《Dungeons and Adventurers.》 Volume 1: Chapter 1(P0) - Elier Elier, this planet had a certain system to it, unlike the way other planets worked, where people earned money from either working for other people or creating valued papers for themselves. This world revolves around gaining a certain currency called E(Eliets), this worked as a currency for the planet Elier. This was a currency that could only be gained by slaying monsters in dungeons and trading their drop, loot whatever you want to call them for E in the dungeon centers. In this world however, there lies a system on the levels or ranks in each and every adventurer explorer. The levels are unlimited but therewere only 10 ranks in each level. G,F,E,D,C,B,A,S,SS,SSS. This ranks serve as a division in the different skills attributes you can attain. One must reach a certain threshold in their total attribute points to level up. G being 0 to 100, F 100 to 200. Till 1000 where the SSS is finally obtained. 1000 isn''t the skill gap however, it can keep increasing. It''s limitless. But not many attain the SSS.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. However, to enter the system of fighting monsters, one must enter a guild or at least be in any part of a guild regardless of the amount of member counts or how strong it is. After entering a guild a system statistics tattoo would be engraved onto your back. This statistic cannot be read by others who has not learned the language of statistics. They¡¯re written in a language we call the Steiler. Volume 1: Chapter 1(P1) - An aspiring adventurer I walked through the town of Rozenburgh, my hometown, wearing a tattered shirt that has been fixed by sewing many times over, it was apparent, it actually looked like the entire shirt was just sewed bits of reparation of the previous thing it used to be, a proper ¡®shirt¡¯. Wearing long pants as the weather wasn¡¯t in my favor either. If this clothings even counted as something that could be used as a countermeasure to the cold biting wind. Through the main street of the town where all of the little stores were set up, selling a variety of items such as fruits, clothings and food in general. The road made out of concrete stone, patterned like a cobblestone throughout the town¡¯s streets. As I walked through all the villagers gave me their looks of disgust as if I was something that wasn¡¯t meant to be allowed to walk through that street, they treated me as if I was a menace, a disgusting parasite that wasn¡¯t meant to even be alive. They did this just because I had nothing, no one. But to me, this all didn¡¯t matter to me, all of this townspeople didn¡¯t matter to me, as I had my eyes set on being the best adventurer there ever was! TODAY! Today was going to be the day I set out on my adventures to the dungeon! I had to walk through the town to the guild administration to create my own guild as that was the prerequisites to become an adventurer! I¡¯ve been spending my previous years saving up all of this Eliets to finally create my guild! A full 100,000 Eliets. I excitedly made my way down to the guild administration, buzzing through the town ever so zealously even with all those looks of disgust casted upon me. I¡¯ve finally achieved one of my greatest dreams! Not achieving it actually. My greatest dream has always been being the greatest adventurer! But that was something I couldn¡¯t even do, but today is finally the day that I can finally begin, even a tiny step to becoming the greatest adventurer that roamed this lands. All of the years I¡¯ve spent, on the streets trying my best to sell gum, doing odd jobs just to earn little amount of Eliets. Till the day I reached 16. I¡¯ve been living by a small chute down by the drainage area. Everyday came by hard for me as I lacked basic necessities. Coming by food was a fortune for me, I¡¯d usually have to go around different amounts of garbages to search every little bit for food. My best haul was an entire pizza that was thrown fresh out of the bakery. But that was 5 years ago, I¡¯d usually be feasting food from a restaurant, Le Relais, where they only served the best fresh food throughout the entire year. Due to their policies they¡¯d throw away all food that were not served the same day they were received, so as to never break their law. All for this day, to walk through this guild administration center to finally become an adventurer. As I pushed the door forward, the staff in the center was alerted as there was a really shiny sparkling golden bell that was hung on side of the door to serve as a notice of anyone entering the administration center. As I walked towards the front desk of the center I was greeted by a mellow girl. She had a pin on the left side of her chest. There read her name SaraOtosaka. ¡°Good morning! How may I help you today?¡± ¡°I was wondering how do you register for a new guild?¡± ¡°Come this way I¡¯ll help you out to the best of my abilities.¡± She said that ushering me towards a corner of the guild center where there was a glass table about 60cm of the ground. With two comfortable looking sofas on the opposite sides of each other. There was also a little bit of green scenery added, there was a pot of beautiful Lisianthus flowers, they had a beautiful shade of dark purple at the edges slowly converging to the center with a nice gradient of white. Sarasat there notifying me to sit on the opposite side of her to discuss the registration of the new guild. Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. ¡°To start of there are 2 prerequisites to create a new guild. The first is to be in possession of 100,000 Eliets and the second is to fill up this card.¡± The card had only three things.
Guild''s Name
Leader
Date of Creation
¡°I do have the 100,000 Eliets¡± I said that as I carried a pouch of Gold coins onto the table. There were only 10 pieces to be exact. Just so you readers don¡¯t get confused Eliets are a currency that was put into place to make a definite value of this coins that we use as currencies. So a single copper equals 1 Eliet. To get a Bronze coins, you need to trade in 100 coppers for a Bronze coin, so bronze equalizes 100 Eliet. To get a silver coin, you need 10 Bronze, so Silver symbolizes, 1,000 Eliets. Gold coins, equalizes 10 silver coins, which means that Gold coins come up to 10,000 Eliets. Platinum is 10 Gold coins, which is 100,000 Eliets and last but not least Diamond which is 1,000,000 Eliets which can be traded for 10 Platinum coins.
Currency Eliet Value Previous currency needed for exhange
Copper 1 N.A
Bronze 100 100
Silver 1,000 10
Gold 10,000 10
Platinum 100,000 10
Diamond 1,000,000 10
Sarahanded me the registration card. I immediately filled up the card. I¡¯ve always had the name of the guild I was going to create etched in the back of my head.
Guild Name Phoenix Victoria
Leader Fenix
Date of Creation Estier 748 Aeon 04 Delate 11
¡°Beautiful name¡± ¡°Th-Thank you! There is an actually meaning to this name, Phoenix Victoria is supposed to carry the meaning ¡®Phoenix¡¯s Victory¡¯, I¡¯ve always looked at the Phoenix as such a powerful entity. I¡¯ve always been living the way they do. If a Phoenix die, they resurrect stronger. The same as I do, whenever I fall no matter how badly, I¡¯ll always come back, stronger than before. That was my motto, and now the guild¡¯s motto as we-............. *Flustered* Ahhhhhh. I¡¯m sorry for rambling on so much!¡± ¡­¡­¡­ There was an awkward silence. *Should I peek at her? I¡¯m too embarrassed to do so though¡­¡­. I should* I looked at her, she had a look of astonishment as she stared at me. ¡°I¡¯ve never seen someone who had so much meaning behind of their name before! I¡¯m impressed, that was also a great tale to share. Thank you.¡± ¡°Th-th-thank you¡± I said as I started getting even more flustered. As I handed this to Sara. She asked me to come over with her to a rock that seemed to have a very magical feel to it. It had an aura around it that was visible to the naked eyes. A mellow beautiful light blue aura gradient with a slight amount of green, it was teal, more to the blue side of shade though. The stream of teal light floated around the rock ever so gently almost hypnotizing me with it¡¯s beautiful visuals. ¡°Hehehe, I can understand why you¡¯d do that. I did that too as I first came. Watch this.¡± Sara chuckled at me as she placed the registration card over the stone. The stone¡¯s teal ribbon of light streamed across and flowed into the card, the light converged to the top of the card and beamed down like a ray of light into the card, the moment it touched the card it ran past the card like a circle of light that expanded. The light infused with the card. The card now had a glow to it, it was¡­. As if it was alive! As this happened, I felt a burning sensation on my back. It didn¡¯t hurt, but I could tell that it was burning. I realized that a glow starting appearing on my back too. ¡°That is the Statistic Tattoo that have just been engraved onto you. Congratulations! You are now a certified adventurer!¡± I had such a strong rush of emotions, all of the hard work and conditions I¡¯d had to endure. It all finally came to fruition. Tears started welling up in my eyes. It started dripping down my face. ¡°Thank you! Otosaka-san¡± I gracefully took my card from Mei and headed out of the guild center immediately to the dungeon¡¯s entrance. Volume 1: Chapter 1(P2) - The first embrace I ran as fast as I could to the dungeon''s entrance. Skipping and jumping, making all kinds of weird gestures as I went over. *The day finally came* As I approached the entrance to the dungeons, I stared down the stairwell towards the first floor. The stairway was lit with torches in between every ten stairs, this torches weren¡¯t normal torches. As you all know, normal torches need fuel to run. This torches however, have an aqua blue flame to it. It never burns out. ¡°Beautiful¡± I said as I walked down the stairs to the very first floor. I was nervous at the same time extremely excited to finally begin my adventure. I wondered what would be my first enemy I would come across. How tough it would be and whether I could handle it. The first floor had a rock scenery. It was rather plain, just rocks that lead to different paths. As I walked slightly deeper into the first story, something cracked on the ground. ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± I walked closer to the crack. ¡°Hmmmm¡­¡­. Should I touch it?¡± ¡­¡­ I guided my hand to the crack. *crackle* the crack got bigger and it seems to have a bulge. As if something was coming out of the ground. ¡°A-Ahhhhh¡­. That startled me¡± As the crack grew bigger I jumped back and observed it from a little bit further. As I jumped back, the crack exploded which formed a hole on the ground, and something jumped out. ¡­ It was a furry dwarf bunny. It had beautiful white fur which coated it¡¯s entire skin, not a single bit of dirt. I walked closer to the bunny, assuming it was safe. Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Hey there, don¡¯t be scared¡± I said as I approached the bunny ¡°Pyon Pyon¡± As I came to a distance of around 50 cm the bunny¡¯s eyes immediately turns red and it responded to my actions by pouncing onto me. The bunny aimed a headbutt to my stomach. But I reacted by guarding myself crossing my arms and using my hands as a shield. I jumped back and entered my fighting stance I¡¯ve always been practicing. My weapon is actually a Katana. I made a steel type katana back in the days where I found steel from different amount of garbages. I entered a defence post with my right leg launched in front of my left. And my hand to the back of my back where my Katana should be placed. The only difference was¡­¡­¡­¡­ ¡°MY KATANA!