S-Class Dungeon’s Mistress - Chapter 24

Read it slowly until the very last page. Adelaide added affectionately.

The Skeletons had a bewildered expression. No, there was no skin, so she couldn’t understand their expression properly, but they seemed to be panicking a little bit.

The skeleton captain read the terms of the contract in a calm voice. As the content continued, the reaction of the Skeletons became more intense. Some Skeletons were so moved that they even sobbed as they shoved their white bone fists into their mouths.

“Really, you’ll only accept 10 Hellas a month? You guarantee this level of freedom?”

“Yes!”

“A scam… Isn’t it?”

“Never.”

Adelaide answered firmly.

The Skeleton Captain was silent for a moment and then looked around at the other Skeletons. Already excited, they nodded eagerly towards the captain. Then, the Skeleton Captain laughed as it looked like there was no stopping them, and he answered with a bright voice.

“Yes, I believe you. Because you look kind and you saved us. Let’s sign a contract.”

“What, really?!”

Adelaide’s face brightened. She shouted, opening her arms wide and embracing the Skeleton Captain vigorously.

“Thanks! I’ll be very good to you! I will care for you and cherish you!”

“We want to hug together, too!”

The four Skeletons rushed over and hugged together. It was a very happy moment although it was quite painful, feeling the hard bones pressing on her skin.

However, there were demons who felt the opposite of Adelaide.

The first was Lisianthus, looking at the hug scene with a very displeased face.

“Ha!”

And the second was Caladium, who realized that the sweet words that enticed him were just sales remarks.

‘You said that you’d cherish me the most! You made this demon feel strange hearing all sorts of words, but that wasn’t just for me?’

Is she really a succubus? How could a demon lie so much! Caladium glared at Adelaide with eyes full of betrayal.

On the other hand, Adelaide, who was receiving the piercing gaze of the two men, did not realize that fact and was busy spinning around holding hands with the Skeletons .

“Hahaha! Please take care of me, boys!”

With that stupid laugh.

“Master, I have picked up some useful things. Would you like to see it?”

Lisianthus interrupted in a blunt voice.

Adelaide only came to her senses when she noticed his pale face. A dungeon master who was busy playing around leaving all the troublesome tasks to the manager. It was no different than Boraca. They can celebrate the contract later when they return to the dungeon. Now, she had to sort things out.

“Ah, yes! Skeletons, wait a minute!”

“Don’t mind us. we’ll be reading the contract some more!”

The Skeletons waved their hand bones telling her not to worry and go to work.

There really were no other monsters as kind as them. Adelaide’s eyes flashed with a touched expression on her face.

Then, Lisianthus’ expression darkened even more.

“…Are you okay?”

He asked suddenly. Pouting his pretty lips.

“Huh? Of course I’m fine! I made new friends!”

“Yeah, you look like you’re in a hell of a mood.

Adelaide replied, then Caladium sarcastically spoke in a cheap way.

Adelaide didn’t know the reason. Why do these two look unhappy when everything went well just as they wanted? Did the two of them fight while she was having fun with the Skeletons?

She glanced away and looked at them. Both Lisianthus and Caladium stared at her as if they had forgotten each other’s existence.

Maybe I did something wrong? A cold sweat was dripping down from her worries. If it was true, she should apologize for her mistake right away, but the bigger problem was that she had no idea what she did wrong.

Adelaide, whose eyes were not so sharp, often found herself in this situation. That was why she knew very well how to deal with a situation like this.

“Hehe.”

Adelaide closed her eyes and smiled brightly. This was a strategy she used when dealing with an angry Penelope, the so-called ‘You can’t spit on a smiling face’.

And at the same time, Lisianthus and Caladium smiled with a disappointed expression.

How is it that everything she thinks is so transparent? Even Caladium, who was not very good at managing facial expressions, clicked his tongue.

‘D*mn it, in the meantime, you have a pretty face again.’

Caladium turned his head to hide his red ears. Then, Lisianthus appeared in his sight. He looked at Adelaide and smiled sweetly, so sweet that he never wanted to see it again.

Ugh. He saw something he shouldn’t have seen.

Caladium frowned and turned his head in the opposite direction.

“Hmmmm. So, what is something worth using?”

Adelaide opened her mouth, embarrassed when they didn’t respond.

“Ah. Here it is.”

Lisianthus picked something out from his arms. Adelaide stared at it with anticipation.

She couldn’t help but look forward to it. The wealth of the Boraca Dungeon was enormous enough to be recognized by everyone there. There will be a lot to take. For example, treasures, or that big golden chair!

They may be able to repay the principal as well as the interest. Some of the treasure may be invested in the dungeon to quickly raise the dungeon rank. That way, they can eat delicious food every day, sleep in a big bed, and play like a sheep for the rest of their lives without working!

