Chapter 68 MIN Triad

TellTale Inn, Geto City

Great Western Empire

November 4th

Year 1051

Evan was peacefully having his breakfast in the tavern on the ground floor of the inn he was staying in, when he received a message on his guild card.

He took it out of his pocket and opened it to see that it was a message from the adventurer's guild confirming his participation in the new dungeon exploration, and asking if he would be available to meet the other people who would be in the team with him.

He gave a positive reply and took his times to finish his meal, even ordering for seconds, before he finally left the inn and mad his way to the adventurer's guild building.

After exchanging greetings with the receptionist, Evan was led to the meeting room on the second floor of the building where he met with the rest of the team that would be going on the dungeon exploration.

Upon entering the meeting room, he was met with the figures of three other adventurers, seated at the same table as the Geto city Adventurer's guild master.

The guild master was a stern looking man with a cross scar under his left eye. His muscular body seemed to barely fit in his clothes and the amount of magic power he was emitting made Evan realise he was no pushover.

'At the very least, Peak B rank, close to A. Someone like him should be able to sense a skill's activation, appraising him would be unwise.'

Evan came to a decision as he turned his gaze to the other people in the room. The three of them were adventurers belonging to a C-Rank party known as the 'MIN Triad'.

The leader was a beautiful woman with eye catching red hair and fiery red eyes to match. She looked to be in her late 20s and had an hourglass figure that accentuated her curves. Her name was Merle and she was the elder sister of the second member of the group.

It was a timid looking girl with black hair that had gray streaks in it. Below her short fringe was a pair of emerald eyes that shone with a light of innocence. While she was slightly short in height, she was more grown in other areas.

Lastly, was the only male of the triad, a short haired young man who had a slightly overgrown beard. He stared at Evan with narrowed eyes the moment he entered into the meeting room, turning his gaze to the guild master the moment later as he voiced out a question.

"Guild master, is this kid the addition to the squad?"

Evan's brow twitched as he heard this, nevertheless he held his annoyance in and walked to the empty seat on the couch before sitting down and turning his gaze to the guild master.

"You can go now."

The deep voice of the aged guild master rang out as the receptionist bowed and left, closing the door behind her.

**CLICK!

The guild master then flipped a switch on the table, activating the sound isolation artifact that every guild master's office was equipped with.

"This is your first-time meeting so I'd introduce you."

The guild master ignored the other man's question before pointing to the three members of the squad and introducing them.

It was then that Evan learned the names of the other two, with the Emerald eyed girl being Iolana and the short haired man being Nodin.

'Hmm...? So their party name is actually just the first letters of all their names, huh?'

"The three of you, this is Evan and he'd be joining you on the dungeon exploration."

"I object."

The man slammed the table as he voiced his disapproval, however, the guild master only scoffed before replying.

"You don't have the right to. If you refuse to cooperate, then the guild can find another party for this.

Or, I can just do it myself."

The expressions of all the others in the room changed upon hearing his words. It was surprise for the C rank party and annoyance for Evan.

'This guy...! What's he playing at?'

It was at this point that Merle, the party leader finally spoke up.

"Be quiet for a bit Nodin. There has to be a reason why the guild master would allow him to join us at the last moment.

Isn't that right?"

She turned her gaze to the guild master who nodded in response before pulling out a sheet of paper that Evan recognized.

"This is a commission to take out the 'Mountain Bandit' gang that had taken root in the nearby forest.

And this 'kid', is the one who completed it on his own."

Merle's eyes flashed as she stared at the details on the paper before turning her gaze to Evan. However, the eleven-year-old blatantly ignored her and spoke to the guild master.

"I don't think even you have the right to show the information about my commissions to other adventurers without my permission.

I expect a compensation for this."

Evan relaxed on the chair as he spoke, surprising the others in the room once again as they didn't expect him to ask the guild master for compensation over a small issue.