¡± *I forgot to bring it¡­¡­¡­¡­. I just ran straight to the dungeon entrance* ¡­¡­¡­ My face started to go from a confident look to a somewhat pale look. Where purple lines started drooping down from the top of my head to the bottom. *How did I make a mistake like that?*....... I immediately went from my defence posture to running away from the bunny. As I made my way towards the dungeon entrance¡­¡­ I realize that the other bunnies have spawned are currently blocking the entrance to the upperworld. ¡°HUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA¡± I had no choice but to run the other way towards the lower levels instead. If I wanted to survive. My best chances of survival is to pray that I meet stronger adventurers who could bring me up to the upperworld again. I kept running down till I thought I had lost them all. I kept running till there was nothing that could chase me anymore. I looked back every so often just to check. After running for a long time about 30 minutes. Nothing seemed to finally be chasing me anymore. At the time I didn¡¯t realize my surroundings. But it seems that the rocks were now no longer just normal looking rocks that were grey with a bunch of mud. It was black, it was as black as obsidian. ¡°I¡¯ve no idea where I am¡­¡­ what have I gotten myself into.¡± ¡°It seems like nothing spawns here. Maybe this is a safe floor?¡± I looked around for anything that was chasing me. It seemed like there was none. *pant pant* ¡°Finally, I¡¯ve never ran this much in my life before. At least it¡¯s finally over¡± I took a seat in a corner of the dungeon, pondering on where I am and what I have gotten myself into. As I sat there resting. I heard a roar. It echoed amongst the many walls and corners I was resting myself upon. It also didn¡¯t seem like it was far. I overcame my disability of moving due to my severe amount of running earlier on. Stood on my feet and started walking away from the direction of the roar. As I was doing so, it seemed as if the roar was getting louder. I thought to myself maybe I was just being paranoid which enhances my hearing ability or caused me to suffer some hallucination. But I was right. The thing that roared came closer by the second as I walked away from it. I started dashing across the dungeon floor. But it seemed like it wasn¡¯t enough. Each second. I thought that it¡¯s the end of my life. Even as it just began. I started welling up tears in my eyes. ¡°JUST AS IT STARTED¡± ¡°It all ended¡± I reached a dead end. I laid myself on the wall at the edge. The lion was just a meter infront of me. It stood still for a second, before slashing at me with it¡¯s huge claws. ¡°It¡¯s over¡± As it sways it¡¯s claws at me, I heard a metal clashing noise *clank* As I looked up, I saw a silhouette. Volume 1: Chapter 1(P3) - The unknown silhouette *Clink* *Slash* A line of blood flew in a sleek line following the sword. A part of it landed on me, on my chest, leaving a line of stinky dark brown blood. She then swings her sword to an abrupt stop, so that the blood on her katana flew off. She then magnificently sheathed her sword back to her left hips where a sheath was placed. She had an amazing tint of hair color, it was blue, turquoise blue. She had an hourglass body. Her waist to hip ratio wasn''t massive, to me, it was just perfect! She had a really slender body. She wore a blue dress. It didn¡¯t reach to her knees. I¡¯d presume it would have been hard to move in. It was only about one fifth down. She had light armor around her neck converging to cover her breasts too. She had light armor on her shoulders all of her arms and her knees. I was stunned! ¡°Are you okay?¡± I didn¡¯t answer¡­ I was too astonished by her magnificent bladework and beauty. ¡°Hello???¡± ¡°Ahhhh, sorry!¡±...... ¡°Yes! I¡¯m okay.¡± I said that as I stood up straight as a log in the shortest time I have ever done in my life! ¡°Th-thank you so much for saving my life!¡± I said as I bowed to her in utmost respect. ¡°My name is Fenix!¡± ¡°Mine is Ayane Miyazaki¡± ¡°Miyazaki-san, can you please guide me to the top floor? I-I-I¡¯m¡­. Not strong enough to fight in this level of the dungeon¡± Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. I was really embarrassed to ask her¡­. What if she thought I was just a nuisance? ¡­¡­ I might have just screwed up my first impression with her! This is embarrassing¡­ For such a gorgeous girl to save my life. I¡¯m pathetic. ¡°Sure. But how did you get here to begin with? I¡¯d assume you was a beginner? Tell me about it as we walk up¡± I started flustering. I mean¡­¡­ who immediately runs to the dungeon? Without a freaking weapon? Only an idiot like me. I mean, I was about to pet a fucking rabbit that was demonic. I covered my face as I told her the tale. ¡°I ran into the dungeon¡¯s first floor, I saw a cute rabbit popped out of the floor.¡± ¡°I tried to pet it.¡± *Pffftttt* Miyazaki tried her best to stop laughing at how stupid it was. ¡°It pounced on me as I was about to reach it, then¡­¡­¡­. I went into my defence stance and was ready to unsheathe my katana¡­..¡± ¡­¡­. ¡°The only problem was, I didn¡¯t have it with me ==¡± I covered my face up as I said that¡­.. My face was as red as a tomato, it was incredibly embarrassing. *Pfffttttt* ¡­¡­ *Chuckles* ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± I covered my face up entirely this time. As we walked up together I told her the entire story of how I managed to get myself in this deep problem. I was so embarrassed, I couldn¡¯t help but fluster badly. As we made it to the top floor, I managed to see sunlight again! I¡¯ve never been more happy in my entire life to see sunlight. We walked together through the town of RozenBurgh. I quietly walked beside of her, slight flustered. And for some reason! Everyone is staring at us. More of the gazes especially staring at me. I decided to ask her why we were getting stared at. ¡°Miyazaki-san, why is everyone staring at us?¡± At first I thought it was just her being extremely beautiful. ¡°It¡¯s always like this Fenix, don¡¯t worry about it¡± She said with a wry smile. ¡°Have you done your statistics card yet Fenix?¡± ¡°Statistics card? What is that?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a card that embeds your statistics that are on your back to the card. It can be easily attainable for a cheap price!¡± ¡°What? There was such a thing?¡± ¡°Yes, it is important as the statistics on your back cannot be seen by yourself after all. This was a solution to that problem.¡± ¡°Ohhhh! That is rather crafty. Where can I get one from?¡± ¡°There¡¯s two steps to getting your statistics card activated. First, is to buy a statistics card at the statistics store, next is to get your guild leader to embed the information on your back to the card.¡± ¡°What if you¡¯re the guild leader?¡± ¡°The guild leader needs someone else to help him embed his own to his own card. It¡¯s rather tedious.¡± ¡°Where is this shop you are speaking of? ¡°We¡¯re actually right beside it right now.¡± I looked to my side and saw a beautiful display of different types of blank statistics cards. Some were glittered, some were chromed, some were prismatic. It was fabulous. What caught my eyes the most was that crystal looking statistics card. ¡°Well I¡¯ll be heading back now Fenix. I¡¯ll see you sometime soon.¡± ¡°Bye. Thank you so much for everything.¡± As she said that she was walking towards the biggest most prestigious building in this entire town. The Red Crimsons mansion. Volume 1: Chapter 1(P4) - Statistics card I walked into the card shop and looked at the different arrays of statistic cards. There were so many to choose from but I wanted the crystal one. ¡°Excuse me!¡± ¡°Give me a moment young adventurer!¡± The shop owner said to me as he was attending another customer. A girl that was wearing an adventurer''s cloak made out of cloth, it was red in color with wool outlining the cloak. She wore clothes that only covered her breasts. She wore a tight shorts that was jean¡¯s material. She had long hair that was behind the cloak, it was colored brown, hazel brown and it reached to her waist. She looked like she was buying a statistics card, the card she held was a pink card with laces of ribbon surrounding the sides. As I looked closer she seems to be showing her old previous statistic card which was slightly worn out, it was also pink as her new one. It didn¡¯t have laces surrounding it. ¡®Is she buying a new one to replace her old card?¡¯ I thought to myself as I looked around the shop. ¡®How much do this cost?¡¯ I looked around and saw the price tags. The plain looking one had a price tag handing, I took a peek and¡­¡­¡­.. ¡®10,000 Eliets¡¯ I was in shock! That looked like the cheapest thing this shop had to offer. ¡®It must be a mistake¡¯ I looked over to the slightly more embroidered cards. ¡®20,000 ELIETS¡¯ *stumble* My body had a jerking reaction to that shocking price. I seem to have caught the attention of the shopkeeper and the girl who was buying her new card. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± The shopkeeper asked as the girl stared at me. ¡°E-e-errrrr, th-there¡¯s nothing wrong¡± I said that as I slowly stumbled out of the door with a face of disappointment. As I walked out I heard some footsteps follow behind of me. I turned around to see that beautiful girl who was buying a replacement for her pink laced card. ¡°W-were you planning on buying a statistics card?¡± Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. As I heard that my face got even more grimmed ¡°Yes I was¡± I said in the most disappointing manner ever. ¡°Ehh¡­ sorry did I say something wrong?¡± she said as she blushed. ¡°Noooooooooooooo¡± I said as I lost more air as I spoke. ¡°My name is Fenix, pleased to meet you¡± ¡°Mine is Mei Ayuzawa¡± ¡°Fenix-san, why do you look so disappointed walking out? It looked as if you¡¯ve lost a massive bet and have went into a debt¡­ orr¡­¡­¡­ your house burnt down?¡± *Fwooooosh* The wind blew in the awkward silence. ¡°I did not have enough money to buy a statistic card.¡± I said as my face turned purple. ¡°If you would like I could give you my old card?¡± My face brightened up like the greatest sun you have ever seen, I was dazzled by her kindness. ¡°W-w-would you really give me your statistic card? Your old one?¡± ¡°Yes if you really do not mind an old one and that it is pink¡± ¡°Y-YES! Please!¡± I said flustered due to the fact of not having even 10,000 eliets to buy the cheapest one. ¡°Ayuzawa-san which guild do you belong from?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t belong to any guild right now.¡± ¡°Huh? Why were you buying a statistic card then?¡± ¡°To update my stats!¡± ¡°But? I thought stats cannot be attained unless you join a guild?¡± ¡°Yes that is true, but your stats do stay even after you leave a guild¡­.. Hmmmmmmm, the only problem is I cannot update my stats as I would need a guild leader.¡± ¡°Hmmmm, that¡¯s a very peculiar way of having stats. So why did you leave your guild?¡± ¡°I¡­. don¡¯t¡­¡­¡­¡­ want to talk about that.¡± She covered her face using her cloak as she said that. I could barely see that her eyes were welling up. ¡°Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusseeeeejeeeesooooo¡­¡± Weird sounds started coming out of my mouth my body suddenly straighten and my face started to turn worried and guilty. ¡°I¡¯M SORRY! That was an insensitive question to ask!¡± I said with a guilt face bowing to her. ¡°It¡¯s¡­. okay.¡± ¡°Would you please have lunch with me as an apology?¡± As she started wiping her tears and recovering from her state. ¡°It¡¯s really okay, don¡¯t worry about it!¡± ¡°NO, PLEASE! ACCEPT!¡± ¡°If you really don¡¯t mind I will. Thank you!¡± We walked to a restaurant ¡®Risers¡¯, they sold food that I would eat once in a year, it was slightly more expensive than normal food since it¡¯s a restaurant. But it is a whole much cheaper than the others around, in my opinion this store sells the best there is around. ¡°Please order anything you would like!