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

Lefia said there was no need to be overly polite out of fear, trying to persuade Phil Weiss.

"I am filthy."

"!!"

Phil Weiss uttered curses.

"Someone like me cannot stay by her side. How can I speak to that person now? I am a disgrace to her... No, I can't bear it. I would defile that person."

She interrupted Rafia's voice, rejecting her own presence.

The beautiful profile in front of me was distorted by bitterness.

"Only that sir must not be defiled."

It was as if it were driven by the heart of an elf, which was filled with the filth of sin.

Phil Weiss said dismissively, refusing to stop and stubbornly continuing to walk forward.

Lefia was speechless.

The beautiful but ugly girl, Philvis, who stood by and watched her companion die, was the only one who survived, yet she was still tormented by guilt. Precisely because she was a proud member of her kind (elves), she might never be able to shake off this sense of guilt for the rest of her life.

Phil Weiss's greatest fear was to tarnish the royal family.

Looking at the back of that figure, bound by feelings of disdain, Lefia, who kept chasing after her, glared at her.

She raised the corners of her eyes as she had before, stretched out her arm as she had before, and grabbed the girl's wrist as she had before.

"Miss Philweis!"

"!"

Phil Weiss stopped in her tracks.

She turned around in surprise, and Lefia's shout slapped her... no, it slapped the guilty conscience that was tormenting her.

"Truly filthy people wouldn't teach me 'magic'!"

“!…”

"Thanks to Miss Philvis, Lady Riveria and I were rescued!"

Seeing Lefia's eagerness to explain, Phil Weiss was first taken aback, then seemed to shrink back.

She tried to shake off the right hand that was gripping her wrist, but Rafia wouldn't let go.

In her panic, she couldn't muster any strength in her slender arms.

"Lefia! Don't misunderstand! That's...!"

"I'm not mistaken! It's not a misunderstanding at all!"

"Where does your excessive confidence come from?! It's completely unfounded!"

"There's evidence! The Supreme God (Loki) said that Miss Philvis's behavior is called 'tsundere'!!"

"What are you talking about!?"

Lefia brought up the most unbelievable divine joke, practically saying, "I know it!" which made Phil Weiss curse.

What kind of basis is this! Her face flushed red with indignation.

"Besides... you can stay by my side, but not Lady Riveria? Then I'm completely irrelevant to Miss Philvis!"

"I...I didn't say that!"

Phil Weiss felt that arguing was useless and wanted to turn her face away, but when she heard those words, she turned her head back as if she had been electrocuted.

She met the eyes of the somewhat shy and timid Lefia.

Phil Weiss and Azure met eyes, Phil blushed, and lowered her head in embarrassment.

"I...I want to go back!"

"don't want!"

"Stop fooling around!"

"I refuse!"

"Let go!?"

"I won't let go!!"

Hah, hah. Two bursts of disordered breathing echoed among the trees.

The tranquil forest surrounding them gazed upon the two girls.

After a while, Phil Weiss seemed unable to hold on any longer and shook her head, then opened her lips and said:

"Are you this assertive even within your own clan...?"

When asked this question by Phil Weiss, Lefia was taken aback.

Then it was Lefia's turn to feel embarrassed, her gaze wandering.

"Uh, well... I wouldn't dare do that to Miss Ais and the others, or rather... I only do that to Miss Philvis?"

"Why am I the only one?!"

Phil Weiss finally couldn't help but look up and shout out loud.

Lefia felt embarrassed and quietly looked away, but her hands remained clasped.

"Damn it!" Phil Weiss couldn't help but groan... her soft voice fell at her feet.

"Ever since I met you... I've become increasingly strange."

Phil Weiss blushed and murmured like a lost child.

Lefia stopped what she was doing, then blushed and broke into a smile.

The day when a beautiful or ugly girl can forgive herself may never come.

Her own hands, unaware of her own guilt, may not be able to eradicate her sinful consciousness.

But she did gradually change, which made Lefia extremely happy and proud.

"...What are you laughing at?"

"hey-hey!"

