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

Rabi Flamish is an orc. And orcs' emotions and inner thoughts are easily expressed in their ears and tails.

But he, though outwardly shy, didn't even twitch his ears or wag his tail. Even the students of the Aoharu department, whose advisors were the goddess (Eden), gave this advice: "If you fancy an orc and he doesn't even twitch his ears or tail, just give up."

Although she didn't know if this heartbeat meant she was in love, even Nina would feel disappointed if the guy she cared about wasn't interested in her at all. "Am I not attractive enough?"

Could he, feigning shyness, be a womanizer who preys on women's hearts? Nina even had such thoughts.

"Ah, that freshman. Although he's very diligent and well-behaved, there's something about him that's hard to believe."

The supervising student, who had been pressing her finger against her chin, added "However," and then revealed a teasing smile, like a senior student teasing a junior.

"That child is definitely harder to win over than Teacher Leon. It's just a girl's intuition, but that's the feeling!"

Rapi Flemish: Whether intentional or not, Flemish, in my broken English it sounds like "Freya misses you."

That's enough with the bonus content for Volume 19. Stop now; Lloydman's digestive system (and life) is already ruined.

【Hestia Familia】Rank B (S).

The document, issued only to the guild's top brass and a very limited number of staff, records the following.

Then, as one of these extremely restricted employees, Eina stared intently at the sentence before temporarily abandoning her thoughts.

Guild Master Loiman glared at her across the luxurious table, a look of utter disgust on his face. He clutched a bottle of stomach medicine tightly in his hand.

"Excuse me, what is this...?"

"There's nothing we can do about it."

I said…

"There's really no other way!"

Faced with Loiman's broken tone, Eina broke out in a cold sweat.

The guild leader, who looked like he was about to grit his teeth, suddenly yelled as if he were throwing a tantrum.

"You mean this decision is an exception, right? Hah, is that it!? I've never seen a rank system that's so childish!!"

"No, no, it hasn't come to that yet..."

"But didn't we already say there's no way?! No matter how many times it's discussed within the higher-ups, the result is always the same! If God Freya is subordinate to the gods, then this is the only way to make this judgment...!!"

Leuman, his tone and emotions as utterly devastated as ever, roared at Eina, who couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for him before she realized he was being unreasonable. This feeling of self-destruction, or rather, the urge to throw up and scream, had been a recurring theme in her journey of becoming an adventurer (Bell) and "leveling up"—when she was presented with a role model.

The guild leader has joined this trend too! *Smiles* But I can't smile at all.

On the surface—no, according to official intelligence—it was B, but within the guild's upper echelons, it was treated like S. Eina refocused her attention on this decision, and since it was, for the time being, a matter concerning Bell and his group, she inquired about it.

"...How should we handle the guild's tax payments?"

"I'm not a sadist, so let's treat that aspect as B! Although I'm subordinate to a god, I completely see no future where Goddess Hestia can control Freya's faction...!"

Of course.

How is it possible?

"What on earth is going on? That familia...! Unprecedented...! Even putting aside the Freya familia, the actions of a weak faction shouldn't cause such a violent upheaval in the city...! And what's with a first-class adventurer joining along the way!?! The power disparity between the different factions is too great...!"

One side consists of Level 5 and Level 6, while the other side comprises Level 2 supporters and blacksmiths.

Although Lloydman's words were quite understandable, the rest of the group (all members) had reached Level 2.

This is exceptional for a [Family]. Furthermore, they are not adventurers but supporters, sorcerers, blacksmiths, or other support roles, and their [leveling up] is quite sufficient to meet the requirements.

In short, it's difficult to deal with and judge. Guild.

"How many special cases do we need to make...!! I really need stomach medicine...!!"

"..."

That kind of thing has been going on since the world's fastest rabbit (record holder), hasn't it?

Eina didn't mention it. She watched from a distance.

Leuman, who collapsed onto the table, trembling as he clutched his stomach medicine, let out groans that leaked continuously from the office.

Volume 19 Bonus: Twilight Thoughts

"Big brother~!? Where are you meowing~ ...

That's really annoying.

Allen heard his sister (Anya) searching for him from downstairs, and he complained inwardly.

As expected, we shouldn't lose in the Aar Game. This was the thought that echoed Allen's turbulent emotions.

"No matter how many times I crush these treacherous ants, my emotions still cannot be calmed..."

After the factional battle, Seele regained her identity as a young girl and, upon learning Eren's true feelings, her passion for him became uncontrollable. After losing their headquarters, to protect Seele, Eren lived next door to the "Abundant Mistress" with Harren and others. Anya was searching for him, who was guarding the tavern.

"I really want to spend time with my big brother, meow! I really want to sunbathe and roll around with my big brother, meow~!"

This is a situation that's really getting tough. Allen is extremely unhappy about it. Seeing himself like this, and the four dog-shit brothers mocking him with "Big Brother♡", makes him even more annoyed. The conflict that broke out in order to deal with them has caused the dark elf (Hegny) who tried to mediate to shed countless tears, saying, "This will cause trouble for Seele, Miss Seele, and the tavern...!" What's most infuriating is that the muscle brain (Otto) has silently suppressed this scene.

Holding his irrepressible silver spear, he clicked his tongue and moved nimbly to the roof of the tavern.

Across from the massive city wall, the setting sun was about to disappear.

As the sunset painted the city red, Allen narrowed his eyes.

"I really want to go back to how we used to be, just like we used to be, meow~~~!"

"...You and I, haven't we had a bad relationship since we were kids?"

Anya flew out of the tavern, her face contorted with grief as she looked on for her missing brother.

Allen looked down and muttered something evasively.

Before being taken in by the goddess, Allen had repeatedly tried to beat Anya.

