For the rest of the journey, Riezel's group proceeded according to the policy of avoiding combat whenever possible.
Their goal was only the water from Cadmus Spring, and they still had to fight a powerful Lv. 6 dragon. At a time like this, they needed to conserve as much energy as possible so they could focus all their strength on dealing with the dragon.
Riezel even reminded Lefiya not to use magic unless it was absolutely necessary, lest she waste her Mind.
Although Lefiya still had quite a few Mind-restoring potions on her, they would have to head to the 59th Floor afterward and fight multiple battles along the way. It was best to avoid wasting supplies whenever possible.
This was also the policy Finn advocated. After two weeks of expedition, the familia's supplies were already running low. To ensure they would not run out of provisions on the return journey, avoiding the consumption of items and potions had become the highest priority.
Under such circumstances, even Ais obediently stopped rushing out the moment she saw monsters. Tiona put away her Urga and followed along quietly, while Tione went without saying—so long as she was carrying out Finn's orders, whoever caused unnecessary waste first would be the first person she got angry with.
Among everyone, only Riezel was relatively unrestrained. Though he did not go too far and charge out whenever he saw a monster, he kept Ramul active the entire time, maintaining Protective Magic over the group.
"You're wasting too much Mind like that."
Tione had complained about Riezel's extravagant behavior.
However, Riezel's casual reply immediately silenced her dissatisfaction.
"It's fine. I have the Development Ability 'Spirit Healing.'"
Those calm words instantly left Tione speechless.
"Freak."
Tiona grumbled inwardly, feeling thoroughly depressed by Riezel.
Ais and Lefiya, meanwhile, felt