¡± ¡°May I have a Skillet Chicken with Brussel Sprouts and Apples¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have the same as you then¡± As I made the order to the waitress who came, nothing else did¡­¡­ only silence¡­¡­.. ¡­¡­¡­. ¡­¡­¡­¡­ ¡°Fen¡± ¡°Ayu¡± We both called out to each other to break the silence. But we instead interrupted each other which makes it slightly worse. We both started to blush slightly. ¡°Please go ahead Ayuzawa-san¡± ¡°O-o-okay¡­ Fenix-san ar-¡± ¡°Please just call me Fenix.¡± ¡°Ehhhhh!¡± ¡°O-okay then, Fe-Fe-Fenix. Are you a new adventurer?¡± She said as she flustered. ¡°Yes I am Ayuzawa-san. Which was why I was planning to buy a statistics card, but I didn¡¯t know it was so expensive ==.................................................. I heard from a girl earlier that it was cheap.¡± ¡°Oh, which guild did you join then?¡± ¡°I actually created my own guild.¡± I said in a slightly proud tone. ¡°I was going to head over to the guild¡¯s administration billboard to post a notice that I was recruiting new members.¡± ¡°New members? I was actually on my way to the guild¡¯s administration billboard to find a new guild to join in too. My statistics haven¡¯t been updated for a little while now ever since I left my prior guild.¡± *Ayuzawa-san was planning on joining a new guild? Ohhhhh, I would love to have her on my guild, she¡¯s a very kind soul.* *Twitch* *Twitch* ¡°Fenix? Is everything okay?¡± ¡°Ayu-Ayuza-Ayuzawa-san, I was wondering whether you would be okay with joining my guild. I really need a new member too and it looks like you¡¯re a mage type adventurer.¡± ¡°Ehhhhhhh!¡± ¡°I would definitely like to join your guild if you really would accept me the way I am now!¡± ¡°YOSHAAAAAA¡± I jumped out of my seat in excitement. As I said that we both finished our meals. ¡°The grand total of your meals are 3,700 Eliets¡± I froze in my excitement pose¡­ My bodies outline suddenly turned from bold to scratchy¡­.. My entire body turned white¡­¡­ I could literally feel my soul exit my body through my mouth¡­¡­.. I dropped to the ground still in my excitement pose¡­¡­.. I took out my last money from my pocket. 3719 Eliets¡­¡­.. I paid as we both left Risers Volume 1: Chapter 1(End): The Einrit and insignia. ¡°So where is your guild located?¡± ¡®Hmmmmmmm¡­.¡¯ I thought to myself. ¡®If the guild is created by a new leader¡­ me¡­¡­ and I don¡¯t have a base of operation¡­¡­.. where does that lead the guild¡¯s location to be?....... ¡­.. ¡­.. ¡­.. ¡­.. ¡­.. FUCKKKK wouldn¡¯t that be my sewer¡­ My small tiny chute¡­¡­¡­¡¯ I suddenly froze in place¡­. ¡°Is everything okay Fenix? You seem rather shooked.¡± ¡®I should just tell her the truth. After all I hate people who lie the most. If I did that myself what would that make me.¡¯ ¡°Ayuzawa-san¡­ the truth is, I don¡¯t have a base of operations for the guild. So based of my deduction or common sense, I¡¯d presume the location of the guild would be centered at my home.¡± ¡°That¡¯s lovely, I¡¯d like to see your home.¡± ¡°Yeah that¡¯s the problem¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get it, what¡¯s wrong with your house?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll get it when we reach there. It¡¯s just a minute more from where we are, not too far of from the town.¡± We walked up to my tiny little chute. ¡°This is the entrance to my home¡­¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°You mean you live in the sewage? I¡¯d kind of expected some really runned down home but this is at a whole nother level ain¡¯t it¡­.¡± I walked towards the chute and cleaned it up for her to be able to enter my home without having to dirty her cloak and her clothes. After cleaning it, I¡¯d told her that I¡¯d head in first to ensure that there was no dangerous items or things and that this will make sure that¡¯s she¡¯s safe as she comes down. *Wooosh*(Yes¡­ this is my sound for sliding down a chute¡­. LOL) ¡°(¡°(¡°(¡°It¡¯s safe Ayuzawa-san, please head down¡±)¡±)¡±)¡± The response echoes through the chute as I call out to Ayuzawa-san. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. *Wooooosh* It might be surprising, but this is was not just a chute home as some might say, I¡¯m actually skillful in a lot of different arts. Like Blacksmithing, Katana skills, Throwing skills and of course cooking skills(But this was barely used because I had no archive of ingredients.) This was not something I wanted the rest to know though, I kept it a secret from Ayuzawa-san¡­ at least for now. ¡°Uwaaaaaaaa, this was definitely not a place you¡¯d expect to show up after you entered a chute near a sewage, it¡¯s like an elite secret base... ¡° As Ayuzawa entered the chute she landed on some ragged cotton that was on the floor, this served as a cushion in case of hard landings from riding the chute down. The place had a weird shape to it, something that looks like the bottom of a massive tree stump, it was well sheltered from everything, it had a roof, it was part of the ground to begin with. My home laid out in almost 4 portions, the top left from the entrance being a relaxing area and where I slept. There was my bed, 2 navy blue ragged sofas and a red carpet. The top left of the area from the entrance, being my blacksmithing area. Believe it or not, I¡¯m actually really skilled at making weapons. In the blacksmithing area, there lies a forge at the very edge at the wall, there was a forging table shaped in an L with a stone container filled with water meant for cooling. On the right side was an anvil that was made out of collected scraps. Towards the center right of the area, there was 2 slashed up training dummies that I used for training, they were both beside of the crafting area. I had a crafting area which had a tool wall and a crafting table with an archive behind it containing all of my loot(Scraps, Wood). The opposite side of the house had a stove and a dining table that was self made with 4 chairs¡­. (Although I only use 1 TvT). That was technically everything I had in the house, this was a self made house in the making of a decade. ¡°What¡¯s that? Why is there a glowing stone in the center of my house?¡± ¡°That¡¯s the einrit, it¡¯s the guild¡¯s statuses and where you update your statuses.¡± ¡°How did it magically appear in the center of my house?¡± ¡°I wouldn¡¯t know, usually when one creates a guild, the einrit appears at the guild¡¯s base of operations, and since you didn¡¯t have one I¡¯d assume it just appeared in your base of operations which is technically your house.¡± ¡°In any case, for me to join your guild, it needs to be registered through the guild¡¯s einrit.¡± ¡°So how do you join using the einrit?¡± ¡°When one joins a new guild, they have to offer their blood, just a drop would do. So Fenix, are you sure you want me to join this guild? If you still do, let¡¯s begin the offering?¡± ¡°Yes! I really do actually, I got really lucky getting you as my first guildmate and on the first day I created my guild too. Actually, I¡¯ve been really lucky today, it¡¯s kind of scary.¡± Ayuzawa then started taking her cloak off and her top. I stared lewdly as I saw Ayuzawa¡¯s beautiful back. ¡°Hmmm. So¡­ Why are you removing your top?¡± Ayuzawa then took her staff and casted a little spell that pricked her index finger, as she dropped her blood on to the einrit, the einrit lit up in a beautiful teal blue light, this light flew to my hands and danced around it. ¡°Fenix, please put your hands on my back and feel that you want to accept me into your guild.¡± ¡°P-p-put my hands on your back? Are you sure?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°If you say so¡± I put my hands on Ayuzawa¡¯s back as I thought of her joining the guild, the lights on my hands then went into ayuzawa¡¯s body and lit a beautiful insignia on her back. It was of utmost beauty, of what I had the most emotions for. A beautiful phoenix. Coated in teal flames. ¡°The Insignia is something the guild masters believes the most in, it takes out the most deepest emotions and thoughts the guild master has towards the guild and it takes that thought and transforms it into an insignia. The size of the Insignia also matters, the stronger the thoughts and emotions the bigger the Insignia shines and glister. This insignia is the most beautiful and one of the biggest insignia¡¯s I¡¯ve seen. Yet it¡¯s glister is an amazing sparkle. I feel blessed carrying such an insignia.¡± My heart started feeling tingly, I was moved. Tears started flowing down my eyes, and I had no idea why. It¡¯s probably because of all of the hard work I¡¯ve put in. It¡¯s coming into fruition. ¡°Fenix¡­ are you okay? Why are you crying?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± As I rubbed my eyes. ¡°Fenix, being in your guild means I have to stay in your base of operations too. Which means, from today onwards I¡¯m gonna be living in your house.¡± ¡°Huh, I guessed so, I¡¯m sorry the place is in such a terrible state. I¡¯ll be sleeping on the couch, the bed is yours.¡± ¡°Oh, but this is your home? I wouldn¡¯t mind the couch, I¡¯ve been a wanderer for a few weeks now, I¡¯m used to the harsh conditions.¡± ¡°All the more you should take the bed, it¡¯s a man¡¯s pride.¡± ¡°Well let¡¯s head to bed for now, it¡¯s been a long day, I¡¯m exhausted. Let¡¯s head out to the dungeon tomorrow, since you¡¯re here I must make sure that there is at least enough funds for you to eat well.¡± ¡°Unnnn¡± She agrees with a blush and a rather small voice. I turned of the lights as I headed to the couch. Tomorrow''s gonna be an exciting day. it¡¯s the start ofPhoenix Victoria. Volume 1: Chapter 2(P1) The real start. The morning arises, the sun peeked through the windows¡­ is what I¡¯d like to say, but the thing is the place was underground, there was no such wonders here. I had a normal body clock though, so I awakened somewhere in the late morning. 9am? I woke up on the floor, that solves the mystery of my slightly sore neck. In the distance I saw Ayuzawa still sleeping on the bed¡­ only at the fact that she was wearing only her undies? ¡­ W-wait¡­. What? I thought to myself. I decided to peek even a little, I mean¡­ you can¡¯t really blame me can you? Think about it, if there¡¯s an extremely hot lady lying on your bed in undies, you¡¯ve gotta peek don¡¯t ya? It¡¯s a man¡¯s nature. I headed to the bed and quickly surveyed her body and the fabric she has on her. White lacy panties and a pure white bra. It was the pure type in my opinion. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! But as if she knew, she started to awaken from her sleep. She slowly turned her gaze towards me. ¡°Wh-wh-wh-WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?¡± She said as her face turned tomato red. ¡°I SAW NOTHING¡­ Is what I¡¯d like to say, but¡­¡± I suddenly hesitated to continue my statement. Ayuzawa suddenly took her staff that was lying on the side of the bed and started invoking a magic spell. The only problem here is that the staff was pointed directly at me. ¡°WA-WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT. YOU¡¯RE GONNA BURN DOWN THE HOUSE!¡± As if she did not hear me she carried on invoking. As an opposition I decided to act on my instincts and ran towards her stealing her staff from her. She held her staff even harder making it seem like a tug-of-war against each other the staff being the rope. The only problem was that the spell was starting to manifest, the fire was starting to get bigger. ¡°TH-THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR STARING AT A SLEEPING MAIDEN!¡± ¡°Bu-but I can¡¯t help it, you¡¯re way too cute and beautiful for me to not stare at. I couldn¡¯t help it!!!¡± ¡°Wh-wh¡­..