Diadna, Queen of Snakes

　Located on top of the highest mountain in the steep central mountain range, the temple is a sanctuary for birdwomen.
　It is a beautiful temple that resembles a bird's nest made of intricate stone pillars made of blue crystal.
　We meet the goddess Casa, the owner of this temple.

"Deirdre, I didn't expect you here. I didn't expect you to come here.

　Casa looks at me and says.
　Her eyes are wary of me.
　To begin with, Casa and I were enemies before.
　I stood on the side of my mother, Nargol, and Casa stood on the side of my father, Orgis.

'You needn't be so alarmed, Casa. I have no intention of fighting with you.'

　Now my father and mother are gone. And it's not a good idea to make an enemy of Casa.
　This goddess in front of me has the ability to predict things instead of losing her sight.
　I'd like to have her on my side if possible.

'...... Can I ask you what you want, Deirdre? You didn't just come here to make small talk, did you?
'Thanks for talking so quickly. Will you be on my side?
'When you say about allies, that means you have enemies. Who are the enemies?
Of course they are Mina's children.

　When I say this, Casa gives me a look that says, 'I knew it.

'I knew you'd say that. But why all of a sudden?　You've been so quiet all this time.
'It's because that d*mned Melfina's daughter, Raina, has summoned a brave man of light from the other world. He has the ability to create the sun. It's dangerous to leave him like this.

　Originally, there was only night in this world.
　Because Mina, a goddess from the other world, wanted a brighter world, Orgis created the sun.
　I don't know how Orgis made the sun so bright.
　But the world was made to shine because of the sun.
　He was a foolish man, even for my father. If I did that, my mother, Nargol, would have known about Mina's existence.
　In the end, the sun was half destroyed by my mother, illuminating the world for only half the day.
　Odis, who has the same power as Orgis, tried to turn the sun back on, but it didn't work and seemed to be all he could do to maintain it.
　That's when the Brave Man of Light appeared.
　The Hero of Light also has the same power as Orgis.
　If Odis and the Hero of Light work together, the sun may return to normal.
　If that happens, the world will belong to Mina's children.
　Of course, I'm not going to allow that to happen.
　This world should be a dark night.

"Luminous heroes?　But he was defeated by the Dark Knight. I don't think he's that dangerous. ......
'But the brave men of light are alive. As long as the Dark Knight is around, though, Modes may not be defeated. I don't know what will happen to the other gods. Rumor has it that the Dark Knight may protect Modes, but he doesn't intend to actively kill the Brave of Light.
'But ....... The brave man of light is now in Lavrus's custody. You don't have to worry about it, Diadna.

　He shook his head at the words.

''No. I heard that the wards that held the brave men of light just now were broken. Zarxis, who was accompanying him, has returned in a hurry. I think that Lavrus may be in danger. I'm going to come and help.

　I had actually come to this temple with Zarxys. However, I realized that the wards I had created had been broken, and I hurriedly returned to the labyrinth.
　I should probably go to the labyrinth too.
　But since I've come all this way, I wanted to see Casa once.

'I don't think she'll thank you for saving Lavrus, you know.

　I agree with that statement.
　Lavrus, the god of desire, is a hater of the gods. And he won't thank them for helping him.

'Indeed, he would. But I heard that the brave man of light is Raina's lover. Lavrus, who is obsessed with Raina, would never forgive the brave man of light.'

　There was no way Lavrus, true to his own desires, would give up on Raina. And there is no way he would allow his lover, a brave man of light, to do so. But the power is available.

''I see. So the brave man of light is Raina's lover. Not only Lavrus, but the Brave of Light will be hated by all the male gods.''

　I nodded at Casa's words.
　Raina is a more beautiful goddess than Ishtia, who claims to be the goddess of love and beauty.
　Perhaps the most beautiful of all the goddesses.
　Not only Elyos, but various male gods have been courting Raina.
　However, until now, Raina has never taken on any male deity.
　That's probably because, if she grew up watching the most beautiful man in the world, the god Alfos, up close and personal, she wouldn't be interested in any other man.
　But now that Raina has a boyfriend, the male gods are in a tizzy.

