Is it wrong to try to meet someone in a dungeon?

"If you dare insult us again—no, if you insult that goddess again, I will kill you."

Allen frowned, revealing a fierce look that made Aly tremble all over.

Then he added another sentence.

"If that goddess were to truly use her 'charm,' the whole thing would turn into a 'farce.'"

"what?"

Alyssa looked at Allen, puzzled.

"Including your trip to that town. I advise you to be more aware of just how shallow your rotten brain is."

"What do you mean by that...?"

Allen did not answer.

He merely cast a murderous glare at Ari before vanishing like a mirage. Ari turned to look around; the goddess's kin had already departed.

Ari turned her stiff neck to look ahead.

Freya was already mounted on her camel and glanced at the scene briefly with her silver eyes.

Unable to move for the time being, Ari watched the goddess's swaying figure in the sweltering heat, and finally, as if drawn by her, she quickly caught up with her.

*

The two traveled north to the secret fortress of "Shahrzad" located on the border.

Thanks to the escort of the Freya Familia, Ari and her companions, riding camels, only needed to move forward, thus covering a long distance on the first day.

But after that, Allen never appeared before Ari and the others again. Instead, the dark elf Hegni took over the task of exorcising the monsters. Wielding a black longsword, he cleaved several monsters in two with a single strike, his skills in no way inferior to Allen's.

On the other hand, for Alyssa, who couldn't find Allen anywhere, there was an indescribable feeling in her heart, which made her keep her mouth shut and not utter a word.

The sun, which had been hanging high in the sky, gradually set, painting the western sky with a beautiful sunset glow before finally ushering in the night.

What appeared in the night sky was a golden crescent moon, shaped like an arc.

"Wow, this oasis is even more beautiful than I imagined."

The relay station, which arrived earlier than scheduled, was a small oasis.

Slightly higher sand dunes and numerous green plants, mainly date palms, could be seen on the outskirts. The place was deserted; there wasn't a single traveler like Freya and her companions who had come to spend the night. Although it wasn't as large as "Leod City," Freya described the place with the rather inappropriate word "cute."

"Come and eat, I'm hungry."

"……Um."

Freya seemed somewhat tired from the desert journey, and she immediately suggested this while tying her camel to a nearby tree. Ari glanced around and saw that Ota and the others showed no intention of approaching.

Perhaps they always followed the instructions of the Lord God and dared not do anything to disturb the "journey of two".

"I'll leave the cooking to you, since I'm not very good at it."

"Um……"

"I'm fed up with eating jerky all the time, I want to eat fruit."

"Um……"

"Actually, I've never held anything heavier than bread, so you feed me."

"Um……"

“…………”

Ari answered absentmindedly.

Looking at the girl preparing the meal, this conversation was clearly not going to work.

Even though Freya was deliberately being capricious, Ari didn't react with anger or frustration. It felt like talking to a brick wall, causing Freya to sigh in boredom.

After dinner—

"Ariel, I want to go swimming."

"Huh...what!?"

Ari, who had been giving perfunctory replies, couldn't help but stop what she was doing after hearing Freya's words.

Looking at the girl who seemed to doubt that she had misheard, Freya raised the corners of her mouth.

"I want to swim in this oasis."

"What...what nonsense are you talking about all of a sudden?!"

"It's your fault for not paying attention to me at all. Although it's partly Allen's fault, I'm going to be bored to death if this keeps up. Since you're not going to chat with me, I'm going swimming."

Ari felt as if she vaguely heard the cat-man's exclamation, but she had no time to think about it at the moment and quickly stepped forward to stop the goddess who had started rummaging through her luggage.

"The oasis is the shared property of all travelers! How can you jump in and pollute the water?!"

"Perfect beings (Deus·Dea) don't produce waste, right? If you mind, you can use the magic stone items I bought. This purification pillar (item) can filter the water, making it cleaner than before."

"It's very cold in the desert after nightfall! The temperature must be quite low now too! You'll freeze if you go into the water!"

"Don't worry, I bought some magic stone products at the market before I left town to deal with this situation."

All of Ari's questions were silenced by the Goddess of Beauty with just the word "magic stone products".

The goddess from the world's number one labyrinth city, as if praising Orario's greatness, took out a series of magic stone products produced by the labyrinth city from her bag.

—I was wondering why her luggage was so heavy, and she even bought this kind of thing!

Ari was so angry that she almost forgot about their previous grudge.

At first glance, this magic stone artifact resembles a large lantern, but it's actually a heater. Besides serving as a light source like a magic stone lamp, it also provides warmth. Freya bought a miniaturized version that's highly efficient, but its lifespan is very short. Incidentally, it's also extremely expensive.

This goddess bought such expensive luxury goods.

When talking about the ironclad rules of a desert trip, Mingming said that the first thing you need is water, and the next thing is food!

"Just put this by the water...see, it's getting warmer♪"

Freya placed multiple magic stone lamps along the oasis shore and turned them on simultaneously.

