"Matsudaira Nobutaka, do you really not know Kama's purpose? Whatever your reasons for joining them, you are still the man known as the wise man of Izu. If there are mysteries here, there is also the haunt that holds the answers, you should have noticed that by now, right?"

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami did not believe that Matsudaira Nobutaka had sided with Kama because he thought humans could not defeat the gods; there must have been other reasons behind it.

"That's a really stupid question. Even if I noticed, whether I would tell you is another matter. Especially telling someone dumber than yourself, that..."

"It's utterly meaningless, both troublesome and useless." Matsudaira Nobutaka shook his head and scoffed.

"Oh, so you know. Well, it wouldn't hurt to tell us, would it?" Mata Hari said coquettishly. "They're using people like us, who are responsible for seduction and welcoming, as pawns."

“We know that this is the only thing you are truly sincere about. As the person involved, don’t I have the right to know the truth?”

“You really are prisoners. I’ve already shown you the key points, you should understand them. If you still don’t understand, then it means you’ve missed something, which is laughable. However, it’s good that we no longer need to hide the rules. Now there’s no need to be vague or ambiguous for your sake.”

Matsudaira Nobutaka calmly advised, "On this level, all you pursue is a life of debauchery. Get drunk, or you'll die."

"Although you've gotten here by taking shortcuts, the gatekeepers here won't let you get away with it so easily."

The large female ghost who came to deliver the props reappeared from the floor and floated behind Matsudaira Shin'gang.

Like the large female ghost encountered before, the large female ghost here also dropped an inro engraved with the name of the Tokugawa shogun.

Matsudaira Nobutaka reminds Fujimaru Ritsuka not to rebel against Kama, as it is pointless. Instead, he suggests thinking about why Kama built those corridors and staircases instead of traps that could kill people.

He left behind these cryptic words and disappeared from everyone's sight once again.

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Seek encounters in the dungeon world.

“Um… I feel that Mr. Matsudaira Nobutaka isn’t a bad person. It seems like he said those things in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka on purpose. Mr. Matsudaira Nobutaka is like a fairy in the Argonauts’ fairy tale who guides the hero and gives him weapons.”

Bell Crane, despite Matsudaira Nobutaka's constant attempts to persuade Fujimaru Ritsuka and Sesshouin Kiara to give up their resistance, still believed that Matsudaira Nobutaka was not a bad person and did not sense any malice from him.

"So, could this old man be a spy lurking around Kama? Doesn't the goddess Kama have the ability to see through lies? That's strange... I remember that gods can see through lies, right?" Lily said in surprise.

"Could it be that the gods in this world don't have the ability to see through other people's lies? I remember that the goddess Ishtar could see through lies and a person's past and present lives."

Welf recalled that he had seen Shirou Emiya's past and the fate he carried in Ishtar, the deep-sea computer paradise.

"Could it be... that Kama doesn't care? Even if Matsudaira Nobutaka is deceiving her, she doesn't care. Because she believes she definitely won't lose?" Hestia said.

Looking at Kama, who was alone deep in the labyrinth, she seemed to see Hestia, who had been all alone in the labyrinth city in the past.

This guy is so pitiful. Is he going to get beaten up by Heroic Spirits like Sesshouin Kiara, Parvati, and Mata Hari soon?

The Great Labyrinth, Parvati, Yagyu Tajima Guardian Timeline.

“How could I give up? I will never give up. Unless Kama releases those she has captured and makes this subspecies singularity disappear.”

Fujimaru Ritsuka said resolutely, "The singularity must be resolved, and the people must be rescued. What are you going to give up on?!"

"Good boy, you have the vision and courage to do great things!!" Kasuga no Tsubone looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and liked her more and more. It would be great if Fujimaru Ritsuka could stay in the Ooku and serve the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Unfortunately, this is just wishful thinking; she won't actually try to persuade Fujimaru Ritsuka to stay in the Tokugawa Shogunate.

This child still has many things to do; I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to meet him again.

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami frowned. "Shinetsu, what are you hiding? Is it not the right time to tell?"

Do you see that our current strength is insufficient to contend with Kama?

Full time hunter world.

"The Great Inner Palace designed by the goddess Kama is filled with rules and constraints. Without fulfilling the promise, one cannot move forward; if one fulfills the promise in other ways, one will be hindered. Kama's purpose has been completely exposed, and a way to deal with her has been found. As long as Fujimaru Ritsuka continues to deceive the Great Inner Palace with the help of Mata Hari's Noble Phantasm and continues to move forward, she may be able to successfully rescue the people captured by Kama."

Kurapika analyzed, "It seems that Chaldea will soon be facing off against the goddess Kama. I wonder what other tricks she has up her sleeve."

