As soon as Rantaro arrived, he saw Juiji sitting on the couch.
He asked, "Juiji? Why are you here?"
Juiji raised an eyebrow. "What, I can't come to your house or what?"
"No, no, it's not that," Rantaro quickly replied. "I was just... shocked."
"Anyway," Juiji said, brushing it off. "Come with us tomorrow. We're going into an A-Rank dungeon for some experience. My raid team will be happy if you come."
"Hmm... I don't have anything to do tomorrow," Rantaro nodded. "Okay, I will."
Later that evening, Juiji helped Xiyau prepare dinner.
Once it was ready, the three of them sat down and enjoyed their meal together.
---
Next Morning
"Hey! Wake up!" Juiji shouted. "It's already time. I don't understand how you sleep so much!"
"Aaah... a little more..." Rantaro groaned.
Without hesitation, Juiji threw a bucket of water on him.
"Okay, okay! I'm awake!" he sputtered, jumping up.
---
A while later, they stood outside the dungeon gate.
Xiyau stepped forward and introduced her team to Rantaro:
Juiji – Close-range brawler and vice-captain.
Lynor – Archer and scout.
Zek – close range fighter
Maylin – Healer and support mage.
Xiyau – Team leader and spellblade.
As they entered the dungeon, a sudden intense aura swept through them.
Unnoticed by anyone, the dungeon gate behind them quietly vanished.
---
Suddenly, a system alert echoed in Rantaro's mind.
[System Warning: Host has entered a Dark Dungeon.]
[Alert: This dungeon far exceeds the strength of normal A-Rank dungeons. Estimated difficulty: Beyond S-Rank.]
[Host is advised to proceed with extreme caution.]
Rantaro's eyes narrowed, but he smirked. "It's time to test my new powers."
---
The team encountered a monster.
Zek charged in with a heavy strike, followed by Lynor's arrow and Xiyau's spell — but none of it had any effect.
Everyone froze.
"What... it didn't even flinch," Juiji muttered.
"We need to retreat!" Xiyau shouted.
They turned back — but the dungeon gate was gone.
Panic began to rise.
Then, ahead of them, emerged a group of monsters, cloaked in writhing dark energy.
"Hehehe... humans," one of them growled.
"Let's kill them."
"With the power gifted by our god, we will destroy you!" another hissed.
"Hahahaha!"