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

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"It's almost time... Tiona, get ready."

"it is good."

Tiony and Tiona, who had been dozing, gazed at the darkening sky and town from the abandoned factory.

Algana told her that the time was probably fast approaching. To settle old scores today, the two prepared to storm into the location of Kali and the others.

"Eh, Tione."

"What's up?"

"What did you talk about with Loki yesterday?"

An unexpected question caused Tiony to stop in his tracks for a moment.

"...Ask this now?"

"I'm just a little curious—"

Tiony realized she was just asking casually and sighed.

Tiony waved casually at her sister, who was like a capricious kitten.

"It's really nothing. Asking is pointless."

"That's it."

"I'll go check how to get to the port from here."

Thione walked calmly out of the abandoned factory.

However, she didn't actually check. As soon as she entered the alley, she stopped and leaned against the wall, gazing up at the night sky.

"—Chin, Tione, want to have a drink together?"

The night she was utterly defeated by Aljana, which was last night.

Dione, feeling ashamed, fled from Ais and Diona. While alone on the balcony, she was caught by Loki, who had returned from the tavern.

"Don't do that. I'm not in the mood right now."

"Hmm... Hey, Tione, if you have any worries..."

"I can talk to you anytime, right? Stop being so nosy. Don't act like some kind of saint at times like this."

Defeated by Argana, Tione, overwhelmed by humiliation and anxiety, lost control of her emotions and spoke harshly to Loki in an unusually uncharacteristic manner. Seeing Tione's reaction, Loki seemed completely unfazed and said:

"No, don't worry about me, think about Finn."

Upon hearing the name, Tiony's shoulders twitched.

"Tione now looks a lot like she did when we first met. And she's even a little more neurotic now~"

"..."

"So, I hope you remember when you met Finn."

Loki smiled at Tione, who could no longer maintain her sour expression.

"I prefer the more rounded and adorable Tione~"

—It's all you talking about.

Tiony ultimately couldn't bring herself to say those words, and dragged herself away from the presence of the chief god.

"...Commander..."

Recalling what happened last night, Thione murmured almost inaudibly.

The fact that her current position was wavering made Tiony realize the crisis. No, she couldn't turn back. She desperately told herself this.

"..."

Tiona heard her sister's fragile murmurs.

She quietly left the place, and on her way back to the abandoned factory, she looked up at the sky just like Tiony.

The day when the two of them are no longer alone after arriving in Orario feels so far away.

She still remembers it vividly; it wasn't just the white walls and towers that shocked her, but also the massive city walls she looked up at.

It took them several days to enter Orario. Tione was incredibly frustrated; even she couldn't stand it anymore. She'd heard that to guard against spies from other countries and cities, those with extraterrestrial privileges were subject to strict scrutiny, even those without a Familia. Indeed, the appearance of Level 3 twin sisters—equivalent to second-tier adventurers—without a God or Familia was a surprise even to Orario.

Before entering the city, the guild laid down a condition: they had to join one of the city's "Familia." They clearly didn't want to let their Level 3 combatants escape; they wanted to put a collar on them. "Easy to get in, hard to get out." Hearing this, Tiona's first impression of Orario was "a troublesome and suffocating place." Tione must have felt the same way. However, the one thing Orario didn't offer Tiona and her companions was boredom.

On their second day in the city, a large crowd crowded around Tiona and her companions. The news that a Level 3, without a familiar, had entered the city spread like wildfire. Many exploration (dungeon)-type familiars and even the gods were desperate to acquire the powerful Amazon sisters—and beautiful young girls at that—

Tiona and her companions were interested in Orario because of its dungeons. The blood of the Amazonian warriors stirred within them, eager to test their skills. However, to venture into the dungeons—or more accurately, to register as adventurers and enjoy the full support of a guild and its money-making system—joining a faction was inevitable.

In the past, they would have simply chosen any clan to temporarily join; however, there were simply too many factions trying to recruit them, and several layers of people had formed in front of the cheap inn. Each faction wanted to take Tiona and the others, creating a tense atmosphere and sparking conflict.

Just as the noisy enticements (poaching) were infuriating Dione, Diona shouted in front of the many adventurers:

"Then, let's have a match!"

She made a straightforward suggestion: whichever clan defeats them, they should join that clan.

The adventurers present eagerly joined the fray—and were all wiped out. Some Familias tried to take advantage of their fatigue from continuous battles, but this attempt was also completely thwarted. The two Amazons were so used to daily combat in the Kingdom of Tir-Scylla that even the high-ranking adventurers of Orario were no match for them.

For several days afterward, adventurers came to challenge them, but all were repelled by Tiona and her companions—when the commotion was recounted, people would say in fear, "The Great Severing (Amazon)!" Even five years later, this heroic deed was still told.

No [Family] has yet been able to satisfy Tiona and her companions' requirements.

Then, just as the two were about to be disappointed, thinking the adventurers of Orario were nothing special—the Loki Familia arrived. Tione's first thought upon seeing Loki and the others was, "A bunch of nasty bastards."

Seeing their revealing clothing, the goddess snorted excitedly, a wry smile on her face, and the seemingly weak dwarfs; the elf with unparalleled beauty, watching them with one eye closed; and the dwarf stroking his beard with interest. Unlike other adventurers before her, the obvious judging gazes made Tione very uncomfortable.

"We don't know how many of our own people we've killed, and yet you still want to recruit us?"

When they said, "We heard there are energetic Amazons here, so we've come to meet them," Tiony tried to intimidate them with this harsh statement, but—

"If you repeat the same mistakes, it just means we have poor judgment in judging people. However, I don't think we need to worry about that."

