S-Class Dungeon’s Mistress - Chapter 147

Thud, thud! Clang!

The sound of weapons falling to the floor kept going. The demons of Sol Dungeon gave up their will to fight and surrendered obediently.

However, they didn’t seem too sad about the death of their master. It was rare for demons to sincerely follow a master who killed his subordinates so casually.

“We won!”

“We beat the Sol Dungeon!”

Meanwhile, the demons of Greenville Dungeon cheered loudly with their grubby faces. Adelaide proudly looked at her members and smiled.

After that, the war settlement began. The process was as complicated and cumbersome as the war itself.

Firstly, Adelaide and Lisianthus briefly discussed and decided to dispose of Sol Dungeon.

“All the contracts belonging to Sol Dungeon will be nullified, and the dungeon will be closed altogether.”

Murmurs amongst the Sol Dungeon demons arose as her decision was quite unexpected.

Needless to say, Sol was a dungeon that had been in business for hundreds of years and had built up its fame, resulting in an enormous income. They also had high-level demons who have made quite a name for themselves. And they were just going to throw it all away. A capable businessman would not have made such a decision.

Adelaide was not ignorant of Sol Dungeon’s value. However, this decision was made because she knew that she could not afford to run two dungeons at the same time, not to mention that Sol Dungeon’s reputation was formed from various kinds of exploitation and evil deeds. She didn’t want to ignore that just for the sake of profit.

“Casa del Sol, a circus rife with cruelty and unsightly violence, is shutting down as of today, and all those who have been held captive will also be set free.”

Raham and Pia held each other’s hands upon hearing her declaration. The resentment that they had built up was finally dissipating.

“From this moment on, all of Sol Dungeon’s rights and assets will be transferred to Greenville, and Sol’s demons will be converted to independents. So leave your weapons behind and leave Greenville Dungeon!”

After she had finished speaking, Adelaide came back down and retracted her wings. Lisianthus greeted her with a gaze that seemed to be looking at his well-grown grandchild.

“Lisian, did I do well?”

“Yes, Master. You were great.”

A shy smile appeared on Adelaide’s lips when she heard Lisianthus’ gentle praise. She had been showing off her rough speech while she faced Shavarma, so it was very contradictory for her to look shy now. If Caladium was here, he would certainly have teased her by pointing that out.

The sudden thought of Caladium made her smile bitter. However, in order to not make it obvious in front of Lisianthus, Adelaide turned her head away and looked to the other side.

She saw the demons of Sol Dungeon stumble as they left Greenville dungeon. They, who had suddenly lost their jobs and home, had blank expressions on their faces.

“Ugh, it hurts so much……!”

“Hang in there a little longer!”

In the background, two healers from Sol treated the severely wounded demons. Although they had no obligation to do so since their contracts were over, they seemed to be showing kindness, like healers who were born with a good heart.

Among the demons leaving the dungeon, there were those who wearily carried the bodies of other demons, who were their friends, on their backs. Tears streamed down their blood-stained faces.

Just because they belonged to Sol Dungeon didn’t mean that they were all bad guys. Everyone had their own circumstances.

She already knew this, but when she saw it with her own eyes, her heart did not feel very good. Adelaide looked at them and bit the inside of her lips.

“……Adele. It’s inevitable, so don’t worry too much about it. Adele did her best just to guarantee the lives of the defeated demons and give them freedom.”

Lisianthus, who didn’t have the power to read minds, comforted Adelaide again as if he knew what she was thinking. Adelaide struggled to smile, and answered.

“Yes, I know. It was also something I was prepared for before I decided to go to war……. I’m fine.”

She wants to climb to the top of the pyramid, and to do that, she couldn’t blindly follow her ideals. Some sacrifices were inevitable.

However, she did not want to ignore this reality at all. She feared that one day she would become like Shavarma too.

That was why Adelaide carefully captured the other side of the war with her eyes. So that she would not forget this scene and to engrave it in her memory.

That was when a hoarse, thick voice suddenly came from behind.

“Hey!”

Adelaide turned her head to look at the owner of the voice. She soon further looked down. A height up to about her waist, short, thick limbs, and beards half-covering their faces filled her vision.

Dwarves.

Adelaide easily recognized their race.

“Accept us as Greenville’s demons!”

Five dwarves made a point-blank request.

You want to transfer right away? Adelaide’s eyes narrowed at the absurdity.

‘Is it because you need a place to live?’

“We don’t need a place to live!”

A red-haired dwarf said in a loud voice. Adelaide was now seriously wondering whether her thoughts were really written on her face.

