After Cao Ye left, the girl looked at the spot where he disappeared, then at the huge backpack beside her.
Inside were the goods those adventurers had forced her to carry.
Even so, they abandoned her without hesitation, leaving her to die to the Hellhound.
In the same day, she experienced both the evil and kindness of humans.
(PS: Whether someone seems good or bad often depends on appearance—handsome or ugly people create very different impressions.)
She walked over and opened the bag.
Inside were weapons.
That's why they made her carry it.
Even if she died, monsters wouldn't steal the weapons.
The adventurers could simply come back later and retrieve them.
Realizing this, a murderous glint flashed in her eyes.
Her name was Liliruca Arde.
She was born into the Soma Familia.
Both her parents were adventurers there.
But they became addicted to Soma's divine wine, spending all their money until they were forced to dive into the dungeon for money.
Eventually—
They died there.
Leaving Lili alone.
Growing up in Orario's darkest corners, she endured endless suffering.
Inside her familia, she was mercilessly exploited.
Outside, adventurers bullied and mistreated her.
Once, she even tried to escape.
But when a flower shop owner sheltered her, Soma Familia members destroyed the shop, ruining the couple's lives.
After that, she became hated by many people.
These experiences twisted her heart.
She came to hate adventurers deeply.
Eventually she fell into darkness.
She practiced thievery, stealing from adventurers and secretly enjoying their anger and despair.
It was the only way she could comfort herself.
But today—
She almost died.
And for the first time, someone showed her kindness.
Even if she tried to lie to herself, the truth remained.
People living in darkness still long for light.
But while she felt gratitude toward Cao Ye—
Her hatred toward those adventurers exploded.
"They abandoned me…"
"Then giving them a gift should be fair, right?"
From a hidden pocket in her bag she took out a small dagger.
It was a magic sword.
In Orario, magic was extremely rare.
Only a small portion of adventurers possessed it.
So magic swords were highly valuable because anyone could use them.
Even a low-quality one cost a fortune.
This was something Lili had saved money for over a long time as self-defense.
Ironically—
When real danger came, she never had time to use it.
She then tore apart the backpack, making it look like a Hellhound attack.
Weapons were scattered around.
While searching, she found a special package at the bottom.
The adventurers had specifically forced her to carry it.
She opened it.
Her face immediately turned pale.
Inside were Fire Magic Stones.
Highly unstable explosives.
Even a small impact could cause a massive explosion.
If they detonated—
She would have been blown apart instantly.
"So that's why they made me carry it…"
"And kept their distance from me…"
"They were afraid the stones might explode."
The realization made her tremble.
But after the fear came rage.
"They were planning to kill me from the start!"
She repacked the fire stones.
Originally she worried the magic sword alone might not kill them all.
But now—
With these explosives—
That wouldn't be a problem.
"If these stones explode…"
"They'll all die here."
She activated her magic.
"Your mark belongs to me. My mark belongs to me."
Her body transformed.
From a human child's appearance into a beast-race demi-human form.
Then she hid quietly in a corner.
Waiting.
Because she knew—
Those adventurers would definitely come back.
The weapons and fire stones were too valuable to abandon.
When they returned—
She would show them how quickly revenge arrives.
Meanwhile…
Cao Ye finally caught the two escaped Minotaurs.
Fortunately, they hadn't hurt anyone.
Otherwise it would've been his responsibility.
"You two really made me run around."
"Now die."
With a strike—
Both Minotaurs were killed.
A horn dropped from one corpse.
Cao Ye was surprised.
Minotaur horns were rare drops.
In the original story, Bell's famous dagger was forged from such a horn.