Instead of returning to the Hell Mode that Sigma and Dolly cleared, we jumped straight into the Abyss Difficulty. Although Dolly protested tackling the Abyss Difficulty because we only had 3 members in our party, I reassured her that we would be alright and that if things became terrible, I would summon a companion to help out. She still complained but soon shut her mouth when Sigma herself reassured her, which made me sigh at how stubborn she is at times. It's not a bad thing but it's quite annoying at times.
Just like before, I continue to fight with a pure swordsman build, not using any skills that are not related to the Swordsman class, and didn't switch to any class available in my class tree or reverted t my usual playstyle.