"Yes, that's how I remembered it."
A trace of sadness flashed through Alpha's eyes. "If this place hasn't been abandoned, there should be a lot of our companions here."
"Right."
Erica nodded and asked, "What do you plan to do?"
According to the King's wishes, finding familiars in this world would be left entirely to Alpha from now on.
So she didn't mind giving her more opportunities to learn.
"I can sneak in first and make sure the others are safe."
Alpha pondered for a moment, then said, "Otherwise, attacking rashly might alert them and put our companions in danger."
"All right. We'll do it your way."
Erica gave Alpha a long look.
Just what I'd expect of someone Master chose.
This child really has potential.
With Erica's approval, Alpha darted away and vanished into the vast darkness of the night.
For this operation,
she had made a special effort to master Concealment Magic first.
Relying on her memories and the extraordinary senses she had gained after becoming a devil,
Alpha slipped past one checkpoint after another and reached a dungeon.
Here,
the Possessed were all being held captive.
There was only one guard, who was yawning.
Alpha's gaze sharpened, and she tightened her grip on her Knight Sword.
The next instant,
she flashed past the guard.
Slash!
Blood sprayed.
The guard collapsed limply to the ground.
From beginning to end, he hadn't made a sound.
However,
she still startled many of the Possessed who hadn't fallen asleep.
Every one of their faces filled with tension.
But when they recognized Alpha, their expressions turned to utter astonishment.
"A... Alpha, why did you come back?"
"Wait, has your body recovered completely?"
"Yes. I came back to tell you about that..."
At her words, all the Possessed grew excited.
"Keep your voices