DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

After Lyra pressed her head down and rubbed her hair, she finally asked:

"What about the thing you said you needed my help with?"

Shaga briefly explained the situation.

Laila covered her face and said, "That idiot Liu is so useless that he needs his juniors to worry about him... It's so embarrassing."

With a sarcastic remark, she analyzed, "So, your purpose in bringing me out was to use me to attract the invisible omnipotent being, in order to confirm Ryu's location?"

Xia Jia nodded: "Yes. We also need to go deeper into the Great Tree Maze. We're not familiar with the area, so having a senior to guide us will make things much easier."

Leila grinned and patted Shaga's bottom, saying:

"Hehe, don't worry, I've got you covered, senior! As long as we make a little noise, we'll definitely be able to lure that four-eyed guy out."

……

Rivera Centre.

Shaga, accompanied by Laila who was draped in a cloak, arrived at the agreed meeting place.

The black cat was already waiting there.

"Who is this?" The black cat noticed the short man next to Shaka and showed a slight hostility.

“A helper we found. Level 3, a seasoned adventurer,” Shaga explained.

A smirk played on Lyra's lips beneath her cloak: "You can call me 'The Cunning Rat'."

woman?

Not long after he left, he brought another woman back with him?

The black cat glared at Xia Jia, who could only chuckle awkwardly.

Not long after, Yuuki returned with Kaori Miyazono and Lefia. Shaka asked:

"Have you found out any information?"

Yuuki glanced at Lyra as well and said, "No, we only know that the [Omnipotent One] appeared on the 20th floor. As for Senior [Swift], we only know that the masked elf entered the 18th floor, and that's all we know."

"Have you ever been to the 18th floor?" Xia Jia pondered.

Asphie must have obtained this information, which is why she continued exploring the lower levels. Right now, we just need to find her and gather the information.

Soon.

The last missing member of the team also arrived late.

However, when Shaka saw Minoru's outfit, he was slightly taken aback.

He was completely covered by a black cloak, obscuring his face, and wore a cape that clung to him with ominous slime, giving him the appearance of an evil villain.

Lord Shadow? Why did you change your clothes?

"Who are you?" Leila drew her weapon and stood protectively in front of Shaga.

Shadow glanced at the newly appeared cloaked figure: "Trash, you have no right to know my name."

"Hey?" Leila's temper flared.

Lefia covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Ahhhh, it's you! It's you! The one who saved me back then... Trash-san? So you're still alive!"

The corner of his mouth, hidden beneath the shadow cloak, faltered for a moment, then he let out a snort.

Shaga was also speechless, and put his hand on Leila's shoulder: "Don't be nervous, we're on the same side."

"One of our own?"

Lyra glanced at Shadow again; no matter how she looked at him, he didn't seem to be a member of the Astrea Familia.

If you join a dark faction, you can at least become a cadre.

"He was also a temporary helper that I found."

Shaga whispered something in Leila's ear, and as Shaga explained, Leila's expression became quite strange.

"A righteous person hiding in the shadows, hunting evil. Are there really such strange children?"

"Heh, justice is as numerous as the stars in the sky..."

"That's true." Lyra seemed to recall something as well. Among the Familias, there seemed to be those who believed beauty was righteous. Compared to that, those who believed in shadows didn't seem so bad.

Shadow walked slowly to the front of the group, slightly raised his chin, and introduced himself:

"I am Shadow, a member of the Astrea Familia, and the leader of the special unit [Shadow Garden]. Nice to meet you."

Xia Jia muttered a curse to himself about Shadow, then chimed in:

"The Shadow Court is an assassination agency specifically designed to deal with dark factions. [Swift] is one of the Shadow Court's executives, as is this [Cunning Rat]."

The crowd was puzzled but impressed.

Leila also became interested: "To hide in the shadows and hunt the darkness? Hmm, indeed, compared to Liu, I'm not much cleaner."

Lyra quite agrees with the Shadow's ideology, and given that her own identity is probably something that can't be exposed to the light of day, having this identity isn't bad.

But when it comes to justice...

Leila asked curiously, "By the way, what about your sense of justice? What is it?"

Xia Jia's expression froze, and she awkwardly looked around before changing the subject:

"Oh dear, where's Minoru Kageno? I haven't seen him. Could he have been kidnapped by some thugs?"

"Hey, you still haven't told me. It's not going to be some weird reason, is it?" Leila complained.

Yuuki noticed Shaka's embarrassment and covered her mouth in agreement:

"Brother Yingye just said that his strength is not enough and his weapon is broken. He is going to set up a stall in Rivera to sell potato balls to earn back the money for repairing his weapon, so he is not with us."

Xia Jia glanced at the Shadow Lord, who remained silent and resembled an ice sculpture.

So that's what they were up to?

At this moment, Leila suddenly said:

"Fried potato balls? Do they sell fried potato balls in Rivera? It feels like it's been ages since I've had fried potato balls. Can you take me to try some?"

Shadow's expression froze. His eyes, hidden beneath the cloak, were fixed on Lyra.

Shaga grinned mischievously: Oh wow, Lord Shadow, a major crisis!

Chapter 171 Shadow Courtyard, Operation

What kind of fried potato balls do you want?

Shadow interrupted Lyra's banter, speaking in a serious, cold tone:

"I sense darkness in the air. Dark factions are involved in this incident. Set off as soon as possible and avoid unnecessary actions."

Minoru Kageno felt that this search and rescue mission had a "main storyline" feel to it, making it perfect for the Shadow Garden to cause a ruckus.

Hear the words.

Shaga understood Shadow's meaning and saluted: "Yes, Lord Shadow."

Shadow nodded in satisfaction: "X, take some men to change into their uniforms. We're going on a mission. The rest of you will temporarily join the Shadow Garden."

"X" symbolizes the unknown and mystery. It was Shaga's code name when he played role-playing games with Shadow. He was one of the original members of the Shadow Garden.

"uniform?"

Shaga took the package handed to him by Shadow. Inside were several sets of jet-black combat suits, each one unlike any ordinary item.

Shaka puts himself in the role:

"A magical protective cloth, paired with low magic resistance, even has a slight effect of restoring mental energy. Boss, where did you get the money to buy this equipment?"

This attribute is equivalent to a level 3 adventurer's weapon.

Shadow scoffed: "It's contribution points, of course. And... just so you know, I've leveled up."

"As expected of Lord Shadow!"

Shaga understood: Shadow had exchanged all his upgrades and accumulated contributions for Fali.

It's all thanks to winning the war game, otherwise Astraea probably wouldn't have been able to pay this much money.

Oh dear, that's at least ten million in expenses!

Heartache.

However, Shaka hadn't expected that Lord Shadow would refrain from buying those useless classical outfits and instead use them to enhance the combat power of his clan.

For ten million, I'll play along.

Xia Jia clapped her hands: "Come on, let's rent a room and change clothes. Today, our identity is to sweep away the darkness of the [Shadow Garden]."

Yuki caught the teasing in Shaka's tone and smiled as she took the combat suit and hugged it to her chest.

Black Cat also likes things from the dark abyss, so there's no reason for him to refuse.

Finally, everyone changed their clothes and reappeared, even Lyra had a set, which was originally meant for Lily.

It seems he had already chosen his candidate from the beginning.