"Wake up Lincoln!"

The white haired teen's closed eyes squinched before opening as he sat up from his bed at the sound of incessant knocking on his bedroom door.

'What the hell…?' The boy drowsily thought, getting up and walking to his door. However as soon as he twisted the knob open, the door was roughly pushed open as Lola and Lynn walked into the room, both of them wearing safety equipment.

Lincoln scratched the back of his head. "What the heck are you two do-"

"We need you to clear the room Lincoln! We need it for Lori!" Lola interrupted, holding a hand up towards her brother. "Sister Fight Protocol rules!"

Lincoln blinked, finally waking up fully as he raised an eyebrow. "Sister Fight what?"

"The Sister Fight Protocol bro! When two Loud sisters are in the middle of a fight, we keep them far away from each other until things cool off!" Lynn explained, a glare on her face. "And right now, we need your room for Lori because she and Leni are in the middle of a fight."

"...Do I even want to know what it's about?" Lincoln asked, annoyance starting to grow inside of him.

"They brought the same dress and both of them think they bought it first so they're fighting over it," Lola explained, watching as Lynn was apparently keeping look outside of the room. "It doesn't help that Leni lost her receipt so we can't know for sure."

"...A dress. You woke me up at seven am, on a Saturday morning, for a dress?"

"It's a sisters' thing, so you wouldn't understand," Lola replied, unaware of her brother's growing annoyance.

"They're coming with Lori!" Lynn shouted, rejoining her two siblings. "Come on Lincoln, hurry up and get out of here!"

"Yeah, stay out of the way Lincoln!" Lola added, both girls glaring at their older brother.

Lincoln stared blankly at his two sisters before sighing.

"Yeah, no."

Two high pitched screams echoed throughout the house as the rest of the Loud sisters outside of Lily saw both Lynn and Lola go careening out of their brother's room. Almost immediately afterwards, Lincoln walked out with an annoyed and tired expression on his face, pinching his forehead.

"Lincoln!" Luan shouted, glaring at her brother as the sisters approached him. "What are you-!"

"Shut it."

The jokester flinched at her brother's cold words, quickly going silent as he continued.

"Let's make one thing clear here…" Lincoln started, his tone frigid as his blue eyes glared at his sisters. He crossed his arms, turning towards them. "If you want me to stay out of this fight because of this whole 'Sister Fight Protocol' nonsense, that's fine. You obviously have a plan to try and solve the problem yourselves and I know I shouldn't interfere even though I would like to help find a better solution."

Suddenly, his glare intensified as he unconsciously activated his Bloodlust skill causing a wave of fear to grip his sisters. "However, I do mind you guys trying to take over the whole house, including my room because Lori and Leni want to fight over a dress."

"B-But elder male sibling unit!" Lisa started with a slight stammer, holding up the chart. "I advise you-"

"I advise you to figure out an alternative before I rip those damn dresses to shreds and burn them on the grill Lisa. At least then, there won't be something for them to fight over," Lincoln harshly interrupted, causing Lisa to flinch from his glare and harsh words. The other sisters looked shocked at his words and were ready to yell at him before the boy turned his glare on to them, silencing them instantly as they felt a dark intent from their brother. "Try me. Cause I'm really in a bad mood right now."

The girls went silent even though a few of them continued to shakingly glare at him. Lincoln took a deep breath to calm himself down knowing that snapping here would be a bad idea and very likely only make things worse, especially if he got into a physical fight with his sisters. He knew he could take them in a fight even if they all were to gang up on him, he's faced much worse before in his training and the dungeons. However, what good would that do besides make things more tense? He didn't enjoy the thought of physically fighting his sisters, let alone women.

Grunting, he began to fish around in both of his pockets for his keys. "Now since my help isn't needed or even wanted and I'm apparently making things worse by simply being here, I'll back off and leave. I can take a hint. I'm going to chill at Clyde's place for a while until things cool off. Hopefully when I get back, you guys have gotten over yourselves and came up with an actual solution besides turning our house into some sort of prison."

Receiving nothing but silent glares and slightly fearful looks in return, Lincoln sighed before turning the other way after finally fishing out his key. The ashen haired boy closed the door to his room, locked it, and proceeded to walk down the stairs and out the house, leaving his dumbfounded and slightly scared sisters behind.

"Girls."

The nine sisters turned around to see their parents standing there with a look of irritation on both of their faces as their mother held Lily. Lynn Sr stepped forward with his hands on his waist.

