Unexpectedly, Lim Ga-eul’s group ended up with a stable combination of two Dealers, one Tanker, and two Supporters.
If it weren’t for Soup, the Tanker, our party’s composition would have been quite ssy, but since we were the first to join and set the foundation, we managed to salvage a decent combination.
’It would’ve been better if the last mber was a Healer... but oh well, this is still better than nothing.’
However, there was one unexpected developnt:
The other Supporter, aside from Lim Ga-eul, was soone I knew.
A guy whose na I could barely rember now.
Kim... sothing, I think.
"Captain!"
He was one of the male quota students from our group during the basic training.
I nodded reluctantly.
"Yeah, it’s nice to see you again, but what’s with that?"
I asked, gesturing at the large backpack he was carrying.
"Oh, this? Well, it’s our survival strategy, so to speak."
"Survival strategy?"
The quota student nodded proudly.
"Yeah, as you know, Cheol-hyun and I are a bit lacking in abilities."
"A bit...?"
"Well, anyway! We thought that relying on just one ability wouldn’t cut it."
"So, you’re going to be porters as well?"
"Yup. We thought about it a lot after the basic training. Thanks to you, Captain, the perception of quota students has changed a lot, but that doesn’t change the fact that we still lack certain abilities."
Wow. This guy had impressed .
I had initially thought he was useless, but he had changed for the better.
Of course, I wouldn’t bring him into my party since I had my own pocket dinsion, but no party would refuse a Supporter or Healer who also took on the role of a porter.
’A porter who can use skills is truly rare.’
"Good thinking."
I nodded in approval.
"Jin Yuha. Who’s this? Do you know him?"
As Yoo-ri and I greeted each other, Yoo-ri asked, curious about the guy.
"Oh, he’s the quota student from our basic training group."
"Ah, the Supporter from the finals!"
Yoo-ri recalled the mory and nodded in recognition.
The guy bowed with a crisp movent.
"Yes! Nice to et you, Soup-nim! I’ve heard a lot about you from the Captain! I’m Kim So-hun, a Supporter!"
Yoo-ri’s face contorted in confusion at the unexpected address.
"Sou... Soup-nim?"
"Yes! Before the finals, He said if you are on the sa team, you are so reliable, but when you’re an enemy, you’re soone who can never be underestimated! Soup-nim!"
Yoo-ri’s expression twisted at the ambiguous complint.
"Huhu. It’s nice to see everyone getting along♪"
As our group chatted, Lim Ga-eul watched from behind with a serene smile.
"What the hell... a party with two guys...?"
But there’s always one person who ruins the mood when five people get together.
"And you think this Gate training is a joke?!"
Choi Ah-ram stepped forward and growled at us.
"You freshn, right after enrolling, have no idea how dangerous this training is, and you’re all so carefree? Huh?!"
Pinkie Brat had failed a year, so she was technically a first-year student like us.
Yet, she wanted to act like she had spent an extra year here and tried to assert her seniority.
"Captain, who is she? If she’s gathered here, isn’t she a first-year student too? Why is she acting like a senior...?"
The quota student, unaware of the situation, whispered to Yoo-ri, who was standing next to him.
Apparently, his voice was louder than she intended, as Pinkie Brat’s face turned bright red with embarrassnt.
"You... you damn—"
Just as she was about to let out a string of curses,
Clap!
"Alright, everyone. Now that you’ve ford your groups, let’s head over to Chairman Lina."
Lim Ga-eul clapped her hands to bring the situation under control.
Choi Ah-ram, who had been sputtering in anger, glared at us and then abruptly turned away.
’Hmm, I wanted to roast her with facts, but I guess that’s not happening now.’
We followed Lim Ga-eul towards Chairman Lina.
Chairman Lina scanned us up and down and then furrowed her eyebrows at .
"Jin Yuha."
"Yes?"
"What did you say to Seol-hee?"
’Hmm, to the instructor? I didn’t really say anything?’
Seeing my confused expression, she shouted,
"What did you say to her that she’s talking about giving you another pocket dinsion tattoo and acting like she can’t wait to get her hands on you?!"
Chairman Lina’s eyes were filled with resentnt, like a student forced to stay after school to finish their howork.
Her appearance made it easy to forget that she was an adult.
’Ah, didn’t the instructor say sothing about giving Soup the pocket dinsion tattoo as well?’
I felt sorry for the Chairman, who had been pestered about it, but I couldn’t refuse.
I chuckled and bowed my head.
"I look forward to working with you, Chairman."
"Hmph!"
"But aren’t we supposed to leave soon?"
