Three days had passed since Sasha entered the dungeon. During these past three days, a terrifying roar could occasionally be heard from the entire Jukai forest and the Olympus ruins. Although the evil tribes had heard the situation from Dullahan, there was no major chaos. However, everyone was filled with fear and anxiety about what was happening underground. When the southern boss, Hell Ape, heard about the situation from Dullahan, he felt both respect and fear for Sasha, whom he had not yet met. And if they were to enter under her protection, they evil tribes could live in peace, he thought.

The roar occasionally heard from the underground of the forest was the sound of the goddess Sasha breaking through the strong walls of the dungeon.

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Sasha's Perspective:

Three days had passed since entering the dungeon. I didn't expect it to take this long to reach the 45th underground floor. But I already have the hang of it. I can reach the lowest floor by this evening!

My own personal dungeon conquering method is extremely simple:

1.   Use my spatial magic "Auto Mapping" to create a map of each floor.

2.   Once the map is complete, use my "Railgun" to destroy all the walls along the straight line distance between the entrance and exit. [This is the cause of the roar!]

3.   The evil tribes will rush in like a tsunami from the destroyed walls.

4.   Once a completely straight line is formed, use "Railgun" again!

5.   Then just walk to the exit.

See, it's possible to conquer the dungeon in the shortest possible way.

Who in their right mind would want to conquer the entire Jukai forest's dungeon through the normal route? Frankly, it's a hassle! This method is the easiest. However, something unexpected happened from the 11th underground floor. The exit that appeared on the mapping was a fake! When I tried again, a different exit appeared. And even when I arrived there, it turned out to be another fake. It was infuriating! In the end, the final exit was right next to the entrance! It would take Dullahan and the others a year with this method.

This happened repeatedly from the 11th floor onwards. As a retaliation, I annihilated all the evil tribes on each floor one by one. And as I continued this action, their attitude towards me became patternized. Mainly three patterns.

1.   Fight to death.

2.   Run away with all their might.

3.   Tell me the real exit.

Especially after taking action 3, they lined up neatly on both sides of the newly created exit made by Railgun and took a bowing pose, obediently saying "The exit is here." The attitude towards me on each floor is too extreme!

The mid-boss appeared every 10 floors, but I defeated them all in one hit.

There were Killer Octopus Emperor, Killer Squid Emperor, Killer Shrimp Emperor, and Killer Crab Emperor, but they fought on the ground instead of in the sea. When I defeated them, I couldn't help but shout, "Got some cooking ingredients~!!" Because with these ingredients, I can make my favorite dishes like takoyaki, salt-grilled squid, and shrimp chili! Thanks to these ingredients, my cooking repertoire has increased significantly. It was perfect for Spheretalia, where there were no seafood ingredients. Even if I'm not around, it's no problem to have Finn, Ariel, and Keith go get the ingredients.

I repeated this action and finally arrived at the 45th floor underground.

"Phew, let's take a break."

I've been exploring the dungeon alone for three days, so it's lonely. To be precise, it's a bit different. Three small bugs have been following me from behind. I already know who's behind them because I can use magic to make the images seen by those bugs visible to the other side, so I can locate their location with a single wave of magic. When I released my killing intent, it disappeared for a moment, but then it reappeared a few hours later. Perhaps they are monitoring me with the intention of being ready to be killed? Then, why not communicate with me? Well, maybe they have a reason, or maybe they just want to see the final destination of this dungeon. Well, if they don't do anything, that's fine, maybe they're just killing time.

However, I'm just playing with them by periodically pacifying them or releasing my intimidation and killing intent. By not communicating with me at all even after going this far, it means they're completely committed to surveillance duty.

Is their a goal to assess my strength? They're too naive. Since I became an evil god, I've been mastering how to use my skills. Besides making ramen, I also trained in teleportation. Thanks to that, I can transfer to where I can grasp the opponent's presence, magic, and soul. So, once I finish exploring the dungeon, I’ll be prepared to go there immediately!

