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

With regret, he threw it with all his might—and a red glow shot into the sky.

■

"—Open your eyes right now!?"

Ishtar's roar echoed all around.

It was easy to hear her wavering in her tone; before her eyes, Bell was being held captive by her attendants (Tammuz).

The boy's face turned bright red, and he closed his eyes tightly.

"I...I...I...I...I can't!? Please put on some clothes!?"

Bell screamed and struggled wildly, while Tamuz yelled, "Don't move!?" and tried desperately to pin Bell to the ground, but he couldn't completely suppress the brute force of a Level 3 fire. Bell was like a mad rabbit, fighting and struggling relentlessly, and the goddess (Ishtar) could neither be gentle with him nor easily approach him.

The boy refused to open his eyes and look at her, leaving her at a loss for what to do.

(What's wrong with this guy...!?)

To be honest, regardless of whether their eyes are open or not, and regardless of who they are, anyone would be "bewitched" by the goddess of beauty (Ishtar) with a single seductive move.

Before the "Goddess of Beauty," beauty, fragrance, breath, and fingers gliding across the skin stimulate all five senses, instantly causing all to fall at her feet. In truth, there's no need for physical intimacy; if Ishtar had the intention, it would all be over. How could anyone resist the goddess of beauty?

However, the boy in front of me reacted in a comical, out-of-place, and unusually innocent way, simply because he was shy.

"Why can't this guy be 'charmed'!?"

Seeing Ishtar's indignant expression, Tamuz panicked.

The goddess's "charm" and the abnormal statuses such as "poisoning" caused by monsters are two completely different things, and even if you learn "abnormal status resistance", you can't resist it.

The pride of the goddess of beauty (Ishtar) was deeply wounded; she bit her finger and glared fiercely at Bell's back.

"Strip him naked, Tamuz!!"

“Yes, yes!”

The boy was not wearing armor, so Ishtar ordered her attendants to strip him of his clothes, and Tamuz reached behind him.

Bell was shocked and tried to resist, but the fabric on her back was still torn horribly.

The pitch-black [ability values] were fully revealed.

Although the handwriting was difficult to read, the [Sacred Script] was exposed without any attempt to conceal it. Ishtar was both suspicious and relieved that this saved her the trouble of unlocking (picking the lock). Her gaze swept over the boy's [Ability Values].

Then, in the next instant, she couldn't speak.

Bell Craney

[Ability value]

Lv. 3

力量：I94耐久：H144灵巧：I95敏捷：G299魔力：I78

Luck: H Abnormal Resistance: I

〖magic〗

【Flame Lightning】

·Quick attack magic.

〖Skill〗

【Heartfelt longing】

·precocious.

• Maintains the effect simultaneously with feelings of longing.

The stronger the longing, the greater the effect.

Hero's Wish

• Has the power to implement active actions.

"Varied--"

Although she also cared about things like luck (development ability), one piece of information caught the goddess's eye even more.

[Aspiration]

Unconfirmed "rare skills" that affect growth rate.

Ishtar felt a chill run down her spine.

Not only the content of the performance, but also the boy's true nature—his true face—that she witnessed firsthand, froze her completely.

Enough to unleash the full potential of one's abilities (skills).

From a deep longing that can accelerate growth.

A pure and untainted yearning, untouched by any external forces.

The secondary effect of [Unwavering Desire] – "Charm" has no effect on Bell Crane!

"Are you—are you an idiot!?"

Realizing what changes had occurred within Bell's body, Ishtar couldn't help but shout out loud.

The boy's overly innocent nature, and the true face of the child before her, made her panic to the point of losing her mind.

Not to mention the people of the lower realm, even monsters and gods cannot completely escape the "allure" and overwhelming dominance of the goddess of beauty. However, only this boy in the world is immune to this power.

Unprecedented, utterly stupid.

Ishtar's amethyst eyes widened and trembled.

"~ ...

Looking down at the white rabbit that refused to submit and struggled incessantly, the goddess trembled with anger and humiliation.

Tamuz, who had never seen the God so composed, looked up and was filled with fear and unease.

"Huff, huff!?"

"ah!?"

Taking advantage of the youth's slight relaxation of his strength, Bell broke free from his restraints.

He let out a strange cry like that of the goddess Hestia and scrambled away.

When Tamuz realized his oversight, Bell instantly ran past the astonished Ishtar, his back exposed, and dashed toward the hall window.

He jumped out of the window without hesitation.

"The rabbit... the rabbit ran away! Catch him!?"

