I Became the Demon King of Lust

"How could you do something that dangerous?"

That was the first thing that I was asked when our dungeon party met again.

All four of the others had angry looks on their faces when we met and it was clear by the guilty look on Hayato's face what they meant.

He most likely told them about everything that had happened.

I hadn't expected much from him in the first place, so I had already expected this reaction.

But I was surprised by how worried they were.

We were just a dungeon diving party that had gone into the dungeon a few times together, so we shouldn't be that close that they would be this worried about me.

Or at least that was what I thought.

So I was surprised to see just how worried they looked.

The one that was the most worried was of course Long Shui Ling, but she had a reason to be worried.

Then the other three were equally worried, though it was clear that Claire was holding back…

I just raised my hands to calm them down before saying, "It wasn't as dangerous as you think. I was working with the guild the entire time, so there were plenty of people helping me. It wasn't as if I was in any real danger this entire time."

But even then, that didn't stop Long Shui Ling from circling me as if she was looking to see if there was any part of me that was hurt.

It was the same for the others who saw her doing this.

When they saw her doing this, they all did the same thing and followed along.

When they were finally done, I said, "Alright, let's stop playing around and get to work."

But to my surprise, they just stood there looking at me with strange looks.

It was Blaze who said, "Boss, we're not playing around. We really were worried about you, but it doesn't seem like you care at all."

I was caught off guard when I heard this, but then I said, "I wasn't able to tell you even if I wanted to. You should know how important this matter was, so the guild made sure that I kept everything secret. Hayato only knew because he was involved in this matter."

Hayato gave a guilty nod as if he was trying to make it up to me.

However, the others all revealed bitter looks on their faces.

It was Blaze who spoke again, "Boss, it seems like you still don't understand."

"Huh?" I couldn't help saying in a confused voice.

Blaze looked right at me and said, "It's alright to accept other people's worry for you. You don't have to make all these excuses."

I was taken aback when I heard this.

There was nothing that I could refute what he had just said because he was right.

It had been a long time since I had someone care about me, so I really didn't know how to accept it.

After all, I had gotten used to being alone and caring for myself…

After a long silence, I finally said, "You're right. It's my fault."

I looked at them with a deep gaze as I said, "I'm sorry for worrying you."

They all slowly gave nods, but it still felt like something was off.

It felt like there was something that still wasn't settled yet and they didn't know how to address it.

Like there was a wall between them that couldn't be broken down.

For now, they just left things like this and went into the dungeon.

There wasn't a problem with clearing the dungeon since it was only a D Rank Dungeon, but there was no doubt that there was some kind of delay in their coordination.

It was almost as if there was some kind of awkwardness with their party.

I didn't know what to do here since this was my first time dealing with this…

In the end, we just left things as they were as we finished the dungeon.

But before we all went home, Long Shui Ling came to find me for a private talk.

She had a serious look on her face as she asked me to talk privately, a look that I had never seen from her before.

Claire had wanted to interrupt, but I stopped her and agreed to talk to Long Shui Ling alone.

This was the first time that I had seen her this serious, so there was no doubt that there was something serious to discuss with me.

When we went to the side, the first thing that she said shocked me.

"I want you to meet my parents."

After saying this, she looked at my face as if she was waiting for my reaction.

But the only reaction that I had was shock.

After all, I never expected Long Shui Ling to suddenly say this.

I looked at her with a strange look for a bit before slowly asking, "Isn't this a bit too sudden?"

She shook her head before saying, "No, they've been asking me to bring you to see them for a while now."

As she said this, there was a trace of confusion that appeared in Long Shui Ling's eyes.

After all, she couldn't think of the reason why her parents would insist on this…

When I heard this, I couldn't help revealing a bitter smile.

As expected…they had heard the rumours.

When such rumours were spreading about their daughter, it was only natural that they would want to meet the person who was the other party in these rumours…

But the only thing that I could expect from this meeting was…an execution.

I couldn't think of anything else that this would be, especially if they had heard the rumours…

However, it wasn't as if I had a choice in this matter.

If I didn't go, it would leave a worse impression on her parents and would make things worse in the future.

I had no choice but to agree to go meet her parents.