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

Facing the agitated Rivera, Loki calmly explained, his smile deepening as he uttered the last sentence.

The injured Aina trembled in his arms.

In Rivera's eyes, the woman in front of her was nothing short of a "demon".

Slightly open crimson eyes.

The corners of her mouth turned up.

The right hand extended in front of my eyes.

This person is not a goddess at all.

The "contract with the devil" that I've read about in fairy tales must refer to this situation.

Riveria was filled with humiliation.

You can also feel your cheeks burning with anger.

This caused her to completely forget the etiquette and manners she had cultivated over the years, and she gritted her teeth in great frustration.

"I will also take you to see the outside world."

After hearing this sentence—

An irresistible urge surged toward Riveria's right hand.

"I...I'm willing to become your servant! So please stop making things difficult for Princess Rivera...!"

"Stop talking, Aina!"

Riveria grabbed Aina, who was trying to get up, and shouted at the top of her lungs:

"The decision to leave here was my own! It was my choice!"

You can't shift the responsibility onto your best friend.

We cannot leave the problem to others to solve.

This is a "dream" that originated from Riveria.

Rivera knew how dangerous it was to form a contract with a mysterious god the moment they met, but she was even more afraid that her "dream" would be shattered.

She first looked at the dumbfounded Aina, then shouted at the goddess who had stopped smiling and was staring at her.

She shouted out her will—she shouted out her feelings of being deeply attracted to the "unknown world".

"It's also my journey!"

Rivera grasped Loki's hand and rose from the ground in one go.

"I'm willing to become your servant! But you must promise me! You will never harm Aina!"

"...Yes, I promise."

Loki, his crimson eyes slightly open, raised the corners of his mouth as if in great pleasure.

"May I have your name?"

"Rivia! Riveria Leos Alfre!"

After receiving the name, Loki immediately began preparing to bestow "blessings".

Ignoring Aina's gasp and mouth-covering gesture, Rivera pulled open the back of her dress, revealing the royal skin.

The goddess's dripping blood created ripples on her smooth, delicate back.

"Is it not ready yet!?"

"Don't rush me~ Just a little longer!"

With her bare shoulders exposed, Rivera held the royal wand in her right hand and used her left hand to support her falling dress, concealing her chest.

Riveria could feel the goddess's index finger tracing across her back, while she suppressed the shame of her disgraceful appearance and looked at Finn and her comrades who were still fighting.

"Okay, done...! Wait, this [ability stat]..."

Riveria didn't let Loki finish speaking; she quickly dressed and prepared to join the battle.

The goddess, who had fallen silent, then called out to her new lover.

"Rivia, repeat what I am about to say."

"...?"

"I'm sending you the best 'blessing'."

Riveria glanced at the goddess with an incredibly smug smile on her face, but at that moment, she didn't say anything more.

She did not disobey, but accepted the "magical" impulse that had been unleashed within her and was now running rampant.

"O harbinger of the end, snow-covered landscape. As dusk approaches, let the winds rise."

"—O harbinger of the end, snow-covered peaks. As dusk approaches, let the winds howl!"

Rivera, who stopped and raised her wand, immediately understood that it was a spell, even without asking.

After Loki read aloud the incantation carved on her back, Riveria recited each word faithfully in her clear and melodious voice.

"Huh... Princess Rivera!? This 'magic'... could it be that she has become a follower of the gods...?! How dare she!? Ugh! Ughh ...

Witnessing Riveria unleash an unprecedented "magic," her skirt billowing in the wind as she sang, the knight commander immediately realized that the princess had been defiled by the gods and was furious.

The surrounding elves sensed his near-mad rage and charged toward Riveria and the others one after another.

"【Blinded light, frozen earth】."

However, Riveria's mood at this moment was as calm as a still sea.

She subconsciously understood that the "magic" she was about to unleash would reach an unprecedented and unconventional level.

This is true "magic" tailor-made for Riveria Leos Alfredo under the "Grace of God".

It is both a possibility dormant in her heart and a unique skill that only she is allowed to use.

Compared to this, the innate "magic" inherited by the elves since ancient times is obviously far less powerful.

"Finn—! Get out of here with all your might—!!"

Loki's tone was devoid of his usual frivolousness; he issued a heartfelt warning.

Finn was continuing to fight with his gun, but after discovering the unprecedented "magic" emanating from Riveria, he widened his eyes and immediately retreated.

"[Snowflakes fall heavily, three harsh winters have passed—my name is Alfre!]"

Then──

After Riveria finished chanting the incantation spoken by the goddess, she released the "magic".

"[Ecstasy: Fimbulb Winter]!!"

As the clear voice uttered the name of the magic, a chilling cyclone capable of freezing everything instantly exploded.

