The hunt continued for 29 more days, just as I planned. With time I got better at killing the boss, but there were few close calls because I overestimated my abilities. I was sent flying like four or maybe five times. Nothing my body couldn't withstand, though.
I managed to hoard up 40572 more crystals.
Me smashing the boss crystal into the ground repeated itself few more times, but I eventually let go of my resentment. I also noticed that the floor was back to its original state each time I returned to the dungeon.
Ki'rei started joining me when I got confident enough that she is safe. She would hang out with the shadows at the back, sometimes coming closer to see the battle. She wasn't reckless. Always kept her distance, and remained hidden.
At some point, while resting before going to the next floor, we had an interesting conversation.
