Vermin's Domain

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The further they progressed, the easier things seemed to get for Emilia and her team.

Not to mention the naturally skeptical Danielle, even the usually absent-minded Nico felt it was too strange.

"Are we going the wrong way? Shouldn't the difficulty be going up?"

Usually, she wouldn't have bothered asking such a thing. After all, despite Danielle being their 'leader' in name, the one who actually set their direction was Emilia, and Nico didn't want to hurt the girl's feelings.

But considering how eager the crimson-haired beauty seemed to conquer this dungeon, the healer believed it was better for her to voice such problems now than to wait and wipe the little girl's tears later.

Danielle coughed. "Just be prepared and cautious as we move forward. Emilia… keep up your focus, don't worry."