Rave's plan failed

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[Mistress, all dungeon masters have a dark aura around them in their dungeon, so he's probably talking about that.]

'Oh, okay, enough of this. I need to ask him questions about the outside world now.' Malenia thought she must prepare and get information as fast as possible; even if she has a rank 6 monster under her, no one knows when a high-ranking adventurer will invade this dungeon.

"Rave, I have come to ask you for information about the outside world. If you don't cooperate, I'll have to use a different meth-" Before she could finish talking, Rave interrupted her.

"Oh, you can ask me anything. I'll answer all of your questions truthfully. I only want one favor from you." Rave didn't even think for a second and agreed to answer all of her questions. It wasn't that Rave was afraid of getting tortured or anything; he was just downright bad.

Malenia was again surprised to see him agreeing so fast, so she thought his favor must be something big. "What favor do you want? Sorry, but I can't release you from this dungeon if that's what you want."

Even if he were a fellow human like her, that would be on Earth. In this world, if she let him escape, he would probably come back with stronger people and kill her.

"No, that's a misunderstanding. I don't want to be released from yo-cough cough—I mean, I see potential in you, so I just want you to turn me into your minion, that's all."

'System, what is he talking about? Is it true that I can make him my minion?' She thought having one more minion who knows about the outside world would help a lot in her future plans.

[Yes, Mistress. If a subject has weaker will than yours or wants to serve you, you can turn them into your minion just by letting them drink some liquid, like blood, from you.]

Malenia thought this was very beneficial for her, as she doesn't have a summon option anymore, so she could obtain minions like this too. But she didn't understand why this human would want to serve her, even though Dante killed all of his friends.

But Malenia didn't reject him; she just thought of him as a mental fool.

"Oh, you want to become my minion only? Sure, I don't see any problem with that." Malenia was really happy to get the addition of power.

"Thank you for accepting me. I understand now why this dungeon has that high-ranking monster. Since you are like a human and a Mistress of this dungeon, you must have that screen thing helping you," Rave said something that made Malenia confused.

"Huh, what do you mean? And how do you know about the syst—nvm. Tell me, are there more dungeons like this?" Malenia asked Rave, as she was curious and wanted to know more about her situation.

"Yes, other dungeons like these exist, where the dungeon master is human-like, though they are very rare. Most dungeons have monsters as dungeon masters. And dungeons with human-like masters become very powerful and a big threat to the area they are in."

"Oh, that's interesting. Are there any other dungeons like this in the area around here?" Malenia asked, wanting to know if there was one close by that she should avoid until she became powerful.

"No, there aren't any dungeons like yours here, as this dungeon is located on the outskirts of Ruin Forest. Only low-ranking dungeons or monsters live on the outskirts."

Malenia breathed a sigh of relief, as it would have been dangerous if there was a high-ranking dungeon close by. She thought of asking him further questions after making him her minion, so even if he was telling any lies right now, after becoming a minion, he wouldn't be able to lie.

'But how do I give him my blood to drink? Do I have to hurt myself? Ugh, I don't want that, though. Wait, I can feed him that, right? That also counts as a liquid of mine anyway.'

"Enough of questions and answers; I'll ask more questions after making you my minion, so come here and drink it," Malenia said to Rave.

"Drink? But you haven't taken out your blood yet. What am I supposed to drink? Your breast milk? Haha, I'm just joking. Don't take it seriously." Rave tried to make a joke, but he wasn't expecting what she said in reply.

'What is he talking about? I was going to let him drink my saliva or sweat. But breast milk is also an option, hmm.' Malenia was thinking hard about what liquid to let him drink. But before she could decide, the system suggested something.

[Mistress, I don't think humans deserve anything from you. You should order Dante to make him his minion, as Dante is a vampire and the minions under him will follow you first, before Dante himself, because Dante is loyal to you.]

"Oh, Dante can make minions too? Nice. It was weird for me to make him drink my sweat or saliva, so that solves it. I'll call Dante." Malenia was relieved and called Dante in her mind.

A second later, Dante appeared with one of his skills, shadow teleportation. "This servant is here, Mistress. What do you want me to do?" Dante asked Malenia what work she needed to be done.

"Dante, I want you to make this human your minion. Feed him your blood or whatever you need to make him your minion." Malenia ordered Dante.

Dante proceeded with Malenia's order, even though he thought of Rave as a weakling undeserving to stand in the presence of his Mistress.

"W-wait, what? Malenia, I want to become *your* minion only. That was the deal originally; this is unfair." Rave was planning to make Malenia his Mistress and somehow get under her pant-bikini. But with this vampire as his master, that would be impossible.

"You impudent human, you dare to address the Mistress informally? Do you not love your life?" Dante really wanted to kill Rave right then, but since the Mistress wanted him to make Rave a slave, he couldn't do that. However, he would be sure to teach the human a lesson later.

"Calm down, Dante. Just make him your slave quickly. Then I'll get information from him." Malenia wanted this to be over fast.

"Sorry, Mistress. I crossed the line there. I'll accept whatever punishment you give me." Saying that, Dante used his fingernails to make a small cut on his other finger and forcefully opened Rave's mouth, dropping the blood in it as he resisted.

[Congratulations! Your minion acquired a rank 8 slave.]

"Oh, good job, Dante. Now, Rave, tell me about the closest human settlements and who rules this land," Malenia asked.

Rave replied, "Mistress, the nearest village is just a few hundred metres away from here, and that village is on the outskirts of the Nulliana Kingdom. Though no one rules the Ruin Forest, as it's mostly occupied by monsters and dungeons, many monster tribes reside in this forest."

Rave replied without resistance, as his individual thinking was blocked by Dante, and now he would only think of serving Malenia.

"Oh, great. One side has humans who want to kill me, and the other is full of dangerous monsters. What a great spot this dungeon is in."

Malenia felt unlucky; being on the outskirts of a forest meant her dungeon would be the first priority for humans to clear. But at least, since it was an F-rank dungeon, only low-rank adventurers would invade.

'Why is the Mistress saying it's a great spot? Has she already prepared a plan to dominate both the forest and the kingdom? As expected of my Mistress. And I hadn't noticed before, but Mistress looks gorgeous and hot in her new dress.'

Dante was really happy to be the servant of a goddess-like Mistress who had already made a plan to dominate two great lands just after hearing about them.