I actually ended up giving all three of them a flick on their foreheads as I reminded them that I wasn't some helpless damsel that needed to be rescued.
We ended up deciding that we would end the exploration here today and left the Dungeon to return to the surface.
This time, when we got out of the Dungeon, it was already early evening time.
Surprisingly, Katsuki was waiting outside the Dungeon when we emerged, like she already knew that we were planning on leaving at that exact time.
She bowed, "Welcome back Mistress. It is almost dinner time, shall we head back?"
I looked up at the sky that was tinged orange with the light of the setting sun, wondering just how much time we actually spent in just this Dungeon alone.
We obviously didn't finish it unlike the other Dungeon we went to first since we spent way more time fighting monsters than advancing through the Dungeon.
I looked back at my three companions, "I suppose we should retire for today?"
The three of them agreed.
