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

Perhaps it was because they had the opportunity to witness the combat prowess of a second-tier adventurer, but their faces also lit up with excitement.

And it doesn't stop there.

Those who saw the entire procession from the higher riverbank cheered excitedly.

Amidst the swirling applause and cheers around him, Bell shrank back slightly and bowed his head several times in greeting.

Chunji, who had been stunned, slowly broke into a smile, her face flushing red.

Whether it was Bell's heroic figure protecting himself faster than anyone else, or the boy's current appearance of constantly looking down and becoming somewhat amusing, she found them both incredibly adorable.

"...Thank you, Lord Bell."

"Ah, it's nothing. Are you alright, Miss Haruhime?"

Haruhime, who was woken up by the other passengers and stood up, smiled as she tried to leave the ship's side.

Haruhime couldn't help but grasp the boy's hands with both of hers. She apologized and thanked him, then her hands were filled with affection.

Bell was a little shy, but she quickly responded with a smile.

—I crave men. I crave love. I crave everything.

—If you want to fill the void in me, even everything in this world wouldn't be enough!

Indeed, the prostitute in the Heroic Tale said such a thing.

Chunji must have longed for someone important in her heart. She yearned for love and was hungry for something that could fill her despair.

However, to fill the void in Haruhime's heart, it wouldn't be necessary to have the entire world; perhaps just the boy before her and the longing of her companions would suffice.

As long as he can smile at Chun Ji.

As long as she lives, Aisha, it's important that people smile at her.

Feeling redeemed, Chunji's face was beaming with joy.

The two, smiling at each other, looked just like a bride and groom getting married on a small boat.

Muttering to myself, "A wedding on a ship in Orario sounds pretty good—. Let's do a tourism project like that next time—"

Suddenly having a new idea, the bow of the ship ignored her for the moment, and blessings were heard both on and off the ship.

Hearing the whistles and blessings coming from around her, Haruhime felt a little shy but also enveloped in immense happiness.

"Aa ...

That "happy time" has come to an abrupt end.

"Finally, it's time for my break from work—wait, what is this?! The mysterious blessing atmosphere from Bell-kun and Haruhime-kun... oh my god!?"

The little girl who discovered that Haruhime and the others were missing, and the young goddess who was exhausted from her work, witnessed this scene.

"Bell...?"

"What's wrong, Ais? Oh, ah! It's Argo!"

A blonde, golden-eyed girl and an innocent, carefree Amazon happened to pass by this place.

"Hey, isn't that Mr. Bell over there?"

"...That's right, Hill. He was holding hands with someone of the opposite sex other than you, Mr. Craney."

The tavern girl and the fairy girl, who were out shopping, stopped while having a dangerous conversation.

"Bell, Bell-kun...? What are you doing...!?"

The half-elf guild staff, hearing the commotion, stood there speechless.

This was all caused by the cheers and applause that were given to Chunji and the others.

Hearing the lively noise, the beautiful girls who had been interacting with the boy gathered together.

Surrounded beautifully by the ship floating on the waterway, Bell's face unconsciously turned ashen.

At the same time, Chun Ji noticed the change in atmosphere and held her breath.

— Besieged on all sides.

A four-character idiom flashed through her mind, and she was absolutely certain of it.

Season 2 Blu-ray Bonus: Heroes and Prostitutes Chapter 3

I must abandon you!

Whether you are as beautiful as a pearl sunk to the bottom of the sea, or as innocent as a child who knows nothing of sin!

If the truth is that you're harboring a monster inside your body!

Oh, gods, behold! My sword will strike the scathing hammer upon the licentious queen, at that very moment!

—Heroic Tale: The Adventures of Bilgamesh, Chapter 4, Section 5: Bilgamesh's Resolve

An unusual atmosphere permeated the air.

Just as an unnatural silence permeates the air, so too does it feel isolated from the soft, tranquil sunlight pouring down from a cloudless, clear sky.