Lefia received a reproachful glare from Phil Weiss, but she just couldn't stop laughing.

Seeing the joy in Lefia's smile, Phil Weiss closed her eyes and turned her head to the side, her long ears turning a pale red.

The gentle sunlight filtering through the trees fell between the girls holding hands.

later.

Lefia and Philweis were having too much fun together.

She forgot to go to town (Rivera), and by the time she realized it, Ais and the others had already returned to the campsite.

"Aaaaaah!?!"

✉

"Hey, everyone, let's all go take a cold shower!"

Tiona's words started it all.

"You want more? How many times do you want to go before you're satisfied?"

"It won't cause any problems—I'm pretty free anyway—and the clean water here feels so nice to wash in—"

The campsite welcomed "White Book".

Ais and her friends had just returned from a sightseeing trip to town (Rivera) with Bell and her group.

When the female lineup gathered together, Tiona spoke with a smile.

Just as she always proclaims her love for the 18th floor, this Amazonian girl adores taking cold showers in the "Labyrinth Paradise." Not only when exploring the labyrinth, but even at headquarters, she sometimes impulsively stands up and says, "I'm going to take a cold shower—," making it as easy as using a public bathhouse to reach the "Middle Floor." Adventurers below level three would definitely get a severe headache if they heard this.

"Besides, wouldn't you go crazy if you saw Hestia's breasts?"

"No, no way! I, I would never do that!"

While the suspicious Tione and the wavering Tiona were arguing, Hestia and the others exchanged bewildered glances at the proposal, which was not only aimed at the Loki Familia but also extended to them.

"What do you think, Goddess Hestia?"

"Hmm... I do have an urge to take a shower. Ming, what about you guys? Want to go take a cold shower with them?"

"If I could, I would also like to go... What about Lady Chigusa?"

"I...I also...okay."

The goddess answered the little girl frankly and also asked for the opinions of others.

The two girls from the Takemikazuchi Familia, adventurers from the Far East who were accompanying the search party, were a little reserved, but nodded clearly.

"...Hermes."

"Ah, sure—you can take a break from your guard duties and move around freely."

"Then I'll go too."

As Asphie turned around, her pure white cloak billowing, her god Hermes answered slowly.

Temporarily relieved of her guard duties, she also joined the ranks of those taking cold showers.

"Ais, let's go together too!"

"Um……"

"Let's get Linne and the others to go together and take turns guarding the area."

Tiona and Tione invited more and more friends to join them.

Even Ais, who was being hugged from behind by her companions, and the female members of the group who were resting were all called in.

"Lefia, want to come along too?"

"..."

"Lefia?"

“…………”

Lefia, who was called by Ais, did not react at all; she stood there blankly like a wooden statue.

Reuniting with Phil Weiss had made her so excited that she missed the town's sightseeing tour and felt lost and bewildered. She had completely forgotten her original purpose; how could she be so negligent?

Incidentally, Philvis, having been rendered speechless by the smug Lefia, had already stormed off in anger. Her ears were still red.

Seeing the elven girl turn into a living statue, Ais didn't know what to do.

"What are you daydreaming about, Lefia! Let's go!"

"ah!?"

Tiona lunged at Lefia from the side, bringing her back to her senses.

She stood in front of Ais, looking around, unsure of what was happening.

"Huh! A cold shower? Ah, I'm going, I'm going! I want to go too. This time, you absolutely have to let me come along; I won't lose to that human."

"Uh, um...?"

Lefia's mind wasn't fully clear yet.

Ais panicked a little when she saw Tiona holding her and saying incoherent things.

"Then, let's go!"

At Tiona's call, the group set off.

There were about twenty people gathered, including Hestia and her group. There seemed to be a lot of lower-ranking members; Tsubaki was nowhere to be seen. Led by the smug Tiona, Hestia and the others, who hadn't showered since entering the labyrinth, were also somewhat excited.

The group walked together for a while.

Suddenly, the view opened up, and we arrived at the foot of a large waterfall.

"Ta-da—, this is it!"

"oh oh--"