Chika’s bad ending was unlocked when Yuuen fitted her with the Collar of Subjugation.

After that, Chika remained in a dazed state for a while due to the effects of Washing Flame and continued to serve Yuuen. But after a certain amount of time passed, the game restarted, and she was returned to the room in front of the boss room.

"Ah...! Uh, this place is... uh..."

The restart process also removed the effect of Washing Flame from Chika. As she became aware of where she was, she also seemed to remember what had happened since she was hit with the flame. She clutched her head.

"Ah, ah... I... I lost to that guy in the robe, Yuuen..."

And then, while still not fully conscious, I served him, had the Collar of Subjugation put on me, was freed from the bad route... and then I served for a while after that. Then the restart process began, and that brings us to the present... that’s about it...

Slowly, she began to piece together what she had been doing. Chika’s expression became somewhat complicated as she recalled how the bad route had been unlocked and how the game had restarted after a while.

"Hmm... I was defeated and brainwashed without being able to do anything. I was forced to serve as he commanded, and in the end, he put a Collar of Subjugation on me... Just thinking about it now excites me, and that’s fine, but... ♡ I wish I could have experienced it in real time instead of just getting excited thinking about it. The bitterness of defeat is something you can only experience firsthand... Thinking back on how good it felt is something you can do with any erotic event..."

She didn’t seem to have any complaints about the content of what Yuuen had done to her. But because she had been unconscious due to the effects of Washing Flame, she seemed dissatisfied that she was only now realizing what she had been made to do.

"Haa... I hope that at least I can experience the bad route in real time..."

"...Well, for now... I think I’ll focus on getting revenge on Yuuen."

With her heart filled with anticipation for the unlocked bad route, Chika turned her gaze toward the boss room.

"The heat inside the boss room is so intense that you can’t even clearly see Yuuen. In contrast, Yuuen is content with just showing even a glimpse of that white flame. ...Hmm... In that case, regardless of whether they’re visible or not, the simplest approach would be to wipe them all out at once with an area-of-effect attack. Well then... yeah, let’s change the magic a little."

She thought about tactics based on her previous battle with Yuuen. Chika began tinkering with the magic on her equipment.

"Okay. Let’s try again... this time, I’m going to win."

After fiddling for a while, Chika nodded with satisfaction and headed toward the boss room.

"Ugh... it’s really hot... let’s finish this quickly."

The moment she entered the boss room, Chika winced at the intense heat that hit her. Upon confirming that Yuuen had appeared from the corridor straight ahead, she closed her eyes and extended her hand forward.

"Now then... Water Wave!"

The spell she activated was a new one, created by overwriting Water Cutter. It was a spell that created a massive amount of water in front of the user, launching a tsunami-like attack.

"Wha... what...?"

She had designed it primarily to maximize the attack range. The unleashed tsunami reached Yuuen—who was about to activate Washing Flame—and engulfed him.

"Hey, what...!?"

Even with equipment providing heat resistance, the boss room was filled with intense heat. The ability called Washing Flame was so powerful that even a glimpse of it was enough to put someone in danger. Perhaps because of these two troublesome aspects, Yuuen itself wasn’t very strong. After being swallowed by the tsunami, it simply collapsed and disappeared.

"Huh? Did I... defeat it? Yeah, it looks like it..."

Sensing that it had disappeared, Chika opened her eyes and confirmed that Yuuen had fallen. She nodded, feeling a slight sense of disappointment.

"Oh, the clear screen appeared. Okay... let’s go. I’ve reached my limit."

Seeing the prompt that appeared along with the "clear" message—asking whether she wanted to escape the dungeon—Chika immediately nodded and selected "escape."

She escaped from the dungeon, the Cave of Heat.

And then she was back in the field, the Western Magma Zone. When Chika returned there, she spread her arms wide and took a breath, feeling the wind blowing across the field.

"Aaaaaaah... it feels so good!"

Even with heat-resistant gear equipped, the Cave of Heat had been so hot that she still sweated. Escaping the stifling heat and oppressive humidity, Chika seemed very happy to be enjoying fresh air after so long.

"Haaah... There’s magma very close by, and even though this field is hot, it feels cool... I don’t want to go to this dungeon again. I should tell my sister later that she shouldn’t go to this dungeon either... Ah, but I kind of want to see my sister covered in sweat. But if I try to lead her there, will she get mad at me later? ...Hmm... Okay, I’ll just say nothing."

As Chika gazed at the magma flowing beside her, she said this with a slightly weary expression. Then she smiled slightly as she imagined her sister Shiori sweating... and turned her gaze in a certain direction—toward the town in this field, Gray Town.

"Well then... I think I’ll head back to town for now."

Once that decision was made, Chika took a blazer from her gear, put it on, and headed back to town.

A few minutes later, having arrived safely, Chika sat on a bench in the town square.

"Well then... I think I’ll try out the bad route that I’ve unlocked this time... ♡"

Okay... let’s begin.

After taking a breath, Chika smiled and decided to experience the bad route she had unlocked this time: The Sex Slave of the Blazing Fire.