Cursed Villainess’ Obsession

As the cool, underground air brushed against our skin, we reached the third floor.

At the bottom of the stairway, we found a narrow, long hallway. And at the end of the corridor was an open exit, from which a soft blue glow seeped in. The usual darkness of the underground dungeon felt oddly tranquil, illuminated by that sacred blue light.

“The guardian should be up ahead.”

“…Do you think it’s dangerous?”

“It’ll be fine. Raphne and I will handle it quickly.”@@novelbin@@

I gently patted Emily’s head, trying to ease her nerves. With Raphne and me leading the charge, most battles could be wrapped up without much trouble. But Emily, as the party’s healer, still kept a vigilant air about her, which was both endearing and reassuring. Smiling, I stepped forward.

━Whoosh.

As we approached the glowing exit, a strange gust of wind blew toward us—odd, given we were underground.

‘…Is that really wind?’

The faint scent of a beast lingered on the breeze. With that strange wind tingling our skin, we cautiously emerged from the exit into a vast open space.

“So that’s where the blue light was coming from,” Raphne murmured.

Just as she noted, the interior of the hall was covered in self-illuminating blue moss and glowing rocks. And on the far end of the hall lay a shimmering blue pond, brighter than anything else in the space.

[ ━Grrrr. ]