The situation has developed beyond Cyclone's expectations, being taken to somewhere unfamiliar by Onigashima. Two men, under the moonlight, unsure of what's about to happen. Nonetheless, whatever may transpire, Cyclone felt it necessary to first express his attitude, as that is the etiquette befitting a man.

"Cough... Just to clarify... I'm not gay~"

"..."

Unable to help it, Cyclone had just learned that the maid would use her body to resurrect that pedophilic weirdo. In this scenario, being in the same team as Onigashima, Cyclone found it hard to imagine his intentions. But seeing Onigashima burst into laughter and then punch Cyclone from top to bottom, Cyclone finally understood why Onigashima was like an elder brother to Gudas.

"Are you an idiot!? I'm straight!!"

"Really?"

Cyclone looked at Onigashima with disbelief in his eyes.

"What the hell! Do I have to drop my pants for you to check?!!"

"..."

Onigashima's retort made Cyclone involuntarily retreat ten steps.

"Hey, hey..."

"How to say... letting another man look at your holy sword, isn't that a hobby of gays?"

Cyclone glanced sideways at Onigashima.

"Ahhh!!!! Why has it come to this!!! I'm not like that!!"

Clutching his head in his hands, Onigashima realized he chose the wrong analogy to prove his innocence. It seemed Onigashima, in his speech, was the type to speak without much thought.

"It's fine, I just..."

Unable to meet Onigashima's gaze, Cyclone averted his eyes when delivering the crucial lines. This gesture actually revealed more of his disbelief in Onigashima.

"You're just treating me like a gay!!"

"What?!!"

At that moment, Gray returned. Earlier, in order to let Cyclone and Sophiel have some time alone, Gray had walked out of the underground waterway on his own and was busy washing his clothes in a corner.

Partially naked, upon hearing the term 'gay' being thrown around, Gray immediately donned the still damp clothes. When Onigashima laid eyes on Gray, in a split second, Gray retreated several dozen steps, even further than Cyclone.

"Hey!!! Stop labeling others falsely!!"

"Haha~"

As both Cyclone and Gray were pegged as gays, laughter echoed from the depths of the underground waterway. It was Marcina, who had followed along, unlike Sophiel and the maid.

"Indeed, being with you always brings inexplicable joy."

"You're the one! Quit making jokes at my expense all the time!!"

Seemingly in response to Marcina's remarks, Onigashima retorted. However, for some reason, Marcina's eyes showed a slight hint of disappointment towards Onigashima's response.

Cyclone understood, that was a habit when speaking to others. The "you" Marcina had just mentioned didn't refer to Onigashima, but to Cyclone.

Although objectively analyzing the situation, Cyclone couldn't recall what his relationship with Marcina was.

"Well~ Let's leave the jokes here for now~ You all have an extremely important task to do next."

"Task?"

A question mark hovered over Onigashima's head, evidently, this was a mission even Onigashima, their companion, was not aware of.

"Yes, it's crucial. This opportunity is rare..."

Mid-sentence, once again, Marcina looked at Cyclone.

"Just help me make some money at the casino."

"..."

Cyclone and Marcina locked eyes for a moment. Only when Cyclone realized Marcina was serious did he react.

"What?!"

"Don't act so surprised. Even a great wizard can run out of money sometimes! Win me some money first."

And so, Cyclone took on a task assigned by the great magician. The task was straightforward—head to the underground gambling den of the heretics and win the money.