¡± She stuttered and her face began to be even more red and flustered as it was before the occasion. The magic that was being invoked also started to die down. *sigh* I sighed in relief. ¡°Can you please get ready? Let¡¯s head to the dungeon.¡± If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. Ayuzawa reluctantly dropped the subject of the occasion and began to get ready. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°The dungeon entrance! Finally, again for the second time.¡± I said that as I checked for my Katana that I so happenly forgot that day. ¡°Okay it¡¯s there.¡± Ayuzawa still had a face of slight irritation but yet a mildly happy look to her face as we arrived at the entrance. ¡°Let¡¯s head down Ayuzawa-san.¡± ¡°Fenix-san, Mei is fine.¡± Ayuzawa said in a really really really tiny voice. ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± ¡°IT¡¯S NOTHING!¡± As I was walking down the stairs to the first level I wondered what was up with Mei. There was clearly something wrong but I obviously didn¡¯t get it. Was it because of this morning? Well, no point thinking about it now. When we finally made it down the stairs A rabbit popped of the ground like the first time I entered the dungeon. This time I had my Katana though. Things weren¡¯t gonna be the same as before little one. I was gonna test the strength of the rabbit and see how rough, tanky it was. I sheathed my katana from its scabbard. Held it in both hands was the name of my self smithed katana. I slashed the rabbit diagonally. This did some sort of damage, it did not fatally injure the rabbit but there was a clear slash of blood on its body, from the slashes oozed out red blood. This caused the rabbit¡¯s pristine fur to be tarnished at the bottom of the slash. I followed up with another quick diagonal slash aiming for it¡¯s wound due to the prior attack. I¡¯d assume that this would deal more internal damage to the rabbit¡­ a so called critical strike? As I slashed out towards the rabbit, the rabbit nimbly dodged the second attack pouncing back around 50 cm and it lunged itself forward in the same way it did on my first experience. It aimed for my stomach and launched itself headfirst. Before the rabbit could reach, Ayuzawa shot a flaming ball towards the rabbit causing it to fall short of its attack falling to the ground. ¡°Are you okay? Fenix-san?¡± ¡°Yeah, that was a close one. I¡¯d kind of wished that had hit me though, It¡¯d be good to figure out how much damage that rabbit could do. It¡¯ll be great for further references.¡± As the rabbit fell, parts of its body started to fade, like dusts flying through the sky. Before it was almost over, the top part of the pristine fur did not fade away but instead dropped onto the floor. ¡°Is that supposed to be a monster drop?¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s rather uncommon. Based of previous statistics it¡¯s said to be the drop chances are 10%.¡± ¡°Hmmmm, can that be used to sell? Or create fabric? It looks like it could be good material to tailor some suit or craft some other form of fabric.¡± ¡°Yeah, the drops on this level is not worth that much. Maybe 1000e per piece?¡± Being blinded by the monster drop, I¡¯d later realize that there was a slightly small crystal beside of the drop. ¡°So what are those crystals? Are they drops as well?¡± ¡°Those are the crystals that are dropped by each unique mob. Each of the crystals symbolizes a certain type of mob. Technically, the bigger the crystals and the more glow they possess, means that the mobs are stronger and more agile.¡± ¡°Ohhhh, so how much are this rabbit crystals worth?¡± ¡°Hmmm, if I¡¯m correct they are only worth around 50e per crystal. There are however, sometimes, elite mobs, they are technically stronger than the other mobs but possesses more skills in comparison to the normal type. I guess you could call them mini-bosses? Their crystals are usually worth around 100 times more than the original value of the mobs. So in this case, if a rabbit elite was to spawn¡­ the crystal would cost around 5000e. But for elite crystals, the crystals are usually appraised by professionals and would vary based of the crystal¡¯s size and glow.¡± ¡°Hmmmm, 50e for a crystal. I¡¯m going to aim to kill a 100 today then, if I manage to I can secure us dinner for today.¡± Volume 1 - Chapter 2(P2): Red Mino *splink* *splank* The swords made as they come into contact with the hard bones of the rabbits. Echoing the caves. ¡°I think we should go down? Ayuzawa-san? The rabbits on floor 1 seem rather simple. I think we could make more if we headed down. I¡¯d suppose that the mobs get stronger as we head lower into the level?¡± ¡°We probably should, but for a level 1 adventurer like yourself, statistically speaking it¡¯s rather tough. I heard that only the top ranked level 1 adventurers made it to as far as floor 7, it¡¯s rather tough and not many even makes it there at level 1.¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m sure the rabbits are really easy for me and I feel that I should be able to secure more income if we head to the lower floors. Even if it¡¯s just 1 more down.¡± ¡°Okay, fine. But if it gets to dangerous I want you to promise me to head back up.¡± As we walked down the stairs, we heard a rather faint cry for help. ¡°Do you hear that? Ayuzawa-san?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± As soon as I made sure that I was not hallucinating and made sure by confirming with Ayuzawa-san I made a straight line to the center of the noise. As we headed closer to the noise, we noticed that it was another floor down, we were currently at floor 3. Ayuzawa-san said that beyond floor 3, it might become dangerous. But no matter what I heard, I felt that I needed to do what I believe I must. I headed straight down and told Ayuzawa-san that I could not ignore such a thing. It might seem trivial to her. But to me, I¡¯d try to do what I think is right and what others won¡¯t do. As I made my way down the stairwell to the 4th floor. I noticed a strange malicious aura radiating from within. The mobs that used to spawn was also nowhere in sight. Things was definitely weird. ¡°This¡­ this are the things that happen when a floor boss spawns. It only spawns rarely, when many mobs have been slain for a long period of time. That is why when adventurers farm, they do not farm in a certain spot in a long time. This is dangerous, we really should head back. And it¡¯s only around when a floor hasn¡¯t been cleared. It¡¯s also what¡¯s known as a floor guardian. When it¡¯s defeated the gate to the next level will open.¡± ¡°No!!! Not when I heard that scream. The moment I heard it I knew that I was going to it. You can however go back. I do not want to drag you into my own selfish thoughts.¡± Ayuzawa sighed and followed me throughout the empty caves of floor 4. As I made it to what I believed was the epicenter of the level. It was a vast widespread circular space with many caves leading out towards the edges of the level. What¡¯s shocking the presence occupying the room. It was a malice aura. And where that aura originated from was what looked like a lizard-minotaur, it had buff solid red muscles everywhere on its body. It had a horn that resembled one of the rams. It was an astonishing 5 meters tall. It¡¯s entire body was coated with bright red color. It wore a loincloth that looked like it was made of leather. Shoulders armed with light armor that shine brilliantly. With its massive long tail that span around 2 meters. It¡¯s name was Red Mino. It was a figure that was absolutely intimidating and something that would make you subconsciously step back. It was strong, something I¡¯ve never seen before. And the destination of the gaze of that monster was the eye of the problem. The group that stood against the Red Mino consisted of a party of 5. 1 female and 4 males. The sole female was the support of the group whilst the other 4 was adventurers. ¡°RUN!! Use the support as a bait and RUN!!!¡± One of the adventurers said as he pushed the girl down and proceeded to run at full speed towards the entrance. Without even batting an eye towards us they ran at full speed towards the stairwell. ¡°Why does it always have to be this way¡­¡± The girl laid there in utter defeat. She laid on the ground weeping as she laid motionlessly as if to say she has accepted her fate. The Red Mino took no time at all to wait, he immediately took his huge battle axe and swung it over his head with all of his might towards the girl who lost all hope. ¡°I guess this is the end¡­¡± *Clink* *Crumble* Those were the sounds of metal touching each other as I ran towards the front of the girl to protect her from that battle axe that came mercilessly down towards her. The floor around my feet started to made a depression on the floor. The floor crumbled as I took the heavy weight of the axe. ¡°RUNNNNN!!¡± I exhaled as loudly as I could as I was holding back the Red Mino. The girl however, laid there in shock. She was too astonished to move. The Red Mino relentlessly swung his axe towards me as I tried my best to shield the girl. The hits was definitely making an impact as I grew weaker each time he swung. Each blow he hit I was letting it get through a little. Little by little, I could no longer face the exhaustion of blocking it¡¯s attacks. Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. *Clank* *Crash* With one final swoop, the Red Mino swung against me with the same sheer force as the start. But after such long periods of withstanding attacks of that range, I could no longer hold it off. As I couldn¡¯t hold it off anymore, the meeting of both my Katana and his Giant Axe pushed towards me flinging me of to the side leaving the girl open towards the Red Mino¡¯s attack. ¡°Fuckkkkk!¡± Without realizing that me failing to withstand the relentless combos from the Red Mino would leave the girl open to it¡¯s attacks. *Swoosh* Was the sound of the swing that headed straight for the girl. ¡°NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, RUNNNNN!¡± It was pointless to say such things, the trajectory of the axe was way too fast, and not to mention she laid still as she was before. *Crumble* The floor crumbled, I could not help but look. *Water noises*(Sorry == I don¡¯t know what affect a water would make in text form.) A wave of water came by and picked her up in the nick of time. Before the axe could make contact with her. The axe only managed to make contact with the side of her shirt leaving a piece of fabric behind as she was carried away by the clear water wave below her. That seemed to only anger the Red Mino more. Instantly, the Red Mino took charge towards Ayuzawa who had saved the girl. Ayuzawa retaliated with a windwall that held a blow of the axe but broke apart due to the force. Instantly I could tell that they would not be able to hold of the Red Mino. Nothing would have changed. I had to make it there in time. I tried to focus all my energy into my legs, and exerting them in one blow. *Fwoosh* *crack* The floor broke as an intense forced was pushed towards it. This force was coming from me launching of the ground towards the Red Mino to defend Ayuzawa from the next coming attack. *clink* Blocked it¡­ or so I thought. I did not hold my katana with enough power. The Red Mino¡¯s axe slid on the Katana which changed its direction towards my shoulders. This lead to a slash wound on my shoulder. It was 0.5cm deep but it was deep enough to hurt *Uwagggh* I reacted to the slash. ¡°FENIX¡± Ayuzawa screamed. ¡°I¡¯m fine, you guys run to get help. I¡¯ll hold him off.¡± ¡°NO, YOU WILL DIE!!!¡± ¡°Please! Leave me be, if I fail to protect someone again¡­ I¡­ won¡¯t be able to live with it. I believe that I have my own duty to protect those in need. PLEASE! JUST PLEASE RUN!¡± ¡°...