As he stormed out of the library, Five felt lost. He was unfamiliar with this environment. In front of him was an endless corridor made of a transparent material. Five's mind was a complete mess. He never expected one of the people he had been looking for so desperately to actually be a dungeon master.

'D*mn. I was so careless and did not think properly. If that succubus did not stop me, who knows what kind of penalty I would have received for attacking another dungeon master.'

'Where do I go now? I did not even need to walk out of the library. I only had to use the Teleportation Crystal... I need to calm down... Calm down.'

Behind him, Angela bit her lips. Her arm was hurting from Five's powerful grip but considering the situation, she did not dare voice it out. Even when Five stopped walking, the silver-haired harpy remained silent. She had never seen Five behave like this and she did not know how to react.

At that moment, footsteps came from behind. Five and Angela looked behind them and instantly, Five furrowed his brows even more.

"Chris! Wait. Let me explain myself," exclaimed Iris as she rushed out of the library accompanied by the succubus and Karyn.

"You again? Did I not make myself clear enough? We have nothing to say to each other anymore," angrily answered Five. As soon as he heard Iris' voice, he felt his blood boiling once again.

He took out the Teleportation Crystal and was about to use it but at the same time, Iris took off her clown mask, revealing the beautiful face hidden underneath. Five could not be more familiar with her; even after almost two years, she did not change at all.

"Chris! Don't! Let's talk for a moment. I never did anything to harm you. All the pieces of evidence you were shown were fake. I never did any of these," exclaimed Iris as she rushed forward.

"As if I could believe you after everything happened? I lost everything because of you, Kimberley or should I say Madam Penmark? I don't care about how it all happened, the end results are still the same. One day, I will make you pay for everything!"

Five trembled as he watched the approaching woman. His heart was aching like crazy. How stupid had he been to trust that woman? He decisively activated the Teleportation Crystal before he could lose reason.

Iris raised her hands, desperately trying to prevent him from leaving but she was too late. Before she could even reach him, Five and Angela both vanished from the corridor.

Iris froze as she stared at the now empty spot. She trembled but quickly, Venus, the succubus hugged her from behind.

"He really hates me..."

"Kimmy. He did not even give you time to explain yourself. I don't see what is so good about him. If it was up to me, I would have already killed him a thousand times for not respecting you."

Iris felt defeated. She leaned against the soft body of the succubus for a moment. "Let's go back to Gaia. She still needs to answer my question. It is fine even if he hates me. I will be satisfied if I can just help him a little bit. No matter what, it is still my fault if he was harmed and became like this. I need to repay him somehow."

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Karyn stood to the side with a confused expression. It was clear that there was some back story going on between the two dungeon masters but as she just joined the team, she was oblivious to what actually happened.

The trio returned to the library where Gaia, Ali and the Cyclops were still waiting.

"I see that you missed him. I wanted you two to meet but I did not expect it to end like this. He did not forget what happened." Gaia spoke as she looked at Iris.

"Is that what you meant by bending the rules? Then what is the investment you were talking about?" asked Iris. She sat back at her seat.

"You don't need to know about this. You just need to know that Five is someone important to me. I am doing what I can to heal his emotional scar. Do you still want the answers to your question?" asked Gaia.

Iris hesitated for a moment. Her eyes momentarily shifted to Ali and the Cyclops who tried to blend into the background. They were just here to obtain as much information as possible.

Gaia waved her hand and instantly, Ali and the Cyclops vanished from the room. "Now, it is just us. You don't have to be worried about leaking out Five's private information." She waved her hand again and Iris immediately received a system prompt, informing her that a new entry had been made to her inventory.

"Thank you."

"No need. Just make sure to repair your relationship with him. I know that you are innocent, but he does not know," said Gaia.

"What can I do? He did not even let me speak. I did not do anything to harm him! I never slept with anyone else while I was with him. All the messages were fake. I never flirted with anyone and leaked out any information about his company."

"I know but he doesn't. I will step out of the bounds if I give him any information that is not about the game. Just prove yourself to him. Your parents are quite sinister. For the sake of their son, they did not hesitate to sell you to the Penmark family without caring about Five even after he helped them. Remember this! Even if you somehow mend things up with him, he will not forget about your parents."

"I know. I have already cut all ties with my family. I thought my brother was doting on me but they obviously do not care about me," answered Iris. She took off her clown mask once again as Ali was no longer here.

Gaia smiled faintly. "That is all I can do for you. I already overstepped the boundaries by forcing this meeting. It is time for you to go back. I suppose that you are not interested in staying at the hotel."

"Thank you very much but it is time for me to go back. My dungeon needs me. It is probably a mess at the moment." Iris took out her own Teleportation Crystal and activated it after nodding to Gaia. Her vision blurred and a few moments later, she found herself sitting in her office.

Karyn looked around her with a confused expression.

"Karyn, welcome to your new home," happily said Venus. She pushed open the door to the balcony and pulled the dark elf.

Iris quickly joined them and explained, "This is Venetia, my dungeon and my town. I am the mayor of the town. Many shops here are currently being taken care of by my monsters. We will find something for you too."

"This?" Karyn was speechless. "I thought it was impossible for dungeon masters to build their dungeon like a town? How do you generate DP if the citizens are constantly inside the dungeon? After a few hours, surely they stop producing anything."

"You know how dungeons work?" asked Venus with a surprised expression.

Karyn briefly nodded as her eyes scanned through the busy streets of the town.

"That is indeed true but there is a simple trick to go around this limitation. I simply divided the town into different sections and only consider a few sections as part of the dungeon. For example, the Trading Area, the Entertainment Area and so on are all located inside the dungeon but the Residential Areas where people only sleep are considered to be outside the dungeon. It is just a matter of defining the boundaries."

"Tell us what you are good at and we will find a role for you. You can live peacefully here. Kimmy will make sure you get what you need. Look at me, I look after the different brothels of the town and have the opportunity to plunder some male essence when I'm hungry," explained Venus.

At that moment, the trio heard the flapping of wings nearby. Two beautiful succubi flew up to the balcony. "Mistress, you are finally here. We are waiting for you for the prize ceremony. People are starting to be impatient. Mars is handling the situation for now, but he won't last for long."

"Really? Is the competition already over? I did not expect it to end so quickly," answered Iris.

"The competition is still going on but there is already a clear winner. He captured the Iron Bear King and slaughtered it in front of everyone. The Iron Bear King is the strongest monster of the surroundings, there is no way someone will be able to surpass him," answered the young succubus.

Iris' face flashed with surprise. "Alright, bring me there. I am curious, who can deal with the Iron Bear King alone?"

Venus nodded her head, allowing the two succubi to carry Iris to the central place while flying. She then turned toward Karyn and explained. "We have been holding a competition during the past two days. We invited the adventurers and hunters to bring their biggest catch here. The one who brings the most ferocious beast would be the winner. The only requirement was that the beast needed to be alive and would be slaughtered at the central place. This way, we get the adventurers to bring powerful beasts from outside and kill them inside the dungeon. It's with this method that mistress was able to obtain so much DP for the auction. We did not even have to work hard and simply got the clueless adventurers to work for us."