Bell, Lili, & Welf continue their way further down the dungeon, with Hestia and her party slowly following suit. Hestia confronts Hermes why he is so interested in Bell, revealing he's been assigned to watch over him by someone. Welf & Lily overexert themselves, leaving Bell left to carry them the rest of the way. He manages to barely make it past the Floor 17 Goliath boss, and arrives on the 18th floor before passing out. He wakes up in a tent beside Ais, whose familia revealed to have rescued and helped heal the three of them; Bell thanks them for their help, and Ais shows him around. Later that night, after everyone's recovered, they are treated to dinner as guests, when Hestia and her party finally catch up, with her and Bell reunited. Mikoto and her familia apologize for their actions, which Bell forgives, with Welf & Lili reluctantly so. Afterwards, Ais goes to check up on Bell and tells him about the town on the floor. An eavesdropping Hestia shows up and invites herself to the visit. Meanwhile, Welf agonizes over Hephaistos' comments about re-thinking his stance on magic swords.