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Shin listened to Felicia about the situation of their quest, which was already approaching its final pace.
From what he had heard, they seemed to need something more other than the key in their hands to fully open the portal. This was the reason why they had been delaying this part of the quest.
They were looking for a better opportunity to open the portal and planning to prepare for more. Unfortunately, their plans had gone awry the moment the higher-ups of their guild had betrayed their trust and stabbed them in the back by selling this confidential information after figuring out the truth behind the bits of clues that they had collected through their guild's operations.
These people then colluded with the big guilds, which then blew up to what it was today.
"So, what is this other thing that you guys are looking for?" asked Shin.
