In the end, after so discussion, Riezel and the others decided to stay in the royal palace—or rather, he would stay here with Euryale under Lizbeth’s care, while Yuri would temporarily return to the Frenzel residence.
As for why they made that decision, the reason was simple.
"Well, I really wanna see what kind of monsters are gonna crawl out this ti."
Back when they discussed their next course of action, this one line from Riezel determined the direction of their next steps.
It was also connected to a request Hendrick made after Riezel and the others left the throne room and ca to Lizbeth’s palace.
Hendrick had asked Riezel to let Lizbeth remain in the royal palace for now and cooperate with the royal family’s investigation.
As long as Riezel agreed, Hendrick was willing to publicly apologize afterward and allow Lizbeth to continue holding Jinas’s hereditary swordsmanship—the War King Sword Style.
Since Lizbeth had already been proven to be a mber of the royal family no longer, she technically had no right to keep practicing that proud royal swordsmanship of Jinas.
But to uncover the truth behind what had happened to himself and to find out whether any unknown forces were still at play within him, Hendrick was willing to go that far—even at the cost of the royal family’s treasured swordsmanship.
He even promised Riezel that afterward, he could enter the royal treasury once more and choose one treasure to take away, which alone showed how seriously Hendrick took this matter.
Riezel, however, neither accepted nor refused the offer.
He, too, wanted to know what kind of monsters were behind all this, yet at the sa ti, he respected Lizbeth’s wishes and wanted to hear what she thought.
As a result, after eting Lizbeth in person and confirming that she also wished to cooperate—to uncover the mystery of her own birth—he finally agreed.
And thus, Riezel and Euryale began living in Lizbeth’s place, which made her quite happy and at ease, though her personal maid, Luna, looked utterly displeased.
’Unbelievable! How can Her Highness just let an unrelated man of the sa age sleep in her bedchamber?’
With this mindset, Luna found Riezel intolerable no matter how she looked at him, which caused her to glare at him behind his back several tis and even refuse to leave Lizbeth’s room afterward.
Why?
It was because earlier, Lizbeth had suddenly said sothing that left everyone stunned.
"Master can stay here with , along with Miss Euryale."
A single man and woman sharing the sa room?
Luna, having montarily forgotten about Euryale’s existence, imdiately protested in outrage, refusing to leave, but...
"It’s alright, Luna. Master and I have already shared a room before. We even slept on the sa bed."
When Lizbeth tilted her head and innocently said this, Luna froze.
Her first reaction was dumbfounded.
Her second reaction was utter heartbreak.
Her third reaction was an accusatory glare thrown straight at Riezel.
Ultimately, after those dramatic reactions, Luna staggered out of the room like a defeated soldier, looking as though all hope in life had left her.
"...Your maid’s really sothing else." Riezel muttered, unsure what else to say.
"Luna’s a good person." Lizbeth replied cluelessly.
Later, Lizbeth led Riezel and Euryale around her entire small residence, introducing every corner of it like a child showing her friends the playground she’d grown up in, which made her mood improve considerably.
Needless to say, it indicated that Lizbeth didn’t take the father–daughter issue with Hendrick too heavily, at least not to the point that it would ruin her state of mind.
Still, one had to admit that as a father, Hendrick had truly failed in many ways.
Of course, Lizbeth’s emotions hadn’t completely recovered yet, since sothing still weighed on her heart.
Ti passed like that, and soon, night fell.
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"...Why did it end up like this?"
Late at night, lying in bed, Riezel stared at the ceiling and muttered quietly.
"What’s wrong?"
Lying on his left side, Lizbeth, wearing pajamas, lifted her head and asked curiously.
"?"
Euryale, also in pajamas and lying on his right side, raised her head and tilted it slightly, a question mark practically appearing on her forehead.
"It’s just..." Riezel, surrounded by a faint, sweet scent, found it hard to stay calm as he spoke with effort. "Do we really have to sleep in the sa bed?"
