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

(The table is destroyed)

Lefia: "Miss Philvis, calm down! Huh? This is... Ahhhhh?!"

Tiona: "What's wrong, Lefia?"

Lefia: "Look at the fortune stick Loki's holding! I thought it was just an ordinary wooden stick..."

Ais: "Ah, there are many markings in the broken surface."

Tione: "Could it be... a magical artifact?!"

Tiona: "Hmm... So, what's going on?"

Bert said, "In other words, it's possible to cheat easily without our knowledge. For example, reacting only to the divine will of the gods and turning blue, or something like that."

Loki (clunk)

Lefia: "If even the numbers change along with it, that would be perfect."

Loki (clunk clunk)

Loki's Familia: "Lo...Ki...!"

Bert: "Your tricks have been exposed, you damned god!"

Lefia thought, "I knew I cheated."

Tiona: "Let's talk about the sins of 'Big Sister,' which we will never forgive."

Tiony: "Do you have anything to say in your defense?"

Loki: "Hey, calm down. Dionysus prepared this magical artifact, it's not my fault!"

Dionysus: "Hahaha, what a refreshingly scumbag look you have. Well then, I'll learn from you. I'll confess, it was Loki who proposed this game."

Loki: "Stop talking nonsense, you pretentious guy. Calm down, okay? It's just a game~"

Tiona: "How could you say such a thing in front of us now?"

Loki: "Terrible! Tiona is terrifying! Where has that innocent and carefree silly girl gone? Ahhh, this time it's probably really serious. Aistan~, my good fortune, I beg you to lend a hand."

Ais: "Loki, Riveria said, 'You can't talk in your sleep until you're asleep.'"

Loki can't escape?!

Dionysus: "This is getting worse. Philvis, protect her..."

Philvis cried, "This isn't Lord Dionysus! This isn't Lord Dionysus! This isn't my Lord Dionysus! If we don't burn it... if we don't destroy it..."

Dionysus: "Alas, it seems I miscalculated. Has the strategist been defeated by his own tactics?"

Loki: "What strategist, you idiot! You've just gone too far with your recklessness, you've ruined your kids!"

Bert: "Are you prepared?"

Tiony: "I won't wait for you if it's not ready!"

Tiona: "I'm going to sleep with that bastard!"

Lefia: "The arrow of liberation, the bow of the sacred tree."

Philweis: "Sweep Away the Enemy, Destroy the Evil Holy Staff"

Dionysus: "Loki, now that we're like this, we'll have to use bait. I'm running away."

Loki: "Who's going to be the bait, you idiot! You be the bait!" (Grabs him)

Dionysus: "Let go, Loki, let go now!"

Ais: "Loki, everyone's angry. You need to reflect on your actions."

The family members shouted, "Go to hell!"

Lefia's "Arc-shaped Ray"

Phil Weiss, "The Staff of Dionysus"

The two gods cried out, "Ah—!"

(Transition)

(Conclusion)

Ais: "And so, the 'God King Game' was banned. But who knows, a second and a third game await us..."

Lefia: "Please don't make ominous predictions—!"

The People Who Take Action During the Interlude of Volume Fourteen

The Taiwanese version is from the Kingdom of Light

Image source: linpop

Input: kid

"There's movement."

The whispers of the old god echoed in the darkness.

Uranus stared wide-eyed at the vast underground labyrinth beneath his feet.

"There's movement? Could it be the Destroyer (Zagnat)?"

The fist-sized crystal responded to his whisper.

It turned out to be Fels, who gasped at the other end of the magic item "oculus".

The location was the "Prayer Hall," a vast space beneath the guild headquarters. Uranus, offering his prayers to the dungeon, wasn't entirely certain, but he could still sense some of the labyrinth's interior. More precisely, he detected the presence of a "monster."

The calamity "Zagnat" has been revived after five years.

Even Uranus, the creator god of Orario, must remain extremely wary when encountering this "Extermination Apostle" who once slaughtered the Astrea Familia, which belonged to the Gale faction.

"That's right... it's far away from the floor area where it appeared, and it's going down."

This calamity-like "Zagnat" began to move.

It wasn't just moving within the same floor, but a large-scale movement on a floor-by-floor basis that even Uranus on the surface could clearly discern.

Judging from the movements, it is moving downwards at an astonishing speed from the "Water City," the area where it is presumed to have appeared.

"Impossible... Considering the origin of the destroyer, how could it possibly have left the floor where it was born...!"

