"Woof!" (Wolf, I remember Bear didn't drink any, did he?)
"Woof!" (That's right, Tiger. He just plain wanted to be a dog.)
"Woof!" (Oh, Bear, Bear!)
Rose watched the people barking before her, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Rock Bear, Crazy Tiger, and Howling Wolf were all renowned among independent players and had featured in various reports by the Press Club from very early on.
The three were both rivals and friends, and they were powerful. In any Instance with those three, even teams from the major organizations could only play supporting roles, let alone independent players a notch below them, like Rose.
Only after the three later went their separate ways did the other players breathe a sigh of relief. Slightly weaker teams like Rose's and Poisonous Snake's finally dared to compete, too.
Even so, after a single Instance, Poisonous Snake had died and his team had scattered, while Rose had also lost her teammates and could only start over. Only Rock Bear's entire team had retained all their strength and even improved.
Clearly, these three veteran powerhouses' teams still had the edge.
So it wasn't that Rose hadn't noticed the goodwill Rock Bear had shown her earlier, but she had considered it the magnanimity and tolerance of a veteran powerhouse.
Besides, her head had been filled with Lady Lilia, so she hadn't thought much of it at all.
Only now, after actually interacting closely with them, did she discover that these three renowned powerhouses all seemed a little lacking in the brains department.
But a thought soon arose in Rose's mind:
These three are powerful, aren't sinister and cunning like Poisonous Snake, and know each other well.
Perhaps I could try bringing them together into a team.
Although Rose had decided not to use her Charm ability to