As a villain, I raised a defeated dog to become a black boss

She looked at the box with too much emotion, and the tears she had just retracted seemed to be about to fall.

"Risk... are all adventurers good people like you?"

"Uh... don't think so, I'm afraid you will be harmed."

Will felt that such a "special" dungeon and this strange empress, after walking all the way, were like weird literary artifacts that he was reluctant to break.

This level of dungeon can't even add a few points to the adventure team, just make friends.

Having friends in dungeons seems to be a useful and strange thing?

"But, can a heart grow back?"

"..." Will looked at the child's tearful smile, and for a moment he really didn't know whether he should be angry or not, "Then give it to me again."

"No, no, no, give it all back to me."

"But, Lucifer, I actually have something else I want to ask you."

Shona was finally able to ask her ultimate purpose.

"Um……"

Lucifer took out her heart, and although she didn't know what she did, it seemed that she had put it back in.

"Tell me?"

"Actually, what I should have asked last time is, are there any transactions and exchanges between the dungeons that we, as 'outside' adventurers, wouldn't know about?"

"Huh? Shona, you..."

Will was a little surprised that Shona would ask this question.

In fact, Shona seemed to have guessed this conclusion last time, but Will confused it in order to cover up that it was something from the original work, but...

She wanted to keep investigating.

And he is more persistent than before. Is it because the secret behind the dungeon system has inspired him to fight?

"Huh? Why do you ask that?"

"There should be an internal network between dungeons, otherwise the witch wouldn't be able to trade some things... Even Ke Luodai from Yuexiabingji also mentioned it."

Shona thought for a moment.

"Because... I was thinking that even if you are isolated due to the Adventurers Association, you should be able to get some help from the dungeon."

Lucifer was silenced by this question.

"This...I...I think there was originally one. I once received letters from other dungeons, but they didn't contact me again for a long time."

"That is to say...this is actually an isolated island, right?"

"Ugh... I also know that the Tenth Castlevania is very... very deserted, so don't talk about it."

Lucifer covered her head.

"Actually... I haven't figured out why until now. Even the dungeons actually need to be explored by you adventurers. I discovered this after I became deserted."

"..."

Shona seemed to be thinking about something, but she didn't continue to ask.

"Are there any other questions? I've told you everything I know, but is there anything else you want to know that I haven't remembered?"

"It should be gone. If that's the case, I really won't be able to find the target next time. Let's leave it at that."

She stretched in relief.

"Then...you are going to leave next, right?"

"Yeah. I'm going to the capital. After all, Treya's situation may not be good..."

"I... I'll think about it again..."

"Then... do you want to have a meal here tonight?"

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Will looked at the fish and chips on the table, feeling a little confused.

Although it still seemed to be in ordinary condition, at least it was no longer a black mess. It seemed that in just one day, Lucifer's cooking skills had improved somewhat.

Or rather...

Camouflage technology has grown?

No, Will decided to sing whatever he wanted.

more importantly……

The vegetable salad placed aside seems to be a real salad, because it does not look like batter, nor is it black. The texture and taste are like a salad.

"How about it? If you eat well, can you talk about some things at the dinner table that you can't usually talk about?"

"Is this why you came to eat with us?"

"Because they say humans discuss important things at the dinner table."

"What do you want to hear?"

"...Your fiancée, Treya, right? Is... the silver-haired half-elf princess in your fearful memories?"

Lucifer blinked.

Perhaps this is also a characteristic of the devil. She will never give up on something that has human "strong emotions" and pursuits.

"The ability to peek into memories is really useful, isn't it?"

"No, no, no, you are mistaken. In fact, I can see memories, but they are also memories that you have experienced relatively clearly now. What you cannot remember clearly or are just your thoughts, I cannot see."

"No need to explain so much!" Will ate a piece of French fries, "Yeah. It's her. How about it? Isn't she beautiful?"

"Oh, here we go again, proudly introducing my fiancée."

Shona snatched the fries from his bowl, poked his face with the fries, and spoke.

"Yes. Actually, I have also met the Princess Treya that everyone remembers, but..."

Lucifer rubbed her chin.

"I'm more curious about..."

"Why is her left eye... wearing an eyepatch in your fearful image?"

Chapter 2: Treya Duel (3k)

That day, Treya noticed that he seemed to care about his left eye.

The eyes that can only see the "injury" of others symbolize the "beautiful" eyes of the elf.

"One day later - it may happen a year later, His Majesty Edward, who symbolizes Entak's strongest, also died of illness."

