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

Loki answered immediately.

It is the god who dwells on the road to Daedalus and is in charge of "poverty".

"Before I came here, I went to the shelter that houses the residents of Daedalus Road. After asking around, the children in the slums told me that 'Lord Penea suddenly disappeared one day.'"

"hehe……"

"Besides using alcohol to hypnotize yourself, you also deliberately got Penia drunk, thereby turning her into an obedient 'puppet'."

Presumably by claiming to be from the same hometown, Dionysus could easily find a way to give food and "drinks" to the impoverished goddess.

Loki had no interest in how Dionysus got Penea to drink the "divine wine."

The only thing that can be confirmed is that a goddess has vanished from the world of Orario.

Besides Demeter, there was actually another true "scapegoat".

"You had another reason for getting Penea drunk: to make all your children 'convert' into Penea's retinue."

This action can simultaneously seal the abilities of the Dionysus Familia.

The "answer" to this question is as follows:

"Because you also got your own clan drunk."

All adventurers who participated in the "first wave of attack" on the man-made labyrinth, including the vice-captain.

They were not "Dionysus's Kinship".

Instead, it was the "Penea Familia".

It is likely that Dionysus also made Aura and other former members of his kin drink the "divine wine".

He doesn't need to keep his clansmen irrational. He only needs to tell them before updating their [ability stats] that, as a reward, he should lie and say that the blood-red liquid is "rare wine" and pour it into a glass.

The girls, drunk after drinking the divine wine, were then controlled by the slyly grinning god, who made them regard the goddess as his "master god." All he had to do was let the goddess, whom he controlled, write down "blessings."

What a ridiculous "puppet show".

Whenever the god pulls those threads stained with bright red liquid, whether god or human, they all become pawns in his hands.

Loki felt both foolish and pathetic just imagining the scene in his mind.

The poor Aura and others who swore allegiance to Dionysus were not actually his kin at all.

She was being toyed with, both physically and emotionally, by the male god in front of her.

"...When you mentioned the people who were killed by the 'enemy,' those people hadn't actually drunk too much of the divine wine and realized they weren't part of Dionysus's kin...so you 'dispose of' them, right?"

In response to this accusation.

Dionysus seemed unable to contain himself any longer and burst into laughter.

"Pfft! Hahahaha! Loki, you're amazing! You got it all right, you were right about everything!"

"A month ago, one of my group members was murdered."

"The method of killing was simple. Approach from the front, grab the neck, and break it."

—"To me, all the gods in the city are suspects, enemies of children."

After Loki and Bert investigated the underground waterways, Dionysus expressed his determination to him in person.

However, this was all just "playing along".

As Loki said, the three sacrificial servants were probably sobering up just as the goddess was updating their [ability stats]. Because they weren't too drunk, they panicked and ran out of the base, running like headless flies into deserted alleys—where they were ultimately killed by the monster.

Everything was handled by the "masked man" at Dionysus's behest.

Then it happened just as Loki had told him.

In order to have witnesses so that the "guild" could discover the body, Dionysus then pretended to be a victim, acting as if he was extremely grief-stricken.

Then all he has to do is show Loki the "Colorful Magic Stone" and lie that it's related to the Monster Festival.

Dionysus was, of course, "already drunk." In his intoxicated state, his resolve was "from the heart," which is why Loki failed to see through this "lie."

There is actually no such thing as an "enemy".

There is no such thing as "avenging a grudge".

Because everything was orchestrated and acted by the male god himself.

All the victims died unjustly.

Those who had been manipulated by Dionysus died with their eyes wide open in disbelief.

"You damned, stinky god..."

Faced with this god who was as elegant as a nobleman and who was laughing inappropriately, Loki flew into a rage on behalf of the children.

All the conspiracies were made possible thanks to the "divine wine".

This is a farce caused by a batch of divine wine of superior quality to Soma.

It was also a "tragedy" that resulted in countless deaths and injuries.

"Penea is an excellent 'front.' The moment the plan materialized in my mind, my first thought was to use her. It gave me a 'protection' to avoid suspicion. However, as a god, one or two quirks are bound to exist..."

After all, Penea is in charge of "poverty," so she is naturally a freak goddess whose number of followers is always zero.

Even though Dionysus secretly converted his followers, the chief god himself was so drunk that he lacked normal judgment, so no one doubted it, and none of his followers had any suspicions.

Dionysus chose her because no other celestial being was more suitable to serve as the "scapegoat."

"Yes, but this strange goddess did manage to leave a 'hint'."

"What did you say?"

"Besides your private storage, I've found the same wine elsewhere."

"!"

"I'm talking about Penecia. I only recently remembered that when I met that old woman on Daedalus Road, she was holding the exact same wine bottle."

