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

Tears welled in his eyes, his face, which was anything but handsome, was filled with a hint of confusion.

He was running as fast as he could, as if he had a runny nose, and retorted to Chun Ji.

"It doesn't matter whose fault it is! Never be the kind of man who abandons a girl and runs away alone. That's what my grandfather taught me! He said only that kind of person can become the hero we admire!"

He suddenly gripped Chunji's warm right hand tightly again.

Her emerald eyes were wide open. As if she hadn't noticed before, her heart was pounding wildly, and even her breath trembled.

Prostitutes are symbols of ruin, and the heroic tales told to people gradually disappear from their hearts.

Instead, they cling to the image of their own back as they stand before them, trying to fill the void in their hearts.

He always managed to save Chun-hee from her negative thoughts.

"What are you two doing?"

However, even though Chunji's heart was moved, the situation did not suddenly improve, and just then...

As they entered the dark path, they were suddenly grabbed by hands reaching out from a side path.

“Wow!?”

"scare!?"

Both Bell and Chun-hime were grabbed by the collar and dragged into a side road.

The hunters, who were chasing after them with loud shouts, were completely unaware that the hunters had passed by.

"Ah, Miss Aisha!"

"I clearly gave you tickets for the sightseeing cruise, so why did it turn into this stupid commotion..."

Stunned, Bell and Haruhime turned around and saw Aisha herself staring back in astonishment.

"Why...why are we here...? No, how did they know we were in danger...?"

"It's become such a huge commotion that it's affected the whole street, so of course everyone's been paying attention."

Faced with Aisha's deep sigh, Haruhime shrank back.

"Can't you even take a woman around?" Bell shrugged, feeling pierced by the critical gazes. "Tell me in detail what happened," Bell explained the situation.

"Oh dear... So the other females wouldn't allow such clumsy behavior after all?"

After hearing the whole story, Aisha muttered to herself softly.

"—Lena, lend a hand a little more. Use Samira and the others to seduce the other women."

"Hey~, do we still have to work~? Haruhime and the others have already found someone~. I also have someone I want to go on a date with~"

"Anyway, you won't be seen as a romantic partner, so just listen to me. I remember you owe me a few favors."

The Amazonian girl standing behind Aisha, Reina, clicked her tongue and jumped up, disappearing from sight.

Judging from the conversation, she probably went to seek help from other combat prostitutes. Having failed to grasp the situation, Aisha shrugged, facing the still confused Bell and Haruhime.

"Stay here until the frenzy subsides. We'll get rid of all the troublemakers."

"Ah, Miss Aisha...?"

"I was the one who fanned the flames for Chun-hee, and I was also the one who wanted to improve my relationship with the young master. I will take responsibility."

So spend the whole day with that male until you're satisfied.

Aisha told the girl this.

Chunji's cheeks flushed red, and her fox tail curled up.

The boy who wanted to be a hero and the former prostitute were rescued by the big prostitute—no, she was a shrew with a bossy personality.

Season 2 Blu-ray Bonus: Heroes and Prostitutes Chapter 4

"Then die! Die!"

If he can't be the man I want, then I don't need him!

Even if that killing sword cuts my body in two, it's the same!

I will pray forever in the abyss that you and everyone connected to you will face annihilation!

—Heroic Tale: The Adventures of Bilgamesh, Chapter 4, Section 6: The Grief and Indignation of Babylon

"Are you... alright now?"

As Bell muttered to himself, trembling with fear, Haruhime also looked around.

The location is in the northwest of Orario, on a street corner in the seventh district.

Bell and his friends are chased by Hestia and Lily, Ais and Teona, Eina, Hill, Ryu, and women on the street for no apparent reason—people are being mischievously persuaded by the gods that whoever catches the world's fastest rabbit can become his bride—and are saved by Aisha at the last minute.

It had been half an hour since she had said she would leave to clean up the mess and led the Amazons to distract Hestia and the others. The commotion had subsided in the park, and Bell and Haruhime quietly peeked out from the dark alley. After confirming that there was no danger, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Leave it to Aisha, and there won't be any problem. Whether it's disputes among the patrons of the pleasure quarters or petty squabbles between prostitutes, she can handle it all in no time!"

There is a figure here talking to two people with his back to them.

Brown skin, black hair braided neatly.

Her immature body possessed a healthy beauty rather than a seductive allure, as if expressing her joy. A short top was wrapped around her waist, and she wore gold earrings.

It was Aisha, who left, who stayed with Haruhime and the others just in case.

"That...it seems to be Miss Reina, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's right! I am Lena Tali! Remember me, Little Rookie!"

When Bell asked her timidly, Lena smiled innocently.

Unlike Aisha, who was young and possessed a beauty that seemed to exude a sensual allure, Lena was still in the prime of her 'girlhood,' and among the youngest of the battle prostitutes. However, as expected of an Amazon, the exposure of her skin, starting with her fully exposed navel, was so excessive that Bell blushed, unsure of where to look.

But Bell still felt weak in the knees, looking somewhat frightened.

To put it bluntly, this Rena is one of the prostitutes who, along with Aisha, Frini, and the other Amazons, "want to eat" Bell, and therefore chases him all over the pleasure district.

"Ah, don't be so scared~ That's how it is on Amazon, there's nothing you can do about it~"

"Even if there's nothing we can do about it!"

"And it doesn't matter anymore! Because I've reunited with the male of my destiny, and both love and bond have been firmly established! So I've decided not to cheat on you with other men! That's right, Little Lena is single-minded!"

Lena, with her arms crossed and eyes closed, was speaking in an atmosphere that seemed quite happy.

