Ais tilted her head at Cao Ye. That head tilt nearly melted him with how adorable it was.
"You could say they're a special kind of 'puppet.'"
"Oh~"
Cao Ye wanted to explain, but he had no idea how to put it into words. In the end, that was all he could say.
After dealing with the Hellhounds, Cao Ye did not recall the Snow Wolves. He controlled them as they continued deeper into the Dungeon together.
Paimon, in particular, sat directly atop one Snow Wolf. Anyone who did not know better would have thought it was her mount.
Just like that, the three of them quickly passed through the middle and upper floors, arriving at the safe zone on the eighteenth floor.
Rivira Town, Orario's famously lawless town. Cao Ye had come here once before and had even exchanged a few words with the man in charge.
The atmosphere in Rivira Town was clearly somewhat strange. A large number of people had gathered together.
"Bors~"
"Hm? Cao Ye?"
Upon hearing someone call his name, Bors instinctively turned around.
The moment he saw who it was, he immediately recognized Cao Ye—the man he had deliberately tried to befriend, even lowering his own status to recruit.
He had not seen him for a long time after that. He had not expected to run into him again now.
"It's been a long time, brother. And isn't this the Loki Familia's Sword Princess? How did you two end up together?"
"Well, for certain reasons."
Bors was no stranger to Ais. After all, he was quite familiar with the Loki Familia as well.
His strength might not have seemed particularly impressive, but his network was extensive. He knew plenty of people, most of them members of powerful Familias.
"Bors, what's going on? Why are