《Looking at this World Through Different Perspectives》


 Chapter 1

    Abundant white flakes descended incessantly and formed countless beds of linen white that covered the entire ground. On a dry and faded vestige of a once verdant land, the passing bone-chilling breeze that was constantly called over to a vivid view of a crowded city gently fluttered the many snow over from time to time.


    Upon the slowly passing flow of time, Heann would watch the scenery from the high view of the local¡¯s bell tower when the shine of the luminous moonlight came down pleasant and soft like this now and then. His blue eyes would reflect the twinkling night, pensively staring at the ubiquitous stars above that could easily be mistaken for snow, all the while standing relaxedly with his calmly beating heart.


    However, his hair was unkempt and his comportment was all frazzled with every rigid shift of movement he displayed despite all the unwinding ambience of the place. Unlike every other day he had spent watching the varied view of the night sky, the content mood he usually carried didn¡¯t emerge even for a slight second.


    With his upturned head, he let himself vulnerable to the surroundings, closing his eyes while his mind trailed off into the far distance of his transient musing.


    ¡°Things will get better from now.¡±


    Heann was optimistic. The way life advanced gradually had never gone easier for the poor like him. Throughout his life by living through thick and thin in distress, the life of comfort was almost never certain or to the point of being nonexistent because of his severe lack of respectable r¨¦sum¨¦ that mostly narrowed his option of available jobs into low-paying hard labor.


    Overall, even though he considered his life to be thoroughly bad, he sometimes held a feeling of gratitude when he compared himself to the people who lived on the streets- which that little satisfaction of his soon crumbled when he reached his current state.


    Finally, as of today, he officially became homeless at the very beginning of the cold winter. After he had gotten himself kicked out from his small apartment, he could only rely on the few money he had accumulated for his personal savings inside his coin bank.


    ¡°I can only buy food for a month,¡± he muttered to himself. ¡°Should I just do something illegal?¡±


    After convincing himself by repeating the exact same sentence over and over again, he opened his eyes that were surrounded by bloodshot streaks and exhaled a cold sigh that reckoned the amount of his stress.


    ¡°You¡¯ll end up in prison.¡±


    Turning his head rigidly from the cold he was feeling too much, he saw a fully covered girl who was about as tall as his shoulders. However, she didn¡¯t bother to look at him, and instead, watched the vivid view of the illuminated cityscape while inclining against the wide fenced window. Fluttering her messy light brown hair from the gentle cold breeze that came out of the gap of the fenced window, her half-covered blue eyes was slightly squinted in reflex as she stared wistfully.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been grumbling and muttering loudly all the time,¡± she pointed out. ¡°Can you blame me for eavesdropping?¡±


    ¡°How did you get in here? The entrance gate is closed until morning.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re also here.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m homeless. I have my circumstances.¡±


    ¡°Uhh....¡±


    After a small mumble of agreement, she sniffled a few times and tucked her scarf further to search for a much warmer coverage before she sat down as she leaned the back of her head against the smooth surface of the white wall and closed her eyes.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    ¡°Rest assured. I¡¯ll go home after the bell rings in the morning.¡±


    ¡°Knowing the fact that I¡¯m homeless, aren¡¯t you afraid that I¡¯ll do something wrong to you in this empty room?¡±


    ¡°Just to let you know, I¡¯m carrying a paralyzing drug if you try to do anything strange,¡± she explained calmly, crossing both of her arms onto her chest to cover the cold atmosphere before adding, ¡°I can whip it out quickly.¡±


    ¡°I was joking,¡± he quickly replied. ¡°My mistake.¡±


    Facing him suddenly, she scanned over his figure with her repeated up-and-down eye movements before she let out a disappointed exhale.


    ¡°What¡¯s with the disappointed sigh? You¡¯re quite rude.¡±


    ¡°I thought that you were also here for the bell tower¡¯s legend.¡±


    ¡°The bell tower¡¯s legend?¡±


    From her unexpected question, he let out an impulsive response as he was genuinely curious.


    ¡°They say, the snow queen will come to this town and grant the wishes of those who listen to the first toll of the bell during the morning of the first day of the year in this room.¡±


    ¡°Sounds childish.¡±


    ¡°What was that?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡±


    He quickly turned his head the instant she started to inquire about what he said as she looked at him curiously.


