They hadn’t even reached the Ash Tower yet and one of the party members was already coveting the treasures. No one said anything, but the other party members had abnormal expressions on their faces—even Benson, a thief who frequently stole even from his own comrades.

Cerm was an illegal mage. Mages were forbidden from casting magic besides the emperor’s Grace, which the Church had monopolized. There was only a small group of mages that were allowed to conduct research on the emperor’s Grace.

Cerm had managed to keep his identity as a mage secret up until he did something crazy—he set fire to the house of a girl he had a crush on. He managed to escape, but the Church marked him as a heretic due to that incident. He abhorred the thought of having any involvement with the Church, as they had been chasing him for a long time.

The shield-wielding warrior, Torrell, who opposed Juan joining the party at first, was a silver-rank like Huxle. He was also an alcoholic. Due to his hand tremors, Torrell had to tie his hand tightly to the shield with bandages before entering battles, afraid that he might drop it midway. Nevertheless, he continued drinking while on the road.

Lastly, Anya, the lady who sponsored this expedition. Her name was obviously an alias....