"Ahem, so!" Lane cleared his throat, his eyes directed at the traffic lights, even though his mind was completely elsewhere. "Those dungeon raids. When are you going to go on them?"
"As soon as possible. I'm planning to enter the A-rank Gate on Wednesday, and I'll try to arrange for a different team to take on the B-rank Gate, so that it wouldn't affect our trip."
"A-ah, so soon?" Lane pressed his lips, thinking. Well, it made sense, since it's been a while since they appeared… And as far as Lane could remember, he only instructed Blanc to excavate the resources as much as possible, while leaving the monsters to breed. After a few months of no hunting, it wasn't surprising that the population grew… Lane must have received some reports about it as well. It was just that he had been so preoccupied with other stuff, that he must have missed it.
Ah, what a shame.
"Uhm, Damien, say…" he glanced over at his boyfriend, curving his mouth in a crooked smile. "Do you think I could…"