Inner Voice: All Heroines Hear My Inner Voice

Time passed.

After walking from the 18th floor of the dungeon and in the process, Asfi had also told Eiji that the Dungeon was a giant labyrinth located under the city of Orario. This place was not just an ordinary cave, but a "living" entity that continued to spawn monsters from its walls.

The Dungeon was vast, with floors that got bigger the deeper they got. Although the exact depth is unknown, the Dungeon is known to have at least 71 floors, as the 71st floor is the deepest floor ever reached by adventurers from Hera Familia and Zeus Familia.

The deeper the floor you explore, the stronger the monsters within. From the original work, Eiji already knew this. However, he still heard all the information from Asfi's mouth.

When they exited the 1st floor of the dungeon and arrived at the 1st floor of the Tower of Babel.

"Wahhh! We're finally back on the surface!"

"I want to take a shower right away!"

"Although it's a bit unfortunate that we didn't get any item drops from the Black Goliath on the 18th floor... We made it back safely!"

"That's all thanks to Eiji-sama!"

"Eiji-sama, we're leaving. See you soon!"

"Hope you enjoy your time in Orario! Captain Asfi, please show Eiji-sama the charm of this city!"

"Andromeda-san, we leave Eiji-sama to you!"

The adventurers who had come back to the surface couldn't help saying that. They did not forget to bow to Eiji and bid him farewell. Some of them did not forget to speak a few words to Asfi, which made her helpless.

Had she become a nanny?

These people threw all the responsibility on her and left shamelessly. Even Ryuu, she only said goodbye while glancing at Eiji's face for a few seconds and left them.

Asfi sighed.

"Eiji, good luck. You can visit my Familia if you want!" Hestia said cheerfully.

"Really? I will definitely visit you later, Hestia."

Eiji made a promise with the goddess. There was no way he could refuse.

[Still, in the current timeline... the Hestia Familia headquarters should still be in the abandoned Church.]

[Poor Hestia... Compared to other goddesses who live in luxury or affluence, I remember her being very poor.]

[It hasn't been long since Bell became an adventurer, although he leveled up quickly compared to other adventurers, the income he made every time he sold the magic crystals from the monsters he killed in the Dungeon was not so much.]

[Hestia, wait a little longer. Your future husband will definitely provide for you well and pamper you until your heart flies to the sky!]

Hearing his inner voice, Hestia was dumbfounded.

My future husband?

Who is that?

Is that Bell or...

Glancing at Eiji's face that was much more handsome than the other gods she had seen, Hestia blushed. But soon, she panicked and held her cheeks while shaking her head.

'W-What was I thinking!? I... My heart already belongs to Bell. The man who can be my future husband is definitely only him!'

Even so, she also wondered how Eiji knew that she was a very poor Goddess!?

Hestia was embarrassed but also touched because from his inner voice, Eiji seemed to care about her.

This man...

Does he like me!?

A silly smile appeared on her face, she didn't realize it. Asfi, Lili, and Mikoto who were watching were silent.

They felt like they were watching gods and goddesses flirting with each other. However, what confused them was ... Did Eiji really not realize they could hear his inner voice!?

Eiji's god-level acting skills made it difficult for the women to see that he was pretending.

Bell who noticed his goddess' strange behavior asked innocently, "Kami-sama, do you have a fever? Your face suddenly turned red..."

It was a classic question that Beta protagonists usually said. Eiji chuckled.

"Huh!? N-No, I'm fine, Bell-kun. I just feel like it's hot in here. Let's go home right now!"

Holding back her embarrassment, Hestia immediately ran out of the tower of Babel.

"Kami-sama!" Bell extended one of his hands into the air. But before chasing after his goddess, he did not forget to say goodbye to Eiji.

Lili and Welf did the same. After all, they were now in the same party as the protagonist.

Eiji simply nodded with a smile on his face. Not in a hurry, even though several heroines had been mesmerized by the protagonist's halo, he was still confident that he could snatch those women.

Right, Miss System?

[Yes, don't worry. You are very handsome and have a harem halo. Except for me, what woman wouldn't fall into your clutches, host?]

Miss System, your way of saying it isn't very nice. But thank you, I'll take it as a compliment.

[You're welcome.]

Eiji refrained from rolling his eyes. He turned his gaze on the other remaining beauties.

"Mikoto, are you going too? Where to?"

"Ah! Yes, Eiji-sama, I... I'm going back to my Familia, the Takemikazuchi Familia. If you want, you can also stop by there sometime and I..."

Mikoto hesitated, she seemed embarrassed to continue her words. Among the other heroines Eiji had saved on the 18th floor of the dungeon, her positive level was the highest.

Eiji felt he could directly conquer that woman. But with Asfi by his side, he had to put it off.

