Invitation

Allen invited Keel to the base for a party celebrating Allen's promotion to C-rank and welcoming Keel to the party.

Keel said he couldn't come because he had a family.

(Family, huh? So he really did have a family after all.)

For more than a month, Allen had been wondering why Keel was so short on money.

Almost every day, they received the reward for defeating the boss on the lowest floor of a C-rank dungeon.

They'd cleared their third dungeon today, and the rewards from just two of them were worth at least forty silver coins.

That seemed like plenty for a day's earnings.

He could think of three possible reasons.

First, he had debts to repay, so he needed money.

Second, he had a family to support, so he needed money...