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

Why does Mich want to become stronger?

Ais: "Because no hero will appear before me!"

Hestia: "Why do you want to become so strong?"

Ais: "I have something I must take back!"

Bell: "Even if it means sacrificing a great deal, you're willing to do it?"

Ais: "That's right!"

Loki: "I still hope Aistan can be more like a girl!"

Ais: "I..."

At this moment, young Ais also came to speak.

Young Ais: "Big sister!"

Ais 『∑( ﾟДﾟ)/！ 』

Young Ais: "Big sister, have you changed?"

Ais: "Me as a child?!"

Young Ais wondered, "Will I change along with them?"

Ais: "I'm sorry."

Young Ais asked, "Why should I apologize?"

Ais: "Although I'm not entirely sure, I still want to apologize."

Young Ais thought, "How strange I am."

Ais: "I'm sorry."

Young Ais: "But that's me too."

Ais: '∑(/ﾟДﾟ)/ Uh!'

Young Ais said, "Come on! Don't lose. If you feel pain, ask for help."

Ais: "Need help?!"

Young Ais thought, "This time, someone will definitely come to help me."

Bell: "Miss Ais! Miss Ais!"

Young Ais: "Look, someone is calling."

☆☆☆Although it's a little sad, Ais's dream has to end here.☆☆☆

<After Ais woke up.>

Belle: "Ah! Miss Ais!"

Lily is awake!

Hestia: "Are you alright, Mr. Warren?"

Loki: "Seriously, Aistan, you really worried me to death!"

Ais: "Loki!...Everyone!"

Mich: "You've slept for a long time! The sun has long since set."

Ais: "I'm so sorry to have troubled you!"

Hestia: "That doesn't matter. In the end, this was also a cause planted by Mich and Bell."

Faced with Hestia's accusations, Mich and Bell were speechless.

Bell: "Sorry!"

Mich said, "There's simply no way to refute that."

Loki: "But we really have tasted something good. Here's what we'll do, Mih, if you make another Dream Potion, give it to us, and we'll buy it at a high price."

Hestia: "Ah! That's too cunning! Mih, instead of selling to Loki, sell to me! Look how many years we've known each other!"

Lily: "Lily, I want one too!"

Mich shouted, "Wait a minute, don't all push me!!"

Faced with Mih's chaotic situation, Bell responded with a wry smile. But then Ais suddenly struck up a conversation with Bell.

Ais Belle!

Belle: "Ah! Miss Ais!"

Ais: "If I'm bothered by this..."

Bell: "∑( ￣д￣ )/ Uh!?"

Ais: "No...it's nothing."

<Faced with Ais's hesitant gesture, Bell thought for a moment before speaking.>

Bell: "Um, Miss Ais!"

Ais: "What is it?"

Bell: "What did you dream about?"

Ais: "It's a secret! But I did hear your voice!"

(Blanc: Bell, when Ais asked you what you dreamed about, you didn't give her a straight answer. Now you want Ais to answer you? That's just wishful thinking.)

■■■This marks the official end of this radio drama. ■■■

ALL CLEAR

Side Story: Sword Oratoria 7 Prologue - Villains

The Taiwanese version is from the Kingdom of Light

Image source: Otonashi

Scan image: Wind

Input by: Da Man

Photo editing: Jackdaw

It was an underground space illuminated by several candles.

Headbands covered their entire mouths with turbans. The spacious stone chamber was filled with a large number of people in robes, a scene that could be described as an "underground organization" or a "secret cult."

Solemn and solemn, yet a "warmth" was hidden deep in everyone's eyes.

An unusual heat clung to the silence, existing there.

"Master, please bless our new brethren, and we beg for your grace."

An ordinary stone hall was arranged like an altar, with emblems displaying the factions of the gods on the central wall.

It was a heart of iron and bronze, and a black single-winged emblem resembling the scythe of death.

Kneeling before her was a beautiful elven woman dressed only in a long robe. After the man in the contrasting robe, signifying high rank, finished speaking, a celestial being stood before her.

He was a strangely handsome man with a decadent yet alluring charm.

