Chương 338: Unexpected Gain

When Filvis realized her Basic Ability had been forcibly locked, she immediately knew that her master god was no longer in the Mortal World.

But why…?

"Why isn't the 'Divine Return' happening?"

She remembered seeing it several times before—a dazzling golden pillar of light that would shoot into the sky. Yet now, it stubbornly failed to appear.

"Could it be… because this is a dungeon?"

She guessed aloud.

At this point, the Banshee could no longer use any magic.

However, being a "monster" with embedded magic stones, she still retained a measure of actual combat strength as a Mutated Enhanced Being.

If anything, being stripped of Falna made her closer in essence to a heretic child than a typical god.

Even so…

"I suppose… this is the end for me."

The thought barely flashed through her mind when…

"No! Dionysus-sama! How could you… how could you just leave me like this?"

"This is too much! You forced me into this… half-human, half-ghost state, and now you just abandon me?!"

"My life is ruined because of you, I—"

"Kah~"

In the midst of her mental breakdown, Filvis didn't even notice the sudden attack from behind.

Aether drove the sword straight through Filvis' chest.

He knew that unlike humans, a "monster's" true weak point was not the heart or brain, but the mutated magic stone embedded in the chest.

"Your fate, without a doubt, is extremely unfortunate."

As the Ganesha familia had once said: mortals in the Mortal World seeking to become adventurers truly need a good god.

Hestia, Hephaestus, Miach… these were among the fortunate.

Beyond that, one had to find the god who suited them personally.

For example: Renjiro and Freya, Finn and Loki… and so on.

In short, the Banshee was unlucky. She happened to meet Dionysus—a god wearing a mask of false benevolence, intent on destroying Orario and plunging the Mortal World back into chaos.

"You've killed many innocents before. I won't save you."

That was Aether's—or rather, Renjiro's—principle.

"But I won't torture you either. Rest peacefully."

With that,

"Shhh~"

As the mutated magic stone within her shattered, Filvis' body began to turn to ash.

Here, there was no difference between a "monster" and a "mutant."

Even to her last moment…

"Dionysus-sama… you bastard… bastard…"

The insane consciousness continued to curse the already-fallen Dionysus

But at the same time…

"Thank you… you who shine like the 'Stars.'"

The part of Filvis representing good—the Challia aspect—expressed genuine gratitude to the golden-haired boy in her dying moments.

At that exact moment…

[Dio Thyrsss]

[Dio Grail]

[Einsel]

"Fairy Senior"

"Monstrum Union"

"Darklight"

Three spells, three skills, all appeared in Renjiro's Crown of Insight repository.

Faced with this…

Renjiro was speechless. "I said before: I will not save someone who kills innocents, even if they were once a victim themselves."

"So even if you refuse reincarnation and choose to keep your soul here, it's pointless."

"I will not waste precious divine power on you."

He spoke bluntly. "Better hurry to reincarnate in the Tenkai. Take care of yourself."

As previously mentioned, Renjiro's Primordial Human magic automatically preserves the souls of those who refuse reincarnation but still trust him.

Moreover, the skills and magic they possessed in life reflected their true selves. Even if Renjiro was not within the seven-meter radius of death, he could analyze these abilities while preserving their souls.

This mechanism was fully automated. Thus, Filvis had been passively drawn into preservation, as she met both conditions: refusing reincarnation and trusting Renjiro or the Traveler Twins.

Renjiro knew this, which was why he released her soul temporarily, letting her reincarnate in the Tenkai quickly.

Currently, he only promised to revive Alise, because her case was different. Alise's prior killings were caused by the fallen consciousness, Filvis, while she herself had not regained awareness.

Hence, Filvis never went insane.

"So… those three skills and three spells are basically 'rent' for using my repository?"

Renjiro muttered, somewhat speechless. "Now I'm basically an apartment for souls refusing reincarnation, huh?"

He couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, whatever. That's for later."

Renjiro's expression turned serious. "With Dionysus gone, the next step… is to finally end this farce."

There were still seven special floor bosses with potential Lv.8 abilities.

"All units, attention! All units, attention! The big players are about to enter the battlefield!"

With the worst bastard taken care of, Renjiro's tone of command became lighter and more casual.

"everyone, be careful not to destroy the current floor too much. After all, this dungeon is very 'sensitive' now."

"Also…" Renjiro's lips curved slightly. "Leave one or two monsters for Ottar and the others to attempt the 'feat.' Orario is due for a new Lv.8 to be born anyway."