He didn't think the goddess Kama would make a basic mistake; she still had the upper hand and wasn't at a complete disadvantage.

It won't be so easy for Chaldea to defeat the goddess Kama now.

He didn't know how strong the goddess Kama was in combat. If she was a goddess who wasn't good at fighting like Parvati, then Chaldea's chances of winning were still very high.

The fear is that Kama, the goddess of love, is also skilled in fighting enemies.

"What a nuisance, what a troublesome maze. I'm so glad I didn't go in, this place is too much of a hindrance to me." Leorio knew very well that with his willpower, he simply couldn't resist these sweet words and the service of Mata Hari and Scheherazade.

Once he goes in, he'll definitely become just like Goldruff, completely manipulated and controlled.

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"After drinking myself into a stupor, I realized that I was all alone here. Where did all those ladies who used to have fun with me go?"

Goldrov gazed forlornly at the empty space around him. The two beautiful older women were gone. Did they reject him?

He became depressed, stood up, and walked drunkenly down the corridor.

After a while, Goldrov consoled himself, "No, this is even better! I'll go on alone! Why? Because a wonderful paradise awaits me ahead!!"

"The so-called Ooku is a place that has prepared all the happiness in the world! You don't have to pay anything, and you can do whatever you want! You can monopolize all the happiness."

He followed the path arranged by Kama and arrived at the next level of space.

Before him were all sorts of locked doors, no longer the gateways that could be opened at will.

Suddenly, a doll-like female official walked past Goldruf, and a key slipped from her waist and fell onto the tatami mat.

She didn't notice that her keys had fallen off, and continued walking forward.

"Was that a key that guy dropped just now?! Could it be that—this key can open the door here?"

Goldruff excitedly grabbed the key and rushed to the locked door. He inserted the key into the bronze keychain, turned it gently, and with a click, the latch opened.

"It's open! It's open! As expected of me, I'm so lucky."

He opened the door with a smug look on his face. This must be the kind of luck only the chosen ones have—whatever they wish for comes true.

Soon another identical door appeared in front of him. Unfortunately, the key in his hand could not open this door.

At the end of the corridor stood a female official doll, slowly walking towards where Goldruff was.

Goldruff believed that the lady-in-waiting doll that appeared here must be carrying a key that could open this door.

Unfortunately, he now has very few combat-ready items left, having already used up many during the first floor.

The challenge now is to obtain the key while avoiding combat.

Hmph, this is definitely not going to stump me. I am an extremely intelligent man, although I am not good at such petty theft.

Goldruff activated the camouflage magic created by Leonardo da Vinci, and a beam of light appeared on his body, covering him like a water film, allowing him to quickly blend into his surroundings.

He tiptoed behind the lady-in-waiting doll and carefully took the key from her pocket.

"Hahahaha! As expected of me~~~ Absolutely brilliant! I obtained the key so elegantly and efficiently. My thieving skills are no longer comparable to Robin Hood's. Perhaps my dexterity has far surpassed Robin Hood's."

Huffing a song, Goldruff opened the door with a great sense of satisfaction and continued walking down the road, repeating the actions of stealing the key and opening the door.

This place made him feel incredibly comfortable, as if he had become an omnipotent god, and nothing could trouble him.

He reveled in the feeling; it was a wonderful and joyful place that had also brought forth his previously undiscovered talents.

"Well, that's only natural. The Ooku is a place that only entertains the Shogun and provides pleasure only for the Shogun. So, as a Shogun myself, it's not surprising that I feel comfortable here."

Within the labyrinth designed by Kama, a series of interconnected traps continuously hypnotize Goldruff's mind.

Now, Gordolf has transformed into the form of Ooku and has been trained by Kama.

He had completely forgotten that he was the director of Chaldea, forgotten the mission he carried, and only remembered that his name was Tokugawa Goldrov.

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The Wandering Sea has just returned to the timeline from the Kyushu Lostbelt.

"No, it's not the kind-hearted Parvati, or the deeply knowledgeable Sesshouin Kiara who's with you. Even Fujimaru Ritsuka could easily fall for you here, you know? So, Goldrov, new director, don't waste your time."

Leonardo da Vinci comforted Goldruff, who was now in a state of autism.

She knew that Goldruff was feeling unwell because his defenses against mental spells were too weak, which almost led to the annihilation of the entire Chaldea.

"How hateful! Absolutely hateful! That goddess Kama with her twisted sense of humor, isn't her labyrinth just a trap designed to entice human desires? What labyrinth? This is entrapment! Can entrapment even be considered legitimate?!"

Gordruf said bitterly, watching himself completely transform into the shape of Kama.

