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“Morning Star has officially been promoted to B1 rank!”
Excited, Will picked up his glass and took a sip.
He wasn’t lying.
When he said those words, he truly felt happy.
Even though the na “Morning Star” ca from the original story.
Even though the other mbers of Morning Star were still waiting in Novice Town.
But…
Shuna was soone “outside of fate,” soone he had t through his own efforts. And while their achievents had been made with Shuna’s help, Will had contributed significantly as well.
The small red card on the table—a B1 rank—marked the starting point of a serious dungeon exploration team.
Will couldn’t even rember if the original story had ntioned what level Morning Star ultimately reached, because the story didn’t place much importance on this “tool” team. It was just a setup ant to be discarded whenever convenient, used to showcase soone leaving the team.
But from Will’s current perspective…
Before “Young Master Will” died in the original story, that team definitely hadn’t reached the level of B1!
And now, he had achieved it.
Under his leadership, Morning Star was just one step away from A rank—a B1 rank to be proud of!
However…
Perhaps it was precisely because the original story hadn’t set strict limitations that he was able to achieve this—a bittersweet realization.
With that thought, Will set down the glass he had just sipped from.
“Alright, cheers!”
“Wait, wait, wait—why are you moving over here?”
At that mont, Shuna didn’t stay seated across the table. Instead, she quickly slid her chair over to sit beside Will.
The distance between them closed instantly.
Sitting side by side like this, they resembled the “dungeon couples” seated elsewhere in the tavern…
Anyone who saw them might misunderstand…
But Shuna didn’t seem to care at all. As her shoulder brushed against Will’s, she raised her glass and clinked it lightly against his.
“Celebrating sothing this good face-to-face is so boring!”
After saying that, Shuna smiled and picked up her glass.
Before Will could respond, she lifted the glass to his lips and tipped it, pouring the drink into his mouth.
“…Hmm?! Gulp, gulp…”
Shuna seed to have anticipated his reaction, deliberately slowing her hand as the glass touched his lips. This forced him to drink without choking, letting the liquid flow smoothly.
After a mont, Shuna finally set the now-empty glass down.
Will wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.
“Alright, alright, I don’t usually drink so much in one go.”
He couldn’t shake the feeling…
This ti, she had poured him a drink. Next ti, if Shuna got even slightly drunk, who knew what she might do?!
Better not give her another chance to drink!
“Because it’s a reason to celebrate.”
As she spoke, Shuna finished the rest of her own drink.
“With B1 rank, there are way more dungeons we can access compared to B5. And… it proves that Little Will is a capable leader~”
“More like you carried us…”
“I’m part of Morning Star too, officially registered!” Shuna declared, pulling out her team badge from her pocket with pride. “You always forget!”
“…Oh, right.”
Wait…
That ant Morning Star now had… five mbers?!
Wasn’t that the sa number as in the original story?
Wait…
Will realized he might’ve had a bit too much to drink.
This reminded him…
In the letter he had sent to Novice Town, he had specifically instructed the three mbers there to send information about any new logistics recruits by the end of the month.
The original story’s “one-month deadline” had already passed.
Will was eagerly awaiting a letter from Novice Town.
What kind of person was the protagonist?
More importantly…
Hehe, how would the yanderes he had personally nurtured bully him in the early stages?!
“Little Will, one more drink… It’s not as good as the Chaos Alpha from Novice Town, but it’s still pretty decent.”
“No way. Your tolerance is terrible. I need to monitor your alcohol intake!”
“Tolerance… tolerance can be trained, just like I’m training you.”
“Who would believe that?!”
Will snatched Shuna’s glass right out of her hand.
Suddenly…
Even soone as oblivious as him felt an intense, familiar gaze behind him. It was as if a sharp arrow had been shot through the crowd, piercing straight at him.
“Hmm?”
He quickly turned his head, scanning the street.
Then he looked around nearby.
Was it…
Was it just his imagination?
That gaze…
It felt exactly like Leah’s when she caught him daydreaming in class, her sharp eyes glaring at him from under her big hat.
No…
It was even more intense than that.
The kind of intensity that made Will, freshly out of his student days, break into a cold sweat.
Leah? Could it be Leah?
But on the bustling street, there was no sign of a distinctive witch’s hat.
Still, Will had a strong premonition…
She was nearby.
Could she be across the street?
But that didn’t seem likely.
The Adventurer’s Guild across the street had already closed for the day. Staff in uniforms were locking the doors and shutting down.
Just a trick of the mind…
After all, Leah…
She should be in Novice Town right now.
She should be…
Right?
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The Adventurer’s Guild had terrible security.
Once the doors were locked, there were essentially no additional asures. Many guilds that offered late-night als didn’t even lock their doors, with dining areas on the ground floor and important items stored upstairs.
The reason…
One was that the rchant-oriented Adventurer’s Guild hadn’t developed the heightened sensitivity of the royal family, which had been targeted countless tis.
The other was that the guild… didn’t really have anything worth stealing.
Most of what they had were docunts and records. Valuable materials and equipnt were managed by the Hysterm family’s market and weren’t stored in the guild.
If anything was worth stealing from the guild…
It would probably be the “keys.”
These keys granted access to any ten floors of the local dungeon, and for the final floors, they could even provide “direct entry.”
With a key, you could significantly reduce the ti spent exploring the early floors of a dungeon. Those with the strength could quickly extract valuable resources from within.
But…
Who would steal a “key” without the strength to use it?
Stealing one without the power to back it up would be a death sentence…
However, there was soone who was very confident in her strength.
On the darkened second floor of the Adventurer’s Guild, Leah, wearing her signature big hat, stepped out of a teleportation circle she had drawn.
Witch teleportation circles were incredibly convenient. Once you scouted the location, landing there was a breeze.
The only downside was the cost of the chalk, but with ample funds, Leah no longer needed to pinch pennies like before.
“That was easy… I’m already here.”
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