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Ember Pov
The journey took two days, and it has been smooth sailing, we did encounter so monsters here and there, but they were only Goblins and Kobolds. I was a bit nervous about encountering bandits by chance, thankfully no such cliche happened. This isn't a bandit infested area due to the Guild branch and familias here, after all no God will give falna to bandits, and Adventurers who were superhuman could easily get rid of them.
Once we arrived at the town, I finally found bustle of the people. There were many demi-humans, and humans in the town, and many were wearing Adventurer's attire. While others went to sell the goods, Edward personally took to register in the guild. We soon arrived in front of the Guild," So this is the Guild huh?", I asked, and Edward nodded.
" Guild is a neutral body, it is only a small branch here, but it provides with many functions. Not limited to quests for adventures, the guild advisors here also detail you about the monsters, and what monster you should take on according to your paraters, they also trade the monster loot for money, and also act as a bank", he said, and I nodded.
" Now let's get you registered", he said, and we went inside, upon entering we saw a few adventurers, all of whom looked at who had entered the guild, aka us. Ignoring their stares, we ca in front of a Guild advisor. " Disha, I want to register him in the guild, as our newest mber", Sir Edward said to the guild mber.
She had dium length brown hair, and brown eyes, she had two dog ears on her forehead showing she was a Chien trope, she nodded and then looked with surprise," An Elf? That's like... He is the second Elf in the entire Argon!", she said with a gasp, in fact everyone stared at , and at Argon with... Jealousy? I felt weird at the notion of it.
" It would seem Aurora Familia is really lucky", said an adventurer, while Edward glanced him from the corner of his eye, shutting him up. I was confused here," Sir Edward...are Elves here really that sought out?", I whispered to him, and he nodded," Yes, Elves are well known for their talent in Magic, and archery, that's why they are really sought after", he said.
I grunted in displeasure; it was basically a genius is in low level powerhouse situation. Disha anwhile asked," Anyway, Sir if you would fill up this form", and I looked at the form, it was written in Koine, the most common and simplest language in the world. I filled my na as Tithonus, marked on a Familia Adventurer, apparently falnaless adventurers exist here.
Next, I marked my level, when I looked at my occupation, I wondered what I should do, in the end I wrote their Archer, Magician and Swordsman. Disha gasped seeing my occupation," Sir you are really talented, more than Miss Amalda", she said, and I just stated," I am still not a magic swordsman yet, I need a lot of practice till I can beco one", it was a lie to hide my true strength, and she nodded," Understandable."
Yes, while I won't hide, that I can use archery and magic and I am swordsman as well, I would leave out the fact that I am Magic Swordsman, the most powerful category of Adventurers. Then she continued to explain the Guild services, so common knowledge and other stuff, after that together with Edward I managed to rent out a place. It wasn't sothing grand, just a single small room, with a bed, and sink for 5650 valis per month.
" Good, now I should just introduce you to so other people", said Edward, and he took to a blacksmith. " Sir Tithonus, you know about the three familias here, right?", he suddenly asked as we stood in front of the workshop, and I nodded," Goddess Aurora has already detailed about it to , there are three Gods in this town, naly Goddess Achelois, God Modi, and finally Goddess Oshun."
He nodded and said," Thanks to Guild and circumstances, we don't have any hostile relationship with any other familia, we are neutral with Modi Familia and Oshun Familia, and our Goddess is a friend of Goddess Aschelois, in fact it was her who received our Goddess when she descended, thus we can purchase items from their black smithy, albeit at the 10% raised price than what they sell to their own familia."
I understood the ins and out of the matter from the words, and as we entered, I heard the sound of tal colliding. He rang a bell, and after waiting for a few minutes, he ca out," Well, who is her-", he paused looking at , disgust appeared on his face. I sighed realizing he was dwarf and as an Elf, we had a rivalry for absolutely no reason.
Well, there was a reason, basically speaking our Ancestors insulted Dwarven ancestors due to their big heads, short stature, and hairy bodies, calling them ugly or disgusting, and praising our Kind as epito of beauty, while them as ugly toads, and just like that, Elves and Dwarves beca a mortal enemy, cursing my stupid ancestors in their mind for their actions I prepared myself for an unpleasant situation.
