Crisis?

Chapter 84

In the dungeon, two people with messy appearances were walking back to the surface.

"Haha, the exploration is finally over… I'm exhausted, and my back is sore…." The spiky-haired Raul made a helpless expression and tried moving his muscles and bones with crackling sounds.

Although he acted like a supporter of Sirius and was not involved in the battles, he was still running around the battlefield to collect the spoils.

At the moment, Raul is even more determined to go to the southeast street to relax his mind. Nobody can stop him from going to the entertainment district!

So, he looked at Sirius walking behind him with a spear.

"Sirius, what are you thinking about? You didn't talk much on the way…." Raul asked curiously, looking at the blond boy's daze.

"Ah? After fighting so hard at the middle floors, wouldn't it better to return to the surface quietly?" Sirius gave a fabricated answer.

"Oh…I guess you're right…." The naive Raul believed Sirius's words.

After all, it was pretty laborious for two people to explore the middle floors. This is a fact; otherwise, he would not have such horrible back pain.

It's just that Sirius certainly wasn't quiet for this reason.

Sirius was thinking about what happened on the 22nd floor.

'Monsters active on the middle floors…hiding their whereabouts…and possessing powerful strength close to level 4 or above…' Sirius thought with some guess.

With these clues combined, Sirius couldn't think of any existence apart from 'Xenos.'

Xenos is monsters that have somehow gained intelligence. They tend to be stronger than normal monsters, and some Xenos is even capable of human speech.

'Xenos' have some characteristics in common with people. They can even be treated as different kinds of subhumans.

At least in the eyes of Sirius, they can be regarded as demihumans. He treats them the same way as demihumans because what differentiates Xenos from ordinary monsters is that they possess intelligence.

There is no doubt that 'Xenos' have their own will.

Since more than ten years ago, the main god of the guild, Ouranos, has hidden these creatures in the dungeon with the help of the sage Fels. Therefore, Xenos lives in the unexplored area between the middle and lower floors.

Unexplored areas live up to their names and are places adventurers have not discovered.

These routes are not recorded in the adventurer's map—an area that even first-class adventurers have never stepped into.

In the past, Sirius had no time to consider such things. But now, after almost meeting the Xenos made him think about this matter again.

But, he is helpless regarding this matter.

Loki Familia is very unfriendly to monsters.

At present, the only known person in Loki Familia who may accept Xenos's existence should be the little angel Tiona.

To acknowledge the presence of Xenos, one must have clear and rational thinking and refrain from attacking them immediately.

Riveria and Lefiya…Raul might as well count too.

Riveria should have her rational judgment on this matter while Lefiya followed Riveria's decisions. And Raul because he's a pervert.

After getting along with the spiky-haired senior during this period, Sirius was aware of Raul's hidden lustful nature.

Sirius dared to say with a 70% guarantee that when Raul saw a female Xenos, he would never act until the other party showed apparent hostility.

As for the others in Loki Familia, let's not mention them…

"Maybe it's time to think about this matter from a different angle, and they don't necessarily need to know about 'them'." Sirius muttered without any decision.

"Know what? What are you muttering, Sirius?" Raul asked him curiously.

"Well, I think it's better not to let everyone in the familia know that we're going to the entertainment district…." Sirius quickly diverted the topic.

"..." The initially excited Raul suddenly collapsed after hearing this,

"Don't, don't look at things so pessimistically, Sirius. If it's just a single time, it should be fine…right?" Raul was not sure about this matter himself.

After chatting for some time, they quickly returned to the surface.

As soon as they left the dungeon entrance and came to the street, Raul became energetic again, and excitement filled his face.

"Ah~it's finally the time to go to heaven! Sirius, let's go. Tonight I will show you the wonderful nightlife of Orario!" Raul dragged Sirius to the southern street and from there to the southeast area.

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On the other side, in the southern street,

A party composed entirely of female adventurers arrived in the city.

"Artemis-sama, shall we submit the commission completion next? Or…" After entering the city, Rethusa, the captain of Artemis Familia, asked her main goddess.

Artemis glanced at the tired appearances of her children and shook her head.

"No. Rethusa, take everyone to rest first. After such a long journey, everyone is tired. We can go to the guild tomorrow." Although Artemis is strict with the girls in her familia, she also cares about them. But, the blue-haired goddess will never show such a friendly side in front of her familia.

Artemis used to be a serious and rigid goddess in heaven. But, after living in the lower realm for a long time, she became gentler.

Artemis felt comfortable getting along with everyone in her familia. She has no words to describe her feelings.

"Well, then Artemis-sama, we will wait for you to complete the procedures…." Rethusa wanted to say something, but Artemis interrupted her.

"Wait for me? There's no need for that, Rethusa. You can take everyone to the western street and find a place to rest. I'll catch up with you later. After all, it takes some time to deal with entry procedures." Artemis rejected Rethusa's suggestion because she still needed to stay here as the goddess in charge of her familia.

Orario has a strict checkup on the entry of adventurers who have received falna. With so many people in Artemis Familia, it will naturally take more time to process the documents.

This is the rule of the city.

After knowing the reason, Rethusa helplessly turned her head sideways and looked at the rear with her goddess.

A conspicuous figure wearing an elephant mask was standing near the tall and heavy city wall.

"I am - Ganesha!"

Ganesha noticed someone looking at him and turned over and found them. Then, he uniquely greeted Artemis and Rethusa.

Thanks to Ganesha's help, Artemis familia was allowed to enter the city, although the documents were not processed yet.

"...I understand, Artemis-sama. Then, please come to the regular tavern on the western street to find us." Rethusa accepted her goddess's order.

"Alright." Although no specific place was mentioned, the blue-haired goddess knew it in her heart.

It's nothing more than two places, Flame House Tavern or Hostess of Fertility.

Artemis can find them slowly afterward.

Soon, Rethusa left with the group of girls from Artemis Familia first.

But Lante stayed behind stubbornly, acting as self-proclaimed Artemis's bodyguard.

After 10 minutes, all the procedures were completed, and Artemis collected the entry documents and was ready to take Lante to the western street.

But after passing a corner, a familiar figure entered her vision field.

"Artemis-sama, it's that hateful guy Sirius!!!" Lante also saw the figure, pointed her finger at him, and yelled out some rude words.

"Well, no need to shout. I also saw him." Artemis nodded.

'Eh? Why is Artemis-sama so calm? She should at least have some reaction, right? After all, that's the man she hugged before leaving. Something is wrong…' Lante's little mind started turning around. The half-elf thought that the reunion of the two would at least excite Artemis a little.

Suddenly, Lante found that the blue-haired goddess had her eyes narrowed and was looking in the direction Sirius was heading with inexplicably sharp eyes.

Lante found that Sirius was heading toward the red light district.

"Uhm, Artemis-sama…Is Sirius going to the entertainment district?" Lante asked her goddess with some hesitation.

But Artemis had no time to reply, her hair fluttered slightly, and before Lante could react, she had already walked toward Sirius.

"Lante, let's go!" Artemis ordered the half-elf.

"Ah? Oh! Wait for me, Artemis-sama!" The half-elf followed in the footsteps of her goddess.

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