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

Water droplets welled up in those emerald-green eyes, turning into shimmering specks of light that drifted into the air.

"Watch me slaughter those bastards!!"

"Wait, wait a minute! Aisha!! Calm down!"

"Please don't go and start a fight with the Freya Familia!"

"Shut up! I don't care about any of that!! I'm definitely not going to let those guys get away with this—!!"

Falgar and Lulune desperately try to stop the murderous, bloodshot-eyed female warrior (Amazon).

Because Aisha was not only being controlled, but her opponents even sent people to beat her beloved fox-woman sister in front of her, which made her so angry that she shook off their hands and ran away.

Half-elves and Amazons, starting from different locations, all headed towards the same destination.

"Battlefield!"

Eina, Aisha, and the adventurers led by Ais set off at lightning speed.

Some were driven by rage, while others sought to preserve their "bond with a certain boy," all flocking to the largest faction, which had established a massive base on the south side of the city.

The flag fluttered in the wind.

Those are the "faction flags" representing the various "families," which have now completely surrounded the "battlefield."

"My Lord, is it really alright to send all members of the Familia to the Freya Familia's headquarters like this?"

"It's alright, after all, we have a legitimate reason to fight."

When questioned by Master Smith Chun Corbrand, Hephaestus answered in a fiery voice.

She led almost all of the Hephaestus Familia, and even brought along a high smith whose strength rivaled that of a high-level adventurer. They stood on the walls surrounding the vast plains.

Hephaestus stared intently at the house perched on a hill in the middle of the field, as if preparing to conquer it.

"Freya, you've gone too far this time. Even putting aside my relationship with Hestia... this matter needs to be settled."

When Chun saw the enraged chief god narrow his left eye, which was not covered by an eyepatch—the wrath of the forging god who had "made countless goddesses weep in the heavens"—she couldn't help but shrug her shoulders in fear.

"Freya—! You deserved to be surrounded! It's all your fault for being too arrogant. You were just wiped out by the super invincible, destructive storm! You stinky fangirl, ahh ...

"Calm down, Loki..."

In contrast to the Hephaestus Familia, which surrounded the city from the west to the south, the Loki Familia deployed its army from the east to the north. Looking at the chief god standing on the wall, furious and laughing loudly, Finn couldn't help but press his small hand to his forehead.

"Why do I have to utter such nonsense as 'Freya-sama~ I'll do whatever you say~' with eyes full of hearts?! You idiot! Back when we were still in the Celestial Realm, I warned you countless times not to use charm (this move)! You moron!!"

To put it bluntly, Loki felt both ashamed and angry that he was no match for "Enchantment." Finn, tapping his shoulder with the butt of his gun, glanced at his god and suppressed the urge to sigh.

"Fortunately, Riveria and Lefia went to the dungeon together at the time, which can be said to be a stroke of luck amidst misfortune... If the news that the royal family (elf royal family) was being controlled by others had spread, not only the elves living in Orario, but probably all the elves in the world would not have let it go."

Finn whispered the terrible thought as he began to look around.

Besides the Loki Familia and the Hephaestus Familia, even factions like Mich and Takemikazuchi, who had close ties with the Hestia Familia, joined the encirclement of the Battlefield. The scene was practically indistinguishable from a demonstration.

"Hey, Modo, is it really okay for us to get involved in this mess...!?"

"What are you afraid of! The Loki Familia is here anyway! Even the Freya Familia would be helpless against so many of them! We'll just take advantage of the chaos and loot all the gold and jewels here...!"

Among them were adventurers with ulterior motives who wanted to take advantage of the chaos, but everyone eventually came to help surround the city's largest faction.

After yelling at the adventurers who had come with him, Modo glared fiercely at the mansion on the hill.

"Hey, if you don't give that brat back soon, we're going to storm in!"

"Commander!?"

One of the rooms in the mansion.

Heinz, who was in charge of treating Herren, called out in panic.

"Could it be that……"

Standing beside her, Ota stared out the window with his large, reddish-brown eyes.

