PAID

Next in line after Shin Se-hee were Fall Senior (Ga-eul Sunbae), Sophia, Ichika, Alice, and finally, my mentor.

Truthfully, it would have made more sense to place my mentor before Fall Senior in the order, but…

She had asked to go last due to some complications involving the Demon Assassination Squad.

In fact, it worked out better this way.

‘I have no clue what my mentor’s, Ichika’s, or Alice’s personal stories are—or even if they have any.’

In Velvetsera, my mentor’s appearance wasn’t entirely absent.

The Demon Assassination Squad would make dramatic entrances to rescue players during desperate, critical moments.

With their animal masks and black outfits, their appearance resembled ninjas.

Players who had their lives saved by her often posted on forums with titles like,

[ Sob! I owe everything to Ninja Master!!! ] accompanied by memes of them bowing in gratitude.

‘But there was never any backstory about my mentor as an individual. She never even removed her mask.’

Ichika was an even bigger mystery.

In the original game, if you accepted the mission in the Jukai Forest, she would already be dead—a mysterious girl consumed by sorrow.@@novelbin@@

As for Alice…

Well, I only summoned her recently, so there’s no way for me to know how her personal story would unfold.

A holy barrier is deployed to counter negative status effect attacks from enemies.

Cooldown: 10 minutes.