After the steamy sessions of testing skills, Malenia took a bath to clean herself of the remnant cum on her body. She looked at herself and the remnants on her skin.
"I can't believe how lewd I have become. Why did I get a class like that? Sigh... denying it won't help me. I have to accept it and keep growing more powerful. That's the only way to survive in this world."
After cleaning herself, Malenia opened a portal to Earth to grab something to eat, as there wasn't any food in the dungeon. She couldn't bring food or items back from Earth to Satania, and vice versa.
As a dungeon mistress, she didn't necessarily need food to survive. But after eating food for 32 years, it had become a habit, and she enjoyed the taste.
When she returned to Earth, everything was the same: the clothes she had worn before going to Satania, the place, the position, and even the time.
It amazed her how time on Earth seemingly paused whenever she went to another world. However, she didn't want to stay on Earth anymore after experiencing the power she obtained from stats and control over her summons. It was addictive for her, especially since she had previously been submissive because of her husband.
She also needed to become powerful and find a way to earn money to survive on Earth.
That's why she didn't linger there too long. After eating, she quickly opened the portal and returned to Satania.
Upon her return, Malenia headed to bed and drifted off to sleep.
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Malenia's 4th day in Satania.
Two days remained until Dante's evolution, and three days until Malenia's first child was born.
But she was worried because it had been one day since Baton's son had been captured in the dungeon, and Baron could come at any moment to retrieve him. Soon, her worries came true.
[Warning!! Someone has invaded the dungeon!!]
She didn't know what to do but refused to give up. Malenia instructed Rave and Gob to hide and ambush the intruder while she acted as a distraction. It was the same strategy she used during the last invasion. She hoped that two rank 7 beings could take down a rank 6 with a sneak attack.
After setting her plan, Malenia headed toward the main hall, but before she could take a single step, someone grabbed her by the neck. She didn't even notice what had happened. In front of her stood a middle-aged man with a strong, fit body.
"Where is my son?" Rick, the baron, asked as he held her in the air by her throat.
"Argh! Cough! H-Help!" Malenia struggled to speak, her voice choked with pain.
Rave and Gob, enraged by seeing their mistress in danger, quickly attacked Rick. Rave charged with his sword glowing crimson red, aiming for Rick's head, while Gob used his stealth steps to try and sever Rick's legs.
Rick, though startled by the ambush, reacted just in time. He threw Malenia aside and defended against the attacks with his swords. As an aura knight, his movements were far quicker than Rave and Gob's. In a swift motion, Rick used his aura blade to decapitate both of them.
"Huff!! Ah haahh...huff!" Malenia, gasping for air on the ground, witnessed her minions' defeat and deaths.
While she wasn't emotionally attached to them, Gob had taken her virginity in this world and was the father of the child growing inside her. But right now, survival mattered more to her at this moment. She needed to think of a way out.
'Ugh, there's nothing that can save me. What should I do? Only Dante can help me, but he's in a dormant state. I just need to survive until Dante wakes up. That's my only hope.' Malenia thought.
"Wait, don't kill me. Your son is in a prison cell. I'll take you there." she pleaded.
After killing the minions, Rick turned his attention back to Malenia. Upon examining her more closely, he found her stunning. In fact, he had never seen a woman as beautiful as her, except maybe for the queen and her daughter.
"It's unfortunate that she's a dungeon mistress. Otherwise, I might have married her." Rick thought. However, as per the kingdom's rules, humanoid dungeon masters were to be killed on sight even though he didn't want to kill her, he pushed those thoughts aside and focused on rescuing his son.
"Lead the way, and don't try anything foolish." Rick warned.
Malenia, not daring to do anything suspicious, led him to the prison where his son, Cedric, was being held. An idea popped into her head of using the portal to escape back to earth, but she quickly dismissed it, fearing Rick's reaction time.
When they reached the cell, Malenia opened the door.
"Who's there? Don't you dare touch me! My father is the baron of this land, and he'll kill you all." a frightened voice called from inside.
"Son, it's me. Don't be afraid." Rick rushed over and embraced his son.
"Father! I knew you'd come to save me. Did you kill all those monsters?" Cedric asked, finally relieved to see his father.
"Yes, son. All the monsters are dead, except the dungeon mistress." Rick said, gesturing toward Malenia.
Cedric, upon seeing her still alive, comes up with a plan while grinning. "Father! That woman tortured me. I want to make her my slave now."
Malenia, outraged by his shameless lies, protested, "What? He's lying! I didn't even touch him. There's not a single wound on his body!"
"That's because you used a healing potion on me to hide the evidence before my father arrived." Cedric falsely accused again.
Rick, hearing both sides, understood his son was lying because of Malenia's beauty. "But son, she's a dungeon mistress. It's forbidden to keep her as a slave. We should either kill her or hand her over to the royal family." Rick said, playing along with Cedric's scheme.
"Father, we can keep her in secret and kill her once I've had my revenge." Cedric suggested.
"Alright, but I'll be the one to make her my slave. Dungeon masters are dangerous, and you're too weak to control her on your own." Rick replied.
Malenia trembled as they casually discussed her fate. She couldn't imagine what kind of horrors awaited her. She was terrified but at least they wouldn't kill her right away. She just had to endure for two more days until Dante awoke.
"Fine, dad. But I'll still get my revenge. So even if she's your slave, you can't keep her all to yourself." Cedric agreed, his eyes filled with lust.
"Hey, bitch, come here and put this on." Rick said as he took out a collar, the same one Cedric had tried to make her wear before.
Left with no other choice, Malenia obediently approached them and bowed her head. Rick quickly placed the collar around her neck, dropping his blood onto it. The collar glowed, registering Malenia as a slave.