"The goddess Freya's 'allure' has been broken...?"

On the hill.

Hedin, who stood with his back to the mansion, ready for battle, also showed a look of surprise in his eyes.

The group members, looking disheveled, focused their attention on Hedin, who was in charge of command.

Not only at the main gate, but the total number of adventurers who had occupied the entire perimeter of the wall and were looking this way was indeed far greater than that of the Freya Familia.

"...Even if we criticize these fools, it will only make us a laughingstock. After all, it was we who trampled on their dignity in order to fulfill the goddess's will."

However, Hedin was not frightened at all by the scene. He pushed up his glasses and slammed the long sword sheathed in the ground.

"Even so, our duty remains unchanged. We are the goddess's spear and shield; our sole task is to protect her from malice and crush all enemies!"

The exceptionally intelligent white elf's face was filled with fighting spirit, which inspired the other members of the group.

They remain "fierce warriors".

While Hegni and Ais and the others were engaged in a fierce battle in the distance, all the members of the Freya Familia were in high spirits, continuing this standoff that was about to erupt.

then.

"Anya!!"

The same call echoed through the bountiful tavern.

"What's going on, meow!? I thought the boy with the perky butt belonged to the Freya Familia, which is why I always held back from doing anything reckless. But that's just mind control. Actually, the boy is a member of the Hestia Familia, who frequents the tavern! So, whose butt does the boy's little butt belong to, meow!?"

"Shut up! I can't believe we were ambushed by the Freya Familia; we've completely forgotten everything...! Damn it!!"

"Koro, Lunova... you all remember now...?"

Anya, looking extremely haggard, stared wide-eyed at Chloe and Lunova bursting into her bedroom. Chloe and Lunova, appearing confused and angry, questioned Anya, but eventually adopted a puzzled and uneasy expression as they asked:

"Seele...how is Seele?"

The "setting" of the "goddess of beauty" implanted in the city is that the light gray-haired girl does not exist.

After hearing Lunova's question, Anya's eyes gradually welled up with tears.

He threw himself into her arms, tears streaming down his face.

"Hey! What's wrong with you!?"

"...Anya?"

Anya buried her face in Lunova's arms, sobbing.

Startled, Lunova stood frozen in place, seemingly at a loss for what to do. Finally, she gently embraced the petite body that was trembling in her arms with her two hands raised in mid-air.

Kroy also looked unusually serious, hugging Anya as if she wanted to comfort a kitten like an older sister.

Anya suppressed the urge to burst into tears, silently shedding her own.

"..."

In the hallway with the door wide open.

With her arms crossed and eyes closed, Mia stood by the bedroom door, where the light couldn't reach her, surrounded by darkness. Leaning against the wall, she opened her eyes and looked out the window.

"She really is... a silly goddess (woman)."

Her gaze and words were directed at the mansion where the goddess lived.

*

The adventurers' anger and the sounds of endless battle echoed into the shrine chamber on the top floor.

Both Bell and Freya, equally shocked and stunned, stood frozen in place, looking at the large floor-to-ceiling window to the side.

"My 'charm'... has been broken...? If someone can do this—"

The goddess, who had initially looked bewildered, now frowned as if she were quite annoyed.

Freya ignored Bell, who was still confused about the situation, and the moment she got the answer, the French windows shattered on the spot.

"Ah, eheeeeeeeeeeee!?"

Bell's exclamation and the sound of shattering glass came from inside.

As shards of glass scattered across the ground like raindrops, Bell, who, like Freya, covered her face with her arm, saw it.

I saw a flying needle flying at high speed from the sky, spinning continuously in a spiral, and then piercing through the glass with a sound.

And—

"—Bell～ ...

"Gods, gods—Pfft!!"

A young goddess rushed into the room on two pairs of wings soaring through the night sky.

After Hestia broke free from Asphie's embrace, who was riding the flying shoes, she lunged at Bell with a headbutt.

