Afternoon.
The exploration team, consisting of Laira, Ryuu, Nize, Maliu, Asta, Selty, and Rhode, officially set off.
Goddess Astrea meticulously gave her farewells and personally saw everyone off before reluctantly heading to the Hephaestus Familia with the Captain.
On the second-floor balcony.
Iska watched their receding figures with concern.
"Is it really okay? Even for a Supporter, the Dungeon is not a safe place for those without a Grace."
"It's fine; after all, this time is just to earn operating funds, not to explore unknown territories."
"Besides, everyone can see that he's still bothered by his experiences in the Dark Faction, and to get revenge himself, he needs power. The Dungeon is a place where one can grow quickly."
Kaguya gazed at the beloved sword [Higanbana] temporarily loaned out and hanging at Rhode's waist, smiling gently like a Yamato Nadeshiko, yet her eyes narrowed like a cat's, curving into a mischievous grin.
"And if he gets scared exploring the Dungeon and obediently lets us take care of him in the Familia, wouldn't that also be a good outcome?"
Iska shivered, rubbing her goose-pimpled arms, and turned to stare at Kaguya, who was exuding a strange aura, with an unreadable expression.
"Uh… did you and Laira know Rhode-kun before? I always feel like your attitudes towards him are weird."
A hint of confusion flashed in Kaguya's eyes.
"We are also looking for that answer."
Below the towering Babel.
"Is something wrong?"
Laira vigilantly followed Rhode's gaze upwards, but saw nothing except the dazzling sunlight.
Rhode retracted his gaze and shook his head slightly.
"It's nothing…"
Even in the lower world, the Goddess of Beauty in this world can wield terrifying power that distorts human perception. Indeed, he still needs a virgin goddess by his side to feel safe.
Theoretically, Goddess Astrea at home is also a virgin goddess, but it's unclear whether she has counter-measures like Hestia.
So, even if only to guard against the Goddess of Beauty, Blue Ribbon, please descend quickly…
Laira narrowed her eyes, deep in thought, but did not press further.
"Rhode, do you know how professional adventurer teams operate after entering the Dungeon?"
Rhode replied without thinking.
"Search, fight, retreat."
Laira heard this and forcibly swallowed the explanation she had prepared, looking up at Rhode with a bewildered expression.
Rhode tilted his head.
"Am I wrong?"
Laira scratched her head, her eyes showing admiration.
"Uh… no, not at all. I have to say, that's a very concise summary. I didn't expect a newcomer like you to have such a simple yet profound understanding. I underestimated you!"
Rhode's image in Laira's mind suddenly became much more mysterious.
His reliability within the Familia soared, even surpassing that of the foolish Elf!
"Let's go. Now that we're entering the Dungeon, even when facing the weakest monsters, we must never be careless, especially the Supporters."
The Supporter's job is to collect Dungeon spoils like [Magic Stones], and sometimes to carry the team's spare weapons or items.
In short, they are porters.
But if adventurers want to explore the Dungeon most efficiently, they cannot do without Supporters.
A team composed entirely of high-level adventurers may not yield as much as a team with professional Supporters.
Therefore, most truly rational and knowledgeable people do not discriminate against Supporters.
"If there isn't a professional Supporter, it's usually handled by the lowest-ability member of the team."
Maliu, the healer who was protected in the middle of the team alongside Rhode, chuckled.
"Because I'm the last line of defense for everyone's safety, I occasionally take on that role, but this time, I'll leave it to you, Rhode!"
"Alright, it's my duty."
[C-rank Wish Released.]
[Issuer: Laira, Ryuu, Nize, Maliu, Asta, Selty.]
[Content: Assist the exploration team and carry out as many spoils of war as possible.]
[Reward: Randomly gain one ability from one of the issuers, and receive Wish Points based on completion.]
Rhode was delighted.
A Wish was triggered after all!
But can he only get one of their abilities?
Tsk, he thought he could exploit a bug and get them all.
However, this result was also acceptable.
The Mangekyo Sharingan he obtained from the lottery was precisely the eye possessing Kamui, the top-tier ability in the Naruto world, and in the Danmachi World, it was an almost unique spatial ability!
Not to mention its bug-level offensive and defensive capabilities, the almost infinite Kamui Space alone was enough to qualitatively change the ecosystem of an adventurer team!
However, each use of the Mangekyo Sharingan consumes a large amount of pupil power, and at this stage, it cannot be abused at will.
Accumulating the weight of his burden to its limit and then storing it in Kamui Space is the most energy-efficient approach.