Hey, you two high elves!

For me, it doesn't matter whether you are from the same town or not. And even if you are away from Saria, you are not necessarily an ally. If you intend to harm Spheretalia with malice, I will eliminate you without question!

Now, let's put aside the high elves. What are Finn and the others doing?

While I'm away, there is also a danger of Alteheim attacking. I learned from the bug sent by the high elves and made a security bird with my own magic that can monitor the castle. It has no intelligence and is like a robot, so it has no presence. As a unique skill, I added [Optical Camouflage]. Although its existence cannot be erased, it is difficult to detect due to the lack of presence and the reflection of light. As a normal skill, it has [Perspective 10] and [Zoom 10]. The program content is to monitor five protected persons 100 meters away from Finn as the base. Of course, I'm not monitoring them all day long, and I'm not recording them either, as everyone has their privacy. Well, if a real danger approaches, I'm sure I'll receive communication, but I'm still worried. Am I being overprotective? If everyone knew about it, they would probably be angry and say, "Do you really not trust us that much?" I do trust them, but I'm still worried. By the way, I made three security birds. The first one is for Finn and the others, the second one is for observing Alteheim Castle, and it's currently on its way to the destination. The third one is for the two high elves, and it's already been teleported and is located 100 meters away from them, monitoring (with recording). I'll check their information later. For now, I'll just ignore them.

Now, I wonder how Finn and the others are doing?

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○○○ Iris's point of view

Onee-sama went to Mount Olympus and it has been three days since then. Nothing strange has happened during that time, and there is no sign of an attack from Alteheim. Peaceful days continue. With three days of training, I can now control the void magic up to medium range. Jin and Rikka mastered it yesterday. They have been teaching Leon since yesterday evening.

Ah...I suffered a terrible defeat in my first battle with demons. It was because I got carried away and kept punching the fake Eleanor-sama and fake Onee-sama. I need to control myself to prevent this from happening again in the future.

Currently, I am practicing void magic in the training field. I can now handle up to six juggling balls.

"Hmm? It's just Iris here. Where are Jin and Rikka?"

Finn-nee and Leon seem to have an ideal lover's relationship. They really suit each other.

"I haven't seen them since breakfast."

 "Oh, I see. Could it be--"

"Finn, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"

I wonder what's going on?

"This morning, the chefs made an improved version of the soy sauce ramen and orc bone ramen using orc meat as the ingredient. When they tasted it, they were delighted that the sauce had penetrated the orc meat much more than when we first tried it, and the balance between the noodles, soup, and orc meat had evolved several levels."

What?! I definitely want to taste it!

"Maybe Jin and Rikka went to the kitchen just like you thought, Iris."

 "Eh? Finn-nee, how did you know?!"

"Iris, your face shows what you're thinking."

Ah! Did it show on my face?

"In that case, let's go to the kitchen with the three of us. Onee-sama isn't here right now. Let's taste it before she comes back!"

"Iris thinks so too, right? Yeah, let's go!"

Onee-sama is in the middle of dungeon conquest, so there's no time like the present to taste it.

"Wait a minute!!!"

Finn-nee and I were about to dash off, but Leon stopped us.

"Leon, why are you stopping us? We can only eat it while our master is away!"

Finn-nee initially called him 'Leon-sama', but she removed the 'sama' because she wanted to deepen their relationship even more. Since then, I feel like their relationship has become even closer. But why is he stopping us?!

"Think about it, both of you. I haven't known Sasha for long, but there's no way she would go to conquer the dungeon without doing anything!"

Ah! That's right. Come to think of it, knowing Onee-sama, she might have set up some kind of trap. Hmm, even if I look at my status, there's nothing particularly different. If I had to say, maybe a title?

Title:  …   Saint and Goddess Sasha

There used to be a saint right after the title. Hmm, that gap is bothering me.

"Iris, doesn't the gap in the title bother you?"

 "Does Finn-nee have it too?"

