The busy days of working in the restaurant passed quickly as they immersed themselves in the work. By the time they realized it, it was Sunday already. The first holiday of the first week!
Tizmilly sat on the bench in the yard, looking at the small garden. Suddenly being freed from work made her wonder what she should do to spend her time.
She had money now. Theo, as the founder and owner, shared most of the restaurant's profit. To be precise, he held 70% of it. And Tizmilly, as the co-founder, assistant, and sole cooperator, held what was left.
The restaurant was still new. The profit, after being cut for supplies, wages, and other things, wasn't that much if Professor Golmind hadn't donated so much to them before. However, with this, she could avoid the worst-case scenario.
But then a question remained: what would she do with this money, and with her free time?
Shopping? But she didn't know much about shops built for commoners. She wasn't sure what she could get with the amount of money she had now.
When she was pondering that matter, the door opened. Theo stepped out with his spear, Boulder Thrust.
"Tizmilly? What are you doing, enjoying the morning view?" he asked with a smile.
Tizmilly turned to look at him and responded with an embarrassed smile. "No, I'm just thinking about what I should do today..."
Theo looked at her, reading her expression. She looked undecided and lost. Maybe because everything that had happened was her first, when she suddenly had a moment to think and settle things alone, her mind needed time to process everything.
"Hmmm... Then what about joining me?" After some thought, Theo asked her that. Looking at his outfit, Tizmilly could already guess what kind of place he would take her to if she joined him.
_Diving into a Dungeon again? That will be perfect. I can make some extra money while also training myself in a real battle!_ Tizmilly thought.
She opened her mouth, about to agree, when the door opened again. It was Calary, Theo's mother. She looked at the two, then giggled with her palm over her lips, grinning mischievously. "Oh, a weekend date? How nice~!"
Her comment reminded Tizmilly of the most important matter that had slipped from her mind until now, either because events were shifting very quickly, or because of the lingering shock after almost everyone she grew up with abandoned her. The matter was the fact that they were both teenagers in their prime!
And what could teenagers possibly do together, when they were a couple of the opposite gender, on a weekend? Yes, a date.
Tizmilly suddenly became embarrassed. _Did Mister Roost offer this to me because he..._ she thought.
"Stop teasing Tizmilly, Mom. I just wanted to try a new Dungeon. Since I won't go that deep, I think I can also use this chance to teach Tizmilly more about Dungeon Diving." But Theo immediately shot down the idea.
Tizmilly's embarrassment faded away in that instant. _That's Mr. Roost,_ she thought, shrugging.
Calary frowned, sighing. "You have a cute girl like little Tizmilly here, and you want to bring her out with you just to beat some random monster? You're shaming even your cowardly father!"
"As I said, we aren't like that!" Theo replied firmly.
"A-ah, don't fight, you two..." said Tizmilly while waving her hands, trying to calm the mother-son duo.
In the end, Tizmilly still agreed to go with Theo. She changed into her combat uniform, then followed Theo out.
As they walked side by side, Tizmilly looked around the city curiously.
"Which Dungeon are we going to dive into today, Mr. Roost?" After a short silence, Tizmilly asked.
According to Calary, she had heard that Theo had never gone to other Dungeons and always stayed loyal to The Beast Mountain until now. That made her wonder what kind of Dungeon had managed to change his mind.
"I want to find something in that Dungeon. You must've been there at least once before. It's called The Bank of Water."
The Bank of Water.
As the name suggested, The Bank of Water was a Dungeon with underwater terrain. It was labeled as a low-level dungeon and only had 25 floors in total.
She thought about it and indeed, she had once dived into that Dungeon before. It was during the Dungeon Diving Course when she was still a first-year student.
Inside that Dungeon, people could still move and breathe with no problem despite being underwater. All monsters found in there were fish-type, and overall, they were all weak until the 11th floor.
"We'll go to the 15th floor," he said, before asking, "Think you can handle monsters on that floor?"
"No problem," Tizmilly answered with a nod. During that course, she had defeated the Floor Boss of the 10th floor alone, so she was confident in it.
"Cool," said Theo, before he pushed the door of the Dungeon Post open.
The Bank of Water was located inside the city. So they could reach the post quickly from the house of the Roost Family.
As they were approaching the counter, one of the receptionists greeted them. "Welcome to The Bank of Water's Dungeon Post! Excuse me, but I haven't seen you two here before, right? First time trying this Dungeon, or newbies?"
"We're skilled, I guess," Theo replied with a smile. "We just wanted to try a new Dungeon. Like, a change of mood."
The receptionist nodded and began to write down their names.
Tizmilly looked around the place and let Theo handle the registration. There were a lot of people inside. Most of them were newbies who chose this Dungeon because they were still too weak to handle other Dungeons.
But then her eyes met with the eyes of a particular pink-haired girl. Tizmilly froze, her heart racing. The girl showed a sadistic smile and immediately walked toward her. "Oh my, oh my, who is this if not Tizmilly, the former daughter of Fallburn?"
She was someone that felt way too familiar to Tizmilly. She was the girl who seduced her former fiancé, Raffassa Hemiula. She could never forget that pink hair.
The girl leaned in, looking at Tizmilly closely, her smile widening whenever Tizmilly's face twitched uncomfortably. "Oh, oh, what is this? What is this? After her fiancé and her family dumped her, the mighty Lady Tizmilly is dating a... Uh, who is this man, sorry? I don't know his name, uh, oh?"
Tizmilly frowned. She felt an urge to slap the girl, but she endured it and steeled herself. "What are you doing here, Miss Hamiula?" she asked Raffassa.
Raffassa narrowed her eyes at Tizmilly, blinked, her finger on her lips thoughtfully. Then her face returned to looking like an innocent maiden as she turned around and looked at the group of boys who were trailing behind her.
"Everyone, come, come~!" she called them out. "I met Miss Tizmilly! What a surprise, right? Haha, it must be my lucky day. Now, I can make up with her again!"
Tizmilly looked at the boys. Her face stiffened again when she met eyes with them.
Agraviel Fin Fazaar. Her former fiancé.
Lideon Fallburn. Her former older brother.
And Reffion Tias. An elven boy who used to get along with Tizmilly and constantly requested for her to train him.
_How can everything become so coincidental that I meet them when we are about to dive into a Dungeon?_ Inside, Tizmilly lamented the unfortunate turn of fate.
Raffassa turned to look at her again. Her sadistic smile returned. "I really am lucky today... Don't you think so, Miss Tizmilly?"
Tizmilly gritted her teeth, her fists clenched in frustration.
Noticing their approach, Theo turned around. He looked at them one by one. His eyebrows raised as he whistled. "Reverse Harem... That's insane."