I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!

At last, the evil is sealed away.

That should put an end to the culling

for the time being.

But it's only a temporary fix.

Unless the Demon King is defeated for good,

the world will eventually be devoured

by the reverse dungeon Tenebre.

Just like my nephew's homeland was.

Hm.

Uh.

You should not be discouraged.

I certainly don't feel upset.

In fact, I'm overflowing with hope.

One day, somebody brave will finish what we started.

They will save the world.

We must have faith that a future hero

will be our savior.

Physical Enchantment!

Scroll of Light Shield protect us!

SCROLL OF LIGHT SHIELD

Burn, raging hellfire.

Reduce these minions of evil to ash!

This is Grade Three Magic.

Jet Fire!

Enchant Weapon with a Flame Scratch!

You're finished!

The A-rank party Thunder Pike does it again!

They had no problem slaying the Hydra.

Sure, they're incredible individually,

but it's their teamwork

that makes this party a God-tier group!

These stunners totally

-live up to their A-rank status. -Yay!

And did we mentioning

that their livestream had over a million viewers!

Those are the kinda numbers adventurers dream of!

I can't wait to see

what this red-hot party does next!

Thunder Pike is the coolest!

We gotta keep training so we can get to their level.

-Simon is such a dreamboat! -

Thunder Pike! Thunder Pike!

I have an announcement.

I am hereby resigning as a member of Thunder Pike.

And why in the would you do that, Yuke?

Are you stupid?

I told you I'm not being fairly compensated.

You barely pay me.

Look at my measly cut from today's quest.

I'm gonna drown in debt.

So you say, but individual party members

should be paid based on merit.

It's only proper that the largest shares

go to those who contribute the most.

WARRIOR A-RANK

You don't even fight on quests,

you just hang back and burn

through our item inventory.

That's how you see me?

In fact, you should be grateful

we toss any coins at ya.

You are skilled at setting up livestreams.

But ya don't do much else.

- Seriously? -Cheer up.

I can't use streaming artifact,

so pat yourself on the back.

If you want better pay, that's no problem.

You simply have to start pulling more of your weight

when we're on a quest.

I'm not some freeloader who's riding your coattails.

You realize I give you more support

than anyone else, right?

You need my help.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You're confused.

I'm helping out with both magic and items.

How do you plan to get by once you leave us?

You think another party wants to recruit you?

Yeah, sure, you're a B-rank.

But that's only because

a childhood buddy did you a favor.

You should be grateful you get to tag along

with a prestigious party like Thunder Pike.

Hmm. Then you think you'll be just fine

without my support.

Oh, good. Now, you understand.

If you leave, we won't notice any difference.

In that case, I'm definitely out of here.

Thanks a lot for the last five years.

Wait, no. I don't owe you anything.

You should thank me for everything I've done.

Feel free to come crawling back,

but don't expect there to be a spot for ya.

Moron.

I wish you good fortune.

Have a nice life.

You're sure you want to go?

If you say this was a bad joke now,

maybe we can reconsider.

I won't put up with this!

I LEFT MY A-RANK PARTY TO HELP MY FORMER

STUDENTS REACH THE DUNGEON DEPTHS

THE ADVENTURE CITY FINIS

EPISODE 1 CLOVER IS BORN

I've gotta get some new gear if I'm ever gonna rank up.

Good morning.

What can I help you with?

Yeah, uh...

I'm actually here looking for some new work?

I wasn't expecting that.

Did something odd happen

between you and Thunder Pike?

I decided to leave the party yesterday.

Oh, dear. Well, I suppose

a lot can happen over the course of five years.

Let's set you up for success.

Fill this out, please.

Name: Yuke Feldio.

Age: 20. Sex: Male.

Job: Red Mage and Alchemist.

My, what gorgeous handwriting.

Part of the job.

Alchemy requires precise penmanship.

It's so neat.

I'll get this posted right away,

-and then we can look -- - Mr. Feldio!

It's been ages since I've seen you!

You're Marina, is that right?

Yes, Sir! That's me!

I wanted to thank you

for the Adventurer Preliminary Training!

It's been half a year.

Have you fared well since I taught you?

Uh-huh!

Silk and Rain are doing great, too!

I'm glad to hear that.

What brings you by the guild today?

Trying to find a new party.

What? You're on the market?

-Hold on. -

That's great!

We'd love our old teacher to join up with us!

One more time.

You want to start going on quests

with your former students?

Meaning you would become our fourth member.

That's the gist. Sound good?

We want him to join the team, don't we?

Rain? Silk? Speak up.

Hmm. Of course.

I don't see an issue.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not opposed to it.

You're sure you want this, Mr. Feldio?

We're a tiny D-rank party that's barely starting out.

As a B-rank adventurer,

you wouldn't be gaining much

from joining a group so far beneath you.

That's definitely not going to be an issue.

To be honest, I think I'm probably better

suited for this kinda role.

I'm sorry, what does that mean?

A-rank parties are always taking on dangerous

high-level quests in dank dungeons.

I was constantly having to use items,

which put me in deep debt.

So, in a much weaker party...

Uh, I'm sorry.

Please. No offense taken.

D-rank quests are perfect.

They make far more economic sense

for someone like me.

Interesting.

All right, then we agree.

-He's one of us! -Yes.

One of us.

Mr. Feldio. Welcome!

Okay, first, don't be so formal.

If we're going to be adventuring together,

then you should call me Yuke.

Sure! This'll be so much fun, Yuke!

It's a pleasure to have you on board, Mister, uh, Yuke.

We have much to learn from you, Yuke, Sir.

Thanks. I'm thrilled.

I haven't felt like this in forever.

What should we do on our first day as a team?

Do you have any quests?

We took a job collecting magic iron ore.

Out in the Paintal Abandoned Mine Dungeon.

- -

It's been a while.

Let's see.

If I remember correctly,

there are several good spots to mine

what we need on the dungeon's sixth floor.

Yes, but we don't want to have to go up against

the boss on the fifth floor.

We'd be much more comfortable

if we could gather the magic ore

in another location.

I've got you. We'll explore the fourth floor, then.