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

The fox-girl lost all her strength.

She was filled with sorrow as she watched helplessly as human boys and girls were packed into large cargo containers.

Ahhh.

Chunji's face turned ashen, and she collapsed to the ground.

Volume 7, Chapter 5: The Killing Stone

Tick-tock, tick-tock,

The sound of water droplets splashing made my eyelids twitch.

"…………Waaah……"

The hazy vision slowly opened up.

A series of throbbing pains spread throughout my body, and I slowly raised my head.

The first thing that catches the eye is the light from a small magic stone lamp.

It was very dark all around.

It seems... this is a stone room. The floor, walls, and ceiling are all made of exposed stone. The room is spacious and filled with a cool, refreshing air.

As my eyes gradually adjusted to the light, I began to vaguely think about where I was.

"...!?"

The scene before I fainted came back to me.

In the middle level of the labyrinth, there were attackers in hooded robes, the exceptionally powerful Miss Aisha, and then—

Finally, the image of the ugly giantess's smiling face and words came to mind, causing a sharp pain in my head, and I tightly closed my eyes.

Oh, right, I...!

"Got caught...!?"

My consciousness suddenly returned, and I quickly tried to stand up. Suddenly, I heard a clanging sound from the restraints, which made me realize my current position.

I sat on the stone floor, leaning against the wall, with silver chains binding my wrists several times above my head. I stared in disbelief, then desperately tried to break the chains with my powers—but it was no use, I couldn't budge them at all!

After a series of piercing metallic sounds, I finally gave up.

I took a deep breath and relaxed my body.

"What exactly happened...?"

I muttered to myself wearily, and about the sudden attack, I didn't understand anything.

The attackers were Miss Aisha and her group; there's no mistake, it must be the Ishtar Familia. I don't know their purpose, but anyway… I was defeated, captured, and probably taken away… So, is this the headquarters of the Ishtar Familia?

I wonder if Lily, Welf, and Miss Life are alright?

(It seems like she has received treatment...)

My hands were tied above my head, and I looked down at my body. Although my weapons (dagger) and armor had been removed, and my clothes were tattered, my body, which had been badly beaten, was almost unscathed.

Perhaps they just casually sprinkled some medicinal herbs on me; my clothes were damp, and the air in the room made me feel a bit cold.

As the body heat gradually dissipated and my mind calmed down, I looked around again.

The stone-built room felt a bit old, had no windows, and smelled faintly of mildew.

The room, illuminated by the magic stone lamp fixed to the wall, contained whips, chains, candles, darts, handcuffs, spiked clubs, and many other unspeakable props, placed on the wooden table or at the foot of the wall.

Only after focusing intently at the front of the room could one finally make out the dark depths of the room—a black iron grille.

"It's simply..."

The torture chamber.

I quickly swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Although there seemed to be no one else here except me, unease crept rapidly closer and closer to my feet.

I rattled the chains wrapped around my wrists, fidgeting restlessly and glancing left and right—just then, I heard footsteps.

"...!"

I held my breath.

Between the dripping water from the ceiling and the sound of footsteps on the stone floor, I grew closer. My heart pounded as I stared into the depths of the room.

Soon, a figure emerged from the dim light. After a slight movement, the person entered the cell-like room with the creaking sound of the iron bars opening.

My nerves were on edge, and what broke through the darkness and appeared before me was—

"—Hehehehehehehehe! You're awake~"

I almost lost consciousness again.

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"Find that toad quickly!?"

At the headquarters of the Ishtar Familia, the main hall of the goddess prostitutes is in complete chaos.

Following the orders of the supreme god, Aisha led her battle prostitutes in a surprise attack on Bell and his group in the dungeon.

They stuffed Bell and his life into a cargo crate and secretly transported it to headquarters. However, the Female Titan (Frine), the leader of the group, suddenly punched the Amazon guarding them and disappeared with Bell. She disregarded orders and acted on her own.

The palace was instantly thrown into chaos as Aisha loudly gave instructions, causing orcs, elves, and even high-ranking prostitutes to frantically run around the corridors.

"That big woman...!?"

"Even the Supreme God can't say for sure, she still wants to 'steal' something!!"

Non-combat personnel were also called out, and the entire force was mobilized for the search, infuriating the people of the Amazon.

"You've got it, Flinty..."

The noisy chatter of the group members came from downstairs, and Ishtar narrowed her eyes in displeasure.

This is a hall on a higher floor of the palace. In the red-carpeted interior, resembling a throne room, the goddess reclines on a huge sofa.

The servants, both shirtless—handsome men and beautiful young men—were fanning her.

"But... a woman that scary, a man probably can't get an erection, right?"

