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

Stop! Stop talking nonsense, stop having strange thoughts, and stop setting up these weird foreshadowing scenarios for me!

I couldn't help but start letting my mind wander. I knew I didn't have time to waste, but I couldn't organize my thoughts.

With my mind in complete chaos, I could only seek advice from those who had been through similar experiences.

So I sought help from my spiritual mentor and my grandfather who raised me.

What should I do?!

"Now that you've been brought to the hotel, just let things take their course. No—I mean, just let them have their way with you."

Why change your mind and repeat yourself?!

"Bell, bravely stride up the ladder of adulthood! Burn yourself and charge forward!"

Please stop talking, Grandpa!

No, it's completely useless as a reference.

Faced with the answer that eight or nine out of ten people would say this, I couldn't help but feel distressed.

In short! I mustn't let strange thoughts come to mind!

Since the incident with Miss Haruhime, even though I know I shouldn't be so oblivious, I can't let my thoughts get out of control! Besides, I have no improper thoughts about Miss Seele!

In order to rediscover my true self, I decided to start reciting the names of the labyrinth monsters one after another, just like the people of the Far East call it "chanting scriptures."

(Goblin, Earth Spirit, Roach, War Shadow, Dungeon Lizard, Killer Ant, Needle Rabbit, Orc, Little Devil, Minotaur ...

The next instant, the shower noise stopped abruptly.

"Chirp!?"

I let out a strange cry and jumped up on the spot.

He remained in that half-squatting position and slowly turned his head... Then came the sound of the door being pushed open.

The shower door was pushed open slightly.

"Mr. Bell...do you have any clean clothes?"

After I came to my senses, I grabbed the clothes from the bed and rushed over, handing them to the hand that was sticking out from the crack in the door, the hand that was wet with water droplets.

The moment I handed over the clothes, I saw a pair of pale gray eyes behind the door.

There was also her collarbone, and her skin, as white and tender as an egg, radiating warmth.

I stepped back without a word and turned around. As for my expression at that moment, there's no need to describe it further.

After I stood there for a while, Miss Seele came out of the bathroom.

"Mr. Bell, it's your turn now."

"...Then, I'll go in."

My gaze was fixed on the floor. Not daring to meet Miss Seele's eyes, I quickly walked past her into the shower room. In this simply decorated stone space, I could see water stains everywhere and a neatly folded towel placed to the side, but I couldn't see any of her clothes anywhere.

I took off my soaking wet clothes and tossed them aside.

Next, turn on the valve connected to the Magic Stone water heater and turn the water to the maximum.

Let the water pour down over your head.

"...I didn't intend to do anything inappropriate."

I muttered to myself amidst the splashing water, trying to convince myself in this way.

Instead of taking a hot shower, I rinsed myself with cold water, which helped me calm down.

Although I felt a bit like I'd been set up, which threw me into a panic, it's nothing serious. It was just a desperate measure taken out of necessity. As for my unauthorized overnight stay, I'll sincerely apologize to the gods tomorrow.

I'll give the only bed to Miss Seele; I'll sleep on the floor.

Compared to the deepest 37th floor, even the cold floor felt like heaven.

That was my original plan.

"........."

I dried myself off, got dressed, and went out the door.

Miss Seele, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, looked up at me.

She was not wearing any clothes on her lower body.

He was only wearing a linen shirt, which, although buttoned up, was still loose.

Her thighs were so smooth and delicate, and her calves were so slender and long, that they peeked out from under her shirt.

It's obvious that she wasn't wearing underwear either.

Seeing this, I felt like I almost fainted on the spot.

"...What happened to your pants?"

"These pants are too big; they'll just fall down, and there's no way to wear them."

No way! That's what I thought at first, but then I remembered something.

Perhaps because I was too flustered, the set of clothes I just handed to Miss Seele was men's clothing, while the set I'm wearing is for women. I'm really annoyed that I'm so thin that I can wear women's clothes, and I hate myself for my lapse in composure.

