Chapter 62: Bribing a Teacher.

*Celia’s POV*

I can’t believe that I was blinded this entire time… Was that protection plan of hers, just a way to stick close to me? Ah, I am a failure of an adult…

Ria: “Celia, it took you long enough to figure that out.” She said with a smug tone.

Celia: “You aren’t helping…” I say with a sigh.

I heard a knock on the door, so Ria went over to check who it was. When she opened the door up, it was Hadi who stood before the doorway. Ah, right… I asked her to meet me at my house… To be fair to me, a lot of shit has happened since then…

Hadi: “Lady Celia, so what have you called me out here for?” She asked with a curious tone.

Rather than explain, I just took out some Mana Crystals from my pouch. I took out one of each element, except for that special new one. I’ll save that for last. I can’t wait to see the look on her face… Heh.

Hadi: “These… these are the purest Mana Crystals that I have ever seen!” She exclaimed.

Celia: “As I have heard from a few others. Long story short, I have a dungeon that produces these Mana Crystals.” I say with a proud tone.

Hadi: “What!?” She yelled.

Not wanting to stop seeing her surprised reactions, I grabbed her hand, took out a mini dungeon core, and took her to my dungeon. Thus began another tour of, Celia’s Dungeon of Supreme Wonder! And by the end of it, she looked like a fish, with her mouth agape.

Hadi: “This… this is a very interesting dungeon you have, Lady Celia…” She said with a shaky tone.

Celia: “That it is, but there is one more interesting thing about it.” I say with a smug tone.

Hadi: “Surely, it won’t be as shocking as the rest of it, right?” She asked with a pleading expression.

I had her hook line and sinker, so I showed her the pile of new Mana Crystals. Since having random piles of Mana Crystals in the main hall of the dungeon is a little stupid, I moved each shoot to separate rooms. Once we entered the new Mana Crystal room, Hadi picked one of them up, looked at it for a while, and then passed out.

As I’ve seen this happen before, I was able to catch her before she fell. Unlike Lia, she looked like she was going to be out for a decent while, so I took her to one of the new rooms in this dungeon. And by room, I mean just that. It was a bedroom. Just one of the new ones that I had built with my Dungeon Master Skill.

I put her onto the bed, and then sat down on one of the couches in the room, while I wait for her to wake up. Ria was also here, so she sat down next to me.

Ria: “Do you enjoy making girls surprised like that?” She asked with a curious tone.

Celia: “Don’t you? Girls have such a wide array of reactions and facial expressions. Why wouldn’t I try to see as many of them as I can?” I honestly reply.

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Ria: “Hm… I would have to agree with that.” She said with a laugh.

After around ten minutes, Hadi finally woke up. She thought that everything she saw was a dream, so I had to reassure her that it was actually reality, and not just something her brain made up just to mess with her.

Hadi: “Can I have access to this dungeon?” She asked with a pleading tone.

Celia: “I don’t know… I only have a few mini dungeon cores left.” I say with a remorseful tone.

Hadi: “Hm? You know that you can just make more, right?” She asked with a head tilt.

What!? And all this time, I thought that it was a limited item… With a sigh, I walked over to where I had hidden the dungeon core, and with Ria’s guidance, I made fifty more mini dungeon cores.

Hadi was still waiting in that room, so I went back to it and handed her one. Like before, she thanked me, and ran off, probably to grab a few Mana Crystals before she leaves.

Ria: “Celia, might I have some of my minions take care of this place? This place is in need of some cleaning.” She said as she pushed one of her fingers on a nightstand, which ended up covered in dust.

Celia: “I would love that, but won’t they do some crazy things?” I ask with a nervous tone.

Ria: “Like what?” She asked back.

Celia: “Aren’t they basically succubus’s? Won’t they start kidnapping cute girls, and then keep them here?” I ask with a joking tone.

Ria: “Hm… They probably would. I shall tell them to keep it to only criminals.” She replied with a nonchalant tone.

Celia: “…”

Celia: “I was joking! Other people have access to this place, what if they come across one of your minions pleasuring a random girl that they kidnapped!?” I exclaim.

Ria: “That would be funny if they did, but perhaps, you could make a secret area just for them?” She proposed.

Celia: “Shouldn’t it be fine to just not have them set up a sex dungeon in my… Uh… dungeon?” I ask with spiral eyes.

Ria: “It would be beneficial for you to give them such a luxury. Letting them be pent up for so long, is a very bad idea.” She replied.

Celia: “Pent up? But they don’t try to assault Lia and I at all?” I ask with a raised eyebrow.

Ria: “That is because they assault random girls within the kingdom. Of course, they erase their memories after it, so there are no witnesses.” She explained with a giggle.

Celia: “…”

Have I been letting dangerous girls touch Lia and I, in very sensitive and private places, this entire time!? Am I not even safe in my own home!?

Celia: “Even so, I don’t think that I can condone kidnapping.” I say with a sigh.

Ria: “It will be fine, Celia. They will only take girls on death row, or ones that have been imprisoned for life. Of course, they will first actually verify that they did commit the crimes that landed them their sentences.” She replied with a serious tone.

Celia: “Wait… why just women?” I ask with a head tilt.

Ria: “Women’s sexual energy always tastes far better than men’s do. Or all of my minions are just lesbians like me.” She replied with a shrug.

Celia: “Right… Well, let’s go home now.” I say with a sigh, before almost falling over.

The fuck? Why did that even happen? Luckily, Ria caught me before I fell. But I wasn’t even hurt at all. Yeah, I just looked at my Status, I am completely fine…

Ria: “That cheeky girl… She shows up out of the blue, and marks you…” She said with an angry tone and expression.

Celia: “Marked? What is she, a dog? And who are you talking about? Was it Orphenia?” I ask with a confused tone.

Ria: “She marked you as hers. Basically, higher beings can mark someone that they love. Which tells others to not mess with them.” She answered with a sigh.

Celia: “And she did that without my consent!?” I yell in annoyance.

Ria: “Yes, she did just that… Now, Celia, I wish to mark you as well, can I?” She asked with a serious tone.

Celia: “But isn’t my state at the moment due to her marking me? Won’t I get even worse?” I ask with a nervous tone and expression.

Ria: “Not much worse, besides, you shall get benefits from both of us once the marks manifest fully. You’ll only feel sick for a few days.” She said with a giggle.

Celia: “Fine…” I say with a sigh.

I wonder why they call it a mark? It’s not like Ria kissed me, but I did feel that she did something to my body… Though a few seconds after she said that she marked me, I got incredibly sick…

Ria then picked me up in a princess carry, and the next second, we were in my room. She then put me on my bed, and tucked me in my blanket. She then asked if I wanted her to use some sleeping magic on me.

As I was in a decent amount of pain, I agreed, and she used said magic on me. I fell asleep quickly after she did that. Now I just have to hope that I will feel somewhat better tomorrow…