A New Path  

"Is this dungeon going to take so long?" Nikolai questioned, biting his nails. "I've set the timer of my pod to seven in the evening. I've missed lunch with my sister a while ago, and I can't afford to miss dinner with her too or else . . ."

Nikolai shivered. "She'll hold me against my will again."

As much as Ren wanted to know what 'Held me against my will' was, he opted to put Nikolai at ease. "Don't worry. The time difference between this world and the real world is huge. By the time we cleared this dungeon, it would only be two hours in real-time or less. You have plenty of time to prepare for your dinner with your sister."

Nikolai breathed easy. "That's good news. Still, my sister said that I should only spend two hours in real-time in the game. She said that I'm getting flimsy and needed the sun."

Nikolai stretched his limbs and wiggled his paws.