"...I'll accept the deal."
I'd been wandering around all this time, but I'd never even heard of a god entering the Dungeon, and I'd never imagined that someone had betrayed us.
Even if the gods were mad with amusement, they still had their limits.
"A wise choice."
"Excalibur needs repairs, so it'll take a little time."
"...Understood. Should I tell you now about the god who betrayed Orario?"
"If possible, tell me now."
"Yes. The god who betrayed Orario is—"
"..."
Why are the gods connected to alcohol all insane?
"Sigh... I'll repair Excalibur as quickly as I can."
"I'm in your care."
"You don't intend to harm humans, do you?"
"Yes."
It was hard to trust her, but... well, did it matter?
It wasn't like I couldn't prepare countermeasures.
"Ah, take this too."
Pandora handed me a pendant with an unusual shape.
"What is this?"
"If you use that pendant, you should be able to move freely through my body."
...Adventurers would be desperate to get their hands on this.
"Thanks. I'm going now."
Urus...
"Why are you calling me?"
Startled... when did you get here?
"Just now. You were... huh?"
You're at the Dungeon's deepest floor.
"How did you get there?"
Pandora guided me.
"Who the hell is Pandora?!"
Read my memories.
Going back up to the surface was fairly easy thanks to the pendant.
"If I sold this, it'd fetch a pretty good price, wouldn't it?"
"..."
Urus wrapped the pendant in flames.
"If you take this as is, you'll be found out."
"...Ah."
There was a faint trace of Pandora's power in it, so if I wasn't careful, it really would be exposed.
"Anyway, I'm outside."
Why does it feel like it's been so long...
"Have you learned anything?"
"...Could you at least make some noise when you show up?"
Just as I was about to head up to the surface, Fels suddenly appeared.
"My apologies."
"I haven't learned much."
"Even if it isn't much, it is valuable information. Would you tell me?"
"There's a god who wants to destroy Orario."
"...I see."
"Did you predict it?"
He's surprisingly calm.
"There were a few suspicious gods."
"Who were the suspicious gods?"
"Ishtar, Hermes, Dionysus, and Freya."
...
"So who is it?"
"Dionysus."
If Pandora's words are true,
and if the scent I picked up on the deepest floor really was wine,
then Dionysus is an Evilus survivor.
I've started a new work.
I haven't written much yet, but if it's your taste, please come take a look sometime.