For three days, the girls grinded in dungeons like crazy, going back to the same dungeon over and over again until they memorized the whole map and the monsters' attack patterns. They managed to gain two levels each from all the exhausting dungeon runs.

Once they went out of the dungeon for the tenth time that day, they all collapsed on the ground from exhaustion.

"Ok, maybe it's time for a break," said Astrid.

"Can we just call it a day? My awesome mage bones are aching." Amelie was lying flat on the ground.

Luna slowly stood up. "I'm really hungry, so I'm heading to the café for a snack."

"I'll just lie here on this nice soft earth for a while longer. I'll catch up."

"You can just relax at the base, you know."

Amelie pressed her cheek on the soft earth and spread her arms to hug it. "I like being one with nature."

Lyria got up from the ground. "I'm heading back to HQ for a bath. I'd rather smell like roses than minotaur."

"Yeah. Let's call it a day," Astrid said as she stood up. "I'll go sell the loot."

"Can you pick up some tea on the way, Astrid? I'll make us some nice hot tea when you get back."

"Sure thing."

Suddenly, they heard snoring. It was Amelie. She apparently fell asleep on the ground. They all found it amazing that she could sleep anywhere.

Astrid sighed. "You two go on ahead. I'll look after Amelie. She could get attacked if we leave her here."

"I can head to our base and just teleport her," Lyria suggested.

"Yes. Please do that."

"I'll bring back some cake from the café to go with our tea," Luna said while waving. "See you later!"

Luna walked through the quiet forest that was home to all sorts of strange creatures. As she walked down the path, she heard a feint sound of metal clashing. Out of curiosity, she searched for the origin of the sound and found herself right in front of a gathering of knights and crusaders. She recognized two of them.

Tank lunged forward towards his opponent, another crusader. His opponent lost his balance and fell backwards. Once the tip of Tank's blade was at his neck, he knew he was defeated.

"Your attacks were good. However, you need to be mindful of your stance. If you have a good stance, even a powerful blow can be withstood," Tank told his opponent.

"Thank you, Master Tank."

"Who's next?" As Tank looked around for another person to train, he spotted Luna and smiled. "Hey, Luna! What brings you here?"

Everyone else turned to look at her.