Danmachi: Adventuring Till the End!

For several days, Orsted and Lili stayed in the upper floors.

During this time, Miach commissioned Orsted to collect herbs daily, rewarding him with two bottles of high potions crafted by Miach himself.

The potions were incredibly valuable, each bottle costing at least 25,000 Valis.

"Naaza, are you sure you won't join us?" Orsted asked, looking at the Chienthrope who had taken the herbs.

"Thank you, Orsted," Naaza replied gently. "But I'm afraid I still can't bring myself to enter the Dungeon."

Naaza Erisuis, the sole remaining member of the Miach Familia, was the adventurer Orsted had mentioned earlier—the one who had suffered a traumatic experience in the Dungeon and could no longer face monsters.

She smiled softly as she declined Orsted's invitation, her expression tinged with regret.

This was Orsted's fifth invitation. Nearly every day when he came to submit the commission, he would ask her to join him.

But Naaza didn't find it annoying. On the contrary, she was deeply grateful for Orsted's persistence.

Over the past few days, Naaza had come to regard Orsted as a friend.

Not only because their respective gods were friends, but also because of Orsted's unwavering concern for her.

She had long understood Orsted's intentions and was certain that he genuinely cared about her. He wanted to help her overcome her past trauma, which was why he kept inviting her.

Her certainty stemmed from her god, Miach.

Mortals couldn't lie in the presence of gods, and Miach could discern the truth in Orsted's words.

Miach had assured her that everything Orsted said was sincere—he truly cared for her and wanted to see her recover.

Unfortunately, Naaza still couldn't escape the shadows of her past. All she could do was apologize to Orsted.

"Is that so? In that case, I'll ask again tomorrow," Orsted said with a smile, unfazed by her refusal. He accepted the two potions Naaza handed him, nodded politely, and turned to leave.

Naaza watched quietly as Orsted's figure disappeared through the shop door, then slowly turned away.

"Naaza," Miach's voice called out shortly after Orsted left. The small door at the back of the shop opened, and Miach emerged.

"Miach-sama," Naaza greeted softly.

"Naaza, if possible, I also hope you'll consider joining Orsted," Miach said with a gentle smile. "He's very concerned about you. I believe he wants you to be the pharmacist for his team. He'll protect you and ensure you're not harmed."

"let me think about it," Naaza replied, her voice hesitant. She had heard this words many times but still couldn't bring herself to agree.

"Take your time," Miach said kindly, not pressing the matter further. He took the herbs Orsted had delivered and sat down at the workbench to begin crafting potions.

Naaza fell silent, her gaze drifting back to the shop door.

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On the other side, after leaving Miach's potion shop, Orsted found Lili waiting outside.

"Orsted-sama," Lili called out as he approached.

"Let's go, Lili. We'll head to Babel, sell our drop items, buy new equipment, and prepare to enter the middle floors tomorrow," Orsted said with a smile.

Lili truly seemed to bring good fortune.

In the days before recruiting her as a supporter, Orsted had rarely encountered drop items. But since she joined him, they had found items almost every day.

In fact, the proceeds from the drop items they sold the day before yesterday had even surpassed the earnings from magic stones.

Except for the items obtained on their first day together, which were sold before their second adventure, the drop items from the past few days had been sold immediately upon their return to the surface.

Orsted was ready to venture into the middle floors.

His strength was more than sufficient for the challenges there.

The only reason he had stayed in the upper floors was to accumulate enough excelia to level up to Level 2.

It would be safer to explore the middle floors as a Level 2 adventurer.

However, after several days, Orsted's excelia still hadn't reached the required threshold.

He decided not to waste any more time in the upper floors and instead planned to seek out Level 2 monsters in the middle floors.

Defeating one or two Level 2 monsters should be enough to fill the requirement.

Once they buy out new equipment, Orsted and Lili would begin their adventure in the middle floors.

By the way, Orsted hadn't triggered sign-in when he met Naaza earlier.

It seemed the system's sign-ins were truly random or perhaps to important characters.

As Orsted and Lili walked toward Babel, their camaraderie had grown stronger over the past few days.

Lili's initial wariness of Orsted had almost entirely faded, replaced by deep trust.

The reason for this was Orsted's decision to teach her the Sun Breathing.

Since learning it, Lili had practiced diligently, and her once frail physique had gradually improved to match that of a normal person.

In another day or two, Lili's body would likely be strong enough for her to officially become an adventurer.

As a result, Lili felt immense gratitude toward Orsted.

This gratitude had blossomed into unwavering trust.

The two chatted and laughed as they made their way to Babel.

"Over here, Orsted!" Eina's voice called out as they approached. She stood on tiptoe, waving enthusiastically outside Babel.

Orsted quickened his pace, and Lili hurried after him.

"Eina, thank you for waiting," Orsted said with a smile as they reached her.

"No problem. Let's go—I'll help you prepare the supplies you'll need for the middle floors," Eina replied warmly.

With that, the three of them entered Babel, boarded the elevator, and went to upper area.

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