    ¡°Well, the bell keeper is about to chime the bell anytime soon. Want to share?¡±


    When he stared down, he saw her crouching figure, looking at him with an ambiguous expression that indirectly said the things she wanted to say.


    ¡°I¡¯m unemployed at the moment,¡± she began suddenly and looked down. ¡°You see that crowd of armored people? I¡¯m going to go for it and apply to be an adventurer. I simply wish for the best of luck.¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡± He nodded understandably. ¡°That sounds very important.¡±


    Heann was genuinely impressed.


    Power beyond one''s wildest dream, inconceivable by many who have yet to see. With heart set on self-liberation, their unrestrained feet carried as far as it could walk, hands outstretched as far it could take, eyes as far as it could see; as seeking thrill to wherever the heart desires became their sole reason.


    They were an existence that lived on excitement- the romance of adventure. Waving thoughts of the imminent danger and terror all spread throughout the world, they took their prided freedom to places and uncharted lands, marking the era of adventure throughout the world that people of logic had not realized its unlimited diversity.


    That was basically what the kingdom informed the citizens of Arkheim years ago before the organization itself was opened three days since. Concluding from the said statement, Heann could only nod in acknowledgement to the people who would profess such a fascinating occupation.


    Back then, people could only rely on extraordinary existence called heroes. By the citizens, they were titled as the ¡°chosen ones¡± who could wield their weapons with excellence. However, the amount of these heroes couldn¡¯t cover the demand needed. Since the opening of a new occupation ¡°Adventurer¡± every one could be their own hero.


    ¡°After hearing mine. Why don¡¯t you tell me yours?¡±


    ¡°Me?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. It wouldn¡¯t hurt to wish for something, right?¡±


    For him, whenever he yearned for luck to get around for at least once, what left him every time he did wish for one single fortune would always leave him with disappointment. Yet, he still couldn¡¯t shake off that hope.


    ¡°I wish for happiness and money.¡±


    ¡°That sounds simple.¡±


    In the serene atmosphere where the both of them are inside each of their individual trail of thoughts, the comfortable silence between the two calmed their hearts as they watched the vivid view of the cityscape once again as it slowly fades away within the time lapse.


    In a long while, the bell tolled for the first time in the presence of a new year. From outside, the unsleeping crowds who were taking a stroll around the campanile stopped in their stance as they looked upwards to the source of the reverberating sound and gentle sunlight of daybreak, overlooking the two mini-sized silhouettes who were closing their eyes.


    When the bell stopped chiming, Heann opened his eyes as he looked at his companion who already had her eyes open, appearing to be pondering with her eyes that looked down to the patterned floor of red and white.


    The instant she turned her head, she looked at him and realized that the man was also staring at her. Breaking off the eye contact awkwardly, she fiddled with her finger as she looked down again before she opened her mouth.


    ¡°Hey.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Do you want to come with me?¡±

 Chapter 2

    Ritania Kingdom, Arkheim.


    In the wake of dusk, the tender sunlight revealed the background of shimmering piles of snow and a crowd of people who had already surrounded a part of the city. The situation was rowdier than the usual morning the citizens had. Several onlookers who had to start their early duty stared at the place of event curiously.


    Managing to sneak their way out without the notice of the bell keeper, they walked several miles from their location to a crowded building.


    ¡°Before we get into the business, we should introduce ourselves first. My name¡¯s Millie Millefleur. You can call me in whichever way you see as fitting. ¡±


    ¡°Heann Silwest.¡±


    Within the place of warmth that contrasted the cold weather outside, waves of crowds pushed against each other in a rigorous way even though dawn came not too long ago. In a glance, every nook and cranny of the place was polished in a way they would shine inside the cozy room. Plainly speaking, Heann was astonished. Glancing, he saw the person who brought him to this place held the same expression as he did.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯m planning to lose my life anytime soon. I don''t think I should be here.¡±


    ¡°We should think of the benefits and profits.¡±


    "No, really. Why am I here?"


    "You''re homeless and unemployed."


    "Right¡­ thanks for the kind reminder."


