S-Class Dungeon’s Mistress - Chapter 172

Her chest ached. Just a minute ago, Adelaide was thinking of Caladium. She thought of another man while in the arms of the person she had just confessed to. Even in her own opinion, she didn’t have a conscience.

“Yes! Of course. I’m not such a piece of trash.”

She laughed and said, “How could I?” It seemed like she was getting better at lying.

Of course, this was just her opinion.

Lupinus’ lips curled up as he watched her performance in front of him. Her confident smile was so small and cute, she didn’t even realize that she had been seen through.

“Well, by the way.”

Even the way she hurriedly changed the subject was awkward. However, Lupinus did not bother to point this out and moved on.

“Will your hair always be black now?”

“Why? Are you sad?”

“Hmm……. Of course, Lupin is really cool even when he has black hair. But it is a bit unfortunate.”

She was saddened that his old appearance had completely disappeared. She liked his pretty blonde hair.

“Our Adela has a lot of greed. I guess you’re not satisfied with just one. Do you want to eat the blonde warrior as well as the black-haired demon?”

“What! It’s not like that!”

“Stop talking dirty!” Adelaide gave him a slap on the shoulder.

But unlike her reaction as if she was disgusted, in truth, she was relieved inside. She was worried that perhaps the conversation had made him feel bad, but he seemed okay, judging from the joke.

Lupinus’ eyes softened. Of course, he wasn’t really alright. The woman he loves has someone else in her heart besides him. Unless he was a n*mbskull, how could he feel okay?

Nevertheless, the reason he was able to smile like this was because he had already made up his mind a long time ago. If it is a love that must be shared anyway, it is enough to take the largest share among them.

Lupin was confident. Even if she flirted and fawned over others, he was confident that he would be the one loved by her the most.

“Oh! Lupin, your hair……!”

Startled, Adelaide extended her hand towards his hair. The pitch-black color quickly brightened. Less than a minute later, a familiar figure came into view.

“You turned blonde!”

“Yes.”

“How did you do it?”

“Because I’m not a complete demon. I can easily change the color of my hair. I can be like this whenever you want.”

Lupinus smiled and gazed at her. The playful smiling eyes were fresh and alluring at the same time.

Bite. Adelaide bit her lip. To be honest, the blonde was exactly her type. Of course, since he has such a handsome face, he looks cool with black hair, but if she had to compare, she liked it better when he was blonde.

“No! What if it’s dangerous? I don’t really care about hair color.”

“You say that, but you almost drooled.”

“N-No! I didn’t drool!”

She denied it desperately. She mustn’t put Lupinus in danger just because of her taste.

“Don’t worry. It’s really okay.”

“You always say it’s okay.”

“It is different now. Adela, I’m sharing life and death with you. How can I do something dangerous?”

What she heard was convincing. He was always busy protecting Adelaide. Now that he shares her life, he will have no choice but to pay more attention to his own safety from now on.

When she thought about it that way, she realized that it was really fortunate that their lives were shared. Otherwise, Lupinus would keep pretending that he was okay even if nothing was.

“Hmm……. Then blonde is good! It’s my cup of tea!”

“Puhaha! Yes. Then I’ll stay like this.”

“No, don’t stay that way too much. It’s more thrilling to see it from time to time. You know?”

Adelaide widened her serious eyes and nodded her head up and down. What the hell am I  supposed to know? The way she emphasized her taste with a serious face was so cute that Lupinus couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

They kept walking as the conversation continued.

A courtyard with purple flowers in full bloom, a library with high ceilings and antique furniture, and a temple dedicated to Hela. There were breathtakingly beautiful places everywhere.

As a result, Adelaide forgot the purpose of her journey and fell in love with the sights.

“Wow, that’s really cool…….”

“Yes. It’s pretty well-made.”

“You know, I actually have a bad memory about Helheim. But after hanging out with Lupin like this, it feels like all those memories have been covered.”

She looked at Lupinus through gentle eyes and smiled. She could probably come to Helheim next time without recalling it. When she thought about letting her other demons see it, she became quite excited.

“……I know now.”

Lupinus suddenly stopped.

“What?”

“Where I want to do it.”

It only then dawned on Adelaide. She remembered now that they weren’t just looking at the castle, he was looking for a place where he could have s*x with her.

Her face, which had returned to her usual form, began to heat up again. Clearing her throat, she asked cautiously.

“Where do you want to go?”

