x
Floor 3
Forest of Wavering Mist
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpsYLebt1R
~~~~
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PV5dSfohX
Two white and black blobs, shot through the forest like bullets, banging against the thick trees of Floor 3’s famous misty expanse.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODuKLgqsZj
They screeched an inhumane screech, and on closer look, they would reveal to be mobs.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgwOQFy1v0
Not just any mobs either.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKtdN7eTfZ
The holographic names floating above their heads would give away their statuses.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyuDe8sj0s
These were twin field bosses.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRVNbz9NQo
Rabbid Ragus to be exact. 438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeG2UM3YyZ7
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9kg2SX6Yl
Apparently reuniting a lost bunny with another bunny meant both bunnies turned into hideous creatures and tried to chomp your head off.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi84VIVORY8
That, and they hated carrots.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx68y9bjY9j
Saito rolled his eyes at the thought, currently descending from the treetops he was waiting in. If his plan was correct then they’d converge at the same spot, around-
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsc0VOh4tIG
‘Now!’
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDesFiJzcn
Saito glanced forward as time seemed to slow down.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ETRzLBkM9
Falling, right across from him, a black-haired boy, equipped with a shortsword and a dagger readied himself.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZwr2GFf3P
He caught Saito’s look, and as the two Ragus converged into the same spot, tongues, and fangs gnashing every which way, the players activated their skills.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6NXqxAZB2
Falling Sword 438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5k18sP59l
Fell Crescent
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnPqQ5pp9x
Saito’s body seemed to elongate as he covered the final 4-meter distance within the span of 0.4 seconds. His eyes glinted wide as he swiftly plunged his luminescent, curved blade right into the White Ragu’s skull.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOVLasmgUx
Jyun was a tad later, however, he made his presence clear, whipping his sword arm through the air and slicing right through the spinal apex of the mob’s back.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiJ4ohHxWP
WR: 43% (-10%)
BR: 56% (-5) (+5% B)
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpHV8FBvZg
Saito grunted as he pulled for his weapon, now messily riding atop the White Ragu. Its skull felt like steel gnashing against Saito’s blade, and the curly-haired player growled with frustration.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDBkZmat20
“How the hell was that not a kill shot?! I stabbed you in the flipping head! Are you just not anatomically corr- Wo-Woah!!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKDAqEKz9f
As if over Saito’s antics, The White Ragu crashed into a nearby tree and fell straight through, sending the player and a bunch of forestries every which way.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kmR5UbCiS
“Cugh! Ack!” Saito coughed as his body skipped across the ground. He threw his free hand down to slow himself and forced his legs to stretch out and gain traction.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SMYOVZwEU
Thankfully they’d now found a clearing in the misty forest.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHLOsyre9N
‘All the space they could ever need. Is this why they were running away from us?’ Saito thought tiredly, scanning the battlefield.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnaKTcQNou
The Black Ragu rushed into the clearing right after its buddy, and Saito saw no Jyun. His Searching skill confirmed it. His eyes returned to their regular brown, the green glow fading, along with his patience.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWycn9xQ3Q
However, he would barely get to express his annoyance as the White Ragu roared again, like the monster it was.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAWXhfPx7s
The lovely sound deafened Saito and left him frozen. He grunted, yet still could not move. Eyes wide, he spied his health bar, and indeed, his worst nightmares were true.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM26KoZ8UI1
He’d been Stunned. The ten-second timer was already on 8, but it wouldn’t be fast enough, Saito was a goner, and it seemed the Ragu knew it too, a sickly smile coming to life on its hideous face.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNliWMPk5X
Saito grinned morbidly.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb16sgtVlr
“You’re one nasty bunny.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskMD4mnBDF
The Ragu raised its serrated claws, priming them for the slaughter.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmncR9XvfdN
And with a final swipe, Saito thought he was a goner.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Vwp54IiRw
CLANG!
