"Have you guys eaten?" Noah asked. "Yeah" they all answered. "Okay, I'm going to go find something to eat, does anyone want something?" Noah asked. "Well, we're good" answered Xander. "okay" said Noah who then left the hospital. Noah then went to a restaurant and then ate there, "Now that I think about it, we really need a lot of prepare before we form a party, at least we need a healer and a detector, hopefully I can find him on the expedition later." Noah thought while eating. Noah then finishes his meal and returns to the hospital.
"You're already back?" asked Xander who saw Noah return. "Yeah, I was eating steak" Noah replied with a smile. "Sh*t that's look good," said Mitrik. "why?" Noah asked. "You eat a delicious food while I have to eat a hospital food," said Mitrik who was a little annoyed. "Who told you to get hurt yesterday," said Noah arrogantly. "F*ck you" Mitrik said annoyed. Noah then rested and then slept on the sofa in the room. The others went back to chatting with each other. "He fell asleep?" Xander asked. "Yes, it seems," said Oda who checked Noah's condition. After a few hours Noah woke up. He opened his eyes and said "wow, how long have I been asleep?" which took everyone by surprise because he suddenly woke up. "Are you awake?" Xander said. "Yeah, just now" said Noah who then stood up. "what's the time now?" Noah asked. "3pm" replied Rassley looking at the clock. "There's still plenty of time before night huh?" said a sighing Noah.
"What do you want to do tonight?" asked Rassley. "No, it's nothing," Noah replied casually. "you know? You are our leader, so you better not keep a secret" said Carmine who then all looked at Noah. "Hah? What happen to all of you? Don't worry, I didn't do anything," said Noah. "*sigh* well, we should be able to hold on to your words" said Mitrik after sighing. "Don't worry," said Noah, raising his thumb and smiling. All of them then talked into the night. "Excuse me, the visit time has passed," said the nurse who entered their room. "Oh, right. It's 10 o'clock, we better go home, "said Noah who then stood up. Noah, Rassley, Oda and Avril then leave the hospital. "Let's go home soon," said Rassley to the others. "Yeah, you're right" said Oda looking back, "Hey, where's Noah?" asked Oda who realized Noah's loss. "What do you mean? It's not like he's at-" said Rassley, looking to his left but there was no one.
"That brat, yesterday he left like this too right?" said an annoyed Oda. "What should we do?" Avril asked. "Let it go, there's no point in worrying about him," said Oda angrily. "Okay," said Avril and Rassley. The three of them returned to the inn and rested there.
Noah went to the bar last night, the bar looked as lively as a regular bar. There was a Grimolf who looked drunk, "These people…. It's not like they're leaving tomorrow" thought Noah. "You came again today huh?" said Grimolf who saw Noah's whereabouts. "Ah, the boy who beat Manfret last night" someone said. "Oh, that's right. You're back, okay?" said the people there, smiling kindly at Noah. "Aren't you guys going on an expedition tomorrow?" Noah asked, "ah, take it easy. We have to relax before we fight," said someone who invited Noah to sit down. "What do you want to ask?" Grimolf asked Noah, "Huh?" replied a confused Noah reflex. "You must want to ask something, right? If not, how could you come here," said Grimolf. "Oh, you're right. So… tomorrow what should I prepare? This is my first time joining a joint expedition," said Noah. "Hahahahaha" Manfret and others laughed filling the room. "Yeah, even though you looked really cool yesterday. But now you look like an ordinary boy in general," said Manfret. "They…. It really sucks" thought Noah.
"Relax, you just need to prepare yourself, and maybe a snack if you get hungry easily," said Manfret. "That is it?" asked Noah who couldn't believe it, "yeah, we will leave tomorrow at 08.30 and we will do an expedition for 6 hours if there are no problems. Lunch has been prepared by the Guild" explained Manfret. "O-okay," said Noah. "Then I'll go first," said Noah who left the bar. "Don't let you die tomorrow, kid," said Manfret jokingly. "Of course" Noah said with a smile and left the bar. "Looks like tomorrow will be fine" thought Noah casually. "Hopefully I can find a healer from this expedition" thought Noah as he walked towards his inn.
Noah returned home, there he saw Oda and Rassley were fast asleep. Noah then went to take a shower, "I have to prepare my things for tomorrow" Noah thought while rummaging through his things. "Well, what should I prepare? All I need is Corpsemaker and Cryptic" thought Noah as he took them both out of his bag. "Well, I really don't have anything else to bring tomorrow" thought Noah then he went straight to bed.
