S-Class Dungeon’s Mistress - Chapter 161

“It must not be enough since the class has gone up.” Lupinus looked at her meekly and asked. This must have been what he had been aiming for since the moment the dungeon class went up, he had only been looking at her side.

Unfortunately for him, Adelaide was just fine.

“Yes, I’m fine. I don’t think I’ll need a lot of energy now. After receiving Hela’s power, it feels like my body has completely changed.”

As a succubus, her body had to consume energy to use her powers properly. She became weak if she did not absorb energy, and would lose reason if she became angry on an empty stomach. But things have changed since Hela changed her vessel.

It’s not that she didn’t want energy at all. When she smelled the sweet scent of Lisianthus and Lupinus, she still had an appetite. However, in the future, it was unlikely that she would be greatly weakened if she did not consume energy for a while.

In other words, regular consumption has become an option rather than a necessity.

When she explained the situation, Lisianthus and Lupinus’ expressions became weird. It was good for Adelaide’s sake. However, it was also regrettable. Because they were losing the chance to mix flesh with her. Nevertheless, they didn’t make their feelings obvious.

“Miss Adelaide. I checked and I think you’re tired. Everyone else is in good health, so maybe that’s why your head is pounding.”

Pia looked at her condition and said in a worried voice. She seemed to be very concerned about the throbbing in her head.

“I think it would be good to get enough rest for now. When did you last sleep?”

“Yes. Come to think of it, I couldn’t sleep for a few days. I was half out of my mind, so I don’t think I’ve slept.”

“Oh my gosh! Hurry and go to sleep!”

“Huh? It’s okay…….”

“It’s not okay at all!”

Pia, who rarely raised her voice, urged Adelaide. Adelaide shrugged her shoulders and stood up. Somehow, after hearing Pia’s words, she did feel tired.

“Groan…….”

When she stood up, Bell whined and got up with her. He seemed to be following after Adelaide. But Pia stopped Bell with a stern voice.

“No, Bell. Adelaide should rest comfortably.”

“No! I’m going with her!”

Bell quickly transformed into his humanoid form and lashed out at her. It seemed that the speed of his transformation was increasing day by day. Especially in a situation he felt wasn’t fair.

“Be patient now. That way she can spend more time with Bell when she wakes up later.”

As Pia said, lightly pinching Raham’s hand, who was standing next to me. Then Raham pulled out a Skeleton’s bones and shook it in front of Bell.

“You’ll play with me until then. Look, it’s a delicious bone.”

“My humerus!”

He ignored the skeleton’s scream and threw the bone, Bell agonized for a while, and eventually ran towards the bone. The sight of a boy biting a bone was both cute and creepy.

Adelaide looked pleased with Bell, who had grown bigger before she realized it, and then she turned her head and asked Lisianthus.

“Lisian, can you fix my hair before I go to bed? It feels uncomfortable because it’s too long.”

“Of course, Adele. Let’s go to your room.”

“Yes. By the way, Lupin.”

She turned to Lupin before heading to her room. Lupinus had been looking at her face the whole time, and their eyes met immediately.

“Can you wait for a bit? I’ll sleep for now but I’ll talk to you after I wake up. I have something to say.”

Adelaide smiled softly. Then, Lupinus, who had been somewhat glum, brightened up a little bit.

“Yes. I’d be happy to wait.”

He had waited for decades, hence hours were nothing to him. Although he was quite unhappy that Lisianthus and Adelaide were heading to the room, her words, ‘I’ll talk to you,’ calmed him.

Lisianthus cast an annoyed glance at Lupinus, who had a faint smile, and followed Adelaide’s back.

Snip, snip. Fine strands of hair fell to the floor.

Adelaide sat in front of the mirror and watched Lisianthus cut her hair. She asked him to cut her hair because he was the one who could do everything well, but she didn’t know that he would be this good.

“Lisian, how are you good at this? Have you cut anyone else’s hair like this before?”

“No. I have cut my hair many times, but this is the first time I’m giving one. I think it’s just because I’m usually good with my hands.”

Adelaide laughed softly at the sight of him spitting innuendos with a pretty face. She was now quite used to this.

But somehow, Lisianthus’ expression wasn’t very good. He had been this way ever since she talked about what happened in Helheim.

‘Are you angry from worrying too much? It’s understandable, after all, I ended up like this because I said I was going alone.’

Adelaide thought, frowning her eyebrows pitifully. Even though she thought it herself, she felt embarrassed because she seemed to have become a nuisance who was constantly worrying him.

“That…… Lisian, perhaps—”

Are you mad? She tried to ask him carefully. But Lisianthus was faster.

