[{"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-278":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},1445716,1897,"Chapter 278: Stooges","dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-278",278,"\u003Cp>Vale scratched his cheek as he looked at Adephagia and Envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, this has been... interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adephagia, finally free from the two worst domineering pressures, took a deep breath in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve learned a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adephagia exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That if you two don’t change your outlook, this world is doomed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale looked Gluttony up and down, taking in her provocative figure tightly contained in the orange dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been briefed a little about Kaldora’s destruction. Perhaps what you say is true, but I’m sure you’ve noticed...\" Vale’s leer drifted from Gluttony to Envy, \"such a thing is impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adephagia chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It only seems impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adephagia cocked her head to the side, staring openly at Vale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. When you witness the true horrors they represent, you’ll understand. I only pray you understand before it’s too late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No reaction was evident on Vale’s face as he sunk into his throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You see, I’m willing to work together; however...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale glanced at Envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy sneered, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said I wasn’t either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adephagia snickered as she looked at the dormant orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s clear collusion between you all is currently impossible. After all, you still go by the titles given to you — do you even know one another’s names?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale paused as he looked over at Adephagia, who held a haughty expression on her face, alongside a slight grimace. She was still weak. Weak enough that even Envy and Lust’s pressure on her forced her to steady her mind consciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy broke the short silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid to say I don’t particularly care for anyone’s name, Gluttony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kaldoran Queen sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale sighed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While I haven’t put a particular importance on knowing your names, I don’t mind knowing. I’m Valentin. I go by Vale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gluttony gave Vale a smile — an oddly eerie smile. Almost sinister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Vale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy clicked her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to know my name, buy it from Greed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Envy... Why is everything so difficult when it comes to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale didn’t exactly know much about Envy, but from his few interactions, there was a clear throughline in her personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything she did, she did with spite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy blinked and looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And why is everything so simple with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adephagia shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See? This is what I’m talking about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale silently agreed, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I see no reason to stop this meeting just because those two have left. So, then, I’ll pick up where we left off... From what I’ve discerned, Greed wishes to incite a conflict between us, Envy. Also, your actions play toward that same result. Would you care to explain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course Greed would love us to fight — for us to be in desperate need of resources to get the one up on the other. As for my own actions... Do you really see them as provocation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale leaned on his fist, and spoke while studying Adephagia’s impassive stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You puppeted the dungeon that attacked me, even integrating your forces into theirs. Plus, you’ve been spying on me and have even snuck a spy into my dungeon before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swiping her green hair back with her hand, Envy shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you not benefit from that little inconsequential Aberrant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So, she admits it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end, I did. However, they were all intent on ’Kill Lust.’ Now, how else am I supposed to interpret your intentions, which are an extension of theirs, even integrating your forces with them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, please. A mere greeting warrants this type of response, Lust?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A mere greeting?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Vale had been even a fraction of a percent unluckier with his summons, he’d be dead! Nobody else but Salome and Ximena would have allowed him to survive that ordeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Lady luck was on my side that time...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s no way his serial luck streak would continue too much longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Envy, if that’s a ’mere greeting,’ then how do you define hostility?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hostility? Do I operate under something that precarious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale’s eyes drew tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy exhaled a thin, impatient breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I simply dislike your existence — you’re annoying. So, I see to it that your continued existence is difficult. If your death just so happens to be a result of my actions, so be it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale gave a slow, unimpressed blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sounded like the very definition of hostility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Perhaps I am of a differing opinion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adephagia tapped her fingers idly, waiting for the two to finish embarrassing themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So... her entire goal was to make my life hard?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystal might not have revealed her lies, but all she’d done to Vale pointed toward one malevolent truth: she wanted him dead and gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a shame. Well, let me ask this, Envy... could we ever get along?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy nearly cackled, the emerald glow of her eyes intensifying, little flares of green bursting from the mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That, oh Vale, that is impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adephagia stopped tapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you two have your own mess to sort out. How boring...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll probably have your own soon enough. Pride’s blade is angled south for now, but with your arrogant nature, I doubt I’ll ever be seeing you again, Gluttony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adephagia sat with a hardened glare on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orange woman looked at the crystal, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My progress has been steady, and I’ve conquered the first three Levels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Level Three? Impressive... Scary impressive.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as Vale knew, Gluttony had only been in the world for a month or less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either she had summoned strong Champions, or she herself had frightening potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale, keeping his face neutral, nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good job.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stage passed over Sloth and landed on Envy. The green woman slowly picked herself out of her throne, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lust. I was merely testing how to fool the crystal. I’ll leave you with this... Prepare. The only end between us is your death or fealty. And, yes, everything I’ve done was a show of unbridled hostility. I don’t like you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1026,"2026-06-06T01:43:37.938Z",1,"novelbin.me","768ab9c2cd8ef5d7dc16809d075dee11152a27def766f41286abd937ccd82edb","dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-211","dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-277",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-cover.jpg"]