We didn’t talk at all as we returned to the other three who were waiting for us.

“I’ll give proper introductions now. This is Mary. Be sure to be very respectful when you talk to her.”

Then, Seong-Il looked at me and pointed at himself, showing that he wanted to confirm that he also needed to be careful in front of Yeon-Hee as well. Of course he needed to. Yeon-Hee and I had overcome life and death crises together as we conquered high-class dungeons and repeatedly grinded through them after we adapted to each dungeon. We had done this for nearly twenty years, and no one could have done it with me except her. Yeon-Hee had followed me to the end without complaints. Thus it was an insult to compare her to the people who were being nurtured under me in the Stage of Advent. Seong-Il was a C-class and Yeon-Hee was an S-class. Therefore, their abilities were as far apart as the earth was from the heavens even when taking into account that the Awakened were growing faster inside the new, revised System.

I continued, “Then, I’ll start the briefing. Keep in mind that our lives depend on this, so make sure to engrave the information in your brain.”

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