Request from the Medical Familia

As Finn's speech continued, the atmosphere of the party visibly livened up.

Watching Bete and Tiona bicker beside him, Shirou Emiya chuckled as he looked at Ais, who was sitting next to him. "I heard Ais, Finn scolded you today!"

Lefia, sitting on Shirou Emiya's other side, couldn't help but giggle upon hearing Shirou Emiya's question.

"Brother, you're mean!"

As expected, Shirou Emiya's behavior drew Ais's displeasure. Although the girl's expression didn't change much, her small pout was truly endearing.

"Hahaha, you can't blame me for this! Ais, you weren't following orders. I went to a lot of trouble to cover for you back then."

Pretending not to care as she spoke of her worries, Ais also lowered her head slightly upon hearing this.

"I'm sorry for making you worry."

At this moment, Ais, having been lectured by both Finn and Shirou Emiya, felt regret.

"Then be sure to be careful from now on and don't make others worry again!"

Reaching out and gently stroking Ais's golden hair, Shirou Emiya said tenderly.

"Mhm!"

Ais nodded slightly, then closed her eyes and enjoyed Shirou Emiya's touch.

Lefia, who had witnessed this entire scene from the side, couldn't help but feel envious. She envied not only that Shirou Emiya could comfort Ais, but also that Ais could receive Shirou Emiya's comfort.

Looking at the two of them filled with warmth, Lefia really wanted to shout 'I want it all!' and pounce on them.

But unfortunately, although she had become much more confident after training with Shirou Emiya, she could only think about such things in her mind.

As for putting it into practice, sorry, she didn't dare!

After the lively banquet ended, everyone sat around the fire, listening to Finn's arrangements.

"Our objective of exploring and pioneering uncharted territories remains unchanged, but before that, we have an adventurer's commission to complete."

"An adventurer's commission? I recall it was from the Dian Cacht Familia, wasn't it!" Hearing Finn's words, Tione asked in confusion, suddenly remembering.

"That's right. The commission is to draw a certain amount of water from the Cadmus Spring located on the fifty-first floor."

The water from the Cadmus Spring is one of the ingredients for producing the highest-grade Elixir. As a renowned Medical Familia in Orario, such a commission is quite normal for the Dian Cacht Familia.

"Cadmus Spring? What a troublesome mission! Why did we accept it!"

Tiona had unpleasant memories of the Cadmus Spring.

"Because the reward is very considerable, and it also concerns relations between factions, so we couldn't refuse it casually."

"Honestly, those guys always come up with troublesome missions!" Bete grumbled after Riveria finished answering.

"Alright, no matter how dissatisfied you are, the mission has been accepted. Now, we will arrange the personnel who will go to the fifty-first floor."

Due to their strength, starting from the fifty-first floor, the Loki Familia also needed to select elites to form a team for the mission.

"Try to avoid unnecessary combat during the water collection process. Due to the limited amount of spring water, we need to split into two groups and go to two different locations to collect water."

After Finn's explanation, Tiona and the others immediately started discussing animatedly.

Finally, after Finn's confirmation and division, the two teams for this mission were determined.

Team 1: Ais, Tiona, Tione, Shirou Emiya, Lefia.

Team 2: Finn, Bete, Gareth, Raul.

In addition, Riveria will remain at the base to deal with any emergencies and recover her Magic Power, preparing for the exploration of the fifty-ninth floor after this mission.

Lefia and Raul will serve as support for the two teams.

Lefia, in particular, was sent as a substitute for Riveria at Riveria's request.

After all, in Riveria's eyes, Lefia was someone who could inherit her mantle in the future.

"But I say, is the group of people in the first team really okay?"

"Uh..."

Hearing Bete's undisguised worry, even Finn fell into thoughtful silence.

Honestly, in terms of firepower alone, even without any Level 6 adventurers, the first team's firepower was still superior to the second team's.

Although Ais was only Level 5, with the boost from her Skill, Princess of Vengeance, her combat power against monsters was not weaker than a Level 6.

And if she were facing a Dragon Kind, her strength would be even greater.

In addition, the Tiona and Tione sisters were also top-tier within Level 5.

Furthermore, there were Shirou Emiya and Lefia, two experts who could cast Magic of Level 5 power and fight above their level.

Therefore, Finn was not worried about their strength.

However, their personalities were quite troublesome. After all, Ais, Tiona, and Tione were all notorious problem children of the Loki Familia.

Although Finn wished he could hand over command to Shirou Emiya, setting aside whether he could even command Tiona and Tione when they entered Berserker mode, Shirou Emiya himself had never been to the fifty-first floor before and had no experience. Finn held no hope for his command.

After a brief silence, Finn looked up and said with a smile, "Tione, I'll leave them to you. Don't let me down!"

"Please don't worry, Commander!"

Tione, who had feelings for Finn akin to love, blushed and confidently agreed when she heard his words.

Watching this scene, Shirou Emiya and the others inwardly scoffed, "That's a honey trap, Finn, you really are something!"

After arranging tomorrow's schedule, everyone parted ways and returned to their respective tents to rest.

Although they were in the Dungeon, the members of the Loki Familia still followed their normal routine for rest.

Lying on his makeshift bed, Shirou Emiya was troubled by the events of the evening.

The development of things was somewhat beyond his expectations!

Where were the monster attacks?

Didn't the monsters usually attack during the day?

Wasn't it this time?

Unlikely. Finn wouldn't let Ais make the same mistake twice.

Or perhaps?

Thinking this, Shirou Emiya's expression immediately turned worried. His understanding of the DanMachi world came from anime and fanfiction; he hadn't actually read the original light novels.

Therefore, his knowledge of the Loki Familia was limited to the main DanMachi series and the anime Sword Princess's Holy Tale!

"So, the crappy anime studio changed the plot again?"

Shirou Emiya could guess this kind of thing immediately. As a seasoned otaku, he had experienced this countless times.

He enjoyed watching comments and often saw disputes between anime-only viewers and original novel fans.

Therefore, such things were not uncommon in the anime fandom.

"If that's the case, my understanding of the plot will be much weaker! But even if the process changes, the ending should remain the same."

"In short, tomorrow we'll be threatened by the New Species of bugs. It looks like tomorrow will be another tough battle!"

Thinking this, Shirou Emiya couldn't help but perk up.

He knew a little about the danger of the New Species, so he had to pay close attention to protecting Lefia tomorrow.

As for Ais?

Frankly speaking, Ais's survival ability was far greater than his own.