I don't know what's so good about that goddess ....... I'm sure she has a bad character, that goddess.
'There are definitely some things I don't like about Raina: ......

　Casa agrees.
　Since she has that abominable Melfina's blood in her veins, Raina's character must be bad.
　Not only Reena, but all goddesses with Mina's blood are beautiful. However, there is a part of the beauty that they hold their nose to.
　And I'm willing to let the ugly beings be destroyed.

'I'd better get going, Casa. And then you can think of a story about being an ally.

　I say, turning my back on Casa.
　I left Casa's temple to help Lavrus.





◆Chiyuki, the black-haired sage

Come on out, Bonacons!

　Lavrus shouts and seven flaming cows come out of the room.
　Bonacon, a medium-ranked spirit of fire, turns his ass towards us and shoots a scorching hot cunt at us. It's the worst attack of all.

''Reno-san!

　I shout in a panic.

'I know, Chiyuki-san!　Mr. Kelpie!　Protect everyone!

　Reno calls out the kelpies, which are medium-sized spirits.
　The seven summoned kelpies draw water from their mouths and prevent the burning feces.
　Bonakon, whose feces are prevented, attacks the kelpies.
　Bonacon and the kelpie collide with each other and disappear.

'I'm still going to eat this!

　Nao attacks with a boomerang.
　However, the boomerang hits Lavrus's bare arm but rebounds without hurting it.
　Lavrus' body looks like his skin is as hard as steel on top of the magical armor he wears.
　It seems that Nao's attacks from a while ago can't get through to Lavrus.

Ugh, it's no good. Nao is not a force to be reckoned with.

　Nao says in frustration.

'Nao, you have to protect Sahoko!　Me and Rage-kun will attack you!

　As I say this, I use magic to create multiple ice spears and release them at Lavrus.
　Lavrus has a high physical defense, and fire doesn't work, and lightning doesn't work.
　So I attack with ice magic.

''Hmph!　That stuff doesn't work!

　But my magic can't do any damage to Lavrus.
　This space works in Lavrus's favor.
　It seems our magic power is diminished.
　But I'm right on target.
　My magic is meant to block Lavrus's eyes.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

''Eat it, Flashbang!
Hmph!

　Lavrus holds up his magic shield and the shield splits apart to form a wall.
　Slashes from the two swords strike Lavrus.
　The slashes are blocked by the shield wall and disappear.

''d*mn it!

　Rage looks frustrated.

'Don't eat this one up!

　Lavrus swings his double-edged axe. A shockwave strikes us.

'Light!　Protect everyone!

　When Sahoko screams, a wall of light appears in front of us.
　But the shock wave breaks the wall of light and blows us away.
　If we had taken a direct hit, we might have died.

'No more~!

　Reno whines.
　The power of that double-edged axe is bad.
　I didn't expect it to break Sahoko's defensive magic.

''How dare you mess with my girl!

　Rage, the only one to escape the shockwave, takes on Lavrus.

''Humph!''

　Lavrus intercepts Rage with his sword.
　Rage spins and ducks Lavrus's sword and slashes Lavrus's leg with his sword.
　But the room glows and the wound quickly heals.

"Chop-chop!　At least this much!

　The two horns of Lavrus's head unleash an electric shock.
　The range of the blasts is wide, and as expected of Rage, he can't avoid them.
　Rage flicks the blitz with his sword, but stops moving.
　Then Lavrus's axe and spear attack.
　Rage is caught by the sword and sent flying.
　However, Rage minimizes the impact of crashing into the wall by flexing his body like a spring.

''Light-winged Heaven Breaker!

　Rage kicks the wall and becomes an arrow of light.

'Bumo-ooh-ooh-ooh ！！！！'

　Lavrus blows up.

'You did it?!

　Rage looks at Lavrus.
　But Lavrus gets up.
　Lavrus's shield is glowing.
　Rage's attack seems to have been cut in half by the shield.

''Gugu...... you do it, brave man of light. That one was a bit painful. But you can't take me down like this! Labyrinth, give me strength!

　When the entire room glowed, the light gathered on Lavrus.
　This feeling is the same as the golem I fought at the fourth level.
　They are probably restoring Lavrulus.

