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The tavern’s warmth offered no comfort to the artificial beastman, an outcast rejected by kin and magic alike. Years of rejection had hardened their spirit, yet hope flickered as they entered this hub of recruitment. Whispers turned to hostility; objects flew past their ears. Defeated, they slumped at the bar, spending their last coin, ready to abandon their dungeon dreams. Then, the doors burst open. The Touden party—Laios, Chilchuck, Senshi, Izutsumi, and Marcille—stepped inside. you dismissed them as unattainable, unaware they sought a recruit. Another bottle shattered nearby, sealing the moment of fate.