“We don’t need a salary because we already have a lot of money. We have no use for it anyway.”

It was entirely unexpected. Dwarves were usually known as a race that was obsessed with gold and silver treasures.

‘Oh, it’s different if they’re a dwarf in the Demon Realm.’

Adelaide recalled what she had heard from Maximilian.

If a dwarf, who was neither a heavenly being nor a demon is in the Demon Realm, it would be because the soul of that dwarf had been corrupted. The soul of a noble blacksmith would be corrupted if he was too engrossed in his power and used other people’s lives as materials for his creations, or if he slaughtered other lives using the magic embedded in his handmade weapon.

The dwarves in front of her must have come to the Demon Realm for that reason. Then it was obvious why they wanted to transfer to the dungeon.

“We just want the best weapon we’ve ever made to play in the hands of the strong!”

“Yes! Sol treated us very well, but what’s the point? There were very few that were strong enough for our babies to see the light!”

“Shavarma, that uptight b*stard didn’t even think about using any weapon other than his demonic sword……Tch!”

The dwarves commented in husky voices. From what she heard, they seemed to have piled up quite a lot while in the Sol Dungeon.

A pink-bearded dwarf standing at the back opened his mouth as he looked at Adelaide.

“Hey, but your whip. I want to touch it up…….”

“What?! I’ve been saying that since earlier!”

“No, from the moment the war started I—!”

The loud voices started to become even louder. Adelaide squeezed her eyes shut as she felt her head throb. Lisianthus took the opportunity to whisper in her ear.

“Master. Dwarves are a very rare talent. If Sol Dungeon had them, they must have good skills. Why not consider it positively?”

Adelaide nodded her head faintly. She too, knew how precious this opportunity was. However, one verification was necessary.

“From the moment I got fertilized in my mother’s womb—!”

“Stop, stop! Whoever picked the whip first will be decided later!”

The fight ended only after Adelaide intervened. They stared at each other until the last minute, huffing and puffing.

Were they not close, or were they normally like this? She shook her head slightly and continued.

“You may have heard of it, but one of the most important conditions for moving into Greenville is character. In other words, individuals with rotten personalities are not accepted.”

“Huuh?! How does one become rotten?”

“If I plucked out all the beards of this j*rk, is my personality rotten?!”

An unexpected question came back. Adelaide opened and closed her lips for a moment before answering, hesitantly.

“Um, you can fight for a while, but……. Still, you should not bully or make discriminatory comments about anyone.”

“What? I don’t have time for that! I don’t even have enough time to make weapons!”

The dwarves who had just been fighting each other by tearing each other’s beards said it as if it was unfair. The other dwarves also nodded, saying that it was true.

“Hey, owner! Just stop that and take us! If you don’t like us, then you can just kick us out can you?”

“Yes! Don’t worry, we’ll be good!”

The dwarves burst into laughter and shouted. Adelaide laughed at the sight of the dwarves putting their arms around each other’s shoulders as if they weren’t just fighting. For some reason, she felt that these dwarves would get along well with the demons of Greenville.

“Okay, let’s make a contract. Don’t go anywhere and wait here. I will bring you a contract soon.”

“Good! Well thought out, Master!”

As a token of gratitude, the red-bearded dwarf tried to pat Adelaide on the back but stopped. The first reason was that Adelaide was too tall for him to be able to reach her back, unlike other dwarves, and the second was because of the presence of Lisianthus, who looked down at him viciously from the side.

Well, this kind of skinship should only be done between dwarves. The red beard, who quickly grasped his power, sneakily went to the rear.

“I’m sorry, Lisian, but can you go to Sol Dungeon? I think we should do a simple organization so that no one steals the treasures.”

“Yes. I will be back soon.”

“Thank you.”

After Lisianthus sent warning glances to the dwarves until the very end, he set off to ride the portal to Esperanza.

Since then, several groups of demons have come to her and applied to move in. She rejected most of them, and decided to accept only the few she didn’t want to lose.

Among them were the two healers who healed the defeated soldiers at no cost. As humanoid mid-level demons, she finished their contracts without any lengthy verification because they looked like they had good hearts.

‘Now Pia will feel a little more comfortable.’

Up until now, she had to heal everyone by herself, so it must have been quite difficult. She had an assistant by her side, however having other healers would definitely make a difference.

Adelaide recalled the sight as she pierced her blade right into Shavarma’s heart without seeing anything. It broke her heart to think that she had been hiding her boiling vengeance until now.