Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? My Familia Is Full of Heroines from Ten Thousand Worlds!

"Well, you could say we know each other."

Tsubaki picked up the fruit wine beside her, took a casual sip, and waved a hand, smoothly covering for Ryu Lion as she changed the subject.

"That tavern is no ordinary place."

"It's one of the last places in all of Orario you want to mess with. Even plenty of patron gods have to show it respect. After all, its owner, Mama Mia, used to be the captain of the Freya Familia, the Level 6 Little Giant. And every member of its staff has hidden depths, too."

"Besides, the food there really is delicious, and the portions are generous enough to fill you up, right?"

After that brief explanation, Tsubaki steered the conversation toward the lavish spread before them, gesturing at a large platter of roast meat with her chin.

"Speaking of which, Lord Haimo's familia really is interesting."

"It doesn't have the strict hierarchy of other familias, or all those ridiculous rules."

"Even a god can sit at the same table and eat with everyone, and you can even invite outsiders to join you."

"This sort of family atmosphere really is quite rare in Orario these days."

"Since you've found yourself here, there's no need to keep holding back. Enjoy yourself."

"Moments like these don't come along often."

After saying this, Tsubaki gave Ryu Lion a meaningful look.

It was obvious.

That last remark.

Tsubaki had said it specifically for Ryu Lion.

Ryu Lion was slightly taken aback.

She looked at the lively girls, noisy though they were, and at Haimo, who was bickering with Hestia without any of a god's airs.

Her tense shoulders gradually relaxed.

Yes.

This atmosphere.

It really had been a long time.

"Mmph, mmph... whash that, Tsubaki?"

At that moment.

Hestia finally lifted her head