¡± Ayuzawa shook her head as she carried the girl using her water wave. ¡®If I don¡¯t find someone to help, and stay there¡­ it¡¯ll cause Fenix trouble anyways. I really hate to do this¡­ but this is the best option.¡¯ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°Looks like it¡¯s just you and me Red Mino¡­ hahaha why am I even talking to myself.¡± I know that if I don¡¯t change anything nothing will happen. I have to do this¡­ if I can¡¯t even protect others what am I supposed to say to myself¡­ I¡¯ll just be a failure¡­ I¡¯ll look super lame to her too¡­ I don¡¯t want to have that feeling again¡­ of losing someone because I failed to protect her¡­ it was a tough time. It still haunts me till this day. *clink* The fight still carries on, but unlike before¡­ I don¡¯t have the energy I had to defend each strike. Each strike proofs to be a wound to me, my clothes all tattered from the slashes. It¡¯s getting even more tattered then it already is. *slash *slash *slash *slash* *fwoosh* *fwoosh* I¡¯m getting cut wounds all over, each slash was getting stronger as I get weaker. This might be it. *clinkkkkkk* As my katana blocks again, I ran out of energy to hold it out. The Red Mino swung heavily with it¡¯s axe as before, only this time, my katana flew out of my hands, it flew 5 metres away from me and landed on the ground sticking up. Not to mention it shoved me straight into a wall with great impact leaving a crater standing as I landed on it. I sat in there beaten up, wounds everywhere on me. I looked like a loser to the anyone spectating. The Red Mino still new as ever. Was this really all I had? Even after losing a precious someone before, I¡¯m losing something again¡­ I guess I¡¯m just this weak, this is all I had forever losing the things I love because I¡¯m weak¡­ this really sucks. I guess it¡¯s my turn to lose, my ownself. ¡°You can do it!...¡± A faint voice plays in my head¡­ ¡­. Who¡¯s that? ¡°You can do it! I believe in you, but you have to believe in yourself.¡± That¡¯s odd, but that¡¯s true to I believe. I mean, if I¡¯m going to die right here and right now¡­ I¡¯d rather try everything I can to survive? Shouldn''t I? Am I really going to lose to myself? NOOOO! Why would I allow such a thing to happen again. How can I dare to say that I want to protect the things I want to protect when I give up on myself? That¡¯s a joke. FENIX YOU¡¯RE A JOKE. IF I DON¡¯T STAND UP NOW! THEN WHEN WILL I EVER STAND UP? AREN¡¯T I JUST MAKING EXCUSES FOR MY PATHETIC SELF? I have a little dagger that I keep seath at my thighs, I took it out stood up and held it at a stance to face the Red Mino again. This time, I made the move. I dashed at it nimbly at a rather fast speed straight for the Red Mino. This time using all my remaining strength to deal with it, but unlike before my strength felt multiplied. Aiming at it¡¯s torso, I slashed towards it with my dagger. The Red Mino parried it using his Axe. I dashed to the other side increasing my speed as I moved repeated the same moves more and more, a Cyan light started to flow out of me, unknowingly my speed increased more and more. I dashed and slashed dashed and slashed dashed and slashed. Multiple times till my speed was multiplied by at least 5 times more than the starting. The faster I moved the more cyan light roamed around my body, it acted as if water was streaming on top of my skin moving in a spiral way throughout my entire body. ¡°FENIX! I GOT HELP!¡± Ayuzawa ran down in a hurry with a party consisting of 2 level 6s, but at their arrival they did nothing upon arriving. All they did was stare in awe. But it wasn¡¯t enough. I had to move faster, faster¡­ FASTER!. I strike and dash more and more and more and more. If I lose this fervor it¡¯s definitely over for me. The Cyan lights started to overflow my whole body it looked like a visible Cyan aura around me to the naked eyes. I never realized it though. *clink* *clink* *clink* *clink* *clink* *clink* The faster I moved the more strikes I managed to get in, I was starting to reach speeds that the Red Mino could no longer follow up to anymore. TIME TO FINISH THIS. I slashed it with a barrage using my dagger and lead it closer to my Katana. I picked it of the ground and used up all my speed from before to shoot myself at lightning fast speed towards the Red Mino. *CRACKKKK* *CRACKKK* *Zappp* I slashed it with my Katana across it¡¯s Torso in lightning fast speed and ended behind the Red Mino. It was a standoff, both me and the Red Mino stood silent after the dual. *Glitter* The Red Mino started to disappear into glitters from the top to the bottom. Leaving behind only it¡¯s horn, it shined red as it dropped on the ground beside of a glorious crystal that was about 20cm thick and glowed magnificently in the dark, it had a red tint to it. As the Red Mino fully disintegrated. I fell to the ground leaving my back open. This lead to my emblem and stats being open to anyone. ¡°FENIX!¡± Ayuzawa ran to me and sat beside me crying. Asking if I¡¯m okay. But to me, everything was blacked out, I was unconscious. The 2 level 6s walked to my unconscious self. ¡°What¡¯s his stats?¡± ¡°You want me to see it without permission?¡± ¡°COME ON! He¡¯s literally begging us to check on his stats.¡± ¡°All abilities SSS¡± ¡°HUH? But isn¡¯t he a level 1? I mean¡­ he did defeat this level boss. When this boss was defeated it was done with 5 parties of 5 that consisted of level 2s. This is an impressive feat.¡± The history of adventurers getting the SSS has been there before. But, no one has ever gotten it on all abilities let alone being an adventurer for only 1 day¡­ A record has been broken today. Volume 1 - Chapter 2(P3): A float of hope ----- --------- ------------ Where am I?... ---------------- It feels warm¡­ ---------------- I hear a faint voice ---------------- ¡°You------¡± ---------------- Huh? ---------------- ¡°You did it! I knew you could do it!¡± ------------------------- ¡­ ¡®Who are you?¡¯ ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- *sniff sniff* I heard sniffles around me as I slowly woke up. ¡°FENIX! You¡¯re awake!!!!¡± As I slowly woke up, I started to regain my vision. Ayuzawa is here¡­ and there¡¯s another girl? She¡¯s holding my hand with a solemn look on her face, she was crying without making any noise. Although, I woke up¡­ it looks like she doesn¡¯t want to see me or face me. Is it perhaps the girl I saved? ¡°Why?¡± The girl asked as her crying intensifies. ¡°Why?¡± I said in confusion to her question. ¡°Why would you save someone you just met? Why not be like the ones who ran away and used me as a decoy?¡± ¡°When there¡¯s someone in need¡­ is there really a reason to ask why? Why would you save someone? Perhaps it¡¯s not logical in surviving, or it might seem like it was a dumb move to risk my life to try to save someone else¡¯s I¡¯ve never knew. Well, to be honest, I¡¯d admit that it was also a dumb move to make, but my body acted on it¡¯s own and so did my heart. If I could save someone I would make that choice anyday anytime.¡± *sniff*sniff* ¡°It doesn¡¯t make sense¡­ YOUR ACTIONS DON¡¯T MAKE SENSE!¡± she shouted at me and plunged her chest onto the bed weeping and crying while grasping my hands. ¡°It¡¯s okay, as long as you¡¯re safe that¡¯s all that matters to me.¡± I said as I gently caressed her head resting on my body. ¡°So, I¡¯m really sorry to ask about your traumatic experience, but what was that all about? The cause of the incident and why did your guildmates abandon you?¡± ¡°It¡­ it¡¯s not a bright story to tell¡­ I was abandoned¡­. It¡¯s actually not a very new story, I was always mistreated in my guild¡­ being the one who held aberrant powers in comparison to the norms nowadays. I¡¯ve always been treated badly and I¡¯ve always been at the short end of the stick. Being treated badly, forced to support them always their lap dog¡­ I was always forced to do their bidding be it inhumane¡­ I had to do it, or more like I was forced to. During our skirmishes to the dungeon levels I would also always be forced to support them and always acted as a bait¡­ even after all of the hard work and most dangerous positions being covered by me¡­ they always take 95% of all of the earnings of that session and threw the remaining at my face¡­ I HATE IT¡­ I¡¯m¡­ so sick and tired of this, I was actually slightly relieved that I was finally going to die¡­ I can¡¯t live like this any longer.¡± Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. ¡°Why do people always have to be like this.¡± I muttered to myself in annoyance. ¡°Well, do you want to join my guild ¡­¡­.. Etto, I forgot to ask for you name.¡± ¡°My name is Kuyomi Yanai¡± ¡°Alright, then Kuyomi Yanai, do you want to join my¡­. Nevermind, will you join my guild? I promise you that it¡¯s a guild of compassion and passion.¡± ¡°Hehhh- you would even go so far as to invite me to your guild even after saving my life¡­ I have a cursed power on me that caused me to be distrusted and treated as a monster ever since I it became physically seen. And you¡¯re telling me you want to recruit someone like that into your guild? I don¡¯t understand.¡± ¡°To me, a cursed power is only something cursed if you believe so yourself, even if it¡¯s cursed you yourself can change the darkness to the light. And who¡¯s to say that cursed means it¡¯s bad? I don¡¯t believe so, neither should you. I believe that that cursed power would prove to be your strongest weapon and your greatest light in a certain point of your life.¡± Kuyomi¡¯s burst into tears after hearing me. ¡°Th-Thank you so much Fenix, I would gladly accept your guild invite.¡± Mei looked at us with a content smile. ¡°¤µ¤¹¤¬fenix¤Ç¤¹¡± -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back at Fenix¡¯s home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°Well then, Kuyomi, let¡¯s begin the ritual.¡± ¡°... Yes!¡± she said as she sat on a stool beside of the einrit ¡°Please remove your shirt, I need direct contact with your back.¡± Kuyomi does as she¡¯s told albeit being flustered. ¡°KYAAA~¡± she squealed as I placed my hand on her bare back. ¡°Wh-wh-what? What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing, please proceed.¡± ¡°Okay, if you say so.¡± I focused my energy and brought upon the energy that was flowing in the einrit towards my body. A cyan light can be seen floating from the einrit around me swirling in a soothing river pattern around my body. As I feel the energy surround me I focused on using this energy to materialize an insignia on Kuyomi¡¯s back, the cyan stream can be seen flowing into Kuyomi. It ultimately became a floating circle behind of Kuyomi and pushed onto her back burning an insignia on her. ¡°Do you have a statistics card Kuyomi?¡± ¡°Yes, I do, do you need it?¡± ¡° Yes, I need it to update your stats and your guild. Could you hand it over?¡± As I received the statistics card I had a closer inspection on the card, it was a plain white statistics card that had roughened up edges and slight burns. It barely looked like it resembled a rectangle. ¡°Uwaghhh, this statistics card is in bad shape? Was this also the work of your guildmates?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, this will work, we¡¯ll definitely earn enough to buy you a proper one too, this just won¡¯t do.¡± Upon hearing those words, Kuyomi slowly welled up tears in her eyes, they were words that were gentle and warm, unlike those she¡¯s heard her whole life. It was someone who was kind to her. As how I¡¯ve always been updating statistics card, I focused the energy of the einrit and my energy towards the card, a cyan light landed on the card vertically and spread out as if it was a smoke circle. The card was updated. ¡°While I¡¯m at it, I should probably update my statistics card too.¡± "Here you go Kuyomi, you''re updated stat card."
