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

"Didn't I tell you I didn't know?"

During the period when the sun gradually moves towards the western sky.

Tiona was gathering information in the city's Center Park when she was met with shouts from her fellow Amazons.

"Anything is fine, just tell me, Salami~, for the sake of our kinship~"

"My name is Sammy Ra!? I'm not food! You've called me that wrong way too many times since then!? Anyway, I know absolutely nothing about the information you Loki's Familia want!"

The Amazonian with tanned skin and short grey hair, his boyish way of speaking revealing a hint of anger, simply walked away. Tiona tried to get information from former members of the Ishtar Familia but was refused. Scratching her head, she said, "Failed."

"Did you find anything? Ah, judging from your expression, there's no need to ask."

"Ah, Tione! What about Tione?!"

"Absolutely not, there's no point in even asking. Those bastards from the Freya Familia, even the faction leaders (myself) went to headquarters with the leader's letter, and there wasn't a single response! Damn it, those guys~!"

"Sigh, what can we do? Our family doesn't get along with the Freya Familia—..."

Under Finn's instructions, Tiona and her companions are gathering intelligence in search of clues about the man-made labyrinth (Knossos). Needless to say, they've requested information from the former Ishtar Familia, and they're also attempting to contact the Freya Familia, who are responsible for destroying that faction.

However, Tiona and her friends gained nothing.

The latter, Tione, was exactly as she said, ignored by everyone and given no sympathy whatsoever.

"We were originally supposed to meet up with Angie and the others at the central square... but judging from the current situation, it seems we won't get anything out of it."

"Hmm—maybe… Oh? It's Lefia and the others!"

Just then, Tiona saw several companions arrive and waved. Besides Lefia, the elf Alicia was also there.

As soon as Rafia saw them, she quickly ran over.

She and the other members of the group who followed her were all terrified.

"Miss Tiona! Miss Tione!"

"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?"

"Y-yes, that's right! Ellie and the others seemed to have seen Mr. Bert just now, but...!"

"...What happened to that stinky wolf?"

The moment they heard the name Bert, Tiony and the others became unhappy; Rafia, her voice wavering, shouted at them:

"That, that, that Mr. Bert! It looks like he's with an Amazonian girl! It's like they're on a date! They say they're very affectionate and walking together...!?"

"What?!"

In an instant, the Amazon sisters' almond-shaped eyes widened.

"We're working so hard, and he's out having fun with women?!"

"What the hell is going on! That stinky wolf ————————————————————————!!"

Tiony and the others were furious.

Because the two of them were sweating profusely while gathering intelligence but without success, and upon hearing that werewolves were having a great time playing with women in broad daylight, their pent-up frustration exploded.

"He's completely ignoring Linne's situation—!? That guy!!!"

(I should probably not have told them...)

Faced with Tiona and the others, who were now radiating anger with their hands raised, and Lefia, who had lost her composure upon hearing the news that Bert had brought a woman along, sweat broke out all along with Alicia and the rest of the group.

She couldn't help but hallucinate, as if she saw Linne's ghost wailing and circling around Tiona and the others.

Just as Tiona and her friends were getting furious, the volcano erupted.

After exploring the labyrinth (dungeon date), Lina left behind a small "real purpose".

"Hey, Bert Roca! How about it, does this hair accessory suit me?"

"Not suitable."

"Hate--"

In a back alleyway off the main street, Lina laughed excitedly in front of a vendor, while Bert responded with a sarcastic remark. The Amazonian girl placed her hair accessories back on her coat, which was spread out on the cobblestones, her cheeks puffed out.

"All you've said since then is that! Girls won't like you like that!"

"I never wanted to be liked by someone like you, so this is perfect."

"Ugh!?"

Lina jumped up and down in frustration.

Since returning to the surface, Bert has been dragged around by her like this, and he's even lost the ability to sigh. He can't even utter the swear words he used to say.

Lina looked up at Bert with a reproachful gaze, but quickly regained her composure and smiled.

"Hey, it's time to tell me what clues you know."

"No way! Bert Roca is planning to end our date as soon as I finished speaking, right? Bert Roca has to stay with me all day!"

The two glanced at the rows of vendors selling gems and trinkets along the roadside and began to walk into the bustling back alley.

By this time, Bert was too lazy to think about anything else. Although she was from Amazonia, she seemed to still have a woman's heart. Lina acted like an ordinary young girl going on a date, and Bert accompanied her somewhat perfunctorily. Not knowing what was interesting, she looked at the goods with shining eyes and asked Old Guan to let her pick them up and look at them, saying, "Look, look!" and asking for his opinion.

"You don't like browsing street vendors? I thought it would be a lot of fun."

"First of all, please read my tone. I have absolutely no intention of playing house with you."

"Bert Roca is so cold... Ah, the flower shop."

Emerging from the back alley, a flower shop appeared before Bert and his companions on the corner. The shop was called "Floral Sentiments." It was run by several beautiful young women without any familiars, and the shop was filled with vibrant, colorful flowers. One of the girls appeared to have just returned from delivering goods, and upon seeing this human girl whose beauty was so striking it wouldn't be surprising if even the gods were captivated by her, the passing adventurers couldn't help but be drawn to her.

Among them, Lina looked at the goods displayed in the store, her eyes fixed on a cluster of cute little light blue flowers.

"Eh, Bert Roca?"