He had no objection to sharing the sa room with Lizbeth, considering they had often stayed close while traveling, so it wasn’t a big deal.
However, he hadn’t expected Lizbeth to actually invite both him and Euryale into the sa bed, which was a bit too much for him.
"Well, this bed’s huge. I an, three people can sleep here without it being crowded, right?"
Lizbeth, unaware of what Riezel was thinking, tilted her head like Euryale and replied cluelessly.
Hearing her reply, Riezel didn’t even know how to describe his current feelings.
"Does Master not like it?" Lizbeth asked nervously, her voice soft.
"No, that’s not really it..." Riezel muttered awkwardly.
"Mm, that’s good then..." Lizbeth whispered. "I... I just feel safer sleeping beside Master..."
Such a sudden line was a critical hit for Riezel’s youthful heart.
Now that she said that, what could he possibly do but give up?
"Fine..." Riezel sighed and smiled wryly. "If you’d like to, then let’s just sleep together. It’s not like it’s the first ti anyway."
Indeed, back when he had traveled across dinsions to the world of Overlord, Lizbeth had taken the chance to sneak into his bed and sleep beside him for a night while embracing him.
"Yay..."
Lizbeth, relieved by Riezel’s words, cheered quietly, then snuggled back down beside him and wrapped her arms around one of his.
In an instant, Riezel’s hand was caught in a very pleasant kind of captivity.
In the next mont, seeing Lizbeth do that, Euryale blinked once, then promptly did the sa, hugging his other arm.
Now, Riezel truly understood the aning of being caught between two won—or rather, being sandwiched between two won.
"Master..." Lizbeth buried her face in the crook of Riezel’s arm and spoke softly. "Master... do you ever miss your family?"
Such a sudden question instantly killed all of Riezel’s stray thoughts, plunging him into silence.
As he heard Lizbeth’s question, what ca to his mind wasn’t the despicable family of the original Riezel, nor his family from his previous life, but the mbers of the Loki Familia.
"I do..." Riezel, after being silent for a mont, answered at last.
"I see, so Master does, huh..." Lizbeth murmured to herself.
"Alright, go to sleep..." Riezel said gently. "Don’t overthink it. Rest first—whatever cos next, we’ll handle it later."
"Mm..." Lizbeth nodded obediently, her eyes slowly closing on their own. "With Master here... no matter what happens, I..."
She didn’t finish the sentence because soon, she drifted off, looking exhausted, as if to tell him that she hadn’t slept a wink the night before.
"Hoaamm..."
For so reason, Euryale, who always seed especially lively at night, let out a big yawn after seeing Lizbeth fall asleep.
A mont later, Euryale also drifted off, sleeping soundly beside Lizbeth—one on Riezel’s left side and one on his right—both clinging to his hands as they sank into their dreams.
Riezel stared at the ceiling for a while before shifting his consciousness inward, diving into the transparent cube within his mind.
[Dinsional Energy: 366]
Back when he had just returned to the Akasha Continent, he still had 352 units of dinsional energy left.
After that return, he had gone to the Neutral Territory, spent several days in Sinielle, and then headed to the ancient ruin of Reinnail. Counting the days spent in the royal capital, it had been just under half a month—about fourteen days.
Gaining one unit of dinsional energy per day, he now had 366 units stored.
However, next, he was going to spend them all on a designated world’s dinsional travel.
He had already decided beforehand that after finishing his dinsional journey in Faerie Britain, he would visit the world of Danmachi once more.
Now, with his mories stirred up by Lizbeth, he suddenly felt that this was the perfect ti to go back.
’It’s been about a year and a half, hasn’t it?’
Indeed, that was how long it had been since Riezel left the world of Danmachi.
Thinking about it, he really did miss it.
Besides Yuri, Lizbeth, and the others, the only ones he truly considered family were the mbers of the Loki Familia—that warm, chaotic familia that had left such a lasting impression on him despite their short ti together.
In the end, Riezel made up his mind.