Kuyomi Yanai Level 1
Strength(Str) E389
Constitution(Con) E363
Defense(Def) F254
Dexterity(Dex) C443
Intelligence(Int) B562
Charisma(Cha) G78
Wisdom(Wis) G87
Willpower(Wil) E217
Perception(Per) A701
Luck(Luk) C487
Fenix Level 1 Level 2
Strength(Str) SSS1071 G0
Constitution(Con) SSS1132 G0
Defense(Def) SSS1009 G0
Dexterity(Dex) SSS1489 G0
Intelligence(Int) SSS1391 G0
Charisma(Cha) SSS1012 G0
Wisdom(Wis) SSS1298 G0
Willpower(Wil) SSS1398 G0
Perception(Per) SSS1299 G0
Luck(Luk) - G0
¡°WHAT IS THIS? I¡¯M LEVEL 2? AND WHY ARE ALL MY LV.1 STATS SSS? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mei : "WHY THE FUCK DO I NOT GET ANY LINES FOR THIS CHAPTER FUCKING AUTHOR!" Volume 1 - Chapter 3(P1): Fenris ¡°I¡¯M LEVEL 2? This is a surprise¡­¡± *Pffffffffffffffff* ¡°LEVEL 2? DIDN¡¯T YOU JUST START?...¡± Mei exclaims as she spits her tea in surprise. ¡°I did, just 2 days ago, but¡­ is this supposed to be a shock? I mean, isn¡¯t it just level 2? I thought it¡¯d be quick to reach¡­ it seems menial to me.¡± ¡°WHAT DO YOU MEAN MENIAL? Based of statistics of past adventurers, the average adventurers take at least a year to reach level 2 and those that are crowned the kings, the Red Crimson¡¯s fastest level 2 was still 1 month and 3 days¡­ nobody thought that that record could be defeated¡­ AND YOU¡¯RE TELLING ME IT WAS DEFEATED¡­ it wasn¡¯t even a small defeat, your record is far beyond the Red Crimsons.¡± ¡°Actually, thinking about it, the Red Crimsons highest levels are 8¡­ so actually, it makes sense that level 2 wouldn¡¯t be reached that easily¡­¡± ¡°There really is something special in you isn¡¯t there? Your guild insignia is also massive and glistening.¡± ¡°O-ohhh¡­ no, I don¡¯t think so¡­ I got lucky I suppose¡­ hahahaha¡± I said with a slightly flustered face. ¡°But if I did manage to level up do you think we could go down to the lower levels? Having 3 people would definitely increase our expenses on daily needs, this means we need to increase our income right? I think we should head down to the lower levels today, I¡¯ve got enough rest and I need to check out this level up¡­ I don¡¯t feel any different however.¡± ¡°We should head to the¡­ wait, actually before that, Kuyomi? Are you okay going down to the dungeon again? I don¡¯t want to force you into doing anything you¡¯re not comfortable with.¡± ¡°I do not feel good going down to the dungeon again, but I do not want to burden Fenix at the same time, I will muster up my courage to head down with you. I cannot stay like this, and unlike my last guild, I believe that I will be in safe hands from now on.¡± *Sincerely smiles* ¡°Alright then, before we go as I was saying before, we should head to the administrations center, they have dungeon advisors there, we should consult them about the lower levels before we head down, and while we¡¯re at it get some items from the shops in the Armis district.¡± The Armis district are one of the districts in the continent Fenris, Fenris contains of a total of 12 districts, the Armis district being the district that is famous and visited for their dungeon gears and items. Such as, armor, weapons, potions. The district where we¡¯re living at is the Rozenburgh district, in the continent of Fenris there are the top 5 guilds usually called ¡°Fenris Gerents¡± and the ranked 1 in the Fenris Gerents are the Red Crimsons or more actually, they have been the reigning strongest guild in Fenris since Estier 698, the current Estier is 748. District 1 - RozenBurgh is the capital of Fenris, it is located by the sea in between the rest of the districts, it carries the biggest of the 3 bridges that connects out to the dungeons, District 2, is where Armis is at. Districts 1 are where all the top guilds live, it¡¯s that way because of the advantage of distance towards the dungeons and the fact that all properties and land in District 1 sell for a very high price. District 2 are where the top blacksmithing and trading guilds reside, District 3 and 4 are the other 2 districts with bridges towards the dungeons too, the properties there are about the same price as District 2, the top 50 guilds usually reside in this area. District 5 and 6 are where the lower tier of the top guilds reside. The rest of the districts are for the lower ranked guilds. The lower the district number, the higher the price of property and land. https://imgur.com/a/JWjB9Ed (The map of Fenris) As we¡¯re walking in the streets of Rozenburgh towards the administrations center, I could feel judgemental eyes across me, some in admiration and some in absolute jealousy. The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Why are people starting to look at me? Did I do something wrong?¡± ¡°Uuuuu¡­.¡± Kuyomiheld my shirt with her index and thumb and stayed close to me ¡°It¡¯s okay Kuyomi, I¡¯m here. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± ¡°But still though, what¡¯s this¡­ it¡¯s a really weird stare, I¡¯m not very used to this.¡± ¡°Hmmmm, it must be that¡­ you¡¯ll find out soon enough.¡± ¡°This kind of gazes are different though, their more¡­ kind? More¡­ hateful? ¡­ I just used to get looks of disgust for being a poor kid.¡± ¡°Well, you¡¯ll find out soon, we¡¯re here.¡± *Ringgg* The shiny golden bell rung as I opened the door to the administrators center, I felt the rush of enthusiastic adventurers bustling around the center. It gives you the motivation to be zealous. But there was an unusual crowd at the side of the administrators center. I saw Otosaka-san in the corner of my eyes carrying some books from a shelf towards the counter, as a group of 3 we headed towards her direction. ¡°Hey Otosaka-san, my guild got bigger over the last 3 days.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great progress Fenix-san, so how can I help you today?¡± ¡°I just leveled up to level 2 yesterday, so I wa-¡± In an instance, Otosaka-san dropped the books she was carrying on the floor and stood there stunned for a second¡­ ¡°DID YOU JUST SAY YOU LEVELED UP TO LEVEL 2¡­..??????????¡± ¡°Yeah I did, just yesterday.¡± ¡°IN A MERE 2 DAYS?¡± ¡°I suppose so?¡± ¡°Wh-wh¡­.¡± As if Otosaka was in replay she just kept repeating the unfinished word what. ¡°Oooooooooooi¡­ hello?¡± I said as I waved my hands infront of Otosaka¡¯s face. ¡°Well I guess that¡¯s the normal reaction, I mean who levels up in just 2 days?¡± said Mei with a wry smile on her face. ¡°Yup, Kuyomi agrees¡± And in this instance, as if time has returned to Otosaka, she snapped back into her normal self. ¡°This is a big deal Fenix-san, ca-¡± ¡°Can you just call me Fenix? The honorifics are not needed.¡± ¡°Oh, okay, if that¡¯s the case you should call me Sara too.¡± ¡°Alright, that¡¯s a deal.¡± ¡°In any case Fenix, if that¡¯s the case it means you must be on the boards, no wonder you¡¯re getting all those stares, they used to be for a different case didn¡¯t they?¡± ¡°The boards? What do you mean by the boards?¡± ¡°When you leveled up to level 2, did you notice that the einrit records all of this down?¡± ¡°Oh it does? That¡¯s new to me, I never knew.¡± ¡°Yup, and when it does record all of this down, it sends it to the boards, the boards are the statistics of those that have reached a certain something, for example, there are the highest stats for Agility, Strength, you get it. And there is the 2 most important boards. The highest level, and the fastest time achieved to level up from a certain level. Let me show you.¡± Sara says as she grabs my hand and drags me of to another part of the administration center, it¡¯s at the side wall of the center with a board that looks like? ¡­. Light? Floating light? It¡¯s a light board. On the boards were listed, Top ranks, Top Stats, Top Achieved time, Top Guilds. And3 of the boards caught my attention.
Record Holder - Level 1 Prior Record Holder - Level 1 Stat Record
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Rolster Kagaya-Red Crimson Strength(Str) SS879>SSS1071
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Rolster Kagaya-Red Crimson Constitution(Con) S702>SSS1132
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Rolster Kagaya-Red Crimson Defense(Def) S979>SSS1009
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Ayane Miyazaki-Red Crimson Dexterity(Dex) SSS1237>SSS1489
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Kurone Nakamura-Red Crimson Intelligence(Int) SSS1167>SSS1391
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Nisei Takahashi-Frozen Tear Charisma(Cha) SS964>SSS1012
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Grandin - Chronosphere Wisdom(Wis) SS999>SSS1298
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Ayane Miyazaki- Red Crimson Willpower(Wil) SS943>SSS1398
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Ayane Miyazaki- Red Crimson Perception(Per) SS967>SSS1299
Ropter Endo-Luck Foragers Grandin - Chronosphere Luck(Luk) A687>S702
Record Holder - Level 1 Prior Record Holder - Level 1 Previous Time Time
Fenix-PhoenixVictoria Ayane Miyazaki-Red Crimson Aeon 1 and 3 Delates 2 Delates
Rank Name Level
#1 Kurone Nakamura - Red Crimson 9
#2 Grandin - Chronosphere 9
#3 Hana Miura - Red Crimson 8
#4 Asahi Harada - Chronosphere 8
#5 Ikki Kaneko - Phantom Caits 8
#6 Ayane Miyazaki - Red Crimson 8
#7 Hiroka Imai - NebulA 8
#8 Ren Shibata - UnderRath 8
#9 Manami Hirano - Red Crimson 7
#10 Rolster Kagaya - Red Crimson 7
¡°R-R-R-R-R-R-R-RANK 1? ME? FOR EVERYTHING? IN THE STATS TABLE?........... ¡­. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .¡± ¡°AN-AN-AND AYANE MIYAZAKI #6?¡± Volume 1 - Chapter 3(P2): A new look That girl? Ayana Miyazaki was ranked 6? Level 8? No wonder she was stared at while I was walking with her, it must have been weird for a nobody let alone myself to walk beside her, I finally get it. And I finally get why I was being stared at, it¡¯s weird honestly. I¡¯m used to it but this was completely different and I finally understood why. I stood there for awhile¡­ *wave wave* *WAVE WAVE* Ayuzawa constantly waves at my face. *Tug* ¡°Fenix? Are you okay?¡± Kuyomi pulls onto my sleeves gently. Due to the physical contact, I snapped back into reality. ¡°Y-Yeah I¡¯m okay, sorry about that, I was just shocked at the fact that I was on the leaderboards and Ayane Miyazaki was ranked 6 on the boards.