A CLANDESTINE RENDEZVOUS
In the Twilight Manor study, Finn was buried in paperwork while Riveria, his vice-captain, made conversation as she attended to her duties.
“Aiz really has lit a fire beneath the entire familia…” she said with a sigh.
“Weren’t you just saying that it’s good to see everyone in high spirits?” Finn replied with a wry smile.
Aiz’s stunning victory against a floor boss—a feat worthy of Level 6—had left quite a strong impression. Although a Dungeon expedition was looming, everyone was busy honing themselves.
“Well, I can’t say I don’t know how they feel,” said Finn. “I’d like to get in some practice, too, if I could.” He raised a steaming mug to his lips and shot a meaningful glance at his second-in-command.
“How about it?” he asked. “When was the last time we had a spar?”
“…You’d be better off facing Gareth than a mage like me,” Riveria replied curtly.
“I already asked. He’s all tied up with Bete, sounds like,” Finn said with a shrug. “I guess even that werewolf isn’t immune to all this excitement.”
Riveria sighed, closed her eyes, and smiled. “How about tonight, then? It’ll be good to cut loose after all this work is done.”
“Understood. I’ll come to your room at midnight. Leave the door open for me.”
“How about tonight, then? It’ll be good to cut loose after all this work is done.”
“Understood. I’ll come to your room at midnight. Leave the door open for me.”
As fate would have it, Lefiya and several junior members were approaching the captain’s door to submit a report. When they heard the tail end of Finn and Riveria’s conversation, they all blushed.
“C-Captain and Riveria…?!”
“Is that why they’re always together?!”
“So the rumors were true?!”
“Keep your voice down, Leene!”
The girls immediately formed a circle and began whispering wild speculations until it was too late.
“…What did I just hear?”
“E-eep! M-Ms. Tione?!”
No one knew where she had come from, but the Amazon stood there with an unreadable look. Lefiya hurriedly tried to explain that it was probably all a big misunderstanding, but Tione was too far gone.
And so that night, a third contender managed to sneak into Finn and Riveria’s clandestine rendezvous.
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