S-Class Dungeon’s Mistress - Chapter 170

Without even having time to ask what that meant, a mysterious and magnificent power penetrated Adelaide’s chest and was absorbed into her heart.

At first she felt as comfortable and cozy as she had been a few days before she embraced Hela’s power. But that was only for a moment, and soon after, a painful sensation engulfed her whole body.

It was an ambiguous feeling to call pain. If she had to compare it, it was like extreme tickling. It wasn’t painful, but it was a feeling she couldn’t stand at all.

“Heuk.”

Adelaide breathed out loudly. The strong pressure weighed against her chest. It felt like her soul was being sucked out.

Her thin limbs began to tremble. The words “stop now” formed in her throat.

However, Adelaide was a demon who endured the pain of her internal organs melting. If it was for Lupinus’ sake, what can she not endure? She bit her lip again and again and persevered somehow.

After about ten minutes, breathing became easier. The painful feeling that she couldn’t bear gradually subsided. At the same time, she began to grasp a little of the meaning of what Hela said, “the lives of the two of you will be intertwined with the strings of fate”. It was because now her and Lupinus’ auras were connected as if they were one person.

How much time has passed? Adelaide opened her eyes as soon as she realized that the power that had been pressing on her body was gone.

‘Why am I lying down?’

It seemed that she had lost consciousness unknowingly. Embarrassed, she hurried to get up. But a gentle touch stopped her.

“Lie down a little more.”

A much livelier voice than before. It belonged to Lupinus.

“Lupin! Are you okay?!”

Adelaide hurriedly got up, ignoring his advice to lie down some more. She was in a hurry to check his condition.

Lupinus was back to his black-haired appearance. His hair and clothes were a bit disheveled, but other than that, he seemed perfectly fine.

She grabbed his big hand and squeezed it. She had been mistaken once, so she couldn’t be relieved just by looking at him. She had to see if his aura was truly stable.

“I’m really fine now.”

She could feel his clear energy flowing like a small river. As he said, there was no longer conflict between the two energies. To be precise, most of his warrior energy was gone. As if he had become an ordinary demon.

“How did this happen…….”

Adelaide stared at Lupinus with confused eyes. The answer came from the other side.

【To save the child, one side of his energy had to be killed. I’m a Demon God, so it’s only natural which one I was going to kill.】

It seemed that Hela was still staying around her. Adelaide’s shoulders flinched, startled by the sudden sound of her voice.

Thank you for waiting until I woke up, but there’s no reason for you to stick around like this. She grumbled in her mind.

“Somehow, the energy I feel from Lupin is not unfamiliar, is it mine?”

【Yes, I took yours and put it inside him. You wouldn’t be able to handle all of Helheim with your bowl anyway, so it’s okay to share that much.】

So that’s why I felt like my soul was being pulled out. Adelaide briefly admired.

“Well, is Lupin okay now? He won’t get sick from being exposed to demonic magic from now on, right? Oh, and what does it mean that our lives are intertwined?”

As if she had been waiting, she threw her questions like b*mbs. Hela clicked her tongue and replied in a disapproving voice.

【You are always so loud. It’s interesting, but it hurts my ears. Please speak more gently from now on.】

Who’s the one talking right next to my ear! Adelaide pursed her lips in resentment.

【That child is now almost a complete demon so there shouldn’t be any problems even if he stays in the Demon Realm. However, if he gains something, he also loses something. He won’t be able to come back to life like he always has. So you’d best be careful.】

Because most of his warrior powers were gone, it seemed that his ability to split his soul was gone. Adelaide’s eyebrows drooped sullenly at the bad news, while Lupin’s countenance was unshaken.

【Your lives being intertwined with the strings of fate means that your life and death are shared. If one of you dies, the other will die within minutes. There may be other things that have been shared, but you’ll have to find out those little things yourself.】

This time, even Lupinus was quite surprised. He looked at Adelaide with eyes wide open. He seemed to have something to say.

However, Adelaide, who didn’t have a particular reaction even after hearing these words, smiled like an id*ot as he stared fiercely at her. Looking at her with disgruntled eyes, he realized that he was really alive. That alone made him feel good.

【I’ve been awake for a while now, and I’m getting tired. I’ll go to bed now Ganglati, let’s meet again next time.】

The exhaustion was evident in Hela’s voice. It seemed that she was going back to the field where she first met Adelaide, where the purple flowers were in full bloom.

“Yes! Thank you God! I love you!”

Adelaide poured out all her praises for Hela, as if she had never complained before. Hela disappeared with a laugh as if she was being ridiculous.

