Dora gained more and more confidence and readjusted the hair falling on his forehead. She looked straight into the eyes of a young girl who was trying to avoid his gaze. "My Lady, I apologize for my rudeness. I was so amazed by your presence that I forgot to ask for your name. Mine is Anesidora… Carper? Yes, Carper, and if you could kindly tell me your name, it would make me the happiest person in the world.""Is this really not a joke?... Are you...Are you f-f-f-flirting?"His smile widened again, she was an easy target."God, am I flirting? I have to say no, flirting is for the player who wants to have fun, but here I'm not playing, it's a job interview, a fight, a test, me, in the name of the moon, I am ready to fight a thousand wars just to your liking.""… I know! You look like a girl, you are a girl, right? Your friends are spying on us and will make fun of me if I agree."Midgard's giggle could be heard, much to his displeasure."Is that the voice of a girl, my lovely, wonderf
The two faced each other in the corridor of all dangers. Dora, suspicious, took a look at the surroundings.“Don’t worry, there’s no one else here, it’s only us.”"Oh, really? What happened to your vanguard?"He asked, never looking directly at the girl but only scrutinizing the surroundings, expecting to get jumped on, much to the amusement of Freya.“They had other businesses, speaking of which, have you found the toad you were looking for?”"... Maybe? Why the interrogation thought? Is there a problem? Is this because I joked a little with the prince?""I'm telling you not to worry, I'm here on my own terms, for myself." She knows with a serious tone, "You've picked my interest, so I would like to confirm a few things about you."Her voice and facial expression didn't show any malice, she wasn't just a beautiful girl, her grace, tone, and antic were of the level of a sovereign. Maybe because his senses were getting sharper, Dora understood that it was better to behave for now.“Wha
Marie's POV***It's been a month since we officially joined the Southern Guild. I remember how the first day was a total blast.Several minutes after our registration, Leon and the others managed to join us. They were infuriated, Leon wanted to go right away to the capital to find Idiora and make him pay. We tried to convince him that it wasn't necessary but then Erick labeled us as traitors.But eventually, after a little while, their anger had subsided. We officially became an E-ranked team from the Guild and were dispatched to more missions than we were used to, of course, we weren't beginners, so we accomplished many achievements in a very short time period.The salary was a little short for a whole party, but we knew that things would get better as time passed. But it actually tends to be the opposite.During the very same week, we noticed a considerable increase in our power, and after the guild re-evaluated our level, we were promoted to D-rank. It was honestly our peak.But s
Freya's entrance caused an uproar in the room, no one remained silent."L-Lady Freya?" "What is she doing here? Will she also participate in the ceremony?"She walked forward, accompanied by the strange gentleman, observing the students with indifference."What is she doing here?""It looks like she's looking for something... Oh! Could it be that she still doesn't have a knight?Voices rose again and the agitation resumed. Suddenly, to everyone's surprise, a person showed up.With short black hair and his pair of glasses, Thomas crosses the room until he stands right in front of Freya, then puts one knee on the ground."Lady Freya, it's an honor to be graced by your presence, even though I didn't expect to see you so quickly."Thomas, although he was second in rank in the academy, prostrated himself before the Duke's daughter, testifying to the superiority of Saint Nova's students.However, Freya didn't look at him, continuing to look around and eventually responding in her graceful
A week had passed since the St. Nova ceremony. According to the exchange program, the students involved had to temporarily leave the academy and live with the noble affiliated with them.It was an interesting and funny experience, funny when you think about some of Nebula's students who might come from a higher social rank but will end up in a lower domain, due to their inability to be a true heir.In my case, it was a nice breath of fresh air. Zuri's family lived on a small plot of land surrounded by a vast forest where weak monsters could be found, making this place my favorite playground.The Baron's financial situation was delicate and he could not afford to call on knights to protect his own lands, making my presence very welcomed and I could get absolutely everything, non-financial, that I wanted.I was sitting on a huge stone next to a swamp, while Zuri was in the swamp, collecting disgusting toads.She stood still for a moment then, with a sudden movement, grabbed a blue toad
A rift was a formation with the shape of a dome, or more precisely a ball buried half in the earth. It could extend over ten meters but in some cases up to more than a kilometer.In the kingdom, three major authorities were charged with dealing with them: the Royal Knights, the Guild Association, and stray emissaries.When a rift appeared, its level was first determined using magic devices for a whole day then from the second day it was made public.The kingdom then assessed its ability to take care of it and if they did not have sufficient troops to deal with it in the time before the opening, they placed a sum on the rift and sent the announcement to the association of Guilds which, in turn, made the information public and the guilds purchased a subjugation license from the association.If they managed to clear the rift, they received the prize money offered by the kingdom.Depending on its level, a guild could use its own guild member or buy the services of a straight emissary, but
Dora stood in front of the tree, looking annoyed and Zuri at his side. The girl patted her witch hat to dust it off.“Well, it hasn’t been 10 minutes, you owe me 5 coins.”"Ngh... Wait, she's an outsider, I said the party members, technically, it doesn't coun-"Before he could finish his sentence, a projectile hit him at high speed, but surprisingly as soft as a cushion."Idiora! It's really you! You really came...""Ah... Oh, Marie..."She hugged him tightly, it was probably the biggest show of emotion from the young girl since he knew her, tears welled up in her eyes."Hey, why are you crying? There, there, this isn't a nightmare, I'm back."He stroked the head of the young girl who quickly rubbed her eyes."I'm not crying, Idiora, I just got surprised a lot today... You're really back."Lillith and Liliana joined them in turn."You didn't change, always the center of attention.""It's amazing! Mister Anesidora, you're really back."Each of them hugged him from each side, making him
A violent wind filled with energy waves blew over the group. The happy faces had given way to tight expressions, each holding their weapon firmly in the face of the invitation from this mouth of hell.They knew that from this moment on, their lives were at stake, it might be the last time they could set foot on familiar ground. Silently, Kraim walked in front, followed by Eryl and the rest of the group.Hope, very driven by this moment, kept his eyes wide open to fully enjoy the experience of his very first raid. Once he made contact with the portal, he felt all the energy focus on his body and lost his footing momentarily, but as he fought in the air to keep from falling, he regained his balance. He was disoriented, processing what had just happened, and was looking at his hands."Mr. Hope?" Liliana, noticing his stop, called out to him."Ah... Oh, sorry, I kinda... What..."As his gaze shifted in focus, he realized the universe around him. A minute ago, they were in the scariest for