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

"What a ridiculous joke...!"

Upon hearing Algana reveal that Tiona had killed more of her own kind than she had, Tione clenched her fists tightly to conceal the emotions welling up inside her.

She understood it all.

Tiona's smiles were smiles that replaced the weariness in Tione's eyes and heart.

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

Now it's Ais. Like the former Tione, she's a girl who doesn't know how to smile.

Tiony finally understood the hidden meaning behind the smile of her silly little sister who was secretly protecting her.

"You think you're my hero...!"

Even though she longed for the story, the younger sister (Tiona) never waited for anyone.

Because she has siblings she must protect. The innocent younger sister (Tiona) just kept smiling cheerfully.

Until Thione smiled.

Tiony thought she was supporting her sister, but in reality, she was the one being supported. She thought she was protecting her sister, but in reality, she was the one being protected.

They are the same.

Tiony and Tiona stood back to back, protecting each other.

"Would I act like a princess, waiting for a hero to rescue me?! That's ridiculous!"

Tiona won't come. Even if she did, Tione would beat her up and kick her out.

The enemy before us must be defeated by ourselves.

He will defeat her himself to protect Tiona.

"Argana... I'm going to kill you."

"Good eyes... You seem to have turned back into a 'warrior,' Tione."

Argana felt a shiver run down her spine as she endured Tione's piercing gaze.

Ignoring her reaction, Tiony slowly exhaled a breath stained crimson.

"...You haven't changed at all, Tiona."

Facing the smiling Tiona, Baje spoke softly.

"You are the dumbest of all the people in the Kingdom of Fighting (Tir Scylla)... and also the most ferocious beast."

No matter how difficult or dangerous the situation Tiona was in, no matter how desperate the circumstances, her lips never lost their smile. She could always give the other person a smile, no matter the situation.

She was always innocent and pure, but with a fierce smile, she seized victory.

The girl always used her smile to overcome all difficulties.

"That's right! She hasn't changed at all! Even her own sister has changed, but this girl is still just a fool!"

Kali, who had been laughing incessantly and affirming what Bajie said, suddenly stopped laughing.

She slowly propped herself up, looked down at the girl, and curled her lips into a smile.

"—Interesting. I prefer you to Tione."

Kali said this as if he had found common ground with the unchanging gods.

Tiona grinned.

The girl, who was encouraging herself that it didn't hurt, finally exhaled from her slightly parted lips.

The breath he exhaled was red.

—This is just the beginning.

Upon seeing that color, Bajie's expression tightened.

The breath Tiona exhaled was red. This wasn't a metaphor; her breath truly contained a high temperature, causing it to turn red.

【Intense Heat】. Tiona's "Rare Skill".

The skill effect activated after [Berserk Mode] is to provide a significant boost to all ability parameters when near death. The skill discovered by her sister Tione is [Backdraft], which has the exact same activation conditions and greatly enhances attack power. In other words, the more they are forced into a corner, the more they have no way out, the stronger Tiona and Tione become in combat.

The Schilute sisters will be at their strongest when they face a desperate battle.

on board.

In the sea cave.

The "ritual" is getting better and better.

The Amazons surrounding them stomped their feet in unison, their shouts and cheers rising in layers of intensity.

"The outcome of the struggle... let's see how things develop."

The goddess's whispers melted into the darkness, igniting the fuse for the final battle.

✿

A figure is hurrying along.

After seeing the man-eating flower (monster) appear at the port, the man kept running.

There was something that person needed to confirm. He turned his back on the screams and chaos of the town and ran all the way to the outskirts.

The place the figure arrived at was the same sea cave that Tiona entered.

After cautiously peering inside, the person silently slipped into the cave. The figure moved carefully, holding its breath, unfazed by the numerous branching paths, proceeding without a sound. The figure didn't light a lamp, but instead leaned against the wall, blending into the darkness, focused solely on moving forward.

"——!"

Then, the figure unfortunately saw it.

In several black cages placed there, small carnivorous plants (monsters) curled up with their buds closed, and there were several tire tracks carved into the ground—

One can imagine that there were traces of a total of seven cages being moved out.

"Okay, light the lamp."

「!?」

Behind the motionless figure—Loki activated the magic lamp.

