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Kusanagi Godou sighed. Deciding to enter the Dungeon again was all well and good—wait actually, it wasn't. He was already starting to feel regret, but the risk of having Salvatore Doni or another Campione in this world wasn't one he could allow. Still, he wasn't actually sure how he would go about doing it.
The Dungeon, from all the stories he'd heard, was a dangerous place, and his fuzzy and incomplete memories of his first time there confirmed it. It wasn't just the monsters, but the Dungeon itself. Labyrinths, dead-ends, pitfalls...there were endless numbers of ways adventurers could get themselves lost and stuck inside. With an unending amount of monsters and no supplies, it was easy to imagine why maps were the most important thing any rookie adventurer needed to have.
Godou had gone into several shops that sold maps. They only had maps up till the Fortieth Floor.
"Sorry, kid. But only the top Guilds have maps for anywhere deeper. You'll be better off asking one of them for help."
Which brought about another headache altogether. Should he go alone? Or tag along with another Familia? Loki's upcoming expedition to the Fifty-Ninth floor was no secret and Godou was fairly certain that as long as he asked nicely, the goddess would be more than willing to let him on board. But that being said, Godou was also certain that his additional presence in the expedition would probably make things much harder for the rest.
It was either that, or risk getting lost in the Dungeon for a few weeks again.
I suppose if I just break through the ground repeatedly, I can get to the Deeper Floors easily until I find what I'm looking...he idly wondered, but getting back up after that will be a challenge of its own. And I don't want to attract any more attention than I have to...
He was so deep in thought that he didn't realize he'd reached the entrance of the Hostess until he bumped into someone walking out.
And then he instantly froze, because he could identify the presence of a God even with his eyes closed.
He stared after the hooded figure that continued walking past him at a rather brisk pace. It definitely wasn't Loki, because the redheaded God would stop at no excuse to pester him. It suspicious, considering the Hostess was closed.
He jogged after the figure and grabbed their hand.
"Hi," he said, trying to be polite and firm at the same time.
The God turned, and Godou found himself momentarily captivated.
With skin as white as snow and lips blood-red, Godou found himself staring at the beautiful face of Freya, who he hadn't seen since he woke up in this world. A single glance into her violet eyes and Godou found himself visualizing the voluptuous figure that was hidden behind her cloak. The way her ample bosom shook with each step. The way her hips swayed as she climbed on top of him. The way his fingers could dance up her killer curves as she-
He immediately dispelled the visions, glaring at the goddess. "I'd appreciate it if you'd stopped doing that."
Instantly, he felt Freya's presence disappear from his mind.
She smirked. "Not in the mood, are you?"
Godou scowled. "What were you doing in the Hostess?" he asked, straight to the point. He'd met people like Freya before. Giving her control of the conversation would only end up in him being led around in circles.
Godou wouldn't allow that. Not when it was a God in question.
Freya's face dropped into a small pout. "Can't a goddess check up on her children? I haven't seen little Mia in so long."
Godou blinked, slightly surprised. "You know Mama Mia?"
"Of course," Freya said, a small hint of pride in her voice. "She was in my Familia. Then one day she got injured and she decided that she had enough of fighting and wanted to open a tavern. I've missed her, you know."
Now Godou felt a little bad. "Oh. I didn't know that." He'd never met Freya before, and it was a little presumptuous of him to assume she had bad intentions from the very start.
"You sound...disappointed." Freya suddenly tiptoed and whispered into his ear, "if you want me to stay a little longer, I don't mind."
Godou felt shivers run up his spine, and he immediately created more distance between him and the goddess. Freya had her tongue trailing her lips seductively, and he turned away.
"I'm good. Nice seeing you again, Lady Freya."
He could almost hear Freya smirk. "I'll see you soon, Kusanagi Godou."
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When Godou walked in, he only saw Lunoire and Syr, the only other humans in the Hostess, sitting on tables chatting.
"Hi Godou," they greeted together.
Godou frowned as he stopped and looked around. "Mama Mia isn't in?"
"No," Lunoire said. The brown-haired girl stood up and walked to him. "She went out to restock."
"She should back soon if you're looking for her!" Syr skipped over, her personality bubbly as usual.
"It's fine," he waved off. "Did Freya come in?"
The girls suddenly looked at each other.
"Yeah, she did," Syr said, bringing her finger to her chin. "I think she was looking for Mama Mia too!"
Lunoire nodded. "She walked around for a bit before we told her Mama Mia wasn't in and then she left," she explained calmly.
Godou crossed his arms. "Freya didn't do anything else?" he asked, still not entirely convinced.
Syr cocked her head. "No?"
Maybe Freya really was telling the truth. "Hmm...was Mama Mia really in Freya's guild?" he asked them. But then, there was always a chance that the goddess had been lying.
"Yep!" Syr said. "She used to come a lot more when we just opened, but we haven't seen her as much of late."
Godou was honestly stumped. He'd met Freya twice, and each meeting had only left his impression of her more and more distorted. She definitely wasn't as down-to-earth as Loki, but Godou still found himself on the fence if she was a "good" God or a "bad" God. Information about her Familia was scarce too. Beside the highest-Leveled adventurer, Ottar, being in it, Godou knew next to nothing about them.
"Does Mama Mia ever talk about Freya?" he asked again. Now that he thought about it, Godou realized that Freya was another possible source of assistance for his attempt to explore the Dee
per Floors. If not lending some manpower, at least a map would have been sufficient.
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