"Rohan, would you mind telling us about the dungeon too? What kind of dungeon was it?"

"The dungeon..."

Rohan trailed off as he glanced toward Ichinose.

Since it was time to share information, he wanted to at least exchange some minimal signals with Ichinose.

But Baby-nose was busy hiding her flushed face after being called "Yui" just once.

She didn't have the energy to lift her head right now.

She couldn't even pay attention to Momo's conversation.

"I'm sorry if I'm making you recall unpleasant memories, Rohan. But there's information that's better not mentioned in public."

"I understand."

"Thank you. I like how quick you are to understand, Rohan."

Before visiting the Public Security Office, Momo wanted to review the two students' experiences once.

Public gossip could be unexpectedly sharp and might hurt her sensitive daughter.

Rohan moistened his dry lips with cold water.

He started turning his thoughts and carefully constructing his sentences.

"First, I'd like to mention that nothing you might be thinking happened in the dungeon... um, let me explain."

Though he prided himself on keeping things remarkably wholesome for someone who wandered through a succubus dungeon.

It felt uncomfortable to say nothing happened at all. After all, he had awakened from the enchantment through Ichinose's kiss.

"Yui and I fell into a place where dream demons lived."

"!"

Multiple people reacted to the term "dream demons."

Momo couldn't hide her surprise as she erased her maintained smile. Sion and Clara, who had been quietly listening, simultaneously froze like statues.

Only Noah was calmly eating her food at the table.

"..."

Ichinose Jun's eyebrows trembled as he crossed his arms.

Though he was miraculously maintaining silence while suppressing his questions, veins bulged on the back of his tense hands.

"You encountered some troublesome monsters. Were they incubi?"

Momo regained her composure almost instantaneously and continued her questions in a gentle voice.

Under the table, she placed her hand on her husband's thigh to help calm him down.

"No. It was a world where succubi lived. All the Husks and Pleasure Stones were male."

Momo nodded in understanding and brought her teacup to her lips.

Rohan knew what the thoughtful-looking Momo and Ichinose Jun were curious about. He was also aware of what they wanted to ask directly.

But now was the time to be tactless.

He decided to continue elaborating on the background details to divert attention until Baby-nose regained her composure.

"The dungeon we fell into had a forest as its main stage, and it was a world where the sun never rose. The sky was tinged with red and purple, and there was a sweet smell in the air."

"What an interesting place. Scholars would faint with excitement if they heard about this."

"The forest was full of bizarre plants I'd never seen before and black roses in full bloom. The flowing river had a purplish tint—it was an unfathomable place."

Momo visualized the background according to Rohan's description.

When she applied the image of succubi, it became quite vivid. It felt like she had visited the place herself.

"What did you do about food and water? Dungeons have different time flows, and according to Yui, you stayed there for quite some time. I doubt you ate and drank those suspicious things while fighting..."

"Fortunately, I had food and water that I always carry with me. We survived by sharing those."

There's a fine line between truth and lies.

Rohan's words weren't lies depending on who was listening, so he had nothing to worry about. That made him confident.

"I see. It must have been fortunate that Rohan was prepared."

Momo didn't probe further after seeing Rohan's unwavering voice and gaze.

She only asked him to continue the story, advancing to the main point.

No one around them interrupted their conversation.

"After we fell, we encountered groups of Husks whenever we moved. We also faced succubi that couldn't communicate, and we quickly dealt with them to secure their residences."

"You mentioned Pleasure Stones earlier, but were there only non-communicative individuals?"

Though not matching the skills of Ichinose Jun or Juyeon, Momo was a martial artist in her own right.

She was a person who had served as an advisor in Samhwaguk, utilizing her extraordinary intelligence rather than physical strength.

Having dealt with or researched dimensional rifts during that time, she was aware of the unique difficulties posed by succubi and incubi.

"No. We encountered communicative individuals three times in total. After defeating the last one, we found the Monolith in the mansion and returned."

"Three times...? I wonder if it wasn't the place where all succubi live. When a large rift opens, at least dozens of communicative individuals appear..."

"I consider even this fortunate. If I were to compare it to human society, it might have been like a remote village... that's my impression."