Bell, who reflexively caught Hestia, was immediately knocked backward several times by the attack (the missile).

Asphie, terrified by the young goddess's forced jump from the plane, flew overhead. Freya was completely stunned by the sight before her. Bell, meanwhile, tightly embraced the petite body that had thrown herself into his arms.

After rolling around on the floor ten times, Bell finally regained his balance and slowly propped himself up.

"...Gods, immortals?"

"—I'm so sorry, Bell! I'm such a useless god! I treated you so badly before!! Please forgive my incompetence!!"

Hestia looked up abruptly and interrupted Bell's trembling words.

The young goddess, sobbing uncontrollably, wrapped her arms tightly around Bell's neck. She cried loudly like a child, completely ignoring Asphie, whose cheeks were twitching because her current state was so different from when she had just unleashed her divine power.

Bell finally understood.

Hestia is the one who freed the people from the "enchantment," and she has been trying to find a way to rescue them.

Feeling the warmth of the embrace, Belle gradually became teary-eyed and kept sniffling.

Bell looked at Hestia, whose hands were still on his shoulders, and finally wept like his god, then smiled from the bottom of his heart.

"Thank you, fairy...! I love you the most!"

"...Yeah, me too!"

The goddess and her entourage, their faces streaked with tears, looked at each other and shared their joy.

After another hug, the two got up from the ground.

The goddess of beauty, who witnessed this scene, turned extremely grim.

"That's it, Freya! Please give me back my Bell! He's not yours, he's mine!! The Bell who forged a bond with me stronger than anyone else's, who loves me dearly and is the one I love most!!"

"Gods, immortals..."

Bell was startled by Hestia's provocative assertion of sovereignty with a high-handed attitude, and then looked ahead.

The queen, who had just been thoroughly humiliated, looked extremely displeased.

Although she didn't do anything that would damage her image, such as biting her nails, she kept twirling her hair with her fingers while staring intently at Bell and Hestia, who were embracing each other.

"Using divine blood and flames as a medium... and fully unleashing divine power to summon the 'temple' of the heavens... no, to recreate it in a simulated way. I didn't expect you to have such a trick up your sleeve, Hestia."

Freya, who quickly analyzed the intelligence and drew a conclusion, felt no hatred towards Hestia for destroying the "closed world," nor did she intend to blame the Familia who allowed this situation to happen.

The object of Freya's disappointment and anger was actually herself.

She realized that she had been distracted by the boy's insignificant actions, and that her focus had become scattered due to being overly absorbed in her own inner world. If she could have maintained her composure, she could have detected and stopped Hestia's actions and Hermes's death throes earlier.

"That's right, this is the blessing I've brought with all my might! Only the gods of my homeland (Olympus) know about it! This move is useless under normal circumstances, and of course I won't abuse it!! It's perfect for using against your omnipotence!"

Hestia met Freya's terrifying gaze head-on.

"It's all thanks to your naive, not-so-ruthless, thinking... no, it's your kind heart that you didn't send me back to Heaven! Of course, I'm not thanking you at all!!"

Perhaps still angry, Hestia, contrary to her usual self, mocked Freya with barbed words.

As the two goddesses engaged in a fierce verbal battle, Bell, completely ignored, stood helplessly to the side... looking genuinely frightened. Asphie, who had only been brought here after Hestia's desperate pleas, let out a dry laugh and muttered to herself, "Ha, hahaha... illegally intruding into the Freya Familia's headquarters... and even breaking the shrine's floor-to-ceiling window... I'm doomed..."

In her despair, she felt the same way as her god (Hermes), so self-destructive that she decided to just go all out.

"So... what do you plan to do? Freya, your defeat is inevitable, isn't it? Orario will no longer be at your mercy, and you will not be able to obtain Bell!"

Since "charm" no longer works on Bell, the crude method of changing the world is no longer viable.

Even if Bell is once again ostracized by those controlled by Freya, he will not lose himself. Of course, Hestia also swore in the name of the goddess of virginity that she would never allow such a thing to happen again.