Is she indulging in a physical intimacy with her destined partner in her imagination? She's completely forgotten about this place. Hehehe, Lena seems quite happy, lost in her own bliss, while Bell is covered in sweat.

"Lady Reina"

On the other hand, Haruhime was also looking at Reina and whispering.

Since they were originally comrades of the [Ishtar Familia], they were naturally familiar with each other.

Because of Aisha, she had more opportunities to meet other combat prostitutes.

The two were close in age, and unlike other prostitutes, Lena didn't dislike the unsociable Haruhime. A straightforward, good girl—or, to put it bluntly, a shameless girl.

Like a cat, Lena would chat and play with Haruhime at will, often barging into suites and other similar spaces. They would briefly discuss heroic tales and fairy tales before immediately leaving the room, much to Haruhime's disappointment. Such incidents were not uncommon.

"But Haruhime~, you've really changed a lot in just a few days, managing to capture such a 'rising star'~"

"Huh!? What did you capture? No, nothing like that!"

Lena turned around abruptly and moved closer to Haruhime with a mischievous grin.

Faced with Bell, who was looking at them with her back and buttocks turned as if she found it unbelievable, and who was whispering something in her ear, Haruhime became flustered and embarrassed.

"Haruhime has finally found an important man. Isn't that great? Although I'm too embarrassed to say it, compared to the taciturn Haruhime before, the Haruhime whose expression changes so quickly now is much happier. That's pretty good."

"Lady Reina"

"Aisha is the same; she's been searching for a good man for Haruhime, wondering if she could find one."

Lena chuckled softly, as if whispering in someone's ear.

Aisha might have been waiting for a man like Bell—the one with whom Haruhime could elope. All this so that Haruhime could escape the fate of being bound by the "Killing Stone."

Feeling the warmth in her chest, Lena turned her face away and then tossed her hair back with a swish.

He chuckled, a smug expression appearing just as the gods had described.

"But I didn't lose to Haruhime either, did I? Or should I say I met the one destined for me? Is our wedding just around the corner?"

"Let's get married!"

"She's got something good in her belly (a fist), so giving birth won't be far off!"

"Good stuff, good stuff (sperm)!"

Haruhime blushed as she listened to Reina's explosive remarks, exclaiming "Hahahaha!"

There seems to be some fatal misunderstanding between the two—this time, it's not quite right to say it's because Lena's mind is all pink—"They have a really good relationship," Bell, who was watching over them, said.

"Well then, let's just go back to base and wait for the frenzy to subside."

"What are you saying! [Little Rookie]!"

He was chased around by Hestia and the others, and his body and mind were exhausted, which is why he made such a statement. However, Lena immediately disagreed with him.

"You two are on a date, right? Then you have to enjoy it to the very end!"

"Reina, Lady Reina is not Yue, Yuehui."

"There are indeed situations in the world where the man is indifferent and the woman doesn't react no matter how much she tries to seduce him, which makes her think, 'Is this what God meant by "placement play"? Awesome, my heart is racing!' But as expected, there are many men and women in this world who want to date but can't. In short, those who are meant to enjoy life should enjoy it!"

Reina, who hadn't listened to the shy Haruhime at all, spoke non-stop as if recounting her own experience, then twisted her body and pointed at the two of them.

She said that it was unacceptable for the sun to be so high in the sky and for the event to end like this.

"Okay, okay, let's go on a date! Time waits for no one!"

"Well, even so. Although it was thanks to Miss Aisha and the others that God was led away, if he had accidentally wandered into the street, things would have turned out the same way again."

"That's true. Browsing food stalls or shopping with someone else does seem a bit dangerous."

Faced with Bell's troubled expression as she offered her opinion, Lena also pressed her index finger to her cherry lips and thought about it carefully.

However, a moment later, a smile appeared on his face as if he had just come up with a good idea.

"Then, let's have an indoor date! Find a place to sit down, just relaxing is nice, and taking off our clothes to confirm our love would be great too!"

"I don't know how to do it!?"

"Does Haruhime have a place she wants to go?"

"Little, do you mean my daughter?"

Reina, whose cries of pain had been completely ignored, suddenly asked a question, leaving Haruhime completely bewildered.

"It's certainly fun to be taken to various places by the guy, but as girls, we also need to express our desires more! A date that leans towards either side is incomplete!"

"Is it incomplete?"

"【Little Rookie】Wouldn't you be happy and excited to hear Haruhime say where she wants to go?"

"That's true. I think it would be best if we could go to all the places they both want to go. If Miss Haruhime can cheer up, I'll be very happy too."

Look, Lena is smiling contentedly.

Touched by Bell's words, Haruhime thought for a moment.

Today I've already visited various places, including "Adventurer's Destination" and "Tower of Babel." "Ah," I asked myself, swaying my thick fox tail.

I remembered a place I'd heard about from someone, a certain building.

"Did you think of anything, Haruhime? Don't be shy, just say it!"

"Yes, yes, that really might cause trouble for Lord Bell."

Chunji, fidgeting and blushing, rubbed her hands together shyly and uttered the name of the building.

"My daughter is very interested in a place called 'The Great Library of Norme'."

That's a facility built in the eastern part of the labyrinth city.

As the name suggests, it is run by earth spirits (norms) and is considered an "elf business," alongside the "norm's lending vault" that Lily often uses.

The Great Library of the Norm is a colossal building, said to be able to house all the books in the world. It's said that the Norms themselves proudly boast of having the largest collection of books in the city.

For Haruhime, who had been engrossed in scrolls of heroic tales and fairy tales as a child, the sight of such a place filled with books was incredibly moving and something she longed for. She felt so happy to be surrounded by so many stories. Even though she only knew of it through rumors, she knew that the "Great Library of Gnomes" was a place she definitely wanted to visit if she had the chance.