Reaching the Fiftieth Floor

The Floor Master of the thirty-seventh floor, Udaios, died without any fanfare.

Spurred on by the Elf Squad, Shirou Emiya truly shone, and the destructive power of his three Super Illusionary Collapses nearly caught his own allies in the blast.

Because of this, Shirou Emiya was soundly reprimanded by Finn.

Of course, Shirou Emiya himself regretted it.

He was a bit too competitive, and it didn't feel like his old self at all.

Perhaps it was the influence of his environment; after all, a person's personality is greatly affected by their surroundings.

But no matter what, he couldn't become someone who ignored his teammates.

In the subsequent battles, Shirou Emiya focused on close-quarters combat, and Finn, knowing him well, didn't demand too much output from the rear.

Facing monsters that had reached Level 4, even Shirou Emiya struggled a bit.

Even if he pushed every level to its limit, the improvements gained from leveling up were truly significant.

Of course, the main pressure came from the sheer number of monsters; there were just too many.

But Shirou Emiya enjoyed this kind of battle, this life-or-death struggle where every blow drew blood, which ignited his inner fire.

Under immense pressure, Shirou Emiya's stats were also rapidly increasing.

This was the power of self-forging from [Hundred Refinements].

The more difficult the battle, the greater the improvement after overcoming it.

It was as if all external pressure was meant for forging, forging the strongest sword, the strongest sword named Shirou Emiya.

Deeper, always deeper.

Although the obstacles ahead grew stronger, they couldn't stop the Loki Familia's advance.

It wasn't until the Great Wilderness of the forty-ninth floor that the Loki Familia truly encountered trouble.

As the first floor of the super-deep levels, all monsters on the forty-ninth floor possessed Level 5 stats.

Facing swarms of Formors, the previously invincible front lines were breached in an instant. The overwhelming stats made the situation incredibly perilous, even with Finn's exquisite command skills.

However, in the end, they managed to stabilize the situation thanks to the constant support of the executives, the firepower unleashed by the magic troops, and Shirou Emiya's unending arrow support and Illusionary Collapses.

The fiftieth floor of the Dungeon, a safe zone.

Having finally reached this point, the Loki Familia quickly set up camp to rest, as their goal was the fifty-ninth floor!

Meanwhile, Shirou Emiya, assigned the task of finding ingredients, was indulging in a splendid bout of laziness.

"So this is the fiftieth floor? What a peaceful scene! Safe zones like this are always so astonishing, no matter how many times I see them."

Lying by the edge of a cliff, Shirou Emiya rested his head on his arm, enjoying the soothing breeze.

"In that case, the next step is exploring the super-deep levels."

While reaching the fiftieth floor was a cause for joy, some matters caused Shirou Emiya some worry.

On the fifty-ninth floor, facing swarms of Formors that broke through the front lines, Ais, after annihilating them all, charged into the yet-to-be-attacked Formor army alone, disregarding Finn's orders.

Of course, what worried Shirou Emiya wasn't Ais's disobedience; she was a problem child and often acted this way.

Once she got caught up in battle, she would become like this.

What concerned Shirou Emiya was that this incident very likely signaled the main storyline of the DanMachi world finally arriving.

They were about to face an attack from a new type of monster, and then, due to equipment damage, this expedition would be halted.

And this was the first act of what was called Sword Princess's Holy Tale.

"Sigh, there's nothing I can do to prevent this in advance. After all, I'm just a newcomer; where would I get deep-level intel!"

"Forget it, I'll leave this matter alone. It didn't result in any casualties anyway, so let nature take its course! Besides, I've already obtained what I needed."

Thinking of his gains, Shirou Emiya felt immense pleasure.

He had accumulated enough high-level experience to reach Level 4.

After two consecutive Floor Master subjugations, Shirou Emiya, as a main combatant with all basic stats already at A, could level up at any time.

But his goal was all SSS stats!

How could he level up now?

However, the Great Deeds required for leveling up were sufficient. He just needed to wait until his basic stats reached their limit before he could level up.

The speed of this improvement was truly satisfying!

"Brother, where are you? We should head back!"

Hearing Lefia's voice, who had come out to gather ingredients with him, Shirou Emiya quickly stood up to respond.

"I'm here! I've finished gathering too. Let's go back!"

"Okay!"

"Cheers!"

"Even though we're just drinking soup, we still need to set the mood."

The Loki Familia members felt much more at ease now that they had finally reached the 50th floor.

With their strength, it had actually been very difficult for them after the 40th floor.

However, thanks to Finn's command, they were always able to turn danger into safety and overcome numerous difficulties, and this was precisely Finn's importance.

But after reaching the 49th floor, even with Finn's command, they still faced constant peril. This wasn't because Finn's command was incorrect, but because the strength of the Loki Familia members could no longer keep up.

Unlike other Familias, the other Familias had already begun an elite soldier policy after the deeper floors, with all Level 4 Adventurers pushing forward concentratedly.

But the Loki Familia, due to Finn's existence, relied on his command. The members of the Loki Familia who had come this far even included Level 2s.

It wasn't until after the 50th floor that the Loki Familia began to concentrate their elites for the breakthrough.

It could be said that the rise of the Loki Familia had a great deal to do with Finn; with him around, countless members had grown rapidly during expeditions.

The strength of the Freya Familia relied on the special abilities of the goddess Freya, who could always find valuable gems among countless overlooked treasures.

Thus, they had a high-end fighting force of one Level 7, four Level 6s, and four Level 5s.

But what about the Loki Familia?

Although the Loki Familia currently only had three Level 6s and four Level 5s, after the upcoming battle to defeat the fallen fairy clones, the Loki Familia would possess seven Level 6s.

While the increase in level was related to individual talent and effort, the environment was even more important.

Under Finn's leadership, these individuals possessed a better growth environment, which allowed them to grow rapidly.

And this was precisely the Loki Familia's Commander, the irreplaceable hobbit hero, Finn.

Within the Familia, Finn was a leader whom everyone trusted implicitly and considered perfect.

Because of this, the Familia members, who felt at ease, were not celebrating the fact that they no longer had to continue their adventure, but rather that they no longer had to hold Finn and the others back.

They knew their own strength had reached its limit here and that they could only rely on Finn and the others to explore further.

Perhaps they wouldn't be able to see that unknown realm, but the Loki Familia could.

As long as a member of the Loki Familia saw it, it would be the glory of the Loki Familia.

And this was the strongest corner of Orario, the united Loki Familia.

"Everyone, being able to reach this point is the result of all of our efforts and struggles. Let us be proud of ourselves!"

"Cheer for yourselves!"

"Ooh!"