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chapter-490

Chapter 490 Regret

After discussing her plans with Keiko and Keomi, the four of them went down to the cafeteria to get some food before waking up the rest of the party to inform them of her decision.

Currently, everyone was sitting around a table in the cafeteria.

"So you’re going to the mountain with those three?" Aarim asked just to make sure that what she heard was correct.

"Yes I am. The situation is too dangerous to have lots of people with me so it would be best that we kept it to a small team. Plus, if there are chances of combat, the four of us can guarantee that we can bail out of the situation. To put it bluntly, it’s going to be hard to look after all of you and make sure that you are guaranteed to survive." Shiro replied as she didn’t want to make it seem like she’s calling the party useless because they’re not. It was just the situation that was unfavourable for her to take the party with her.

If they needed to wage a full on war, the party would be her first go to for help since she could trust them to hold their own against an army with their skill set. But since her enemies were guaranteed to be 200+ and with the party only averaging around level 120 right now, it would be tantamount to suicide.

"Then what are we working towards? We’re trying to level up so that we can help you but in the end, are you just going to go on without us again?" Madison frowned.

"That’s not it." Shiro shook her head.

"Then what is? All I’m seeing is that you don’t want us around since we’re going to drag you down. Didn’t people say that soloing dungeons were akin to suicide? Haven’t we done it without a problem? Even Silvia’s managed to do it despite being a healer." Madison retorted since it was bad for the party.

Only when everyone was together could they be at their strongest. If Shiro left and did everything herself at the first sign of danger then what was the point of her gathering everyone together at the start?

"Madi, it’s because having a large group is bad for us right now. If it wasn’t a stealth mission then I would take everyone with me." Shiro furrowed her brows as this was exactly what she was worried about.

"Shiro, tell me now, when hasn’t it been a stealth or solo mission so far? Every single time you would leave us using the same advice and come back. You would even miss out on our class ups. The joyful moments we have when we finally finish the requirements. All you come back to is everyone getting stronger. You don’t know what we’ve been through and neither do we know what you’ve gone through. Sure you can get a general idea of what our capabilities are like in one or two dungeon runs but you haven’t seen us when we were struggling because we were trying to catch up to you so hard." Madison stood up, clearly agitated.

Surprised by Madison’s sudden outburst, the party wanted to hold her back a little while Shiro stayed silent.

"If anything, you’re more like an irresponsible dad that doesn’t know how to connect with his children. You think you can try to forge that bond through spending some money and going to the park with them once in a while but that’s not right. If you really cared about that bond, then you would stay with us and reinforce it. Let everyone go through the hard times together so that we can support each other." Madison tried to persuade as Shiro stayed silent.

"In that case then I think it’s best for me to leave. I’m already satisfied with how this party has grown. Lyrica, you went from meek and scared to being dependable and strong. Madison, you’ve found a best friend in someone you used to not like. Silvia, Chen Yu, you two have found the love of your life while Aarim, you’ve managed to develop magic not many people have seen. Each of you have grown without needing my help so I think it’s best I leave rather than dump my problems onto you." Shiro smiled as she stood up to leave the table.

Call her stubborn but she would rather take on the burden herself regardless of what they said. It was the role of the strong to keep other’s free of harm. It was a king’s duty to keep his kingdom safe and likewise, it was her duty to keep her party safe.

Before she could fully leave, she felt gravity strengthen around her as Aarim had stood up with a serious expression.

"Don’t do something that you’ll regret." She reminded as she knows how much Shiro cares for her friends since they were the ones she trusted enough to expose her identity as a monster.

"Sorry, I’m already close friends with regret." Shiro smiled sadly before waving her hand and dispelling her gravity magic with ease.

"I’ll contact you three later about our plans." Shiro said while glancing at Keiko, Keomi and Nan Tian.

Tapping down with her foot, she jumped into the rift and left the scene.

*Sigh

Sighing softly, Yin did the same but not before looking over at Lisandra.

"You stay here for a while and try to make peace with the party ok? Mum didn’t want to do this but things aren’t too good right now." Yin said with a rare trace of seriousness. Even the usual food loving face she had on could no longer be seen anymore.

Surprised by her older sister’s demeanour, Lisandra could only nod her head.

Seeing that Lisandra agreed, Yin faded into the rift.