"KNOW YOUR PLACE, BRAT!!"

Unsurprisingly, Nodin lashed out at Evan once more but the eleven-year-old decided that ignoring Nodin's existence was the best course of action.

Unfortunately, the two spirits who were with Evan did not think so too.

**CCRACKLEEE!!!!

Tendrils of lightning snaked around Kayla's small body as she glared at Nodin from the top of Evan's head where she was resting.

While Kayla was invisible and couldn't be seen by normal people, the lightning she emitted was not.

To the others in the room, it looked like Evan had just released a burst of lightning from his body while staring at Nodin.

Kuro on the other hand, hand already manipulated the adventurer's shadow and was about to use it to restrain him so Kayla's lightning would hit.

'Stop.'

"Stop."

"Stop!"

Three people spoke that word simultaneously, all for different reasons.

Evan-To Kayla and Kuro, telling them to calm down.

The guild master-To Evan, telling him to withdraw 'his' lightning.

Merle-To Evan, telling him to withdraw his shadows from Nodin's feet.

The C rank adventurer's fiery red eyes were locked on to the two shadowy hands that were grabbing the oblivious Nodin's feet.

"Huh? You wanna fight?!"

Nodin, however, took the spirits' actions as a provocation from Evan.

**SLAP!

Merle slapped Nodin's face, shutting him up instantly before turning her gaze to the Evan and apologizing.

Evan on the other hand, only nodded and turned his gaze back to the guild master.

"I was told to come her for a meeting but the past few minutes has been anything but that."

His annoyance was evident in his voice. Normally, Evan would have just gone into the dungeon regardless of whether he had the guild's permission or not.

He had Pride, Kayla and Kuro and he was sure the four of them would be able to clear the dungeon as far as it was still in its early stages.

It was just a single floor dungeon after all. The only difference was upon entering, one would feel like they were entering a totally different world.

The interior of the dungeon filled with a different type of ecosystem than what was outside and it was usually one that favoured the monsters within.

However;

[Stay calm. Something is fishy about this city and doing something that might attract attention to yourself would be disadvantageous.]

The words of the Ancient High demon rang out in his head once more, causing him to frown.

'Why is Pride acting weird? She has been like this since we came back from the rank promotion commission.'

Nevertheless, Evan chose to take her words to heart and decided to act like a normal, slightly strong for his age adventurer.

"My Apologies. I only wanted you to familiarize yourselves with each other before the day of the raid but it seems that my thoughts were unnecessary."

Evan rose an eyebrow at the guild master's words as he appraised the members of the MIN Triad.

|Name- Nodin

Race- Human

Level- 87

Existence Level - Gold

Titles- D Rank Adventurer

Class - Spear Warrior

Health – D+

Energy - D+

Strength – C-

Agility – C-

Durability – C-

Intelligence - D-

Condition- Enraged, Aggrieved

Magic Tiers- Non-Attribute Tier 1

Skills- Shockwave, Spearmanship (Mid).

Unique Skills- None. |

|Name- Iolana

Race- Half-Elf, Half-Human

Level- 90

Existence Level - Gold

Titles- D Rank Adventurer

Class - Blazing Shielder

Health – C-

Energy - D+

Strength – C-

Agility – D+

Durability – C-

Intelligence - D-

Condition- Normal, Curious, Fascinated

Magic Tiers- Fire Tier 0

Skills- Protection, Blazing Défense, Swordsmanship (Low)

Unique Skills- None. |

|Name- Merle

Race- Human

Level- 101

Existence Level - Gold

Titles- C Rank Adventurer

Class - Flamebourne Mage

Health – D+

Energy - C+

Strength – D-

Agility – D+

Durability – D-

Intelligence - C+

Condition- Suspicious, Slightly Annoyed

Magic Tiers- Fire Tier 2.

Skills- Fire Magic (Extreme), Magic Control, Flame Summoning.

Unique Skills- None. |