"We have to repay them properly."
Chapter 62: Returning to Orario, the First Meeting with the Loki Familia.
The journey back always seemed longer than the journey there.
After all, compared to the sense of exploration on the way down, the return journey always seemed much more monotonous.
Especially once they reached the tenth floor and above.
The Pigmen or Imps that occasionally popped out had their heads smashed by the disgruntled Sasamori Aya before they could even approach the group.
No one else even needed to act.
"This path..."
"Why does it feel even longer than when we came down?"
Hanabishi Warabi lay sprawled across the Black Bear Fierce Man's back, holding a lollipop she had pulled out from who knew where. She stuck it into her mouth and mumbled indistinctly.
"You're imagining it."
Walking beside her, Onigawara Rin rolled her eyes at Hanabishi Warabi.
Kikakujō Mary also remarked from the side.
"I suppose that's what happens when you're eager to get home."
"But."
"Now that I think about it."
"Even though we're only a temporary group."
"We haven't had a chance to properly get acquainted yet."
"Why don't we introduce ourselves?"
"After all."
"It's not very polite to keep calling someone 'the one with the axe' or 'the one carrying the pack,' is it?"
"Ah! Yes!"
At Kikakujō Mary's words.
Kashima, who was walking behind them, hurried forward a couple of steps. Despite the enormous pack on his back, he still gave a proper bow.
"Um..."
"Let me introduce myself first!"
"I'm Ouka Kashima, captain of the Takemikazuchi Familia!"
"This is Mikoto."
"That's Chigusa, and there's Asuka."
"We're all from the Far East."
"Because of our patron god, we're currently working part-time in Orario while going on adventures."
"The Far East?"
Hearing that term.
Onigawara Rin and the