"Hoh...hoh...hoh," Claire, Bianca, Ruby, and Lily were all out of breath, hunched over and sweating profusely. Dean, who didn't seem to have helped defeat the zombie cerberus, stood and watched them.
"You guys okay?" Dean asked.
"Hoh... I'm tired," Claire panted.
"Me too... I'm all sweaty, tired, and my makeup is completely gone," Bianca added, panting.
"This is the first time... my hobby has been more tiring than gym class... I'm not athletic at all," Ruby mumbled, out of breath.
"It was fun... but exhausting... I want to sleep," Lily said in all their heads, sounding worn out.
Whoosh! A screen popped up. Out of breath, they looked at the big screen floating in the middle of the room.
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Training Room Quest:
Kill 2,000 zombies. (2,000/2,000) completed.
Defeat the zombie boss. (1/1) completed.
Countdown stopped: 00:01:43 completed.
Reward Received: 1,500,000 exp.
Opening door... back to the real world? YES / NO
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Without a second thought, Dean pressed "YES." Crack! The world instantly cracked. CRASH! The world shattered into pieces like broken glass, and they all shot through the darkness toward a point of light that grew bigger and bigger until they passed through it. Thump! They all found themselves back in the art room, sitting in their chairs in their uniforms, only they were still drenched in sweat.
"Aaah, we're back here," Claire mumbled, fanning her shirt.
"Yeah, it's so hot," Bianca said, fanning her neck with her hand.
"The mysterious adventure I've always wanted... but it was so exhausting... sniff," Ruby said, cleaning the lenses of her glasses.
"Tired... hungry... let's go home," Lily said, collapsing onto the table.
"Let's check our statuses first," Dean said. "Status," they all said, including Dean.
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Dean Wilson's Status:
Name : Dean Wilson
Age : 18
Race : Half Reaper
Level : 30 > 39 (8700 + 300.000 = 32,000 / 32,500 EXP)
Power : 6,000 > 7,800
Active skills : Brain control. Illusion. Vanish, surgery. *new* Astral projection. Soul drain
Passive skills : Low presence, hyper regeneration, *new* clear mind, scythe mastery
Weapon : Death Scythe.
Debt : $8.000.000,-
Soul partner : 1. Claire Anderson (18).
2.Bianca Miller (18).
3. Ruby Davis (17).
4. Lily Palmer (17).
Skill partnership : Telepath, teleport, training room (cool down : 504 : 00 : 44).
Total Debt : $26.450.000 + $12.000.000 - $350.000 = $38.100.000,-
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Claire Anderson's Status:
Name : Claire Anderson (Jenna Anderson)
Age : 18
Race : Half Wraith
Level : 16 > 32 (5000 + 300.000 = 14.000 / 23.500 EXP)
Power : 3,200 > 6,400
Active skills : Shadow cloak. Mind control. See-through vision. *new* Phasing. Soul drain
Passive skills : Hyper regeneration, wraith form, *new* nimble, katana mastery
Weapon : Ghost Katana
Debt : $6,000,000
Soul partner : Dean Wilson
Partnership skills: Telepathy, teleportation, training room (cool down : 504 : 00 : 44).
Total Debt : $26.450.000 + $12.000.000 - $350.000 = $38.100.000,-
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Bianca Miller's Status:
Name : Bianca Miller.
Age : 18
Race : Half Vengeful angel.
Level : 16 > 31 ( 500 + 300.000 = 19,000 / 21,500)
Power : 3.200 > 6,200.
Active skill : Charm and control. Leap. Panacea. *new* Poison mist. Soul drain.
Passive skill : hyper regeneration, super hearing, *new* eagle eye, *new* quick reload, firearm mastery.
Weapon : Hellish Syringe Gun.
Debt : $7.500.000,-
Soul partner : Dean Wilson.
Skill partnership : Telepath, teleport, training room (cool down : 504 : 00 : 44).
Total Debt : $26.450.000 + $12.000.000 - $350.000 = $38.100.000,-
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Ruby Davis' Status:
Name : Ruby Davis
Age : 17
Race : Half Revenant
Level : 15 > 30 ( 3000 + 300.000 = 5,000 / 20.000 EXP)
Power : 3.000 > 6.000.
Active skills : Necromancy. Floating. Telekinesis. *new* Read mind. *new* Pyro. Soul drain.
Passive skills : Hyper regeneration, sixth sense, *new* sharp mind, *new* dark force, whip mastery
Weapon : Chain Whip of the Dead.
Debt : $5,500,000
Soul partner : Dean Wilson.
Partnership skills : Telepathy, teleportation, training room (cool down : 504 : 00 : 44).
Total Debt : $26.450.000 + $12.000.000 - $350.000 = $38.100.000,-
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Lily Palmer' Status:
Name : Lily Palmer.
Age : 17
Race : Half Marionette.
Level : 20 > 35 (3.000 + 300.000 = 11.000 / 27.500 EXP)
Power : 4.000 > 7,000
Active skills : Puppeteer string. Cross prison. Camouflage, *new* Create puppet. Soul drain.
Passive skills : Hyper regeneration, flexible body, *new* sonic speed, *new* body spin, claw martial art mastery
Weapon : Puppet Claw Gauntlet.
Debt : $12,000,000
Soul partner : Dean Wilson.
Partnership skills: Telepathy, teleportation, training room (cool down : 504 : 00 : 44).
Total Debt : $26.450.000 + $12.000.000 - $350.000 = $38.100.000,-
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"Wow," Claire, Bianca, Ruby all muttered, their eyes wide as they looked at their new statuses.
"Hmm," Dean mumbled.
"What's up?" Claire asked.
"Looks like the cool down is pretty long until we can use the training room skill again. 504 hours, that's about three weeks," Dean mumbled while looking at his status screen.
"Good thing it's long, then we don't have to do it all the time," Bianca added look incredibly exhausted.
"But our levels suddenly shot up... that's pretty cool," Ruby said, checking out her status screen and holding the arms of her glasses.
"I don't care... I'm sleepy," Lily mumbled in their heads, still sprawled out on the table.
Dean kept his eyes glued to his status screen, not realizing that Claire, Bianca, and Ruby were already starting to nod off. Their eyes were half-closed, enjoying the cool air from the AC after getting so sweaty, even with their status screens still open right in front of their faces.
"Lily's right, I'm sleepy too," Ruby said, taking off her glasses and putting her head down on the table.
"Yaaawn... I'm just gonna rest my eyes for a bit," Claire mumbled, also putting her head down on a magazine on the table.
"Krrrrr...krrrrr," Bianca was already passed out on the table, sleeping.
"Good night," Lily said in all their heads, closing her eyes.
"Hey, hey... we only have 6 minutes of club time left, then we have to open the cafe," Dean said, looking at his watch.
Dean looked ahead. "Krrr...krrr...krrr," the four girls in front of him all had their heads on the table, and he could hear soft snoring from all of them.
"Huh... were they that tired?" Dean thought to himself.
["Of course they're tired. They've been on edge, scared of failing, and pushing themselves to finish fast, which got their adrenaline pumping. Now they're completely out of energy. And on top of that, they leveled up so much all at once."]
"Hmm... so the cafe's closed again?" Dean asked.
["What can you do? You've got to take care of your wives well being, hohoho."]
"Shut up," Dean shot back.
Dean finally gave in. He felt bad for the four girls in front of him, so he grabbed a magazine and started reading.
["If you had just let them read the mystery magazines from the beginning, your cafe would be open right now."]
"Shut up," Dean shot back.