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ELnQfV5Hv
Saito’s eyes slowly widened as flecks of blonde flowed into his view. Slamming her pentagonal metal against those wicked claws, Kirie appeared out of nowhere.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAg0lW60FJ9
The green light emanating off her guard sputtered and burst through every moment of the clash and Kirie’s scarlet eyes bored daggers at the killer bunny.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsh59QslDIa
Suddenly her shield exploded in a furious flash of white and Kirie threw her arms up.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8iEy4y1Us
“Ragh!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRp7mPzsyB
Like magic, the Ragu’s claws were instantly thrown back as if ricocheted by an unknown force. This was thanks to her skill, Push, and it had been heavily upgraded since her first use of it back on Floor 1.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHYhJzidGp
“Ren, pad! Go!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwC6uUi1YL
Saito looked back just in time to see a flash of red fly by. His head cocked back as his eyes took in the sight.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2CqGoFr0y
Ren, the redhead Hellcat herself, rushed forward like an experienced javelin thrower, pumping her arms up and down as she swiftly neared Kirie.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPKH3nweUq
The blonde lowered her hands from her previous parry and hunkered down keeping her shield above her. Another skill began to load up as Ren launched herself at the glowing metal.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaGWNrbJor
As soon as Kirie felt Ren land, she flexed her muscles and ground her teeth, thrusting her body upward and throwing her arms into the air with, subsequently, Ren herself.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEz0d9VFZ5y
Red locks flying through the wind, Ren struggled to aim herself right where she wanted, but with a downward angle of her liking, she was ready.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23h9Lgtqq2
“HEY FLUFFLES!” She screamed.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1KTPWLqG1
The white bunny reared its head upward, red eyes glinting with glee.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6z1M8M6MI6
New prey had been acquired, and Ren grinned like the madwoman she was, reeling her arm back. Her spear suddenly ignited with a blue flare and she sucked in as much air into her lungs as possible.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11vMpE6BQH
“COME AND GET IT!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASBhrJ0SFZ
The White Ragu catapulted into the air, aggroed to Ren and her alone. What would follow Ren’s banshee-like screech would be an animalistic show of strength, as the redhead chucked her spear with reckless abandon.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC19NxmPdg4
The polearm jettisoned through the air like a shooting star and when it impacted with the tip of the Ragu’s cranium, an azure, four-pointed shockwave blasted out from every which way.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoKj0xWUfV
VWEEE!
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxFEtN1ILB
The spear spun at such a high velocity that Javelin Toss completely bored through the mob, blasting out the back of the boss and flying straight into the ground.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97PHF37FBs
WHOOM!
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupLds59Y8W
Another shockwave ensued from the impact and Saito was left mouth ajar as all that remained were lightly sprinkled remnants of data.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyDpQhxHEQ
‘What the absolute-’
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbTEUH3kwS
“Saito get your ass up!” Kirie yelled running over and extending her hand. “We still got one more.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCSGC8ObZu
Saito blinked as the Black Ragu raged right behind them, now tussling with the newest members of the group, Tamashi, Jyun, and Irene.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ilsuBaP7x
Saito flourished his curved sword as Ren landed in a roll next to them, and Calder jogged up on the opposite side. With Kirie leading the charge, the four would join their compatriots in taking down what was essentially indistinguishable from a homeless person’s fever dream.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd6OBFW4Ap
20 Minutes Later
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTht8tch06v
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5EnGTr5aT
“Are you who they say you are…? The keeper of allyships and the crowning grace of u-unity? If so open your old heart to us, so that we can prove our worth as your… saplings? What the hell.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8OInGFlzo
.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrYG0L9JnQ
..
