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

Perhaps sensing Tione's unyielding atmosphere, Tiona also slowly adopted a defensive stance.

In the center of the abandoned factory, the two stood facing each other.

“——”

Tione made the first move.

As she took a step forward, she swung her fist without a hint of joking.

He truly showed no mercy, throwing punches with furious emotion.

Caught off guard, Tiona managed to block the attack with her arm, but the force of the blow sent her staggering backward.

"Ouch—! Tione, why are you doing this—!?"

"I told you to play seriously!"

Tione roared in response to Tiona's wailing, using the same tone he used when he spoke in the Kingdom of Tirskula.

Feeling the unusually fierce gaze from her sister, Tiona had no choice but to fight back with all her might.

The sounds of the fierce beating shook the dilapidated factory walls and debris, making them vibrate and creak. The blows, unavoidable and relentless, easily injured each other. A glancing blow drew blood from Tiona's lips, while Tiony's arm was bruised and swollen after blocking a spinning kick. The sisters' initial goal was to remain hidden from view, but now they had completely forgotten that.

"...!"

As their fists clashed, Tiony's vision gradually turned a blinding white.

Various emotions and many words forgotten from childhood welled up on my lips.

Tione, who had initially expressed her inner passion through brute force, finally spoke out.

"Hey, you know what? I used to hate you so much."

Upon hearing this, Tiona smiled.

"I know! I can tell without even asking!"

I still hate you.

"I see!"

She was exactly the same as before, her lips curving into a smile.

While engaging in a fierce hand-to-hand combat amidst raging waves, a smile still graced his face.

That smiling face only fueled Tiony's anger.

"You're always smiling at me! You haven't changed at all!"

Tiony couldn't help but roar and deliver a powerful uppercut to his sister, Tiona, who immediately retorted:

"Tione has changed, hasn't she!"

"————"

Tiony's eyes widened.

"You became a different person after you met Loki and the others, and fell for Finn!"

The attacks were so fierce that they never ceased.

Tiona channeled her emotions into her powerful punches, a broad smile spreading across her face.

"I'm so happy!"

"!...This is the kind of place you are...!"

Tiony forced his swaying eyes upward and roared as he unleashed a powerful strike.

"It makes me furious!"

"Huh? What? I can't hear you—!"

"You bastard!?"

Damn it! Tiony yelled and screamed, but Tiona didn't care at all.

She laughed innocently, fought naively, and sparred with joy as if dancing.

—Not at all. This idiot will never change.

Seeing that smile always makes me feel that thinking about things is pointless.

As the fight intensified, their dance moves unknowingly became synchronized, and Tiony's lips gradually blossomed as if drawn by her opponent's smile.

When I came to my senses, I realized that the twin sisters were already laughing together.

Tiony also forgot his original purpose and enjoyed the fight with Tiona.

then.

"Whoa!?"

Their fists sank into each other's cheeks.

Tiony and Tiona, frozen like statues, lost their balance and fell backward to the ground.

The haphazardly growing flowers and plants caught the two sisters' bodies.

"Sigh, it's a tie again."

"That's right."

"I'm still in the lead!"

"Huh? No, you're the one who's behind. I've won more often."

"No way."

"Yes, it exists."

"There isn't one!"

"have!"

Tiony and Tiona lay sprawled on the floor, arguing for a long time before finally bursting into laughter. Their childlike giggles echoed through the forgotten, abandoned house.

"Hey, how did we end up fighting?"

"Who knows... it doesn't matter anyway."

Tiony didn't need to look to know that Tiona had a slight smile on her face. She also knew that her own expression was gentle.

The light was blinding as the two lay looking up. Crimson light streamed down from the hole in the ceiling, illuminating Tiony and the others' faces.

The beautiful, curved sky seen above the cave made Tiony squint, recalling a similar conversation they had had before.

That was back when...yes, when they were still fighting for the kingdom (Tir Scylla), and when Tiona was increasingly incurring the wrath of the people.

Since Tiona is the goddess's (Kali's) favorite, she naturally attracts the attention of others. The taller the tree, the more the wind blows. Some Amazons, out of jealousy or anger, who respect the chief god, plotted against their sister. And somehow, it was they themselves who prevented this fierce battle from erupting.

At the time, Tione found her silly, clingy sister an eyesore and was constantly in a bad mood. Tione even verbally abused her innocent sister, who was speaking to the goddess (Kali), forbidding her from pretending to be familiar with the rotten god who had imprisoned them in this awful place. Logically, Tione should have disliked Tiona as well.

