DanMachi: Unlimited Blade Works

"The situation there is quite severe, Sword Princess. I hope you can definitely help!"

"I understand!"

"If possible, I hope you can depart immediately. Can you?"

Hearing the black-clad person's plea, Ais paused briefly before making a decision.

"I can. Then, could you please relay a message for me? To the Familia and my companion waiting at Babel Tower."

"Forget about me, just pass it on to the Familia."

Hearing the voice from within the dense fog, the two who were conversing immediately looked towards it and saw a red-haired young man gradually approaching.

"Is that the Magic Sword Archer? It would be even better if you could come along."

Seeing that the Magic Sword Archer, Shirou, had no intention of stopping Ais, Fels warmly welcomed his arrival. Looking at Shirou's gradually approaching figure, Ais said somewhat apologetically, "Sorry, Brother, for leaving you behind without permission."

"I am indeed very upset right now. You'll need to compensate me properly later, but for now, let's focus on the mission. Since you've decided to depart immediately, it must be a very urgent mission, right?"

"Since you've already accepted it, let's head out first. We can talk about the details on the way."

"I understand!"

With Shirou's trust, Ais accepted the mission and began writing a letter to Loki. Once the letter was completed, the two prepared to depart quickly.

"Both of you, please head to Rivira Town first. There, the helpers I prepared for you have already arrived."

"Okay."

Seeing that the black-clad person had nothing else to say, the two quickly disappeared from the 10th floor and began to descend deeper into the Dungeon. Their first stop was naturally Rivira Town on the 18th floor.

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"I see, the anomaly that occurred on the 24th floor also happened on the 30th floor? And Hashana brought the jewel back then."

"So, it's highly likely that there are traces of the red-haired woman on the 24th floor, right?"

"No wonder you're in such a hurry."

Looking at Ais's constantly nodding head, Shirou couldn't help but smile. Could someone as naturally clumsy as her also get flustered? How cute.

Moving at a fast pace, the two quickly arrived at the 18th floor. Looking at Rivira Town, which was mostly repaired, Shirou smiled and said, "These guys are truly tenacious!"

"This must be the 335th reconstruction of this town!"

"Indeed, very tenacious."

Scanning Rivira Town, which was nearly fully repaired, the two casually inquired and quickly learned the location of the tavern they were looking for. In the northern part of the town, on a rough rock face, they found the tavern.

"To be open here, will anyone actually come?" Shirou clicked his tongue, looking at the desolate surroundings. Normally, shouldn't taverns be in lively places? But this Golden Cavern Tavern was opened in such a remote location; it didn't seem normal no matter how he thought about it.

Following the passage downward, after a few steps, the two saw the tavern's entrance. Pushing open the wooden door and entering, they were surprised to find it lively inside. The Golden Cavern Tavern was not large, with only five tables and chairs, but at this moment, all five tables were occupied. Only the bar counter had empty seats. Shirou and Ais approached the bar counter, where only one Beast-Person girl was seated.

"Oh? Isn't that the Sword Princess?"

"Miss Lulune?"

The Beast-Person girl before them was the very girl who had met with Hashana on the 18th floor. Upon seeing Ais, the Beast-Person girl excitedly greeted her, "Thank you so much for your help last time, Sword Princess. Otherwise, I might have lost my life."

"Hey, hey, you're thanking the wrong person. I was the one who saved you and Lefiya last time!" Seeing Lulune only thanking Ais, Shirou reminded her, utterly speechless. Although he didn't care about others' thanks, it was annoying to have his credit given to someone else right in front of him!

"Ah, sorry, sorry, Mr. Magic Sword Archer. At the time, the Sword Princess was just too cool, so I remember her vividly, leaving a deeper impression. Of course, I'm very grateful to you too." Hearing Lulune's explanation, Shirou felt somewhat helpless. At that time, he had fought the red-haired woman in close combat to save Lefiya and was then immediately defeated. She hadn't seen him kiting the woman earlier or his later moments of suppressing the red-haired woman with Ais. No wonder she only remembered Ais.

Hmph, this woman has no good fortune! Thinking this, Shirou's mood instantly brightened.

While Shirou was conversing with Lulune, Ais had already approached the bar counter. The Dwarf bartender, seeing Ais, walked over with a stern face and asked, "What do you want?"

"Fried pOttarto balls, matcha cream flavor." Facing the Dwarf bartender's question, Ais seriously spoke the secret code.

The moment Ais finished speaking, Lulune, who had been talking to Shirou, fell off her chair and sat on the ground.

"...Are, are you the reinforcements?" As Lulune's words fell, all the surrounding guests suddenly stood up and looked at Shirou and Ais. This sudden scene made both Shirou and Ais immediately become alert. They soon realized that these were the helpers the black-clad person had mentioned.

"Is it really her, Lulune?"

"Ah, Asfi!" From the crowd, a female adventurer stepped out. Looking at her, Shirou finally relaxed. She was one of the less than five individuals in Orario with the Mysterious Trait, the Captain of the Hermes Familia, Asfi Al Andromeda. She was also one of the people who would go to rescue Bell with Hermes when he was in danger in the future. She was a beautiful girl with smooth, aquamarine hair and glasses. According to Shirou's memories, she was the one who went to the 24th floor with her Familia members and Ais, but there were only five people in the anime.

But now, there were twenty or thirty people here; the animation team definitely cut corners! Ais naturally knew of the Universalist Asfi's reputation. Scanning Lulune, Asfi, and the surrounding adventurers, Ais calmly said, "Did you also accept the request?"

Hearing Ais's question, Asfi sighed helplessly, "This money-grubbing fool has caused the entire Familia a lot of trouble."

"So you didn't learn your lesson and took on another mission? Are you that brave? Aren't you afraid at all?" Seeing this, Shirou playfully teased Lulune, the money-grubbing Beast-Person girl, to get back at her for earlier.

"No, I refused him!"

"But he actually threatened me, saying he'd expose my false level claims."

"And now we're all implicated!"

Hearing Asfi's summary, Shirou's face immediately showed an expression of wanting to laugh but not being able to. This guy was just too easy to fool!

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