After a while, the temperature, which had been unbearable even in light clothing, began to rise. This made swimming possible. It's unclear what Freya did to the device, but the magic stone lamp began to randomly emit different colors of light, including blue, purple, and yellow.

"Even if it's just once, I want to have an oasis in the desert all to myself... I want to try turning it into a nighttime swimming pool."

This goddess wanted to do this from the very beginning!

As night fell, the tranquil oasis, illuminated by the magic stone lights, resembled a dazzling artificial pond. Alyssa felt a sense of relief; the scene before her was indeed an "unknown" existence, truly the "nighttime swimming pool" the goddess had spoken of.

Creating a nighttime swimming pool in the desert... perhaps only this goddess would do something so amazing.

While Ari was still confused about how many times she had almost fainted, she came to the above conclusion in her mind.

"—Hey! Don't actually take your clothes off!!"

"Anyway, we're both women, there's no need to hide it."

Seeing the goddess casually loosen her robes, Ari blushed and shouted this.

"Besides, it's just you and me here."

"What if someone spyes on us...!"

"Rest assured, this is now the safest oasis in the world."

After Freya made her boastful statement, Ari was taken aback for a moment, but then she understood.

The Freya Familia guards the outer perimeter of the oasis.

Let alone thieves and monsters, they certainly wouldn't even let go of a single eyeball that wants to peek at the goddess bathing.

This small oasis has now been transformed into the strongest fortress, with all living things strictly prohibited from approaching within a radius of one hundred meters.

"...!"

Freya unbuttoned her clothes one by one, letting the black tulle skirt slide down her waist, and then took off her white short-sleeved top.

Seeing the goddess exuding charm with just this little movement, Ari quickly looked away.

A strand of silver hair fell onto her exposed, full breasts. Her shapely buttocks, no longer covered by clothing, were incredibly soft even without direct touch, and her firm, flawless skin seemed as if it could be broken with a touch.

Such a beautiful body seems otherworldly.

Even Alyssa, who is also a woman, was so engrossed in watching that she couldn't help but swallow.

He looked like a naive "prince" who didn't know the ways of the world!

"Ah, it's so cold—but it feels so good!"

Freya jumped into the water without hesitation.

Under the lights, the splashing water sparkled like jewels. The goddesses playing in the seven-colored pond seemed like inhabitants of a jewel world, so beautiful they didn't seem to belong to this mortal realm.

"...Really, they don't consider other people's feelings at all."

Ari gazed at the goddess dancing gracefully in the water, sighed deeply, and then sat down on the shore.

She sat cross-legged, resting her chin on her hand, quietly gazing at Freya and the oasis before her. Though the person in question was completely unaware, it was a first-class seat coveted by every god in the world and every person in the world.

Freya is beautiful, truly stunning.

Whether it's her swimming movements, the way she scoops up the water, or even the soft laughter that comes from her mouth.

This oasis has transformed into a small paradise for the goddess. Simply gazing upon this scene is enough to bring immense happiness to many. Even the evening breeze sweeping across the desert seems overwhelmed with emotion, expressing its praise through the rustling of the treetops. The azure moon, hanging high in the night sky, seems to shower its light upon the goddess as if blessing her.

"...So she can laugh like that too."

When Freya was in the slave market, her every move exuded an aloofness that resembled that of a tyrannical queen.

During the journey, she manipulated Ari for her own pleasure, revealing the original way of doing things of a god.

Now she seems like an innocent young girl.

She found herself in a foreign oasis, simply enjoying this moment that was known as the present.

That must be a smile she never showed in the labyrinthine city.

It was an expression the goddess only showed at this moment.

Perhaps only Aly was fortunate enough to witness the goddess of beauty display such an expression.

Every time Ari discovers a completely new side of Freya, she feels overwhelmed.

Freya is a true goddess, she thought.

She is both a queen and a young girl, possessing both positive and negative aspects.

The goddess Freya is like an unrestrained wind, elusive and unpredictable.

"Hey, Ari, what's bothering you?"

"Uh...! W-What do you mean?"

Ari was so captivated by the scene before her that she finally snapped back to reality when she heard the question thrown at her, and then she put on a calm demeanor.

"I can see the radiance of your 'soul,' but your 'soul' is now dim and lifeless."

"Well……"

"Even before you and Allen had your argument, when I met you, you were already feeling lost."

Freya didn't look at Ari, but said this while playing in the water.

Ari shuddered, feeling as if her innermost thoughts had been seen through, and even suspected that the goddess knew more about her than she did.

Freya glanced at Ari, who was biting her lower lip and remaining silent.

"Ari, do you know why I left the labyrinth city (Oario)?"

"what?"

Freya suddenly changed the subject.

When Aly looked up, she saw the goddess lean back and float on the water.

"I came to this desert to find a mate... to find my destiny."

"—So you're just being a fangirl!!"

After hearing this utterly ridiculous reason, Ari temporarily put her worries aside and loudly complained.

"Give me back the feeling of listening to you seriously!" Even though Ari lost her temper on the spot, Freya didn't take it seriously and leisurely started swimming on her back.