“Now we’re taking on Holy Maiden’s Trial!” I proudly announced, complete with mental applause. Finally, the day has come! The past few days had been super productive. After beating Labyrinth of Flowers, we’d gained a few more levels as we fine-tuned our teamwork, then spent some time mastering our new Skills...
My room felt a little cramped with all twelve of us congregated there, but our passion to work together as one and beat this dungeon was also palpable.
“How exciting to have formidable foes to face,” Frey said, brimming with fiery energy. “All the better that I can take them on with the best allies I could hope for! I can only imagine what awaits us in the dungeon!”
“After passing through the hell that Sharon calls leveling, nothing will stand a chance against us!”
“Yes, I can’t imagine us losing...”
Lina and Luna sounded a little tired, but they needn’t have worried. With the help of the Energizer Potions Tarte would make for us, they could go full steam ahead for at least three hours! That being said, the crash after an Energizer Potion could leave you exhausted, so we needed to save them for right before the boss battle. Knowing when to use our items would be one of the keys to our victory.
“Are we ready?” I asked, casting a glance around the party. “I don’t think it’ll take that long, but we should have enough supplies for a few days. Not just healing items, but food, camping gear, and...snacks?”
“We came prepared,” Leroy assured me with a smirk on his lips. “I packed everything we might need.”
“He definitely did...” Tithia added, convincing me that what Leroy had “definitely” done was go overboard. Nothing wrong with that, though. We each had a Storage we could fill to the brim.
If we’d had enough time and money, I would have packed our Storages to capacity with the items we’d need. Of course, buying that much of any item could be a hassle, not to mention that we were limited by the stocks of the shops in this world, unlike in the game where I’d been able to buy anything I’d wanted with abandon.
“All right! We’ve registered as one big party at the Guild since we managed to keep everyone’s level within range. Perfect!”
“Yes, Meowster. It’s purrfect!”
“Then...let’s go!”
After everyone else agreed, I took out the key and used it on my bedroom door. Immediately, a window appeared—the same window as before, except the whole party could read it this time.