I've been told that I'm invincible as long as I'm in this labyrinth. You can't defeat me with your own hands.

　Lavrus laughs.

'Not good!　We should pull out of here, Mr. Rage!

　I exclaim.

'Okay!　Gather around, people!

　Everyone gathers around Rage's words.
　Then I cast a transition magic.

'Lie!　It's not activating!

　I am stunned.
　I can't transfer.

''Unfortunately, from the eleventh level down, there is no transference allowed. You will no longer be able to escape from me.

　Lavrus smiles wickedly at us in a hurry.

'It's bad, this is ......'

　We were in absolute dire straits, as Nao had said.



Raina, the goddess of wisdom and victory.

　The war maidens and I have come to the skies above the labyrinth of Lavrus to greet Rage and the others.

''Lady Raina. Will you be okay, Rage and the others?''

　Nia looks down from the top of the empty ship with concern.
'Are you that worried, Nia?'
I mean, no!　I'm not worried about it!

　Nia made a panicked sound.
　Nia's attitude was easy to understand.

'It's okay, Nia. He's strong. I'm sure he'll be able to help.'

　I say and Nia looks at me.

'You trust Lady Raina, don't you? You'll find him at .......

　Nia's expression darkened for some reason when she said that.

''Of course. He's my knight, you see.''

　My knight, Kroki, is in the labyrinth.
　So I'm not worried about it.
　But Nia seems to be different.
　The other war maidens are also looking down in worry.
　Should I be worried about them too?
　I go over to the warrior maiden who is looking down.

'Guys, you don't need to worry that much. Rage will be back.

　The war maidens laugh when I say this.
　Does that make you feel a little better?

'Come home fast ....... That boy is coming to get you.

　He muttered and looked in the direction where Kuna was coming towards.



◆Kuna, the silvery white witch.

We're almost there, Glorious. We're almost to Kroki's.

　He flies in the sky on the demon dragon Glorious.
　The ring on Kuna's left hand tells us where Kroki is.
　I haven't seen Kroki for a long time. I've reached my limit.
　So I'm coming for him.

"Wait for me, Kroki.



Black haired wise man Chiyuki

"I've had it up to here, Mr. Chiyuki.

　Reno says with a tired look on his face.
　I didn't expect Reno, who has always been full of energy, to be like this. Her pretty face is ruined.
　It's probably difficult to use magic in this labyrinth except for Lavrus.
　My magic consumption is also greater than usual.
　Sahoko is also exhausted from casting healing and defensive magic over and over again.
　The only one who is in good spirits is Rage.
　Only Rage is challenging Lavrus.
　I don't know how long that will last either.
　It seems that Lavrus gets his strength from the labyrinth, so he can fight forever in this place.
　It sucks.
　But we have to fight just like Rage.

'Stand up, Reno-san, Sahoko-san ....... We have to help you, Rage.

　I'm going to get up.
　I'm going to fight to the limit.
　Rage and Lavrus are fighting in front of me.
　Rage doesn't give up.
　He fights no matter how bad things get, and he never gives up. And in the end, he came out victorious.
　That's why I won't give up either.
　Reno and Sahoko stand up just like me.

'What is it with you guys!　How can you still fight?!

　Lavrus shouts.
　I can tell he's frustrated. I guess it's getting tiresome for good.

'Hmph, we're not giving up on you ！！！！！'

　Rage laughs as he holds two swords at the ready.
　Lavrus becomes even more unhappy when he sees that.

''Enough!　I didn't want to use the only one of these hands, though!　It's too much trouble! I'll kill you with all my might!

　Lavrus's body turns red.

''You didn't mean it before?!

　Nao exclaims in surprise.
　I couldn't believe it. Is there still a way out of this?

"O Moloch fire within me!　Burn down all who are here!

　When Lavrus says this, Lavrus's body is engulfed in flames.
　The flames of Lavrus's body spread directly to the entire room.

''Light!!!!''

　Sahoko casts a defensive spell with all her magical power.
　Our bodies are enveloped in light and block the flames.

'Thank you, Sahoko-san!

　I look at Sahoko.
　He looks at me with a smile, but Sahoko looks tight.
　I guess using magic is getting tighter.

