Chapter 129: Meeting the Team
"Kai, I’m not sure how to feel about this all…" Aria murmured.
It was the next day, which meant the dungeon descent would take place today. They had five days until a dungeon break would occur, but the Awakened Association guidelines stated that a guild has to clear its dungeons 48 hours before the estimated deadline. If they couldn’t achieve that, then it would be counted as a failure, and the association would take it upon itself to assemble a team that was good enough to clear it in two days. They would do so either by using their internal agents or making the awakened of official guilds do it for them in exchange for rewards.
This was the protocol for the F, E, and D-ranked dungeons. Higher ranks required more time to clear, so the guilds had to complete the dungeons faster before the association would step in.
"It’ll be fine. We’re ready for the D rank."
"Based on what do you say this, Mr. Confident?" Luna asked with an amused tone. The four of them were sitting in the back of a minivan. Due to their combat equipment, a smaller ride wouldn’t have been sufficient this time around.
Considering Kaiden and co were low-levels who only ever entered a beginner-friendly F-ranked dungeon, the Storm Valkyrie was more than justified in calling him out on his BS.
Kaiden knew it as well, best evidenced by his decision to steer the conversation in his preferred direction, earning himself a cute scoff in the process. "I wonder how the rest of our team will be. They should’ve gotten some training from the more experienced members of their guild. Maybe we’ll get to learn some tricks from them."
"It’s standard procedure for rookie awakened to be trained by the guild they join for years before they’re sent on their first dangerous mission. However, Tessa’s lack of confidence is all we need to know, I think," Nyx said. "She wouldn’t have embarrassed herself by approaching us otherwise. We’re her last hope."
"Us… You’re saying it like we’re the plague." Luna didn’t appreciate Nyx’s tone.
"Well, the recording of your coochie is on the platform, alongside your shower blowjob, bestie. Mr. Confident over here got disowned over this ’small issue.’ No respectable guild would want to associate themselves with our brand."
"At least not until we become too big to ignore!" Aria cheered, lightening the tense mood that seemed to always surround the two fierce kittens. Even though she and Kaiden were sitting between the two, they still found ways to fight.
"That’s right. We just have to do our own thing. We’re trying to do something unprecedented over here by traversing uncharted waters. It’s only natural that we’re being looked down upon until we prove our approach works. It’s the trendsetters who have to pave the way, but they’re also the ones who reap the most benefits for their bravery to innovate and try new things," Kaiden said while putting his arm over Aria’s and Nyx’s backs, resting it on their shoulders. The two beauties happily nestled their head against his shoulder, which did not help improve the sole woman’s mood who wasn’t sitting next to Kaiden.