Is It Wrong For A Gamer To Be In The Dungeon? Familia Myth Of Zetta

"Alright everyone, this is only just the beginning, though theres a possibility that some of you cannot return alive but I believe in you lot as you are a member of Loki Familia. We, although not the strongest, has the ability that could flip the tide of the battle wherever we are! So please, come back alive!"

" " "Ooh!!!" " "

Finn, as the captain of Loki Familia, rally the raid members and increase their morale before the battle. Although not anyone are participating—is because some have their own task at hand— it made them dejected that they couldn't help their other co-member. For example, Argo isn't here as Loki dispatched him to wander inside the dungeon for him to stay out of this quagmire.

After that amazing speech, the executives along with Loki, gathers in a different room before the raid started.

"Enyo, we have to unmask this mystery guy to unravel the truth behind all of this"

Loki, squinted while saying so. Though she isn't fighting with them using weapons, she too are fighting through information gatherings and fed them to her members as she and Dionysius and Hermes are meeting in secret and created plans to counterattack the enemies below their feet.

"Revis, she's also coming. Ais"

"I am ready"

Finn look at the Kenki as her expression isn't like the last time who has distress and wrath hearing the name who seems like knew her mother. 'Seems like he said something that soften her' is what the captain thought so.

"By the way Finn, why didn't we let Argo fought with us into this battle?"

Gareth asks him while the pallum shakes his head "this isn't his battle to begin with. and I'm afraid it would only harm us than good"

That very answer has deep meaning. Good, because Argo has a skill that could increase the attacking party's firepower but the harm it cause is too much to burden— worst is, the wrath from the man called Zetta when he discovers that his swore brother before they even met, letting be killed by his friend, Finn.

Though thats only from his thoughts, Finn then look towards Ais, "what are the odds that you could win, Ais. You already know it, she is different, she could grow infinitely but you, are only still level 6. are you still confident?"

Ais Wallenstein with her new battle clothings and armor, gripped the hilt of her claymore and strongly nodded. Confirming that she have to win no matter what.

Its been 5 days since then but their Familia are still fighting to death from the group of Enyo and Evilus, though there are wounded, theres no death count they receive so far, and that made the little pallum sigh in relief.

And its been 5 days, and Argo and Ais hasn't yet to meet—although Ais heard his name through Tiona.

For once, Ais is always above the Orario's citywall, training her swordskill alone or visited by Tiona,Tione and Lifeya while Argo is always inside the dungeon—alone and/or sometimes forgot to return as he only slept at the Adventurers Guild area which made Eina worried; tired of killing monsters. Even Loki freaked out—not because of influence of Zetta but because she is genuinely worried of her new recruit—as she saw him there, smiling happily while tasting his own saliva and dreaming heartfully.

"Jeez, overwork wouldn't make you strong in a day, alright" as Loki commented and sleep with Argo and rest her upper body from the table. Thanks to this that the two created a bond that are stronger than the current Finn and Loki.

The next day arrived just like that. . .

"Huh? why did you have to give me this my Goddess?"

Perplexed, Argo asks Loki, she, not only sent him towards the dungeon. But also gave him a lower-tier version copy of Bete's 'Flosvirt'. A greave-type light armor that could absorb any element properties, Though they have the same name, his has a color matches with his colw and 'Jupitel Sword', a darkred color version of Flosvirt.

"Well, your equipment are topnotch for a newbie, so giving you this might not eye catching, see? Its alright just accept it. The payment is within my own pocket so no need to worr—"

"—thats made me even more worried! such item, why would you give me this? I'm just a nobody inside the familia! You, giving this to me would create gossip and trouble for yourself, my goddess!" Argo said so.

Yes, within the Loki Familia, who he only befriend with is only Tiona and Lifeya who didn't even call him by his name.