“Where do I want to do it?”

She expressed it differently out of embarrassment, but Lupinus corrected her again, teasingly. When he glared at her disapprovingly, he let out a chuckle.

“Let’s go to our house.”

“Our house……?”

“Greenville Dungeon? Are you talking about going back?” Adelaide blinked her eyelids and demanded further explanation.

“Not Greenville. The house for the two of us.”

“Oh.”

She muttered d*mbly. Memories of the cozy and friendly log cabin naturally came to mind.

The small, secretly hidden log cabin on the outskirts of Mediar was one of the first places Adelaide called ‘home’. There were a lot of old places here and there and a lot of inconveniences, but it was the only place where she could stay comfortably. It was also the place where she exchanged complete affection with another being for the first time.

Adelaide spent a lot of time with Lupinus there and made a ton of memories. So it wouldn’t be unreasonable to call the cabin ‘our house’.

If that hadn’t happened.

“But there…….”

Her hands holding Lupinus’ shoulders tightened unknowingly.

The memories were both pleasant and frightening. When she recalled the cozy memories, her heart tickled as if she had returned to that time, but whenever she remembered the nightmare-like memories, she felt suffocated again.

The problem was that the latter’s power was still much stronger. The pain she had suffered in Helheim had fortunately considerably lessened with this opportunity, but what happened in the log cabin remained like a phantom pain and haunted her relentlessly.

After meeting Lupinus again and apologizing to each other, the frequency had decreased, however, the events of that time still often appeared in her dreams. Whenever that happened, Adelaide woke up drenched in sweat and barely felt the reality.

Because of these circumstances, she had avoided going to the log cabin. It was the same reason why she didn’t go to see Lupinus, who was staying in Mediar to recover, even though she was only a short distance away if she moved through portals.

But now, he wants to go to the log cabin. Frankly it didn’t feel too good.

“I’m not saying we’re going to have s*x there. I don’t think physical intimacy is the only way to confirm love, and neither of us have very good memories of it. I am also concerned about your physical condition.”

Lupinus set Adelaide down on the floor and continued. His mischievous face turned quite serious.

“But…… I really wanted to go back with you once. To not suffer from the nightmares of the past anymore.”

Her pink eyes fluttered slightly when he said “nightmare”.

It wasn’t just me who suffered. Did Lupinus endure the bitterness alone every time he went to Mediar? Adelaide bit the tender flesh on the inside of her lips.

Lupinus’ blue eyes in her field of vision were shaking faintly, just like hers. The look made her determined.

“Okay, let’s go together.”

Adelaide nodded her head with a tiny smile. Her small hand held his hand firmly.

The lovers, who held hands affectionately, moved through the ornate rooms and back towards the purple portal.

In the middle of their chatting, she turned her head away as if something had suddenly occurred to her. She then covered her mouth with the back of her hand and asked.

“……But is it dead now?”

“You know.” She added, casting her gaze down below. Even though no one was there, her voice was small, as if it was so embarrassing.

“Yes.”

“Oh. It’s not a monster.”

“Are you sad?”

He always asks this question. Adelaide shook her head in disgust.

“Don’t worry. If you touch it, it will stand up again in no time.”

Actually, it was even much easier than that. Just by looking at her, it would quickly grow in size. But Lupinus suppressed his energy to give her a chance to stroke it.

Adelaide, powerless to react further, quietly threw herself into the portal.

* * *

To get to the log cabin, they had to go through Greenville first, of course. It wasn’t bothersome because he had to tell her affiliated demons that Lupinus was safe anyway. She also had to inform Lisianthus that she was going to Mediar for a while.

Surprisingly, when they arrived in Greenville, a full day had already passed. It seemed that time had passed when Hela helped transfer her power to Lupinus.

“Hooray, Lupin!”

“Lupinus!”

The demons, who had spent the day worrying, cheered and shed tears as soon as they saw Lupinus. The Skeleton Captain was so moved that he tried to give Lupinus a very hard and uncomfortable hug, but he was stopped by Pia.

Adelaide tossed Lupinus to the demons, and crept to Lisianthus’ side.

“Hey, Lisian.”

“Yes, Adele.”

She glanced at Lisianthus. Somehow his expression wasn’t very good, making it harder to bring it up. After pausing for a while, hesitatingly, she cautiously started.

“I…… I’m thinking of going to Mediar with Lupin for a while. Will it be okay?”