Both Toz and Mindle looked forward to getting the fire attribute grimoire they had set their sights on so they could gain a better understanding of mana and magic and figure out more diverse and creative ways to deal with enemies using magic.
But in order to afford the grimoire, the group still needed a lot more money, which was why they were headed into the forest once again. And this time, with Toz's fifth level badge, they could bring back materials from deeper inside the forest that, due to the current market, were worth a lot more gold than most other things Toz and the cats could bring from other danger zones.
The previous times the group had been in the forest, they had only barely gone past the tree line where the most basic herbs, plants, mushrooms, low level beasts, and other materials could be harvested. Since Lucy was the only one who could protect them against the dangers inside the forest, they didn't want to risk it.