When Loki led Ais and the others on their first expedition to investigate Daedalus Road—

Penea did indeed present Loki and his companions with a bone-in piece of meat and a "bottle of wine."

The bottle of wine she poured into her glass had a label that matched exactly the one found in the special storage room.

"Sigh... I forgot about her incurable nature. I repeatedly told her not to drink 'too much,' but she still secretly drank it over there without me knowing."

—Even though she had already used my wine, she still managed to do something so unexpected.

Dionysus lamented this.

This attitude disgusted Loki even more.

Because Penea was not aware of being "drunk," she frequently drank "divine wine."

"...Penea was killed by you here too, wasn't she?"

Faced with the goddess's accusation, Dionysus smirked triumphantly.

Loki couldn't help but start imagining what it would have been like.

He also recalled what happened on the day of the "first wave of the offensive".

Dionysus followed his own "hypnosis" and left Loki and the others.

He used "divine wine" to create a phantom called "the god of transgression," then, to deceive others, went to hunt him down alone.

The next step is to "act according to the plan".

He helped Loki stage a farce through the "eye crystal"—sobering up from a "drunken stupor".

This process is excruciating and causes personality damage, thus shattering the "god of justice" mask that was originally worn on his face.

This, in turn, awakens the dark nature that is intoxicated at the end of the abyss.

Then, he used the "dressing mirror" he had prepared to quickly transmit information. Through the reflection of himself in the mirror, with his lips curved into a crescent shape and a sly smile, he reported the current situation to the newly awakened "Enior".

As for the person tied to the chair, he was a "scapegoat" who was sent here from the beginning.

Penea, her mouth gagged, couldn't even cry out; she could only watch helplessly as Dionysus slowly pierced her heart with his dagger.

That's the whole story of what happened that day.

Including Penea, who was repatriated, the entire clan whose abilities were sealed was wiped out.

The one who stirred up this bloody storm, "Eni'o," escaped into this secret passage and shamelessly survived.

They also conveniently created the illusion that they had been deported.

Besides using them as "nourishment" for the "altar," another reason he sacrificed all his followers was probably to avoid the "blessings" on their remains from giving himself away.

"Loki, you got a perfect score in this 'answer check'. To be honest, you're the only person I don't want to be my enemy."

Despite this, Dionysus appeared nonchalant.

He was just like the mastermind behind this deduction game.

Just as Loki was once again enraged and filled with murderous intent, the god of men asked a question.

"Please answer my last question: How can you be so sure that I have truly sinned against God?"

"..."

"Demeter, whose whereabouts are still unknown, remains a prime suspect. The wine bottle in Penecia's possession isn't exactly key evidence. Following your logic, you could also deduce that I was the one being deported, and that Penecia was just pretending to be drunk to cover her tracks… How did you guess it was me?"

This is a very simple question.

Why was Loki so certain that Dionysus was the perpetrator?

"...Actually, I still couldn't figure out who 'Ernio' was until the very end. As you said, there are indeed several possibilities in this reasoning."

Loki agreed with Dionysus—and began to explain the whole story.

"But I remembered something the little dwarf said."

This person is none other than the Goddess of the Stove.

This unexpected name caused Dionysus to widen his eyes.

"The little dwarf looked at you then and talked to me about many things from your time in Heaven. For example, your 'flaws,' or how you, like me, planned to incite other gods to 'kill each other'..."

The little goddess watched intently as Dionysus played with the children in the city.

Loki recalled the incident and delivered a crucial statement with a forceful tone.

"Dionysus, this little dwarf isn't saying you're 'strange,' he's saying you're 'terrible.'"

It's not strange, it's terrifying.

This "fear" has nothing to do with whether the god in front of him is drunk or not, but rather stems from the god's true nature.

Although it was subconscious, Hestia did indeed perceive Dionysus's "dark side".

Not only the other gods, but even Demeter, who was quite close to Dionysus, probably did not discover the dark divine will hidden in his heart. Only the goddess who controlled immortality and sacred fire sensed this.

"Although it's very annoying... this is really annoying, I've decided to trust the little guy's intuition. The reason is that simple."

Loki decided to trust Hestia rather than Dionysus.

This is the "key".

This is why Loki was able to successfully identify the true culprit from all sorts of appearances.

Dionysus was momentarily stunned by Loki's words, then he slowly lowered his head.

"Sigh... It's Hestia again..."

He chuckled softly.

The volume was so faint that you couldn't hear it unless you strained your ears.

With his head down and his bangs covering his eyes, he raised the corners of his mouth as if a sharp blade had sliced ​​across his cheek.

"That hateful goddess... has always been trying to ruin my plans ever since she was in heaven."

The male god's tone changed instantly.

At the same time, it reveals the divine will hidden in one's heart.

A moment later, Loki, his gaze sharp as a blade, retorted:

"Answer me, is that masked man one of your kin?"