DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

"Shouldn't I be asking you that? Who so easily exposed the man-made maze and even lost the key because of it!"

Dix's lips curled down, her eyes still brimming with anger:

"It must have been one of your people who lost the 'key.' Entrusting such a precious key to a bunch of incompetents—no wonder trouble arose!"

Dix was so certain because most of his men were led by him and didn't need keys.

Only a few cadres, or leaders with special missions, possess the backup "key." But because Ah Hu... oh, Tagore reported being chased to the door by "Swift Wind," his right to use the key was revoked.

Currently, the only person in the entire Ikeros Familia who holds the key is Gran, his second-in-command.

"Huh?" Valeta was furious at Dix's betrayal. Her expression turned ferocious as she grabbed Dix by the collar and roared:

"In the end, it's all because your people exposed the location of our base! And they didn't even report it to us! As a result, one of our squads has mysteriously disappeared!"

"Since you found the rat, get rid of it! You let her ambush my men, and even let her infiltrate the maze! And then you let her escape. This is all your fault!"

Thanatos then slowly stepped between the two, pulled Valeta's arm away, and advised her in a cynical tone:

"Alright, Valetta-chan, it's not polite to fight amongst yourselves in front of the guests."

Olivas gave a mocking smile.

In the shadows of the hall, a strange figure shrouded in black robes and with a scarlet mask covering its face slowly emerged from the darkness and into the light.

"I don't care whose fault it is, I just want to know... why the 'sample' disappeared from the culture tank."

Olivas raised the corners of his mouth: "Ainsan is nothing but a defective product. If it dies, we can just raise another one, right? Compared to that person, such an inferior product as a shell will only tarnish her spirit."

Upon hearing this, the masked man in black robes, Ain, turned his head and slowly spoke in a cold voice:

"That's a crucial control sample for Lord Enio; it determines when our 'plan' can be implemented. Lord Enio will be furious if we delay the experiment!"

"If you can't give me an explanation, we will reconsider whether to cooperate with you."

Thanatos said:

"Don't rush, Ain-chan. I think that besides the man-made maze, there's nowhere else in Enio that can hold so many of its 'Singers.'"

Ain's eyes, hidden behind the mask, darkened: "Then, the question about the Black and White Swords."

Dix interjected, "Isn't it enough to just retrieve the key? Just go and take down [Gale]!"

Valetta sneered: "Who's going? Me?"

Dix retorted sarcastically, "Of course it's you guys. We're only in charge of the funds, not the gatekeepers."

"You...~ brat!!"

The dispute continues.

Asphie, who was hiding nearby, also witnessed the entire scene.

"That person"? "Enio"? "Plan"? "Experiment"?

What did she hear?!

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Asphi listened quietly.

She learned from their conversation that:

Currently, the man-made labyrinth belongs to Dix, a descendant of Daedalus, and Balka.

Dix's Ikelos Familia is responsible for raising funds for the artificial labyrinth and purchasing materials for its construction, while the remnants of the Dark Faction have been gathered by Thanatos, the Grim Reaper, and are temporarily surviving within the artificial labyrinth.

It appears that two other forces were also involved.

First, there's the "adult" mentioned by the white-haired ghost Olivas.

Secondly, there is Enio, as mentioned by the masked man named Aion.

The possibility that it is one of the other two pillar gods cannot be ruled out.

Meanwhile, the Four Evil Gods lurk in the shadows, plotting to overthrow the world...

"this is too scary!"

Asifi's heart pounded. "Is this something I, as the head of a business clan, should know? Maybe I should just slip away."

Just as Asphie was about to back down...

The senior members who had dismissed their subordinates once again clashed over the handling of [Swift Wind].

The white-haired ghost said disdainfully:

"It's just a gale, it's not hard to deal with her, why make such a fuss?"

Dix scoffed, "You make it sound so easy. Go ask that guy hiding over there, Jha, and see what he says to you."