 "I have it as well. It's an unnatural gap. Is there something here?"

Just as we were wondering, we heard something.

"Jin, Rikka, Out----!!!"

 "---Gyaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!"

"Hey, what was that? I heard our master's voice and someone screaming!"

"That voice belongs to Jin-san and Rikka-san, right? I heard their voices coming from a location quite near, but they're not around here, are they?"

"Finn, Iris, they're probably in the kitchen! Let's go check it out!"

The upgraded version of the orc meat, which was completed this morning, was definitely the reason for the incident in the kitchen. We rushed to the kitchen.

--- When we arrived, Jin-san and Rikka-san were lying there lifeless with their eyes rolled up in a gruesome manner, but they were not dead. They were unconscious instead.

"Ah, Finn-sama, Leon-sama, Iris-sama."

 "Could you please explain this situation, Head Chef?"

"Well, the upgraded version of the orc meat was completed, so we were going to try it on orc bone ramen. That's when Jin-sama and Rikka-sama arrived."

"Ahh, that's not fair. We want to try it too!"

 "Hey, Rikka, we have to be patient."

 "Just one sip for tasting should be fine, right? Jin wants to try it too!"

 "Well, once you smell this scent... sorry, but could you make us a half portion please?"

"Whooooaaaahhhhhh, this is orc bone ramen!"

 "Alright, let's eat!"

 "Yeah!"

[Jin, Rikka, Out----!!!]

(Note: Only those with divine protection can hear Sasha's voice.)

"Huh? What was that? I heard Sasha's voice!"

 "I heard it too!"

"What? We didn't hear anything."

"Gyaaa, what is this smell? Why? Mhyyyyyaaaahhhhhhhhhhh, Jin-tazuge--"

 "Gwuuaaahhhhh, what is this smell? It's---stimulating smell----"

 Bam

"That's what happened. We have no idea what happened."

We understand. ---Onee-sama, you're merciless. You must have set up something after all. Thanks to Jin-san and the others rushing ahead, we were saved. Finn-nee's face turned pale.

"Finn, I know it's hard to believe, but is this the 'stimulating smell' punishment?"

 "Yeah, that pained expression and writhing in agony makes it clear that it's the 'stimulating smell' punishment."

 "Could it be that it was activated when they got close to the ramen at a certain distance?"

"Ah, Leon-sama, indeed, just as they were about to put the ramen in their mouths, they suffered within 10 cm of their mouths."

"I'm sorry. Onee-sama, you didn't trust us, did you?"

beep

"Hmm? Did something change in our status? Let's check."

"Ah, this is the reason. Finn-nee, Leon-san, please look at our titles."

"Huh? Titles?"

Title: The one captured by ramen

Those who hold this title will trigger a certain trap when they distance themselves from the goddess Sasha by a certain distance. The content of the trap is simple. When you try to eat ramen, an irritating smell (improved version) will be generated. The limit distance from the ramen is 10 cm from the mouth.

[I added this to your titles just in case. It's punishment for trying to eat it without my permission. I trust you in training, but I don't trust you at all when it comes to ramen. Only those who have my protection can received titles without going through the system. That's why I gave you this title.]

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Onee-sama, why would you give us such a terrible title?

"Hahaha, she don't trust us when it comes to ramen at all. In fact, I, Finn, and Iris tried to eat it. Thanks to Jin-san and Rikka, we were saved."

Oh, that's too bad. Ramen~~ Ramen~~

"Hey, I heard a scream and flew over here, but Jin and Rikka are the ones being punished! I thought it would be Iris and Rikka's combination, but I was wrong."

!

"Ragius-san, did you know about the punishment?"

"Yeah, Sasha told me just before she left. I never thought Jin would be punished. You guys should just endure the ramen."

"Okay, we will endure it. We just don't want that punishment."

Onee-sama, that's terrible. We can't even taste it. If it's going to get more delicious the more we endure, we'll never eat ramen again!