“I’m sorry, Master.”

He was done cutting her hair before she knew it, and he tightened his grip on the scissors and said.

“I dared put you…… I pushed you into that pain.”

“Oh.” Adelaide mumbled blankly. Only then had she realized why Lisianthus had a darkened expression this whole time.

‘As expected, Lisian is quick-witted.’

He seemed to have noticed exactly what had happened to Adelaide when she accepted Helheim. He  must be regretting saying, ‘I shouldn’t have done that’.

“No, don’t be sorry. What did Lisian do wrong? It happened because I arbitrarily decided on my own.”

It was her own decision whether it be going alone or accepting Helheim. So Lisianthus had nothing to apologize for.

“If I had to pick the evil one, it was the goddess Hela who didn’t tell me that the pain would last for several days. When I asked how long it was going to be painful, she didn’t answer.”

She added, purposely joking. But as she said, it didn’t seem funny. As proof of that, deep anger stirred over Lisianthus’s golden eyes.

“I will kill it.”

“…… Huh? Who?”

Adelaide asked with a puzzled expression. The subject was clear in the context, but she wondered if it really was.

“It will be difficult, but someday. I will surely destroy Hela.”

Are you saying that you’re going to kill a god? Adelaide’s face turned pale in shock. Then she quickly turned behind her and covered his mouth.

She didn’t know when and where Hela would be watching, how could he say such a fearless thing! She, of course, cursed her a little bit because she felt it unfair, but saying she’s evil and saying he’ll kill her is different.

She hurriedly vomited excuses.

“Our Lisian is so bad at jokes! You’ve always respected Hela, haha! What are you going to do if a punishment comes down—!”

“I have never been afraid of divine punishment.”

How could you talk so clearly when I’m already covering your mouth? Adelaide widened her eyes and stretched out both of her hands to cover his mouth more firmly.

Then Lisianthus grabbed her hands and pulled them away slowly.

“My only fear is you, Adele.”

Their eyes met in the air. Lisianthus’ eyes were as fierce as a wild beast’s, but only in front of her did they become weak. Even without a lengthy explanation, his heart was fully conveyed.

Even Adelaide, no matter how ignorant, could see it now. Why was Lisianthus so worried about me? Why is he looking at me like that?

And why did she hold onto her will to keep living, thinking of the three males, even though she was in agony, and even though she had wanted to kill herself? With Caladium’s confession, everything became clear.

Adelaide quietly looked at him and slowly opened her mouth.

“You know, Lisian. That day, Caladi confessed to me.”

Lisianthus’ face visibly hardened. But it wasn’t that surprising. After all, Lisianthus knew. Adelaide once again reflected that she had been ignorant.

“He loves me. So he left because it was painful to be by my side.”

“……I see.”

“I didn’t know until I heard it myself, no, maybe I was pretending not to know, but now I can’t. I think I love Caladi.”

Lisianthus did not respond. However, seeing his eyes tremble greatly and his lips becoming cold, he seemed shocked. The hand holding hers became even stiffer.

Adelaide spoke quickly before he misunderstood.

“The reason I pretended not to know was because of Lisian and Lupin. My heart was being tickled, and my heart kept pounding, because I felt the same way for both of you, not just for Caladi. So I just knew that this is what everyone was feeling.”

If not, then I had become a strange demon. She added as she smiled.

“But when I was half-dead in Helheim, I thought of the three of you a lot. My other demon subordinates also came to mind, but it was definitely a different feeling from that.”

Adelaide looked carefully at Lisianthus. She vowed to be honest, but she still had a hard time speaking up.

“So that’s why—”

Lisianthus had a somewhat blank face. There was still a faint trembling in his eyes. Just until a while ago, the tremors were caused by fear, but now the reason has changed.

“I think I love Lisian too.”

I said it. Adelaide closed her eyes tightly and then opened them.

“It’s strange that I love several people at once. I know. So I didn’t want to tell you…….”

“…….”

When Lisianthus didn’t say anything, she opened her mouth and muttered a pointless front.

“……Lisian, are you going to leave me too?”

With her last words, the recognition of his feelings and concerns about change were revealed at the same time.

And Lisianthus, who had been silent for so long, finally opened his mouth.

“One more time.”

“What?”

“Will you tell me one more time…….say ‘I love you’.”

He rarely used respectful words. The low-pitched voice sounded somewhat desperate.

Adelaide looked up at him and smiled brightly. Then she confessed her true feelings.

“I love you, Lisian.”

As soon as she finished her words, tight arms pulled her in.