In a corner of the hall, Jaluo huddled against the wall, trembling all over. He had been terrified by [Gale] as early as last year.

"She's a madwoman! Don't mess with her! She's a madwoman!"

Upon hearing about the character from the nightmare again, Jaluo completely lost his usual arrogance, and his PTSD flared up wildly.

“Look,” Dix said dismissively, “one person wiped out the entire Rudraksha clan. Who are you testing with someone like that?”

"Since there's no one else here, I'll be frank. Anyone could hunt down any of you from [Swift Wind], but can anyone guarantee there won't be other consequences?"

Dix sneered, "I'm not like you bunch of lunatics. I don't have many capable subordinates! I don't want to throw them all in."

Valeta scoffed, "Hey, hey, are you so scared that you're abandoning your own home? If the key gets out, we'll be the ones in trouble!"

Thanatos suggested, "Why don't we bring them all in? This labyrinth was built for them, wasn't it? Let them get used to the difficulty beforehand, wouldn't that be perfect?"

The white-haired demon refused, saying, "No, we're not fully prepared yet. It would be too audacious to attempt to capture Freya's Familia now."

Ain interjected, "How about we use [Swift Wind]'s wanted status to our advantage?"

Dix scoffed: "So timid and hesitant, in the end... isn't this problem the fault of you weirdos?"

He raised his eyebrows and questioned:

"I've heard that it was that [Red Masaka] who rescued Hayate."

Upon hearing this, both the white-haired ghost and Ain were momentarily stunned.

"What do you mean?" Ain questioned.

Dix sneered, "Still pretending? I saw [The Cunning Rat] standing right in front of me!"

"You zombies, have you forgotten that even if you are resurrected, you will still act according to your own thoughts?"

"That zombie probably saw that Gale was in danger, so it ran all the way out to rescue her."

This statement came out.

Ain and the white-haired ghost both fell silent.

They exchanged glances, unsure whether "Cunning Rat" was an undercover agent working for the other side, and dared not inquire about the details.

The white-haired ghost thought to himself:

If they are Aion's people, then they will have more say in the cooperation.

If not, perhaps that fairy didn't tell me about the third-party force used to restrain Enio...?

Yes, they were originally a righteous clan. Even though they were temporarily captured by the fairies and forced to do some things, their essence will not change. Therefore, it is inevitable that they will not cooperate with 'me,' their former enemy.

Just now...

Aion will surely share the same thoughts as me, striving for faction strength and vying for the right to speak. Even if [Cunning Rat] is not one of my people, I must make [Cunning Rat] an ally on my side.

Although both White-Haired Demon and Ain belong to the monster faction, coincidentally, Ain, as a creation resurrected by Enion's experiments, and originally belonging to Enion's faction, is from a different faction than White-Haired Demon and other monsters.

At this point, both sides suspected that the resurrected members of the Justice League might be the work of the other side.

The scene was quite bizarre at one point.

After a long silence, the white-haired ghost and Ain, as if possessed, uttered the same sentence at the same time:

"That's right, those are my men." x2!

The people present looked at each other, and the scene fell silent again.

The white-haired ghost and Aion simultaneously realized that they seemed to have the same idea.

Regardless of whether [Cunning Rat] or [Red Flower] is the ambush master, there is only one thing that needs to be done at this moment.

Ain said calmly, "They are indeed our companions. You know that Olivas helped you because he is a member of the dark faction. But those righteous bitches are different. Except when necessary, that person will not easily manipulate them."

"Varied……"

Upon hearing the black-robed man, Ain, admit it himself, Asif, who was hiding nearby and spying, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

She quickly covered her mouth, cold sweat creeping up her back.

If all of this is true? Then that Enio is Shaka? He's been deceiving us all along, posing as the leader of the Familia of Justice?

So that's why he insisted on joining the Astrea Familia, and I became his guide?

But couldn't the goddess Astraea see it?

Could it be that the woman who forced the lone goddess to submit through force had already become a puppet?!