On the Dungeon's 16th Floor, Allen's cat ears twitched as he sensed some movement. He searched for its source.
"Did any of you notice anything?"
Seeing him ask, the supporters around him all looked around but found nothing unusual. They exchanged glances, and one of them stepped forward to speak.
"My lord, did you discover something?"
Allen focused all his senses on the surroundings, but he could no longer detect the sudden movement from before, as though that strange sound had merely been his imagination.
When one of his men came to ask, and he still could not sense that movement again, he let the matter drop and prepared to answer his subordinate.
But footsteps sounded from ahead. He stared intently forward as a blonde girl in a tight-fitting battle outfit appeared before him.
"So it's the Sword Princess.
What rotten luck, running into people from the Loki Familia again! Hey, you lot, get moving."
Upon seeing Ais, his face filled with disgust. He turned back and coldly scolded his supporting party.
Then he turned around and continued onward. The supporters answered meekly and hurried after him when they saw how quickly he was walking.
"Ran into them again?"
Ais watched the catman and his subordinates pass by with caution, puzzled by his words.
Meanwhile, on the floor above where the two had met.
Several Horn Rabbits bounded rapidly on all fours through a passage. After their companions had already entered a room, the last Horn Rabbit was about to follow the group.
Bang
Sharp claws suddenly shot out from the thick rock wall and seized it. The tightening grip crushed the Horn Rabbit's body. Before it could let out a shrill cry, the muscles in the arm connected to those claws slowly writhed.
The rabbit in its grasp was