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Off the Stage

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After bidding farewell to Mr. Door, the team has returned to the place outside the city.

According to Ayla, everyone needs to return to the city or the village to put an end to their hero journey.

Commandant? What would heroes do after completing their duties?

Just like the adventure never happened... Heroes will return to their home and open their dusted door with a key they haven't used for a long time.

Or, they will spend another long journey with friends.

Will we... ever see that day?

...Honestly, it's a difficult question.

Hey, is it over?

Cerberus seems to be waiting for a long time. They walk out of the shadow and confront Gray Raven, with Vera standing in front.

I need to remind you that the main mission is complete...

Does that mean we are dismissed?

Sorry, Vera, we didn't know that Cerberus was also in the game, so...

...I think you got me wrong.

???

Vera points her blade to you all.

I'm here for the treasure.

The Realm of Dragons is nothing but an empty shell.

Gold coins?

Mission rewards?

What did you get then?

Gray Raven members look at one another. They only smile without answering.

Fine, whatever. Let's just start the battle.

But Vera, we don't need to fight. The mission in the Realm of Dragons is over.

Mission...? Cerberus never took anything like that.

We just feel that killing the hero team is more fun than doing routine missions.

Wait!

When Vera and her team are about to attack, some familiar figures stand in front of Gray Raven.

It's the ex-hero wizard and his friends.

Wizard!

As a former hero, I will never allow such a thing to happen.

Because I am their friend.

Hah, I thought we were having some tough opponents. Turned out it was you.

Did you drag Gray Raven into this because you were scared of my revenge?

...

A-anyway, my comrades will never let you hurt the heroes.

Knight

Why are you still not punished for that mouth?

Despite his words, the knight still holds up his shield and stands in the very front.

Me... too...

The Travelling Wizard's team is not the only party here.

Riding on the warhorses, the remaining members of the expedition also come to the rear of Cerberus.

I never thought riding a horse could be so challenging. Just looking at the simulated graphics alone drives me dizzy.

It's Commandant Simon. Dark Aries is here too.

But why is there so much red text in Simon's status bar?

Don't worry. As long as I can keep rolling critical success, I won't die...

Even if you do, our mission is probably already completed anyway... Speaking of which, who should write the mission report if Captain dies?

You have been following us all along, but we just couldn't get rid of you. I will give you credit for that.

But it's time to call it a day, isn't it?

Noctis knocks his fists together and stands in front of Dark Aries.

No. 21 summons her Co-Bot, then looks at Gray Raven behind the knight.

Um, excuse me, heroes...

Hmm?

You look like you already know them for a long time. May I ask about your relationship?

It's quite complicated...

But it's actually not hard to understand.

???

Just like that, the battle begins.

After so many years, the Realm of Dragons becomes lively again among the magic and explosions.

Our heroes will continue to embark on a future journey with their friends.