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

The next second, this "name" acted like a fuse, igniting Alfred's fury.

"Stop joking!! Who are you calling 'Seele'!? Who are you calling a 'girl'!! She is—Goddess (Freya)!!"

Lunova and the others were intimidated by Alflik's sudden outburst of rage and menacing gaze.

"A goddess will always be a goddess!! She will never become just an ordinary city girl!!"

"You (the clan) stop acting on your own! Seele has always been with us!"

"Even if it was just a whim of the goddess, Seele still wants to be with the cats, meow! What you're saying is just 'selfishness,' meow!"

Despite the objections from Lunova and Chloe, who were wielding their gauntlets and short blades, Alfred's will remained unshaken.

Even so! Continuing to maintain the appearance of a 'girl' will only lead to harm!

"!"

"Isn't the goddess still very sad even now!?"

The words that Alflick blurted out—

Faced with the words of their "subjects" who saw through their master's feelings, Lunova and Chloe fell silent.

"As long as she remains a 'goddess,' she cannot be harmed! No matter how cruel her actions or how many sins she commits, she is an inviolable queen! The 'goddess' will never shed a tear!!"

Aisha, Ming, and Nazha all stopped their attacks and listened in silence.

"Once you become a 'girl,' you're easily hurt! Because that's what it means to be an ordinary woman! It's an unchanging truth of the lower realm!! If she's no longer a goddess, she'll be easily broken!!"

Alfred had lost the armor protecting both his body and his mind, and he revealed the words buried deep in his heart.

"Bell... that guy will definitely hurt the goddess again!! And you guys will too! You'll absolutely cause her trouble and ultimately break her heart!! Rather than that happen, we'd rather she continue being a 'goddess'!!"

This was the true thought that Alfred and his three brothers kept buried deep in their hearts.

The out-of-control emotions shattered the mental restraints in my heart.

His eyes were filled with regret, and he could no longer distinguish between the present and the past.

"It's all our fault that our goddess was defiled...!"

The brothers who had fallen around him each shed a tear from inside their helmets.

"Because of us, the goddess has been defiled!!"

—In the past, there were four little people in an industrial city.

The quadruplets born there are talented metalworkers.

It's common for greedy people to nurture the ignorant and exploit their talents. The four brothers, enslaved by their patron (a dwarf), were naturally ascetic. Imprisoned in a cave, they knew nothing of the outside world, never realizing they were being abused, or even the value of their creations. Then one day, a goddess appeared before them.

"I'd like some jewelry made by you. Could you please make one for me?"

Having no desires or wants, they felt content just to respond to the goddess's praise, so they promised to make the most exquisite jewelry for her in four days.

But four days later, the goddess did not appear. Instead, the boss (the dwarf) announced that he was willing to set them free.

The four confused brothers then asked what was going on.

The boss (the dwarf) answered with a lewd smile. The goddess, in order to free the quadruplets, slept with them for four consecutive nights.

The goddess remained unperturbed. To free the four brothers from their appalling living conditions, she negotiated with the boss (the dwarf), only to be demanded to offer her own body. Instead of using her abhorrent charms to forcibly take the brothers away, the goddess felt that without paying an equal price, she would become like the boss (the dwarf), and she knew the brothers' souls were worth it.

Upon learning the truth, the four brothers brutally murdered their boss (a dwarf), dragged the body into the cave, and, consumed by rage, continued to mutilate the corpse with hammers and other tools. When they finally saw the goddess appear, their bodies splattered with blood, they wept bitterly and repeatedly apologized.

"As long as I can get you, spending one night with that boring man is a bargain."

The goddess, who had been looking sorrowful, finally regained her smile.

"The jewelry (Brisingamen) I truly desire... is actually you."

The goddess bestowed love equally upon the four brothers, even willing to be defiled for their sake. Therefore, they decided to pledge their loyalty to the goddess.

This redemption, however, became a "sin" that the four brothers had to bear for the rest of their lives.

Even though the goddess said not to worry about it, the four brothers insisted on cursing themselves for life and vowed to eliminate all beings that were enemies of the goddess, as well as anything that would defile or harm her.

Regardless of whether the goddess wanted the four Jariba brothers to do this.

Even if they are punished by the goddess, they will protect "her" body and soul.

All of this was for the "atonement" of offering oneself to the goddess.

"How can we allow anyone to defile the goddess?! How can we allow anyone to harm the goddess?!"

This pure, obsessive belief, along with an unwavering and consistent loyalty, was the driving force that propelled Alfred and his companions forward.

They hated themselves. And even more intensely than hating themselves, they prayed for the goddess's peace and blessings.

Alfiek shouted angrily as a drop of red water fell from his left eye.

"She doesn't need to act like an innocent young girl—so heartbroken and dejected, does she?!"

This is the cry of those who understand what remorse is, and the lament of those who seek repentance.

It is no less than the feelings of girls missing their girl (Seele), and the sincerity they hold for their goddess (Freya).

The two sides are deadlocked.

Lunova and the others were unable to defeat the dwarfs blocking their way.

Obstructed by the "four little people," the adventurers are forced to confront an opponent who seems to be formed from "obsession and vows."

"What are you thinking?! You piece of trash!!"

"Meow, ah...!"

