S-Class Dungeon’s Mistress - Chapter 155
Chapter 155
Adelaide’s body suddenly stumbled and touched his chest with wide eyes. Soon, a picturesque face came close to her nose.
“Look, I only smell like you now.”
“I don’t smell human.” He added with a grim smile.
Adelaide was very familiar with Lupin’s subtle gaze. He used to send her this look before he said anything naughty. Talking about his scent was also very suspicious. In fact, whenever they got involved, he would taste Adelaide’s whole body while saying embarrassing things like “You smell sweet”.
Adelaide, who rubbed Lupinus’ strong chest muscles as a habit, extended her hand without hesitation as his lips drew closer. Thump! Adelaide’s white hand gently pushed Lupin’s face away.
“Hssp*! No. Bad.”
[T/N: Inhaling with a scolding tone. If you watch k-dramas you might be familiar with it.]
“I am not Bell.”
“Anyway, no. I know you’re strong, but you worry me. And one of us has to defend the dungeon.”
They always left and came back quickly, but just in case, Lisianthus or Lupinus had to remain in the dungeon. And that was usually Lupinus’ role. Unlike Lisianthus, who can freely go to and from the Demon Realm, Lupinus will not be able to use all his powers in Esperanza, where the magic was very strong.
Even though he knew this, Lupinus sported a very dissatisfied expression.
“I’d rather be a demon at times like this.”
“You wanted to be a warrior when you were young.”
Adelaide smirked as she recalled the sight of a young and whining Lupinus.
“Yes, because I wanted to be by your side just a little bit longer.”
“It’s still the same reason now.” Lupinus rubbed his cheek against Adelaide’s hand and muttered. It was so cute that Adelaide, without realizing it, kissed his forehead.
“Good, my Lupin. Will you wait for me in the dungeon?”
Likewise, it was the same tone she used for Bell but Lupinus did not object. As always, he just smiled naturally, wriggling like a larva while thinking that it turned out well to be complimented like this.
“Master. It’s time to go.”
Lisianthus looked at Lupinus with an icy gaze and called out to Adelaide. When Adelaide looked back, his face was as bright as ever as if it hadn’t just been cold.
“Fox j*rk.” Lupin muttered bitterly.
“Lowly human b*st*rd.” Lisianthus also whispered elegantly.
If in the past a close peace was maintained to stay vigilant on both sides when Caladium was still here, now, there was a fierce competition just like Lisianthus and Caladium once had.
Whether or not she was aware of this situation, Adelaide smiled as she prepared to leave.
‘Maybe I can find Helheim today!’
She went to Esperanza feeling good, but the result still ended in vain.
After that, several more failures followed. Her hopes, which rose with the new information, had withered again.
If there was one thing that kept her original focus, it was Lisianthus’ concern. He was afraid that Adelaide might get hurt every day, even though Adelaide had fought and won against several high-level demons while she was wandering around Esperanza alone.
“Lisian is really worried, too.”
“……It’s the first time I’ve ever heard of such a thing.”
“Lies. Don’t you worry about me everyday?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Adelaide gently patted him on the back and laughed. When she first inherited the dungeon, it was her who needed comforting, but now, she was proud that she had grown enough to be able to comfort him like this.
“……That’s, Adele I have to—”
“I think it’s time to leave now.”
Lupinus interrupted Lisianthus with a blunt voice. He was always one to pay back what he suffered.
[T/N: Lisian interrupted his conversation with Adelaide earlier in the chapter.]
The eyes of the two men immediately met. Vicious demonic magic and the energy of a warrior fought fiercely in the air.
“Bell! Give me back my shin bone!”
“Hek ek ek-!”
However, the tension was broken because the surroundings were chaotic.
Bell, in his puppy state, was so excited that he was running around with a shin bone in his mouth, and the skeleton ran after Bell without care. A normal monster would have passed out under the weight of the energies, however, they could never be called normal as they had been trained by the fighting between Caladium and Lisianthus.
“Lisian! Mumu and I will go first!”
Adelaide turned to the portal, paying no more attention to them.
At this point, fighting became embarrassing. Lisianthus passed him by with an indifferent face, and Lupinus also took a step to help the skeleton.
“My shin is not a gum!”
“Cheap! Keep it to yourself then.”
“Cheap, what cheap? You have your own shins!”
After the conversation between the Skeleton and Bell, who had turned into a humanoid, Adelaide crossed the portal.
Today she was heading to a canyon west of Esperanza. The location was not far from the wyvern habitat she went to last time, and the view of the purple river flowing in a round shape at the bottom of the canyon was very beautiful.
