"Actually, if we weren't pressed for time, I'd recommend looking around your starting point. Based on past experience, there should be clues to a Fashion Demonic Beast nearby."
When Gleipnir and Star Worm first entered the Modern City Instance, they immediately encountered the Copycat Monster.
When Angel entered, there was a Carnival right beside him, with clues to the Traffic Bat and the Variety Elf.
So barring any surprises, there should also be clues to a Fashion Demonic Beast near Laplace and Sigmund's starting point.
But time was too tight. To avoid missing today's window, they had no choice but to leave.
Neither Laplace nor Sigmund minded.
Laplace could stay in Modern City to search for Fashion Demonic Beasts, while Sigmund had no interest in them at all.
So any clues near their starting point hardly mattered.
Though Laplace did not care about the clue, the Instance's supposed "opening bonus" intrigued him.
"Opening bonus?" Angel shook his head. "No, I don't think it's a bonus at all."
A clue to a Fashion Demonic Beast right at the start sounded like a hidden benefit, but they had to consider the time pressure.
This time, their deadline came from the fact that Hidden Waters could disconnect from Companion Star Lake at any moment.
For ordinary challengers, though, the pressure came from the main quest.
Gleipnir and Star Worm's experience made that clear.
Their first main quest had been: "Reach Prada Media Company within the time limit."
That limit was just two hours.
That was where the urgency lay.
Within those two hours, they had to do four things: learn about Modern City, blend in, find Prada Media Company, and reach it.
Every one of those tasks took time.
Ordinary newcomers did not have Angel's godlike perspective to help them cheat. Finding their