The next day arrived, Noah had been up since 7 am. He then immediately rushed to take a shower and put on his clothes. Noah then immediately took the Corpsemaker and Cryptic into his bag and headed straight to the southside park. There were many people with complete equipment. There was a cart carrying something that looked big and so on. "Ooh, you've already come," said Vanessa who immediately ran and hugged Noah. "Oi-oi, who is that?" said many people in a sarcastic tone towards Noah. "W-what? Said a confused Noah. "I'm waiting for your great action today," said Vannesa, smiling and holding Noah's hand. "O-oi, look what you're doing, they all stare at me cynically" thought Noah while being pulled by Vannesa. "You always know how to get attention, kid," said Grimolf who saw Noah holding hands with Vannesa. "How do I know, he suddenly behaved like this" said Noah evasively. "Yes, yes," said Grimolf. "It seems that there are people here who are quite attractive to everyone," said someone who patted Noah's shoulder. "You're Noah right? I've heard about you," said Bobby. "Ah, nice to meet you," Noah said politely. "Yes, nice to meet you" Bobby said beside him there was a man who was quite big. "Noah, for yesterday I apologize for being rude to you" said Stadius who held Noah's shoulder. "A-aah he hit me yesterday huh" thought Noah. "Even though he's as big as he should be, he can't knock me out with one punch" thought Noah. "Anyway, I'm sorry, by the way introduce me Stadius" said Stadius who introduced himself.
"Stadius is the most powerful person here. So you better learn a lot from him" said Grimolf, "ah, now I understand why he was able to knock me down with one hit." Noah thought as he looked at Stadius, "Well it's like that anyway, by the way you seem like a close combat type huh?" Grimolf asked. "Yes, that's right," replied Noah. "Then you'll join my team," said Grimolf. "Ooh, okay," Noah replied curtly. "By the way, there's me in the Grimolf team," said Vannesa while resting her chin on Noah's shoulder. "You really are," said Grimolf, who looked annoyed by Vannesa's actions. Vannesa then stuck out her tongue mocking Grimolf. "Aah, what's wrong with both of them" said Noah who seemed tired of the two of them. Everyone was ready to wait for the appointed time. At 08.30 they immediately moved towards the dungeon near the southern part of the City. The group looked very crowded and looked dashing. There were several citizens who crossed the group as they walked towards the dungeon.
"Walking like this reminds me of the job back then" thought Noah, remembering his first job. "Well, it was unexpected at the time. After all at that time the opponent was a human, this time it will be fine because the opponent is a monster who is certainly more stupid than us" thought Noah. "Are you nervous?" asked Vannesa who was walking next to Noah. "No, I was looking forward to this," Noah replied. "Even so, this is your first time on a joint expedition right? You better stay with me," said Vannesa who held Noah's hand. "a...aha" Noah chuckled, once again Noah felt the cynical gazes of the people there. "You... you're shy, aren't you?" said Vannesa with a very sweet smile. "even though she is like this, she is still a beautiful woman" thought Noah whose face was red.
They also began to enter the dungeon, the hole where they entered the dungeon was so large that it was bigger than the existing troops. the mana stone that was on the side of the dungeon also became a light for them. People started lighting torches for their additional lighting. "Bobby, what do you think?" asked Stadius. "From what I've seen, it looks like an (A-) level monster- Bobby replied. "Is that so, oii you. report every team to always be on guard, Bobby detected that the ones here are probably (A-)level monsters." said Stadius to one of the people who were nearby. "yes sir" replied the man who then began to retreat and convey the information to the other teams. "Someone's coming" Bobby said, then some Kobolds ran towards the stadium team. Stadius immediately hit one of the Kobolds until it was thrown. "As usual, his energy is not playing games" Bobby thought, "eits, it's not good you know, attacking from behind" said Bobby who avoided a sudden attack from one of the Kobolds and immediately stabbed the Kobold's neck with a dagger. People started to attack the Kobolds that came to them. After a while, the Kobolds did not appear again. "Uwah, as usual, you have the power of a madman" Bobby said mocking Stadius who defeated 11 Kobolds alone.
"An unlucky opening," said Grimolf who was slaying the Kobolds. "Yeah, that's more or less the case," said Vannesa who dodged all the attacks from the Kobolds that came. Noah hit the Kobold who failed to attack Vannesa until the Kobold was thrown directly to Grimolf. Grimolf then immediately cut off the head of the Kobold that was thrown at him. "Hey, be careful brat," said Grimolf. "Sorry" Noah said with a grin, "good hit" Vannesa complimented. "Thank you," replied Noah. "Please don't make out first," said Harald who was in the middle between Noah and Vannesa. "Shut up," said Vannesa who hit Harald's head. "Looks like it's finished here, let's continue" said Grimolf. The Grimolf squad went back to walking down the dungeon. As they continued along, they finally arrived at the first checkpoint. Where it looks there are three different directions.
All the teams gathered to discuss the next plan. "We will separate from here, there are a total of 9 teams here so we will divide it into three, these three directions will go to the same place even though they go through different paths. We will gather there to fight (A-)level monsters. any question?" Bobby said explaining the overall plan. Everyone was silent, "Then let's immediately carry out the plan" said Bobby, then all the teams departed. The Grimolf squad with the Stadius squad took a different direction. "After being divided into three teams, the group looks really lonely" thought Noah. "By the way, what have we brought with us?" asked Noah, looking at the large wagon pulled by one of the team members. "You'll find out later," said Grimolf with a smile.