"Onigawara Rin turned her wrist, spun her blade neatly, and sheathed it. She seemed to have improved considerably compared to before, and had not even felt the wind's resistance when swinging her blade."
Elsewhere.
Kikakujō Mary held a blood-red rapier, wiping away the blood.
Nemumeno Satori stood on a jutting rock, tossing several throwing knives in her hand. Hanabishi Warabi sat on Fierce Man's back.
Beneath Fierce Man's feet lay several monster pelts.
Kisara Tendo stood on the other side of the passage, her pure white, sleeveless bodysuit completely unsoiled. Her left thumb rested against her sword guard as she constantly scanned the surrounding tunnels.
Wearing metal boots, Enju Aihara repeatedly leaped off the rock walls before landing steadily beside a magic stone, picking it up, and tossing it into the backpack behind her.
Kohina Hiruko held two short swords in a reverse grip. Seitenshi stood in the very center of the group.
When they had been surrounded by a large number of monsters just now, she had cast the wide-area spell "Fantasy Village." Green light had covered the entire battlefield, keeping everyone's stamina at its fullest.
"Speaking of which."
"To be precise, we're getting stronger and stronger."
"With Lord Haimo's level ascension, the newcomers joining us, and Seitenshi's magical buffs, the vast majority of the upper and middle floors no longer pose any threat to us."
"But speaking of that."
Hanabishi Warabi rode on Fierce Man's broad back.
Fierce Man lowered his head, licking the monster blood off his claws. Hanabishi Warabi patted his head.
"Did you notice when we came down from the surface this morning?"
Hanabishi Warabi looked at the others.
"Those Adventurers and merchants on the streets."
"The looks they gave us were even more exaggerated than two days ago."
"Before, they were only wary of