Adelaide was convinced that this must be the entrance to Helheim. The reason was simple.
‘It’s a purple river, it’s amazing!’
Even the faint fog around it was mysterious, like a scene straight out of a myth. It wouldn’t be strange if the goddess Hela came down and opened the entrance right away.
She climbed on Mumu’s back and made way through the canyon. In the middle of it, she said she was going to investigate more closely and jumped off Mumu, landing on her feet.
However, even though she walked around to the point where her feet hurt, she didn’t sense any ‘special feeling’ at all.
‘It can’t be. I’m sure it’s here……! Maybe when Lisianthus comes, the entrance will suddenly open. Yes, this certainty must be that special feeling!’
Adelaide painfully rationalized, even though she knew that this place wasn’t the answer either. She moved her feet this way, because she didn’t want to admit that it was all for nothing.
Then. A faint weeping sound came from somewhere. Adelaide quickly turned her head in the direction she heard the voice.
“Kwik?”
Mumu tilted his head as if asking what was going on. His hearing was not that good so he must not have heard anything.
“Mumu, can you wait here for a while? I think there is something over there.”
“Kwikkwik.”
Already used to this, Mumu nodded his head. It was because similar things had happened as they roamed around Esperanza together.
When someone quarreled or an incident occurred, Mumu, who was not very good at fighting, hid from behind, and Adelaide took the lead and defeated the enemy. This time it was going to be the same.
Adelaide, who confirmed that Mumu was completely hidden, stepped forward without hesitation. The sound grew louder as she approached through the bushes.
“Kaeaeaeaek ! Kkiaeaek!”
A high-pitched ear-splitting sound rang out. It was a cry from somewhere. A wyvern.
“Aren’t you going to stay still? F*ck, still struggling you dirty thing!”
“Hold the tail properly! Don’t let it move!”
It was then that the hunting scene was revealed. Two demons were catching one wyvern with an iron wire lined with thorns. She could tell that the size of the wyvern was still very small at a glance. It was no doubt still very young.
“Kiaeaeaek!”
The young wyvern screamed over and over as sharp thorns pierced its skin. Adelaide couldn’t understand them, unlike Lisianthus, but she could instinctively sense that the wyvern was looking for its parents. The wyvern’s torn eyes were filled with fear.
Suddenly, a very old memory came to mind. It was her first memory.
“Oh my, who left a baby like her in a place like this? Maximilian, are you really raising her?”
“Yes.”
“Poor thing. Children your age are still holding their mothers’ hands but here you are living in the Succubus Union. You have a terrible mother.”
“Don’t call me a mother. I am raising her, I did not give birth to her.”
A woman who seemed to be Maximilian’s friend came and stroked Adelaide’s hair and repeated her pitiful words.
And Adelaide, who was four years old at the time, reflected on the words “Children your age are still holding their mothers’ hands” for a long time.
She naturally grasped from that point on. That she would never have parents in her life in the future.
She was used to it now, so she wasn’t too sad or sorry, but there was a time when she felt miserable about it.
So Adelaide couldn’t stare at the situation in front of her any longer.
“Let it go.”
“Who are you!”
When someone suddenly appeared through the bushes, the demons quickly took a guarded stance. But as soon as they checked Adelaide’s face, the vigilance loosened. A voice filled with disregard followed immediately.
“Are you a succubus? How pretty!”
“What a reward…….”
This wasn’t the first or second time this has happened so Adelaide pulled her whip-sword from its sheath without giving them time to speak further. There was no need to use powers on these guys. She also believed that she had no reason to hesitate killing them.
With one sharp whip, two heads rolled away. Those low-level beings who were ridiculing her just now were reduced to two corpses in an instant.
Adelaide passed their bodies without the slightest guilt. She kicked away the head that was in her way. She then slowly reached out to the young wyvern.
“Keureureureung…….”
“It’s okay. I won’t hurt you. I’m just trying to untie this.”
As she whispered in a sullen voice, the wyvern curled up suspiciously. Adelaide released the wire, being careful not to hurt the wyvern.
“It’s done. I got it all out.”
Adelaide threw the wire away and smiled brightly.
“Hurry up and go to your mom.”
She beckoned it to leave before another hunter tried to catch it, but strangely, the wyvern showed no signs of flying away. Rather, he slowly approached Adelaide. Studying her face.
‘Why are you doing this?’
She didn’t know why, but the way it approached her cautiously was quite cute. Unlike before, its round eyes did not show any signs of ferocity.
“Keureureung…….”
Soon the little wyvern rubbed its face against Adelaide’s hands. It was exactly what Lupinus often did, without an inch of error.
