Labyrinth City Orario, Guild
"Ouranos... They've made contact."
In the depths of the guild, wearing black robes that covered their faces, a mage holding a staff in hand stood in front of the Guild God, Ouranos.
An hour ago, he received a strange message through his crystal team.
The Champion had made contact with the evil residing deep within the Dungeon.
The Dungeon and adventurers had reached a balance in recent years, but everything changed when the Champion entered.
The Dungeon went crazy, creating super monsters and awakening that terrible evil deep within its floors.
"I understand... The final battle is approaching. The Champion won't stand idly by seeing that."
Ouranos, on the other hand, wasn't surprised; this was inevitable. The Champion, being the child of the world, wouldn't let his mother die. He would use everything at his disposal to save it.
"How are the Xenos? Did they hide successfully?"
"For now, I took them to a safe place on the 29th floor. I don't think they'll be harmed there."
With the Dungeon out of control, life for the Xenos became tougher. They not only had to watch out for adventurers but also for the super monsters within the Dungeon. Even living on the 45th floor was madness; that place was impossible for beings like them to survive.
"That's good."
Closing his eyes, Ouranos knew that if the Xenos had bad luck and encountered the Champion, it would be the end.
The Champion was a complete killing machine, a guardian and protector of the world. Without hesitation, he would massacre all the Xenos.
In this world, no one could stop him. Even they, as Gods, had no say in the decisions of a Champion. They had no right to judge or interfere.
With his power sealed, the Champion was the king in this world. Even though Ouranos was the only God whose power wasn't sealed, he knew for sure he couldn't go against the Champion, not with all those Goddesses ready to move for him.
Orario had changed ownership, and now the true owner was Yuki.
And Ouranos knew it. Protecting the Xenos was madness, but he bet he could do it.
"Ouranos, tell me the truth... Will we survive? Will we be accepted?"
Gripping his staff, the mage's body trembled. Things were going well with Ganesha and Hermes helping them, and a future where the Xenos walked among the beings of this world wasn't far off. But now...
Everything was useless. Even if they were accepted, if the Champion didn't approve of their existence, they would be eliminated.
"I don't know. Champions are very eccentric and unpredictable beings. For them, the world is their greatest responsibility. But there's hope; this Champion is still a child. We can still convince him..."
Sighing, Ouranos shook his head. Even he thought this was a mere illusion. No matter how innocent and approachable Yuki might be, the dream of the Champion protecting monsters was just that—a dream. But there was still hope. After all, if the Champion accepted them, all of Orario would have to accept them.
"For now, they are safe. The Champion already has his target; I don't think he'll bother with the Xenos."
"I hope so."
With the discovery of the formidable army, Ouranos trusted that Yuki wouldn't have problems with the Xenos; he had more important matters.
On the other hand, the mage bowed his head. The problems were worsening, and with this impending war, the Xenos had little chance of survival.
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"What will we do, Yuki-san... Will you summon the rest of the girls?"
After witnessing that terrible army, Yuki and the girls decided to return. The adventure and exploration had borne fruit, and although it was a pity they couldn't continue, not everything goes as planned.
"Not yet..."
Shaking his head, Yuki didn't want to summon the girls yet. Knowing their personalities, he knew that bringing them all at once would be a pain.
It was better to wait and bring them into his fold one by one; otherwise, it might end up in a bloodbath.
With Kurumi being as crazy as she is and Yuno being quite heavy, it's possible that both might challenge each other to a duel.
And Folia?
She would likely be the fuel to that fire.
Not to mention Mana, who constantly glared at Kurumi, making Yuki wonder if his girlfriend intended to erase Kurumi from their family.
Moreover, bringing them suddenly to a world like this would be counterproductive.
Not to mention that Yuki didn't want to approach the chat room; Mikoto must be furious, and Yuki didn't want to provoke her.
"We must become stronger, upgrade our parameters, explore the other floors, and train our skills. We can't be lazy about this."
With the Dungeon being so dangerous, the best course of action would be for them to train on the higher floors and increase their parameters.
That's why, at the moment, their top priority is to increase their strength.
"Well thought."
Satisfied with his response, Mana didn't want more women joining the family. Kurumi had just been summoned, and she already wanted to kill her. After all, Kurumi constantly mocked her and approached Yuki on purpose.
"For now, let's go to the tavern... Seeing those things gave me a headache."
Thinking of the beautiful cat girl, Yuki wanted to see her again, not to mention that the food there was good.
[Master... I want pudding.]
Est, on the other hand, thought of that strange yellow sweet. Since Yuki cooked it, Est fell in love with its taste.
"All right, I've prepared a few."
Sighing at this, Yuki thought that this was the price he had to pay for having many women in his family. Not everything is free in this world.
And if you want to have a harem, you have to have the ability to please your women, both emotionally and in bed...
"Adam... You're not thinking something about those women, are you?"
Looking at her boyfriend doubtfully, Mana knew Yuki was thinking something. That guy wouldn't just sit idly with those bar girls.
Although she was sleeping at that time, Mana asked Inori what happened, and needless to say, her anger reached the sky.
And now that this bastard wanted to go back to that place, Mana was on absolute alert. Kurumi was already a headache; she didn't want another.
"No~... Nothing like that. I thought that would be a good place to celebrate Kurumi's summoning" Lifting his hands innocently, Yuki expressed his pure desire. Of course, Mana didn't believe him, and neither did Kurumi.
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"Haa~ what a nuisance."
With a terrible headache, Ryuu sighed in defeat. Since Yuki and that strange woman fought in the sky, things had become chaotic. This, of course, affected them, as part of their tavern was hit by the crossfire.
Fortunately, Freya paid for everything, but the cleaning work and attending to their customers made them, as waitresses, have no rest.
"Nyahaha, don't worry, Ryuu-san. After a good day of work, enjoy a glass of milk, nya."
Chloe, on the other hand, was content, cleaning and serving customers, swaying her tail from side to side. For her, this was nothing.
"I'm not a cat..."
Rolling her eyes at her companion, Ryuu didn't continue speaking; there was no way she'd be content with just a glass of milk.
"Chloe-san is right; you don't have to be so disheartened, Ryuu-san."
Supporting Chloe's words, Syr, who was beside her, encouraged her. After all, it wasn't a bad day.
*Clinnn
"Welcome! Nya?!"
"Nya?!"
While they were discussing, the doors of the tavern opened, and four people entered. Two of them moved at impressive speeds, one grabbing Anya, who welcomed them, while the other person hugged Chloe.
"Fufufu Yuki-san! Yuki-san! What is this? She's too cute~"
"I told you~... They're cute! And they smell really good~"
These two people were, of course, Yuki and Kurumi, who, upon seeing the two cat waitresses, had their cuteness radar go off and hugged each of the girls.
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TN: it should have been me :(