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[Estel]

[Muse point of view]

"How about this one?" [Clothing shop aunty]

"Jacks would appreciate traditional clothing like this one, so I do believe this wedding kimono actually suit him pretty well" [Alice]

"As for Rean, he got the hot dashing face, a bit of baby face mix as well, so I think both traditional and modern wedding dress suit him well" [Muse]

"But, we also have to consider both of your outfits. The four of you are having wedding at the same hall at the same time, so..." [Clothing shop aunty]

"True. Plus, we haven't even decide for the final theme of the wedding" [Alice]

"Such grandiosity. I'm kinda jealous to be honest" [Clothing shop aunty]

"Well, Princess Diana and Princess Nurhaliza really push us to make it as grandiose as possible, since it will be done on Diana's hall after all" [Muse]

"True, on one hand, a usual wedding ceremony would be more than sufficient for us, but given how they wanted to sponsor the wedding, as well as the fact that we are actually having a wedding inside that magnificent hall..." [Alice]

"Then there's no way this will be only a wedding done under moderation. It will only cause Princess Diana and Princess Nurhaliza to be viewed as stingy princess" [Clothing shop aunty]

"Too much however, and her opponent will use it as a point to bring her down" [Muse]

"That's what we get, for marrying an S rank adventure and a hero. No matter what, it will be inevitable that the noble and royal will make an issue, even using it to stir political issues to their advantage" [Alice]

"I'm not sure how that will happen, but I suppose that's one of the up and down that you will face on your marriage. I'll wish you luck from here on out" [Clothing shop aunty]

It's been few days seen we get to see Lara and Nara, and there are still no news regarding Rean and the other. Our wedding day are less than a week away, and by looking at it, it will be delayed. Well, all of us are busy, and we actually foreseen this will happen, thus, we just start preparing for the wedding rather slowly

(Plus, with the political issue regarding our marriage... I don't want to think about it...) [Muse]

For now, let me and Alice by our wedding dresses with our own hard work money. This is, after all, one of the few freedom we have in this full of political drama marriage

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[R&D department in Estel]

[Erinmorlin point of view]

This model of Achalasia, our grandiose task become even more grandiose, as we simply decided that this isn't enough. This size that we actually trying to complete feel rather small and "easy", not satisfying our engineer desire at all.

"Still, we should finish this model first before going in to something larger" [Qudus]

"Agree. This can be used by Charlotte should our bigger model not prepared by time. Plus, it can also be use like a war map in our fight against the devil" [Erinmorlin]

"Which mean that, the sooner we finish this current project of ours, the better it is for all parties involved" [Scholar A]

True enough, the sooner we finish this "smaller" model, the better. Charlotte can use it for her sea serpent project, Princess Diana and the other can use it to strategize their armies to fight against the devil and the meddling third party more efficiently, and we as an engineer can actually use this "smaller" model of Achalasia to make a larger and better version

(Still, I wonder if Lisa will even allowed it. On one hand, I can see her own scholar enthusiasm approving it, but on the other hand, as the leader of R&D...) [Erinmorlin]

Maybe we should think other methods of getting funds

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[30th floor of the Beast Challenge Dungeon]

We are halfway through, and obviously we are starting to reach our limit. Waves after waves after waves after waves of almost endless ants, and other creatures swarm us from basically any direction any time and any where. This is one of, if not the most challenging challenge dungeon that I actually ever enter.

"..." [Aries]

"Is something the matter, mother?" [Kara]

"Drant. Somehow, I get this feeling it power fluctuate..." [Aries]

"Like last time!" [Rean]

"Somehow yes, but also, somehow, this is different" [Aries]

"Still, given how many ants with devilish mana, we should all be prepare for a high ranking demon somewhere deeper inside the dungeon" [Rean]

"I agree. Their numbers aren't mere coincidence of getting devils meat from outside" [Zerolith]

"True. There's simply too many of those ants, that the most logical conclusion will be, there are few devils already inside the dungeon" [Karon]

"Which begs the question, where are they?" [Savel]

Agree. Where is the most important question here. When it enter or how it enter doesn't really matter at this point. How many of them, is also another important question, but given how many ants we slaughtered to get to this very point, I get the feeling their numbers should be decreasing, or at least stagnating after losing number of their own minions

"By the way, is that the boss room for this floor?" [Singa]

"It sure looks like one" [Farhah]

"I suppose we should take a break first before entering it" [Mara]

"Meow" [Behe]

"Even Behe agree to it, let just..." [Elise]

"That's strange?" [Charlotte]

"What strange?" [Zerolith]

"Well, I don't know whether this is a stealthy boss ant or something, but I can't feel any mana at all inside of it. Plus, there aren't even a decible of sound coming from the boss room" [Charlotte]

"You're right... Strange" [Rean]

"Rean, the two of us will get close and inspect first, other stay cautious and get ready to act in moment notice" [Aries]

~Nod~

And the two cautiously approach the door, and once they take a peek inside, they immediately call us over, to see

"What in the world..." [Mara]

"The devilish mana is everywhere, but..." [Elise]

"There's nothing inside of this room at all" [Charlotte]