With the help of her teammates, the goddess managed to follow the figure undetected, eventually revealing its true form to the light.

The girls who accompanied Loki as his bodyguards were speechless with astonishment.

"What an unexpected person."

The figure... no, the man was a tall, robust man who was nearly two meters tall.

Black hair and black eyes.

The skin and muscles, tanned from long-term sun exposure, are strong and muscular, a testament to the fisherman's robust physique.

The man is a human being.

"I remember your name is Rod, right?"

"Goddess-sama..."

Even after being called by name, Rhodes, the leader of the [Nyod Familia], remained stunned.

Seeing Loki holding up the magic lamp, and the girls waiting behind her, Rhodes was speechless. He knew he was being followed.

Finally, he glanced briefly at the carnivorous plant, then forced out a stiff voice:

"I...I'm really defeated by you. When did you start following me...? Ha, ha! I was so focused on getting there that I didn't notice at all...Ugh, damn it."

Perhaps trying to hide his embarrassment, Rod forced a terrible, dry laugh.

Loki stared intently at him, while the rabbit-man Sulphur seemed unable to contain himself any longer and pressed him for an answer:

"Was it you who put these carnivorous plants in the lake?"

"...Yes, that's right! I did it all!"

He seemed to have finally given up on himself, and his restless emotions erupted.

Rod's eyes widened in fury, and he roared and howled wildly:

"I did it! I'm the one who brought these monsters—!"

"Okay, you don't need to break it anymore."

Loki interrupted Rhodes, who was halfway through his sentence.

As the man froze on the spot after being casually waved away by the other party, Loki slightly opened his crimson eyes and said:

"Do you want the child to continue doing this, Njord?"

Silence filled the cave.

Loki's voice echoed deep within, and after a long, unsettling silence, someone emerged from the shadows.

The person swayed their brown hair tied back and stomped their feet on the ground with their jade-like feet clad in boot-shaped sandals.

The heartbroken, silent god-like figure was none other than Njord.

"Nyod, God...!"

"Huh, huh! What's going on here?"

"It's just that the accident turned into a double tracking."

Rhodes's face scrunched up in a frown, while Sakta and the others looked at the man and then at the god with puzzled expressions.

When the man-eating plant appeared at the port, the suspicious person Loki discovered... or rather, the divine object, was Njord.

Besides her, another person also discovered it, and that was Rhodes.

Seeing the chief god heading towards the suburbs amidst such a great commotion, his followers could not remain indifferent and thus followed him, with Loki and the others following behind, chasing after him all the way.

"So, what about his confession just now...?"

"It's to protect the Lord God (Father)... You're such a good boy, Njord?"

When Njord arrived at the place where the man-eating flowers were stored, he had no idea how much of a shock Rhodes, who was following him, suffered. When Loki and the others appeared, and Njord hid, he desperately protected the chief god, a desperate act born of trust and respect.

Njord, who had almost caused his family to take the blame, frowned, and regret and shame gradually appeared on his face.

"Nyod! This can't be real, can it? How could you put such a monster in the lake...!"

"No, she's right about everything, Rhodes."

"Why! Why did you do this, Nyod the God!"

"...To put it bluntly, I'm not as great as you think, even though I'm a god."

Seeing that the Supreme God did not deny anything, Rhodes' face twisted like a child crying.

Njord dared not look him in the eye, so he looked at Loki instead.

"Loki, this was my fault..."

"The mystery has been solved, Njord. Stop playing dumb."

After saying that, Loki took a small bag from his waist and threw it at Njord's feet.

A mixture of colorful powders spilled out of the bag.

This is precisely the "magic powder" that Rod Faubourg claimed could drive away monsters.

Njord's once neat features were now etched with wrinkles.

After throwing the small bag Ais had given him to him, Loki added insult to injury, telling him:

"I've already sent my kids to the guild branch and the town mayor. They should have the evidence by now."

"...!"

Njord's expression changed, and he put one hand on his head as if admitting defeat.

Rod exclaimed in surprise on his behalf:

"Old Man Borg, and a guild...? What's going on, Goddess?!"

Loki answered the flustered Rhodes.

"Oh, so that means—"