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ047nRAAcp1
…
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd6N6fGJE3
“Okay is that really what it says on there?” Ren asked, red hair swaying as she walked up next to Saito. She squinted, looking over his shoulder.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiU3MXjcPH
“You really think I’d come up with that extravagant mess on my own? Psha.” Saito snorted.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHikuNNHe3
“Exactly,” Trinity agreed, inspecting her nails, her other arm resting against the hilt of her slender rapier.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pPneKPStJ
The violet-haired teen smirked smugly.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiF1nfVtmRM
“Saito doesn’t have words like “allyship” in his vocabulary.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGpikpUgUW
Irene, Tamashi, Calder, and Jyun all failed miserably at hiding their laughter and Saito’s subsequential glare aimed to pierce right through Trinity, who confidently smiled back.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHRGZOn4Yg
“Alright, alright,” Kirie said, clapping her hands twice. “Let’s focus up, people. This is the quest we’ve been waiting for.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHM24YHHCC
“Exactly,” Tamashi agreed with a wry grin. “The guild formation quest!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tHa1bUfOu
Calder rubbed his chin with his free hand, his other crossed in his arms. “No one that we’ve talked to about the guild formation quest has ever given us the same answer.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXZF6XSUTX
Holi nodded. “That is true, the DDA said they had to secure a baby dragon, the ALS is rumored to have fought against a tribe of Blood Orcs, and the KOB won’t even release what they had to go through to complete the quest.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6HTG7TdSw
“Which means, either someone’s lying,” Saito said, staring right at the tree bark in front of him.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBycG1QOCH
“Or every quest is different.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnUo0vNBkI
Jyun nodded.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf5v0DHNmc
“Argo herself stated that guilds never had matched up stories. Accessing the quest was different, as well as completing it. Which means our experience will be completely original. Finding the smallest tree bark in the Wavering Forest was our first clue from the quest giver, but others may have had different beginnings.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8QDN3PJ6D
“I like that.” Ren popped her fist into the palm of her other hand. “Gunning down our own path from the start. I can definitely get behind that. Let’s hurry this up, Saito, I wanna get a move on!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4pygomtZ3
Saito threw his hands in the air, parchment and all.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3ZSxGYR1t
“I would if I knew how it worked! I said the line, nothing happened.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3Xrr21koI
“Well, maybe it needs someone else to say it. Gimme.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rOGuVFN36
“Wait what? No, I'm the leader, I’m saying it!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76KqmNRgRe
“Saito we don’t have time for this, gimme the paper!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpG9XfHpaBz
“Ren stop! We agreed! Guild leader gets to say it!!! WE AGREED!!!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6Fjh0oV6C
“AGREEING DOESN’T HELP US START THE QUEST!!!!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HmqoF36ia
FWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwN90gJtYlp
Kirie’s deafening whistle would put a screeching stop to their antics, and Ren and Saito froze where they were. Kirie frowned and Irene covered her ears out of habit.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGKSAfI9wC
They were about to get scolded.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62q0AYIxy7
And boy did they, Kirie spent the next 30 seconds ripping them a new one, it was so bad even Trinity winced for them.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtpr77LhX9
However, she soon calmed down.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg77qjRkva
“Come on you guys, let’s be serious about this. Saito try one more time, and if it doesn’t work, you give it to Ren.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7piYIIQKD
The two looked at Kirie, then each other, before pulling themselves away and straightening out.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzevOMSsGRO
“Mhm.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPfWnyeDC7
“Got it, Kirie.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLwq3yVSPF
Taking a deep breath, Saito was about to speak, before Trinity chimed in.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡna6iFIe2dx
“Saito.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKuUi5PT3e
“What?” He deadpanned, waiting for the telltale jab.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOteN76m55H
Trinity paused for a moment, then spoke up.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRVICaQOp0
“How you phrased the statement last time sounded like a question. This time, say it like you believe it. Maybe it needs more conviction in the words, like those old Lord of the Rings characters do.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShTdeVM3XG
Saito looked at her oddly for a moment or two, then blinked back to reality.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPXBCcJwKn
‘Wow, actual advice.’
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusGNkzEffl
“Right… okay.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8he4EcAuZ
He then began again, this time, with a more deliberate tone.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡab1HZtrh29
“Are you who they say you are?”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9RwCWJeVH
That first line, spoken with confidence that time, sent a gust of wind breezing through the group, warm and inviting.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1l6KsOCvgY
“ The keeper of allyships and the crowning grace of unity?”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhSc5kINmC
Ren took a step back, staring weirdly at the tree trunk in front of them. It began to crack, little by little, and she could’ve sworn little specks of light were shining through.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunPdmNVq8D
“Uhhh…”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgyp78taS2
“If so open your old heart to us…”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8LtHupbFE
The winds picked up, and the light became brighter from inside the tree trunk. Calder and Jyun reached for their weapons, while Tamashi and Irene lowered their stances, Holi went to stand by Kirie who was now staring crazily at the shining tree.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0BYOhC8vH
Saito spoke the end of the sentence…
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjJXR3pco6
“...so that we can prove our worth as your saplings.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVUK3Cmomc
...and everything went quiet.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzyj4K1WuL
The winds stopped.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94dmiGlnY1
The light dimmed.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcb5ATU5YU1
The trees halted their rustle.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjUH0q7llq
No one in the group made a sound or a movement. They wouldn’t dare let a breath loose, for they could all sense this was the calm before whatever was going to-
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuG2GG1qutk
Phoosh!