"So who wants to explain to me and your mother why Lincoln wasn't informed of this 'protocol'?"

Instantly eight fingers were pointed at Lisa, who shrank back sheepishly.

"Two more years Lincoln… two more years…"

Those were the words Lincoln muttered to himself as he walked down one of the sidewalks of the neighborhood. He had finally managed to calm down, but still could feel the headache that had formed from having Lynn and Lola yelling at him so early in the day.

'I love my sisters to death and will do anything I can for them, but damn they get on my nerves sometimes,' The teen thought, shoving his hands into his pockets with a sigh. 'With them getting even more nosy and now this, sometimes I think it'll be best if I move out of the house somehow. It's not like I'm lacking in money.'

His eyebrow scrunched up however as he tilted his head. 'Though… not sure how well that will go over with Mom and Dad. There's also the fact I don't think I can get my own place anyway due to being a minor and I doubt I can put the Abyss down as a proof of income…' A grimace formed on his face. 'Guess that means I'm stuck with dealing with my sisters for another t-'

You have entered an ID Barrier

"Eh?" The white-haired Gamer stopped as the screen appeared in front of him. Looking around him, he noticed how barren and empty the area was now. "Great, somehow wandered into a barrier. So who opened it?"

A loud explosion in the distance caught his attention.

"Well that answers that question. Hope Clyde won't mind me being a bit late."

Not wasting any time, he quickly flash stepped towards the source.

"We finally got you, ya little brat! Took us a while, but even you have your weaknesses I guess."

Maggie Granger could do nothing but glare at the bearded man standing across from her. She looked behind her, only seeing a pair of glowing yellow chains that kept her arms in place. 'Shit…!'

The man laughed loudly, joined by several of his other men. "Oh I wouldn't bother, those chains are enhanced by holy magic after all. A perfect counter for you and that shadow demon of yours. You're not the first one with an ability like that that we've dealt with."

"Good to know I guess," Maggie dryly stated, going down to one knee as she felt herself growing weaker and her eyelids heavy. 'Damn it… they're sapping away at my magic. I can't summon Yami in this state.'

"So what should we do with her boss?" A younger man with a tattoo across his face asked from behind the leader. "She's only just a kid after all."

"Yet she'd still fetch a pretty good price on the black market with the right buyer. Especially with a Natural Ability like hers…" The leader responded, his grin growing wider. "Perfect punishment for little girls who don't know their place in the world, much less the Abyss."

"Bite me," Maggie growled, still struggling but making no progress.

"Defiant to the end, I can respect that about you," The leader laughed as he started to walk towards the downed emo. "Now then, let's-"

"Let's not."

He was suddenly cut off as a foot slammed into the back of his head, sending the man headfirst into the concrete and knocking him unconscious immediately.

"Boss?! Ugh!"

The other men were quickly dealt with as they were knocked out with what appeared to be a white and orange blur to Maggie as they all collapsed to the ground.

"Well, they were weak…"

The emo's eyes slowly widened as the assailant finally stopped and came to view in front of her, the chains around her wrists disappearing. "L-Loud…?"

Lincoln turned back at the sound of his surname being called as his eyes widened. "Maggie?"

However before the girl could respond, her eyes rolled into the back of her head as she collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

Clyde raised an eyebrow, turning to the window in his room at the sound of tapping on it as he walked over. As soon as he got there however, he jumped back in surprise as he saw Lincoln on the other side appearing to be floating in midair whilst carrying someone.

"Lincoln?! How?!" The dark skinned boy panicked, only to go quiet as the white haired teen put a finger to his own lips. He gestured for his friend to open the window, which the McBride quickly complied with.

"Thanks Clyde," the Loud thanked, stepping into the room with the unconscious person in his arms. Clyde only stared in bewilderment as Lincoln placed them down on his bed and took a better look to see that it was the leader of the emo kids at their school, Maggie Granger.

"L-Linc? What exactly happened?"

Lincoln sniffed, placing a hand to the back of his neck. "I wandered into an ID barrier on my way here and found Maggie getting jumped by some guys. I beat them up and got her out of there."

"I-I see…" The bespectacled teen turned towards the unconscious girl again. She wasn't badly injured, but she had several bruises and cuts across her body while her wrists had markings around them. "Did you know what they wanted from her?"

