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Aquarina woke up the next morning all groggily, mostly exhausted because she went to sleep so late, even though she was now waking up around 2 PM, which was incredibly late to even wake up to begin with.
"Aagh… I never imagined that dungeon exploration would end up taking so long," she yawned. "Back then when we went dungeon diving with Sylphy, we would usually not take that long, right?"
"Mostly because you had a dozen powerful friends with you too!" Undine appeared by her side. "Good morning, Aquarina… Or well, perhaps good afternoon would be better."
"Ah, yeah, but they're growing," said Aquarina. "Silvia and Justicio, and Agua too, they're going to get super strong. Or I'll try my best to get them as strong as my other friends. But well, it still depends on their own will and everything else… Ah, whatever, I shouldn't be really thinking about that anyway."
