Chapter Summaries

Haimo discussed making the Familia game more interesting, then encountered Hermes and took him to the Hostess of Fertility. As Hermes nervously waited for Haimo to explain why he had summoned him, Haimo left his ale untouched.

• Haimo told Royman he planned to make the Familia game more interesting, then left the construction site and returned to Orario’s streets.
• Haimo spotted Hermes trying to slip into an alley and invited him to walk together; Hermes reluctantly agreed.
• As Haimo and Hermes walked, Haimo sensed the invisible Asfi following them but did not reveal her presence.
• Haimo brought Hermes to the Hostess of Fertility, where Mia Grand warned Hermes about his unpaid tab.
• Anya served Haimo and Hermes ales, and Haimo left his drink untouched while Hermes nervously waited.

Haimo questioned Hermes about Zeus and began an interrogation after Hermes admitted they still exchanged letters. In the Dungeon’s twentieth-floor safe zone, Seitenshi noticed several badly wounded Xenos as her companions prepared to leave and train the newcomers.

• Haimo revealed that he had noticed Asfi following the group with the Hades' Helmet and suggested her strength exceeded her reported Level 2.
• Hermes misunderstood Haimo’s interest in Asfi, then learned Haimo only wanted information about the outside world.
• Haimo asked where Zeus was, prompting Hermes to admit that he still exchanged letters with Zeus but did not know his hiding place.
• Haimo began questioning Hermes, while the scene shifted to the Dungeon’s twentieth-floor safe zone.
• Sasamori Aya and Kikakujō Mary urged the group to resume training, and Enju Aihara climbed onto Fierce Man.
• Seitenshi noticed several injured Xenos resting nearby and walked toward them with concern.

Seitenshi healed the wounded Xenos with her powerful area magic, astonishing Fels and earning the monsters’ gratitude. As Seitenshi and her companions prepared to continue deeper into the Dungeon, Fels offered to teach her magic personally.

• Lido explained that the wounded Xenos had no access to proper medicine and would normally need months to recover.
• Seitenshi cast Fantasy Village, instantly healing every injured Xenos in its range, including those with grave wounds and broken bones.
• Fels marveled at Seitenshi’s brief incantation, immense healing power, and lack of apparent magical fatigue, then warned that the surface Familias might fight to claim her.
• The healed Xenos knelt to thank Seitenshi, while she humbly asked them to rise and prepared to continue the expedition with Onigawara Rin, Kikakujō Mary, Sasamori Aya, and the others.
• Fels stopped Seitenshi and offered to teach her magic personally.

Fels offered to teach Seitenshi magic, but Seitenshi left the decision to her god and declined for now. As the group continued through the Great Tree Labyrinth, they encountered a mammoth and began fighting it.

• Fels praised Seitenshi's magical talent and offered to guide her, but Seitenshi said she would wait for her god to decide.
• The women said farewell to the Xenos and continued toward the twenty-first floor, discussing Seitenshi's decision to follow her god's guidance.
• Tsukuyo Inaba sensed a huge monster ahead, and the group encountered a mammoth in the wooden passage.
• Kohina Hiruko wounded the mammoth's right leg, and Enju Aihara struck its head with an explosive kick.
• Kisara Tendo slashed the mammoth's neck with her sword as its body stiffened.

The Haimo Familia faced a Dungeon-generated Monster Party as Fels watched from concealment, expecting the girls to be overwhelmed by the horde. As their strength began to fail, Seitenshi awakened immense magic and cast the wide-area enhancement spell Ideal Utopia.

• Sasamori Aya killed a Mammoth, prompting violent tremors and cracks that released a growing horde of monsters into the passage.
• Sasamori Aya, Onigawara Rin, Tsukuyo Inaba, Enju Aihara, Kohina Hiruko, Hanabishi Warabi, and Fierce Man fought the Monster Party while Fels secretly observed and prepared to intervene.
• The monsters kept multiplying, injuring the fighters and forcing them into a cramped defensive circle as their stamina dwindled.
• Seitenshi resolved to stop relying on her companions, awakened powerful magic, and cast Ideal Utopia to enhance everyone in the Haimo Familia.

The Haimo Familia received Human Valor and Beast Mimicry, gaining immense strength and animal features as they faced the monster horde. Sasamori Aya and the others unleashed their new power, leaving Fels stunned by the transformation.

• The girls gained Human Valor and Beast Mimicry, which boosted their abilities and gave them animal ears and tails.
• Fels was shocked that a Level 1 newcomer’s magic could grant such powerful effects to an entire Familia.
• Sasamori Aya charged into the monsters, crushing bugbears and pulverizing nearby enemies with a single punch.
• Onigawara Rin vanished and reappeared above a group of monsters, cutting them apart with a swift blade strike.
• Enju Aihara bounced between the walls with enough force to leave deep craters in them.
• Fels watched the Haimo Familia’s rampage in stunned silence.