We now find ourselves in Finn's office in Twilight Manor where the executive of the Loki familia were planning on how to approach the next set of floors.

Finn: So far, the plan will be like the last time, we will go in two groups. One will stay in the middle floors while the first group will camp of floor 50.

Bete: One things for sure, the girls should come with us.

Gareth: The lad's right, those three got all the muscle we'll need down there.

Finn: Agreed, all three of them were eager to join us anyway so no harm done. Tione, they should be in their way back now so can you bring them here as well?

Tione: Leave it to me!

The girl left and went to find them.

Finn: As always, I plan to bring Tsubaki with us along with Raul and Lefiya.

Raul: So, me and Lefiya will be supports?

Finn: Correct.

Lefiya: We will do our best!

Riveria: Good, now we should plan what to equip ourselves with.

Knock* *Knock*

Tione: I'm back!

Finn: Enter.

The door opened and the amazon returned with the three.

Karmi: We're here!

Finn: Good, right now we're putting the finishing touches of the expedition plan.

Riveria: Since you three are from the future, you would know of any major dangers that can appear in the deep levels.

Celdia: We do, we've been on deep dives before so we can let you know of what appears down there.

Tiona: How about any troublesome monsters?

Ariel: There are those.

Ais: So, what are they?

Celdia: Well first off, you should know of the dungeon's defense mechanism.

Bete: Defense mechanism?

Karmi: Uh huh, it'll spawn a dangerous monster if you break the dungeon too much.

Finn: And where does this monster spawn.

Ariel: That's the thing, it can spawn anywhere and it gets stronger the deeper you go.

Celdia: Yeah, it the same monster that wiped out the Astraea familia a long time ago.

Loki: So that's how her girls were killed. So, what do you know about it.

Celdia: Well, first it's known as a Juggernaut. It's a quadruped monster made of bones.

Karmi: They're really tough and they're fast too. Their claws can cut through some of the toughest armor out there.

Everyone who heard this the first time understood how the Astraea familia lost to this thing. Already it sounded like a fearsome adversary.

Finn: In that case, we'll have to cut off it's movements while the mages chant their spells.

Ariel: Bad idea...

Bete: Why's that?

Celdia: Because it's bone armor can reflect magic. Even worse is that there's no magic stone.

Everyone: WHAT?!

Tiona: How do you beat this thing then?!

Celdia: You'll have to crush it's armor then overwhelm it like any other floor boss.

Finn: Then, is there some kind of scale we can go by to assess its strength?

Celdia: Well, the one on floor 27 was about as strong as level 5.

edit: I don't remember if it actually was.

Gareth: And this thing spawns on any floor?!

Finn: We'll be at floor 60 by then, how are we going to deal with that?

Karmi: Ah, don't worry, those thing stop spawning at around floor 49.

Tiona: Phew, we're saved.

Karmi: Instead, an even stronger monster appears.

The room deadpanned at the amazon girl for jinxing them, Tiona just looked away and whistled.

Finn: T-Then, what takes its place?

Celdia: Once you cross into floor 50, a new defense will spawn instead called a Dreadnaught.

Celdia: They are the same design, except they're superior to Juggernauts in every way. They are faster, stronger and tougher. They have huge, study bones on their heads that act like an impenetrable shield. Come level 50, they're at least level 7 in power.

Gareth: Level 7?!

Finn: We'll have to be extra careful with how much of the dungeon we destroy to stop monsters from spawning.

Karmi: Ah, no need to worry. All three of us can easily handle one on our own.

Riveria: What?

Karmi: Yeah, we've been as far down as floor 96 before coming here.

Loki: FLOOR 96!?!

Finn: There's no way...

Riveria: We're getting off topic, now we know what happens if we go too far and break too much of the dungeon. How about the monsters that appear in the lower floors?

Ariel: Well, you already know what's on floor 59 so starting from floor 60, it's another maze of stone corridors. Kind of like on floor 17 since goliaths are the common spawns instead of the boss.

Tione: Floor bosses spawn everywhere?!

Karmi: Uh huh, and they're even stronger than the floor boss. They're equal to level 5, but the problem is that they spawn in groups.

Celdia: We've been there many times and the smallest we've seen was three at a time.

The three heads grew concerned as this was only the first monster they've mentioned.

