Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか)

Since the dawn of time, long before the gods' descended to the Lower World...

humanity is at war, waged against a pure evil known as "monsters."

It's over there! That way!

(fear)

Don't let it get away!

(pain)

Scorned by civilized society, even the gods are powerless to save them.

(gasp)

A vouivre...

For people and monsters, living together in harmony was never an option.

(cry)

A monster that can cry...?

(determined)

Where the hell's that little rat?!

It couldn't have gone far, we need to find it!

Heya, kid! Have you maybe seen a vouivre pass through here?

P-please... Can you spare a potion, sir!?

My friend got burned really bad!

(tsk)

Thanks for nothin'.

(nervous)

Master Bell!

Hey you guys...

Where'd you run off to?

We were worried something happened after you disappeared.

Glad you're okay.

You know wandering off by yourself on the 19th Floor is very dangerous!

So, um... Master Bell... Who is this?

Let's head back... we can talk on the 18th floor.

Oh?

Out with it, Master Bell.

Who is this person and where did she come from?!

Don't tell me you rescued a mysterious girl and made yet another mess for us to clean up!

(gasp)

The hell is that, Bell?!

Wait, you guys! She's not-

Get away from it, Master Bell!

What are you even thinking?!

You gonna keep it just 'cause it's got a pretty face?!

If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're treading

awfully close to "monster fetish" territory!

No! That's not--

Master Bell, monsters are monsters!

They are our enemy!

Bell, get out of the way!

Master Bell...!

Well?

Huh? (notice)

B... Beh

Bell...?

Uh, yeah...

That's right... That's me, that's my name.

Um-ah... Uh Bell... Nuh-name is Bell?

Tell me you heard that... It just spoke.

Y'gotta be kiddin'...

[LILI shock)

Master Bell... What exactly happened to the two of you?

I spotted her on the 19th Floor...

being chased by adventurers and attacked by other monsters...

She was shaking and crying.

I want to help this girl.

Not a chance, Master Bell!

If we were caught harboring a monster... Our Familia would be done for!

Look guys... I can't leave her.

Fine, do whatever you want.

I'm sorry everyone...

Thank you.

What's our next course of action?

Do we dare take her back to the surface?

That's right. In the Dungeon, she's at risk of being attacked.

Let's take her home... and talk to Goddess Hestia.

Take... home?

Uh-huh. Let's go to our house.

There's trouble brewing, Uranus.

A monster possessing intelligence has made contact with an adventurer.

They shall exit Babel shortly.

And who might this adventurer be?

Bell Cranel.

The Little Rookie, eh? That's one of Hermes' favorites.

What say you? For good or ill, the Hestia Familia

is currently the center of the city's attention.

I must discern... whether or not Hestia's children...

are up to the task of becoming their beacon of hope.

What did you just say?!

O-of course I've never heard of a talking monster before!

I-I figured as much...

Ugh! To tell you the truth, it is kinda hard to believe.

But uh... the poor thing does seem scared though.

Does that mean...

Yeah... I say we keep her here for now.

Okay, so... You got a name?

My name... is Bell.

Oh, uh, that's my name actually... What's yours?

What is name... my name.

Guess she doesn't have one.

Her species is referred to as "vouivre"...

She doesn't seem to have a name of her own.

C'mon... Ya' gotta name her, man.

Huh?! Welf is right, Bell!

You're the one who brought her home,

take responsibility for your actions and be a good father!

Uh... then, uh...let's see... How about "Wilusine" then?

Master Bell... isn't that a name from a spirit fairy tale?

Yeah! It is! You like it?!

Well... it's better than what

I thought you'd come up with.

Nah, it's way too long...

Also kinda pretentious.

Very much so.

In that case...!

How's about we just shorten it to "Wiene"?

"Wiene"... you say?

Wie...ne...?

Wiene... is name.

Wiene name! I am... Wiene!

Still, the fact of the matter is,

this small girl is a monster....

So we need to gather some information.

We should split up and look for clues.

One. We need to find out if there's others just like her.

And two, if there's something weird going on in the Dungeon.

For now let's keep this between us.

Outside of Hephaistos, Miach, and Take,

we don't want any of the other gods or children sticking their noses into our business.

Anything you can get your hands on.

Search for leads and report back to me.

And that's about the gist of it. Do uh, you have any theories?

[TAKEMIKAZUCHI thinking)

While it's rather difficult to believe...

anything is possible.

There are things in the Lower World

even we gods cannot anticipate.

[TAKEMIKAZUCHI thinking)

Mikoto... What are your thoughts on all this? The talking monster I mean?

I'm not sure...

She doesn't strike me as being hostile...

in fact, she looks just like an ordinary girl.

...but I can't shake this feeling.

I mean... she's a monster...

And quite frankly that bothers me.

You hear the rumors? About the monster

who swiped a bunch of dungeon supplies?

Y'mean the one totin' a sword around?

I heard it showed its ugly face on the middle floors, too.

Yeah, and it roughed up those poor Rivira bastards real good.

I heard that, too.

Oh, look, that's the one.

No friggin' way... Damn.

What is the big bright thing?

It's called the Sun. It gives us our light.

I like it...

it's warm...

I think I like it up here!

This thing too stuffy... so...

I take it off! (struggling)

No-please!

You mustn't, Lady Wiene!

You have to wear it, Wiene!

Okay?

An Arve spring water please.

I'm wondering... do you have any information... on talking monsters?

I can't say I do.

Can you point me in the direction of someone who may?

I know a thing or two that you might find interesting.

I wouldn't expect too much though.

Mud Hound.

Oh whoa...

someone actually knows my nickname?!

S'cuse me. I'll take one mead, please!

Go on... Hmm?

Tell me what you know.

Y'see, I lost a pretty penny in a bet the other day.

Payin' off my tab might be kinda tough, y'catch me?