"I didn't get the full conversation, but I heard about them talking about selling her on the black market for a good price." Clyde's eyes widened at this news while Lincoln's own narrowed. "Was more than enough reason for me to get involved. I heard the Abyss was a messed up place but I didn't think it was this bad."

"Then are you sure it's a good idea for you to start getting involved in it yourself?" Clyde asked, concern for his best friend growing. "What if they come after you?"

Lincoln remained silent for a moment before laughing dryly. "Pretty sure it's too late for me to leave now, Clyde. Already have someone's attention on me." He stepped closer to Maggie, cracking his knuckles. "Now… let's get started."

'I don't think I could walk away even if I wanted to at this point…'

Lincoln internally grimaced, opening up his menu as he sorted through his items. Whilst Maggie's visible wounds didn't look too bad, he didn't know about the damage they might have done elsewhere. Luckily he had picked up a few items through his dungeon expeditions that might help.

Item: Healing Crystals
Small purple crystals that amplify your healing power

'If that masked man's words hold any weight, someone is already after me and for reasons I have no idea what. I have to keep getting stronger, if not just for myself but to protect my family.' The boy held two small purple stones in his hand, before casting a Cure spell as a greenish aura hovered over Maggie. 'I have questions that need answers, and I can't stop until I get them.'

Shaking his head, he focused on the task at hand, watching with satisfaction as Maggie's wounds began to disappear. Not long afterwards, the girl's eyes began to flutter as she started to awaken, causing a small smile to appear on Lincoln's lips.

"L-Loud…?" The girl's voice was hoarse and tired.

"Relax, you're safe now. Clyde, can you go get her some water?" Lincoln asked, taking a glance at his friend who nodded as he left the room to go fetch the liquid.

"Why?" The white haired boy turned back to Maggie as she stared at him. "Why did you help me? You had nothing to get out of it and could have put yourself in danger, so why?"

"...Didn't need a reason. As a protagonist from a great JRPG would say, 'you don't need a reason to help people'," Lincoln answered back with a smile, causing Maggie's eyes to widen. "Saw someone in trouble, so I helped. That's all."

"...That's a stupid way of thinking," Maggie bluntly responded as she looked away, causing Lincoln to chuckle. "But… thank you."

Lincoln raised an amused eyebrow, noticing a pinkish tint on Maggie's pale face. "You're welcome."

He finally stopped the spell, stepping back. "Alright, you should be good now. How do you feel?"

The emo sat up on the bed, flexing one of her arms a few times before closing her eyes. On cue, her shadow monster rose from her own shadow and stared at its master. "Good I guess…"

"AHHH!"

Both teens looked towards the door to see Clyde had walked into the room and was now on the ground, staring at Yami in fear. "M-Monster!"

"Clyde, chill! It's not going to hurt you! Is it?" Lincoln asked the girl as she shook her head and recalled the shadow demon. "See? It's gone."

Clyde took several deep breaths to calm down before nodding. "Alright, I'm good. Sorry…"

"Chicken." Lincoln's ears perked up, turning towards Maggie to see the girl with a barely hidden smirk.

'Someone has an impish side.'

"I have the water by the way," Clyde spoke up, grabbing the bottles he dropped on the floor. "I'm not sure what kind you drink, so I grabbed one of everything."

"...Just regular water will do thanks," Maggie answered, grabbing the bottle from Clyde. Placing it against her lips, she downed half the bottle before pulling it away from her.

"Someone was thirsty…" Lincoln piqued, causing a small embarrassed blush to appear on the girl's face. "So, about those guys who attacked you."

"What about them?" Maggie bluntly responded.

Lincoln raised an eyebrow at the tone. "Hey, I'm just worried about what that was all about, that's all. What's to stop them from coming back and finishing the job?"

"They managed to get the jump on me, I'll be ready for them next time. As for what it was all about… it doesn't concern you."

Lincoln's eyebrows furrowed. "Hey, I didn't mean anything by it. I'm just concerned about you, that's all."

"..." Maggie was silent, staring at the water bottle in her hands. "...Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why are you so concerned about me? We barely know each other Loud, so why?"

"...Because you look like you're in trouble, that's why," Lincoln answered back with a smile. "I know we barely know each other, but you helped me before."

"I just showed you how to exit an ID barrier if you ended up trapped in one again," Maggie bluntly retorted. "Not to mention, I attacked one of your friends."

