40 C-Rank Dungeon (6)

She clenched her fists tightly until blood seeped out of them.

'....'

Swish!

Her golden aura escaped her body, and then she dashed towards the portal in the boss' room.

"Stacy!?" Kennard exclaimed and hurried to follow her.

"Wait for us!" The group members also rushed after them, still carrying Leon.

Like a lightning bolt, she passed through each sea monster on the 2nd floor of the dungeon, defeating them with a single blow.

Her eyes scanned the surroundings, searching for Matthew, but after half an hour, he was still nowhere to be found.

"Maybe... he's already in the boss room?" she pondered.

"Stacy, wait for us... huff..." Kennard finally caught up, breathing heavily.

"Are you okay? Did something happen?" Kennard asked gently, placing his hand on her shoulder.

Slap!

"Ah..." Stacy unexpectedly slapped his hand away.

"Don't touch me... I'm not in the mood for that." She spoke coldly.

"Let's go to the boss room and finish this dungeon. I'm tired of waiting." Stacy commanded, continuing her exploration.

After 15 minutes, they arrived at the boss's room, which surprisingly remained closed.

'He's not here...? Then where!?' Stacy gritted her teeth in frustration.

She bit her lip, pondering where Matthew could be. Despite exploring the entire second floor, he was still nowhere to be found.

'Well... he'll have to come out eventually.'

Keeping that in mind, Stacy pushed open the door to the boss's room and stepped inside, followed closely by the other members of the group.

Kennard looked at Stacy with concern, wondering why she was acting that way, but eventually sighed and simply entered the boss room.

Splash~

Just like Lilian had mentioned before, the 2nd floor bloss was a high-level species, the Water Fairy Spirit.

Stacy immediately noticed her presence, not just because of her appearance, but also because of her immense power.

The Water Fairy Spirit had a stunning appearance, with a tall, elegant figure and ample curves, all made of glistening water.

"La~ lala~, mhm~" 

"Ah... what's happening...?" Some members whispered as they felt their bodies growing heavy, struggling to move.

Even Kennard and Stacy felt the weight pressing down on them.

"Oh, my~! What do we have here?" The water spirit turned towards them, but her gaze fixed on Stacy.

Approaching her, the spirit smiled gently.

"Finally, someone worthy appears." She sighed, her smile widening.

"What's your name, child?" The spirit asked softly.

"Stacy," she replied simply.

"No need to be wary. I only harm those I deem unworthy. Since you're worthy, I won't harm your friends."

"Surprised to see weaklings here, though. This may be a C-Rank Dungeon, but surely the Hero Association knows I'm an S-Rank entity," she remarked thoughtfully, tapping her cheek.

"S-Rank...?" Stacy muttered, as an idea formed in her mind, making her lips curl up into a deep smile.

"Oh, my~ What a lovely smile," the spirit exclaimed, reaching out to caress Stacy's cheek.

Feeling the cold, liquid touch, Stacy frowned slightly as she looked at the water spirit.

"Now, child, would you like to make a contract with me?" The spirit asked softly.

Stacy nodded eagerly.

"Very well... Just stay still and repeat after me," the spirit instructed.

"I, Kelsia, a Water Fairy Spirit, accept Stacy as my contractor and master," the spirit declared...

Swoop!

A bright cyan circle surrounded them, shimmering as Kelsia finished her words.

Stacy continued...

"I, Stacy Greenwood, accept Kelsia, a Water Fairy Spirit, as my—"

But before she could finish, a clear yet carefree voice echoed through the whole room.

"Mhm~... So, this is a Water Fairy Spirit. Quite beautiful." Matthew remarked with a smirk, interrupting the moment.

Immediately, everyone's gaze landed on his figure.

"Ah, sorry, I didn't know that I would be interrupting such a special moment." Matthew commented faintly.

"Go on and finish the contract." He added, sitting with his back against the wall.

"......."

"Whatever... I, Stacy Greenwood, accept Kelsia, a Water Fairy Spirit, as my contracted spirit." She finally finished her words.

The cyan circle shone brightly, and immediately, Stacy felt a warm power flowing through her body.

She really had formed a contract with Kelsia!

Her eyes immediately landed on Matthew's figure, and she saw him looking bluntly at the air.

'What is he doing...? Is he perhaps checking his status?' She asked herself...

Meanwhile, Matthew was currently checking his new traits and skills.

[Neutral Demon]: The user has absolute neutrality and is deemed neutral by all kinds of entities; however, the user also has an undeniable charm that works on all evil entities.

This trait helps the user keep a neutral "identity," which means that the user, even after using evil power, will continue to be neutral.

'Mhm... quite interesting. That means that if the Light Church tries to make a test to me to see if I'm a demon, I'll remain neutral and they won't be able to do anything about me.'

'This is indeed quite useful.'

'Now...' Matthe quickly on her new skill.

[Yin-Yang Mark]: The user has gained a special mark that increases the user's attributes by having relations with women; the stronger the woman is, the stronger the benefits will be.

Due to the host's evil attributes, if the host has relations with an evil being, the results will be 3x times stronger. However, if the host has relations with a good being, the results will be 2x times less than normal.

'So, basically something similar to a Succubus Blessing... However, this is quite useful; after all, I have a lot of evil women awaiting for me...' He smiled deeply.

'I should pay a visit to Pearl later...' 

"Matthew..." Suddenly, Matthew heard a soft voice calling out his name and raised his head to look.

Stacy stood in front of him with her arms crossed; from the looks of it, she was quite pissed.

"What? Do you need something?" Matthew stood up and stretched his arms.

Stacy ignored him and looked at her group members and said, "Leave the dungeon. I need to talk with Matthew... alone."

The group members tried to protest, but upon seeing her cold gaze, they simply entered the portal that had appeared after Stacy contracted Kelsia.

Sigh~

"What do you want, Stacy?" Matthew spoke with a faint sigh.

"....."

Stacy remained silent and coldly stared at him; however, her cheeks slowly started heating up.

Matthew raised an eyebrow, a touch of impatience in his voice as he said, "I'll leave if you don't speak up."

"Wait!" Stacy blurted out, reaching out to grab his wrist before he could turn away.

"Then, tell me!? What the fuck do you want?" Matthew frowned as he replied with an annoyed tone.

Hearing his words, Stacy bit her lip, her fingers fidgeting nervously as she struggled to find the right words.

"You... you took my first kiss and... my virginity." she stammered, her cheeks growing redder by the second.

"So... you should take responsibility!!"

"Uhh...?"