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

"What are you planning to do?"

Finn was on the rooftop talking to Grace on the street while glancing to the side.

Riveria took the silver staff "Great Elf" from his hand and nodded slightly.

"us--"

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"Hmm...ohh ...

"!"

The silver sword and the double-headed battle axe performed a thunderous battle dance.

Ais deflected all of Phryne's powerful attacks, then swung her sword in retaliation, unleashing a flurry of blade flashes as she clashed with her opponent. The Titaness, clad in full-body armor, barely managed to defend against the terrifying number of slashes coming from all directions.

Beneath her mask, Freni's face twitched. The weapon that had been attacking from the start wasn't a great axe, but a mere sword. Her proud full-body armor was already riddled with blade wounds. The tide of the battle was gradually turning in Ais's favor.

Even though the level is the same, and even though the "wind" is sealed, the girl is still the [Sword Princess].

Her swordsmanship, honed through unwavering dedication, deflected Frini's attacks, along with the "borrowed power." Her overwhelming skill and tactics truly surpassed the Titaness's abilities.

"You ugly monster!"

Enraged, Frini unleashed a powerful Kasaya Slash.

Driven by rage, Ais deflected the super-powerful attack with a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Frini's time stood still, and what she unleashed, exceeding her perception speed, was a lightning-fast spinning slash accompanied by "skill".

"Woo-woo ...

The horizontal slash, executed like a whirlwind, struck Frini's armored abdomen, slicing it apart amidst a shower of sparks.

"Gah...! Damn it... how dare you... take away... my proud armor!"

—Too shallow!

Seeing that her attack had only left a mark on the armor, Ais frowned, revealing a bitter expression.

It was a flawless strike, yet it failed to finish off her opponent. It wasn't that Frini reacted quickly enough or retreated early. Throughout the battle so far, Ais had repeatedly missed opportunities due to the same reason—the disparity in weaponry.

Ais was using a substitute sword, not her usual weapon. Furthermore, her opponent's full-body armor was top-tier. The difference in strength between them was not easily overcome in a battle between first-tier adventurers.

Ais looked down at the already chipped and dented blade. Thinking of the opponent's continued fierce attacks, she wondered how much longer she could hold out. A large amount of blood and beautiful particles of light spilled from the wound that had slashed across her full-body armor; Ais's expression showed anxiety as she glared at the furious Freni.

At this time.

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"!"

Reinforcements have arrived.

Without a word, the Loki Familia members, roaring, charged towards the surrounding Amazons. The girls, including Navi, who had been forced into a bitter struggle, were speechless at the scene of humiliation unfolding before their eyes.

They joined forces and defeated the fighting prostitutes everywhere.

"What's going on?! What's happening now?!"

To Flint's great surprise, a figure was also approaching her.

The werewolf with his gray hair flying wildly pounced on her like a hungry wolf.

"Chirp~ ...

Accompanied by the gleam of metal boots, a flying kick pierced the air.

Frini managed to block the attack with the surface of the axe blade, but the force of the attack forced her to retreat, leaving two furrows in the ground with her feet.

"Hey, Ais."

"Bert...!"

Bert, who had just landed, looked at the astonished Ais with a surprised expression.

"Aren't the opponents those people named Kali? That guy is Ishtar's monster frog, isn't he?"

Ais immediately understood the situation, knowing that Loki had called for reinforcements. She explained to Bert, who was gesturing with his chin with an annoyed expression:

"I don't know what's going on... but they're blocking my way, so I can't go find Tiona and the others...!"

Seeing the girl, who was originally devoid of emotion, talking non-stop.

Bert, who had been silently listening to her explanation, spoke without changing his expression:

"Go, Ais."

"what?"

"I've heard about those two stupid Amazons. It'll be better if you go instead of me; it'll help them regain their composure."

Ignoring Ais's astonished gaze, Bert told her in an attitude that he was too lazy to say anything more:

"I'll call it for you here."

Those amber eyes were fixed on the red-armored female giant.

"But that person possesses Level 6 power, and my 'magic' has been sealed away. You're all alone...!"

"Don't underestimate me."

The werewolf, who had reached level 6, interrupted the girl with a tone that suggested he was thoroughly annoyed.

"Just a little longer..."

He calmly looked up at the sky.

"I will become stronger than you are now, even though you can't use the wind."

"!"

