After making breakfast, Kael returned to his room and prepared himself for what was probably going to be a long and incredibly boring day.
He sat on the edge of his bed, staring at the wall for several seconds before falling backward and grabbing his phone.
"Maybe I should find another hobby."
Gaming had been his primary hobby for years, but even Kael had to admit that spending all his free time staring at a screen wasn’t exactly healthy.
He needed to touch grass once in a while.
Perhaps he could try something different.
Pottery?
Carving?
Maybe something like painting?
Kael imagined himself sitting somewhere quietly, carving a piece of wood into something artistic.
He stared at the ceiling.
Then sighed.
"Sounds like too much work."
Why go outside when staying inside was an option?
Besides, there was absolutely nothing wrong with gaming.
With that perfectly reasonable conclusion, Kael decided to spend the rest of the day doing absolutely nothing productive.
And that was exactly what he did.
He played games.
He slept.
He chatted with Lyra.
He ate dinner with her.
Then he went back to his room and slept again.
The day passed so quickly that Kael barely noticed it.
Before he knew it, morning had arrived.
The exploration of the new Rift was scheduled to begin at eight in the morning and would continue until roughly nightfall.
According to the recordings and reports left behind by the preliminary exploration team, the Rift itself didn’t possess a natural day and night cycle. Artificial lighting illuminated the interior, keeping the entire world bright regardless of how much time passed outside.
That didn’t mean the exploration team would remain inside indefinitely.
The environment was simply too harsh to establish a proper camp within the Rift. The extreme cold, unpredictable monsters, and other environmental hazards made staying overnight unnecessarily dangerous.
As a result, the plan was simple.
Enter in the morning.
Explore throughout the day.
Exit at night.
Return the following morning.
Repeat.
One day obviously wouldn’t be enough to completely explore an unknown A Rank or potentially higher Rift. The expedition had therefore been planned to last an entire week, with the exploration teams entering and exiting through the same sequence during that period.
Fortunately, Kael wasn’t in any rush.
It was only six in the morning when he woke up.
After getting out of bed, Kael prepared breakfast for himself and Lyra before taking a bath and getting ready.
By the time he finished everything, the clock had already reached seven.
Kael checked the time.
He still had an entire hour before the scheduled departure.
He could have stayed home for another thirty minutes and still arrived on time.
But being early was better than being late.
More importantly, Kael wanted to use the extra time to familiarize himself with the people he would be working with.
Jonas had already provided him with information about his team, and he had gone through their profiles the previous day. Still, reading someone’s information on a screen wasn’t the same as meeting them in person.
There was also the other exploration teams.
If Kael was going to lead his own team alongside them, there was no harm in getting acquainted with the other team beforehand.
With that in mind, Kael grabbed his things and left the apartment.
He walked down the stairs before making his way toward his motorcycle.
After putting on his helmet, Kael climbed onto the bike.
The engine roared to life.
A moment later, he accelerated onto the road.
The early morning streets weren’t particularly crowded, allowing Kael to make good time as he followed the coordinates Jonas had sent him.
After driving for a while, he finally arrived.


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