¡± As I walked out of the administration center together with Ayuzawa and Kuyomi, I delayed the thought for another time. After all, we were about to go shopping for our entry into the dungeon as a party for the first time. The Armis district was really close to Rozenburgh, so we made it there in about 15 to 20 minutes by foot. Throughout the entire journey I can hear rumors flying around about me and the looks that were foreign to me¡­ this will take awhile to get used to. Arriving at Armis district there was a huge arch leading in as an entrance to Armis from Rozenburgh, the arch was made from magical stones, this made it so that it lit up no matter what time of the day with a bright deep purple and blue. We didn''t manage to catch it at that time as it was in the afternoon, but even in the day it looks amazing. As we entered through the arch, it was like a new world appeared, I¡¯ve never been to Armis by myself before, so this was a first time to me. I only ever managed to stay in Rozenburgh, there was no reason for me to travel to Armis, but I heard rumors that it was a dazzling district, I always wanted to enter it. Through the arch, there were shops lined up all around, it looked like it was endless, and in the center of Armis, there was a skyscraper. It looked like it went up 200 stories high, it was beneath the clouds. The skyscraper was made of what looked like stainless steel? I couldn¡¯t really tell. It looked so smooth and it shined of the environment. The skyscraper was the famous skyscraper named ¡°Scandelier¡± it was the skyscraper which held the highest end gears from the top blacksmithing guilds and traders. But aside from that, all of the buildings by the roadside looks amazing too. There was always a feel of a bazaar at Armis. The shops were all 3 levels high on all sides. There were amazing looking stores that sold, food, clothes, armors and weapons. As we walked through Armis. I felt a little sad, it was sad seeing all this goods such as proper clothes and armor that I could never afford. After all, I was still wearing my sew fitted clothings. Kuyomi and Ayuzawa dragged me holding each side of my hands into a clothes shop, they had a look of happiness on their faces. ¡°What¡¯s this? Why are you girls dragging me into the shop? I don¡¯t have any money to afford this.¡± ¡°Hehehe, well you see Fenix, remember how you defeated the floor boss?¡± ¡°Yeah, I remember, why? What happened?¡± ¡°The thing is, the crystal it dropped was worth quite a sum.¡± Kuyomi said as she opened a small bag she was carrying. There was 7 platinum coins inside and 9 gold ones. This was worth a total of 790,000 eliets. ¡°Wh...WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?¡± ¡°We kept it as a surprise, after you defeated the boss, we took the crystal and went to a crystal exchange, it took awhile, but after it was appraised. They said that the crystal was worth a total of 790,000 eliets and asked if they wanted to trade it in. So obviously, we did! That¡¯s the story of how we now hold 790k eliets.¡± ¡°With this money, we could do a lot of things. So we both agreed that the first thing we should do was buy you a new set of clothes, yours have been tattered for years now. It¡¯s barely even a shirt if you ask me.¡± ¡°Wait, with this money, I could buy a whole new set of equipment, I could get you guys some new items too. We should go ahead and do that, no point just stacking up on potions as our original plan to head down lower, let¡¯s get you girls some new equipment, mostly you Kuyomi.¡± ¡°Before we do that, let¡¯s get you some new wear.¡± Ayuzawa said with a smile on her face. We walked into a shop on the street that seemed like a fabric shop, a shop that sells clothes, tailor materials and custom made tailoring. ¡°Irasshaimase!¡± the shop attendee welcomed us with glee. ¡°Is there anything I can do for yo-....... AREN¡¯T YOU THE INSANE ROOKIE? THE ONE THAT REACHED LEVEL 2 IN 2 DELATES?¡± ¡°Ermmm, yeah.¡± I responded with a disturbed smile. It seems like word really spread, it was not even a full 24 hours since that event happened and it seemed like the whole district already knew about it. ¡°What can I do for you? I¡¯m all the more interested in making business with you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m looking for new wear? Perhaps, a new shirt and new pants? As you can tell this aren¡¯t really in good shape.¡± ¡°New shirt and new pants, do you want tailored ones or do you want ready made ones?¡± ¡°Anything that doesn¡¯t cost much please.¡± ¡°Hmmm, for now let¡¯s start you out with ready made clothings, I have a ton of ideas that may go well with you. They cost roughly about 70,000 Eliets. Is that okay for you?¡± ¡°70,000 ¡­ that will be okay. Could you also get new clothes for my party member? Kuyomi,¡± I said that as I dragged Kuyomi by her shoulders in front of me. ¡°EHHHHH¡­ I don¡¯t need any new clothes Fenix, my clothes are fine as they are.¡± ¡°Fine? Look at all those scratches and slight holes you have in them, your clothes looks like you had been through a lot, I understand that feeling, I don¡¯t want you to go through that. No matter what you say I¡¯m getting you new clothes okay?¡± ¡°With that being said could you get her new clothes too? We can start out with ready made clothes. Tailored clothes might take long and cost more. Maybe in the future, how much will her clothes cost?¡± ¡°For someone with her build, the clothes will cost around 120,000 Eliets.¡± .... ¡°Th-that¡¯s fine¡­¡± I tried my best to say without any form of emotions. Kuyomi looked at me with guilt in her eyes. ¡°It¡¯s okay Kuyomi.¡± After many changes and alterations. There was 2 outfits left for Kuyomi to choose from. The first one, Kuyomi had a beautiful blue one piece there was an opening in the center of the dress that exposed her midriff, and it scaled down her, having slits on the side of the dress which allowed her thighs to be visible. Kuyomi looked beautiful, the top was cropped, leaving her cleavage visible, her shoulders were bare, the dress also had arm rings at the side of them that was connected to the center part. When Kuyomi came out of the dressing room at the back, it stunned me. She had beautiful dark blue hair that flowed down to her waist. And her beautiful Azure eyes. With her slender body. Absolutely¡­ ¡°Beautiful¡­¡± the words came out of my mouth without me knowing it. Kuyomi suddenly flicked her gaze of me and started glowing red. ¡­ ¡°Wait¡­ did I say that out loud?....¡± ¡°I¡¯M GOING TO GO TRY THE OTHER OUTFIT NOW.¡± The other outfit, was stunning blue/red dress. It had frills on the edges and it was more girly like. In comparison to the more skimpy dress from before. ¡°I think this one looks better on you Kuyomi-chan.¡± ¡°I agree too. The last one was probably too uncomfortable for you to wear. When you came out, you had a pretty flustered expression you on.¡± Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. ¡°I¡¯ll get the last one!¡± ¡°Hmmm? Although everyone else agreed that the one you¡¯re currently wearing looks better? You sure?¡± Ayuzawa was pondering. ¡°Yeah I¡¯m sure.¡±, ¡®Fenix said that I looked beautiful in that after all.¡¯ Kuyomi had a face of pure happiness. As for me... ¡°Could i just get that actually? They look like they fit me well.¡± ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll get the items ready for you to try them out in the changing room¡± *Swoooosh* ¡°What do you guys think?¡± ¡°Uwooooo, you look really good in that Fenix¡± ¡°Kuyomi agrees, Fenix looks cool.¡± Hahahah you guys really think so? The outfit I chose was a white bottom and white top. They had black pattern marks on them. And I wore a black/white vest above it. The vest was meant to be kept open. I already had white shoes, so this was a rather good fit. As for my looks, I had silver/cyan, I do not understand how I have cyan in my hair as I never had anyone in my family tree who did. ¡°Ayuzawa? You sure you do not want to get a new outfit? I wouldn¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine Fenix, don¡¯t worry about me, my clothes are pretty good too, I¡¯m not really looking to change them.¡± ¡°Alright if you say so.¡± To the cashier we go then. ¡°Total will be 190,000 Eliets!¡± ¡°Eh? I thought you said that it would be around 70,000 for me and 130,000 for Kuyomi. Doesn¡¯t that make it 200,000 Eliets?¡± ¡°Yup, that¡¯s correct but in hopes for further business, I¡¯ve decided to give you a discount of 10,000 Eliets.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not really necessary, but since you offered, I will accept it. I will definitely come back for further business with ¡­ how do I address you?¡± ¡°My name is Hisa Fukui, calling me Hisa would do.¡± ¡°Ah okay then, Hisa, glad to do business with you, we shall return another day.¡± ¡°Thank you for your patronage, have a good day ahead.¡± Hisa sent us out to the front door with our new looks. ¡°Okay, so next, is getting some potions, I¡¯m not very good at this but what kind of potions do you think we should get?¡± ¡°There are a lot of different types of potions, there are potions for health, those are generally called the healing pots, but there are 5 tiers to them. The first tier, heals 99% of your injuries, those are the most expensive pots. The second tier, heals 80% of your injuries, third, 60%, fourth tier heals for 35% and the last tier heals for 10%. The mana pots also have the same 5 tiers and potency effect for them.¡± ¡°Just a question? How much do those tier 1 potions cost?¡± ¡°They cost about 1,000,000 Eliets per bottle.¡± ¡­ 1¡­¡­¡­¡­ 1 million? That¡¯s even more than the floor boss. That¡¯s insane. With 1 million, you could get a house in District 3-6. That¡¯s an insane amount. ¡°... and the lowest tier ones?¡± ¡°Those sell for about 1,000 Eliet per piece. But I suggest we get the tier 4 potions and some tier 3 incase of emergency.¡± ¡°And how much are those?¡± ¡°Tier 4 sells for about 5,000 per piece and the tier 3 one sells for about 20,000 per piece.¡± ¡°If that¡¯s the case, can¡¯t we just buy low tier potions and stack them? Unless they don¡¯t work that way, like for example, 10% is an absolute value, so that means that if your 100HP and you lose 99, you use a Tier 4 potion and you get back 10HP, so now you would have 89HP, but when you use it again, it only heals 10% of that 89hp, so that¡¯s only 8.9HP, 9HP basically. And as it keeps getting higher, the potency of that potion becomes worse.¡± ¡°That¡¯s absolutely correct Fenix, but that¡¯s not all, potions have a debuff effect on them, so that means that when you use a potion, you can¡¯t use another potion, the effect of that potion get diminished or the effects are completely wiped off. That¡¯s why the top tier potions are worth a lot of money, not to mention the ingredients needed to create one of those are extremely rare. It takes about 5 minutes for the debuff of the potion to go away.¡± ¡°I see, if that¡¯s the case like you said, we should get some higher tier potions just incase anything urgent comes out and we can¡¯t wait for that 5 minutes debuff.¡± ¡°Are there any other potions?¡± ¡°Yes there are, quite a variety in fact. There are potions that rose your stats, and potions that increase your movement speed. This potions have tiers to them too. But there are 2 different types of movement potions. One that adds bass movement, and the other that add movement based on your agility points. Usually, 10 agility points = 1 movement point. As some people have lower stats, the base movement potions would be a better buy instead of the percentage of stats to increase movement points. But, as you guessed it, the percentage movement potions are more effective to the top tier people whilst the base movement is more effective for the average adventurer. Due to its demand, base movement speeds are more expensive generally in comparison to the percentage based ones.