[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties":3,"chapter-dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-184":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Dungeon of Lust: Managing Otherworldly Beauties",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1445640,1897,"Chapter 184: Hidden Key","dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-184",184,"\u003Cp>’I think I understand it now...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the last line of [Charm] meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Love rusts the chains of Lust.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one falls in love, they’ll lose their deepest expression of self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lust will be tied to that which they love — the chains that keep them grounded to their truest self will weaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will start ignoring their lust; they’ll ignore the absolute truth in favor of living a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lust in Terra had been framed as a sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, all of the Vice were representations of ’sins.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were only a sin from the perspective of another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their own way:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They are also forms of truth. A truth of self. The indulgence in a feeling through expressions free of language as an intermediary.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a sin to others because they hurt others in their pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to oneself, a vice is a virtue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Lust... what is it you want me to unleash?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the passionate flame Vale was supposed to be nurturing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale thought about the effects of the Trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its simplest description, it instilled desire in those around him through his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So, that’s it, is it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Lust’s aim is to destroy the lie that is love.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’To let all be openly truthful — to make all no longer ignorant of their passion.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, that had to be the core of [Ember of Lust].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it wasn’t a sentiment Vale agreed with, but it was the one Lust did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your Trait [Ember of Lust] has evolved into [Flame of Lust]!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hidden condition for ascension: (3\u002F4)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your Trait [Charm] has evolved!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So... that was it, huh.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale was a little worried that the true hidden condition would be purchasing the ’???’ for 1000 Aether in the store. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Vale had no idea what would happen if he did spend 1000 Aether on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale opened his eyes and then leaned back, resting against the velvet seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My brain hurts...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did life require so much thinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lone woman rocked side-to-side, sitting atop a mound of human corpses and humming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Love is not a fallacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lust can give rise to love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Love and lust can coexist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lust can also break love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Love is a fallacy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale wanted to rest for longer, but if Greed was truly coming, he had to prepare to welcome her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it was time to hide everything valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale gave the workers orders on what to move and where to move it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he did, he couldn’t help but notice the speed at which they responded to his command — one of the results of [Flame of Lust].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The description had remained the same as [Ember of Lust], but its effect had grown and enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now naturally held the power to imbue his words with desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The workers, born of Lust and their main will being servitude, had their motivation spiked upon hearing Vale’s orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how the evolution of his Trait affected the other people...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed their temptations had been spiked to a much higher degree by just being around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale had also yet to test it, but it was possible that the nullification of pain when in battle had also been enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for [Charm]’s evolution...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale had thought the evolved effect would be that he’d be allowed to charm two beings at once, but that didn’t seem to be the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it seemed that the honesty part had evolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he spoke to his Champions, they seemed to trust his word without a second thought...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But that’s not necessarily a good thing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though maybe that was because they were his subjects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But Mias and Salome were definitely more doubtful of what I said before...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, they might have simply gained more trust in Vale’s judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, Vale had only spoken with them once since his breakthrough, and it was simply to give them orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d told Mias to split himself and go scout, and Salome to take over as gate guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d need more instances to truly understand what had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, its evolved effect could only truly be tested when Vale faced a neutral or enemy target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would they react to his words?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Are they going to be inclined to worship me as the description says?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale sighed as he walked around the diorama of the gorge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put his hand on it and traced over the village he had destroyed. Of course, the small stone village was still intact, even if the real one was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weird thought crept into his head...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d remembered what Laertes’ plea once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I see now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threat Lust presented to the world, and why Laertes wished death for himself and Ophelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that Vale hadn’t understood it before, but more so, his perspective on his terrifying presence had shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was his ability’s form while he was still in his Nascent state?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then what the hell will be my effect on people when I’m Emergent?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or, even further, Bloomed or Elevated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, just by being near him, he may be able to turn a mundane human into a blind worshipper of Lust without even meaning to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laertes’ fear hadn’t been as exaggerated as Vale had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner of Vale’s eye, he noticed a mini Mias form with an odd look on its face. Like he was frightened, curious, and worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale looked at the little guy and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something to report?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mias spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a slight pause, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know how long they’ve been there, but soldiers seem to have discovered Liora Village. Thankfully, they are retreating now, but it is highly probable they will continue to investigate. I would follow them, but they are way too strong to risk it without detection. And...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale scowled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was simply a matter of time. If they’re leaving without finding us, then all is well. But there’s something else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mini Mias had a chilled look on his face as he said his next line:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... Greed has captured me. And she’s here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A challenger has entered the dungeon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oh...’\u003C\u002Fp>",1039,"2026-06-06T01:43:37.938Z",1,"novelbin.me","14801e204be49d36034e3c617616ca0d259fc27c9ddbbdbab07483118b7023b8","dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-185","dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-183",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-cover.jpg"]