"Alright, here we are," Remarked Tracy, as we stepped out of the elevator and into the lobby, four familiar faces coming into sight...

"Hey, Kai, it's been a while, how've you been?"

"Yeah, long time no see."

"Good to see you again, man."

Wait, for real?

"Woah, you guys are all joining my Guild? That's awesome!" I grinned, before approaching two of them, "It's been ages, Lector, Ferna, how have things been going with you two? How are Will and Elicia?"

"Oh, uh...Elicia retired not long after the Dungeons became more unpredictable, and...," Replied Lector, trailing off with a slight grimace.

"As for Will...he was killed a few months ago," Ferna informed me solemnly.

I...I see.

These two, along with Elicia and Will, were my very first party after I became a Hunter, I guess I just assumed they'd all be fine after I joined the Diva Guild.

Maybe I should've tried to keep in touch more. Or maybe that's just wishful thinking, I doubt it would've changed anything...

"I'm sorry to hear that, I-...," I began remorsefully.

"Hey, don't get so down about it...remember what he always said? If and when he dies in a Dungeon, instead of mourning him, he wanted us to celebrate him," Lector reminded me, patting my shoulder.

"Oh, yeah, he did say that...but he was always drunk when he said it," I recalled with a wry smile.

"Yes, he was," Added Ferna with a wistful smile.

"Well, I'm glad to have you guys on board...it'll be nice to work together again."

"Yeah, likewise, I'm looking forward to it," Nodded Lector with a thumbs up.

"So am I," Responded Ferna, nodding in agreement.

"Cool," I smiled, before glancing at one of the others, "Haven't seen you since the HCC, how've you been?"

"Not too bad, all things considered," He replied wryly.

It's the K-Ranked Lancer guy in my class at the Academy, whatever his name is...actually, since he's a member of my Guild now, it's high time I remember his name. Let's have a look, Appraisal:

Personal Details:

Name: Wrest Kindt

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 84 KG

Hunter Details:

Type: Combatant

Class: Lancer

Attribute: None

Spells: N/A

Skills: Taunt, Strike, Double Strike, Triple Strike, Quadruple Strike, Slash, Double Slash, Triple Slash, Quadruple Slash, Javelin, Greater Javelin, Super Javelin, Double Impact, Triple Impact, Low Accel Strike, Mid Accel Strike, High Accel Strike...High Elemental Resistance, Mid Status Effect Resistance, High Spear-Wielding Affinity

Stats:

HP: 405

MP: 248

Strength: 404

Agility: 481

Vitality: 406

Perception: 460

Power Level: 400,700

Potential: 477,400

Wrest Kindt, got it...on another note, he's improved a lot since I last saw him.

When I fought him at the HCC, I'm pretty sure his highest stat was still below 350, and I think his Power Level has increased by around a hundred thousand.

And he's a rare Combatant with no Attribute, so he doesn't have any Elementally-enhanced Skills in his arsenal.

Which is pretty uncommon, but not unheard of.

<Yes, that's correct>

<You remember all that, but not his name, huh?>

I mean, I'll remember it from now on, so it's fine.

He's changed up his style too, he looks a lot different now. His dark blonde hair used to be about average-length, but he's grown it out a bit long now.

It went down to his shoulders and framed his face, the front pushed off to the right and tucked behind his right ear, with a few strands falling over his forehead.

He had orange eyes, a light brown complexion, and was about average height with an agile build.

"It's good to see you again too, Ariella," He greeted her, as she approached with a friendly wave.

"Yeah, same. And unless I'm mistaken, the three of us are the last active Hunters from our class, right? Pretty cool that we'll all be in the same Guild from here on," She grinned in response.

Right, now that she mentions it, everyone else in our class at the Academy either retired early or died.

"Oh, that reminds me, I ran into Trey a while back, he was working as a waiter, and he's a lot nicer now," He informed us.

Seriously? I'm having trouble imagining that. Well, whatever, even if he has changed, I have no interest in seeing, or even talking about, that guy ever again.

Moving on, the fourth familiar face here is possibly the most surprising...

"Really wasn't expecting you to join us. Definitely not complaining though, glad to have you with us, Damien," I grinned as I glanced at him.

"Yeah, well...you were the chain holding the feral dog back, and with the chain gone, the dog is free once more," He sighed wistfully.

"Uh...what?"

"I mean Keira. I got the feeling that she'd go back to normal since you left the Guild, so I asked the GM and Chairwoman to transfer me to any of the other Guilds."

Ah. That's what he meant.

"I see...well, I suppose that's a possibility. I kinda feel bad for Isla though, not only did she lose the two strongest Hunters in her Guild, but also the best Enchanter in Sanctuary Theta," I replied with a wry smile.

"It won't make a difference, for now...since there's no Dungeons and all," He pointed out with a shrug.

"Not gonna lie, that's been a real relief. We were getting pretty overwhelmed by the sheer number of Dungeons that were appearing, so getting such a prolonged break to take it easy and rest up is pretty nice," Chimed in Lector with a smile.

"Agreed, and the sheer number of retirements on top of the casualties just stretched us out thinner and thinner, we couldn't have kept up with it for much longer," Ferna sighed wistfully.

"By the way, the current crop of students at the Academy have just graduated, right? Will any of those among them with Ace Potential be joining the Sinners Guild?" Wrest asked me.

"No idea, guess we'll find out soon enough," I shrugged in response.

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