The night before the battle with the Harpy.

　I had a dream.
　It was an empty space - the Goddess's room.
　It's been a long time.

　I got down on one knee and crossed my arms.

　She was holding a cup of ice cream and looking up at a fan.
　She was wearing a T-shirt and a pair of spats, by the way.　
　Or rather, a bit erotic.

(Yeah~....)

'What?　Did you come?
　If you fanned your chest, you turned around to look at me.　
　I want you to dress properly, at least when you meet with your followers once in a while.
　It's ruining the beauty.

'I can hear your heart.
Your clothes are disheveled, goddess-sama.
Oh, dear. You don't have any religious faith.
I pray for you every day.

　Mmmm, and the goddess swells.
　So much for the light talk.

Thank you. It's thanks to the goddess that I was able to meet Sasaki-san.
Thank you.
　You can't do that with ice cream in your mouth.

By the way, Makoto. Why don't you get along with the brave boy of light?
　Huh?
''He's one of the sects of the holy gods that the goddess hates. Can we get along?
'Don't worry about that. In the meantime, if we get to know each other, you can use it later.
　She's still a goddess who says black things.

'I don't like the idea of taking advantage of my classmates.
　I'm emotionally resistant to it.
"He's going to be the key man on this continent from now on. Don't dwell on it, but get to know him. Do as I say and you'll be reunited with your friend.
I appreciate that, but...

Sasaki Aya-chan is good. The status alone is in the brave class. Lucy's magic is getting stronger, and Makoto's party is starting to look better and better.
I'm not very good at this.
　Even if everyone around you is getting stronger.

Your status is just a decoration. It's just a matter of having a big move that can turn things around!　Continue to master spirit magic.
　The instructions are more specific these days.

'In the meantime, don't let the Harpy get to you.
　With a squeezing, he stroked my hair.
　I felt like I was getting some kind of pep in my step.
　Could it be that he met me to cheer me up?

'Leave it to me, Goddess.'
　I bowed and when I raised my head, the goddess was gone.


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Okay, let's go.
Are you sure you want to go this early?
　Lucy is rubbing her eyes sleepily.

--2:00 a.m.

　It's 2:00 a.m. It's time to leave to take down the Harpy Queen.

"I thought we were going in the daytime.
It's sweet!　Lord Nina. This world is a world of the weak and the strong. The enemy's weaknesses must be exploited. The Harpy is a bird demon. Their eyesight is worse at night.
"We Lamia were attacked in our sleep. We're going to get it back!
　Saasan is excited.

"The Harpy is sound asleep right now. Let's give him a good night's sleep.
True, I'm afraid to speak up.
　I said to Sa-san, but Lucy stuck me in.

Me and Lucy will be outside the dungeon. Nina and Lucy will be at the bottom of the lake. The time of the attack is 2 hours from now at 4pm. Fujiyan, wait for good news and materials for the Harpy queen.
Mm. Make sure you don't forget the items you need. I wish you good luck!

　We all gave a small nod and set off.


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The forest outside the Great Maze. It's dark and eerie at night.
　Lucy and I walked together, holding my arm tightly as I activated my covert skills.

'I've been going back and forth for the last three days, so it's kind of a walk in the park.
Wasn't it hard for you?
No, it's fun.
He's a weirdo.

　Careful preparation before the boss fight.
　This is a place we can't afford to lose.
　The tension is a little high.

"There's a lot of fog. I guess it's a good thing there's no visibility, but...
I asked the genie to make this fog for me. Pretty good idea, huh?
This wide area?　Puffer!
"Speak up!
　We proceed quietly, keeping Lucy's mouth shut.

　But the road is long.
　I'm bored.
　Come to think of it, I haven't been able to ask Nina about Fujiyan's female relationships that she asked me to have.
　When this battle is over, maybe I'll ask her out for a drink.

(Stop with the weird flagging.)
　Excuse me, Goddess.
　I'll be careful.

Hey, Makoto.
　For a while, as we were going along, Lucy spoke to me.

'You know what happened the other day when I went out with Aya?
Oh, are we getting along?
　Come to think of it, what kind of conversation did the two of us have together?

'Oh well. The Lamia food was bad, so I was impressed with the menus in the diners and cafes.
Oh, I heard he ate a lot of raw fish and nuts.
　When I heard about Sa-san's eating habits, she really deserved my sympathy.

'You said you wanted something sweet, but there aren't too many labyrinth towns out there.
Speaking of which, Fujiyan said he was going to bring me some chocolate. What else did you tell him?
....
　Huh?
　Didn't we just talk about food?

The rest ... well, Makoto told me what he was like in his previous world.
He's just a guy who loves video games.
　I hope you didn't say anything strange, Sa-san.

I told Aya how things were going with Makoto at McAllen.
　Hmm?

Why do you keep talking about me...
Because Aya wanted to hear it. I wanted to hear about the old days, too.
'Uh, well...'
　That's a bit embarrassing.
　But was it exciting?


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We should get going. Lucy will be here in a minute.
Yes, you're going to take down the guards.
Yeah.
　As he says this, he draws his dagger and sets his 'Clearing the Mirror' skill deep.
　The visibility is terrible due to the deep fog, but I know the location of the harpy with 'night vision' and 'enemy detection'.　

　The enemy is unaware of it.
　He muffles the sound of footsteps and delivers two blows to the Harpy's neck and heart from behind.
　The returning blood is controlled by the water magic method to avoid being exposed to it.

　I finish off the three harpies on a large rock, in a low tree branch, near a large hole that leads to the great labyrinth.
　We also know in advance that we have a while to spare before it's time to take over.

'Lucy, it's done,'
It hasn't even been five minutes.... Makoto, I think you're good at being an assassin.
You don't have a job like that.
　There are skills for assassination, but not the profession of 'assassin'.
　Ostensibly.


　We approached the large hole that leads to the Great Labyrinth and quietly looked inside.
　In the ceiling of the Great Labyrinth, we see what looks like a huge bird's nest made of wood and ivy.
　It's the nest of the harpies.


Lucy, you're on it.
Okay. I'm gonna make you eat a big one for Aya.
　With that said, I start chanting.

　Lucy's wand can skip the spell chanting, at least for rock bullet magic, thanks to the giant god's old man.
　However, this time it's a magic that calls up a large number of large rocks.

　Giant rocks appear one after another.

"Clothe yourself in flames. "Clothe yourself in flames!
　A huge rock burns up red.

　Like a sunset, it began to light up the area in red.

'Lucy!　The Harpies are starting to notice!
　A few of them are peeking at us from their nests.

　But it's too late!

Meteor shower.

　As Lucy waved her wand, burning boulders of all sizes blasted the Great(ish) Lost(ish) Palace(ish) Heaven(ish) Well(ish) and the Harpy's Nest(ish).