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

As if the final battle leading to the end had begun, the warriors and the bountiful lands engaged in a fierce battle.

Both are symbols under the goddess's control, and the two sides engage in a life-or-death struggle for "her".

The golden spear felled several enemy soldiers in one fell swoop, the destructive fist shattered armor, and the wicked poisoned blade made the warrior vomit blood.

Having withstood the fierce onslaught of the quadruplets, Anya and her companions let their will resound through the heavens.

"Seele! The cats are coming right now, meowa ...

--Bang!

The goddess struck the armrest of the chair with her slender hand.

"...How far will you go before you stop?"

The stone throne caused her delicate skin to crack open, from which red blood seeped out.

But Freya didn't care, her eyebrows furrowed in anger.

This is the first time.

This is the first time the Queen (Freya) has taken her anger out on something.

The goddess's fury was so great that it shook the heavens and the earth, and the "House of God" fell into complete silence.

Under the completely silent gaze of the guards, Freya's heart was filled with "rage".

"How long is this girl (Seele) going to stop getting in my way?!"

Is this rebuke directed at the girl (Helen) who once referred to herself as "Seele"?

Or are they cursing the "other self" that has already been destroyed?

I didn't ask anyone for help. All Anya and the others heard was the result of a "dream" and the girl's (Helen's) own emotions becoming confused. Ask for help? There should be a limit to misunderstandings—the goddess believed this in her heart and insisted firmly.

She absolutely refused to admit that she held such thoughts.

Freya was unable to control her emotions, which had spiraled out of control and boundaries, and angrily shouted.

"Helen, Hedin, and all of you...! What are you trying to do now!? Why are you so obsessed with this girl (Seele)!?"

When the lightning temporarily subsided, it was replaced by the echoing roars of Anya and the others that came from outside the temple.

Freya's worst fears came true.

Although he was ultimately manipulated by the strategist (Hedin) who defected, Divine Will's order to annihilate the factional alliance as quickly as possible was not wrong. This was to avoid the worst-case scenario—taking into account the countermeasures taken by the third force, "The Fertile Mistress," which had joined the war.

It's all the girl's (Helen's) fault... no, it's all the girl's (Seele's) fault for using Freya's name to deceive and swindle people.

Freya initially thought it was due to the sharing of the five senses that she was simply affected by the "dream," which is why the "apology to Anya and the others" had been echoing in her mind. She concluded that it was just the girl (Seele) talking in her sleep before she was fully awake.

But it turned out she was wrong.

These are the words the girl (Seele) said to Anya and the others who came to her side.

This was most likely orchestrated by the Joker (Loki). Among the gods, only she, with whom he had a tragic past, truly understood the relationship between the goddess (Freya) and the girl (Seele). That goddess, who revels in committing crimes, must have planned this to take revenge on him.

Freya's fears have come true; the war has escalated to the point where one wrong step could lead to eternal regret.

They are here.

Anya and the others have arrived.

Moreover, the "hostess" was also one.

"...Miya!"

"Bell!"

At the same time that Anya and the others arrived at the battlefield, Ryu arrived at the amphitheater.

"Ryu... Miss...?"

"So you did come, [Swift Wind]."

The boy, now kneeling and transformed into a blood-soaked figure, and the boar-man standing leisurely to the side.

After witnessing the stark contrast between the two, Ryu's eyes widened, and she suddenly vanished like a gust of wind.

She snatched Bell away from Ota, who had no intention of stopping her, and immediately began treatment after creating some distance between them.

"sorry…………"

"Don't say anything, just stay put."

"Thank you...for coming...to help..."

"Of course, I'm the one who's late, sorry."

"I've made you fight alone and struggle until now." Ryu put her arm around Bell's shoulder, deeply immersed in intense regret.

She continued to cast healing spells (Noah's Healing), but Bell's injuries showed no improvement.

In the theater, which resembled a scene from a recent artillery battle, shattered test tubes and medicine bottles lay scattered on the ground, indicating that Bell was still severely injured despite using the Light Elixir and the panacea that Naza had finally completed. Ryu frowned, continuing to shine the Light of Restoration on Bell while shifting her gaze forward.

【The Fierce One】Ota. An opponent that is too powerful.

Even though Ryu has reached Lv.6, she can't find a single chance of winning.

Just as the chilling "strongest" was staring at Ryu—

"Excuse me."

With a series of footsteps that sounded like a giant running and shaking the earth, a dwarf arrived at the scene.

"...!! Mommy Mia!"

"Miya..."

Upon seeing the second intruder, Liu looked surprised, while Ota merely narrowed his eyes slightly.

Mia's outfit was the same as usual.

She wasn't wearing any protective gear, or even a combat suit; she was just wearing a plain white apron, standing there in her familiar shopkeeper attire.

The only difference is the shovel.

It was a huge, axe-shaped "steel weapon (military shovel)".

She held the giant shovel in one hand and carried it on her shoulder with ease.

Mia Grande, armed only with a military shovel, made her long-awaited appearance on the battlefield.

"You don't seem too surprised, you boar boy."

"Because I had a feeling you would come."

Referring to a Lv.7 adventurer as a "wild boar boy"—boo and bell couldn't help but wonder if they had misheard, while the boar-man involved responded calmly.

"However... I didn't expect you to come here instead of going directly to the goddess Freya."

"What nonsense are you talking about? If I did that, wouldn't you rush over immediately?"

Mia was right.

If anyone approaches the goddess, Otto will stop "baptizing" Bell and immediately go to intercept the intruder.

