Name: Suna Amor

  Level. 11

  Class: [Archer]

  Rune: 9

  Feat: 4

  Mana: 178/200

  Class Skill (3/8):

  - Archer Sense [Common]

  - Archer Backstep [Common]

  - Mana Arrow [Uncommon]

  General Skill (2/8):

  - Quick Draw [Common]

  - Drowfication [Rare]

  Strength: 140

  Dexterity: 225

  Vitality: 20

  Arcanery: 20

  Sense: 45

  “You don’t want me to come?” Slea asked behind them, keeping up with obvious reluctance to pass them over.

  Suna slung one of Min's arms around his shoulder, and they began walking straight toward Reki’s house just ahead.

  “I have a feeling we're not going to have a proper conversation if you come,” Min merely said. Suna gulped, and he could sense Slea tensing behind him.

  The young woman probably still felt guilty after Min took an arrow for her and almost died. But Suna found himself agreeing with Min. They needed to solve this quickly and bring the humans together.

  “Right…” Slea said, but it did not escape Suna. She also sniffed, and her attempt to hide it was not working. “Be safe, both of you,” she stammered, face turned to watch the intersection where Drow might come.

  Suna hauled Min with him, and her breathing was harsh and ragged. As they entered the fenced area of the house courtyard, she shot a look at Slea, who had already gone back to her own house.

  “I did that horribly, didn’t I?” Min asked, stopping Suna from knocking on the door. Her hair tickled the side of his neck as she leaned closer to him.

  “Did what?”

  “Communication, duh. Slea is a good kid, strong sense of justice, but she is also a coward.”

  “That is why she did not agree with the office worker's plan?”

  “Office worker? Ah, Reki. Yes, in a way, they’re a complete opposite. Reki believes in his analysis more than anything. Honestly, I’m leaning toward his plan over Slea. But, I’m not going to lie. The prospect of just waiting for everyone and hiding away in one of these houses ended up winning.”

  Suna hummed. Of course, he understood the fear. But the obvious advantage of levelling up shouldn’t be ignored.

  If he were with them, what would he do? For now? He would agree with the office worker's plan, but what if he were level one and hadn’t leveled up?

  He probably side with Slea to wait.

  A feeling of relief that never came true washed over him.

  Going alone wasn’t a bad prospect, perhaps.

  “What about the rugby player?”

  “Noa will just do what others want him to. But when push comes to shove, he will be the first one to act. Take the runes, for example… Speaking of which…” Her eyes narrowed on Suna.

  He coughed, averting his eyes. “Oh, come on. You guys had it coming for betraying me first,” he said, and knocked on the door.

  Inside, a rustling of paper abruptly cut off.

  The doorknob turned, and greeting him was the office worker. The man was in his mid-thirties, perhaps, but he no longer looked old. If anything, he was reinvigorated.

  He wore the chainmail that stretched almost covering his whole body from head to hip. Another layer of armor in the form of tough leather was peeking through the chainmail.

  The office worker's head creased, his short croppy hair swayed up and down as he scanned Suna like a chicken.

  “You’re the eyebag.”

  “I no longer had eyebags,” Suna scowled.

  “Tch.”

  In a sudden burst of movement, Suna's left shoulder went down. A fist smashed the man in a crack of bones, sending the office worker sprawling down in a rolling heap. His body spun, and the back of his head slammed into the end of the stairs.

  Suna froze; his eyes darted to Min, who held a fist up as if proudly declaring she had just struck him.

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  “What are you doing?” Suna managed to ask.

  Min went inside, and Suna supported her all the way.

  “Not a word to someone who almost died thanks to you?”

  The office worker jerked up, massaging his reddened cheek, and growled at Min. “Woman… If you punch me again, I will show you the meaning of gender equalit—”

  “Well?” Min cut him off.

  Reki clicked his tongue, and he gestured toward the kitchen. The man walked in, expecting them to follow.

  Min and Suna shared a glance, and she shrugged.

  Reki sat on one of the kitchen tables, and Suna let Min down on one near him.

  The table full of… papers, where did he even get these?

  “What is this?” Suna asked.

  “Paperwork, of everything. Level, Runes, the Drow movement. Every human's tendency and skill.” Reki said, openly glaring at Min while he was still massaging his face.

  With a deep, almost exaggerated sigh, the man sighed.

  In five seconds, he paused, not exhaling until he used his nose to let go.

  “Ah, pardon me. This is a calming ritual in the office. My boss is a hard worker, you see. He always has an eyebags, so because of that, he expects every employee to work hard even beyond their agreed-upon hours.” Seki chuckled, and his lips turned into a full-on frown. “It must be easy to do when it was your business. Why the hell should I work to death… I tell you this new world is much peaceful compared to the office…Anyway! What I mean to say is that if everyone just sees what I analyze here and follows the information, then everything would be fine! You wouldn’t need an arrow through your heart!”

  “Maybe if you’d warn everyone first, so we could be ready…”

  “For what? All of you three would gang up on me! What do you think, Eyebag! Of course, you will be at their side.”

  “Look,” Suna started. “I agreed with your plan—”

  “But! Oh, don’t finish that! I know a ‘but’ is coming, I’m an office worker! Let me guess why… because you think I was reckless? Or you take that young woman’s side, because she is a looker? Or you’re just a coward?”