"Rohan's perspective is interesting."

Momo raised the corners of her lips as she remembered and pondered the information. So far, nothing seemed problematic.

The image of a succubus dungeon was simply unsavory.

Now for the main point.

Momo stared at Rohan.

It was time to ask the important question from a parent's perspective.

"Rohan."

"Yes."

"Did nothing happen between you and Yui?"

"..."

Momo, Baby-nose's mother, was unpredictable.

Rohan couldn't gauge how she would take his response. He wasn't sure if what Ichinose had mentioned about necessary parts applied here as well.

As Rohan showed reluctance to answer due to these considerations,

Sion and Clara waited for his answer with trembling eyes, even holding their breath.

After what felt like an eternity to the girls who had fallen in love, the answer came.

"I think that no matter what I say, someone with insufficient credibility like me won't be able to give you satisfaction. I believe it would be more appropriate and trustworthy if Yui spoke about this directly."

"You're right. It's not appropriate to only hear from you at the dinner table. And to correct you, you don't lack credibility."

After finishing her words, Momo looked at her daughter sitting beside her.

She gently stroked Yui's head, who was still looking down.

Startled by the gentle touch, the girl awoke from her daydream.

"Mother?"

"Yui. We're at the dinner table."

"I'm sorry..."

"Did anything special happen in the dungeon? I've heard about the background from Rohan."

Baby-nose finally looked at Rohan with open eyes.

Rohan chuckled at Ichinose's unusually slow response.

"What kind of 'special' are you referring to, Mother...?"

"Well, succubi naturally evoke negative images, don't they? The sweet smell in the air, though I can't be certain, might have been an aphrodisiac. As a parent, I want to be reassured that there were no problems despite such an environment."

Momo whispered examples into Ichinose's ear,

and Ichinose blushed and fidgeted at the explicit examples.

"N-nothing like what you're thinking happened, Mother...!"

"Really? I thought I was suddenly going to become a grandmother."

At Momo's words, Ichinose felt dizzy imagining such a scenario.

She vehemently denied that anything like that had happened.

"Phew..."

Sion and Clara simultaneously exhaled in relief.

Momo looked at the two of them with a deeper smile and listened to her daughter's story.

"Rohan... even when affected by enchantment, he resisted with his mental strength..."

"My, my, that's truly impressive. Well, if Rohan had succumbed to enchantment, he probably wouldn't be here with us now."

Both Rohan and Ichinose nodded, agreeing with that statement.

Ichinose Jun's crossed arms loosened.

"Hehe..."

"Indeed. Rohan's mental strength is certainly remarkable."

Relieved of their worries, Sion and Clara couldn't wipe the silly smiles off their faces.

They chattered to themselves as they piled food onto Rohan's plate.

"O-oppa...! Eat this..."

"Rohan. Fill your stomach first. I'll bring you anything you can't reach."

Wasn't it fortunate that nothing happened between Ichinose Yui and Rohan in a dungeon crawling with succubi?

Some people couldn't control their desires and would lick their phone screens while looking at photos.

Or they'd recall past incidents of spilling and drinking hot liquids.

It would be troublesome if a competitor had already overtaken them despite their slow pace.

"I'll eat it myself. Both of you, eat comfortably."

While Rohan found Sion and Clara's unusually clingy behavior cute and endearing,

he tried to restrain himself, considering they were in front of Ichinose's parents, but the two girls wouldn't give up.

"Rohan. What if you get something on your sleeve while reaching?"

"My sister is... right!"

Momo observed the embarrassed Rohan with amusement,

and was also paying attention to how her daughter would behave.

"..."

As Momo had expected, Ichinose was staring at Rohan with her lips protruding like a duck's bill.

While it was fortunate that the atmosphere had returned to a normal dining mood, her heart fluttered as she watched Rohan surrounded by beautiful girls.

How long had she been watching the girls clinging to Rohan?

Baby-nose's mouth, overwhelmed by emotion, threw away reason.

Moving freely, she blurted out as if wanting everyone to hear:

"B-but Rohan...! If you don't k-kiss me, I can't escape from strong enchantment...?"

The atmosphere instantly froze.