'Kyaaaah!
'No!

　A shout could be heard from behind Lavrus.
　The flames seem to have gone towards the women behind Lavrus.
　The women flee, but are engulfed by the flames and disappear.

'You!　Are you going to kill your own women too?!
'Humph!　There are plenty of alternatives to meth!　We'll just have to kidnap him again!!!

　Lavrus says boringly.

'What a guy!!!'

　I glare at Lavrus.
　I can't let this guy get away with it.

'Eulia!

　Rage flies to Eulia's side.
　In the nick of time, Eulia is protected from the flames by Rage.
　Rage comes over here with Eulia in his arms.

'Why?　Master Raige?　I fooled you.

　Eulia looks at Rage curiously.

'I will not abandon my woman. 'Don't worry, Eulia.'
　Rage laughs.

'Master Rage: ......'

　I look at Rage with Eulia's moist eyes.
　I look at it with cold eyes.
　It's good to help, but the more targets we have to defend against, the more burden Sahoko has to bear.
　Does he understand that?
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This Moloch fire will not be extinguished until my magic is exhausted. I wonder how long I can keep it alive.

　Lavrus comes closer.
　Rage makes Eulia back down and heads to Lavrus alone.
　I try to cover him with my ice spear magic, but the magic doesn't activate.
　When I look at Reno, it looks like he can't use his spirit power the same way I can.
　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

''We can no longer hope for backup, hero!
'So what!　I'll fight you, even if it's just me!

　Rage and Lavrus begin to fight.
　All we could do was watch.
　It was so frustrating.

'Why!　How can you fight this?　It's supposed to be a desperate situation for you, how can you fight without despairing!
'My woman is behind it!　You can't show me how uncool you are!
'So long!　I'm going to kill that woman first.

　Lavrus comes toward us, pretending to be headed for Rage.

'Everybody spread out!
　I yell and everyone runs away in pieces.
　Sahoko is the one I'm most worried about here, but she's got Nao with her, so she should be fine.

'Noooooooo!　Father!

　Eulia screams.
　Lavrus seems to have gone after Eulia.

'You're going after your own daughter!

　Rage is furiously fast and furious as he stands in front of Eulia, blocking the attack from Lavrus.
　Eulia is sitting on his back, unable to move. He's completely slowed down.
　Lavrus attacks Rage, who can't move because Eulia is behind him.
　Rage is defending against the attack with his two swords, but he's in danger.

''Whoa!

　One of Rage's swords breaks off and pops off with Eulia on his back.

''Rage-kun!!!''

　I shout and release a magic bullet with all the magic I can muster into Lavrus.
　I have to stop him from turning his attention back to us and heading towards Rage.
　I continue and release a magic bullet.

''You meth!　May!

　Lavrus, who was heading for Rage, comes over here.
　We have to get away.

'That ......'

　He tries to escape and falls. I try to get up, but I'm not strong enough.

'I'm out of magic. ......'

　The use of too much magic has caused me to lose my strength.
　I tried to move my legs, but they wouldn't listen to me.

''Chiyuki-san!

　I can see that Nao is trying to come this way, but he has fled in the opposite direction and is far away. We won't make it in time.
　Lavrus swings the axe at me from above.
　The approaching axe feels like slow motion.
　Is this the death of me?
　I'm about to burst into tears. No, someone help me. I couldn't help but wish that.
　I shut my eyes.

'Bmo oo oo oo ！！！！'

　Suddenly I hear Lavrus scream.
　The axe doesn't hit me.
　I open my eyes and see someone dressed in black standing there.
　I look for Lavrus and he's lying on the ground at a distance.
　It looks like he has buzzed Lavrus.

'Are you okay?'

　Someone in black calls to me from behind.
　I've heard this voice before. It's the one who rescued me in the basement of the Kingdom of Roxx.
　That person turns around and looks at me.

'You are ......'

　Why is he here?
　Why would he help me?
　I didn't know.

'I'll do the rest. Just stay back.

　His body was engulfed in black flames.
　When the black flames disappear, there is a dark knight standing there, wearing jet black armor.
　That's when I realize.
　He was the one who rescued me in the Kingdom of Roxx.