This is the battlefield where Lunova and the others couldn't come to help, leaving only the two cats to fight one-on-one.

The two spears clashed countless times, and as the speed increased, the golden spear could only groan in pain in front of the silver spear.

"I told you not to get in my way! Why did you even come here?!"

"Ugh... Meow...!?"

"Can't you understand human language?! How much more irritating do you want to make me before you stop?!"

During the battle, Anya was subjected to constant accusations and insults.

An impatient, agitated state, and a wildly swung spear. It was thanks to this that Anya managed to hold on.

If Allen calmed down even a little, even with his abilities affected by the abnormal magic, he would still be instantly killed by Anya, who was fighting him one-on-one. In other words, his older brother was so frantic that he couldn't unleash his full potential.

Anya gritted her teeth, and as the spear thrust forward, it opened:

"The cat has... said it... Brother! The cat wants to... save Seele!! Just like you always protected the cat when you were little—to save Seele!"

"!!"

Allen glared at him angrily.

His next attack was something Anya couldn't possibly withstand.

"Don't make me relive that hateful stain on my life!!"

As if trying to erase past memories, a fatal blow immediately approached Anya.

As she realized that no matter how much she struggled, she would be shot through the right shoulder, her expression turned bitter as she frowned—

"Please let me join in too."

"!"

A dark shadow intervened between the two, deflecting the silver spear that was right in front of them with a black slash.

With a burst of dazzling firelight, the dark elf, carrying Anya, quickly distanced himself.

"Hegney...!? What do you mean by that!?"

"I guess so~ You must be really angry~... Sorry, Allen."

Faced with the furious Allen, Hegney, who should have made a dashing entrance, looked like he was about to cry and apologized in a low voice.

The person who was at a loss for what to do at this scene was Anya, who was being held in someone's arms.

"Hegney...sir? Why are you protecting cats...?"

During the period when Anya was still a member of the Familia, she only wanted to maintain her bond with her brother and almost never interacted with other members. She also never had any contact with Hegni, who was already a candidate for executive at the time.

Hegni, wincing in pain from his injuries, gently put Anya down.

"I'm the same as you."

“Eh…?”

"Because I also want to save her... I also want to save 'Miss Seele'."

The brother and sister first widened their eyes at the same time, but Allen immediately became so angry that his eyes were blazing with fire.

"Hegny! You bastard!!"

"I'm so sorry, Allen, I'm so sorry, I'm a scumbag. I was deceived by Hedin, I'm so sorry!"

Hegney, who was looking at Allen, did not refute him, but only apologized repeatedly.

"However, I feel the same way! I think Miss Seele's smile is incredibly noble! I wish my goddess could smile like that too!!"

The spirit, a complete embodiment of negativity, pessimism, and negative emotions, still roared back at the top of its lungs.

"So, I'm really sorry! I've decided... to help your sister and Belle. To free the goddess, I'm going to gamble with Hedin on these people!"

Hegni did not activate self-modification magic, but conveyed his heartfelt words to his companions. This was the realization Hegni made in his own way, and it was also the etiquette that the elves still wanted to uphold even after committing sins and losing face.

Faced with Hegney's "defection," Allen, who was already furious, went berserk on the spot.

"Whether it's that flying insect or you! What the hell are you doing?! What 'Seele'! What 'girl'!! It's all just a whim of the goddess (a game)!!"

"...No, wait, meow!! Big brother, Seele...!"

"Shut up!! The reason I've been putting on this ridiculous farce with the goddess isn't to entertain a bunch of idiots like you! I should have just locked her up in a cage instead of letting things get this far!"

Allen has always served as the "girl's" (Seele) guard, but he never hides his dissatisfaction.

Not to mention her unrestrained criticism of the goddess role-playing as a farce, she even kept making extreme remarks.

"The 'goddess' saved me and that loser standing over there!"

"Allen..."

"Therefore, I serve a 'goddess'! Not some random 'girl'!!"

There used to be two kittens.

A sister who is completely dependent on her brother, and a brother who is impatient with her and harbors resentment towards her.

The brother and sister, who were originally inseparable, suddenly find a goddess appearing in their world.

The goddess brought them a life of redemption and struggle. The older brother willingly plunged into the vortex of struggle.

Even though the younger sister felt fear and terror, she still desperately chased after her brother's back.

The younger sister, who was ultimately abandoned, was heartbroken because her brother had been taken away.

As for the brother who abandoned his sister—

"Because the goddess promised to grant me 'power,' I decided to obey her! What I seek is a goddess who can make me stronger and who will forever remain unattainable!!"

"!"

"Are you trying to stop making her a goddess? Don't be ridiculous! I absolutely will not tolerate, and will never acknowledge, the existence of that kind of little girl!"

Allen leaped high as if he could not forgive the two who had caused the goddess to fall into the state of a girl.

He roared excitedly at Hegni and Anya, who were on high alert.

"The one who stole my heart was the arrogant, cold-blooded, and more powerful 'goddess' than anyone else!!"

—There was once a man.

He was an abandoned baby.

His earliest memories are of excruciatingly low temperatures and cruel, merciless nights.

As a child, he was unaware of his loneliness, even as he was about to end his life in a desolate, dark alley—

"Are you alone?"

Suddenly a goddess appeared in front of him.