I cut off the conversation with the Chairman before it could go any further.
Chairman Lina grit her teeth and turned away.
"Lim Ga-eul, step forward."
Lim Ga-eul, who had been dazedly watching the exchange between Yoo-ri and , snapped out of her daze and stepped forward with a stiff expression.
"Here, this is an ergency call bell. All second-year students who lead parties must carry this."
"Yes."
"If you press this, a signal will be sent to . In case of an ergency, don’t hesitate to use it."
The item she handed over was an ergency call bell.
Normally, no machinery worked inside Gates.
So, they used magically created artifacts, and as expected of Velvet Academy, they were providing these expensive items to each party.
"Thank you."
"And the Gate you’ll be heading to is the C-grade Dungeon, Ogre’s Village."
"Huh!?"
Lim Ga-eul’s eyes widened in surprise at the higher-grade dungeon than expected.
"The maximum clearance ti is six hours. The target is 100 magic stones. If you reach the quota, you can return early."
"But...!"
She looked visibly flustered and glanced at her party mbers.
"But at this level...!"
Chairman Lina snorted and said firmly,
"That’s an assessnt of your party mbers’ approximate skills. I won’t listen to any complaints."
There was no way Lim Ga-eul could resist. She could only bite her lip and nod.
"Understood."
"Then, Lim Ga-eul and her party, you may depart now."
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.
.
Thanks to the warp gate within the Academy, we arrived at the dungeon entrance in the blink of an eye.
And soon, guided by the female soldiers waiting for us, we entered the C-grade Dungeon, Ogre’s Village.
A desolate landscape welcod us, different from Carla’s Forest.
The trees were all withered, and the ground was cracked, causing sand to crunch under our feet with every step.
"This is insane... how could they send us to a C-grade Dungeon instead of a D-grade one...!"
Choi Ah-ram, who had been acting like a senior just a mont ago, was now shaking with her pink hair clutched in her hands.
"And with two guys in the party... this can’t be happening..."
She began to weave a ridiculous story,
"Could this be a plot to kill ...? Because I failed a year and have no use, they’re just trying to get rid of now..."
Alone, Choi Ah-ram spun a pathetic tale.
Lim Ga-eul was equally flustered, but she maintained her composure and calmly assessed the situation.
Chairman Lina.
Despite her adorable appearance that made you want to hug her, she was known as the pinnacle of magic users.
No one in the Academy dared to defy her.
’...Chairman Lina said she selected the dungeon based on an assessnt of our party’s approximate skills. That must an...’
Lim Ga-eul’s gaze shifted to the back of the black-haired person walking in front of her.
’He seed quite friendly when he first approached her.’
I had never seen a student speak so casually with Chairman Lina.
’What is he?’
When he first approached her, she had thought he was just an innocent, cute male freshman.
But there seed to be sothing he was hiding. Of course, it would be unwise to rely solely on that and dive into the clearance without caution...
’...I guess we’ll just have to see how it goes.’
Yeah, if things went wrong, we could always use the ergency call bell.
Lim Ga-eul tried to calm her agitation and fiddled with the call bell.
Just then,
"Ogre spotted ahead!"
.
.
.
"Gruuuh—"
A monster with two huge tusks protruding from its lower jaw and a mud-colored skin.
An Ogre.
Its body was three tis the size of a human, with a protruding belly that made it look sluggish.
It dragged a massive axe in one hand as it wandered around.
"I’m... I’m going to die. I’m going to die. I can’t face a monster like that..."
Pinkie Brat, who had been acting tough earlier, now bit her nails and trembled pathetically.
Even our quota Supporter was putting on a stoic front, but Choi Ah-ram’s behavior was truly pathetic.
I turned to look at Lim Ga-eul.
She swallowed nervously and said in a tense voice,
"It doesn’t seem to have noticed us yet. First, I’ll use all the support skills I can. Then, let’s ambush and take it down. If anything goes wrong, I’ll ring the call bell right away, so don’t worry too much—"
"Wait a mont."
I interrupted her.
"Hmm?"
Well, it wouldn’t hurt to see how much Lim Ga-eul could do in her pure state first...
"Senior. Before using your skills, why don’t you hold this and give it a try?"
I didn’t like the feeling of being stifled.
I took out an item I had prepared beforehand from my pocket and handed it to her.
Lim Ga-eul took it, looking puzzled.
"Hmm, what is this... This is...?!"
Suddenly, her eyes widened.
Opening wide.
"It’s a magic stone... and it’s top-grade?!"
Here cos the energy injection.
"Kuuu—"
And her surprised exclamation was loud enough to catch the Ogre’s attention.
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