Danmachi: Adventuring Till the End!

Orsted didn't talk to Ais and Tiona for too long.

After Lili defeated the two Killer Ants, Orsted said goodbye to them and went their separate ways.

After all, it was their first meeting. Although they seemed to have a good conversation, they weren't familiar with each other.

Orsted took Lili to continue their adventure in the middle floors.

"What a surprise! I didn't expect to meet the Sword Princess and one of the Hiryute sisters in the Dungeon," Lili sighed after they parted ways.

Ais, and Tiona were first class adventurers, and it was rare to encounter them under normal circumstances.

The only guaranteed opportunity to see them was during the Loki Familia's expeditions.

At that time, the members of the Loki Familia would gather in the square in front of Babel, and those participating in the expedition would assemble there.

Lili had been a supporter for nearly ten years and had only seen the Ais and the others three times—all in the square of Babel. It was almost impossible to see them in the Dungeon.

"I was a little surprised too," Orsted nodded slightly.

Orsted was indeed surprised, but his surprise was different from Lili's.

He was surprised that this event had happened now.

Bell Cranel, hadn't appeared yet, but the incident of Ais Wallenstein chasing the Minotaurs had already occurred, and he had been caught up in it.

"However, what surprised Lili even more was you, Orsted-sama."

"I didn't expect the Minotaurs to last less than two rounds against you."

"Orsted-sama, can we really accumulate enough excelia to level up during this trip to the middle floors?" Lili asked with some concern.

The accumulation of an adventurer's excelia was closely tied to the strength of their opponents and the difficulty of the situation.

But in Orsted's case, the monsters in the upper floors couldn't pose any threat to him at all, which meant he didn't feel any real challenge.

This also meant that, although Orsted had maxed out his basic abilities, he hadn't accumulated enough excelia.

After spending a week in the upper floors, he still hadn't gathered enough to level up.

This time, their main goal in entering the middle floors was to fight Minotaurs there, as the monsters in the upper floors were only Level 1 and couldn't challenge Orsted. The Minotaurs in the middle floors should have been a better option since they were Level 2 monsters.

But unexpectedly, even the Minotaurs in the middle floors were too weak to pose a threat to Orsted.

Although Lili had been busy fighting the Killer Ants, she had noticed Orsted's situation and saw with her own eyes how he effortlessly dispatched three Minotaurs with a single strike.

In this case, the Minotaurs couldn't provide Orsted with enough excelia.

"It's fine. If quality isn't enough, we'll make up for it with quantity."

"Lili, use the monster-luring item to attract more Minotaurs."

"Although one or two Minotaurs can't threaten me, a larger group might still pose a challenge," Orsted said gently, shaking his head.

"Understood, Orsted-sama."

"But please, don't push yourself too hard. If it becomes too much, use Teleportation Magic to escape the Minotaurs' encirclement immediately," Lili replied, taking a deep breath and nodding.

Their purpose for coming to the middle floors was to fight Minotaurs, so there was no avoiding it.

But Lili made sure to express her concern and offer the advice she felt was necessary.

"Of course."

"By the way, Lili, keep an eye out for the items in the album I gave you. Make sure to collect them if you see them," Orsted reminded her with a smile.

"I remember."

"But, Orsted-sama, why do you need these things?"

"They seem to be materials used for crafting equipments," Lili responded, her expression slightly puzzled.

"You know about these?" Orsted was a little surprised.

"Lili has been dealing with various materials for a long time, so she knows a little," Lili said, puffing out her chest with a hint of pride.

"Haha," Orsted laughed when he saw this.

"Orsted-sama, you still haven't told Lili why you need these materials," Lili pressed, feeling a little embarrassed by his laughter but quickly regaining her composure.

"You'll find out when the time comes," Orsted replied cryptically.

Lili was slightly puzzled but didn't press further.

Orsted didn't elaborate, and his mind turned to the system.

"Sign in!!!"

Orsted had earned two sign-ins from meeting Ais and Tiona earlier—one for Ais and one for Tiona.

[Sign-in successful. Congratulations, host, for obtaining the Development Ability: Luck: EX!]

[Sign-in successful. Congratulations, host, for obtaining the Development Ability: Magic: EX!]

Hearing the system's prompt, Orsted was momentarily stunned and stopped in his tracks.

"What's wrong, Orsted-sama?" Lili noticed Orsted had stopped and turned to ask curiously.

"No, nothing," Orsted replied, shaking his head slightly before continuing to walk. The two of them pressed on.

'First, I got Mystery: EX, and now Luck: EX and Magic: EX. What is the system trying to do?'

Getting Development Abilities from three consecutive sign-ins—all at the EX level—made Orsted happy, but he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

Still, Orsted was quite pleased with these three Development Abilities.

At the very least, combining Mystery and Magic would allow him to create grimoires to strengthen his Familia.

"I'll give it a try when we get back," Orsted murmured to himself with a slight smile.

Meanwhile, as Orsted and Lili made their way toward the 15th floor, Ais and Tiona had already rejoined the rest of the Loki Familia.

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