Chapter 426 The Inn Incident [Pt 2]

Chapter 426 The Inn Incident [Pt 2]

"Oi, oi, oi... did you see it, though?"

As the nine students walked away from the reception, they couldn't escape the loud noise generated by the conversation of nearby Adventurers.

It was rare to see grown men gushing so much, but that was simply a testament to the exciting topic they were talking about.

"Of course! You weren't there, right?" A bald man, easily the tallest in the group, grinned very widely as he addressed a more lanky man in the group.

"Yeah... I was on a Quest."

The lanky man's flat response made it clear how he regretted his decision to go.

His Quest probably ended up a bust as well.

"The thing was huge, I tell you!" Another person in the group of five exclaimed.

"Right? Insanely huge! That was my first time seeing an A-Tier Monster in my life."

"Can't believe they caught something like that."

"I suppose that's the level of Heroic Rank Adventurers, after all. Commons like us can't begin to compare."

"Dude, speak for yourself. I'm taking the Veteran Test next week, so don't lump me in with the likes of you."

"You said that last month and ended up failing. Pfft!"

"Shut up! This time will be different!"

The students ignored the bald man's reddened face as they walked past the group and made their way up the stairs.

"... Those two were exceptional. It's reassuring to see we have two new Heroic Rank Adventurers." nove(l)bi(n.)com

Adonis, who led the group, halted for a moment after those words echoed out from one of the Adventurers.

However, it wasn't long before he continued ascending.

A few of his classmates noticed his hesitation, but most of them were too tired or engrossed in their own conversations to care.

To them, it wasn't particularly interesting to hear low-ranked Adventurers make small talk.

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A Group Room.

Just as the name implied, it was meant to house more than one person. Of course, depending on capacity, the number of occupiers could range from a measly two to more.

Maximum Capacity meant the room could occupy ten people, so it suited the nine students perfectly.

Well, that was what they initially thought.

"Broooo! I was literally thinking the same thing!" Clark added.

They both made a high-five and literally had stars in their eyes as they turned to Adonis, shooting him a thumbs up.

"Nice one, man!"

"Urgh, you guys... that's creepy." Alicia sighed as she shook her head. "She's like twice our age."

"EVEN BETTER!" Justin raised his voice, but was quickly met with a jab from Trisha.

"You guys are gross..."

"Guys? What did the rest of us do?" Billy and Eric practically said the same thing, their voices overlapping each other.

All through this, the only non-human in the room—the rabbit—

was already fast asleep on her bed.

Adonis watched his classmates through all this and gave a nervous smile throughout.

Perhaps it really was for the best that they split up.

"Anyway, it's fine. I wasn't stopping you from going or anything." Alicia said, finally walking away from Adonis as she approached the bed closest to her Familiar.

"Yeah. Thanks."

"Hey, can I come with?" Eric jumped from his bed and rushed towards Adonis, who pretty much gestured that he didn't mind at all.

"Well, we'll be right back."

The two exited the room, closing the door shut as they returned downstairs.

Both of them had a somewhat similar expression on their faces, which exposed the thought that they shared.

'I hope they've not left yet!'

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[A/N]

Thanks for reading!

Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I promise, this event is very much related to the overall plot.

Trust the process...