    They could only watch and stand still at the entrance. While the building itself was fascinating enough, hearing myriad shouts and clattering armors clashing with each other had them petrified. Reluctantly, Heann stepped back and gazed at his companion.


    Collecting his determination, he clenched Millie¡¯s hand behind him and heard a hopeless shout before he immediately departed towards the chaotic line of people. When he looked carefully, the majority of the crowds carried their own weapons and donned shining metallic armors- if not, a light armor such as vests at minimum.


    While Heann himself, on the other hand, wore a feeble cotton shirt and unflattering brown pants that he brought from his lost home, making the journey to the line more arduous and painful when clashing against the armors.


    With the last push of his body and the pull of his hand in the demanding tug-of-war situation, he finally arrived at the counter, followed by Millie who looked frazzled with her disordered hair.


    Arriving before many neat lines of people, they queued up accordingly to one of the counter¡¯s lineups.


    ¡°How may I help you?¡±


    Facing the staff who looked level headed, he was instantly asked by the mature beauty behind the counter.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to register as an adventurer.¡±


    ¡°Very well. There will be a fee that¡¯ll come along for your registration. Is that alright?¡±


    ¡°How much are we talking here?¡±


    ¡°1 gold.¡±


    When the staff monotonously revealed the exact price, Heann annoyedly turned to Millie who was currently trying to catch her breath.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.


    ¡°Hey, you didn¡¯t tell me anything about the fee.¡±


    ¡°Oh, right. I forgot to tell you.¡±


    ¡°Putting that aside, do you have any money with you that I can borrow?¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about? I¡¯m bringing enough money to pay for myself. Bringing you here with me is an unexpected situation.¡±


    ¡°Then how am I supposed to pay the fee!¡±


    ¡°Wait, wait!¡±


    As she said that, she frowned and showed an enlightened expression before she rattled the humongous bag she was carrying and pulled out his precious bear coin bank.


    ¡°Use this.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk as if it¡¯s your own money! That is the only thing I have for me to eat for this month!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll pay you back later, okay?¡±


    Reluctantly receiving his bear coin bank, he emptied his coin bank and turned back to the lady behind the counter with countless silver coins in his hands. Since Heann only had small changes, he had to compensate with a bigger quantity, 100 silver coins.


    ¡°Here it is.¡±


    Giving the sum of money and counting them rapidly, the staff asked him to fill in a series of procedures concerning his personal background and information on a sheet of white paper which he complied accordingly. Giving the paper to the client, she then checked it before she set it aside.


    After a long time waiting for Millie to finish her part of the procedure awkwardly, the staff took out two badges from the desk drawer before giving the items to the both of them- which they took and patched the badges tidily on their shirt.


    ¡°You are now officially an adventurer. Here¡¯s your starting badge that will state your status and rank. To advance further, you may collect your point that you can receive after submitting what the quest that you take requires. Currently, with the iron badge you¡¯re holding, the both of you are E-ranked adventurers and you may only take E-ranked quests until you¡¯ve advanced further to another rank.¡±


    Explaining the details comprehensively, the staff looked at them with a composed smiling face as she fluttered her hair backwards.


    ¡°Well then, welcome to the adventurer¡¯s guild. To pick your desired quest, you can walk to that bulletin board over there. Ah, to be noted, you may only take one quest per person by taking the quest¡¯s poster to one of the quest staff. For now, because of the circumstances, we will only showcase the E-ranked quests.¡±


    ¡°As expected, there are only E-ranked quests all over the board. It¡¯s mostly harmless for now.¡±


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we be glad, then? Because of this, we¡¯re all starting at the same point,¡± Millie tiredly exclaimed beside him.


    ¡°You don¡¯t look glad, though.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind me. I¡¯m just not used to crowds.¡±


    Heann wasn¡¯t too fond of crowds either. While he could handle small gatherings, mass gatherings like this overwhelmed him. To add, the drain of stamina kicked in suddenly because they didn¡¯t have any night sleep. Tired, both of them agreed to take a breather.


    Outside, the ray of sun clearly grew brighter, indicating a different tone of time that has passed during their long activity. Noticeably, the tender warmth that seeped through his skin intensified slightly when compared to the couple of hours after dayspring, warm enough to brush off the cold of the winter slightly.


