Seitenshi, who had been staying in the middle of the group, now hung her head, wringing her hands tightly together.
A sense of helplessness welled up inside her.
"Everyone is so amazing..."
"But I feel like I can't help with anything."
"Standing here, I'm just completely unnecessary."
Hearing Seitenshi's slightly dejected words,
Onigawara Rin, walking ahead, turned around and waved cheerfully.
"Miss Seitenshi, what are you talking about!"
Kikakujō Mary also came over and gently patted Seitenshi's shoulder.
"Don't overthink it."
"This is only the tenth floor. Everything showing up is just small fry from the upper floors."
"These floors are meant for Level 1 Adventurers to get used to the environment."
"Exactly."
"Don't think like that, Miss Seitenshi."
"We're only on the tenth floor of the Dungeon, in the upper levels."
"These monsters showing up-Goblins, Pigmen, Imps-are all just brainless small fry. Even on our very first day here, we could still cut them all down with a little effort."
"The real challenges are deep down, dozens of floors below."
"If we want to keep following Lord God, just swinging our swords around on the upper floors will never be enough."
"Besides, you awakened two wide-area spells."
"When the team runs into big trouble later, when everyone is injured or needs to be strengthened to their limits, we'll all be counting on you to turn things around. All you need to do now is stay with us and get used to the environment down here. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"You're an indispensable core member of our Familia."
Hearing this sincere encouragement,
a faint blush appeared on Seitenshi's face.
"Thank you..."
"But speaking of that,"
Hanabishi Warabi couldn't help chiming in.
Her gaze landed on Enju Aihara's boots, her eyelid still twitching.
"Although we can handle the