My Destiny To Be Loved By The Villains[part 2 ]

Chapter 163: Branching Point (1)

"This is our goal, right?"

Iliya said after seeing the huge stele in front of us.

This was the landmark we'd see when we arrived at the deepest part of the dungeon where the First Ordeal took place.

The 'Heart of Mystery' embedded in the deepest part of every dungeon.

Normally, when you made contact with it, the dungeon boss would be summoned, and you'd have to engage it in battle.

Yes, to put it simply, it was a device for summoning the boss.

"Aha, so they have something like this too in the artificial dungeon?"

Lana approached the stele, circling around it while inspecting it from various angles.

Thanks to all the...hardships she faced on the way here, her uniform that showed her affiliation to the Holy Land was in tatters.

While I was giving the girl a blank stare, Iliya, who was next to me, poked my side roughly and gave me a piercing stare.

Actually, 'rough' didn't cut it. Her poke hurt me so much that it felt like I lost my breath. My whole body even staggered because of it.

"...What?"

"Stop giving that kid such perverted looks."

"..."

Why don't you stop slandering me instead?

"...But I never did that."

"Hmph."

Hearing my words, she gave out a deep snort before turning to look at Lana with her still narrowed eyes.

Despite having gone through so many perilous incidents just now, that girl seemed unconcerned. Hell, there wasn't even a hint of anger on her face.

"Does that kid not care at all about getting hurt?"

"...I know right?"

While rubbing the side where she hit me, I barely managed to agree with her.

"Teach."

Suddenly, she spoke up in an expressionless voice.

There was a heavy sense of guilt in her voice and gesture, which was rather surprising of her.

"...We have to apologize to that child later."

"Sorry?"

"Yes, I know she doesn't seem to be hurt, and she herself agreed to it without any objections, but...it still feels as if we're taking advantage of her genuine and pure kindness..."

"..."

Uh, well, that was why I did that in the first place.

Because she wouldn't mind such things.

Thanks to that, we managed to clear the dungeon at a quicker pace than others.

[Hey.]

Suddenly...

From inside the Soul Linker, Caliban called me out with a sigh.

[There's something slightly off about you, you know that?]

'Excuse me?'

[Sure, I've been teasing you about how trash you are and whatnot, but lately it really feels like you're becoming even trashier than before.]

'No, if it's about the matter of the aftermath, this is actually the safest—'

[It's not that.]