"Damn it! We were laughed at when we came in!"
"Those adventurers are such scum!"
In the dim, long corridors of the dungeon, Hayasaka Ai's voice could be faintly heard complaining.
After all, she didn't have a shredder or a crusher here to satisfy her... desires.
"Come on, adventurers... they're probably all like that."
Katou Megumi, on the other hand, seemed indifferent about it. Her expressionless face didn't seem to show anger like Hayasaka Ai's, even though she was just mocked.
As for Tsuyuri Kanao, she had a dazed look, seemingly unconcerned about almost everything.
Although it was a different style from Kaguya-sama's cold demeanor, she was still so cute! It makes you want to hug her tightly and protect her!
But in reality... it was very likely to be the other way around.
"Hmm... this way."
The trio of Hayasaka Ai quickly encountered several forks in the road on the first floor.
That makes sense. If there weren't many forks, how could it accommodate so many adventurers?
And if the paths were too repetitive, adventurers would easily run into each other, and it's possible that fights, like setting traps for others, could break out.
Since there are gods of justice, there are naturally gods of evil.
Divided this way, villains and bad people would naturally choose to follow gods from the evil faction.
If certain adventurers or gods were overly righteous, it's highly likely they would be ambushed or sneak-attacked by evil adventurers in the dungeon.
It seems the Familia of the Goddess of Justice, Astrea, in the world of DanMachi was wiped out for this very reason. Ryuu Lion, who is currently working at the 'Hostess of Fertility' tavern, was originally a member of that Familia.
It's just a pity that in the end, all the Familia members perished in the dungeon, leaving her as the sole survivor.
...
As the team leader of the three-person squad... it should be said, the leader of the Familia! Even if it's just three people, it's still a Familia.
On their first exploration, she must be extremely careful. If anyone in the trio gets hurt, she will blame herself.
"Monsters..."
A tense atmosphere filled the air between the three of them. Suddenly, Kanao spoke up, and at the same time, she drew the tachi from her waist.
As for the Nichirin Sword on the other side of her waist, she didn't draw it. This was a good chance to test the sharpness of the beginner weapon from the Adventurer's Guild.
Hearing Kanao's voice, Hayasaka Ai's expression, which had been pretending to be relaxed, immediately turned serious. She slowly drew her beginner tachi, her blue eyes carefully observing the surrounding movements.
Katou Megumi, at the back of the team, immediately turned her gaze behind them. After all, the passages in the dungeon were interconnected, and dead ends were rare.
Just as Kanao expected, the sound of monsters soon came from their direction.
Hayasaka Ai frowned upon hearing this. The manual given to them by that enthusiastic person Eina at the Adventurer's Guild had stated...
Monsters in the dungeon are basically born from the walls. After some monsters are born, if they aren't killed, they will wander around nearby. It's very likely they will gather in increasing numbers, eventually leading to adventurers being surrounded and killed.
But this situation shouldn't occur on the first few floors, because adventurers frequently come and go on these floors. Moreover, the main force of adventurers in Orario is Lv.1; about half of all adventurers belong to this level.
Therefore... there are almost no wandering monsters on the first few floors.
Under the dim blue light, several monsters could be vaguely seen walking towards them.
"Get ready!"
Hayasaka Ai tightly gripped the tachi in her hand and whispered in a low voice.
"Gaga!"
"Wugah!!!"
The goblin that had just turned the corner, its yellow eyes bulging, spotted Hayasaka Ai's group of three and immediately shouted to its rear, calling its companions.
Dungeon monsters like these possess a certain level of intelligence. They fear strong enemies and will tease and play with weak ones.
Following the lead goblin's call, four more goblins quickly walked out from behind it. They were of different sizes, but basically, none were taller than 1.2 meters.
As for their appearance... extremely disgusting, with saliva drooling down three thousand feet. The ground they walked on was wet in many places.
"I'll take one! Megumi, one!"
"Kanao, can you handle the remaining three?"
"Mn!"
"No problem, Ai-chan!"
Hearing that Tsuyuri Kanao and Katou Megumi had no problem with her arrangement, she nodded.
"I didn't expect to encounter five goblins at once on our first trip to the dungeon. According to the manual, shouldn't it be one to three?"
Hayasaka Ai, who didn't know Kanao's true combat strength, could only try to finish off one goblin as quickly as possible to alleviate some of the pressure on them.
"Wugah!!!"
The five goblins slowly approached. But seeing that it was three weak girls, they instantly couldn't hold back their desire to charge.
The lead goblin let out a strange cry, and the other four quickly followed its steps, brandishing clubs as they charged at them.
Watching the goblins get closer and closer, Hayasaka Ai could feel her palms sweating. She gripped the hilt of her tachi even tighter, nervous.