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaE4TfA4D0
The tree suddenly split in half as a light beamed from within, then expanded. Saito and his friends were assaulted with a brilliant light, covering their faces and shrinking away from the marvelous shine.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIFQTNfuKi
Saito tried to reach out with his other senses, relying on his Listening skill to hear anything outside of the curses and yelps of his group mates.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNjUpdxmDq
Then he heard it, something very telltale to his ears. He’d played enough MMOs and heard enough corridor crystals break to remember that noise, and remember it well.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNK9oAdxqeP
“Is that-”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa48JfczPbz
“Woah, guys,” Ren spoke up over the others, prompting them to slowly lower their guards. When Saito dropped his arms and dared his eyes open, he would see Ren gazing forward, her brown orbs focused on something they couldn’t pry away from.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaZLAspcSF
So he decided to look too.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAvmQYBino
And boy, did he empathize.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3skXBKRL7
There, encompassed within the circular construction of the old tree, a mass of golden energy swirled within itself, the humming of kinetic power tickled against Saito’s eardrums, and his mouth split into a big grin.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrDaOwgKrO
Tamashi shot both fists into the air and roared.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWU1pOTHMcm
“WHOO!! GUILD QUEEESST!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK47vW2HbGG
“Let's goooo!!!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWj02QRnKE6
“Yayyy!!!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwX5zldmCi1
The group erupted into a cluster of cheers, hugs, and very weird dance moves.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogQVDT2Yjk
Seriously, Calder’s robot was horrible.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXA648CmU1
However, the information was correct. The good Argo delivered once again. Before Saito could speak, Ren strode forward ahead of him and turned to the group.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVuORQfdga
At that moment, the portal glistened behind her, its golden light accentuating the highlights of red in her hair, like the deepest flame you’d ever seen.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlmA5dUAQd
Ren clapped her hands twice. “Alright team, this is where we do the thing!” She grinned.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHwDi9snSI
“I’ll take one group, and Saito will take another. Since we’re more than 6 we can’t all be in the same party, so we’ll work together in two groups.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoChEqV7jS
She opened her menu with a downward swipe of her hand and began to equip her Labyrinth armor, as did everyone else. They were down on Floor 3 so they didn’t really need much protection from mobs.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppDwboH1oP
Saito saw the clear absence of talking as a chance and immediately stepped up next to her, turning to their group.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOLxDfgdvQ
“Okay, you guys remember the groups, right?”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlJCCRPYaO
“Yes,” Jyun spoke up. “Holi, Tamashi, Inori, and I team up with you.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIF79f7kaHf
The tall assassin nodded his head of dark hair over to Ren. “And Ren teams up with Kirie, Trinity, and Calder.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IOkoIe2LZ
Saito nodded as everyone naturally buddied up with those on their respective teams. “Correct. The-”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFLIFnUklw
“We’re only doing this for precaution. Considering this is a guild quest, the system may try us all as one party for this special occasion.” Ren interjected.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxIbFMgbBf
Before Saito could utter a word, Kirie spoke up right after.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmy9aqQCQYt
“Remember, every guild has given us different answers about the quest. Assume nothing about this and stick to your groups, but beyond that, stay together.”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc6IfdXIUj
She said seriously, staring each member of her party in the eyes.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxVonRx76T
“Don’t worry about your backs, I got them. Just move forward.” She said, slipping her brand new heater shield to her arm, and tightening the strap, its surface hissing with forlorn. She then unsheathed her broadsword.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TPx0NVGZW
She’d gotten it from defeating a Marauder Captain boss on Floor 5.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxsgDqThlI
Her blonde hair was done up in a ponytail and her scarlet eyes backed all the truth behind the words she’d spoken.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vEMOhn7z4
“Aaaahhh!! Mama Kirie’s so cool!!!”
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEbTGRR9JN
“Yes ma’am’s!” Trinity saluted playfully, as everyone energized themselves off of their words, earnestly readying up.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcYUxV1fsx
Saito gulped hard.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLo89ZtxhQ
With that swallow went his retort, his add-ons, and any facial hint of disagreement or qualm. He sucked it up and breathed it out, expending it slowly and surely from his system.
438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeblNmEhA5K
When he opened his eyes again they were half-lidded, calm, and calculating. As Ren and Kirie continued with instructions and words of encouragement, Saito inspected his team silently. Said eyes flitted through the various members of this little group and his mind’s engine flipped on.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO760WVHaLz
