With our gear packed, strategies reviewed, and a fresh set of high-end weapons, we gathered around the entryway to the Tokyo Metropolitan Dungeon the next day. Today was all about hitting new depths, testing both the team's mettle and their new equipment to the limit. There was an air of confidence mixed with anticipation—this was their first taste of lower-tier floors, where survival wasn't guaranteed.
We began our descent, with Asagao and Douman up front, leading the way through the initial upper layers. The team was more focused than I'd ever seen, each one moving with deliberate steps, even as Asagao, always the liveliest, kept the mood light.
"Nothing like a little dungeon stroll in the morning," she quipped, nudging Douman with a grin.