’Dinsional Magic Cube, initiate the designated world’s dinsional channel.’
Riezel gave the command to the transparent cube within his mind.
At once, the silent cube began to spin gently inside his consciousness.
It was a familiar sight—but the next part wasn’t.
[Instruction received—initiating the activation of the designated world’s dinsional channel.]
[Sufficient dinsional energy—initiating the construction of the dinsional channel.]
[Please select the designated world.]
Receiving this ntal prompt, Riezel didn’t hesitate.
’Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?’
As soon as Riezel said it, the Dinsional Magic Cube responded with new ssages.
[Instruction received—constructing the dinsional channel.]
[Attention! A designated world’s dinsional travel will consu ten tis the usual dinsional energy, and the user will receive three privileges.]
[One: Unlike normal dinsional travel, the ti ratio for the current dinsional travel will be doubled compared to normal.]
[Two: In this dinsional travel, the user will not consu additional dinsional energy to assimilate special items. Except for a few special exceptions, the user can freely assimilate all carried items once for free, and the sa privilege will apply upon return.]
[Three: In this dinsional travel, the user can bring back up to five living beings that share a special connection with them.]
[All these privileges are exclusive to designated world’s dinsional travel and do not apply to normal dinsional travel.]
As soon as this information registered in Riezel’s mind, he froze.
’Wait, designated world’s dinsional travel actually cos with privileges like these?’
Riezel was both surprised and delighted.
Especially that second one—it ant he no longer had to spend dinsional energy to assimilate every item he brought along, since the Dinsional Magic Cube would do it for free.
Needless to say, considering that he was carrying quite a lot of special items right now, that alone would save him a massive amount of dinsional energy.
Among them were the ancient relics he had taken from Euryale’s tomb—he had already given two to Lizbeth, two to Euryale, and one to Yuri, while the rest he still carried with him.
So of those relics possessed effects so powerful that even he couldn’t help but covet them, and he wasn’t about to leave them behind, so naturally, he would want them assimilated for dinsional travel.
He had been prepared to spend his remaining 66 units of dinsional energy to cover that cost, but to learn that the designated world’s dinsional travel ca with free assimilation, even upon returning, was an unexpected blessing—it spared him from depleting all his dinsional energy.
’I can even bring living beings back, too?’
Riezel continued reading through the privileges, frowning slightly.
’Special connection... what does that even an?’
Unfortunately, the Dinsional Magic Cube didn’t give him ti to ponder because soon, it fragnted into countless transparent cubes that spun together, forming a luminous stairway of light that extended deep into his consciousness.
[Dinsional channel successfully constructed.]
[Connected World: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?]
[Ti Ratio: 1:200]
[Attention! Dinsional travel is the descent of consciousness in which the user’s consciousness is materialized in another dinsion. While the death of the consciousness after materialization will not affect the user, the dinsional travel will conclude at the ti of death.]
Not much had changed from before—except that the ti ratio had indeed been doubled.
He rembered that when he first traveled to the world of Danmachi, the ratio had been 1:100, but this ti, it was 1:200.
It ant that a single day in the Akasha Continent would equal two hundred days in the world of Danmachi, which made his spirits lift.
’One day here... nothing serious should happen that quickly, right?’
Riezel glanced at the two breathtaking won sleeping beside him, and after a brief hesitation, he decided to be cautious and quietly invoked a summoning magic.
"Summon Monster 7th."
As before, the ones summoned were the invisible Eight-Edge Assassins.
More nurous than before, they erged silently from a faintly glowing magic circle, spreading throughout the area and vanishing into the shadows to guard the three sleepers.
Having these monsters—roughly equivalent to Level 4 adventurers—standing watch, even if sothing happened, they could wake Lizbeth and Euryale imdiately.
And with these two around, even if he didn’t wake up in ti, they would handle it.
Satisfied, Riezel finally closed his eyes, and in that instant, his consciousness took form and stepped onto the stairway of light.
Before long, he vanished at the end of that radiant path.
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