I love time travel the most!

The banter, resembling a stand-up comedy routine, made the fifteen adventurers burst into laughter. Laughter echoed throughout the entire 59th floor.

"Tch, boring."

Even the werewolf Bert smirked, a hypocritical gesture.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

After the battle on the 59th floor, the Loki Familia can begin preparing for retreat under Finn's orders.

Using cobbled-together props, they managed to treat everyone.

Once their bodies were restored to a state of full mobility, the group headed to their base on the 50th floor.

The 58th floor was still in a production break period, so they couldn't miss this opportunity and quickly ran out of the Dragon Pot.

While running at full speed, Ryuu explained to Kobayashi what had happened after he fainted.

"...So, my body was able to recover completely thanks to that potion given to me by the god Hermes?"

"Yes, that's true."

"I see."

Xiaolin lowered her head and looked at her pale left forearm.

But actually, this area originally had a feather tattoo.

During his final battle with the Fallen Fairy, when he used Magic Boxing, he actually also used magic.

—Wind Spirit Swiftly.

This is the magic of the Sword Maiden Ais; its effect is that the more power she accumulates, the stronger her attack becomes.

In order to break through the Fallen Fairy's shell, he used magic to force his way inside.

In reality, the Fallen Fairy Spirit did more than just construct a magic circle within her body.

But three!

When Kobayashi rushed into the body of the Fallen Fairy, it caused the magic circle that was still being constructed to explode accidentally, just like when Finn interrupted it from chanting a large-scale spell.

This caused the three magic circles inside his body to explode one after another. In addition, the powerful magic circle in Kobayashi's right fist was also disturbed by the generated fluctuations, and he lost control of it for a moment, causing it to explode.

The resulting firestorm was so intense that even Kobayashi couldn't escape it.

Because his mental energy was completely drained, he was unable to activate the dimensional array, and the right half of his body was destroyed as a result. The firestorm continued to intensify, and soon it would shred his left half.

At the critical moment, a feather pattern suddenly lit up on his left forearm.

It was as if he had crossed space, and was teleported out of the body of the Fallen Immortal, thus leaving him with only half of his body.

I never imagined the stolen feather would have such power. When it disappeared, I thought I'd accidentally lost it. It's actually imprinted on my left arm?

No wonder they were able to steal it; it turns out it was the most precious thing on the body of the god Hermes.

Remembering the nature of "stealing," Kobayashi breathed a sigh of relief.

Medicine, feathers.

It seems I owe the other party a huge favor.

Xiaolin touched his left arm.

I will definitely repay this favor when I have the chance.

Sure enough, a dessert is needed after a battle.

Chapter 262 The Stick That Stirs Up the Whirlpool

Loki's family, the Mansion of Dusk.

In a secluded room within the largest Familia in the labyrinth city, Loki is discussing matters with the three leaders of the Familia and Ais.

This is the sixth day since we returned from the deepest dungeon expedition.

The Loki Familia's three leaders and the swordswoman Ace, who had just returned and had no time to celebrate, rushed to report to Loki.

They recounted in great detail what had happened in the underground city.

The more Loki listened, the more serious his expression became.

"—So you mean to say that even that fallen fairy was just an insignificant scout?"

"probably."

Finn the Brave nodded.

Riveria affirmed, "There's no mistake. Didn't Ais and Lefia see the case where that orb parasitized a monster, causing it to transform into a female form?"

"I did hear their report, but..."

Loki frowned slightly, his fox-like face tightening, looking quite troubled.

After all, according to Finn and the others' report, that fallen fairy had another body.

The cries of the fallen fairy, now unprotected, after Riveria used a powerful spell in the final battle were likely a distress signal.

It's like the barriers protecting the monsters from the lower floors opening up.

Furthermore, the terrain, environment, and ecosystem of the 59th floor have completely changed. The three leaders believe it's not impossible that the enemy's true form is located even deeper within the dungeon.

The hero Finn continued, "The incident on the 24th floor that Ais and the others witnessed—evolving into a female form by devouring magic stones collected from various monsters such as man-eating plants and larvae... no, a fairy clone."

"Could it be that……"

"That's right. They probably wanted to transform the easily transportable orb into a fully-developed entity capable of using magic, so that it could ascend to immortality on the ground."

"Simply put, the enemy's goal is to summon celestial spirits on the ground, right?"

Loki, with a grim expression, stated Finn's deduction.

Think about it carefully and you'll understand.

Even the strongest faction in the labyrinth city could only barely defeat the Fallen Fairy's clone. If there were several of these orbs on the surface...

The entire city will surely be ravaged!

"Destroying the labyrinth city seems to be more than a joke."

Finn deciphered the enemy's plan and licked his fingers with an unpleasant smile, much to the displeasure of Loki and Riveria.

Grace stroked his thick beard and sighed, "It seems things are more serious than we thought."

These words calmed the entire room down.

Actually, it wasn't just Finn and his group who were having trouble; Loki was also fretting about something.

Yesterday, she met two male gods who were a drag on her life.

Even so, when the three gathered their information, and with the added advantage of the saying "three heads are better than one," they finally came to a conclusion.

—The dungeon has other entrances and exits!

That's only natural, since it's impossible to hide the fact that a cage containing such a large monster could be moved out without anyone else knowing.

Even guilds...

No, it's very likely a guild!

As if telling her that this was the correct answer, in Loki's mind, divine intuition throbbed with pain.

However, in the end, she gave up.

"It doesn't matter!"

"Ok?"

"We'll meet force with force and water with earth. No matter what tricks they play, the Loki Familia will take them all on!"

Loki waved his arms.

Instead of wasting energy searching and not being prepared to wait for the enemy to come to us, we can just take them out quickly.

Yes, that suits her personality perfectly.

Upon seeing this, Captain Finn chuckled and said, "That's right, that's what I was thinking too. Anyway, they won't let this go easily after this, so instead of wasting our energy, we might as well proceed step by step and not let them affect us."

"Yes, yes, that's right."

Loki nodded.

Then, as if seeking opinions, she turned to look at the expressions of the other people.

Although Riveria and Grace didn't say anything, one leaned against the corner holding her wand, and the other sat in a chair with her eyes closed, both of them seemed to approve of the method.

Aside from their own most famous princess.

Sword Maiden Ais was sitting upright in her chair, her hands on her knees, her head down, her eyes unfocused, seemingly lost in thought.

"Ais?"

"..."

"Ais? I said, Ais!!!"

"Ok?"

Loki kept getting closer to his princess, shouting in her ear, and it took three shouts to bring Ais back to her senses.

What's most infuriating is that the other person just stared at me with a blank expression.

"How dare you daydream during a meeting, especially since it's your first time attending one of these meetings! You're really bold! I'll teach you a lesson!"

Using this as an excuse, Loki reached out to pinch Ais's delicate, fair face, but the agile swordswoman dodged it.

Loki wasn't angry. Instead, he asked, "Ais, what's wrong with you? You've been acting all dazed lately."

"……nothing."

Ais shook her head.

The girl, who was not good at showing her emotions, remained calm and composed, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

...that's weird!

Loki pointed at her and shouted, "You must be craving a man!"