Finally, our kisses ended. Iâd not even noticed when a field of flowers began blooming around us, but neither did Mary say anything about it. She simply smiled at the mess sheâd left me in.
âYou look so cute right now that Iâd love to continue this all day, but we should probably stop. I donât want to push you too far. You might make this whole dungeon a meadow.â
I giggled at her while my face heated. âTo think that I once made fun of a certain goddess for putting a forest inside of a cave.â
âYes, I canât believe you actually collapsed a dungeon. Good thing itâs an open secret. None of the leaders in the Candlewax Kingdom know about it.â
âWhat would they do if they figured out?â
âIâm afraid theyâd lock you up forever. Which is definitely not ideal, since thatâs what I want to do first.â
My eyes widened from her forwardness. Sheâd attacked me so easily, and now, she was pressing the assault. âAre you like a yandere or something?â
Mary chuckled, showcasing an odd smile. âNo, why would I be? I donât think a demon of wrath would ever be a yandere.â
âNow I canât tell if youâre just making fun of me or not!â
I pouted before finally standing up in the grass. It tickled my feet that had somehow dried. Probably from whatever heat spread through my body from the new sensations.
Never did I know that touching and kissing another person---a beautiful woman---could feel so good. I instinctively grabbed her hand after putting my boots back on. âI think it might be time to figure out a way out of here. I can tell weâre really deep into the mountain.â
Mary shrugged and pointed towards the water. âIâm sure if we follow this, weâll find a way out eventually. This is a new dungeon, so we should get as many of these crystals as possible before somebody comes to steal them.â
âYou sound like a dragon who's trying to build a hoard.â
The girl chuckled. âAs luck would have it, I am part dragon after all.â
âSeriously?â
âItâs been said that my clan were a demonic branch of dragons. Itâs common for us to be either wrath or pride demons. We were the outcasts of dragon society, and itâs said that our blood is always boiling hot. Thatâs why I was able to master the blood lightning technique easily. Although, itâs considered part of my authority.â
âOh, you mentioned those authorities before. Sloth had the Langorous Winter. Iâm curious about what all you can do.â
She smirked. âHmph, maybe I will show you in due time. However, it might be best if you never see it.â
âWhy is that?â
âAll of the authorities are very powerful, but theyâre tied to our identities as sins. If I were to go on a rampage, Iâd need to feel a certain amount of wrath. If such a thing ever happens, hopefully youâll be able to knock some sense into me.â
âItâs always confusing that youâre the one with the wrath ability. Youâve never really showed much wrath to me. You were always patient, even when you were pretending to be a guild employee.â
âUh, I wasnât pretending to be an employee. I was an employee. Also, Iâve passed the torch on long ago. There is a newer sin of wrath. Everyone always thinks there can only be one sin at a time. Historically, that was true for the most part, but the torch would usually only pass after the previous sin died.â
I sighed, not really understanding anything she was talking about. âI donât really get it, but there are many oddities in this world. Even this cave is very strange when you think about it. Thatâs why, I usually donât think about anything. Life is much easier that way.â
âHaha, I might have to try the Eerie way of living if thatâs the case. Though, if both of us were like that, weâd certainly get lost.â
I pouted. âWhat are you talking about? Weâre already lost!â
Mary pointed towards the end of the cave, weâre light began shining. âNo weâre not. Love got us in here, and love got us out.â
I blushed and squeezed her arm. âDonât start saying so many embarrassing things. Is it your plan to torment me now?â
She grinned devilishly. âNo, no, I would never torment you. However, if I get to see this side of you more often, I might do it a tiny bit.â
âYou really are a demon of wrath. I donât know how Iâll cope with this level of vengeance.â
âConsider it as you finally getting your dues for all of those things before. You remember how I waved off all of the things you did in the guild? Do you have any idea what that was like? Imagine youâre strolling around on Earth, and you enter a used car lot. And then you try to purchase an old used car with a mountain of gold worth millions of dollars.â
I tried looking away awkwardly. âWas it really that bad?â
âWhat do you mean was it? You still continue to do it! So now youâre being punished. Itâs only fair.â
We continued chatting like that, until the sun finally shone down on our heads. Outside a beautiful forest greeted us, and the chirping of birds echoed around in the warm sunlight.
âFinally,â I said dramatically, âI thought Iâd never make it out of there alive.â
âDonât act like a drama queen now!â
âNo, I will act however I want. Thus is the role of an actress. If I ever want to make it in the big leagues and perform on S rank sets, then I need to keep upping my acting skills.â
âYouâre really committed to this whole bit, arenât you? At this point I donât even know if youâre seriously considering it. Eerie the acting witch sounds a little weird, donât you think? Shouldnât you be something like Eerie, The Witch of Disaster. Iâd not be surprised if you had your own disaster authority or authority of Insanity with all of this craziness.â
I laughed at her silly joke. âAs if Iâd have something like that!â