After making their preparations, the two of them set out and began their game quest… whoops, clearing out the Inner World.
Soon after setting out, they were attacked by several octopus monsters.
Mika used her dark-red mist to block the monsters' attacks and then to instantly slice the monsters to little pieces! She then absorbed the monsters.
"How do you feel?"
"I can feel as if my power became slightly stronger… the difference is barely noticeable, though."
"Probably because these monsters were just weak mob monsters. At any rate, it's fine as long as you can control your power. If you feel like anything's off at all, tell me immediately," Seiji warned her.
"Okay." Mika nodded.
Next, they met additional small groups of monsters. None of them were very strong, and Mika easily took care of and absorbed them by herself.
Seiji watched over her as something flashed in his eyes.