"Renee's not even really that worried about it, she was more confused to be honest." Lincoln sat down in Clyde's chair, smiling. "Besides that, you didn't have to show me how to do that. Yet you did, so I like to think you're a good person."

"...A good person huh?" Maggie went silent, seemingly processing the boy's words. "...Do you have your phone?"

Lincoln raised an eyebrow. "Uh yeah?"

"Let me see it."

Still confused, the boy handed the girl his smartphone as she took it and messed with it a bit. Handing it back to him, she pulled out her own phone. "I gave you my number and I also have yours now. If I need help, I'll contact you." The girl's face then went a bit red. "And… if you need help, you can contact me."

Lincoln blinked several times before chuckling once again. "Alright then, I look forward to working with you Maggie.

You have begun the Maggie Granger Route

'...I hope the other girls don't get mad at me for this.'

"Well with that said, I'll see you later," Maggie said, standing up from the bed and moving towards the window, before jumping out. Lincoln and Clyde both approached it to see that she was already gone and out of sight.

Both boys stood there in silence before Clyde finally spoke up. "So… what was that all about Linc?"

Lincoln only sighed, stepping away from the window. "If only I knew Clyde, not even sure myself."

"Sounds like it's been an eventful day at least."

"You have no idea," Lincoln laughed, placing a hand on top of his head as he sat on Clyde's bed. "Between this and the whole Sister Fight Protocol nonsense back at the house, I'm already ready for the day to end."

Clyde snickered at his friend's expense. "Not going to lie Lincoln, sometimes you make me happy I'm an only child."

"Hah, good to know!" Lincoln said, grinning at his best friend. "On that note, thanks for talking to your dads on letting me chill out here until things finally calm down at the house."

"No problem, and your parents know you're here right?"

"Yeah, mom texted and told me she and dad were going to talk to my sisters about the Protocol too. Apparently, the girls left it out that they forgot to include me in it so I wouldn't be surprised if it's thrown in the trash where it belongs," Lincoln explained with a smile. "She does want me back home though when things cool off, so I can't spend the night."

"Well nice to see they're not letting your sisters get away with it. I understand them not wanting you to get involved, but taking over the house was going too far," Clyde said with a frown, making Lincoln nod.

"Pretty much, but guess I'll deal with it when I get back home later." Lincoln stood up, smiling. "Anyway, want to watch Jujutsu Kaisen? Season two isn't far away so we should finish the first season and then watch the 0 movie."

Clyde grinned, already turning on his TV. "Yep! Zach told me he caught up in the manga just yesterday too, so he's really excited for it."

Lincoln nodded, watching as his friend started the simulcast and the anime started.

'I have a boyfriend! I have a boyfriend! I have a boyfriend!'

Inside her bedroom and underneath her bed covers, Yuna Woo continued to internally repeat those words to herself as she hugged her pillow tightly and rolled back and forth giggling with a wide smile on her face.

Last night had gone even better than she expected considering she had been prepared to try and woo Lincoln with her feminine charms. However, she hadn't really expected to enter into a polygamous relationship with him and several other girls. Still, Karin and Renee were her friends and she cared for them and she had hit it off pretty well with Ronnie Anne last night too so she couldn't complain.

'Oh what should we do first? Where should we have our first date?' The young girl squealed into her pillow, an excitable side to her personality that she usually kept repressed showing.

"Young mistress, breakfast is ready."

Yuna screeched, falling right out the bed and onto the floor. Sitting up with a wince, she glared at the impassive face of Sigret who stood there with her arms behind her back.

"How many times have I told you to stop doing that Sigret?!" Yuna snapped, though the older woman didn't seem affected in the least bit by her young charge.

"You seemed to be enjoying yourself, so I didn't want to bother you," Sigret explained in a monotone voice. "On that note, I believe I should say you're welcome, considering things seemed to go well last night.'

Yuna's right eye twitched, feeling the smugness in her maid's tone. "I-I guess, thank you by the way."

"It was no issue, anything for my young charge," Sigret said before a small genuine smile appeared on her face. "I'm glad you're opening up more however. Ever since this school year started, you've seemed to be more energetic and open since you allied with that group of yours."

Yuna was quiet, getting up and sitting on her bed. "You think?"

Sigret nodded, walking over and placing a hand on the girl's shoulder. "I know. You seem happy whenever you talk about them, especially the boy. I know you've had a strict and awkward at times upbringing, so to see you having so much fun pleases me."

"...If only mom would tell me half the things you're saying right now," Yuna dryly stated, causing a frown to return to Sigret's face.