Finn: And they spawn on floor 60?

Celdia: From 60 to 64 along with stone crawlers. Those monsters dig under ground and appear beneath you. Luckily it's easy to tell when they'll appear because the ground will shake.

Finn: Thankfully, we're only going down to floor 63. The guild wants us to explore those four floors and provide any information we can. We've gone the deepest in history and we can't afford to stop now.

His familia agreed with him while the girls sweated a little.

Gareth: What's with you three, this is history in the making!

Karmi: You wanna tell 'em or should I?

Celdia: *Sigh* Sorry to spoil the excitement, but you weren't the first one to go down that far.

Finn: What?

Karmi: The Zeus and Hera familia have been deeper before, it's just that the dungeon changed a lot since they left.

Riveria: A-And h-how far have they gone?

Ariel: Down to floor 70.

No one in the room could utter any words at the girl. Loki couldn't believe her ears. Her familia was going to floors never explored before, except that her old rival familia went even deeper then they will be going.

Loki: If that's true, why doesn't the guild know about this.

Celdia: For one thing, that dive was the one both went on before leaving for the Great Quests. Should they fail, the Loki and Freya familias will have to go there on their own if they want to know what's down there.

Loki: Grr...

Finn: Alright, we'll do just that then. If that's the case, then I think we have a general idea of what to expect down there. Alright, you're dismissed.

Everyone: Yes!

With that, they all left except for Finn and Loki.

Loki: Something wrong, Finn?

Finn: It's just, I feel like we could have more with us. I've been thinking of bringing Bell Cranel with us down there.

Loki: Shrimpy's kid? Are you for real?

Finn: Level 5 in less than a year with no signs of slowing down, I don't see why we can't bring him.

Loki: How are ya gonna convince him to go along. You know his familia ain't gonna lettim go alone.

Finn: I'll offer to have them join the second group on the middle floors. I trust Aki and Cruz are more than capable enough to lead in my stead.

Loki: Hm, then we could bring the rest of the kids down, minus the little ones of course.

Finn: True, I have to draw the line somewhere and I'm not going to put those little half elves in danger.

Loki: Alright, I'll let Gareth and Riveria know, you can try to convince the boy.

Finn nodded and got to his plan right away. He made his way to Hearth Manor where Haruhime welcomed him.

Haruhime: Mr Braver?

Finn: Just Finn is fine, is Bell Cranel home?

Haruhime: Yes, everyone just finished dinner and are resting.

Finn: Good because I'd like to talk with him about something.

Haruhime: Alright, come inside and we'll see if he's good.

They walked into the living room and saw Bell on the couch with Darion and Lucy asleep on his lap.

Haruhime: Oh sorry.

Bell: It's fine, everyone is outside training. I just finished reading them a story. Mr Finn?

Finn: Good evening, I hope this isn't a bad time.

Bell: Oh no, I'm not busy or anything. What can I do for you?

The prum got on the chair next to the couch and begun his negotiations.

Finn: Well, I've come with a proposal. I'm sure you're aware of my familia's expedition coming up.

Bell: I am.

Finn: Well, what do you say about coming with us?

Bell: Huh, an expedition with the Loki familia?

Haruhime: That's quite the opportunity, Bell.

Finn:Are you in, Bell? I can also offer the rest of your familia to join.

Bell: It is tempting, but everyone else isn't exactly first or second class material. Welf and Mikoto only recently got up to level 3.

Finn: That's alright, they can stay on floor 18 and fight on the middle floors with the rest of my familia.

Bell: Hmm...

Haruhime: Bell

The boy looked at his renard and saw how she was smiling at him.

Haruhime: You don't have to worry about us. We'll be fine with the Loki familia. You should go on your first real deep floor dive with Finn and everyone else.

Bell: Let me at least tell my familia and I'll give you an answer tomorrow.

Finn: I see, thank you for considering my proposal. I'll be taking my leave then.

Bell: Right, good bye.

Finn waved and left, leaving Bell with Haruhime and the two sleeping kids.

Haruhime: You're going aren't you?

Bell: I do want to, but I should at least tell everyone. With that, he left the kids with Haruhime to look after while he went to each room, one by one and told them of his decision.

Welf: Hell yeah I'm in! Go for it Bell, make history with the Loki familia. The rest of us will get by while you're gone.

