Vicious and Brutal, Awaited Challenge

Once the message had been delivered to his friends and subordinates and he finished making Dr. Riley's heart flutter like a love-stricken maiden, Kieran decided he would immediately return to Zenith Online.

Only briefly, however.

As it turned out, it seemed that his timing was slightly off. Not to mention, it also appeared that Dr. Riley volunteered to handle their packing to allow the team as much training and preparation time as possible.

This naturally gained Dr. Riley some brownie points, making everyone view her as a sweet little angel, but it was somewhat inconvenient for Kieran. 

Out of everyone, he wanted to meet with Alice the most to discuss the possibility of the entire team entering a Secret Realm at the expense of her changing her class.

Of course, Kieran doubted that there was much difference between an Elementalist and an Elementress, but he also had a few suspicions.