The Boy Who Fell to the Lowest Level of the Dungeon, Becoming the Strongest and Returns to the Surface After 10 Years~He Just Wants to Live a Quiet Life, but His Childhood Friends Who Have Risen to Prominence Won’t Leave Him Alone~

This is an ordinary town.

This town, called “Asterla Town,” is located right next to the royal capital.

In such a city’s adventurer guild, a girl was bowing her head.

“Please! Let me go to that dungeon!”

Bright brown short hair and beautiful eyes.

From a woman’s perspective, a tall height goes well with a navy blue uniform.

Since they have a dagger at their waist, they are probably an explorer.

Her name is──”Tina.”

“I’m sorry, Tina. I understand how you feel, but…”

“But!”

Tina asked the receptionist once again.

“My brother is definitely alive! So please let me go search for him!”

She is Elta’s younger sister.

Neither Tina nor Elta has parents.

When she was young, she was taken in by an orphanage in Asterla Town.

Amidst all that, there was the incident ten years ago where Elta fell into a trap.

Tina was engulfed in sadness, but she did not give up.

Believing that her brother is alive, she thought of diving into the same dungeon.

However, ten years have passed since then, and it still hasn’t come true.

The reason is──the “difficulty” of the dungeon.

“You understand the regulations, right? The difficulty level of that ‘Asterla Dungeon’ is ‘S’. I can’t let you through it now.”

“…”

Dungeons and the explorers who venture into them are assigned a “rank.”

When Elta delved into the dungeon, it didn’t exist, but it has been developed over the past ten years.

As a result, a regulation was established that explorers could only enter dungeons of the same rank or lower.

Tina tried hard, but she’s still a B-rank.

Her brother fell into the S-rank dungeon──the “Asterla Dungeon,” and she can’t enter it.

“So, I’m sorry.”

“…Yes.”

As she slumped her shoulders, Tina left the guild, thinking, “As expected, it’s no good.”

A rough hand was placed on her shoulder from the side.

“Did it not go well again today, Tina-chan?”

“…! Is it you again?”

A muscular man with a lewd expression floated slightly above.

The man’s name is──Gorea.

He is an A-rank explorer.

“Come on, if you team up with us, you can dive into A-rank dungeons. And soon enough, S-rank will be within reach. So, isn’t it only logical to team up with us? Huh?”

“That’s fine.”

When exploring alone, she can only delve into dungeons of the same rank or lower.

However, when forming a party, it is not limited to that; the overall strength of the members is taken into account.

It sounded like what Gorea said, but Tina firmly refused.

No wonder, Gorea is taking advantage of his authority as an A-rank explorer to freely hunt for women.

Sometimes they use money to entice, and there are even rumors of them forcefully bringing women in.

Since the day he found the beautiful Tina in this town, Gorea has been continuously calling out to her like this.

What he will do is as clear as day.

“I have no intention of getting involved. Let go of me! …Ah.”

Due to his persistence, Tina swatted her hand away more forcefully than usual.

However, in a moment of impulse, she ended up slapping Gorea’s cheek.

“──Hey.”

At that moment, Gorea showed an expression of anger.

“Isn’t that woman getting a bit too carried away?”

“…Ugh!”

Gorea showed a threatening face to Tina for the first time.

In the moment of hesitation, he immediately grabbed Tina’s collar.

“I let it slide because you were a bit cute, but this time I can’t forgive you.”

“Ugh…!”

Seeing that scene, the people around are also in a stir.

Perhaps it’s because it’s a place with a lot of foot traffic in front of the guild.

In such a situation, the receptionist from earlier also rushes out, wondering what is happening.

“Please stop! This is in front of the guild!”

“Huh? So are you going to serve in her place?”

“…Ugh.”

The receptionist girl bit her lower lip, but when she glanced at Tina, she weakly nodded.

“So, if you’re not going to make a move on Tina-chan…”

“Then.”

“No, you can’t, receptionist!”

The receptionist had continued to refuse Tina’s persistent requests, but it wasn’t because she disliked her.

On the contrary, it’s the opposite.

“Tina-chan, I’m sorry. It’s because I let him go at that time that your brother…”

“…!”

The receptionist had allowed Elta and the others to enter the dungeon ten years ago.

At that time, there were no regulations, so it can be said that it was unavoidable.

However, upon hearing that Elta couldn’t return at that time, she was filled with intense regret, thinking, “If only I had stopped him more forcefully.”

Since then, she had been concerned about his sister Tina and personally worried about her.

The reason she never let Tina through while preparing other reinforcements was that she didn’t want her to lose her life.

At the same time, the “Asterla Dungeon” can also be considered quite dangerous.

Knowing the true intentions of that receptionist, Tina grabs Gorea’s arm.

“Stop it, let go of my hand!”

“Huh!?”

However, the ruggedly trained arm doesn’t budge.

“Then, shall we both go?”

“Ugh!”

“Tina-chan!”

Then, Gorea once again laid his hands on Tina.

The receptionist desperately called out to those around her.