The young goddess, the dwarf girl, the guild counter lady, the first-level adventurer from the humans and Amazons, and finally the street girl and fairy from the tavern.

The captivating, or rather, beautiful women's gaze was fixed on a small boat floating on the water.

To be precise, it was a boy sitting on top of it, frozen like a stone statue.

Bell's face turned ashen, as if he were being stared at by the goddesses.

"……ah"

Although I didn't quite understand the situation, I was clearly feeling suffocated and wanted to catch my breath, but a sound like a broken flute came out of my lips.

Bell remembered that feeling.

Yes, this feeling is exactly like the monster feast you encounter in a dungeon...!

(...This feels just like the atmosphere of the older sister who taught me a lot, but then specifically chose me instead...!)

On the other hand, Haruhime, who was standing next to him, tensed up as well, her tail that grew on her buttocks snapped open!

Although she couldn't comprehend the current situation, she could sense that it was extremely dire. Yes, it was like when, after becoming a prostitute and lacking experience, the senior prostitute glared at Haruhime, who had been called out from through the lattice window, as if screaming, "I've been NTR'd...!" Like the look of someone harboring hatred for their father's killer. Like a déjà vu, the scene from then and the current situation overlapped, and Haruhime's body trembled violently.

The hand still clasped with Bell's—the hand that had been solemnly joined like a wedding ceremony on a small boat—was now icy cold. Harsh gazes came from all around, mainly from the gods, the dwarves, the street girls, the fairies, and the counter clerks.

A truly brutal and chaotic scene.

"Eh—, although there seems to be some ominous fluctuation, it's definitely none of my business anyway, so I'll just continue my sightseeing trip—"

The girl (Aina) of the Sobek Familia, who was at the bow of the tour boat, began to row the wooden oars as if it were none of her business.

Splash, splash, the small boat moved forward along the waterway.

Then, Hestia and the others, who were watching from that direction, followed along the shore beside the waterway, whizzing past as they pursued them.

"Ah!" Bell couldn't help but let out a cry of pain. Immediately afterward, a barrage of verbal attacks came from the beautiful girls.

"Bell-kun! What are you and Haruhime doing?!"

"God, Your Majesty, we're just on a sightseeing cruise...!?"

"They secretly went sightseeing on a passenger ship, laughing and chatting away—!? One of the 'Twenty Things Lily Wants to Do Secretly with Lord Bell'—and just like that! Such an enviable thing, oh my god—!! Unforgivable, unforgivable, you philandering fox!!"

"I've never heard of such a thing, Lily!? And it feels really scary!?"

"Bell, are you on a sightseeing boat...?"

"Yes, that's exactly it, Miss Ais! So nothing strange happened!"

"This looks like fun! Let's jump on, Ais!"

"It's dangerous, please stop, Miss Teona!"

"How wonderful, Mr. Bell, to be rehearsing your wedding ceremony on a romantic little boat with Miss Haruhime~. I'm so envious~. It's so exciting~. I'm getting jealous~"

"Please don't compound the existing misunderstandings, Miss!?"

"Don't make any noise."

"ah"

"I... I don't intend to interfere in Bell's private life... But, yes, as an advisor, I have things I must remind you of, or rather, you must be aware of your role as a senior adventurer! Otherwise, you'll attract attention and create unnecessary rumors—(the following is a long lecture)"

"Please, stop lecturing me on the water, Miss Aina!?!"

The sight of the boy desperately explaining himself on the boat in response to the shouts coming from the shore was quite conspicuous, drawing stares from onlookers. "Is this a modern-day romantic argument?" Haruhime wanted to say a few good words for Bell,

"H-H-Lady Hestia, Lady Lily, there's a reason for this—"

""Shut up!!""

“Guh!?”

It was simply banned.

Bell and his group, who were constantly chattering and making a ruckus, centered around the members of the faction, drew the attention of their fellow passengers on the ship as if they had encountered a troublesome situation.