"You?"

"I... I'll help you if you need any help!"

"I'll remember that."

After Mikoto left, only two people remained. Asfi who had been watching Eiji's conversation with the women for a long time adjusted the position of her glasses.

"Eiji-sama, can we also leave now? And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me."

She asked that while ignoring the gazes of the other adventurers on the floor. Many of them were whispering and wondering who the man with the captain of the Hermes Familia was.

Among the adventurers, Asfi was undoubtedly a well-known figure and was one of the most beautiful women in Orario. The men who saw the two of them together envied Eiji, while the women were mesmerized by his good looks.

Among them, Eiji could also feel two gazes coming from a certain direction and the ceiling above him. One of them, he knew it should be Ouranos peering at him using the divine mirror from his room and the last one was...

He raised his head towards her as he replied, "Sure. About the question... You haven't told me where this is?"

"!" While someone was surprised that her gaze was realized.

Asfi replied, "Eiji-sama, we are now on the first floor of the tower of Babel. While underneath is the dungeon, the twenty floors above are filled with Familia businesses, facilities, and money exchanges. All the shops from the fourth floor to the eighth floor are owned by the Hephaestus Familia. Above the 20th floor is the living area of Orario's most prominent Gods, known as the Private Chamber. In total, Babel has 50 floors."

"Speaking of Familia..."

While taking Eiji out to see how tall the tower of Babel was, she also didn't forget to tell Eiji what the Familia was.

"Familia is a group of adventurers led by a god or goddess. They are bound by the Falna (blessing / power) given by the god or goddess to explore dungeons, fight, and grow stronger. Each familia has different headquarters, symbols, and goals."

"Interesting." Eiji pretended to be interested, he looked at the buildings around him, "This city must be the city of Orario that you guys often mentioned before, right?"

Asfi nodded, "Yes. Orario, also known as Labyrinth City..."

The city was a giant circular shape built right above the only hole leading to the Dungeon in the world. At its center, stood the tower of Babel that soared through the clouds, serving as a permanent cover to keep monsters from crawling up to the surface.

But that was not enough, a great god, Ouranos used his divinity to enhance the prayers he offered to the Dungeon. Through these prayers, for 1000 years, he kept the Dungeon under control by preventing the hordes of monsters from reaching the surface and destroying the Underworld. His role made him the cornerstone that prevented the world from being destroyed. Because of his position, he also became a god that stood out among the other gods and had the highest status in Orario.

From his original work, Eiji remembered that Ouranos was also one of the first Gods to descend from Heaven and the first to give falna and thus form the familia.

Asfi didn't realize it, but every time she explained, the distance between her and Eiji became closer.

Eiji continued to narrow the distance between them, at first Asfi thought it was unintentional until their hands occasionally touched.

'This guy must be doing it on purpose!'

Asfi tried to maintain her serious expression, but Eiji saw her ears redden slightly.

[This is a scene I've never seen in the original work. It's because protagonist Bell is only focused on chasing a woman's ass and ignores the other beautiful women around him.]

[I admit that Aiz Wallenstein who is the main heroine of Danmachi is very beautiful. But Asfi can't be underestimated either. When she's shy like now, she's cute.]

"Eiji-sama, please stop teasing me." Asfi said with a little annoyance, her embarrassment also grew.

Although many men had praised her beauty, being called cute by Eiji made it difficult for her to be serious.

Or rather, her heart was beating a little faster than usual.

She suspected Eiji was a God whose shrewdness had something to do with charm. Because of that, he could easily mess up the defenses of the women around him!

By the way, she knew Aiz. She also didn't expect Eiji to know about her. He obviously knew a lot about this world, but he kept pretending.

Asfi certainly wanted to dismantle Eiji's pretense, but the inner voice censor prevented her from doing that.

Eiji made a confused expression, "When did I tease you? I haven't done it yet."

"You..."

Not yet? So you plan to tease me using your mouth later?

Asfi who could not help but compare the man beside her to Hermes. As gods, they both liked to tease her.

But, unlike Hermes who made her want to hit him, Eiji made her uneasy.

They continued to walk away from the tower of Babel down North Main Street, one of the eight main streets in Orario.

In the process, Asfi was very conscious of the stares from the women they passed. Those women could not resist glancing at Eiji.

That was too much.

There were many handsome male gods who often walked in the city, but none of them were able to attract as much attention as Eiji when walking around.

Eiji was like a male version of the Goddess of Beauty, Freya.

Guarding him like this was mentally exhausting.

"I feel like a lot of eyes are often on me. Is it because of my clothes, Asfi?" Eiji asked as if he hadn't noticed his appearance.

He was still wearing the kimono from the inn in the world of Campione.

