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Everyone was arriving. [i]Good.[/i] Benkei listened to Rael as she went further into the details. He grimaced when she revealed what they’d feared: these dungeons were going to keep coming, and places like cities weren’t even safe. Still; it gave them some leverage. 

[color=98A9B1]“Still, you all cleared it. So that keeps the city safe for now.”[/color] He smiled. [color=98A9B1]“And, we can use this. When the leadership hears that they were moments from a crisis before you stepped in to stop it, maybe they’ll give us some more leeway while we set up shop.”[/color] Benkei motioned to the table full of maps and papers. [color=98A9B1]“Kazuki got some awful news yesterday. Apparently, we’ve worn out our welcome with the locals, and those who own property will start to pay taxes. I didn’t think I’d have to worry about that until after college,”[/color] he muttered as an aside.  

He pulled a paper with various numbers on it. [color=98A9B1]“I’ve been putting together a sheet of everyone’s various skills and properties. We made a promise to stick together, and that means being ready to face dungeons and the nobles coming after us.”[/color] 

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