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Farmer's Wife

Oh my! Thank you! Here's the weapon, as promised. Now I must be off to make that medicine. Farewell!

Nice! This should give us a big boost in battle for a good long while.

Here—go on, it's all yours.

No need to be polite. If one of us gets stronger, we all get stronger. Besides, I'm already a maestro with the blade... right? That's rhetorical, by the way.

Hm... I still haven't heard a thing from Saayu. I'll send her a quick message.

Man's Voice

Completed that quest already?

Blue-haired Swordsman

My, you sure finished that quick. Where'd you get the info needed to do it so fast?

Ah... Can I help you?

Blue-haired Swordsman

Oh, don't be alarmed, my friend! I mean you no harm.

Blue-haired Swordsman

My name is Diavel.

Diavel

By chance, would you be willing to add me as a friend?

Er, you want to friend me? May I ask why?

Diavel

I ask because you all seem quite capable.

Diavel

I'm currently seeking a way to escape this death game, and I need dependable players to fight with me.

You mean...you're actually going to attempt to beat the game?

Diavel

That's right. And to that end, I could use someone of your abilities by my side.

I doubt I'm as skilled a player as you think I am... though I can hold my own.

What exactly is this plan of yours?

Diavel

Ah, apologies, I got ahead of myself there.

Diavel

This is a matter of life and death, so I'm only informing those who are strong and brave enough to see the idea through.

Diavel

At the very least, I aim to grow powerful enough to make it through Tolbana here on the 1st Floor.

I see...

Diavel

In any case, let's add each other as friends. Once you reach Tolbana, we can discuss this further.

What should we do? I doubt there's any harm in adding him as a friend for the time being.

I'm with you... I say it's a good idea. We should all be working together to get out of here, anyway.

Very well, Diavel. Then we look forward to fighting with you.

Diavel

Thank you—truly.

Diavel

Well, until we meet again in Tolbana!

Tolbana is quite a ways away. I doubt we'll be strong enough to make it there any time soon.

Hey, now that we've gotten our hands on this Annealed Blade, why not try enhancing it?

Good call... That would improve our strength even further. Let's do it!

You remember when we went to Teardrop Cave with Cal? Well, the drops there are the very materials we'll need to enhance this weapon.

Is that so?! Sounds like we have our next stop lined up. Let's rest at the village inn for now. Ah, and send me the cave's location when you can!

Once we're ready, we should obtain the map info for the area leading to the cave!