"Please, go easy on your mother Yuna. It hasn't been easy for her since your father's death either."

"Then why isn't she around more often? Why does she only seem to care about how I do in school and not my personal life?" Yuna retorted, causing Sigret's frown to deepen. The young girl sighed, looking down at the floor. "I'm sorry Sigret, it's just…"

Sigret shook her head, placing a hand on one of Yuna's shoulders. "It's fine Yuna. I know you have… conflicted feelings for your mother. All I ask is that you don't shut her off completely, she does care for you even if she has trouble showing it."

Yuna remained silent before standing up from her bed and walking to the bathroom. "I'm going to get dressed and go for a walk…"

Sigret watched her young charge close the bathroom doors before sighing. 'Hyun-ki… if only you were here for your family. They both need you."

Lincoln whistled a tune to himself, walking home from Clyde's house. He had enjoyed his time tremendously, watching anime and even playing some video games with his best friend even if he didn't do too much of the latter nowadays. It also had given him ample time to calm down, knowing that things between him and his sisters would be tense once he arrived home.

'Well sometimes you have to take the bull by the horns…' The teen thought to himself, opening his menu and going through it absentmindedly. 'Have to put my foot down on occasion and let the girls know they can't always have it their way even if I'm the only boy.'

Closing his menu and approaching the house, he took notice of how quiet it was. As he unlocked the door with his house key, he saw that the entire house was clean and quiet with several lights on.

"Well, if it isn't my young lookalike!"

A wide grin quickly formed on Lincoln's face as he turned towards his right to see his grandfather walking out. "Pop-Pop!"

Albert laughed as he and Lincoln quickly hugged each other. "Good to see you too, Linc! I think you've gotten taller since last time too!"

"Yeah, I had another growth spurt not too long ago. I'm about dad's height now," Lincoln explained, stepping back with a grin.

Albert nodded in approval, starting to pat his grandson in the arms. "And it looks like you've started working out too, my little buddy is starting to get tough on me. Won't be long before the ladies at your school start noticing you."

"Ah… yeah, about that."

"...Heh. I see now, you already have a little lady friend huh?" Albert grinned widely, causing Lincoln to chuckle in slight embarrassment. "So who's the lucky lady?"

'Well… there's four of them but…' Lincoln thought before answering. "Ronnie Anne, Lori's boyfriend's sister. We just started dating yesterday."

"Oh I remember her! She was a fiery one, she reminded me of Rita in her youth," Albert said, grinning widely. "Well, hoping things work out between you two!"

"Thanks Pop-Pop."

"And remember to use condoms."

"POP-POP!" Lincoln shouted, his whole face turning red as Albert laughed loudly.

"If you're done making inappropriate jokes with Lincoln dad, Lynn and I just finished setting up for dinner," Rita dryly said, walking out to the living room for dinner. "It'll just be the four of us by the way, Lincoln. Your sisters are eating quietly in their rooms as punishment for the whole messy Sister Fight Protocol today."

"Sister Fight Protocol?" Albert repeated, raising an eyebrow.

Lincoln chuckled sheepishly. "It's a long story, Pop-Pop…"

"Also…" Rita spoke again, looking at Lincoln. "All four of us need to talk, Lincoln. Namely about your… ability and your birth parents."

Lincoln's eyes widened, turning towards Albert who nodded. He swallowed. "Alright then…"

"I see… an ability that turns your life into one of those video games you like playing so much. Sounds like a very unique ability."

Lincoln nodded, poking at his meatloaf. "Yeah, and I'm growing stronger at such a fast rate because of it. The people I've been working with even said I'm at their level if not higher, and I've only been hanging around them for a couple of weeks."

Albert remained silent, sitting at the dining room table as his daughter, son in law, and adoptive grandson stared at him. "I don't know much about Natural Abilities, I'll admit. But this one sounds quite unique and powerful. Then again, you have a powerful heritage."

"Pop-Pop… who were my parents?" Lincoln asked. A common question he had asked over the years, only to be rejected every time.

However, now…

"...Your father's name was Sieg and your mother went by the name of Eliza. From what I recall, your father was a powerful warrior with an unmatched ability for combat while your mother was an extraordinary mage, nearly as powerful as Harriet was in her prime."

"Grandmother Harriet was a Natural Ability user dad?" Rita asked in surprise, causing her father to nod.

