins".

It was the first word he said when he saw the figure of the burgundy-haired man who was in front of him.

"Ah, great.... You're finally conscious".

Awin became relieved to see Dylan who regained his senses and immediately sat down next to him. Holding his head, Dylan began to pay attention to the surroundings and realized something.

"Hey, Awin... Don't say----".

"Yes.... We fell into the Dungeon ravine and I don't know what floor this is".

Silence between the two of them. They just sat there watching the surroundings.

"So..... What do we have to do?".

Awin tries to break the silence by asking Dylan what their next move will be.

"It's clear.... We need to find a way out..... But, this isn't easy".

"Yes, considering we're on a floor that has never been explored, right?..... And we don't know what monsters are on this floor".

Dylan nodded his head to Awin as a sign of agreement.

"Yosh, what are you waiting for.... Let's go now".

"As you wish, captain".

Dylan and Awin immediately stood up and started exploring the floor where they had fallen to find a way out.

After walking for quite a while, his second step came to a halt after seeing some sort of crystal emitting a beautiful light clinging onto the Dungeon ceiling.

"Woi, Dylan isn't that.... Krystal Grants".

"Ha.... It looks like the crystal is the only source of illumination inside here".

The two of them were suddenly startled to feel an extremely powerful aura, as they both glanced towards the source of the Aura which they both saw was a rabbit standing with both feet staring intently at them.

"Awins".

"I know".

Both of them immediately took a cautious stance. Although it was only a rabbit, but Dylan and Awin knew that the rabbit was no ordinary rabbit in general.

And it's true.

In a blink of an eye the rabbit figure disappeared from the sight of the two. As the two turned their eyes up.

The rabbit immediately slid a kick coated by powerful Wind magic. Reflek, Dylan and Awin immediately jumped up to dodge the attack.

He realized his attack was successfully avoided. The rabbit again jumped up and directed a series of attacks at Dylan and Awin.

Of course, the two continued trying to dodge the crazy attack until Dylan finally managed to find a gap and utilize it.

"Phantom Blade's. Narrow Blade's".

A thin and sharp sword slash managed to split the rabbit into 2.

"Whoops.... Finally".

"That attack.... He's not a hare".

Unable to breathe a sigh of relief, the two jumped to the side to avoid an attack in the form of a slash from behind.

When the two turned their heads, apparently the one who did that was a huge bear-like monster with its huge and extremely sharp claws.

Not enough to get there, suddenly appeared a lightning attack that came out of nowhere. And after he noticed the attack came from several wolves.

"Whoi, Dylan.... I think we've been surrounded by this".

"Yes you're right..... I think the smell of blood from the rabbits and the wounds we have lured them here".

"Then what's your plan?".

"What's more, in a situation like the present there's only one plan.... That is, the ESGB plan".

Hearing that, Awin was surprised for a moment. Her memory goes back to the past, when she and her older brother were being cornered face to face with a biker gang back then.

"Aniki, in a situation like this what are your plans?".

"Isn't it clear.... Let's use the ESGB plan".

Awin smiled hearing the plan. Then he and his older brother immediately darted towards the members of the motorcycle gang while shouting and began to teach them all until there was nothing left.

[Note: ESGB stands for "Elu Senggol, Bacok Cave]

At that time the two again darted towards the monster in front of them and began to finish them all off.

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I don't know how long the two fought with the monsters that surrounded them. In addition to overwhelming fatigue, the two also felt an overwhelming sense of hunger.

Having no other choice, the two decided to eat the meat of the monsters they killed.

But, before that.

Both are looking for a safe place to hide, for fear that the smell of flesh and blood of the monsters they kill will invite other monsters.

"Lives.... It feels so rancid".

Awin complained after biting the meat of the monster that had just finished burning.

"You know how else..... If you don't eat this meat.... Where do we get our energy sources from?".

Dylan who actually tasted what Awin said chose to keep eating the meat, while drinking water.

Awin who saw that had been confused, not because Dylan was still greedily eating the meat. But he was confused because of the water that Dylan drank.

"Where's that water from?".

While chewing the meat in her mouth Awin tried to ask. And Dylan only showed a large crystal stone that was transparent blue.

"Hou.... Can I ask for it".

"of course".

Awin immediately put his glass. And according to what Dylan said, the stone immediately poured clean water into Awin's glass.

Once drunk the unique taste sensation that was felt made Awin surprised and the meat he ate became no longer smell rancid.

(Actually, the taste of this water is similar to the energy drinks in my previous life...... To be honest, I wonder what this rock really is.... But, when I asked Sonia.... He said to never show the stone to anyone even to Father and Mother).

While muttering inwardly, Dylan continued to pay attention and wonder where and what this stone actually came from.

"As long as we rest..... How about we talk about that before".

Dylan looked back at Awin who this time looked at him very seriously. Without even explaining it seems Dylan already knows what Awin meant just now.

"Dylan.... Don't you feel like something's wrong with what happened to us?".

"Yes.... I'm not that stupid..... I also feel like we're being targeted".

"Then you think who's "potentially" is the suspect".

"Where is..... There are too many names in my brain.... But, that's obvious..... The one who shot me and the one who shot you was 2 different people".

"Hm..... Then who's "potentially" to be the one to attack you?".

"If you have to name one..... And so, the one who "potentially" attacked me while on that bridge was...... Zuzan Fin Cifer's".

Awin was silent for a moment after Dylan mentioned Zuzan's potential name as the perpetrator of the magic shooting.

"Why?".

"Simple only..... That girl fans weigh heavily on my mom".