Even if he or before he try to strike a conversation especially towards the girls much less towards men, cold piercing glare is what he receive. Thats why he's always too passive inside their manor and only prefered sleeping inside the Adventurers Guild table from the sideline. Not only that, they also gave him an alias 'suck-up elf'

Its because of all members, he's the only one who call their Goddess Loki formally, like 'my goddess' or 'kami-sama' politely or the two are always together. Argo didn't know but the executives already shut those member's mouth around this time.

Though executives, Loki, Tione, Tiona and Lifeya find him energetic person if he's with them, he felf discomfort and cold from the others that made him gloomy most of the times.

"Hehe, just accept them alright. Told you, that one came from my own pocket so, members won't even try bother asking where you get that"

"K-kami-sama!" Argo out of happiness hug his Goddess in tears as his ear of an elf is peaking from behind of his hood. Loki then repositioned the hood back

"Just remember our deal, don't let that hood loosened or there are someone would pounce at you!"

Because Argo is an easy going and easy to manipulate through words; in short, Naive. Loki threatened him that there is a certain Goddess that could eat him alive if his identity has been revealed. Which is actually true.

She even told him that a 'little rookie' is a record holder so far who ascend to level 2 within a month which made Argo become more agitated to level up "uhm, Kami-sama! I won't lose whatever that little-kun is, I'll break his record in no time!"

Says Argo full of energy this time. He also knew that the little-rookie is an 'Argonaut-kun' Tiona are talking about which made him curious but alas, dungeon and Orario is too big for them to even meet, especially Argo is always inside the dungeon since Loki approved him to venture inside.

Hearing, the mischief smiled, "He he, thats the spirit! alright, I'll update your status this night, how'bout it?"

"That. . ."

Hearing her word made him dejected than elated, because he were to enter in that gloomy world again.

"Its alright! This time for sure, I would introduce you to your neighbour, so return early!"

"N-neighbour? You mean besides my room?"

"Yup yup, that is a special room, and you'll know later, he he"

"A-alright, I will" Argo replied but still wearing dissatisfied mask of smile

"Mou~ don't make that kind of a face, it made me guilty even more"

"W-why so? You're not the one who invited me to begin with"

"Yeah, at first I disagree but not this time alright!" After then, she remember the single time when he knew what she felt. It still inside the back of her head and sometimes still flashing back. "Alright then, break a leg? Argo-kun?"

"Uhm! I'm going, my Goddess!"

With that simple word of exchanged they parted as Argo is entering inside the dungeon.

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Its almost been a week since the beginning of the battle between the captain of Artemis and the snake-like dragon

"F.u.c.k.i.n.g cuss! How much stamina do you have, huh!?"

The dragon then cursed out a word and attack the other man in front

He didn't in his wildest dream that a single man could delay his plan this longer. Yes, the last raid against him lasted for 3 days and 2 nights but he still returned triumphant, but this one is on another level.

In front of him has unchanging face with close to lifeless eye of a man—who does not have the same aura than the man he first fought. as if its another entity—because of its fury after the dragon finally reveal what's the meaning of his cursed

"That curse, you know what that is? I tell you then. [Fated to Perish] is an eternal curse! It would affect the receiver or the person closest to him. Its either you or them have to die! Ha ha ha! as long as you are alive, that curse are inside you 'forever!', haunting your very being until you kill yourself out of frustration from seeing important person of your life, whiters one by one like a dried leaves infront of your very eyes! Ha ha ha!!"

Thanks to that, that the man infront of him are sticking within; wherever the dragon went. Truthfully Imoogi is quietly retreating towards the Orario as the two devastated the land, forests, or village in each of their clash and thanks to this that the dragon could still refill its stamina. By killing and eating monsters core and people alike in which, Zetta who only want it dead, doesn't really care as if he's only a living machine right at this moment. Mowing down its adversery as if he is the harbringer of death himself

As for why he's still hasn't yet to kill this dragon until this time is because he cannot think too deeply. Or rather, his mortal body is an empty shell at this point in time. . .

Because what's inside his head is a blank dark space, an absent of light where a single lamp cannot even try survive.

And in the middle of this endless cycle of darkness is a man's body rotating, as if lifeless.