"Haruhime, wake up."
In the empty bedroom, Aisha reached out and nudged the Fox Girl in front of her.
"Mm... Aisha-sama?"
Haruhime opened her eyes in confusion.
After staring blankly at Aisha for a few seconds, she finally realized what had happened: "Did I faint while hosting a guest again?"
"Yeah, you fainted again."
Aisha shrugged.
Ishtar is a Goddess of Beauty and the ruler of Orario's Pleasure District.
Under her orders, the members of the Ishtar Familia all become prostitutes to receive guests.
As a member of the Ishtar Familia, Haruhime was no exception.
But due to her personality, Haruhime would faint whenever she saw a man start to undress.
Aisha pitied her and would help take the guests away every time Haruhime fainted, taking over the hosting herself.
However, Haruhime herself, who slept until dawn, naturally didn't know about this.
Looking at the melancholic Fox Girl before her, who thought she had hosted a guest again, Aisha felt a bit like laughing for some reason.
"Stop daydreaming and go wash your face."
Reaching out to pull Haruhime up, Aisha led her outside.
"The Guild sent an expedition mission, so you don't have to host guests today."
"Get some rest. Tomorrow, I'll take you for a walk in the Dungeon to get some fresh air."
"Okay."
Haruhime nodded.
Although the phrase 'getting fresh air in the Dungeon' sounded strange.
For her, being able to go out to the Dungeon really was like getting fresh air.
"Aisha-sama, how many floors are we going to this time?"
"The first task is to go to the 27th Floor to subjugate the newly respawned Labyrinth King."
"If Amphisbaena has already been subjugated, then we'll head to the 45th Floor to collect materials dropped by deep-level monsters."
"Oh, I see."
Haruhime recalled for a moment.
The 27th Floor, if she remembered correctly, the scenery there was quite nice.
And since they would be fighting the Labyrinth King, she should be able to get some free time.
Thinking of this, Haruhime began to look forward to the upcoming expedition.
...
"expedition?"
After watching Haruhime and the other leave, a look of contemplation appeared on Ryuu's face.
The task Cain had given her was to find Haruhime and help deliver a few messages.
Now that the mission target had been found, how to approach her had become a problem.
"Forget it, I'll take it one step at a time."
Ryuu continued to tail Haruhime and Aisha.
In any case, she had taken a week off, so she still had time for a while.
With careful planning against someone who is unaware, how could she not find even a single chance to get close?
...
"Heith, the investigation is complete."
Inside the Freya Familia headquarters, a burly man reported.
"Ishtar will launch an expedition tomorrow, heading to the Dungeon to subjugate the Labyrinth King."
"Tomorrow?"
Heith narrowed her eyes.
As a higher-up of the Freya Familia, she had received a task from the Vice Captain, Allen, a few days ago, to cause trouble for the Ishtar Familia.
According to the original plan, she was prepared to investigate the personnel distribution of the Ishtar Familia and send people in batches to cause trouble.
But if they were planning to launch an expedition, perhaps the plan could be changed.
"Van, go call everyone to assemble. Summon all the LV3s and LV4s of the Freya Familia."
"Yes!"
The man named Van responded.
Although he was also an LV4, Heith was a genuine higher-up of the Freya Familia.
Receiving her order, he turned and walked toward the Battlefield Plain without hesitation.
After watching Van leave, Heith also left the room and headed out of the Familia.
Now that Ottar and Hedin were not in the Familia, Allen was the only one among the remaining Higher-Ups who was somewhat reliable.
There were some things she had to go and talk to him about before setting off.
...
The next day, the Eighteenth Floor of the Dungeon.
Aisha led the team out of the passage and arrived at the first safe floor to rendezvous.
As a large Familia, the Ishtar Familia would mobilize a large number of personnel when launching an expedition.
To make traveling easier, they would split into several small teams and move separately beforehand.
Once they reached a safe floor, Ishtar's people would rendezvous and stay briefly.
"Aisha, over here, over here."
Just as they arrived at the rendezvous point, an Amazon girl waved her hand at Aisha.
Seeing this, Aisha gave a shout to have her team members recover their stamina before walking toward the place where the Amazon girl was: "Samira, what number am I to arrive?"
"Second."
Samira held up two fingers.
"Second? That's not bad."
Aisha nodded slightly.
The Ishtar Familia had split into three teams to operate.
If they were the second team to arrive, there would still be some time for free activity.
"Where is Phryne?"
"Over there."
Samira pointed toward a bloated figure over two meters tall not far away.
"Are you looking for Haruhime?"
"Yes, after all, we agreed yesterday that I would show her the scenery if I had the chance."
"Then be careful not to provoke Phryne."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Aisha replied and walked in the direction where Phryne was.
She was a giant, over two meters tall, with short limbs but extremely stout.
Hearing footsteps behind her, she turned her head, revealing a large face.
Looking at that ugly face, which resembled a toad, even Aisha, who was accustomed to the other party's appearance, still felt a sense of discomfort.
"Phryne, I need to talk to you."
"No."
"... I haven't even said what it is."
"Do you think I, who possesses the wisdom and beauty of the Goddess of Beauty, wouldn't be able to guess your thoughts!"
Phryne let out a strange cackling laugh: "You're looking for me only for that ugly fox, wanting to take her out for some fresh air."
"Forget it! Ishtar specifically found me before we departed and gave me instructions. She can only be brought out for use during combat!"
Aisha: "..."
Not even allowed free movement in the Dungeon?
Aisha frowned, her expression turning somewhat ugly.
However, just as she was about to say something more, Phryne suddenly let out a sound of surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Aisha was startled and followed the other's gaze toward the nearby woods.
A man with short blond hair and top-tier looks and physique was just passing by.
"Hey! Phryne, don't mess around!"
Upon seeing the blonde man's appearance, Aisha instantly understood the other's thoughts.
This bastard's old habit flared up again. Seeing a man she found pleasing to the eye, she wanted to capture him for her amusement.
"We are still on an expedition right now. If you mess around..."
"Shut up!"
Phryne slapped Aisha away.
As the only LV5 in the Familia, her physical capabilities far surpassed Aisha and the others.
After swatting away the bothersome insect, she stood up and walked toward the blond man.
"Cackle cackle! Hey there, handsome, are you interested in playing with me for a while!"
The blond man stopped walking.
Looking at Phryne walking toward him, his face showed visible disgust.
"Hey! What's with that expression!"
Phryne snorted coldly: "Are you going to resist me, who possesses the beauty of the Goddess of Beauty?"
"Shut up, you ugly monster."
The blond man's expression grew colder.
Seemingly having had enough of talking to the other party, he took a deep breath and directly signaled an attack.
"Help! Someone is trying to kill me!"
Swish! Swish! Swish!
A series of sounds came from the woods.
Because she was called an ugly monster, Phryne, who was just about to mak
e a move, froze.
The next second, hundreds of fully armed Freya Familia members appeared in her sight.
At the very front of the crowd, Heith expressionlessly raised her magic sword, pointing it at Phryne.
"Attack."
Boom!
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