Seeing himself so happy about such vulgar things was extremely painful; the pride of the Golden Tree clan had been trampled by Kama.

"New Director, don't be sad. Knowing this in advance allows us to find a way to prevent you from being captured by Kama. As long as Kama can't capture you, she won't be able to perform the Reverse Heroic Spirit Summoning. Then, as long as we find the Singularity where Kama is located...!"

Leonardo da Vinci waved his wand, a bright smile spreading across his face. This time, he was finally going to be able to wage a very profitable war.

"Evil deity, must be annihilated! I'll beat her to tears!" Nezha said coldly, brandishing his Fire-Tipped Spear.

She would never forgive Kama, who tried to turn her master into a useless person.

She felt a pang of guilt; she too had been captured by Kama and turned into material for the Ooku, unable to...

Accompanying Master to the subspecies singularity.

"Hehehe... We learned about Kama's methods beforehand. She must be furious now. However, she will definitely change her strategy and methods. We still need to get to Edo Castle as soon as possible. This time, Lady Kasuga no Tsubone, Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, and the people of Edo Castle should have already been captured by Kama." Sesshouin Kiara reminded everyone that they couldn't be too optimistic yet.

Although Chaldea's strength is currently intact, Kama also knows what techniques and Noble Phantasms the Heroic Spirits have, and she will take corresponding countermeasures.

“Yes…we must go and save Miss Kasuga and the people of Edo Castle. Hopefully, Kama only used them to create a labyrinth and didn’t harm their lives.” Upon hearing this, Mashu’s face showed a very worried expression.

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Fujimaru Ritsuka and Parvati stared speechlessly at the pile of locked doors in front of them. This was too deliberate and too contrived.

Mata Hari looked at the lady-in-waiting dolls with keys on their waists; the implication was all too obvious.

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled slightly. Now that she knew she couldn't do anything here, she decided to do the opposite!

He rushed forward, punched the female official doll to the ground, and took the key gun from her waist.

"Here we go again..." Fujimaru Ritsuka had just opened three doors when a bunch of locked doors appeared in front of her.

"Wait a minute. Please look at the room on the side... take a look between the beds." Yagyu Tajima-no-kami noticed that in the room next door, several female servant dolls were lying on the floor, doing something.

“The ladies-in-waiting seem to be working. They haven’t noticed us at all. And…” Parvati noticed several keys on the table in the room where the lady-in-waiting doll was tidying up the bedding.

“The key… is right there,” Scheherazade said.

“If we could secretly take it, perhaps we could avoid the battle and continue forward??... But from the swordsman’s perspective, wouldn’t you dislike this kind of strategic approach?” Mary Hata smiled.

"A sword isn't just for killing. Victory without even drawing it is just as good. It's not time to take their heads yet."

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami did not want to draw his sword here and commit meaningless killing.

Mata Hari suggested to Fujimaru Ritsuka that she use her intelligence skills, which might be able to win over the puppet ladies and allow her to secretly take the keys.

Sesshouin Kiara smiled and reminded Fujimaru Ritsuka.

She believes that what she has seen on this floor has led to a definitive conclusion: this floor should be a floor centered around the theme of not being able to steal.

In other words, they cannot steal the key here, nor can they follow the rules set forth by Kama.

But now the problem facing Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mata Hari, and the others is that they cannot get through this floor without committing theft.

Judging from the rules passed on the floors previously, Kama hopes that they will break the precepts, although it is not yet known what the connection is between breaking the precepts and Kama's purpose.

“But the structure is still the same as before. You can’t move forward without breaking the rules, and you can’t move an inch if you follow the rules. It seems to be this mechanism here. In order to move forward, you have to be forced to break the rules.” Mata Hari looked at the key behind the lady-in-waiting doll with a conflicted expression.

“Just like using Mata Hari’s Noble Phantasm to get Master drunk… I think the only way is… to move forward in ways the other party can’t even imagine.” Scheherazade said firmly, “Because we… have to keep moving forward, that’s something that can’t be changed.”

"To save those who must be saved."

"I have no choice but to make a tough decision!" Fujimaru Ritsuka realized just how powerful the rules of the Great Inner Palace designed by Kama were.

Even if you are told what you shouldn't do, if you want to move forward, you still have to follow the rules set by Kama.

Even if Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, were here, he couldn't possibly satisfy the theme rules set for this floor through conquest or similar means.

"But... I can't think of any way to advance in a way that exceeds the enemy's expectations. The only two options are to steal without fighting or to plunder after the battle. I guess both of these would count as theft."

Mata Hari is in a dilemma; this level requires stealing something, which is something her Noble Phantasm cannot achieve.

Even if she manages to mislead the master into believing she stole something, it's useless if she doesn't have the key.

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