"So……"

"What will happen?"

Will pointed to the royal power map he drew on the table and asked Treya this question.

"If there is no time to make a 'will'..."

Treya looked at Eugenie's profile picture on the paper. Half of her face was obscured by the shadow of Will's fingers, making her look as yin and yang as she usually spoke.

"There will definitely be unstoppable internal fighting between us brothers and sisters. In order to fight for the throne, we will pay any price."

"A good general answer - simply put, it says everything but nothing."

"Teacher Will, are you criticizing me?"

"No. I'm just clarifying the answer and it has nothing to do with you."

Will smiled awkwardly and connected something on the paper.

"Suppose, I'm assuming, that the seventh princess and he both withdrew from this duel because they concealed the fact that the fourth prince had colluded with foreign enemies - for example, she had received bribes during the war and put them into her own pockets."

He drew a cross on both of their heads.

"Ah."

"And what do you all do, the rest of you?"

"Well... first of all, I think Eugenie and the fifth prince can't do anything."

She drew a cross on their faces.

"Oh why?"

"The fifth prince is her younger brother. All her resources depend on her sister, and Eugenie can't do anything now."

"Okay. This is indeed something I didn't know before..." Will said in a "prophet" tone, "Ahem, this is indeed something that is not in the hypothesis. Okay, what next?"

"do not know……"

"The first is the duel between the martial faction." Will clicked on the seventh prince and the eighth prince. "Both of them are students of Entak swordsmanship, and their strength is very good. At the same time, you should understand, right? There is a deeper connection between them. Irreconcilable contradictions.”

"Yes. Although the mother of the two is the same, the seventh prince was an illegitimate son who was found before his mother was married. The eighth prince was born after their mother completely entered the royal family."

In fact, Treya didn't know this story herself. If she remembered correctly, it was also told by Will in the previous course "Top Ten Secrets of the Royal Family You Must Not Miss".

"It's too complicated. In a word, the latter is more like 'the crystallization of successful love' than the former, which is like an 'unwanted failed accident'."

"Hmm. No wonder the eighth prince is more favored."

"But, it's just a look at the old fox Edward's favor. Don't you know better?"

Will smiled and tapped the forehead of Treya, who was sitting upright and looking up to him, with his pen.

"The most favored ninth princess~"

This was not uncommon in Treya's little classroom, and when she acted too serious and "aloof," Will would give her a "slap in the head" - with a pencil in his hand.

Make her realize...

I am a member of the "royal family", brothers and sisters who kill each other on paper, and chess players who need to survive in this darkness until the end.

In such a royal family, there is no family affection, only everything that can be given up for the only "desire".

Thereya let out a soft "Woo" and then raised her head stubbornly.

"Teacher Will taught me this. I understand. After all, my mother died in their hands, and I almost believed in this false emotion. I will definitely stay awake until the end."

"Don't be so obedient." Will scratched his head and said the last sentence in a very low voice, "Teasing you like this will become addictive..."

"Ok?"

"Nothing, let's go back to the topic." Will pointed at the two people on the paper with his pen, "Because of the irreconcilable conflicts we mentioned. After Edward's death, they will find various reasons to 'duel' .To show off one's 'stronger ability than the other party'."

"In the royal family, there are actually quite a lot of duels to learn from each other. After all, we advocate force. Moreover, most of the duels are to learn Entak's swordsmanship."

"No. Not that kind of friendly duel..."

Will was silent for a moment and looked up.

Treya was actually very insensitive to other people's gaze in the past, but after gaining the power of the devil, she was able to sense where the other person's gaze rested on her body.

He was looking into his left eye.

I looked at it with "like" it but with a hint of regret.

Will... turns out to be very concerned about his left eye?

Is it because this is the "left eye" that symbolizes the purity and beauty of the elves?

"Teacher Will? What happened to my left eye?"

"No, no, it's nothing. Going back to the duel, it is... a duel that deliberately hurts people, seriously injures others, and makes the other party withdraw from the duel and competition. In terms of purpose, it is not a fair competition."

"...a very 'dangerous' thing that could kill someone."

……

Treya sat in the stands of the royal "dueling arena", staring coldly at the "ridiculous" things that happened in the dueling arena——

Her seventh "brother" and eighth "brother" were fighting fiercely in the duel field. The sword blades flashed with light on the field, and the voices of the two people could be heard.

"Your boy...why is it that your boy always gets the favor of his father?!"

"A violent maniac with strong limbs and a simple mind like you should find the reason within yourself, right?!"