The orc boy, who had recently caught the eye of the goddess, served her diligently, but inadvertently uttered a question in a low voice. Hearing this, Tamuz, the dark-skinned young attendant and the goddess's personal guard, turned his gaze to him.

"You know nothing?"

"what?"

"Men caught by Frini are force-fed aphrodisiacs and dragged to bed without explanation. No matter how much her prey cries out, she'll eat him anyway."

The man could only wait to become a cripple. Hearing Tamuz say this, the boy's face turned deathly pale.

The young man who was speaking also showed an extremely unpleasant expression, and the men around him were trembling.

"This might still be a way to get back at Freya... but I'm really annoyed."

Ishtar took grapes from the fruit basket handed to her by a servant and bit into the plump, juicy fruit.

The goddess stuck out her bright red tongue and licked her lips, her gaze turning toward her beloved servant.

"Tammuz, you go look for it too."

"As commanded."

At the goddess's instruction, the young human respectfully bowed and left the hall.

The chaos caused by the giantess not only affected the palace but also the outside world.

"..."

Just as the headquarters area was in the midst of a great uproar.

Chunji stood alone, her expression one of resolute determination.

She stood in the corridor, facing a warehouse. Through the iron bars on the door, she could see a human girl lying unconscious on the ground.

In their search for Bell and the others, even the guards left their posts. Chunji looked around to make sure no one was in the corridor. Then, she tiptoed and threw a bunch of keys through a gap in the iron window into the warehouse.

"sorry."

As if driven by another mission, Haruhime murmured to the door.

The fox-woman girl, with her animal ears perked up, quickly left the scene.

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Staring down at me with those wide, restless eyes, my face quickly lost all color.

"This is my love nest, all of you!"

The hoarse voice sounded extremely pleasant. Miss Frini, who stood in front of me, had strong arm muscles exposed outside her red and black clothing, which resembled hunting attire, and she shook a bunch of keys with her thick fingers.

"Because it is adjacent to 'Daedalus Road,' there is a secret room and passageway in the basement of the palace (headquarters)."

The extraordinary person who built that intricate maze street left behind traces of arbitrary alterations to this area.

As Miss Frini said this, she took another step closer to me.

"I've brought all the men I've set my sights on here. Those ugly bastards, needless to say, even the goddess Ishtar doesn't know this place exists!"

Hearing that no one but myself would come to this room, the despairing declaration made my mouth dry.

I know what this person wants to do without even asking me.

Just four days ago, I was chased through the red-light district under the guise of being "hunted"!

Oh no, oh no, oh no!?

I tried desperately to back away to create some distance, but there was a wall behind me, so I couldn't retreat any further!

"I'm not going to eat other people's leftovers! If I'm going to eat, I'll be the first to try it! All the juiciest parts are mine, don't you think?"

She narrowed her enormous eyes, her entire face beaming with laughter, her shoulders shaking as she giggled.

She took another step closer, her enormous figure looming near—I could no longer bear it and finally succumbed to panic.

"Eek, eek ...

I screamed in utter despair, the chains clanging and rattling repeatedly.

I tried to break free of the heavy silver chains binding my arms, but they remained firmly in place.

"It's no use. That chain is made of mithril. Once it's wrapped around a few times, even a high-level adventurer can't break it immediately."

She also warned me that if I wanted to use "magic," the refined metal (mithril) with high magic conductivity would react and blow away my wrists, which were bound by chains.

Miss Frini smiled maliciously, waving the whole bunch of keys she used to unlock the door near her face before tossing it onto the wooden table behind her. Then she brought her round face close to mine, my expression stiff and my face ashen.

"Ah, it looks delicious."

"————"

Her big tongue licked my right cheek.

I almost fell into eternal sleep. This is not a metaphor; I truly almost received the Lord's call.

It felt like being licked by a frog-like monster called "Frog Archer." My consciousness almost went offline, my whole body was covered in goosebumps, and I rolled my eyes and stared at the ceiling.

The first-level adventurer who nearly killed me in an instant moistened his thick lips with the tongue that had licked my cheek.

"Should we go to bed, or use props...?"

"Wait, wait a minute! Please! Please wait a minute—!?"

"Hehehehe! We should have gone for the hard part from the start, right?"

The massive body that lunged at me used its right hand to grab my mouth, then its left hand to grab my shirt, trying to tear my clothes open.

His teeth chattered, tears welled in his eyes, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

I sobbed uncomfortably, curled up into a ball, unable to even struggle.

Miss Frini seemed to find even my expression alluring, and with a sadistic smile, she prepared to overpower me—

"...Huh?"

She looked at my feet.

To be precise, it was my... crotch that shrank from fear.