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Summary[]
In the forest, Lefiya blamed Bell for them being lost since he had fled while he replied that he felt he would have died to which she said that she would only have left him on the verge of death, with him noting it wasn't better. She began to scold him for having Ais train him and monopolize her as well as seeing her naked, expressing everything she had wanted to say for a long time. Her words hit Bell hard and she realized she might have overdone it, but at that moment Bell's stomach rumbled and she realized he was hungry. Reluctant to do so at first, Lefiya shared the Crystal Drop Ais had given her but not before telling him its worth, which he was surprised by. After eating they heard the roar of a monster and decided to return to camp.
She gave him a few instructions and advice, however, he was able to give her a few as well which surprised her. He complimented her on being able to make it through the forest,causing her to become embarrassed her and told him that flattering her would do him no good. She imagined herself congratulating him on being very capable and telling him that she wasn't flattering him but that it was something she pointed out as her rival since she had been watching him but she finally wasn't able to tell him. She climbed up a tall tree so she could see where they were, though not before warning Bell not to look up. Once she climbed up she was able to see the large tree in the center and locate where they were, however, as soon as she saw down she told Bell to turn off the lantern. What she had seen were some hooded men whom she realized belonged to Evilus. She knew that she should go back to the camp to ask for help. However, she knew she could lose them if she didn't follow them so she decided to go and take Bell with her since he wouldn't be able to go back alone.
As they followed the members of Evilus through a crystal-lined area the ground opened up beneath them. They fell into a pool which burned realizing it was acid and that there were skeletons of adventurers. Bell told Lefiya to look up and when she did she saw a monster hanging from the ceiling which proceeded to attack them with its tentacles. Lefiya realized that the hole was part of the monster and the acid was not that strong so their clothes could resist for a while. She deduced that its strength was of a Level 4 and that the monster was there to protect something Evilus wanted to hide, so they had to defeat the monster to flee. She noted it always looked at them before attacking and that they could dodge its attacks if they looked where it was looking to, which allowed Bell to dodge one of its attacks.
Lefiya told Bell that she would cast magic when she saw an opening and he should focus on attacking the walls. She was surprised by his speed, however, she noted that Bell's attacks didn't affect it. As she thought about how to get time to start her chant the monster stopped attacking and instead used its crown which emitted a sound wave that stunned them, bringing them to their knees. It tried to attack Bell, and although he managed to block it with a shield, the attack sent him into the wall. Lefiya began to use magic to distract the monster and concurrent chant to continue, but before she could finish her chant the monster grabbed her leg and would have killed her by impaling her on some weapons if not for Bell, who used an ax to sever the tentacle and free her.