"How are you?"

"Want to know what I like? Want to know what to give me? I'll be super happy—?"

"In no mood."

"Then I'll tell you! If I receive Don't forget-me-nots as a gift, I'll be super happy!! I'll fall in love again with the man I already like! *sneak peek*"

So annoying.

Lina gave him an expectant look from beside him, a feeling Bert had been repeating to himself countless times. His obvious annoyance at Lina was now completely undisguised.

"...Lina? And you are... [The Wolf]!"

Just as the two were exchanging questions and answers in front of the flower shop.

Someone called them from behind. When they turned around, they saw a shrew with long hair and long legs standing there.

"You're the guy from the tavern yesterday..."

"Oh no! Aisha!?"

"What are you doing, Lina! Dating a scumbag like that!"

Aisha Belleka, a former colleague of Lina's and the woman who had recently gotten into a fight with Bert at the bar, approached with a fierce expression. She grabbed Lina's arm, trying to drag her away from Bert.

"Wait, wait, Aisha!? I'm on a date with Bert Roca right now! I finally got this opportunity!"

"Dating this werewolf? Idiot! You have terrible taste! Pick a more decent guy!"

"You really dare to say that to my face..."

"Don't you dare ask this scumbag for flowers!"

Perhaps still harboring resentment over the incident at the tavern, Aisha made no attempt to hide her dislike for Bert. She seemed to have overheard the conversation, glancing at the pale blue flower with a pained expression, and scolded Lina. She completely ignored what Bert, who was glaring at her coldly, was saying.

Like an older sister taking care of her younger sister, she tried to persuade Lina to change her mind, but Lina pleaded:

"Please, Aisha! Let's talk about it after I've had our baby!"

"Are you looking for death?"

"Oh, so he's a stallion?"

"Are you looking for death?"

"Hmm—should I call him a wolf stallion rather than a stallion?"

"I'll beat you to death!?"

Lina and Aisha's conversation triggered a thunderous roar from the werewolves.

"Please let me off the hook, okay? Okay? By the way, Aisha, what are you doing?!"

"Really, you little rascal... I was just on patrol and taking a stroll. I was checking on how the prostitutes or combat prostitutes were doing after they scattered to other shops or [familias]."

"Oh, Aisha is really diligent—"

"Stop trying to fool me. And Lina, you went to your 'secret hideout' in the red-light district again, didn't you! I heard you haven't returned to your current Familia since yesterday!"

"Oh dear!? I'm so sorry, Aisha~!"

"Didn't I tell you not to go to those ruins!"

Ignoring Bert's indignation, the two Amazons talked for a while.

The woman, whose appearance was far more refined than Lina's and who possessed a soft, fleshy body, seemed unable to resist the young girl's persuasion and sighed as she put down her lecture.

As she left, she pressed towards Bert, taking his place.

"Hey, [Wolf], I won't pursue this if you take her around, but if anything happens to this girl, I won't let you off easily."

"I'm the one being led astray by her, okay?"

Aisha gave a stern warning and turned to leave, to which Bert replied with annoyance.

"Aisha—don't let her appearance fool you, she's actually very gentle and caring! I'm just a nobody among the fighting prostitutes, but she often helps me, and she even takes care of that clumsy fox prostitute that nobody knows how to help. There are many other wonderful things about her, you know?"

"What's it to me? Hey, stop clinging to me!"

Lina chattered on and on like a sister showing off, indulging in her joy, and hugged Bert's arm.

Bert tried to pull her away while mentally giving her a sour look.

(Tsk! The surface definitely attracts more attention than the underground city. If you happen to run into someone you know, it'll be a disaster...)

He was caught by Aisha in no time, which made Bert start to feel a sense of crisis.

If someone from the [Family] sees this, it will cause a lot of trouble.

That's right, if only I had the bad luck, that guy would have seen me like this—

"...Bert?"

—It was seen.

"...Ais?"

The guy who gave him a look of astonishment... Correction, it was Ais's appearance that caused Bert's entire expression to twitch severely.

Bert himself didn't understand what was going on, but he was sweating profusely and the tail on his waist was getting tense.

Ais, who appeared by chance from the street corner, also wore an expression of disbelief at what she was seeing. It was as if she had encountered a supernatural phenomenon. Her gaze darted back and forth between Bert, whose cheeks were twitching slightly, and Lina, who was hugging him.

A strange atmosphere lingered between the two Level 1 adventurers, resulting in a stalemate.

"Huh, what's with this atmosphere? Could it be... that [Sword Maiden] is Bert Roca's woman!?"

Sure enough, it was the out-of-control Amazonian girl who ruined the atmosphere once again.

"No, no, the chance to become Bert Roca's woman belongs to me!! Look like this, we're so sweet together we can hug in the middle of the street! We've even made a promise to have a healthy baby—"

"Enough! Shut up!"

"Goo-choo!?"

He ruthlessly slammed his elbow down on the head of the girl who was hugging him.

Lina screamed as if her eyes were about to pop out, and Bert instantly knocked her unconscious, trapping her body under his arm.

Faced with Ais, who was still unable to recover from the shock, he chose to follow his animal instincts and kick the ground while sweating profusely.

"You! You've got it wrong, Ais!?"

Bert made a series of hurtful remarks that contradicted his actions, then grabbed Lina under his arm and ran away.

(Why do I have to run away at full speed?!)