Ais suddenly realized what was going on and looked up at the night sky above.

Floating in the dark night are drifting clouds and the moonlight that will soon emerge from behind the clouds.

Ais accepted Bert's main weapon, the Sword of Despair, and nodded in response.

She ran as fast as she could and left the scene.

"Stop right there, Fiora!"

"You're the one who needs to stop right there."

「!?」

Seeing that Ais had escaped the battlefield at the port, Frini was furious and wanted to give chase, but was stopped by Bert who was closing in. She used her battle axe to block the kick, making a very loud smack.

"Don't get in my way, Vanargand! I can forgive you for wanting to wag your tail at my beauty, but I don't have time for you right now!"

"Are you out of your mind, toad?"

Bert wore a displeased expression as he faced the Female Titan, who was clad in a disgusting full-body crimson armor.

Whether or not he noticed his anger, Frini laughed loudly.

"Hehehehehe! You're barely good enough to chase after 'Sword Princess's' green butt, stop showing off! Even if you've leveled up, a stray dog's abilities (strength) can't be that much stronger!"

The atmosphere emanating from Bert became tense in the next instant.

"They're all the same..."

His eyes held a fierce glint.

Not long after, as if in response to his anger, the clouds dispersed and the moon appeared in the sky.

"Giggle giggle giggle, giggle...?"

The laughter that had been echoing around Frini stopped.

The view she was looking at from under her face shield changed.

Golden moonlight illuminated the harbor that had sunk into darkness, and Bert's body trembled repeatedly in a calm manner, his long shadow rustling across the ground.

Amber eyes, those pupils split vertically like those of a wild beast.

"Could it be...?"

With its back to the moonlight, its canine teeth sharpened, and its gray fur stood on end.

Just as Florini's face turned pale, the shadow stretching across the ground transformed into an ominous silhouette of a ferocious wolf.

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"Nag Roy! Koruk Hin Luchi!"

"Negrub Fu Gali—!?"

(Complete, I don't understand at all...)

In one corner of the sea caves, which are like an anthill, there is a hollow.

While listening to the Amazons' incessant chatter, Lefia, who had been captured, broke out in a sweat and noticed that they had become increasingly noisy earlier.

(Probably someone broke in, or someone barged in... something like that? They seem so flustered.)

In other words, Ais and the others might be nearby.

Lefia made a gurgling sound in her throat.

(I can't just wait for them to come and rescue me! I need to at least let them know where I am...!)

The problem is how to notify them, and how to avoid the gaze of this strong guard.

Despite the chaos, four Amazons kept a close eye on Lefia's every move. Their only skill was various forms of "magic," but if she dared to secretly chant anything, her throat would be mercilessly crushed, just as Kali had said…

The terrifying images that kept popping into her head made Lefia shake her head violently.

"...?"

Lefia noticed it unintentionally.

Looking up, she saw a crack in the rock.

Although the slit was so narrow that even a mouse couldn't pass through, a thin ray of moonlight did shine in.

—Light? This is the path to the outside—

Just then, Lefia had an idea. She knew how to notify her companions of her whereabouts.

Although it's a messy, or rather, a gamble with extremely low odds of success, requiring immense courage to carry out; on the other hand, if I can't even accomplish this small thing, then I'm truly just a burden, and I'll have no face to face Ais and the others.

Lefia's hands were still bound by chains. She shuddered, resigned to her fate.

(My magic is ridiculously powerful, my magic is ridiculously powerful, my magic is ridiculously powerful...!)

She took Loki's words from a few days ago as a spell of courage and repeated them to herself in her heart over and over again.

Lefia braced herself, hissing as she took a deep breath.

"...?"

She drew the suspicious gazes of all the Amazons in the void upon herself, and then...

"—[Unleashing a beam of light, the bow of the sacred tree]!"

「!?」

She sang.

Sing loudly, without hiding anything, without resorting to tricks, with all your might.

The Amazons were taken aback by the audacity of this act, but in just a moment, a huge "magic circle" unfolded, centered on the spot where Lefia was sitting on the ground.

Then, a fierce, intense golden light burned the eyes of the Amazonian people.

—A smokescreen!

Amazonians thought so for a moment, but Rafia had other intentions.

Her true intention was to allow enough light to fill the void to penetrate the cracks in the rock and rise outside—

"You are the bow and arrow—!"

"Rumuna!"

"Waaah!"