    ¡°Hey, where will you settle down for the day?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t know. I¡¯ll probably look for a place from someone I know for free.¡±


    ¡°You can stay at my place.¡±


    Because she was hiding her face, he couldn¡¯t tell whether she was being serious or not.


    ¡°You¡¯re serious?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. Why not?"


    "Well..." Heann hesitantly started. "You''re a girl... and, you know... I''m a guy."


    "No problem. You¡¯ve helped me enough for today. Besides, we¡¯re fellow adventurers, right? We¡¯re basically comrades."


    Despite looking crazy with her messy hair, Millie showed him a distorted and silly smile from her fatigue. If not for her being a lightweight the whole time, he could probably feel some sort of camaraderie with her right now.


    ¡°Ah, not entirely free, you know? You have to do chores and other stuff concerning the house.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m okay with that."


    ¡°There¡¯s only one problem though. You spent all the money on that coin bank of yours, right?¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± he apprehensively replied. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Actually, I don¡¯t really have anything to eat at home,¡± she said nonchalantly. ¡°We¡¯re probably stuck with taking several E-ranked missions to eat for now. That basically means that I can¡¯t pay you back. Well, at least not now.¡±


    Sighing due to the fatigue, she never noticed the concealed anger of the young man beside her who was gritting his teeth.

 Chapter 3

    ¡°Thank you for your help, youngsters.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for the business.¡±


    As the old grandma waved and thanked them, she walked into her house with an impressive amount of rocks inside a giant grocery bag. Heann and Millie, who painstakingly brought the rocks by combining their strength blinked twice at how casual she carried the bag with one hand.


    The cold wind blew harder than before and the assignments they took felt even more tiring in every step they took through the snowy road.


    Huh? Was this how adventurers lived?


    Matching the job profile from the tale of the citizens and what he was experiencing, Heann felt that he was trained to be more like a delivery man. This was more or less the same compared to his previous labor jobs.


    Helpless hunger? Check. Cold sweats? Check. Body pain? Check.


    ...this was his usual job alright.


    Under the chilling weather, they walked back to the adventurer¡¯s guild. After waiting for Millie who was confirming the assignment, Heann finally saw Millie coming over.


    ¡°Alright. That makes it three.¡±


    ¡°How much money did we get?¡±


    ¡°25 copper coins.¡±


    Heann calculated inside his mind. If an average home-cooked meal for one sitting costs about 20-25 copper coins, then they needed to earn at least 120 copper coins or 1 silver coin and 20 copper coins to eat three times a day. So far, they had only earned 80 copper coins. Agreeing that they would share the earned money, they planned to save some of the money for future needs.


    ¡°Let¡¯s work harder.¡±


    ¡°Should we skip lunch?¡±


    ¡°I agree.¡±


    At the moment, the food stock at Millie¡¯s house was limited and still freshly bought right after they finished two assignments at once. Thinking for the long term benefit, it was wiser to cook the ingredients for dinner and save the rest for the day¡¯s meal.


    Taking a deep breath, Heann shook his head and looked at what was in front of him. There was a bigger problem at the moment. This time, it was Heann¡¯s turn to pick the assignment on the bulletin board. There were hundreds of papers stuck on the board. That being said, there were hundreds of people swarming around the board as if they were hungry predators.


    The first attempt, Millie had volunteered to experience the event herself, and before she went into the crowded space, Heann heard Millie letting out a small battle shout which not too long after, he couldn¡¯t see her head and her voice was drowned with the others¡¯ shout. It was about fifteen minutes later Millie returned with a slightly ripped paper on her hand, her hair all messed up and stared dead at Heann like a crazy person.


    The second attempt, where Millie firmly decided that they should take turns and Heann rushed in without too many thoughts. He thought that he had the advantage as a male and thought that Millie was too small and weak. Fifteen minutes later, he came back with a slightly ripped paper and his hair all messed up, staring dead at Millie like a crazy person.


    Millie nodded her head and looked at him sympathetically, understanding his pain and put her hand on his shoulder, patting gently.


