When Enju Aihara and the others appeared, the members of the Loki Familia couldn't help but light up.
—They're so cute.
At that moment, Izumi spoke calmly.
"Having Ais guide these kids through the Dungeon for a few days isn't too much to ask, right?"
"They all have the ability to protect themselves. All I need is for Ais to help them get familiar with Dungeon combat."
That had been Izumi's plan from the start.
Sure, the Dungeon had maps—but nothing compared to being personally guided.
And Ais Wallenstein had spent years fighting within the Dungeon. Her understanding of it was second to none.
If she guided them for a few days, then with Kisara Tendou's exceptional intellect backing things up, Izumi was confident these girls would adapt to the Dungeon in no time at all.
Loki looked at the group of little girls. She really wanted to rush over, scoop them up, and plant a few kisses on their cheeks—but she managed to restrain herself.
After a moment, she spoke.
"If that's all, then I don't have a problem with it."
"Riveria, you go together with Ais."
If it was just a matter of helping them get familiar with the Dungeon, Loki didn't mind at all.
Besides, the Loki Familia was currently in a rest period. Ais would definitely get restless soon and run into the Dungeon to cut down monsters anyway.
And now that she had brand-new weapons, she'd almost certainly want to test them as soon as possible.
Since that was the case, Loki might as well agree—and spend five hundred million valis on something the Familia genuinely needed: a spatial item.
With that space equipment, the Loki Familia was confident they'd earn the money back quickly.
After all, every expedition involved clearing out enormous numbers of monsters.
Normally, they had to abandon a large portion of the magic stones simply because they couldn't carry them back.
With a spatial item, everything could be stored.
Even the logistics team would finally get some breathing room.
Seeing Loki agree, Izumi smiled and casually tossed the spatial bracelet over.
"Deal. This is yours."
"We'll head out shortly."
"If anyone else wants spatial equipment, speak up now. Once we leave, you'll have to wait until we come back."
The moment he said that, the gods who had been watching rushed over, valis in hand.
Spatial items were incredibly rare in this world.
Now that they were right in front of them, how could they possibly let the chance slip by?
Even if they were more expensive than the Loki Familia's—and even if the internal space was smaller—these gods still gritted their teeth and bought them.
Knowing this, Loki was extremely satisfied.
Once she got what she needed, she didn't linger. She immediately left with her Familia, deliberately leaving Ais and Riveria Ljos Alf behind.
The two of them stared curiously at the little girls.
Several pairs of crimson eyes stared back at them just as curiously.
Among them, Enju Aihara was especially fascinated by Riveria.
So this is an elf…
She'd seen one at the inn yesterday, but the elf in front of her felt even stronger.
And according to Hestia, elves in this world were masters of magic.
Enju—who had always dreamed of becoming a magical girl—immediately ran over.
"Hey, hey, Miss Elf! Can you teach me magic?"
"I want to be a magical girl!"
...
What on earth is a magical girl?
Riveria froze.
After a few seconds, her lips twitched, and she answered apologetically.
"I'm sorry, but magic in this world is very difficult for outsiders to learn."
She sighed softly.
In this world, magic could only be obtained through grimoires—or through the evolution of one's Falna.
Otherwise, learning magic was extraordinarily difficult.
Some people devoted their entire lives to it and still failed.
Hearing that, Enju's shoulders drooped.
"That's such a shame…"
"If only Onii-chan would give me magical girl powers…"
She puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.
Izumi clearly could create a magical girl transformation device for them—but he'd decided it was too much trouble and never bothered.
That made Enju very unhappy.
Riveria broke out in a slight sweat, not knowing how to respond.
…Do children from other worlds all love magic this much?
While they were talking, Izumi finished handling the rest of the business.
After selling a large number of spatial items and earning another massive sum, he finally walked over to Ais and Riveria.
Seeing how well everyone was getting along, he smiled.
"Alright, let's go."
"I'll take you girls adventuring for a few days. Once you're familiar with the Dungeon, I'll let your other sisters come out too."
The girls' eyes immediately lit up.
Everyone else could come out too?
That was amazing!
Izumi himself was looking forward to it.
If his little girls ended up occupying the Dungeon… what kind of scene would that be?
Would other adventurers even have monsters left to fight?
Just imagining it was thrilling.
Without hesitation, Izumi led the group straight toward the Dungeon.
Ais and Riveria followed behind him, watching the girls who hopped along energetically.
They were both extremely curious about Izumi.
Loki had told them yesterday—this man was strong.
How strong, though, no one knew.
Maybe today, they'd finally see it.
With that thought, both of them watched closely.
After entering the Dungeon, the group headed deeper.
There were no monsters in the upper floors anymore—everything had already been cleared out.
Only the deeper levels still had enemies worth fighting.
The shallow floors had practically become exclusive training grounds for rookie adventurers.
And since many people from Izumi's original world had recently arrived, monsters on the upper floors were even scarcer.
Along the way, Izumi saw plenty of people from his world wandering the early floors, desperately searching for monsters.
At this point, monsters there were practically a rare commodity.
They weren't foolish enough to go deeper—they fought cautiously, waiting to level up before advancing.
Izumi and the others didn't stop until they reached the Fifth Floor, where monsters finally appeared.
A pack of wolves emerged ahead.
Before Izumi could say anything, the girls charged forward.
Kohina Hiruko in particular looked like she'd been waiting for this moment.
The instant she saw the monsters, her eyes gleamed with excitement.
"I'll handle this!"
"Let me, let me!"
As she shouted, she dashed forward. Light flashed around her body—
—and to the astonishment of Ais and Riveria, a full set of equipment materialized on her.
Then, wielding Kanshou and Bakyua, Kohina plunged straight into the wolf pack.
What followed left both of them stunned.
In just a few swift motions—
slash, slash, slash—
The entire pack was annihilated, dissolving into magic stones that scattered across the floor.
...
Are you sure these are children?
At that moment, both Riveria and Ais stood there in complete disbelief.
This was far too strong.