¡± ¡°Okay, so we have a remaining of 600,000 eliets after buying new clothes. We should probably stock up on some potions and get new armor.¡± The three of us headed to the armor shop. ¡°Kuyomi, I want you to get some armor, you don¡¯t have armor ever since the last I saw you. It doesn¡¯t need to be heavy.¡± ¡°Armor is expensive Fenix, you need it more than I do!¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to get my own don¡¯t worry about it, and more like, I don¡¯t want to see you get hurt. So don¡¯t contest okay? Please just get some armor.¡± ¡°Ayuzawa, you¡¯re fine right? Or do you need armor too?¡± ¡°I¡¯m okay, I have my own armor, my cape is also a protective sheet.¡± ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°This cape, it blocks out low level elemental attacks and physical attacks. When physical attacks come I just have the will for the cape to defend me and it will harden like some sort of steel? And low level elemental attacks vanish upon touching the cape. So I¡¯m good for the lower levels.¡± ¡°Oooooooo! That sounds really cool, could we get capes like that too? Do you know anyone who has that?¡± ¡°Capes like this come at quite a price, but their pretty cheap. Maybe about 200,000 eliets per piece.¡± ¡°... Pretty cheap¡­ sureeeeeeeeeeeeee.¡± *ding ding* We opened the door to the armor shop, as usual, most of the shops had a bell aligned to the door so that when anyone opened it anyone who was attending the shop would know about it. ¡°Irasshai! How may I help yo------- ISN¡¯T THAT THAT INSANE RECRUIT THAT LEVELED UP TO LEVEL 2 IN 2 DELATES?¡± ¡­. I guess it happens everywhere *Facepalm* ¡°Yeah, could I get some armor for this girl and me? I was searching for a kind of cape like she has.¡± ¡°Ahhh the Realis Cape.¡± ¡°Realis Cape?¡± ¡°Yup, those are the types of cape that can turn into steel at the owners will and dissolve low level elemental attacks upon contact. You looking for those? I have 2 of them.¡± ¡°That¡¯s perfect, how much are they?¡± ¡°They each sell for 210,000 eliets. But if you buy them both I¡¯ll sell it to you for 400,000 eliets. What do you say?¡± .... 600,000 minus 400,000 is 200,000¡­¡­¡­¡­.. All the money went down so fast, we also need to save for expenses for the day. But I guess we¡¯ll be going down later into the lower floors to get some income for daily expenses. Shouldn¡¯t be a problem, the main focus here is to make sure everyone in my party is safe. ¡°Okay, deal. We¡¯ll get both of them.¡± Upon putting them on¡­ ¡°Wow, they actually feel really comfy, they are so fluffy? Feathery like material.¡± ¡°Yeah, they are¡­ this feels so comfortable.¡± ¡°So how do we change this to steel?¡± ¡°Just imagine that you¡¯re under attack, and you want the cape to protect you, if you have a thought like that you should be able to change it to steel, or you could just imagine your cape being steel.¡± ¡°Hmmmmmmmmm¡­¡± Steel Steel¡­. CAPE BE STEEL ¡­¡­. ¡°It¡¯s not working, am I doing something wrong? Kuyomi how¡¯s your end?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not working for me either.¡± ¡°Ohhh dear, I forgot, the cape has to be attuned to you.¡± ¡°Attuned to me? So as in?¡± ¡°Basically, you have to pour your energy into the cape, just focus your energy that¡¯s around you into the cape.¡± ¡°Focus my energy huh¡­¡± Focus my energy¡­ Focus¡­ Focus¡­ I had my eyes closed, but to the others seeing me, a cyan light lit up my body and entered the cape. It was as if the cape was empowered, the cape now had a cyan shade to the cape and the guild engraved itself to the center of my cape. ¡°Ohhhhhh, that¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve seen such a soul infusion.¡± ¡°Soul infusion? Is that what I just did?¡± ¡°Yup, a soul infusion is when you infuse your soul into a certain part of your equipment. Making that equipment a soul equipment. This equipments are usually more priced to personal value, but when it comes to the market, they mean nothing. As the soul equipment only resonates with the owner. But I can¡¯t believe I saw it with my own eyes. Soul equipment also has special functionalities, like for example, this cape was only meant to be able to dissolve low elemental attacks whilst being able to change into steel to block physical attacks. I¡¯m sure your cape is more powerful than that now, it¡¯ll take the shape of your soul. Attempt it, try calling forth your defensive powers of this equipment.¡± Cape, I believe in you, transform into something that will protect me and my guildmates. *Shine* When I wished for it, my cape turned into a cyan blue crystal form. ¡°Cyan Blue crystal form, I¡¯ve never seen that before. It might be similar to diamond? Those diamond capes cost around 1,000,000,000 Eliets. Their so strong that they block attacks even from floor bosses down to the 40th floor.¡± I feel that this cape has more to offer. I tried swinging it around when it wasn¡¯t in its crystal form. And when I was thinking of using it for something. *Wave* *Fwwoooooosh* A giant cyan wind came out of my cape. ¡°WOAAHHHHHHHH, OOPS SORRY!¡±I apologized frantically as all of the equipments in the shop fell due to the huge wind that came out of my cape. ¡°It¡¯s fine, don¡¯t worry about it. Those are armor that won¡¯t be broken from just dropping, if that¡¯s the case, they would be trash.¡± I said that as I helped the shop owner pick up all of the armor I dropped. ¡°Okay Kuyomi! Your turn.¡± ¡°Okay Fenix, I shall try my best.¡± ¡®Powers hiding inside of me, please come out and help me¡¯ A dark purple light came out from Kuyomi, this light engulfed Kuyomi for a second before entering her cape. ¡°Woahhh, was that what I looked like when I tried that?¡± ¡°Almost, but your color was Cyan.¡± And just as me, Kuyomi¡¯s cape grew a dark purple shade and the guild¡¯s logo engraved on the center of the back of her cape. ¡°Kuyomi, try changing your cape to a shield.¡± ¡®Focus¡­¡¯ ¡®Focus¡­¡¯ ¡®Focussss¡­¡¯ ¡®Cape, please be a shield to protect¡¯ *Shine* Almost similar to mine, Kuyomi had a dark purple crystal form of her cape. ¡°Dark purple, I don¡¯t know of any crystal that might be similar.¡± ¡°Kuyomi, try swinging your cape gently and a short bit while thinking it can do something else.¡± Kuyomi did as I said, and when she did. A tiny black hole came out of her cape, that tiny black hole alone was already pulling us in. ¡°Kuyomi try to stop that please¡­ AND FAST.¡± ¡°Errrrr, errrrrrr ERRRRRR. I DUNNO HOW TO?¡± ¡­¡­.. The black hole was gradually growing bigger and I can start to see the weapons of the shop slowly pulling into the black hole. I called upon my cape to change into crystal and whacked it into the black hole that was gradually growing bigger. *Clink* As my crystal cape hit the black hole, the black hole broke as if it was glass into tiny remnants of purple ashes and disappeared into the atmosphere. *Phew* ¡°Imagine if that grew bigger¡± ¡°Another soul infusion? Soul equipments are so rare that even a big normal guild holds only 3 - 4 soul equipments. And you guys got 2 in just a flash without even knowing what it was. Who are you guys? I guess you don¡¯t get level 2 in 2 delates just like that.¡± ¡°Hahaha, anyways thank you so much for the capes, we should head off now.¡± ¡°Thank you so much for the business. See you.¡± ¡°Alright, next to the potion store I guess, we have 200,000 Eliets remaining. I think we should save 50,000 Eliets incase, and spend the remaining 150,000 Eliets on potions. That would be a good choice I believe.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go and do that then, I have a good potion shop to recommend you guys too.¡±Ayuzawa said as she lead us to the recommended shop. *ding ding* ¡°Oh hello Mei-chan, you getting more potions today?¡± *ding*ding* We entered a little later than Ayuzawa, this caused the bell to ring again. ¡°Oh welcome guests, how may I help you?¡± ¡°Gracia-san, their with me, we are here to buy some potions today. Do you have Tier 3 and 4 potions available?¡± ¡°Oh they are with you? That¡¯s fantastic, yes I do dear, we have more too.¡± ¡°Hello Gracia-san? Yeah, I have a total of 150,000 Eliets to trade potions for? Can you throw in a bunch of Tier 4s and some tier 3s? We¡¯re about to head to the dungeon and we¡¯d like to make sure we¡¯re doing good on potions.¡± ¡°Yes of course, please give me a moment.¡± Gracia walks to the back of the store to grab some potions for us. ¡°Ayuzawa, do you know who she is?¡± ¡°Yeah, I came here often when I was a low level adventurer, she¡¯s been selling me potions ever since I was level 1. I frequent here a lot. She¡¯s also helped me in times of needs.¡± ¡°I see.¡± ¡°Alright here are your potions. 5 tier 3 potions and 15 tier 4 potions.¡± 5 tier 3 potions and 15 tier 4 potions. That should be 100,000 and 75,000 Eliets. ¡°Wait Gracia, I said I only had 150,000 I cannot afford this.¡± ¡°Oh, how should I address you?¡± ¡°My name is Fenix no last name, so Fenix would do.¡± ¡°Fenix-kun then, Fenix-kun, I will give you all of this for 150,000 eliets. Don¡¯t worry about it, young adventurers need to take care when they¡¯re down there, I¡¯m willing to give you this extra 5 tier 4 potions.¡± ¡°... Okay, since you said so I shall take your offer.¡± Kuyomi? ¡°Kuyomi? Why are you staring at the potions like that.¡± ¡°Ah, Fenix, I was wondering how are we going to carry those.¡± ¡°Ohhhhhhh, I didn¡¯t think about that.¡± ¡°Do you guys not have a potion holder? Those that are at your thighs.¡± ¡°No? What are those?¡± ¡°They are little bands that are tied to your thighs with slots to fit in potions. They are important as they make sure that you don¡¯t waste space in your bag and they are of easy access to reach when you need them. Gracia-san sells them. You need them? They go for cheap 5,000 Eliets per piece.¡± ¡°Money again ==.......... I guess it¡¯s not like we really have a choice, Gracia-san, could you please get 2 sets? One for me and one for Kuyomi here.¡± ¡°Okay alright, so a total of 160,000 Eliets please.¡± As I paid the money to Gracia I fitted the bends, It was a set, 1 for each side of your thighs. They hold a total of 10 potions on each side. ¡°Alright, before we leave, let¡¯s give the potions to you guys.¡± ¡°5 tier 4 potions, and 2 tier 3 potions for each of you.¡± ¡°HUHHHH? If we get 2 tier 3 potions doesn¡¯t that mean there is only 1 for you?¡± ¡°Yup, that¡¯s correct. Is there a problem?¡± ¡°OF COURSE? YOU¡¯RE THE FRONTLINE, YOU ALWAYS TANK DAMAGE AND YOU TAKE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF POTIONS? WHAT¡¯S WRONG WITH YOU?¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay Kuyomi, Ayuzawa. I¡¯d much rather you guys have the potions. I¡¯ll be okay. Trust me.¡± ¡­ ¡°Haaaaaaa, it¡¯s not like anything we say would convince you anyways.¡± ¡°Thank you Gracia-san for your generosity, we¡¯ll be back again another time.¡± The 3 of us waved goodbye and we left for the dungeon with brand new gear. Extra : Kuyomi Yanai
Kuyomi Yanai
Guild: Phoenix Victoria
Height: 164cm
Weight: 56kg
BWH [B87-W58-H88]
Dislikes Brocolli, Adventurer
Likes Salmon, Fenix