    It was a scarring past. However, this time, he had learned through experience. In this highly competitive field, you have to be ruthless and quick!


    Scanning posters with quick gazes and considerable rewards in mind from far away, he rushed towards the crowd and slipped in between the slight gaps people made with swift steps. When he was halfway through, the crowd started to move frenziedly. Fixing his eyes on one of the posters, Heann quickly drew out his arm and snatched it and stepped back, immediately bouncing and ran away to secure the paper.


    Walking while waving the poster casually, Millie, who saw this sight, was dumbfounded. Heann saw the surprise on her face without the usual blank expression and felt rather satisfied.


    ¡°Well... that was pretty fast.¡±


    ¡°I learn pretty quickly, didn¡¯t I?¡±


    ¡°Great job. So¡­ anyway, what did you take?¡±


    ¡°This says ¡°Give me Slime¡¯s Slime!¡± and the rewards are 70 coppers. We definitely have to take this one. I¡¯m starting to get back pains from carrying all those bags full of rocks.¡±


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t agree more. This should be our first monster hunting assignment. What about the requirements?¡±


    ¡°Blue, green and red slimes. 5 each and should already be contained inside an empty bottle. Anyway, this one gives five contribution points.¡±


    The guild gave contribution points each time you completed an assignment. With this system, the guild could determine the effort and assess each adventurer for one of the requirements to rank up with a certain standard of points the adventurers had to reach to take the rank up test.


    Moreover, they were used as a special currency to unlock special privileges that adventurers benefit from such as a general discount from the locals.


    After sharing a look of understanding, Millie took off and walked to the entrance. However, she was soon grabbed by the back of her shirt by Heann, facing him who was smiling sinisterly.This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you remember? One quest for each person.¡±


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    ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡±


    While pointing to the sky with a straight face, Millie posed flashily on the middle of the fields. This was the open plain outside the town. With her shouting monotonously, the blob of colors hastily bounced away.


    ¡°What the heck are you doing? You¡¯re scaring the slimes.¡±


    ¡°Sorry, sorry. I¡¯m just excited for my first subjugation request. With my teammate and facing monsters and all."


    ¡°I don¡¯t think that this counts as a subjugation though¡­ moreover, are these preparations really necessary?¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± she responded slowly. ¡°We have to take extreme precautions outside safe areas.¡±


    ¡°Here¡¯s the thing¡­ you¡¯re not the one who¡¯s carrying all of these,¡± Heann grumbled. ¡°Anyway, these baggage are seriously heavy! What did you pack in here?¡±


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯m holding some too.¡±


    ¡°Yours doesn¡¯t stack up to twice the size of your head, does it? I¡¯m not getting any light over here!¡±


    ¡°Fine. Let¡¯s see.¡±


    Dropping the humongous bag, Heann heard clattering sounds. Millie, while crouching, opened the bag and showed the content to Heann.


    ¡°See? Weapons and armors.¡±


    ¡°Right¡­ weapons and armors. Of course. The most obvious thing is to bring an army¡¯s amount of weapons and armors for two people. Wait... how the hell did that bag didn¡¯t rip apart and stab me?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t misunderstand, alright? Don¡¯t you see? Being included in this business requires combat skills and we don¡¯t have any. This is the perfect chance to test our compatibility with different kinds of weapons. Also, I invented the bag myself. It¡¯s a new material I¡¯m working on.¡±


    ¡°...you¡¯ve thoroughly convinced me.¡±


    ¡°Anyway¡­ can you use magic or do you already have any weapon in mind?¡±


    ¡°No. I can barely use it. I¡¯ll take a halberd though.¡±


    ¡°That was fast. Do you have any lancing experiences?¡±


    ¡°No. It¡¯s just safer to jab at long distances rather than slashing and stabbing with swords and daggers.¡±


    Reaching out to the dangerous stashes, she pulled out a standard halberd that looked sharp and handed it to him.


