Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 204

Han approached Ren. "Thanks for all the help and information today," he said. "And for letting us gather these crystals. I had no idea we'd find so many in one day."

Seeing this, Mira also approached. "Thank you. It was much more interesting than I expected," she admitted. "I learned things they hadn't taught us in class."

"It's nothing," Ren responded modestly. "You can come to gather occasionally if you take turns with the others. We don't have enough Bronze ranks to bring everyone with the guards' permission so..."

"Does that mean I can come every day too?" Larissa instantly appeared next to Ren, startling him with her sudden proximity.

"And me," Luna added, though she tried to appear less interested than she actually was, her shadow wolf was shifting restlessly in her shadow.

"I think it's already clear that I'll be coming as well," Liora smiled slightly.

Ren looked at the three cousins, resigned to his fate. "I suppose I don't have a choice, do I?"

"None whatsoever," Larissa confirmed cheerfully.

The group began their final ascent, passing through the guard checkpoints at the 150 and 100 meter levels. At each post, the guards observed with amazement the quantities of crystals they carried and the severed Assassin's head.

"All this from just one trip?" asked one of the guards, examining the overflowing bags with widening eyes.

"Taro's living tunnel gives us a huge advantage," Min explained proudly. "It can block the worms and we can just gather without fear."

Taro blushed at the attention, unaccustomed to having his beast viewed as something extraordinary.

Upon finally reaching the surface, the entrance guard reviewed their forms with increasingly larger eyes.

"It's very rare for assassins to come up to 200 meters... And these numbers can't be correct," he muttered while verifying the declared quantities.

"Every crystal has been correctly counted by the previous guards," Ren assured, placing his own bag on the counter.

The guard proceeded to verify, becoming even more surprised when confirming that the quantities were exact.

"Lucky shroom," he shook his head with an incredulous smile, "you always find a way to exceed expectations."

As they left the caves, the group began to disperse to head to their respective dormitories. The shared experience had strengthened the bond between them.

"Well, it's been an interesting day," Ren yawned, stretching his arms above his head. "I think I'll go finish processing these crystals."

"I'll follow," Taro nodded, clearly anxious to escape before more complications arose.

"We are leaving too," Larissa announced, though her tone suggested she wasn't finished with Ren. "But I want to insist that we'll continue accompanying you to the tunnels from now on."

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"Purely for safety reasons," Luna quickly added, avoiding looking directly at Ren as a faint blush crept across her cheeks.

"I am interested in other reasons," Liora admitted straightforwardly. "Especially in that technique you used to drive away the deep worm."

Ren sighed with resignation and amusement. "See you tomorrow then..."

As the cousins walked away with their guards, Ren remained contemplating the Assassin's head he still carried.