"You..."
Suzuki Yukiko also walked over to Seele, wanting to say something... but after hesitating for a moment, she could not get any words out.
Seele's strength had surpassed her imagination. How could a human... possibly be this strong?
Was Seele... really human?
Still, she was too embarrassed to ask. They were companions for now, after all.
"Not bad!"
Seele touched her hair and seemed to smile shyly at Asou Yuna's admiration. But before she could relax, her expression turned serious once more.
"They're back!"
Seele looked around. It had not been long since they cleared them out... yet more evil spirits had appeared.
"Damn it, are these monsters impossible to kill off?"
Suzuki Yukiko's expression was unpleasant as well. They had already killed so many evil spirits.
"It feels like... they're a bit stronger than before..." Asou Yuna thoughtfully looked at the evil spirits reappearing around them.
"Don't fight them..."
Seele glanced around and began to think.
"Then... are we just going back like this?"
Suzuki Yukiko was somewhat unwilling to accept that. They had already come this far.
"No, we're going down."
Seele took a few steps to the edge of the cliff path, looked down into the pitch-black abyss below, and spoke seriously.
"What? We're going down there now?"
Suzuki Yukiko could not help taking several steps back upon hearing that.
"It's the only way! If you're not going... Yuna and I will go by ourselves."
Seele had no intention of forcing Suzuki Yukiko. Though it was a little hurtful, to Seele, it no longer mattered whether Suzuki Yukiko came along or not.
"I'll go, but... how are we supposed to get down there? It's so high... we can't see anything at all."
Looking down at the pitch-black bottom of the cliff, even Suzuki Yukiko, who was