S-Class Dungeon’s Mistress - Chapter 115

The overly vulgar words stunned Adelaide for a moment, but she soon regained her reason. It was clear that he was trying to use her embarrassment to divert her attention and achieve what he wanted. So you think I wouldn’t notice! Adelaide opened her eyes again and looked at Lupinus. Lupinus, who was merely expressing his thoughts honestly, faced her gaze with confidence.

“That excuse doesn’t work. Stop saying weird things and go!”

“What do you mean weird. I am most sincere about it more than anything else.”

“And I thought about it.”

Adelaide quickly cut off Lupinus’ words. If she let him finish talking, he would clearly say something per***ted again.

“I think it’s a bit too much to consume energy every day. Once every two days, no, once every three days is enough. Even now, look, the energy is overflowing…”

But then she held her tongue. It was because she noticed the blazing eyes of two men burning with anger. Ah, did I just say that the energy is overflowing? Adelaide quickly regretted it. She wished she could pick up the words that she had already spit out and swallow them back in. However, it was true that daily consumption was too much. She raised her voice again, as if she didn’t notice.

“Anyway, I plan to change that ‘turn’ again. Lupin, go to Mediar!”

If she says it firmly, he’ll listen to her. Adelaide glanced at Lupinus, who now had a gloomy expression.

“Adela.”

Lupin let out a low sigh as he brushed through his gold-colored bangs again. Soon after that, his tantalizing eyes sadly turned towards her.

“With me… Do you not want to be with me?”

He bowed and tilted his head. At the same time, there was a subtle scent of a sensual, human perfume. Adelaide swallowed her saliva involuntarily. The Lupinus in front of her right now was in fact, too close to her taste.

Adelaide’s ideal type was a handsome man with blonde hair, a boyish yet sexy side. And unfortunately, Lupinus was a man who perfectly met those conditions.

“I guess that’s it. It’s something I’ve been saving my whole life to give only to you, so it may not be very good because it’s huge. It’s not unreasonable for you to be hesitant.”

“No, I mean, that’s not…”

“But if you allow me, I will try my best. So won’t you give me a chance?”

Who knows, you might find mine best once you’ve tasted it. He lowered his eyes and made a pitiful expression. Lupinus was clearly convincing her with that beautiful face. And Adelaide was no doubt falling for it.

Her judgment clouded as the handsome man of her taste twinkled in her eyes with a sad face. How can you look so sad and feeble! Adelaide quickly fell for his fake gloominess. She heard what he was saying and there was actually nothing to feel bad about, so why in the world was she feeling sorry?

Realizing that she had lost a point due to his appearance, Lupin continued to talk, the corner of his lips rising and continued to fill her eyes with nothing but the best view.

“Thanks for your concern though, Adela. What you said was convincing, so for now, I’ll be taking a break in the infirmary. If it gets worse, then don’t worry, I’ll go to Mediar on my own.”

“Yes, alright!”

Adelaide smiled brightly and nodded her head. She felt proud hearing him say that her opinion was convincing. But in fact, if you look at the results, Lupinus did not go to Mediar, and her demand to widen the gap of absorbing energy was not accepted. She was drunk in pride and did not have the time to notice this. She even waved her hand kindly to Lupinus as he headed to the infirmary.

“Is there a flower bed in your head?”

Changing the order or extending the cycle was not pleasing to Caladium either, so he, who was just watching, interjected as if it was absurd.

“Ah! I haven’t heard that term in a long time! I heard it often in Morpheus.”

“Do you know what it means?”

“Of course I know. Pippa explained it to me. It means that someone thinks beautifully.”

“Right?” Adelaide smiled and asked.

“…Yeah, that’s right. Your thoughts are much prettier than the wildflowers that bloom in that manager’s little garden over there.”

[T/N: I guess you can tell what it means but it’s basically being an unrealistically positive person or a pure person with nothing in their head.]

“Caladi is really~, what are you saying! Anyway, thanks for the compliment!”

Caladium shook his head. Seeing her foolishness, even the slightest resentment that rose from his jealousy dissipated.

Adelaide’s pretty thoughts weren’t really a wrong interpretation. They were overly pretty, which made things more troublesome, but he didn’t want to blame her for that. That’s what makes her lovely and why he liked her. What could be wrong with her?

All the anguish was in him after all. He did not want to admit it, but it was true. Should he accept all of her and confess his heart to her, including her personality, thoughts, and current situation, or should he gradually erase his feelings because he couldn’t accept this ridiculous situation of having to share her with others? Caladium now had to choose between the two. However, it was not easy for him to handle anything, so he kept delaying making a choice.

“Since you’re done eating, let’s go see your subordinates. It’s your daily routine.”

