In the guest room, Lynlo and the mysterious girl stared at each other.

The silver-haired girl's face turned red, and she struggled to find words for a while.

"What audacity! Human! Do you know my name?"

The girl quickly stood up, hands on her hips, and lifted her chin arrogantly.

"Listen well, human. My name is Nicole-Doheld, the great demon lord destined to destroy the world!"

After announcing her name, the girl's previously panicked expression disappeared as if the title gave her enough confidence.

"Human, now you know how formidable I am, right? I'll overlook your ignorance. If you release the contract now, I may forgive your sins."

She then raised a hand to her cheek and burst into laughter. "Hehehe~"

Little did Lynlo know, he was looking at her as if she were a complete lunatic.

What is this girl talking about? Could she be crazy?

Nicole-Doheld? The great demon lord who will destroy the world? Lynlo has never heard of her.

Although he has played the game "Valhalla of the Dungeon," he has some knowledge about the background story and various bosses. But this great demon lord is unknown to him.

The situation became extremely awkward, as if a raven flew by, leaving a trail of ellipses.

"W-what's wrong, human? Don't you believe me?"

"I won't let you go, nor will I release the contract."

Lynlo knew he had no idea how to release the contract. He had never seen this type of contract magic before, and its level was definitely not low.

At least, it was beyond the grasp of a student like him who was still in the apprentice stage. Even if he knew how it worked, Lynlo doubted he could draw the magic circle.

Moreover, he felt that the girl in front of him was even more deserving of a beating than the resentment he collects.

She was quite pretty when she was asleep, but her personality turned out to be so arrogant, with obvious "chuunibyou" syndrome. She was just a spoiled child.

"Quest issued: Collect 'Nicole-Doheld's Resentment.'"

The spirit relic seemed impatient.

Within such a short period, it issued a second quest to collect resentment. It must mean that this S-class resentment was exceptionally delicious.

Lynlo originally didn't plan to go too far, but this Nicole—let's just call her Nicole...

However, this girl was just asking for trouble.

"A-are you...?"

The girl finally showed a panicked expression again and stuttered, stepping back barefoot.

"Are you the one who kidnapped me?"

Upon hearing Nicole's own speculation, a devilish smile appeared on Lynlo's face:

"Yes, that's me!"

He was still considering how to pretend to be a villain, but this girl herself made it easy for him.

"You... You...!" Nicole continued to back off until she reached the corner of the room.

Actually, the window next to her was open. This was only the second floor, so jumping from the window was a viable option for escape...

But why did this child corner herself with no way to retreat?

At this moment, the spirit relic's voice sounded.

"Enemy detected approaching..."

Even without the spirit relic's reminder, Lynlo had already heard the approaching footsteps.

The inner latch was the last line of defense.

Now, the adventurers who kidnapped this girl had dealt with their "Magic Circle of Love" and noticed something was wrong!

"Based on the analysis of resentment composition, identified as Beck, level 14 warrior; Quake, level 12 warrior; Woke, level 12 warrior."

A common composition of pure warriors, very powerful for early exploration. It seemed that even today's dungeon was no exception.

"Boss, the door is locked from the inside!"

"They must be playing games with us! Damn it!"

"You climb in through the window outside! We'll break down the door here! If I catch any punk who dares to touch our goods... I'll use his skull as a bowl!"Lynlo originally planned to escape through the window, but now he had to carry this disobedient girl with him. He didn't want to jump out the window and collide with someone.

The other party was a Level 10+ official adventurer, which, in this world, was considered first-tier.

Even with the skills and awareness brought over from his days as a player, Lynlo couldn't challenge someone from a higher tier. Moreover, the opponent was a warrior. If he fought head-on, he wouldn't even be able to break through the opponent's basic defense.

"Please complete the quest, collect [Resentment from Nicole]. Please complete the quest, collect..."

"Hey! What time is it? You want me to collect resentment?"

"Please complete the quest, collect [Resentment from Nicole]."

Are you a broken record?!

The front door was suddenly struck again. "Damn it! If you're capable, stay inside like a coward!"

Lynlo's current situation was dire, with wolves in front and tigers behind. He would be grateful if he could grow wings and fly away.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered something.

When he faced Miss Michelle's fireball earlier, wasn't it also something he couldn't handle at all?

Although it wasn't a true Fire Blessing Robe and didn't release second-tier magical flames, but rather a enhanced version of first-tier Fireball spell, it was still something Lynlo couldn't deal with.

At the time, he relied on what was called a quest reward.

He had no choice but to take a gamble!

Nicole saw the determined look in Lynlo's eyes and couldn't help but shiver.

"What...what are you going to do?"

Lynlo looked at Nicole in the corner and smiled wickedly, lifting his hand and making two gestures in the air.

"Don't be afraid. After all, I'm not a good person~"