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[Bond point of view]

"Father! Father! Father!" [Elsa]

She keeps on repeating those words, hoping for her father to wake up from an eternal slumber, her mind knows it is impossible, but the heart couldn't bear with it, and yearn for that very impossibility

"Sis..." [Cupid]

Cupid once again begin to cry, a tearless cry, as those tears are tired from coming out of the small pores relentlessly. Once again, Kronbir and I can't find a word to said during this situation, and once again, we ask the staffs to help us and once again, an oath is made, telling the father to rest peacefully, telling the father his responsibility is now passed on to me.

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[Saint Louis point of view]

After the discussion with Sir Ceanu Reaves, we go on a separate way. His destination, Estel, and as for me, to the new headquarters of the church

As I walk, I am reminded of the last bit of conversation we had. Sir Ceanu Reaves asked me about the artificial blessings and how we manage to stop it, especially to those affected from the countless experiment done on them, for which the answer surprise him. At first, I didn't do anything, it was Ash, and more specifically, his scythe. There are two powerful souls, for which I can deduce it belongs to a saint and a saintess, and they're the one that help cleanse the soul from the dreaded artificial blessings. Ash then explains the process to me, but at that time, he was very different, like a body being possessed by a kind soul. The other who witnessed it, just stayed quiet, almost like all of us intuitively agreed not to talk about it carelessly

(Of course, I didn't tell Sir Ceanu Reaves all the detail, but a smart person like him would figure it out soon) [Saint Louis]

As I walk into a new floor, a group of child elves and fairies can be seen playing. They run away as soon as saw me, or so I thought

(A beastman slave trader? Now that's rare) [Saint Louis]

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There's no portal stone involved, so this time, it's a completely normal phenomenon. Here I am, being prejudice and blaming those old follower amd the Achalasia Externa the moment those yetis and chenoos spawned, but hey, remembering of their bad records, this skepticism is well placed

"The random malignant wormhole, why doesn't it close?" [Female elf adventure]

"Simple, it's connected to the newly spawn challenge dungeon inside the ice dungeon, so we have to clear all the floor and defeat the final boss of the challenge dungeon then only it will close" [Ash]

"I see. This sound like an emergency quest" [Samurai Jacks]

"If that's the case, then allow me to lend a helping hand" [Aries]

"Huh, so you guys are here" [Ash]

And what an interesting sight. Aries, Lisa, Kara and Mara, they look like a family. I don't know much about Lisa as she's hard to read, but Aries here have a soft and warm eyes looking at my siblings, especially toward Kara and Mara. This isn't a mere speculation, but an observation from someone who is granted the title guardian of children

"When did you arrive?" [Khamishah]

Diana, Qis, Khamishah and Ram are here as well. They themselves just arrive as well. It's getting a bit crowded here, with all of us in here. And to top it off, other bystander started to gather around us as well

"Oh Ash, what happen to your house arrest" [Diana]

~Gulp~

Excuse, someone please give me an excuse

"Brother Ash is planning to buy you a surprise present" [Charlotte]

"Oh, and you're using my name as an excuse to defy the king?" [Diana]

"But Brother Ash is..." [Karon]

"It's fine, sigh... just punish me" [Ash]

I'll just give up now. The kids concerning look makes me feel bad, but I am defying the king order here, so I should just surrender myself

"Just conquer the challenge dungeon and make sure the random malignant wormhole is close, then you're good. That's what father said" [Diana]

"Sure" [Ash]

That's good then, plus, there's a treasure chest awaiting me should I defeat the final boss which I plan on getting.

"Alright all of you, get ready. We will conquer the challenge dungeon. I'll train you along the way" [Ash]

"Roger!" [Other]

"Actually, can we go separately?" [Ray]

"I just wanted to say the same. This should be a good training session for us as well" [Rean]

"If that's the case, I'll supervise them, is that alright with you?" [Samurai Jacks]

"Sure" [Ash]

So There are two parties among us now

"How about you let the girls come with me? I can take good care of them as well" [Khamishah]

"Girl party!" [Farhah]

"Sound fun, I'm in" [Naoto]

"Mrs Aries? How about you?" [Mara]

"Are you sure?" [Aries]

"Please!" [Kara]

"Then I'll join the girls party" [Aries]

""Count us in"" [Female elf adventure, female paladin adventure)

"We should further separate among ourselves then" [Khamishah]

From one, to two and now four. So now, this is our grouping

Team A = Ash, Lara (she refuse to be separated from Nara), Nara, Zerolith, Karon, Singa and Savel

Team B = Jacks, Rean, Ray, Kadeus, Lily, and Muse

Team girl 1= Khamishah, Elise, Liyana, Mile, Farhah and female elf adventure

Team girl 2 = Aries, Naoto, Kara, Mara, Charlotte and Female paladin adventure

"We already have four parties going in, so other adventures, be on a guard here and make sure there aren't any monster escaping from this parameter!" [Ram]

"Right!" [Adventures]

"Soldier and knight! Control the crowd! Make sure none of them lingering around here!" [Diana]

"Yes, your highness!" [Other]

And as for Qis and Alice

"I see, then should I assist her?" [Qis]

"Please, do so" [Diana]

"Is it really alright for you to leave Princess Diana side?" [Alice]

"It will be valuable information for us as well. Whether the change in monster number and ecosystem are related to the sudden appearance of this challenge dungeon or not, so I insist" [Diana]

"I'll join as well. But, let me tell Flinar and Erinmorlin first" [Lisa]

"Please do" [Qis]

And another team is form. Just as we are about to enter the challenge dungeon through the wormhole

"What is actually a challenge dungeon?" [Singa]

"Don't know" [Savel]

"Challenge dungeon is a challenge dungeon, duhh" [Farhah]

"Duhh duhh" [Charlotte]

"Really..." [Ash]

"I feel sad, that they didn't even remember what I

taught them" [Alice]

"We learn it before?" [Kadeus]

"..." [Alice]

Guess I should explain it to them before they enter