When she imagined herself becoming rich overnight, she was so moved that she felt like she was going to cry. Adelaide, enthusiastic with this, flirted with the idea of wasting money.

“That’s all.”

Lisianthus spoke in a strangely low voice. A luxurious cloth pocket was in his hand.

When did he pack it again? Adelaide opened his pocket admiring his meticulousness. Looking forward to all the treasure room keys in it.

But only two stones came out of the pocket.

“Huh? It’s a dungeon magic stone! It’s for expansion.… What is this? I’ve never seen this before.”

“I’m not sure about that. When we get back to the Greenville Dungeon, we’ll quickly find out.”

“Slow down, slow down. We’re lucky to have an unused magic stone!”

Adelaide grinned and held the magic stone in her hands.

One magic stone for the expansion of the dungeon was one alma, so the profits were not too bad from the first time around. At least two stones have been recovered.

“So, where’s the treasure?”

“There’s a lot here and there.”

“Oh, that’s why you couldn’t bring it. I’ll get you a big bag…….”

“No.”

Lisianthus firmly cut her off. Somehow, his golden eyes seemed to glimmer with pity for her, telling Adelaide there was no need. What was he sympathizing for when the glory of wealth was just around the corner and they could take everything Boraca owns?

There was no way they would suffer and get no treasure.

“The treasure we can take……that’s all.”

The unwanted ‘no way’ inevitably came true.

“It looks like Boraca borrowed quite a bit of money from the Demon King.”

“Huh……?”

“A mortgage was established.”

Adelaide blinked. Suddenly, Caladium, who stood next to her, also blinked his eyes. Two pairs of pure, st*pid eyes turned towards Lisianthus.

The impatient Caladium opened his mouth first.

“What do you mean?”

Adelaide did not answer. It was because she didn’t know. But she didn’t want Lisianthus to find out about her ignorance, so she pretended not to be surprised. She was actually so surprised but she kept her mouth shut.

Fortunately, Lisianthus soon added an explanation.

“Since Boraca’s death made it impossible to repay his loan, the Demon King’s Castle, the one who lent him the money, has the right to confiscate his property first.”

“Yeah, that’s what it means. okay?”

Adelaide quickly turned around, folded her arms, and said to Caladium. She thought that it was a perfect performance.

Caladium wriggled his eyebrows up and down, grumbling, asking why it was so difficult to say that. And Adelaide, who was relieved that her own ignorance was not uncovered, soon contorted her face.

It was too late to understand.

“What?”

Adelaide, who turned to Lisianthus again, shouted. It was a cry close to a scream.

“Well, what about my treasure? My gold, silver and treasure!”

“As I said…….”

Lisianthus continued, raising his hands.

“All we can take is the magic stones.”

Fortunately, the magic stones were not registered as property, so they can take it away.

He covered his ears with his hands as soon as he finished speaking.

“What are you talking about!!”

It was because he predicted Adelaide’s scream.

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Adelaide walked with a very depressed face.

She tried to find a way to steal the treasure from the Demon King’s Castle without them knowing, but it all failed. No matter how much she tried, she couldn’t find a way. Lisianthus said that it would be difficult to avoid the Demon King’s eyes for some reason, and although it would hurt her feelings, he advised her to give up. Adelaide knew well that she had to follow him. It was because she had heard quite a few rumors about the current Demon King’s temper.

After overthrowing the previous Demon King 300 years ago, he took the throne and immediately launched a reign of tyranny. Anyone who offended him, regardless of position, had their limbs cut off, and anyone who challenged the authority of the Demon King’s castle was crushed by force.

As time passed and he grew older, while he had become fairly quiet now, he was still merciless towards offenders. If she got blinded by the treasure in front of her and offended the Demon King, it was clear that the entire dungeon would be annihilated.

Adelaide eventually gave up her blissful luxury life with sparkling gold coins and jewels. She never earned it properly, but she felt as bad as if she was giving away all her fortune.

“Master, we have arrived.”

Lisianthus’ gentle guidance pulled Adelaide, who was wandering in the swamp of depression.

As she looked around, she saw a familiar landscape. A portal was hidden between rocks and bushes like a hidden treasure in the lush Darfur forest.

It was the entrance to Greenville Dungeon.

“It’s an F-Class dungeon in a crappy location.”

Adelaide glared at Caladium.

Now she had no generosity to let his blunt words pass. Her gaze was fierce, as if she would bite anyone off at that moment.

“It’s a portal my grandfather installed.”

“It must be pretty nice to see him again. Your grandfather must have been very straight-forward. You can come and go through this forest.”

“My grandfather is dead.”

Caladium closed his eyes tightly instead of answering.