In the dark woods that night, a lone mage walked through the path and killed everything that came out to attack him. Everything died in one hit. After all, the level gap was wide.

Garth cast a wind spell to carry him to a high branch where he waited for someone he was meeting. After around a few minutes, he heard the sounds of fighting below. He looked down and saw a female assassin fighting wolves. He recognized her. She was that girl he met the other day. One of Pio's friends. He wondered why she was fighting all alone in the middle of the night.

"Hey Boss. What are you up to?" A male assassin suddenly appeared behind Garth. He glanced at Astrid and smirked. "I didn't know you were the type who'd spy on girls."

Garth ignored his comment. "Do you have the report?"

"Got it right here." The assassin waved the paper.

"Thanks, Sphinx." Garth received the paper and read it. It was dim, but thanks to the moonlight, he could make out the letters written on the paper. He narrowed his eyes. He didn't like what he was reading.

"It's not decisive evidence, but it does put him under suspicion. What do you think, Boss?"

"We'll continue to keep an eye on him. I have a bad feeling about this."

"Understood. I'll call you when I get more information."

"Thanks, Sphinx."

"Take care of yourself, Boss." Sphinx jumped up and disappeared among the trees.

Garth thought about heading back to the Black Rose Headquarters, but decided to stay and watch Astrid instead. It reminded him of his days back when he was still at her level.

After killing one last wolf, Astrid collapsed on the ground and took a rest. She removed a bottle of orange juice from her inventory and drank it. She checked the time. It was almost two in the morning. She decided she would kill twenty more wolves before going back to the base.

Suddenly, a party invitation came.

Garth would like to invite you to his party.

Her eyes widened. Garth?