Tamuz ran to the window, leaned out, and gave orders to the members downstairs. Ishtar, ignoring everything else, lost her composure and shouted loudly:

"We absolutely cannot let him get away!? Bring that brat to me!!"

Hearing the goddess scream like a madwoman, Tamuz obeyed without a word. He even forgot to help the goddess put on the clothes she had taken off, and ran out of the hall in a panic.

Ishtar dressed herself and left the hall.

"How dare you play me...!?"

As the goddess of beauty, she cannot tolerate the existence of something whose "beauty" is not applicable.

Ishtar had already begun to consider killing the boy, and the pipe snapped in two in her hand.

■

Bell fell from the thirtieth floor of the palace.

"Gurgle!?"

After his body slammed against the roof and exterior walls several times, Bell grabbed onto the edge of a window in one of the rooms.

He finally stopped falling, dangling in mid-air with one hand, and entered the room through the wide-open window.

"Wa ...

Upon seeing the sudden intruders, the group of handsome men and beautiful boys—whose servants were completely incapable of fighting—all fled. "I-I'm sorry!?" Bell couldn't help but apologize to the orc boy who had run out of the room.

"Oh, there's something else... I'm sorry...!?"

To conceal his clearly visible abilities, Bell took off his torn shirt and borrowed a servant's undergarment from the corner of the room. He pulled the garment over his head and rushed out of the room.

"Miss Mikoto, Miss Haruhime...!?"

Bell pulled the last vial of elixir from his leg pouch and drank it dry.

Shouts from pursuers echoed from upstairs and downstairs. Worried about the safety of the two girls, Belle ran through the passageway.

Then, just then.

Boom! A deafening explosion resounded all around.

"The red light... failed!?"

He opened his eyes wide and looked out of the window in the corner of the building's corridor, where he saw a red glow blooming high in the sky.

A ball of light shot into the sky from the back of the palace—it was a red flashbang announcing the failure to save Haruhime.

Bell stared blankly at the red light, frozen in place.

however.

"—It's not over yet!!"

He took off running at top speed.

It's not over yet, and life will never give up!!

With only one last resort left—to destroy the "Kesshoseki" (killing stone)—Bell rushes to the Hanging Gardens where the ritual will be performed.

"It's not over yet...!"

—As for the other side, Ming, who had made an emergency landing in a corner of the palace's outer wall, also had his eyebrows raised in disarray.

It's not over yet, and Bear Grylls will definitely not give up!!

She used both her hands and mouth to wrap her shoulders with the rag, stared intently at the sky above, and began to run.

The boy and girl ran towards the sky garden where Haruhime had been taken.

The rescue operation is nearing its end.

■

This is the rooftop garden of the annex.

This high point, almost as tall as the palace itself (over forty stories), is surrounded by several towers, as if protected by them. The vast, flat garden is paved with stone slabs, leaving no gaps.

The entire sky garden, constructed entirely of stone slabs—no, of stone—was crafted from special minerals called "Dark Stone" and "Moon Sigh Stone." Illuminated by the moonlight hanging high in the sky, these black stone slabs now possessed a faint, pale glow, creating an effect reminiscent of a carpet of light.

"Samira, are you ready?"

"Everything's ready, you can see that, right? Next, we'll wait until the moon is completely full."

Most of the combat prostitutes who were originally stationed in the palace, especially the second-level adventurers of level 3 and above, have gathered in the Sky Garden.

More than a hundred Amazons gathered, barefoot on the pale stone slabs, and assembled in the center of the garden. The faction leader, tasked with preparing the ceremony, gestured with his chin toward the center as he answered the Giantess.

In the center of the solemn and dreamlike sky garden, long stone pillars and an altar were erected.

In the garden, the stone altar emitted an exceptionally strong light. The three towering stone pillars emitted light, which was then stripped away; pale particles of light emerged, only to vanish as if absorbed by moonlight.

Both the garden and the altar are amplification tools that enhance the power of the "Sessho-seki". Using these devices simultaneously allows for the sealing of the "soul" within the stone without any loss, compared to using the "Sessho-seki" alone.

Frini smiled and squinted her eyes, while Samira looked up at the sky beside her.

There were no clouds in the sky, and a nearly full moon floated in the vast night sky above.

When the light of the altar changes from pale to crimson—the moment of the ceremony has arrived.

"Haruhime!? Stop dawdling and get into the altar!"

Erini turned her gaze away from the altar and shouted.

Soon, the wall of Amazons split open, and a fox-woman dressed in ceremonial attire quietly emerged.

Her emerald green eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her face was expressionless. The girl lowered her head slightly, her gaze fixed on the stone ground, and walked towards the altar like a doll.

"..."