("Ugh…") [Adam]
The familiar ringing of an alarm clock woke him. For once, he got out of bed without relying on others to wake him.
("Why do I feel weirdly energized?") [Adam]
Checking the clock, he made sure that he had enough time to meet up with his seniors.
("It's 9 am? I have about 3 hours until we have to meet up.") [Adam]
Entering the living room, he was surprised that Vivian was not in the kitchen.
("Where has she been lately? I haven't seen her for the past few days.") [Adam]
"Oh, good morning." [Adam]
He realized Sebastian in the living room, watching anime as per usual.
("Did he stay up all night?") [Adam]
"Good morning. Did you have a good night? I heard from Roy that you're going to a dungeon today." [Sebastian]
"Yeah, I feel really pumped today. I can't wait to try my new move on some voidlings." [Adam]
"A new move? It's fine to go out and test things, but remember that safety comes first." [Sebastian]
"Yeah, yeah…" [Adam]
With 3 hours of free time, he cooked himself breakfast and relaxed in the living room until Felix came downstairs.
"Uaah… Huh? Adam?" [Felix]
Ignoring Felix's strange yawn, Adam greeted him.
"Morning." [Adam]
"Why are you up? You never wake up before me, how are you awake?" [Felix]
"Geez, is it really that weird for me to be up in the morning?" [Adam]
"Uh… yes it is? Wait, what time is it?" [Felix]
"I dunno, lemme check real quick." [Adam]
He pulled out his phone and read the time out loud.
"It's 11:30." [Adam]
Felix grabbed Adam by the collar and bolted to the door.
"Wh-what are you doing?!" [Adam]
"We're going to be late!" [Felix]
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"Haah… Haah… We weren't even going to be late." [Adam]
"It's better to be early than late." [Felix]
Rushing from home to the meeting point, they spent 15 minutes traveling.
"Now we have to wait for a whole 15 minutes." [Adam]
"Whatever, just use your phone until they arrive." [Felix]
It wasn't long for Tiffany to appear along with three other people.
("A boy and two girls… Must be nice.") [Adam]
The boy with brown hair greeted him with a handshake.
"Hey there, I'm Orsted. One of the senior champions." [Orsted]
("Ugh, his handsome face makes me hate him.") [Adam]
The two girls with pink and yellow hair introduced themselves after Orsted.
"I'm Claim, also one of the senior champions." [Claim]
"And I'm Gleim, same thing." [Gleim]
"..." [Felix]
The similarity between their names was shocking to Felix.
"Are you two perhaps… twins?" [Felix]
"I'm so glad you noticed! We may not look like it, but we are in fact, twins!" [Gleim]
("They look exactly the same though...") [Adam]
"Their mana signatures are different though." [Krino]
("No one cares about that.") [Adam]
"I care. By the way, shouldn't you be paying attention to something else?" [Krino]
"!" [Adam]
He noticed that Tiffany was standing by Orsted's side, shifting nervously.
"Hey Tiffany, why are you just standing there?" [Adam]
"I… Uh…" [Tiffany]
Orsted stepped in front of her, interrupting her sentence.
"She's sticking with me. Since I'm the senior here, it's my job to protect my cute juniors." [Orsted]
("This guy…") [Adam]
"Aw~ I need protection too~!" [Gleim]
"I-It's not like I need protection as well." [Claim]
The two girls pounced on him, clinging to both his arms.
("THIS GUY…!") [Adam]
"Hahaha. That's enough, you two. We have somewhere to be." [Orsted]
He pulled out his phone and dialed a number.
"Come pick me up. There will be three girls and just me." [Orsted]
("What the hell is he on about?") [Adam]
A helicopter suddenly came down and the door slid open. A man wearing a tailored outfit came outside and greeted Orsted.
"Young master, we are ready for departure." [Tailored Man]
"Let's go then." [Orsted]
He boarded the vehicle along with Gleim, Claim, and Tiffany.
("Guess I should go too.") [Adam]
He took a step forward, but the tailored man pushed him away.
"What are you doing?" [Adam]
"The young master has informed me that only 3 girls and himself will board the aircraft. There was no mention of any males other than the young master." [Tailored Man]
Adam shot a glare at Orsted, demanding an explanation.
"Don't look at me like that. There just aren't enough seats, I'll see you at the dungeon. Ciao!" [Orsted]
("This prick! There's clearly enough seats!") [Adam]
Realizing Adam wasn't going to get on, Tiffany tried to get out. Unfortunately, the tailored man had closed the door on her and had already begun to take off.
"Tiffany!" [Adam]
"We need to do something!" [Felix]
"But we don't know where the dungeon is!" [Adam]
"I know, just follow me!" [Felix]
He grabbed Adam by the shoulder and ran alongside him.
"Warp!" [Felix]
Through constant running and warping, they arrived at the dungeon entrance in less than 5 minutes.
"Haah… Haah... Where are they?" [Adam]
The sound of wind blades whizzed throughout the air, the helicopter had arrived. When the door slid open, Orsted had a surprised look on his face.
"Oh? I'm astonished. Making it here before my helicopter… No wonder you two were the freshman champions." [Orsted]
He casually strolled out of the vehicle and headed towards the dungeon.
"Wait, let us rest for a bit." [Felix]
Orsted didn't stop, but he did reply.
"No. Why would I let two peons hinder me?" [Orsted]
With that, he had Claim and Gleim bring Tiffany through the dungeon's gate.
"THAT BASTAAAARD!!!" [Adam]