Having returned to the guild, Keane walked through the entrance with the same calm expression he had left with, very confident.
The clerk at the front desk looked up, surprised to see him. "You're back already?"
"Yes." He answered with a small smile as he approached.
"That was fast? How far did you get? Didn't make it that far?" She joked.
"The end." Keane said, maintaining composure.
"The end?"
"Yes."
"H-hey, you're joking, right? Please tell me you're joking."
By then, a few nearby adventurers looked over, listening in to their conversation.
Taking out the completion token he had secured from the guards at the gate site, he placed it on the counter.
The clerk picked it up, and having gone through it, her expression changed. Only then did it dawn on her that Keane wasn't joking, and was actually being serious.
She looked at the token, then at Keane, then back at the token. "Did you... reallyclose the gate?"
