“Instructor Megan.”

Li tugged gently at the female instructor’s arm.

That snapped the instructor back to her senses.

“Was there a connected area?”

“Huh? Ah, yes. That side is fine. It was a location listed in the materials I have on hand.”

“Then shall we return?”

“Y-yes. Right, let’s do that.”

The two of them exited the hidden room.

The stone wall behind the throne had collapsed and beyond it spread an area resembling an ancient city.

“There’s a large temple at the center of that city. A teleportation circle has appeared there.”

“Are there monsters?”

“According to the materials I have, only normal-type goblins.”

“I see. Then let us proceed as before.”

Li sent out her Shikigami birds and requested automatic interception from Andromeda.

“Master, according to the birds’ information… hm, it seems Andromeda has eliminated everything.”

‘A familiar who worked quickly indeed.’

While remaining cautious of their surroundings, Li and the instructor advanced through the ancient city.

Old-fashioned stone houses stood in rows and the roads were properly paved.

It was macadam pavement made using crushed stone.

Perhaps because there was no sign of life, Li felt a certain loneliness about the place.

Without incident, they arrived at the temple in the city center.

Inside was the same type of teleportation circle they had seen at the entrance.

“Then we’ll return.”

It had been somewhat different from the dungeon exploration Li had imagined.

Even so, her level of satisfaction was high because they had discovered a hidden room.

The only regret was that she had wanted to fight the area boss herself.

Li was not battle-crazed.

If anything, from memories of her previous life, she considered conflict to be something she was not good at.

Even so, in this life she had undergone combat training.

Not only magic but close-quarters combat techniques as well.

She wanted to know how much of the skill she had polished would be usable in real battle.

In this world, lives were lighter than in her previous one.

For that reason, she wanted combat experience not only to protect herself but also to think of her family.

On the other hand, there were gains as well.

She had been able to test the usability of exploration through the Shikigami she created and to experience firsthand the overwhelming combat power of her familiars.

It might already be unnecessary for Li to fight head-on herself.

Her familiars possessed that much strength.

“We’re back.”

As the female instructor’s words indicated, they had safely returned to the teleportation circle at the entrance.

“Li-chan! I’m going to report for a bit, so wait in this room, all right?”

“Understood,” Li nodded and remained in the room.

Excited voices could be heard from all around.

Regardless of gender, everyone had clearly enjoyed their dungeon training.

“Hey! Why are you dragging us down!”

Shattering that cheerful atmosphere was the Saint’s shout.

“I told you! Why are you stepping forward when you’re supposed to be rear guard! Because of that, our coordination fell apart!”

It was Red (name) who retorted to the Saint.

“There wasn’t any coordination to begin with! That’s why I stepped forward and defeated the enemy!”

“So you’re saying we’re useless!?”

“That’s exactly what I’m saying! Try to understand that already!”

“Saint, that is going too far.”

The Crown Prince interjected into the pointless exchange between the Saint and Red.

“Shut up and stay out of it!”

As the Saint’s fierce glare made the Crown Prince recoil, Blue (name) suddenly snapped into attention and shouted, “Thank you very much!”

“That’s enough. All of you, get out of the teleportation circle already.”

The male instructor had been guiding the Crown Prince’s group.

At that moment, the female instructor returned.

“Paavo! You, get over here!”

She grabbed the male instructor by the collar and dragged him away.

Almost certainly, she was ranting about the amazingness of a transcendent beauty with aqua-blue eyes.

Watching the scene, Li allowed her thoughts to drift toward the next dungeon training session.