191 The Treasure Room (2/2)

Suddenly, she snapped back to reality before hastily looking around and asking

”Eh? Where am I? I had this weird dream where there was... gold everywhere...”

As she continued to look around, she suddenly asked

”It wasn't a dream, was it?”

To this, John simply shook his head as he said

”No, don't worry. You're not the only one, look at Serena.” Said John as he pointed to their left

Serena's body was submerged in the pile of gold and her head was the only thing poking out

”Serena...? Are you okay?” Ariel asked with a worried expression once she noticed

Serena who somehow managed to hear this, nodded and shook her head at the same time.

[No seriously, does this girl have super hearing? Or is it some sort of spell?]

”This... This is what money can do to a person...” John muttered as he gradually began to lose faith in humanity

”Wha- Did you say something John?”

”No, not at all. More importantly, give me a second, I still need to get this pile and then the other piles.” Said John as he stretched out his hand clenched into a fist

And just like that, it was covered in a purple light before it disappeared and was stored inside of the ring.

Ariel looked amazed by the ring, John didn't often use it for things such as these.

”Let's go Ariel, Time to collect the rest.” Said John as he began heading towards Serena

Seeing this Ariel nodded, took area where there had been a pile of gold before following behind.

There was still a few pieces of gold on the floor left behind, but they didn't have any time to waste.

Once John finally reached Serena, the three just stared at each other.

”So, how long are you going to stay in there for?” John asked as he stared at Serena

Serena moved her eyes away before saying

”I'm stuck.”

But she didn't seem embarrassed or unhappy about it. She looked like someone who had spent years looking for their home, only to realise it was right in front of them.

Not happy, nor sad, just neutral.

”Do you need help?” Ariel asked

”No, there are still other piles, come back for me later.” Said Serena

Hearing this, Ariel moved closer to John before whispering

”John... Serena's acting weird, maybe there's some sort of spell or monster to this pile of money...”

”There isn't. I've checked, and don't worry, this is just what money does to people. It's dangerous.”

As she heard this, Ariel got slightly worried about the thought of being consumed by the desire for money in the future.