Therefore, the "final hurdle" that Bell and the faction alliance, as well as the shopkeepers from "The Abundant Mistress" such as Ryu and Mia, must overcome is the one that the "fierce one" must overcome.

"Ryu! Hurry up and heal the kid, come help me! Get this wild boar out of the way! You must have a lot to say to Seele too, right!"

"...!"

"When the time comes, please slap that silly daughter for me too!!"

"Yes!!"

After hearing Mia's heartfelt encouragement, a burning emotion, different from fighting spirit or enlightenment, ignited in Liu's heart.

"Kid!! How long are you planning to lie there?! Have you already forgotten what I told you?!"

“──!!”

"The person who can still stand on two legs at the very end is the winner!"

Bell immediately felt the same way as Ryu.

The boy, who had been helped to sit up by the elves, felt a raging fire ignite deep within his heart and forced his eyes open.

"……OK……!!"

Seeing Bell use Ryu's hand to support himself on one foot and struggle to stand, Mia smiled.

"Come on, Mia."

The enormous black sword made a sound as it sliced ​​through the air.

Ota, who had never adopted a "fighting stance" when fighting Bell before, is now fully focused and ready for battle.

"Stop putting on airs and saying such arrogant things!!"

The dwarf lifted his large foot and stomped on the broken stone slab, turning it into a cannonball that launched an attack on the boarman.

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"Miya's mom is here! Aa ...

Faced with the unexpected entry of the "Little Giant" into the battle, the residents of Orario have gone into a frenzy for the umpteenth time.

However, the reactions were polarized. The relatively inexperienced adventurers and the residents who had only recently moved to Orario were full of questions, while the few who knew Mia's true identity cheered almost screamingly. As for the gods who had already shaken the Tower of Babel, there's no need to say more. In short, depending on whether they understood the early stages of Orario's "Dark Ages," the support at the scene was divided into two completely different ways.

However, there is still a consensus between the two.

That is, the dwarves who are currently locked in a fierce battle with the [Fierce Ones] are incredibly strong, and the cat people who have joined the battle as reinforcements are also surprisingly powerful.

Therefore, the outcome is unpredictable.

Ultimately, neither the adventurers nor the general public could predict who would win or lose, leading to chaos.

The adventurers in the bar, so engrossed in watching the battle that they almost pounced on the "Mirror of Gods," shouted curses like "Kill them all!!" while most of the people gazing at the "Mirror of Gods" on the main avenue instinctively clasped their hands together and began to pray. Meanwhile, one of the gods, intending to act as the bookmaker and reopen the betting pool, was immediately bound by the "Resonators" of the goddess Freya, and no god could take their eyes off the "Mirror of Gods" for even a moment.

The shouts of support were so intense that they defied description and filled the entire labyrinthine city.

"Commander Shakti!! Is this really okay!?"

That being said, there was a group of people who were not allowed to join in the commotion.

That is the Ganesha Familia.

The military police, stationed around the massive crater lake and tasked with monitoring the city ruins, are at the center of a chaotic storm.

Just as they were trying their best to recover the adventurers who had been ravaged and eliminated by the Freya Familia, this "reinforcement disturbance" occurred. After all, before, Ryu had invaded the battlefield from the sky where no one could stop him, so they could at least claim that it was an uncontrollable situation; but this time, a group of people broke through the encirclement of one of the crater lakes, which was a complete loss of face.

The only bridge leading to the island is located at the southernmost point of the central line that divides the island into east and west sides. The entire "Abundant Mistress" forcefully broke through from here, causing the city's military police to lose face.

However, since the charge was led by the famous "Little Giant," it was understandable that even a powerful group like the "Ganesha Familia" would be crushed on the spot.

"Since the [Little Giant] and the [Chariot Clone] are members of the goddess Freya's family, we can at least give them a break... but the others aren't members of the Alliance Army at all, right? This is already a foul!? Commander!!"

As a group of Level 5 adventurers lay sprawled on the bridge outside the island, the young member of the group, Mondaka, staggered to his feet and pointed into the island, asking a loud question.

Shakti, who had been monitoring from other locations, arrived at this moment with an extremely grim expression.

"Shut up, Mengsaka! Now that we finally have a chance to thwart Freya's clan, don't hold a grudge!"

"But we're the referees, you know!? Miss Ilta!! Also, my name is Mondaka!"

Shakti ignored the argument between the Amazonian warrior (Ilta) and Mendaka and began to recall the rules of the competition.

The eligibility for participation is "limited to the kin of the island's deity." Based on this alone, Hayate (Ryu)'s participation is already a violation of the rules.

Even though many of her subordinates, like Ilta, cannot forgive the Freya Familia and are willing to make an exception, Shakti and the others are the city's military police, and more importantly, the guardians of order.

Personally, I really want to stand on the side of the righteous family (Ryu) who fought alongside me during the "Dark Period," but even if I am criticized for being inflexible and stubborn, the Ganesha Familia must fulfill its duty as a referee.

"...Mengdasha is right. Hayate (Ryu) and the others' participation in the war has violated the rules established by the Council of Gods. Without exception, every participating clan must have a chief god enter the island. Because the faction alliance violated the rules, their punishment will be—"

Shakti understood that punishing the factional alliance at this moment would lead to their immediate defeat, and just as she was preparing to announce this harsh sentence with a bitter expression—

"So, as long as the chief god of the clan enters the island, everything will be fine, right, Shakti?"

At that very moment—

A beautiful "goddess voice" came from behind Shakti and the others.

"──!! Who are you──?"

Shakti suddenly turned around.