"Meh. It's fine." Mindy mumbled, playing with her eggs. "Well, at least you know where you stand on that subject." The man who had sat next to her mumbled. She didn't bother responding, taking another bite of egg. "Sorry, I'm late!" Nebula sat down next to Mindy, laughing sheepishly. "Don't worry about it. You're not missing much." Mindy responded. "Oh, right. This is Victor. He's a dick, so ignore him." "Aw. Then it's nowhere near as fun." He retorted before finishing his toast. "Alright, well, see you losers some other time." Victor got up and left the two girls. "Jeez, he's a peach." Nebula said, shoving a peach in her mouth. "No way, they have peaches? They didn't when I went through." Mindy sighed. Nebula handed her one, patting her friend's back. "You're a peach, Neb." Mindy smiled before devouring the sweet fruit.

"So, there's gonna be a night watch for ranks B and A. I figured you wanted in." Nebula explained. "You know me so well." Mindy pushed her empty tray to the side, rubbing her eyes. "Any ideas on how to kill time till then?" Nebula smile at Mindy's question. "Only books." "Sleep it is, then." Mindy faked a yawn, as the two left the dining area.

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"Mindy, get up." Neb lightly slapped her friend's cheek. "Aw. Why?" "Night watch, remember?" "Mmrf." She rolled off her mattress, pushing herself off the ground. "Fine." The room for the A Rank's was significantly smaller than the other rank's areas. While it was true that there were far fewer a ranks compared to even b ranks, the main reason was that most a rank heroes were camped out along the border of the two cities that made up the area (Quillston and Rickton). Considering the areas already shaky relationships with the nearby cities and towns, a demon invasion was probably not gonna lead to their being rescued. They only had each other, so as many hands as possible needed to be on deck.

The girls got in line with the other a and b rank heroes, looking for vengeance. At the front stood a woman in black and Monika, going through the lines to check the identities of those who showed up. Once everyone had been checked, the two women returned to the front. "A thank you is owed to every single one of you. For coming here, knowing that the chance of your lives continuing past this point is even somewhat unlikely. So, thank you. With that said, we're gonna need you to give your all should you come across even one of those things. This isn't like any of those requests you took in the past. Any demon you see could be an omen of a thousand more, at the least. Never break formation if you can help it, and always have each other's backs. You will be the models to those below you. So show them what you can do, got it?!" The main hall was filled with cheering.