An unofficial cooperation agreement was made. From now on until the 2nd floor ascension exam is over, Team Ophelia will work together with Team Bere.
The two teams immediately went from their initial meeting location that was too open to a new location that was considered safer. Only after arriving there, they all began to discuss the strategy they would use next. No, perhaps the word "all" wasn't quite right. It would be more accurate to say that only Ophelia, Bere and Hamer were discussing.
The remaining 3?
As usual, Dom was always the one taking care of the Ruby children and playing with them. Ruka chose to sleep all day or connect with the Tower database for information. Naeva, on the other hand, spent her time taking light walks and seeing the sights. Naeva could have joined the discussion with Ophelia, but she didn't want to influence the decision the younger generation would make. Right or wrong, those decisions would definitely help them grow in the future.
Hmm? What? The reasoning was too complicated for Naeva?
That's right.
Perhaps the main reason... is because of her agreement with Ophelia.
"I'll take care of all the things you find troublesome."
Having a free assistant like Ophelia, why bother doing all that?
Back to the topic.
The strategy they discussed was quite simple. In order not to waste time with boring discussions without Naeva in them, the outcome of the meeting would be shortened.
First, Bere told them when and where they could open the hidden exam. The location of the test was a large cave somewhere in this Northern area. Since the location was difficult to reach and steep, it took some preparation to get there. And what those preparations were was what they were discussing.
Second, the timing of the hidden exam. The hidden trial would be held on the night of the full moon. The full moon itself will occur on the fifth day. 5, the same number as the required number of Ruby pairs as well as the pentagram symbol. There is no way this is a mere coincidence.
Third, role, the position in their party. The result of this discussion determined Hamer as agro tanker, Ophelia as main dps (damage dealer), Bere as sub dps, Dom as physical support and Naeva as elemental support. Ruka herself would be at the center where she would not fight and would just have to stay there, letting her partner protect her.
Aside from those three things, they also discussed what they would do while waiting for the exam time, considering it was only the second day. Occasionally, they would get stuck. At that time, they would take a short break and discuss random things, just to familiarize themselves.
Circling the not-so-large campfire, their umpteenth break began.
"Btw Lia, when did you know Naeva?" Bere asked curiously.
The beginning of this discussion was because during the division of Naeva's role, Ophelia herself did not know where to put Naeva. Because Naeva is an all role, she can be anywhere and be anything. But Ophelia realized Naeva didn't really want to show it. Maybe it doesn't matter in front of her, not with the others, for whatever reason.
Or maybe it was just her feelings. Even to herself, Naeva never really showed herself.
"Hmm... We met on the first floor after the tutorial ended," Ophelia replied.
"Oh, it hasn't been long then. You guys are pretty close, so I guess you've known each other for a while. Not yet anyway," said Bere impolitely.
"Yeah."
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The Unfettered Ice Princess [ EN ]
FantasyTheme: Tower World Genre: Fantasy, Action, Magic, Adventure, Over Power, Shounen, Shoujo, Dark Fantasy, Tragedy, Martial Arts, Shoujo Ai, Violence, Adult, Mature Upload Status: Ongoing Author: Himeshi Noe Summary: You all know about Tower, right? To...