(Zuzan Fin Cifer is one of the Heroines who joined Harem Reiner.... He was a Mage other than Filaret..... She is a strange girl who hates Dylan for no apparent reason..... But, as the story goes.... It was revealed that the reason behind his hatred was because of his sense of irony towards Dylan who was born as the son of Pavline..... Zuzan being a big fan of Mom is not just about magic and great knowledge.... Instead, he was rescued by Zuzan who was on the verge of death..... From then on she became a huge fan of her mother and became the person who hated Dylan the most in the hero party..... To Filaret.... At first, she hated him too.... But, that changed because Filaret was a magician who was considered great).

"uh? What the fuck?..... If what you say is true..... Isn't he sane".

"The sanity level of each person is different..... And the reason people become insane is also different".

Dylan went back to chewing on the monster meat he was holding. After a few chews, Dylan began to ask back to Awin.

"You yourself..... Who do you think is "potentially" the one who attacked you?".

Awin was silent for a while and his face suddenly turned a little sad. Then he started answering Dylan's questions.

"......... Stella fou Chamble's".

Dylan stopped his eating and his eyes shifted to Awin.

"Stella´s..... You mean, Stella the--".

"Yes, Stella was arguing with you back then".

"Reason?".

Awin briefly looked up at the Dungeon ceiling for a moment before he finally looked back at Dylan.

"Actually I'm a very lazy story..... But, the one who asked was you..... Then it wouldn't hurt if I told you a little."

Dylan was getting curious about what Awin had just said. And not long ago Awin revealed something that made Dylan himself also surprised.

"Actually....... The Stella fou Chamber........ Is...... My ex-fiancee".

"Huh?".

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"We got engaged when we were 10.... You might not believe it..... But, at that time I was a child who had excess weight..... The first time I saw him..... I was really impressed by her beauty and elegance...... Hence, I fell in love with her from first sight...... Then, I expressed my seriousness to be her fiance...... But, he instead took me to the arena to fight with each other for swords..... But, because I really didn't know anything about swords back then..... I ended up in a crushing defeat..... Looking at me lying on the ground at that moment..... Stella said, "If you're serious about what you say, then be stronger than me"...... From that moment on I started training desperately..... Whether it's sword or magic.... Everything I learned".

"Hmmm".

"Because I know the Asford region is a fruit producer in the Ingrid kingdom.... I started thinking about making some sort of confectionery and fruit jam manufacturing company to boost the economy of the Asford region..... In addition, I also want to prove to Stella that this mount is not only strong in the fight..... But, also people who are experts in managing the territory and business".

"Hee.....".

"..... But that all changed 1 year ago".

Awin instantly showed an amazingly sad expression. He was silent for a moment before he finally came back.

"One day, while I was training with my Mysterius Cleave in the garden.... A servant hurriedly came to me and told me that Stella was visiting.... Of course I'm very happy about it.... Hence, I immediately changed clothes and went straight to see him.... When I asked him what the reason was to come here in the hope that he would answer with great joy.... But it was all for nothing".

"Hm?".

"Somehow he suddenly stood up from his chair and was indignantly unclear to me..... He said "because you turned out to be too strong, people began to doubt my prowess as a knight candidate..... In fact, the family of the Marquis of Chamble who is respected for his Knight title is greatly embarrassed by me who in fact is only the son of an Earl of Asford who has no military background..... Almost every day, he always gets criticism from many people and they always compare me with you who are like heaven and earth......."........ After being satisfied to issue his complaint, he said that our engagement was officially canceled...... Honestly, I don't understand any of that..... And at that time I just thought that his emotions were unstable..... That's why I didn't pursue or ask him for more clarity...... Unfortunately, it was the beginning of the bad luck I had".

"Hm?".

"A few weeks after our meeting..... I got word that the factory where I was producing fruit jam and sweet ludes burned to nothing..... Not to mention, the garden where the farmers also burned....... Then, a rumor surfaced that I did the rode work to the citizens of Asford until someone became a victim....... Of course, the families and residents of the Asford region no one believes..... Because they know that I'm pretty good and close to them...... But.....".

Awin is getting sad.

"..... One day a messenger from the capital came to our residence...... And asked my father to punish me for my expulsion from the Asford family...... If we do not do so, all the assets of the Asford family will be confiscated and we will be demoted to ordinary people..... Father, Mother and the citizens of Asford, of course, rejected it, because they knew I had done nothing wrong and was only accused of being one-sided...... However, I decided to leave the Asford family with the intention of keeping Father, Mother and the citizens of the Asford region from being affected by the false accusations".

"Then why do you still use the name Asford behind your name?".

"Dad told me to..... Even though I'm no longer part of the Asford family legally.... But, he said that I was still his son who wanted anything..... Even when I signed up here..... He purposely sent a personal servant to help me while I was studying here".

"Hee..... Naas is your life too".

"What the fuck?..... Sympathy little ngapa kek..... But, yes it is..... Life must continue.... After all, I am grateful that the girl showed her true nature before we got tied up in marriage".

"Then what about all the bad things that happened to you?..... Based on what I heard..... It's kind of like somebody's".

"Yes, and my guess is 100% Stella and her family".

"Oh, yeah".

(Everything Awin tells about Stella's character really fits with what is described in the game...... She is the craziest girl of praise after Vanessa in the hero party and so is her family..... If there are ordinary people or nobles who have more attention from society..... They will do all sorts of tricks to bring him down...... Based on the info from Dad..... There was once a Count-ranked nobleman and his family who were executed for false charges filed by the Chamble family).

After telling each other stories and eating monster meat that feels rancid. Dylan and Awin immediately came out of the hiding place slowly so as not to provoke other monsters.

Making sure there was nothing, the two resumed their journey of finding a way out of the Dungeon.