"These are the materials Fu Hua needs. It will take some time to return, so you can take these up first."
After defeating the enemy, it was time to count the spoils of war. Unfortunately, this was not a game, and Takatsuki's final attack was so powerful that nothing, including the magic stones, was left.
Of course, it was also possible that because he borrowed Fu Hua's power, he was too unlucky, so no materials dropped. After all, while magic stones are fragile, materials are generally very sturdy.
"Takatsuki, Takatsuki, can I borrow your sword to play with!?"
When Takatsuki handed over the materials needed for Fu Hua's potion to the others in the middle levels via Close in the Distance, Kiana excitedly leaned through the passage, almost sticking her head out.
"Alright, alright, you can take it and play. However, the sword itself was only reshaped by the power of the Spear of the Void; it has no other special powers."
"Ya-hoo!"
Kiana excitedly ran off, bouncing and holding the pseudo-Flamescion Greatsword that Takatsuki made.
"Is it really okay? Do you need our help with anything?"
Compared to the carefree Kiana, Mei was more concerned about Takatsuki's safety here.
"It's fine. We won't go any deeper. From now on, the speed of our return will be much faster than when we came."
After sending all the materials over, Takatsuki asked, "How have things been up there recently? Have there been any problems?"
"Don't worry, we are all doing well, and Bell is steadily improving."
"That's good."
At this moment, Ais walked over from a distance.
"Teacher, what is this?"
"Teacher!?"
Mei heard Ais's voice and looked behind Takatsuki.
"Ah, haha, to be honest, I don't know why this is happening. After teaching her some combat skills, she started calling me Teacher."
Ais looked at the passage in front of Takatsuki and Mei on the other side from behind: "Contact magic?"
As long as she didn't understand something, she attributed it to magic. The naturally naive Ais also had her own way of judging things.
"Ah, yes."
While Takatsuki was still thinking about how to brush off Ais, Riveria suddenly appeared behind Ais and put her arm around Ais's shoulder.
"Sorry, Ais has caused you trouble. We are ready and can leave after a short rest. Takatsuki, once you're done here, we'll head back to the upper levels. I won't bother you for now."
After speaking, Riveria forcibly dragged Ais back to the Loki Familia's territory.
"Can you come back now? Then come back as soon as possible. I will be waiting for you at home."
While Takatsuki was talking to Mei and the others here, on the other side, Riveria brought Ais back to the Loki Familia's temporary resting place.
"You're back, Riveria."
Finn looked at the two returning figures and waved, then looked at Ais, who Riveria had pulled back, and said, "However, Ais, it's not good to casually probe other people's abilities."
"Even Teacher… is it not allowed?"
Ais tilted her head, seemingly unable to understand why.
"No!"
Riveria gently tapped Ais's head with a hand chop, then looked at Finn and said, "But I really didn't expect someone to be able to master spatial magic. I thought it was a magic that only appeared in legends."
"Is it really spatial magic? Then wouldn't it be very convenient in the Dungeon? I just saw it; the young man seemed to use that magic to send materials to his companions."
Tiona said very animatedly, "With such powerful magic, you wouldn't need to bring so many supplies on an expedition."
"It is indeed very convenient magic, but that is someone else's ability. I imagine he wouldn't have exposed it unless it was to defeat that enemy."
Finn tapped Tiona's head with the butt of his spear and said, "Whether as a thank you or as an ally, we need to keep his secret. Everyone, remember not to reveal this matter."
"Using this ability to defeat the enemy? How does this ability defeat the enemy?"
Finn looked at Tiona, who had asked the question, and explained, "When you were inside the barrier before, you should have seen his left hand disappear abnormally, and now his left hand is perfectly fine. At that time, he must have used that ability to teleport his left hand to another location."
"Although I don't know his deeper meaning, in that situation, it must have been very important, and originally, he could have kept it hidden."
The people around them suddenly understood after hearing Finn's analysis. In such a situation, only Finn could observe carefully and analyze.
"In summary, this expedition can only go so far for now."
On the other side, after ending his call with Mei, Takatsuki opened the system panel in his consciousness.
Just after defeating that enemy, Takatsuki heard a 'ding' sound from the system, but he hadn't checked it yet because things weren't finished.
Hidden Quest Completed: Defeat the Side Story Enemy Reward: Battle Echoes Unlocked
Just like when the disassembler appeared, a new function called Battle Echoes appeared on the system.
Its function was very simple: it was a spiritual battlefield where one could mentally enter and challenge enemies that had been challenged before.
Although they were called enemies, they were more like Bosses.
There were very few enemies included, only three: one was the Corrupted Spirit he had just defeated, one was Dio Brando, and… Raiden Mei.
The mechanism of Battle Echoes was simple: after the system recognized a valuable enemy to record in battle, the battlefield battle would also be evaluated and scored by the system.
And in Battle Echoes, if the battle score exceeded the score of the real-world battle, corresponding rewards would be obtained.
However, relatively, entering the battlefield required consuming mental power, and the time inside and outside the field was one-to-one.
This meant that it was not suitable to enter during the time spent in the Dungeon.
However, the system did not explain how the so-called score was calculated. Takatsuki did not forget that the battles with the Corrupted Spirit, Dio, and Raiden Mei ended very easily, but he did not do much himself, so he did not know how the score was calculated.
"Let's talk about it when I get back."
The new function could be checked again upon return. For now, the expedition was more important. Takatsuki returned to where the other members of the Loki Familia were gathered.
Regarding the previous events, everyone tacitly avoided mentioning them and simply skipped over the matter.