Mikoto: This is a good opportunity to test myself further. I will join. Best of luck to you down there as well.

Lili: Lili wishes you didn't have to, but Lili knows Bell will be in good hands.

Hestia: You should do what feels right. But while you're down there, you show them what it means to be part of my familia!

Albert: I think you should go, it's another chance to grow your stats.

Alise: Gladly, I was waiting to show you what I can really do.

Ardi: I'll stay with everyone on the upper floors. Just stay safe, dad.

Syrene: At least I can have fun with everyone on the middle floors.

Riis: I'd still like to join with dad, though, but Alise would worry about us.

Lucy: Tell us about it when you get back.

Darion: I wanna hear about all the cool things you'll do, dad!

It took awhile, but Bell was eventually finished telling everyone about the plan. With their blessings, all that was left was to tell Finn in the morning.

The next day, Bell decided to bring Lili with him to Finn. The two were let in by the guards at Twilight Manor and were led by Raul to Finn's office. He quickly welcomed the two and Bell gave his answer. Finn was happy to hear that the boy was on board with their expedition and that the rest of his familia were good with joining the second group. After getting the pleasantries out of the way, Finn spent the next hour and a half briefing Bell and Lili on what they went over in their meeting yesterday. The more they heard, the more Lili regretted allowing Bell to go.

Lili: ARE YOU KIDDING LILI?! THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN SEND BELL TO FIGHT AGAINST THOSE THINGS!

Bell: Lili, I'll be fine. Albert and Alise will be there along with everyone else in the Loki familia.

Lili: But still, I'm scared you'll get hurt bad.

Finn: Rest easy, I swear that Bell will return safely.

Lili: Hmph, you better keep your word.

Finn: Well that's about everything. You already wrote down everything you'll be needing so we should be about done here.

Bell: Yup, we'll be going now.

Finn: I'll see you in 6 days then.

Bell: Right, see you then.

The two left, Lili went back home while Bell went to the guild to tell Eina about his decision. In the private conference room, the half elf understandably had great opposition to his idea.

Bell: But Eina-

Eina: Bell, you've only just reached level 5. The Loki familia is on the verge of reaching level 7 and those floors have gone unexplored even by the Zeus and Hera familias. How many times do I have to tell you not to go looking for adventure?

Bell: Please don't worry, Albert and Alise will be with me along with the others who're staying with the Loki familia.

Eina: ...

She stared at the ground as Bell wondered what she was doing.

Bell: Eina?

Eina: Bell, please... promise me you'll come back.

Bell: Huh?

Eina: Promise me! I can't accept this unless you do! We already found each other! I don't want to lose you do those unknown monsters down there!

Bell brought her into a tight hug and whispered into her ear.

Bell: I promise, I'll be back safe and sound, Eina.

Eina: You'd better.

The two separated before Bell gave a bright smile.

Bell: Sure, we can go shopping again when I get back. You know, like the last time.

Eina remembered what he was talking about and a blush crept up on her face.

Eina: L-Like a d-d-date?

Bell recalled his wording and it wasn't long before he was blushing too.

Bell: Y-Yeah, a date. W-We are lovers now, after all.

The woman's face grew redder and a wide smile appeared on her face as she jumped in excitement.

Eina: YES! Oh- I mean, I'll be waiting for you to come back.

Bell: Right, well I'll see you.

Eina: Wait!

Bell: Hm?

He turned back and felt her kiss his cheek. The two stared at each other and smiled, their faces still red, before bidding each other farewell.

Bell: Okay, now all that's left is to get ready.

Bell would spend the next few days getting his gear ready along with everyone else. After their last expedition, they were eager for a chance at redemption so they would be 100% serious. Now all they had to do was wait for that day to arrive.

Meanwhile...

Thanatos: Everything is prepared. Come if you dare, Braver, you won't handle what we have planned for you. Hehehehe...

A demi spirit was brought into view and it turned out to be a fomoire as the base body. In another room, a redhead tamer was chomping away at magic stones.

Revis: (We aren't done yet, Aria)

AN: There it is, Bell has his chance to redeem himself along with his familia as long as this is a success. Although, Evilus will be a thorn in their sides, or will they?

Well, I hope you enjoyed. Things get real next chapter so thank you for reading and see you then.