After Hela left, only Adelaide and Lupinus were left in the vast castle.

Adelaide slowly turned her head to meet his gaze. Soon, complex emotions welled up. Relief and resentment crossed her chest.

“Why did you do that?”

The pink eyes grew wider in an instant. It was because the words she wanted to say came out of his mouth.

“Adela, you…… It could have been dangerous.”

“You should have just left me alone.” Lupinus added, clenching his fists tightly.

Adelaide tried as little as possible to avoid expressing resentment towards him. She thought it was not right to corner a person who had just been on the verge of life and death, and thought that she was the one responsible for making him hide that he was sick.

However, when she was told that she should’ve left him alone, all of her promises vanished. It felt like something burning was welling up in her chest.

“You—”

The end of her voice trembled miserably. Adelaide gulped down a small amount of saliva and tried to hold back the tears, but it was not easy for her to push back what had burst out.

“Why did you do that!”

She ended up crying again. Having cried anyway, she howled without holding anything back. Her fist pounded at his large chest.

“Why, why didn’t you tell me you were sick? Why did you stay still! What were you going to do if something terrible happened?”

Although it must have hurt quite a bit, Lupinus didn’t even think about stopping her punches and let her hit him. His blue eyes shook in embarrassment. It wasn’t often that she showed such strong emotions.

“Leave you alone? How can you say that!”

“…… Adela.”

“How, how can I let you die? You id*ot!”

Lupinus carefully grabbed her wrist. He didn’t mind getting hit harder, but he was worried her hand would hurt more.

With both of her wrists caught, Adelaide buried her face in his chest and sobbed.

“Sorry.”

Lupinus hugged her and whispered. His ferocious eyes contorted and the corners of his eyes turned red.

“Adela, I was wrong.”

“Heaup, ueuk…….”

“So don’t cry. Please.”

His calloused palm lazily brushed her back. Adelaide held on to his collar and kept shedding tears.

After whimpering for a while, she looked up at him with her still wet eyes.

“Me too, I’m sorry.”

“What do you have to be sorry for? It’s all my fault.”

Adelaide shook her head.

“I-I realized my feelings too late. I’m sorry, I was very anxious…….”

Her black eyelashes slowly fluttered up and down. Lupinus carefully scanned her. For some reason, his heart thumped. However, he had to steel his mind so that he wouldn’t misunderstand or have unnecessary expectations.

“Lupin.”

Adelaide raised her hand and cupped the side of his face. She then smiled bashfully through her tear-drenched face, she said.

“Thank you for waiting.”

Her soft lips pressed against his.

It was a light kiss. Compared to what they’ve done so far, it was nothing but child’s play.

But to Lupinus, this kiss was more stimulating than anything else. His heart started beating like crazy. His white skin turned pink in an instant, and his blue eyes shook restlessly. He looked as d*mb as a boy who had just had his first kiss.

“What does this…… mean?”

He asked st*pidly. Adelaide let out a boisterous laugh at his unexpected appearance.

“I love every moment with Lupin.”

Chu. She kissed him again playfully and continued.

“I feel comfortable when you’re by my side, but sometimes my heart beats so fast. I always miss Lupin, worry about you, and think of you all the time.”

Adelaide returned what he had told her. Looking back, they both felt the same way. Although, of course, the difference is that it was not exclusive to him.

“Really. I’m much more at ease after acknowledging it.”

Hua! She exhaled as if she had been refreshed. Then she finished her words with a short remark.

“I love you, Lupin.”

At the same time, Lupin’s time stopped.

This was the moment he had been looking forward to for decades. Even when he hated Adelaide and even as he was being tormented by maddening shame. He hoped that someday, she would come and whisper her love for him.

After they cleared up the misunderstanding and he came to Greenville, he got worse. At first, he was happy just being with her, but his human greed was endless. May Adelaide love him one day, may she have some affection in their kisses and as they mixed their bodies violently. For so long he had wished and wished.

He couldn’t believe it because it was something he had craved to hear so much. He even suspected that he was still dying, and that this was an illusion created by his greed.

“I love you, really.”

However, this fear was weakened by Adelaide’s confession and disappeared. Time passed again, and Lupinus finally realized that this was reality.

The happiness he had once thought would never be afforded to him was truly coming to him and is now within reach. This fact made him really, really happy. And the next moment, an unbearably intense emotion rushed over him.

“Adela.”

That was when the Lupin, who had maintained the appearance of a boy in front of his first love, ended. In an instant, his eyes changed. No longer a boy’s, but a man’s.