Fels, who is currently participating in the conquest battle with "Heretic (Zenos)" and is staying in the artificial labyrinth (Knossos), said in bewilderment.

The condition for the appearance of "Zagnat" is: causing serious damage to the maze.

When a living dungeon suffers excessive damage, it develops a defense mechanism, summoning something akin to an immune system. In other words, the purpose of the Destroyer is to exterminate the pathogens within its birthplace—all adventurers.

Even if the target escapes alive, it's impossible for it to chase it across several floors.

"...What happened?"

In fact, it was a pursuit between a "boy" and an "elf" triggered by the obsession of a trainer.

However, even an omniscient god, or even the creator god of Orario, could not possibly see through every single thing that happens in the underground labyrinth where the concept of "known" is of no use.

Uranus and the others who remained on the surface could only regard this as an "abnormal situation".

"Plus this reaction... the 'Lone King of the Labyrinth' has appeared in the 'Water City'? Could it be that the dungeon ignored the production interval and sent it out...?"

Besides the Destroyers, Uranus also sensed another significant disturbance in the dungeon.

The majestic old god, who had been ridiculed by other gods as having an "unmovable writing style," now had a noticeably distorted expression.

"What should we do, Uranus?"

"...Send reinforcements to the 'Water City.' Even if we can't solve the situation, we need to know what happened."

"However, we are currently conquering an artificial labyrinth. Our available forces, including the Loki Familia, are limited. Even if we were to issue a mandatory mission, starting the formal procedures now would be too slow!"

The sound emanating from the crystal in his hand was filled with anxiety.

Uranus, of course, understood that Fels's comment about "too slow" stemmed from concern for the safety of the Hestia Familia. After the "Heretic" incident, Fels had also sided with the boy (Bell Crane) and placed all his bets on him.

Uranus himself was no exception.

"I will do my best... even if it may be in vain."

The four torches surrounding the altar absorbed the divine will of decision.

Uranus, seated on his throne, turned his azure eyes toward the boundless darkness above.

"Then we'll see if anyone else takes action besides us—"

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Clang!

The teacup slipped off the table and shattered with a crash.

"Oh dear, Seele! Are you alright!?"

"..."

Seeing the scattered ceramic shards around the girl with light gray hair, the shop assistant Lunova ran over.

The broken teacup wasn't from the shop; it belonged to a colleague.

That is, an elf who is not currently in the tavern.

Seele looked down at the broken, scattered fragments, then shifted her gaze to her hands.

Red water droplets seeped from her slender fingertips.

"...Sorry everyone, I'll be right back after I leave."

"Ah, Seele! Where are you going, meow—!?"

Seele shook off Anya's calls and disappeared through the back door of the shop.

In the deserted shop that hadn't opened yet, only Anya and a few others remained.

"Will you go find Ryu, meow?"

"What else can I do... but I don't know where Ryuto is."

Chloe, who is also a cat-person like Anya, played with the teacup shards she picked up with her fingers, while Lunova, a human, curled her lips into a "ㄟ" shape in response.

They all seemed listless when they spoke, as did the other employees working in the kitchen.

Seeing that they couldn't concentrate on their work, the shop owner, Mia, didn't say anything and sighed as she let them off the hook.

"Meow~...It's all Ryu's fault, meow! She made Seele act strange, the atmosphere in the shop is so gloomy, and she made the cats so worried!"

Anya yelled at the ceiling.

The staff knew that Ryu had become increasingly tense each day before leaving the bar, and they were all worried that she might have gotten into some trouble. This was their "intuition" based on their long-standing friendship.

Unfortunately, everyone felt an inexplicable "bad feeling".

"Excuse me, is anyone home?"

at this time……

Just as if to take over from Seele who had left, a girl arrived.

"Meow?"

"Goddess? Are you a guest?"

"No, that's the young man's goddess... Goddess Hestia, meow."

Appearing at the store entrance was none other than the goddess Hestia, who looked like a young girl.

She had probably run all the way here, panting heavily, her tied-up black hair bobbing up and down.

Before Hestia could catch her breath, she was already closing in on Anya, Lunova, and Chloe.

"Are you two best friends with Miss Elf?! Are you close enough to know her secrets?!"

"The spirit you're talking about... is it Ryūne?"

"Yes! And most importantly, are you guys as incredibly strong as that elf lady!?"

"Wait, wait a minute, my goddess! What do you want to say by barging in like that?"

"Meow, first explain why you're asking these questions, meow."