Her long, silky hair was a deep purple. She was tall and slender. She wore tattered black clothes and had a sweet smile on her lips.

His eyes, the same color as his hair, narrowed as he looked at the elven woman.

"God, God... really, really, can you grant my wish?"

"Yes, all you need to do is make a contract with me. You've already heard about the contents of the contract, haven't you? When you die for my divine will... I will definitely fulfill my vow and guarantee your next life."

A strange yet blessed, divine smile fell upon the woman.

The woman, looking at the god with a dependent gaze, trembled as she quietly removed her robe, revealing her back to the god.

The god cut his finger with a silver blade (dagger), and drops of crimson blood fell onto her back, as if performing a baptism.

This is the ceremony for receiving "God's grace (Pharna)".

After the god finished carving the hieroglyph, a new member of God's retinue was born.

"And so you too! When the appointed day arrives, I—I, Thanatos, will fulfill all your wishes! I swear in the name of God (my name)!"

In an instant, everyone dressed in long robes shouted loudly.

They trembled as if deeply moved, some even shedding tears, embracing their entire bodies with astonishing fervor.

Long live Thanatos!

"Please grant our wish! Please grant our wish!!"

Finally, everyone shouted the name of the deity, causing the stone hall to creak and rattle.

The god-like figure, Thanatos, looked down at them from the altar and gave them a smile.

Before the voices of his retinue had even ceased, Thanatos had already turned and walked toward the dark passageway outside the hall.

In the dimly lit passageway, where the blue magic stone lights swayed, the sound of footsteps echoed continuously.

After walking for a while, a woman leaning against the wall appeared before the god.

"Thank you for your hard work, God Thanatos~"

It is a human wearing a long overcoat with monster fur (dropped item) trimmed with piping.

He wore only a t-shirt covering his chest under his coat, and leather pants on his lower body.

The smile on his face was completely sarcastic.

"He's getting better and better at playing the role of a great god."

"—I'm not kidding, this really makes my shoulders ache. Would you like to switch, Valetta?"

In the blink of an eye, Sanato's alluring aura vanished. His drooping eyes and open smile became extremely frivolous, just like any other god with nothing better to do.

His majesty vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only a decadent air.

"Idiot~, only a fool would do that. Besides, it would only make sense if a god (you) did it. You have to put on a very dignified look and say that you're going to fulfill their brainless wishes. That would be more convincing."

"I know that, and besides, there are never enough obedient children... Those rulers in the lower realms always put on this kind of attitude when facing the masses, right? It's really tiring when an organization gets big~"

The woman called Valeta left the wall she was leaning against and followed behind Thanatos.

"So, what do you want from me? You didn't come here just to mock me, did you?"

"We have a visitor, look."

Valette gestured with her chin toward the front of the passage, her red hair swaying in the breeze.

Green eyes, a cold and indifferent appearance.

That was a being that was neither human nor monster, but a red-haired woman known as a "monster".

"Oh, Sister Revis. Long time no see, what brings you here?"

"Take a message from the Mask (Ye En): 'The Loki Familia is coming soon.'"

Sanatos, who had been smiling as he approached her, stopped abruptly upon hearing this.

"...Ah~, what's coming will come. So, what are your plans, underground group (your side)?"

"You lured them to your quarters (here) and trapped them like turtles in a jar. Kill everyone except 'Arya'."

"Arya... Oh, you mean Sister [Sword Maiden]? What are you planning to do about Sister Revis?"

"I will take care of Arya."

The woman's last sentence suddenly became more forceful, creating an unusual atmosphere.

That sense of intimidation or presence was completely different from when she fought against the girl who was praised as the "Sword Princess" in the past.

His narrow, green eyes held a murderous glint.

"Wait a minute, Sister Revis. I'll agree to your terms, but you have to listen to us. I should say we're begging you for help. The Loki Familia's strength is no joke."

"What's it to me? Figure it out yourselves."

"Don't say that. This is still the surface, after all. Luring them here is fine, but if those 'fairies' are discovered... you'll have a real headache, won't you?"