Asfi looked at him flatly, "Do you really not know why it happened?"

"Actually, I have a guess. But saying it would make me too narcissistic."

"....."

"It's possible... It's because of my clothes, right?"

She felt this man was more shameless than Hermes.

But from his serious expression, it was hard for Asfi not to take him seriously. She pointed at certain buildings, "To the left of this is the commercial district. If you need supplies or clothes that are more... 'local', we can stop by. Although, I don't think your current attire is too outlandish and similar to Far East adventurers like Mikoto-san."

Far East?

Eiji remembered it was an island nation with a culture similar to ancient Japan with a familia-type nation, led by Amaterasu.

He was quite interested in going there and seeing how beautiful Amaterasu was in this world.

Take note of that and register it in the list of my future wives in Danmachi, Miss System.

[....]

Miss System: Since when am I in charge of doing that?

"I prefer this. But if you think I'm too flashy, I can customize it." Eiji said and he stopped walking.

Asfi hurriedly said, "I-I don't think your clothes are too flashy..."

To be precise, your face is too conspicuous.

She didn't dare say this.

However, Eiji shook his head. "I'll change my clothes a bit."

"Then—" Asfi wanted to escort the man to the nearest clothing store. But with just a flick of his finger, she saw his clothes change.

"Done. How do I look now, Asfi? Hmm... Why turn your face away?"

Eiji smirked.

Asfi didn't know this, she tried to calm herself down and make the blush on her cheeks disappear before looking back at Eiji.

She cursed him in her heart.

Why?

Well, it was because now, Eiji was wearing a dark-toned outfit, predominantly black with touches of crimson and gold, which was similar to Blade's outfit from Honkai Star Rail.

Combined with his white hair and golden eyes, he looked even more handsome that Asfi was afraid she would fall in love with him just because of his appearance.

"That's... That's good. Let's continue, I'll show you other places, Eiji-sama."

She adjusted the position of her glasses nervously, but her gaze continued to be fixed on the road in front of her.

"Wait, you're not even looking at me."

"I saw it a little!"

"Really?"

Eiji continued to tease the beautiful light blue-haired woman. Asfi bit her lip, wordlessly, she started walking again.

Eiji followed her ass.

Soon, rumors that the Hermes Familia captain was dating a man began to spread. Many of them even claimed that they saw her blush many times.

When Asfi found out about this, she would probably vomit blood.

Just kidding.

....

Back to two hours ago.

Hermes had just arrived at Ouranos' residence, precisely in a room under the Guild.

The atmosphere in that place was very cold and quiet. Only the sound of Hermes' own footsteps echoed in the room lit by the dim light of the torches.

Not far ahead of him, there was a white-haired old man wearing a black robe. He was none other than Ouranos, the Great God who acted as the foundation of Orario, sitting on his throne.

His wise old eyes were tightly closed as he continued to channel prayers to calm the Dungeon.

Only when Hermes stopped walking did he open his eyes to see the distinctive smile on his face.

"Hermes... You must have brought some unusual news. The tremors in the Dungeon earlier... are proof of that."

Hermes took off his hat and bowed slightly. "Your keen senses never fade, Ouranos. Yes, you are right. We have a visitor. He claims to be a god from another universe. How he could appear on the 18th floor of the dungeon is beyond even me."

Ouranos slightly changed his expression as he was surprised, "A God from another universe?"

"He calls himself Eiji Seiya. But he is not like us, Ouranos. The energy he uses... I don't know if it's his divine power or not. But man, it makes my hair stand up. And what's even crazier? He just did something that should be impossible for us."

Hermes walked over, his voice lowered to an enthusiastic whisper.

"Floor 18 was in chaos earlier. The Black Goliath—Monster Rex that wasn't supposed to appear—suddenly appeared and went on a rampage. The adventurers there were struggling to defeat it. But then, Eiji stepped forward and killed the monster with one punch. The energy blast from his fist made a huge hole in the floor dividing wall and made the dungeon shake violently for a few seconds. He saved everyone."

Ouranos frowned. "For a god, he should certainly be able to do that and he seems to be kind enough to help the adventurers."

"That's right, Ouranos. But, did you forget!? The Dungeon hates gods like us to the extent that when we use our divine power in it, we will be forcibly repatriated to heaven according to divine law and in the worst case... The dungeon will go into extreme defense mode and spawn extremely powerful monsters en masse to kill the god."

"But you know what? After Eiji killed the Black Goliath and didn't bother to hide his aura. The dungeon didn't take any more action and just tried to repair itself."

"...!" Ouranos' old eyes trembled. "This... Hermes, do you think Eiji Seiya's appearance is an opportunity for this world? A chance to conquer the dungeon!?"

Hermes did not answer immediately, but his smile became wider.