Caladium quickly cleared the plate and turned around. Adelaide naturally grabbed his hand and stood up. It was always pleasant to touch her, but somehow the aftertaste was kind of bitter.

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“Wow! Miss Adelaide is here!”

“Ah, Master! Please take a look here!”

When she arrived at the third living space, her new demons who recognized her welcomed her with cheers. Some monsters were counted as one demon belonging to a group like the Skeletons, so the number was quite large and their voices were loud.

She stopped by every day to say hello, so why do they greet her so much? Adelaide was puzzled. She felt like a celebrity so it didn’t upset her, but she felt embarrassed because she was being treated too much when she didn’t do anything.

However, from her demons’ point of view, she looked like the sky. She was the owner of a C-Class dungeon with a freaking devil. Adelaide was terribly kind, even though she was in a position to be rude. She didn’t take a monthly rent and even offered unrealistic welfare, such as hiring a cook and handing out handmade furniture. She truly was the best host ever. So it was not unreasonable for them to be so enthusiastic.

“Dungeon without discrimination, happy dungeon! Long live Greenville Dungeon!”

When all her demons shouted the Greenville Dungeon’s slogan together, Adelaide squirmed in embarrassment. She should have noticed the problem when Lisianthus asked over and over if she was serious in putting that phrase in. At that time, the sentence felt perfect, but now that she was hearing it with her own ears, she felt like she was going crazy.

Will it be better if I change the name of the dungeon?’

Adelaide worried as she greeted her demons one by one. It wasn’t unreasonable since they had several name correction magic stones. They’ve also had serious meetings about it before. Adelaide tried to bring up the story of revising the name again, but strangely, the topic was always naturally swept away and fizzled out. That’s also because of one devil. Lisianthus.

She didn’t notice it at first, but after a few tries she realized that he was deliberately changing the subject. Based on this, Adelaide was able to make a guess.

‘Lisian doesn’t want to change the name. No, maybe… Lisian may have coined the name Greenville itself.’

Considering his history of paying a lot of money to Harbeige and almost purchasing the dungeon, it was not unreasonable. Evidence of this could be found especially in the words that describe the time when he first arrived in Darfur Forest.

“The deep green was refreshing, and even the chirping of birds was as sweet as music. It was like a fairy village out of a human fairy tale.”

Dark green. Fairy village. Wasn’t that a very ‘Greenville’-like word? Adelaide was surprised by her amazing deduction skills.

“Master. Good morning.”

Cerezo, the older brother of the vampire siblings, greeted her with a pretty smile. Thanks to him, Adelaide was freed from her thoughts and said with a bright smile.

“Oh, Cerezo. Good morning. Hello Cereza. Have you both eaten?”

“Yes. While we were in battle earlier.”

As vampires, they used blood as their food, so they would eat by biting the head of a warrior during battle. At first, she was worried that they would get hurt in battle because they were too close, but there was no need to worry. As Cerezo said at the time of the interview, Cereza’s fighting power was great.

Cereza used a gigantic hammer as a weapon to match her pretty appearance, and the way the warriors’ heads exploded with each swing was quite impressive. Cereza shyly raised her little hand to Adelaide and waved it lightly.

“Hic! Ce-Cereza. Did you just say hello to me right now…?”

Adelaide’s eyes widened in surprise. It was Cereza’s first greeting. Cereza slowly nodded her head at her question, then looked away again. She didn’t seem to have fully opened her heart to her yet, but even this much was already touching. It’s a good thing I came to say hello every day! Adelaide thought clearly touched from her expression.

“Thank you for saying hello, Cereza. Have a good day!”

She just wanted to hug that pretty girl, but if she did, she would feel burdened. Adelaide will approach her slowly. She was done greeting them, so it was now time to go back to the first living space. No matter how friendly they were, if the dungeon master was nearby, it would be uncomfortable for them.

Adelaide looked around as soon as she reached the first living quarters. She looked to see if Lisianthus had returned home, but his handsome face was nowhere to be seen. He was most likely still shopping.

“Hey, let’s get some rest now.”

Adelaide, relieved, laid on the sofa. Caladium chased after her and grumbled.

“Hey, that’s my seat. Move.”

“How is this your seat? If you’re upset, I’ll kiss you instead. What do you think?”

“… Come! Do everything you want, go ahead.”

Contrary to her expectation that he would put his lips over hers immediately, Caladium sat down next to her angrily.

He’s refusing to kiss?

It wasn’t like that, but Adelaide didn’t really care and looked into her dungeon pad.

It was then.

Beeeeep-

A creepy beep resounded in the dungeon, and the pad’s screen suddenly turned bright red.

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