    ¡°Is it me or does this still looks new?¡±


    ¡°I stocked up on them recently.¡±


    ¡°So¡­ this is why you¡¯re poor?¡±


    ¡°Yes. However, I believe that all of these metals will pay me back in more ways than one.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right. I have an idea.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s sell them.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about? They¡¯re for our adventures.¡±


    ¡°With all those adventurers around, these weapons are in high demand.¡±


    ¡°Hold on. This is my money we¡¯re talking about. I make the decisions.¡±


    ¡°Millie... ¡± he started deeply, his eyes and mouth were smiling. ¡°We only have today, we don¡¯t know about tomorrow.¡±


    Seeing the flash of gold in his eyes, Millie reverted her gaze and widened her eyes, pointing on something for him to notice.


    ¡°Let¡¯s leave this discussion for another time. The slimes are crowding over there.¡±


    ¡°Alright...¡± he trailed off. ¡°What¡¯s the plan?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve got this.¡±


    From her pocket, she brought out a wooden blowgun and five darts at her fingertips.


    ¡°Really? Blow darts?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. It¡¯s loaded with sleeping drugs. This should be quick.¡±


    ¡°Millie, with this kind of range, the darts wouldn¡¯t even be able to reach the slimes unless you have some kind of superpowered lungs. Besides, do slimes even have any nervous system to begin...¡±


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ve got two of them.¡±


    ¡°...uhh.¡±


    True to her words, the two slimes were left behind and stopped bouncing. They were red and green slimes and their goo slumped, seeming unconscious.


    ¡°That¡¯s some amazing accuracy...¡±


    ¡°This isn¡¯t much. I practiced after all.¡±


    Heann saw her in a new light. She was really useless when they picked labor tasks and all she did was saying ¡°Let¡¯s take a rest.¡± and grumble all the way through their assignment. Seeing her usefulness after all past events of her being a deadweight made him appreciate her more.


    ¡°Looks like I don¡¯t have to do anything much with you around, Millie.¡±


    ¡°Really? Did I really help that much?¡±


    ¡°You did. I actually thought that we had to chase the slimes until we pass out in the evening. You¡¯re making this easier for the both of us.¡±


    ¡°I guess I¡¯m useful, huh?¡±


    When Heann complimented her even more, she touched her red cheeks and shook her head while looking down, embarrassed. While he found the sight to be absurd, Heann decided to let it go.


    ¡°This should be an easy task.¡±


    ¡°It is. We should just worry about the slime king and be careful overall.¡±


    ¡°They rarely appear. Don¡¯t worry about it and just go crazy with the darts. They¡¯re just big and no danger.¡±


    ¡°Nevertheless, we wouldn¡¯t want ourselves to be trapped inside a slime and be barfed out after hours, right?¡±


    ¡°Alright, alright. Let¡¯s be careful.¡±


    As Millie took out the slimes, Heann carried the slime-filled bottles while carrying the baggage at the same time. With a consistent pace, they finished the mission in about half an hour long. All in all, the assignment was easy and they finished quicker than they had expected. Even though there was some competition with other adventurers, it was still no problem as they could find another with the quick tactics.


    Eventually, they were walking on the way to the town.


    ¡°Wow¡­ that went smoothly.¡±


    ¡°Yeah¡­ smoothly. This gets me a little bit excited for the next mission.¡±


    ¡°Me too. Well¡­ I should probably work on the halberd or other weapons so I could fight at least.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s not much free time, but we shouldn¡¯t blindly start quests and practice once in a while, you know? The world¡¯s wide and there are much stronger people and competition waiting to be discovered.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re actually right for once...¡±


    Heann considered Millie¡¯s sentiment and the sudden thought of him being strong motivated him. He was an average guy who worked labor duties. Besides the fact that he had a strong build from all the lifting he had to do, he was nothing compared to the competitors at the guild. At some point, he had to keep up with them and go out from the boundary that separated him from all of them.


    Today, his point of view towards Millie was completely changed.


    ¡°...partner.¡±


    ¡°Eh? What did you say?¡±


    Millie, with her eyes opened wide in shock, faced Heann who was smirking lightly at her.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s getting dark. Let¡¯s walk faster. I¡¯m fired up right now!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still pretty sunny. Look in front of you.¡±


    ¡°Wait¡­¡±


    Both of them turning back, they saw a giant yellow blob that stared down at them silently with hungry eyes as if they were prey.


    ¡°...oh crap.¡±