"What was that? I couldn't follow your movements," Ais said. How should I expin it to her? Should I tell her it's teleportation?

  "It's a skill that allows me to move to a nearby location instantly. It's great for surprise attacks."

  "I never imagined you had a skill like that. You op surprisiiona said, patting me on the back. "Don't tell me you have even more skills?"

  How could I tell her that I have more than 20 different skills?

  I don't use most of them, but many are excellent skills.

  "I don't have any more skills," I told them.

  "I'd be surprised if you did," Ais said. "Shall we move on, then? We have to hurry if we want to reach Rivira in two or three hours."

  "e with me, Ais. You guide me while I take out the monsters we enter. I'm pretty excited. I know there are some iing ones here."

  "Did you study the monsters in the dungeon?" Ais asked, walking just ahead of me.

  "I know most of the monsters in this floor. Crystal Mantises, Dungeon Worms, Almirajs… I want to find them all and see what they look like up close."

  "I didn't think you were so passionate about monsters."

  "I'm just ied in their abilities and appearances."

  "We'll probably enter all of them before reag Rivira."

  As Ais predicted, we came across all those monsters on our way. Their appearances were incredible, and I was thrilled to fight them, but I mao kill them all quickly.

  It just shows how strong I've bee.

  I have been far too cautious.

  After enjoying myself longer, we were finally nearing the 15th floor.

  'This is where the Minotaurs start showing up. I'm excited.'

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  Oh floor, we entered no surprises—no Minotaurs appeared. Oh floor, more monsters showed up, but still no Minotaurs. When we reached the 17th floor, we had already entered every type of monster, but not a Minotaur.

  When I said I was disappoiiona didn't uand.

  "You wao see a Minotaur? Are you crazy? They're the stro monsters on these floors!"

  "But we're strong enough to kill one in a sed. I just wao see a Minotaur."

  "What's cool about that? It's just a giant, strong monster."

  "Well, I guess I'll have other ces."

  I wao face a Minotaur, but I could do nothing about it. We calmly traversed the 17th floor until we were finally near Rivira.

  "We're almost there. Are you excited?" Tiona asked.

  "I'm really excited. I've heard it's an incredible pce."

  "I wouldn't say incredible, but it's beautiful. I'm sure you'll love the city there," Tiona began to share maails about Rivira—things I already knew.

  But I preteo be ied.

  After several more minutes, we finally arrived at Rivira.

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  Wheered Rivira, I held my breath.

  None of the girls said anything as I gazed silently at the magnifit sight before me. It's so much more beautiful in person. The massive tree, the ke, the distant city, and the crystals on the ceiling... creating an artificial sky.

  The entire floor was bathed in soft blue light.

  When I finally recovered, I smiled.

  "What do you think?" I turo Ais after hearing her question. She was smiling, too, looking pleased with my rea.

  "It's incredible. I don't think I've ever seen anything this beautiful in my life. How such a geous pce exist ihis dungeon?" I said enthusiastically. I started walking, and they followed close behind.

  There was even a breeze. It was refreshing.

  It smelled like the tryside, a st I had experienced only on my previous world—a natural, unpolluted aroma.

  "You're not going to cry, are you?" Tiona teased.

  "Of course not," I replied. "Let's keep moving. I want to visit the city."

  "Yrinning like a kid who just got a gift," Tiona tieasing, but I ignored her.

  I quied my pad started running across the green grass toward a nearby forest.

  After some time, I reached the ke. Oher side, I could see the city on a beautiful green hill.

  "Hey, Luan, slow down a bit. You're running too fast!"

  "Sorry, I just want to see everything."

  "Wouldn't it make more seo do it slowly?!" Tiona excimed.

  "You wouldn't uand."

  "Huh?"

  I wasn't running just because I found the pce beautiful. This pce is important—a well-known location in the inal story, a py fan would want to visit if they could.

  To all Danmachi fans, know this pce is even more amazing than you imagine.

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  We headed to the city and reached the entrance. A rge wooden sign marked the town's name. Ahead was a main street.

  The architecture here was pletely different from the outside world.

  It's so beautiful. It looks like an older, rustic town—I like that.

  "Aren't you in the mood to eat something?" Tiona poio a restaurant. There wasn't just a restaurant—there were different types of shops and even inns to rest and recover.

  I wasn't hungry, but I wao try the food here.

  The four of us ehe restaurant and sat at a table.

  We were served by a woman who seemed to be an adventurer. She was very friendly and familiar with Ais, Tiona, and Tione.

  After something to eat, I opehe system again.

  How should I plete this mission in this pce? The easiest way is to separate Tione from the others and head somewhere. There's a forest here and plenty of spots to hide.

  I g Tione, and she looked back at me. I smiled at her, and she quickly turned her head.

  She's still suspicious of me.

  ParodyGirl