Finn, the leader of the Lilliputians, answered her as if he knew everything.

—What's wrong with this guy?

Finn's tone infuriated Tione, filling her with resentment. Tione's first impression of Finn couldn't be worse. Having confirmed the condition that winning would recruit two of them, Finn was about to call his dwarf companions over when Tione snapped at him:

"Aren't you the boss? Then don't leave it to others, fight it yourself. Or are you scared? You spineless little thug."

This provocation startled Finn for a moment, then he gave a wry smile again.

"Bert too, those young punks have been so arrogant lately."

"Weren't you the same when I first met you, Grace?"

While Grace and Riveria chatted aside, Finn agreed and prepared to fight Tiony. The highly motivated Tiony, on the other hand, fought Grace as planned.

At the time, Tione looked down on the frail little people. She thought she could never lose to a race so small as herself. Moreover, during her journey, she encountered several opponents stronger than herself, but never monsters like Argana or Bazé, which fueled her prejudice and carelessness.

Moreover, she didn't care at all about the reputation of a first-class adventurer in Orario.

Tione had never heard of the Lilliputian hero.

"————"

The outcome was decided in an instant. Tione was pulled up into the air by the small body.

Enraged, she lunged at Finn again, but to no avail. Tiony was utterly defeated. As for Tiona, she was sent flying by Grace, seeing stars.

Tione slumped onto the stone floor, speechless. The Lilliputian hero told her:

"As agreed, you must join our [Family]."

Seeing the pair of male eyes looking down at her with such ease, Tiony experienced this feeling for the first time in her life—a heart pounding with excitement.

Upon arriving in Orario, Tione changed.

After meeting Finn, the girl was transformed.

When she was utterly defeated by the contemptuous little people, her heart was pierced. That was the feeling of "love".

When a man defeats his pride in strength, many Amazons become captivated by powerful men. They desire to bear that man's children. Tione was no exception.

If one had to nitpick, Finn would be a rational person, not a rough and tough guy—but this idea is quickly overturned. Once he uses "magic," Finn instantly transforms into a ferocious warrior. It turns out that Finn also hides a savage warrior side.

Oh my god, he is my soulmate!

Finn, who repeatedly fulfilled Tione's conditions, can be described as an ideal man, a hero and a brave man.

The more Tiony got to know him, the more she spent time by his side, the more infatuated she became with him. He was gentle, intelligent, and strong. It was fate, destiny!

The Amazonian girl who only knows how to fight is innocent.

Therefore, she has a greater chance of becoming a girl in love than anyone else.

"Commander!...What type of woman does the Commander like?"

"Hmm—as long as the person has a sound personality, I don't have any other requirements... but if I had to say, perhaps I prefer elegant and quiet women?"

After officially joining the Loki Familia, Tione gradually changed while living her life there. This included both deliberate efforts to change and unconscious actions that even frightened her own sister. It sounds ridiculous, but Tione desperately tried to conform to Finn's tastes. She changed her foul language and rude manners. To appear slightly more refined, she grew her hair, which was originally medium-length, to waist length, just like Rivera, who was always with Finn.

And so, beyond the throes of a young girl in love, the Amazonian, burning with passion, was born. But Tiony found this feeling quite pleasant. Greeting tomorrow became an endless source of joy. She laughed heartily every day, her silly grin driving even Tiona to her wits' end.

The dungeon battles were thrilling enough to get Tione's blood pumping. Not long after joining the guild, Tione and her companions went on an "expedition" with the other members, and the great "adventures" they experienced pushed both of them to Lv.4. Needless to say, the dungeons were impossible for her and Tione to conquer alone, which fostered a sense of connection with her companions and a bond with others.

There's also an incredible girl in the Loki Familia.

Ais Wallenstein. Nicknamed "Sword Princess," a blonde-haired, golden-eyed adventurer with beauty that rivaled that of a goddess. Tione was quite taken aback when she heard she held the record for the fastest leveling at the time. Although she and Tiona had reached Lv.2 earlier, they were from a warrior tribe that had fought every day since birth. Moreover, it had taken Tione and her companions five years to level up for the first time, while that blonde-haired, golden-eyed girl had only needed a year. Tione, along with Finn and the others, was truly astonished, thinking that the adventurers of Orario were all really crazy—at the time, she didn't know that it was actually Ais who was truly special.

Ais doesn't interact much with the other members. When Tiony sees her at the base camp, she's always wildly swinging her sword in the courtyard like she's possessed, and when she comes to her senses, she realizes it's not an "expedition" and she's holed up in the dungeon. Only Loki and Riveria can talk to her for more than a minute.

At first, Tione had no intention of getting close to this ethereal girl, but her sister did not.

"That girl named Ais looks just like the old Tione."

"Huh?"

"It doesn't look like it at all." Seeing Tiony's surprised expression, Tiona smiled as usual.

"Yeah, I just can't get rid of that type! I'm going to be friends with that girl!"

Gradually, the three began to act together more often. Ais, initially bewildered by Tiona's advances, eventually started to smile. Later, Lefia, who admired Ais and joined the Loki Familia, also became one of them.

Tiony has found love.

They had companions.

They found the place they had been searching for.

All that sadness, pain, and that hateful past existed for this day.

Tiony told herself this, and felt as if she had successfully said goodbye to the past. And that was indeed the case.

But now (nowadays) —

"It's like it's back to... just the two of us."

The words Tiona murmured returned to Tione's mind.

"..."

Having reflected on her time in Orario, Tiony faces the future.

She locked away her confusion and returned to the abandoned factory.

"Let's go, Tiona."