"Indeed, she could cause storms and level towns with her magic from what I recall. Though… her ability seems to have disappeared through the generations since her passing," Albert explained to his wide eyed daughter. He turned back towards Lincoln. "If you plan to get involved in the Abyss Lincoln, and I know you do, you need to be careful. There are very powerful people there. Not as strong as your parents, but strong nonetheless."

"...Yes, Pop Pop," Lincoln said with a nod. "So can you tell me what happened to them? Where are they now?"

Albert released a heavy sigh, leaning back into his chair. "I… don't know. They left you at my doorstep a few weeks after you were born along with a note that things had grown too dangerous to keep you with them. There was a large-scale power struggle going on in the Abyss at the time that had started a few months before you were born, and your parents had to stay in hiding as Eliza was in no condition to fight. Once she had given birth to you, they stayed in hiding for a while longer before dropping you off at my place and disappearing. They…" Albert placed his elbows on the table and laced his fingers. "They hadn't planned on coming back, they just wanted to be sure you were safe. They made very powerful enemies, and their allies were stretched thin. I don't know what's become of them."

"So… they might be…"

"I'm sorry, Lincoln."

Lincoln's hands clenched underneath the table, shaking before feeling another hand placed on both of them. Looking up, he saw both his mother and father of the Loud family looking at him. He released a shaky breath. "It's fine Pop-Pop, thanks for telling me."

"...I'm sorry my boy. I loved them too, Sieg and I were great friends and he looked forward to being a father. Liza's face would light up whenever she talked about her future as a mother. They loved you, never forget that," Albert said with pure sincerity, causing a smile to appear on Lincoln's face.

"I knew Sieg as well Lincoln, me and him went to high school together," Rita revealed, causing her boy to look at her. "He was a great person and a great man, always looking out for other people. He would be proud of who you are today, a boy that does everything for his family especially his sisters."

"Thanks mom," Lincoln said, causing a smile to appear on the woman's face.

"There's something else Lincoln," Albert interjected, reaching behind his back and pulling out a small bag. "Your parents left us with this, and wanted me to give it to you when you became of age."

Taking the small bag, Lincoln opened it to reveal a necklace with a dark x-shaped pendant. Curiosity growing, he silently used his Observe skill.

Accessory: Family Pendant
A necklace passed down from you by your birth parents
+10 to all stats
[Locked Ability]

'A locked ability huh? Wonder how I can unlock it…' Turning his attention back to his grandfather, Lincoln smiled. "Thanks Pop-Pop, for everything. You too, mom and dad."

The adults smiled before Rita and Lynn Sr both hugged their son, now glad that a weight had been lifted off their shoulders.

Albert stayed back however, watching them with a smile. 'Are you watching Sieg and Liza? Your son is becoming a fine man.'

"So both of your birth parents disappeared?"

"Yeah, that's what my grandfather told me. He doesn't know where they are."

Karin frowned, a sad expression on her face even as she locked shinai with Lincoln. "I'm sorry to hear that Lincoln."

Lincoln broke the stalemate, making several slashes towards Karin which she blocked. "It's fine Karin, I'm just happy I can find out more about them."

"Well, at least you got something then," Ronnie Anne piqued, sitting off to the side in the kendo dojo they were in. "And maybe they aren't dead, so keep your hopes up!"

"Yeah… ow!"

"Hit!" Karin yelled, slamming her wooden weapon on top of Lincoln's head, who was luckily wearing protective equipment. She watched as the boy rubbed the spot, growing slightly concerned. "Sorry Linc, I didn't hit you too hard did I?"

"N-No, it's fine Karin!" Lincoln reassured, giving her a small smile.

"A little pain goes a long way anyway Lame-O!" Ronnie Anne taunted from the side, getting a dirty look from her shared boyfriend.

"Is that so? Maybe you wouldn't mind tagging in then Ronnie…" The small smile on Lincoln's face grew a bit larger as he saw a look of nervousness appear on Ronnie Anne's face.

"You have been just sitting there watching despite saying you wanted to start helping us out in the dungeons. A little training now would go a long way," Karin added, a smile on her own face.

Ronnie Anne looked at the two, growing nervous as she stood up. "You know, I think mi familia needs me home today so I should get-."

"Put the gear on Ronnie," Lincoln said, flash stepping and appearing behind the Santiago girl.

Ronnie Anne looked at him and then at the excited Karin. She sighed.

"Damn it…"

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