Witnessing Ivy’s true form was not limited to the enemy monsters alone.

Among those who observed her power firsthand were the members of Lapis Lazuli, positioned between the frontlines and the rear.

“Ah… ahaha, amazing…”

“Yeah, there’s really nothing else you can say about it…”

Every spell Ivy cast struck the enemy monsters directly, piling up their corpses in an instant.

Not a single shot missed its mark, none were deflected, and no stray projectiles ever endangered their allies.

Without inflicting even the slightest damage to the human side, Ivy continued to singlehandedly eliminate the monsters advancing toward the town of Akoup.

For the adventurers present, all they could do was watch Ivy’s overwhelming display of strength and sway their bodies to the tremors caused by her thunderous steps.

“No, she’s not alone…”

Ena, their leader, muttered as she gazed intently at a particular sight. Sara and Aisha followed her line of sight.

There was Bruno, running around as if he didn’t want to miss a single move Ivy made, talking to her about something.

Apparently, after their previous encounter, he had taken on a request to deal with a griffon and somehow ended up taming it as well.

At the time, She had acted like a seasoned senior, but now, his rank had surpassed theirs.

Yet, seeing the sheer difference in ability—or rather, the gulf in class—it didn’t even feel frustrating.

Instead of bitterness at being surpassed, there was a sense of relief, a quiet reassurance that someone had gone ahead to clear the way.

In a place like the Adventurers’ Guild, where strength and progress are everything, having someone like Bruno and Ivy quickly ascend the ranks was undeniably a good thing.

The three looked around at the other adventurers.

Their faces bore various expressions, but all could be summed up with a single word:

Fear.

Just one Tamer and his familiar, Ivy, were enough to devastate the monsters.

That fact alone left everyone quaking with dread.

What if the fury of that monstrous power were to turn on them next?

The fear of such a possibility left them paralyzed.

Ena and the others realized that if they hadn’t worked with Bruno before, they too might have been wearing the same expressions as the rest.

But Lapis Lazuli was different.

“…You know what we need to do, right?” Ena asked.

“Yeah, of course,” Sara replied.

“We don’t know how much of a difference it’ll make, but let’s do what we can,” Aisha added.

The three of them knew the truth.

They knew that not long ago, Bruno was just a boy who didn’t even know how to start a fire and sometimes fell asleep in the wagon when his guard was down.

They knew Ivy had a cute side—fashioning her own accessories by carving them from her Tamer’s bracelet.

And they knew that when someone called her a monster, she would make an incredibly sorrowful face.

That’s why they exchanged nods and dispersed to different parts of the area.

Not to fight in the battle—but in their own way, it was still a fight.

A fight to show everyone what kind of beings Bruno and Ivy truly were.

The Marquis of Endlord and Guild Master André had been incredibly cooperative with them.

There had to be something they could do to prevent Ivy and Bruno from being feared.

(That’s right… First, I guess I’ll let everyone know Bruno’s a complete wimp who can’t even look a girl in the eye when he talks.)

With a casual “Hey, can I talk to you for a moment?”—a tone far too relaxed for someone in the middle of a mission—Ena began engaging her fellow adventurers.