I could only bring one explorer with me using Dimensional Travel. However, contracted beings like elementals and tamed monsters didn’t count. They could come with me similar to how I could bring them to the dungeon from Earth.

I could always unsummon the elementals if things got dangerous, but tamed monsters were a bit more troublesome. Both Plene and Lotte made a fuss about coming with me, but Plene wasn’t suited for this mission. She couldn’t defend herself well, and her ability wasn’t for direct fights. Plus, I didn’t know whether her ability would work against these brain-eating worms. Although I felt sorry for leaving her out, there was nothing I could do.

On the other hand, Lotte didn’t lose to many in terms of strength. Now that she could transform into a human (I was curious about how she obtained that ability), her range of activity had increased as well. She was an all around reliable companion.

For the record, I made sure that she wore proper clothing when she was in her human form. I gave her some elastic leather clothes as a gift. She refused to wear them at first, but when I pouted and acted sad that she wouldn’t accept my gift,...