However, family is family. In that cold arena, sisterhood is the only bond. It's the only remaining safe haven. That must be why Tione protected her; there was no other reason.

She lay in ambush in the corridor, waiting for the Amazons who wanted to ambush her sister, then turned the tables and defeated them. Some of the warriors were stronger than her, and the two sides exchanged insults and shouts, engaging in a life-or-death game of hide-and-seek.

When Tiony returned to the stone house, battered and bruised, Tiona was fast asleep surrounded by books. Enraged, Tiony kicked her in the face. What followed, of course, was a fierce fight; Tiony and her furious sister battled until dawn.

"Why are we fighting...?"

"...I forgot."

Both of them, having exhausted all their strength, collapsed to the ground in a spread-eagle position. The morning sun shone in through a small window fitted with iron bars.

The younger sister, laughing and basking in the sunlight, became something irreplaceable in Tiony's eyes at that time. But she would never tell Tiony herself.

Various emotions, along with the scenes, resurfaced in my mind.

In this harsh world, she harbored anger and murderous intent towards her sister, but she also developed genuine feelings for her.

As Tiony cherished these memories, she felt the resentment in her heart gradually fading.

"Eh, Tione."

The sound of her name being called pulled Tiony back from her reverie.

She propped herself up, and Tiona sat up as well.

"What if we go to Kali and they challenge us to a fight?"

Tiona remained seated, her eyes meeting Tione's, and asked her a question.

She asked what to do if the other party intended to recreate the "ritual" that ended in failure in the past, demanding that the sisters fight each other.

"I will fight, and then I will kill you."

Tiony answered her sister's question readily.

"At least I'll try, otherwise I'll die at your hands."

Tiony remained calm and told her indifferently.

Tiona returned her gaze with a straight face.

"However, that won't happen. I'm sure of it."

"Huh, why?" J

"Argana won't let me go, and Baje can't forget you. If they're going to kill us... they'll definitely want to do it themselves. That's for sure."

That's why they're now risking a conflict with the Loki Familia to attack Lefia and the others, even taking them hostage. Tione recalled Algana's sharp and terrifying killing intent, confirming that her prediction was correct.

After a while, Tiony took out a high potion he had prepared beforehand from his pouch and tossed it to Tiona. She caught it steadily, and Tiony downed his own portion in front of her.

"Tiona, how are you feeling?"

"Huh? It's healed..."

After drinking the elixir, Diona tilted her head slightly, then seemed to finally realize what she had done, looking down at her hands. She clenched her fists and opened them again, repeating this several times before nodding to Diona.

"Tione, what's next?"

"There's nothing to do until tonight. You can rest or do whatever you want."

Tiony answered in this way and was about to stand up, but Tiony remained in a cross-legged position and moved forward nimbly.

"What is it?" Tiony looked annoyed, and sure enough, Tiona smiled at her and said:

"Hey, it's been a while since we slept together, want to lie down for a bit?"

"...Huh?"

"I need to conserve my energy before nightfall!"

"I really admire that you know the phrase 'reserve your energy'." Tiony had intended to say this sarcasticly, but Tiona kept talking, preventing her from getting a chance to speak.

"Besides, didn't we always sleep together before!"

"...That was during a trip. We were camping outdoors back then, what else could we do? I was just using you as a hot water bottle."

"How could this happen—"

Seeing Tiona pout, she raised her eyebrows at Tione, who was still holding a grudge.

"Your sleeping posture is awful, it's a real pain. I don't even know how many times you've punched my face."

"I got beaten up by you too!"

"Needless to say? Of course we have to fight back!"

The two argued and fought for a while, but in the end, Tiony couldn't resist Tiona's insistence and was forced to sleep until night. Just as Tiony was getting tired of being teased by her sister, Tiona found a dusty rag from a corner of the factory and happily wrapped herself and Tiony in it.

"Good night--"

"You absolutely have to get up tonight..."

Tiony leaned against the pile of rubble, wondering how things had come to this. Just as she was trying not to sigh, her sister rested her head on her shoulder and finally let out a sigh.

Tiona soon started snoring. Tione was furious, but she held back.

After leaving the Kingdom of Tir Sculla, the two traveled between foreign countries and towns in a similar manner.

In the freezing cold, when there were no roofs, they slept in caves or forests in the wilderness. Each time, Tiona would fall asleep first, followed by Tione.

—My sister (Tiona) must have the same dream as me.

Tiony had this premonition and closed her eyelids.