  Huh, now Suna could see why Slea, and he has gotten into a fight.

  But he wants to get this dealt with. So they can advance to find this gateway.

  “Reki, look at his level.”

  “Huh, let me guess. He’s just…”

  Reki's eyes widened, and his mouth even gaped open. He collected himself and slung one of his legs above his other’s knee.

  “How?”

  “Sit down, both of you. This will be a long explanation.”

  “We are seated,” Min reminded.

  “Oh, right.”

  —-

  “That's a lot to take in,” Reki muttered. He started to write furiously on a blank paper with a pencil. Maybe the house actually has them in reserve somewhere? “I see, I see. So that's what's happening, but this just reinforces my plan. We should level up by drawing some of the Drow here for you, Min. Losing our scout because of low level would be stupid. And now with you, Eyebag, we have two people who can sneak around. Yes, yes, both of you need to get a lot of kills.”

  “Tieflings, those sound like a troublesome creature. And I think you’re right on the part where they were made for us to kill, Suna. It is also strange that the Drows warrior has a fixed level of five,” Min said as she rested her head with her fist.

  At once, Suna could tell that Min and Reki were more suited to survive in this new world. Noa and Slea did not ponder on the information as they did.

  “I agree on levelling up. But I think my class is focused on killing and taking down enemies. Not scouting around.”

  “Yes,” Min said. “My class is more fitting for that. And the skill I get are for hunting as a whole, not necessarily for killing.

  “Regardless, both of you are the most suited. Here, take this. Reki picked a paper with a drawing of a map.

  Suna recognized this area roughly; it’s the drawing around the graveyard area.

  “These are drawings of the roof area. They’re guarded, but just by nine of them, all rangers. And they never interrupt each other's area. I suggest both of you go ahead and take them down, and then everyone starts advancing on the graveyard with rooftop cover fire.”

  Did he hear that right?--Nine? ‘Just’ nine?

  Min patted her chin, chewing her lips as she looked over the area.

  Suna did too. Maybe the Drow Ranger did not intercede in each other's area, but they were within each other's line of sight. They would need to… assassinate them.

  Suna blinked. That word sure was strange to think about. Assassinate, huh? Honestly, he wanted to try it. Suna was confident he could hit a long shot.

  “Also, you have nine runes, right… Another one, you will unlock a feat that grants you plus ten on all status,” Reki said, no doubt trying to tempt Suna to do this.

  Not that he needed any tempting. But the main problem was still there.

  “What about the others?” Suna asked. He leaned against a cabinet and stared directly at Reki. The office worker clicked his tongue loudly, not hiding his distaste.

  “The other two will follow me,” Min said. “I think so, at least. Now you will made up with her right. Reki?” She smiled.

  “Me?” Reki's eyes went wide, his pupils spun, trying to seek an escape. But he ultimately relented. “As long as we make a push for the graveyard and use available data to our advantage, then I will have no problem.”

  “Good!” Min stood, she took one of the three health potions she carried and chugged it down.

  “What a waste!” Reki complained. “A Health Potion should be saved for dire situations—”

  “And how am I supposed to climb with my injury still existing, you fool?” Min retorted. “Get ready with your equipment. I will come back,” she said as her cloak flapped against the chair.

  Suna followed her out, or he thought he was. Instead, she made her way to the second floor to the master bedroom.

  Min opened the window and proceeded to balance herself on the small balcony. She turned and hopped up. Suna watched in amazement as she managed to pull herself up.

  “Come on, Suna!”

  He followed, placing his foot on the stone balcony, and he grasped the blocky roofing that was quite slippery to touch. But with both hands grasping tightly, he pushed himself up and climbed onto the foggy rooftop.

  Min was crouched with one knee up. Suna tried to look for the Drow Ranger, but he spotted none in this fog.

  Laying the paper Reki gave, Min pointed to her right. The roof was interconnected with only a slight gap that still required us to jump over it.

  “This might be too late to ask,” Suna whispered, “But just two of us against nine. Can we do it?”

  “Don’t worry too much, I’ve been doing this, remember? Well, if not for this fog, then we’re in trouble, but with my skill, I can see them.”

  Min’s eyes glowed yellow. Suna has a rough guess at what her skills are.

  Min then tapped his hand on Suna’s shoulder, and she slung her bow out. It’s a wooden one, a starter bow, just like the Drow Ranger used.

  “Forgot to say, nice bow.”

  “Oh,” Suna looked down on his cold and rough obsidian bow. “Thanks, only had used it to shoot a naked woma—Drow though,” Suna coughed.

  “I will pretend I didn’t hear the last part,” She mumbled. “We want to take down the Drow quickly before they can use that sudden burst of power of theirs. All nine of them we will kill with two arrows at the same time.”

  “Only a rune shot or headshot then?”

  “Rune shot?” Shea asked, tilting her head.

  “Yeah, you can destroy Rune straight if you shoot straight at their heart.”

  “I mean, I guess it's theoretically possible, I've been shot there, too. But I survive, though. You sure it’s a good idea?”

  “That's different. Slea said she gave you a potion almost instantly. These potions are abnormal, and they will be alone,” Suna explained.

  “Alright, in that case, depending on the situation, we only go after their heart or head. Let’s finish this quickly. I have a bad feeling about this Plaza the Tielfing of yours talked about. Some of us might be captured already.”