"──────────────────"

The elves were stunned by the rapidly approaching freezing bombardment and were mercilessly devoured in the blink of an eye.

The freezing air roared through the forest.

This domineering ice storm terrified the unicorn and white horse lying on the ground, stealing away all the warmth from the world.

After the earth-shattering sound of artillery fire subsided—all that remained before my eyes was a frozen world solidified by frost.

“This, this is…”

Whether it was Aina, whose legs went weak and collapsed, or Finn, who barely escaped the attack range, even the instigator Riveria was stunned by this scene.

The elves, whose lower bodies or parts of their bodies were frozen, cried out in agony, their wails echoing through the forest that had turned into frozen ground in an instant.

"Ah ...

The most pitiful cry came from the Knight Commander, whose body was frozen solid except for his head.

"...The skill you have acquired is 'Chanting Continuation,' and judging from the number of spaces, it should be more than three spells, but as many as nine."

Loki had a premonition that the remaining "two magics" that had not yet been revealed would also be invincible.

In the silent forest, Riveria was still unable to recover, while Loki behind her was deep in thought.

This is probably an "abnormal situation" that has never been heard of since the gods descended to earth.

"The candidate for the strongest mage has been born."

He couldn't help but curve his lips into a crescent moon as he looked at the goddess he felt an inexplicable sense of certainty in.

2

Looking back now, this biological daughter was a real hot potato.

King Raphael Lyos Alfre couldn't help but think this way.

This daughter preferred hunting with her bow and arrows to studying sacred texts. During lessons, she seemed interested in the "magic" passed down from their ancestors, but as soon as she learned something, she went off to hunt monsters wreaking havoc in the forest. She even forgot her place, casually inviting lowly people to her house and asking them to share all sorts of meaningless rumors.

Perhaps he had spoiled his daughter too much after the princess's death. By the time Raphael came to his senses, Riveria had become a true "spoiled princess."

Therefore, Raphael, who was often troubled by headaches, could only offer advice to his daughter in a frustrated state.

"One must have the self-awareness of royalty"

"Never neglect your duties"

"Because this is the age when the gods descend to earth, we must uphold our glory and serve as an example for our fellow human beings."

However, despite repeated admonitions and exhortations, Riveria only became more and more stubborn.

She stated—

The royal family, bound within this forest, is the truly pathetic existence.

They even went so far as to say that such behavior would only lead to being eliminated by the times, no different from "useless fossils".

That was the first time Raphael had ever hit his own daughter.

Why can't she understand why this forest is revered as a sacred place?

Outside the forest, there is only malice and harm.

The royal family that rules over the Elf Kingdom is the most prestigious.

The royal family must always be the beacon of hope, revered by their race; otherwise, they will inevitably decline like the pathetic little people. The so-called royal family is the "glory" of the elves.

Riveria was not unaware of this "honor".

Therefore, she never abandoned her duties as royalty, only expressing rejection towards the elves who had an excessive sense of kinship.

Speaking of Riveria's personality, compared to the Elf Queen "Lishena" who has remained in Wangsen since ancient times, she is probably closer to her older sister "Celtia".

She inherited the will of the saintess who was willing to defy the royal family's mission to leave the forest.

That's why they yearn for the outside world.

"That wild girl..."

"Alfred Forest," the residence of the royal family.

This vast forest, considered sacred by the elves and even more expansive than the Great Forest, was now shrouded in a sudden chill.

Frozen trees, frosted leaves.

And the elven knights, groaning in pain as they were encased in merciless ice.

Raphael, riding his white horse, looked extremely grim as he gazed at the scene of the forest turning into frozen ground.

Although he didn't smack his lips, his deeply furrowed brows revealed several wrinkles, and his expression clearly showed that he was suppressing his anger. The elves accompanying him all fell silent, waiting for his anger to subside.

Raphael immediately recognized that this atrocity that had frozen everything was the work of his own daughter.

"Knight Commander of the Knights of Carnos... Look at your pathetic state! What kind of behavior is this!"

"Your Majesty...! I truly deserve to die!"

Princess (Riviera) has been away from the village for more than a quarter of an hour.

Raphael, growing impatient with the search party's delayed return, personally led his men to investigate, only to find the Knight Commander and his entire retinue utterly defeated. All the elves present were frozen solid and remain imprisoned to this day.

The usually calm and collected king suddenly reprimanded him harshly, and the knight commander, whose body had been turned into an ice sculpture, was terrified, his bluish-purple lips trembling incessantly.

"A...a celestial being has invaded Wang Sen...and formed a clan pact with Princess Riveria...! Under that 'magic' that surpasses even the ancestral arts, we are utterly powerless to fight back...!"