Miss Seele let her hair down.

Her light gray hair, which was usually tied in a ponytail, was not tied up now, and fell down her back.

I was taken aback by the longer hair than I had imagined, and my mind wandered for a moment, my heart starting to pound.

The Miss Seele before me was completely different from the one I knew. When I realized that this was her true self, I felt like I couldn't breathe.

"...Miss Seele, you can sleep in that bed, I'll sleep on the floor..."

"No. Let's sleep together?"

"...That's too much of a stretch."

"why?"

"...That's too much for me."

"Is it impossible no matter what?"

"...The gods will scold me if they find out."

"But if I'm sleeping alone in bed, I might be tormented by guilt to death."

"...This is definitely a scam."

Honestly, I have almost no idea what I'm talking about with people.

I stood there, while Miss Seele sat on the bed.

We maintained a distance that was neither too far nor too close, one of us looking up and the other looking down, our gazes entwined.

"Aren't you going to sit down?"

Miss Seele noticed that I was still standing and spoke with gentle concern.

I glanced at the chair and saw the soaking wet dress hanging there to dry; it was unusable now.

I couldn't resist those pale gray eyes, so I had no choice but to sit obediently beside her.

But I still maintained an almost unnatural distance from her.

"Aren't you... going to do anything to me?"

I felt my heart jolt violently.

"...I...I don't understand what you're trying to say, Miss Seele."

With a trembling voice, I pretended to be a dull child.

Silence fell over the room once again.

The Goddess Festival wasn't over yet; I could faintly hear laughter, musical instruments, and fireworks outside the window. For some reason, I felt a longing for the distant clamor.

At this moment, I am terrified that I am realizing that Miss Seele is a woman.

I always felt that doing that would be tantamount to going against my original intention.

I will never be qualified to continue to yearn for someone in this lifetime.

"...Miss Seele, why...?"

I stopped halfway through my sentence, hesitated for a long time, and then changed my words:

"...Why did you suggest this date?"

I ended up asking the question I shouldn't have.

There is only one reason for Mingming to go on a date with someone.

But I felt like I was grasping at the last straw, trying to find other reasons.

Before I want to berate myself for being so terrible—

Miss Seele has provided the answer.

"Because I want to confess my feelings."

"what?"

I want you to understand how much I like you.

You could feel Miss Seele shake her head slightly, and she continued softly:

"I want to prove..."

Before I ask my question—

The bed creaked.

I suddenly looked up and saw Miss Seele standing right in front of me—

I was pushed down.

I was lying on the bed, and for a moment all I could see was the ceiling.

The moment the adventurer confirmed the situation, he instinctively tried to get up, but a gentle hand landed on my shoulder, as if to stop me. Facing that slightly trembling hand, I suddenly felt an unprecedented weight pressing down on me.

As I opened my eyes wide in surprise, propped myself up with one hand, and maintained the half-hearted posture—

The bed creaked louder than before, and Miss Seele had climbed onto it and was slowly approaching me.

"I really want to prove..."

Miss Seele looked at me with tender eyes, placed a hand on my cheek, and repeated the same sentence in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

She slowly brought her face closer, so close that they could accidentally touch.

Even as my mind went blank, those cherry-like lips continued to approach.

"This is not what you call 'love' at all."

The following words seemed to be interrupted, or perhaps even Miss Seele herself didn't know what she was saying.

With this unspoken answer, she prepared to silence me with her lips.

In an instant.

Golden dreams flashed through my mind.

"—No!!"

I reached out and grabbed her shoulders.

Then, using his abdominal muscles to prop himself up, he pushed away the face that was now so close to his eyes.

I cannot follow the crowd.

I cannot allow this to happen.

I cannot go against the aspirations in my heart.

Because if things continue like this, and we don't find a way to stop it—both of us will get hurt.

If we make the wrong choice now, we will eventually suffer the consequences, and it may even cause tears to fall from these pale gray eyes.

I have to harden my heart. Even if I disappoint her, I don't care how much she blames me.