Crackle, crackle. 

The forest was covered in darkness. In a clearing, two men sat in front of a bonfire. They were from the Bravo party, which was exploring the southern area of the forest.

“Yawn. Sunbae, aren’t you tired?”

“Sure I am. But we’re on guard duty.”

“...True.” The hubae looked around his other sunbaes. They were all fast asleep. “Looks like the other sunbaes aren’t worried. But if the dark elves happen to make a surprise attack…”

“Surprise attack? Hey, these are dark elves we’re talking about,” the sunbae replied while grilling cheese on a stick. “Dark elves gave in to the temptation of power and became corrupted because they nibbled on the branches of the World Tree. They did become powerful, but they were cursed by the Tree and their intellect was taken away. Forget following orders, they can barely communicate amongst themselves. There’s no way they would be able to act as an army.” 

“...But isn’t it likely that we’ll encounter them at...