The next day, I got up quickly and put my gear on.I left my room with a smile and made my way out.When I entered the dining hall, Aria saw me and ran over. She wasn't wearing her usual work clothes, so it seemed she was off today. She was dressed warmly as if she planned to head out. It had gotten colder lately, of course."Mizik! Are you going out?" She asked with a smile."Yeah, I was going to go see Rose at the guild," I said."If you're going out...can I come with you? Papa wants me to run down to the market to get a few things. Also, I want to meet this Rose woman!" Aria said."Sure. But do you need me to go to the market?" "Not really...but I get bothered by people a lot when I go out, sometimes..."I get it now. She means that she gets harassed by perverts on the street, doesn't she?Truthfully, Aria and I had gotten very close over the last few months. She was my Aunt, but acted more like my big sister. She was the person I told everything to. And until yesterday, she was

Cain roared as he stomped the ground below him.It cracked from the strength of his foot and he glared at me.Jax stepped towards Cain with his sword pointed at him."You're not laying another grimy hand on Mizik. I don't know what the hell is going on here, but Maul asked me to protect him with my life!" Jax waved his sword and shouted."Then I'll just see how strong your resolve is, weakling!" Cain lept...and I mean jumped twenty feet into the air and slammed into the ground where Jax had been standing. Jax had hopped back and struck with his sword."BERZERKER STRIKE!" Jax shouted with all his might as he brought the greatsword down onto Cain.Cain didn't bother to dodge and caught the blade on his black arm. I could feel the heavy impact as the ground cracked below Cain."RAMPAGE!" Jax began wildly swinging his sword at Cain from multiple angles.Cain parried and blocked the attacks effortlessly, but with each impact, I heard a loud crack.Jax is strong...but it doesn't look like

I awoke the next morning feeling refreshed after eventually getting to sleep. I knew it would be difficult to get used to the sound of a roaring monster sleeping near me, but somehow I would manage.I decided not to get up, yet, because I heard the sounds of Rose putting her armor on.I raised my hand to let her know I was awake."Good morning, Mizik! Let me just finish here, and you can get up. Sorry!" She said."It's okay. I still don't mind, but I respect you, so I won't look," I said."Thank you, Mizik. You're very kind and considerate," Rose said.Her voice sounded so much more gentle without a helmet.Although, Rose also had a very refined way of speaking. As if she had been well educated. She might've been a lady of high class...It made sense because of how her father supposedly acted. It wasn't surprising since she was from the capital."How did you sleep?" She asked as I heard the sound of clanking armor.I don't want to be rude...but honestly..."I slept...okay... Hey, are

I walked for almost an hour until I eventually came across the Albatross branch of the Adventurers Guild. The building was much larger and more decorated than the Lorelei branch. I noticed a lot more people, too.I cautiously walked into the building and made my way to the front counter.Since there were so many adventurers, I had to stand in line. While I waited, I saw several people looking me up and down. Some people were staring at my sword.Yeah, it's a weird-looking sword, I get it! I really need to store this thing in my inventory...I ignored the other adventurers and eventually ended up at the front of the crowd."Hello, I'd like to register my location. I'd also like to confirm my job eligibility," I said casually.The woman at the counter smiled and pushed a viewer stone forward.I proceeded to confirm my status and information on the stone, then pushed it back to her. She took it and placed it in a magical device. It glowed blue and copied the information onto a new card.

I awoke that morning and immediately got out of bed.The excitement of being able to go adventuring with Rose was unbearable.I quickly got dressed and made my way downstairs. I made sure to greet Jorgan and Talia on my way out. Since the two of them had been so kind to me, I made a mental note to thank them somehow.I quickly made my way to the adventurers guild and once I arrived, I found no sign of Rose.I intended to arrive early so that I could relax for a while and look at job postings.I thumbed through several and found a few that looked good, but didn't take any yet because I wanted Rose's permission.It would be awfully presumptuous of me to take jobs for the company without agreeing on them first.Some part of me wanted to do my morning work out here, but I thought better of it. Adventurers were slowly starting to trickle in and I didn't want to embarrass myself.I sat down and waited for a while on a bench in front of the guild. At some point, while I was waiting, I dozed