He had tried to abandon his foolish younger sister multiple times. Although the attempts were unsuccessful, they were all true.

Therefore, it's ridiculous that someone like me is now playing "sibling games."

After the Aar Game ended, Eren never had a proper conversation with Anya. Nor did he intend to. From then on, he served as both a bodyguard and trained in the dungeon, heading straight for the dark end. For his sister, who already had a home, he, as a tank, was superfluous. He had to be superfluous. Otherwise, that idiot would become the side of the tank, supporting the wheels and chasing after Eren. To avoid that, Eren decided to shake off Anya.

—Even though he had already made that decision, the girl (Seele) smiled at him and said, "You have to be more honest someday," which annoyed Allen.

It seemed that everything had been seen through, and Allen became anxious.

"In that case, we'll sing the song from my brother's memories, meow! Brother, meow, I'm here, meow!"

"Hey, you idiot, stop it right now!"

"The surrounding area has become a street of death—'Lost, lost kittens♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪～～～～!!'────Meowa ...

Just as Allen was contemplating such things, Anya's disastrous tone-deaf recital began on West Street in front of the tavern. Runova and Chloe, who were just a step away from stopping her, let out agonizing screams, and people and horses passing by collapsed. Allen's eyes twitched, and his cat ears drooped.

The shrill singing continued to echo.

It got to the point of being unpleasant. It got to the point of being unpleasant. It even got to the point of being infuriating.

The younger sister had no idea what her brother was thinking and sang songs wherever she went.

“…………”

Allen turned around.

To avoid being discovered by his silly sister, he moved to the center of the roof, placed the spear on his right shoulder, and sat down.

Those eyes hidden by bangs must be looking very unhappy.

The slight upturn at the corners of his mouth was probably an illusion created by the twilight light.

Just like before, the cat kept its back to its sister's song, listening intently.

Note: The song sung by Ah Miao is from the popular children's song "Dog Patrolman" that was quite popular online a few years ago.

Volume 19 Bonus: Rival and Friend

Snapped!

The slapped cheek made a sharp sound.

When faced with someone who sincerely bowed their head in apology, Eina actually slapped them in the face, doing something a fairy shouldn't do, but she didn't regret it.

Her jade-green eyes and willow-leaf eyebrows were raised as she stared at the 'girl'.

With her pale gray hair swaying and her cheeks still flushed, Seele turned to face Eina.

"Is that all?"

"Is it okay? Can I push a little harder?"

"On the other hand, if it ended there, maybe it would make me laugh?"

—In the end, that's all your feelings for Mr. Bell are worth.

The instant I said that, *smack!*

Eina slapped Seele across the face again.

Then she immediately frowned. Seele hoped she would be hit. The reason Eina thought so was...

Seele meticulously and precisely soothed her own nerves, and most importantly, with compassion, she expelled the pent-up resentment that Eina had been suppressing deep within her. Despite the cruel things she had done to Bell and the others, and even to herself, as a woman, she felt she had lost.

Seele, who has distorted and trampled on the feelings of many people in the city (Oario), is now going around apologizing and trying to "settle things".

Currently, in the deserted little park, Eina is facing her, which is also part of the process.

Seele, who had distorted the memories of the adventurer (Bell) and even exploited his log, apologized to Eina, saying, "I'm sorry." Despite the sincerity of her apology, Eina erupted. She raised her hand to strike Seele, just as before, forgetting that the other was a god, a being beyond existence (Deus·Dea).

The disrespect, or rather blasphemy, towards God still made Eina's heart pound violently, but even so, the emotional fluctuations were still excessive. If her colleague (Misia) or the boy (Bell) were present, she might have fainted. At that level, there was no room for jokes between the two; the tense atmosphere could be described as a "battleground."

"..."

Eina's face once again showed a look of pain.

She finally noticed the hem of the tavern uniform; Seele's fingers and wrists were wrapped in bandages.

If she were to remove her clothes, there might be even more painful wounds. She didn't use Eina and the others to compensate herself; rather, she genuinely (simply) provided them with an outlet for their emotions. Even as a goddess, she couldn't punish them in order to protect the hearts of the lower realm's inhabitants.

Her behavior as a "goddess" was utterly despicable. Despite losing everything, she was indeed a proud "queen." Eina loathed her for that.

"...God Freya"

"Can you call me Seele? Although I'm not in a position to ask you for a favor, it's okay if you ignore me... From now on, I just want to be an ordinary girl (Seele)."

"...Miss Seele"

Looking into the clear eyes of her light gray eyes, Eina gave in and yielded.

However, Eina's next words were merciless.

"Are you... jealous of me?"

His light gray pupils widened for the first time.

"As for me, who fell in love with Bell first... you, after reading that blog post, must be incredibly jealous. Aren't you?"

It was a woman's intuition. She absolutely wanted to be hit by Eina.

It was a form of revenge. A rebellion against the 'girl' who did whatever she wanted.

Regarding that smile, Eina extended her hand to Seele, who had stopped moving.

"Miss Seele. Shall we be friends?"

"...I'd be delighted, Miss Eina."

They smiled at each other, quietly holding each other's hands. They pressed their feelings (warmth) into each other's palms, melting together.

As expected, Missia, who witnessed this scene, fainted from the horror.

Side Story: Sword Oratoria 14 - Prologue: Great Achievements and Memories

The Taiwanese version is from the Kingdom of Light

Void Literature Guild × Light Novel Kingdom Entry Team

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Input: Light Novel Kingdom Input Team

Winter has arrived, and tonight is colder than usual.

People on the street had all changed into warm clothes, and even the Amazons, who dressed like dancers, were no longer so revealing. More and more adventurers were ordering gloomy wine (Glühwein) to drink in the bars. As for the dwarves who loved sweets, they were enjoying hot cocoa with milk and sugar.