"It's incredibly noisy around here—but that's a famous scene in Orario: 'adventurers' relationships with the opposite sex,' so please bear with it—. Impossible—? It's definitely not going to work—. However, the end for adventurers who actually target women is truly tragic, no, a real tragedy—. As far as I know, being stabbed repeatedly by fellow members of the same [Family], and then imprisoned by a healer who frequents the pharmacy with tons of healing and panaceas—that kind of ending is—"

"That's terrifying, please stop talking!! And I've never laid a hand on anyone!?"

"The goddess, who was the chief deity, laughed so hard she choked and had trouble breathing, so she was sent back to heaven—"

"So you said not to say it!?"

Bell, with tears in his eyes, shouts towards the bow of the boat (Aina), who is talking nonchalantly while rowing the wooden oar. It's so tragic that he's about to face a 'battlefield' of stories that transcends even a young girl, despite never actually harming anyone.

Chunji was also flustered and couldn't calm down.

"Ah, we're about to go through a rather long tunnel—"

With a lazy reminder from the bow (Aina), the ship entered the tunnel.

The shoreline, inevitably running parallel to the waterway, came to an end, and Hestia and the others could no longer pursue Bell. "Go around to the tunnel exit!" The incredibly loud shouts faded away with the patter of footsteps.

Having been granted a slight reprieve, Bell and Spring's faces turned ashen.

(Although I don't know why Lady Hestia and the others are so angry... she'll definitely get scolded. She'll definitely get scolded! They clearly said she couldn't leave the room, but Haruhime still did this and that with Lord Bell...! After a thorough interrogation, she'll definitely claim it was training and then make the so-called 'greatest shame' of her body sushi in front of Lord Bell... Hahahahahaha...!)

Even though she couldn't understand the situation, the trembling Haruhime sensed that she was destined for ruin. Although the content of her fantasies was inexplicably lewd.

He closed his eyes tightly and gripped Bell's hands, which were still clasped together, once again.

Cunning, Chun Ji is indeed too cunning.

Bell is indeed Bell; he even wanted to hug Haruhime and tremble with fear. However...

"...Miss Haruhime, let's run away...!"

"Really!?"

"I don't quite understand what's going on, but this is getting really bad...! All I know is we'll be arrested at the docks!"

The boy, who had a premonition of being killed the moment he disembarked—no, imprisoned—was an adventurer, even though he had only been an adventurer for less than half a year. And his prediction was correct. The more Bell talked, the more Chunji gasped.

The two, who had been looking at each other several times, suddenly turned around.

At the bow, Aina, seemingly lost in thought, deftly rowed the wooden oars, whoosh! She gave a thumbs-up.

This means permission to disembark midway.

"If you survive, you have to treat me to a meal—[Little Rookie]. Consider it compensation for the trouble you caused—"

"I won't die!? But I understand, I'll definitely do it next time we meet!"

"And if possible, let's go on a date next time. If we're lucky, we can have a feast, a lavish affair, and I can indulge myself without having to go to the dungeon—. I may be a bit frail, but I'm quite a devoted woman—. Ah, I have to keep this a secret from the Supreme God (Sobek)—"

“What the hell are you talking about!?”

"Wine, a life of debauchery, lovers!? Bell, Lord Bell is indeed a man, so it can't be helped...!?"

"Miss Haruhime, please don't take that seriously!?"

Bell, feeling increasingly drained and as if he couldn't take it anymore, quickly disembarked from the ship, reacting with anger to Aina's overly self-centered and nonsensical remarks, and to the blushing, innocent fox-like boy's cries of distress.

He lifted Chunji in his arms and leaped.

Side lanes are set up on the left and right sides of the tunnel for landing.

"Keep going! Survive!" With her back to him, she listened to the inexplicably heart-wrenching cheers and ran up the steps with Haruhime, whom she had just put down.

"Auntie, let's avoid the waterways and head towards other areas...!"