I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 200, Section 1.14: Acquaintances
"..." Adele fell silent, her iris-purple eyes, framed by thick, butterfly-wing-like lashes, filled with a hint of confusion and bewilderment. If this was the case, what kind of world was this, and what kind of being was he?
He was slightly taken aback when his face was touched by something cold.

Mu Yegui knelt on the high footstool, leaning forward with one hand on the bar counter, and gently stroking his face with the other. His exquisite and beautiful face was like a doll, present yet lifeless, and his cold silver eyes were fixed on him, as calm and undisturbed as a deep ancient pool.

Adele paused for a moment, her face suddenly flushing red, her ears burning beneath her long, silver-purple, tousled hair.

He opened his mouth, his beautiful, androgynous face carrying a hint of shyness that instantly overshadowed his initial composure as an adult.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to blush... but..." Unable to control her emotions, her body felt like it wasn't her own.

"Adele is lustful, isn't she?" Mu Yegui tilted his head slightly, looking at Adele who was blushing and shy, and said in an extremely calm tone.

Adele was stunned again, but this time she fell into deep thought, her brows furrowing slightly.

“Frowning doesn’t suit you. Adele is definitely better suited to a smile.” Mu Yegui glanced at the line that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and said it in a blank, emotionless voice.

Adele: "..." That's too much of a stretch!

"Where did this thing come from?" Mu Yegui put down his hand, turned over and sat on the bar, his bare feet on the bar stool, holding a piece of paper that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere in one hand, his cool silver eyes slightly deep.

[I just thought the setting was suitable and wanted to see His Highness tease Mr. Adele~]

"Feilu, are you playing around?" Mu Yegui asked.

"After all, it would be a disservice to Mr. Adele if we didn't tease him a little!" Phil said matter-of-factly.

So what kind of person is Mr. Adele really?!

The letter she saw before going to the secret mansion was filled with infatuation for Mr. Adele, like a fanatical follower. But the Adele she saw was indeed exceptionally handsome, though she didn't know why he blushed and became shy so easily.

Is this the type they like?
The nickname "Mr. Adele" came about later; he was actually a very shy person and quite afraid of women, since any woman could easily overpower him.

It feels so weak.

Mu Yegui turned to look at Adele, who had forced herself to calm down but whose face was still slightly flushed. He couldn't imagine what it would be like for her to be popular with other women.

[Actually, there's a rumor circulating in this kingdom that Mr. Adele possesses a charm that drives all women crazy. It's probably true...] By the end, Phil was a little uncertain.

If she hadn't seen the contents of that diary, she wouldn't have believed it either, but now she was even more inclined to doubt whether it was the same person.

"What's wrong? Why are you staring at me?" Adele looked up and saw Mu Yegui staring at her expressionlessly. He blushed and immediately lowered his head to wipe the wooden wine glass in his hand.

"I just feel that my impression of him has changed." It should be said that she has changed from feeling that he was greedy when they first met to feeling that he is now shy and submissive, but unfortunately she doesn't feel anything.

How does Adele appear in the eyes of others?
He'll probably only know the truth about this after he leaves this place.

What kind of being is he who has imprisoned him here?

Suddenly, she felt her phone vibrate.

He picked up the phone, pressed the answer button, and held it to his ear. "What's wrong?"

Unsure what the caller had said to her, Mu Yegui's expression showed a rare hint of surprise. "Ah," Adele said, wiping the table while secretly glancing at Mu Yegui with her iris-purple eyes, her entire attention focused on Mu Yegui, seemingly filled with curiosity.

"No." Mu Yegui pursed her pink lips and refused, "It has nothing to do with the contract."

契？
who is it?

It feels so familiar...

Adele suddenly shivered, and the rag in his hand fell onto the table with a 'thud'. He hugged his arms and trembled.

It's a somewhat frightening memory, as if something happened.

"Ji Qi? Who's that? I've never been to the Kingdom of Gourmet Food." Mu Yegui was slightly taken aback, his tone tinged with confusion.

"Is he in the fairytale kingdom? Did he bring me something?"

Adele's mind went blank. Her beautiful iris-purple eyes were fixed on Mu Yegui. She wanted to reach out and grab her, but found that the distance between them was growing ever wider.

A scene suddenly flashed through my mind.

A man dressed in a ghastly green robe embroidered with bamboo leaf patterns, whose face was obscured, was fanning himself and looking down at him. He seemed to be speaking, and there were corpses lying all around him, but the man's body was completely unstained by blood.

that person……

who is it?

The doorbell rang softly, accompanied by a creak and a gust of wind, and someone walked in.

Mu Yegui held his phone to his ear and turned slightly to look at the person standing at the door.

His long, ink-black hair was tied up high with a simple silver crown. He wore a pale green robe embroidered with delicate bamboo leaves, with a light gauze overlay, adding to his ethereal, scholarly air. He held a white folding fan, slowly waving it, and the character '食' (food) could be vaguely seen on the fan's surface.

"I knew it would be here. You probably don't mind me bothering you, right?" A nonchalant smile graced his handsome face, his dark eyes deep and calm, but his gaze toward Adele was icy, as if he were looking at a dead person.

"Zhu Ye... is that Ji Qi? Well, I've seen him, so I'll hang up now." Mu Yegui said hurriedly into the phone and pressed the end button.

She lightly jumped down from the bar and walked to Ji Qi, her cool silver eyes quietly gazing at him.

"Have you seen Xie Er before?" She looked at Ji Qi with her cool silver eyes and asked softly in her sweet, childlike voice.

"I have indeed seen you before, or rather, it has been a long time since we last met." Ji Qi gently waved his fan, smiling as he looked at Mu Yegui and spoke slowly.

"Hmm..." Mu Yegui blinked. Something about this sentence felt off. Was it just his imagination?

Adele gripped the bar tightly with both hands, her mind replaying various cruel images.

"What courage! I thought the stray dog ​​wouldn't dare to come out again, but I didn't expect it to dare to play this trick in front of me. Do you need me to help you recall what happened back then, you bug? I should have just crushed you to death instead of obediently imprisoning you here."

(End of this chapter)