" Who is this fancy Elf you had brought with yourself Edward?", he asked with a snort, Edward said," Damper, listen to . I know you hate Elves, but Sir Tithonus isn't like other Elves, not to ntion you have an Elf in your familia as well", he snorted sitting on a table and said," Don't remind of her, she is so arrogant and annoying, if not for the goddess, I wouldn't even make a pin for her."
He then looked at ," He is different? Then how about having a handshake with ? Do know that I am all sweaty", he said with a smirk, I felt speechless, other Elves have hated this, like really. But for who had no such arrogance, that was such a simple thing to do, hence I went forward and grabbed his hand and did a shake.
" Nice to et you sir, I am Tithonus, newest mber of Aurora Familia", I said introducing myself in a polite tone, he looked at shocked and uttered out," Lad, are yer a Half-Elf?", it sounded racist, and I winced at that,' He thought I am a Half-Elf? a High-Elf? ', I thought a bit amused, wanting to laugh at being mistaken for a Half-Elf.
" Well, I am a pure white Elf", I replied in a calm tone, and withdrew my hand, he looked at and frowned," You won't clean your hand with a handkerchief and berate my sweat dirtying your pristine skin?", he asked with shock, making scream internally, just how my kind behaves outside the fricking Alf's Forest? This dwarf seems in intense shock and surprise, he seed to go through an existential crisis.
"Um, I don't understand?", I said in an awkward tone, and Edward coughed, finally the dwarf sighed," I see... He is really unusual for an Elf, far too easy going with no Elven pride, I even doubt he was raised in an Elf's forest, well if he doesn't annoy , I will make him weapon and armor, and do the repairs, at 10% raised price like yours", he said.
Edward nodded in relief and so did I and we thanked him, leaving the workshop, finally Edward and rest of the familia left for the village next day, while I got ready to explore this area, before that I decided to get so information about the monsters and dangerous areas around here. Thus I re-entered guild.
" Miss Amalda, he is the new Elf you are searching for", I heard Disha's voice, with a frown I looked at the person, and realized it was the only other Elf here. She had long black hair, and black eyes, though her looks were average, in my sense. She walked to and introduced herself," I am Amalda, from Aeshina Forest", she said with a gentle bow.
" I am Tithonus, from Alf's Royal Forest", I said with a bow as well, and she said with a slight gasp," Alf's Royal Forest? I have heard that His Highness Ember Ljos Alf, ran away from there not long ago", I acted normally upon hearing her words and nodded," Indeed, it might sound a bit foolish, but I though on following his highness' footsteps, and decided to leave the forest", I chuckled.
She nodded and said with a relief," Finally there is another Elf I can converse with, Sir Tithonus, why don't we sit there and talk?", she asked, and I nodded, once both were seated, she said," The people here aren't bad, but they don't respect Elf customs, they are also a lot touchy, and the best blacksmith of my familia is a fricking big bearded dwarf...", just like that she kept on complaining.
My eyebrows twitched upon hearing her words, though I can guess she thought as a fellow Elf I will share feelings,' Sad for her... I don't ', I thought amused, and just listened to her words with a bit of attention to be polite, soon she stopped and said," Anyway, l guess I still didn't give a proper introduction, right? Sir Tithonus, I am Amalda from Aschelois Familia."
" I am from Aurora Familia", I replied, and she nodded, suddenly we heard a voice," Amalda! Who are you talking with?", I looked to find the owner of the voice to be Chienthrope girl, she had grey hair, and black eyes, alongside her, I could see a few people. " Guys, et him, he is Tithonus, a White Elf from Royal Alf's Forest", she said introducing and stood up.
" Sir Tithonus, they are my party mbers", she said, and I stood up, and greeted them in a polite tone," Nice to et you all, I am Tithonus", I said, and they nodded," I guess Amalda you really wanted to et the other Elf here", the sa girl said and Amalda replied," Well, while this place is infested by a lot of monsters, and have plenty of Adventurers, it is still rare to find an Elf here, so I got curious to et my compatriot."
" Well, anyway, introduce yourselves", Amalda said, and the Chientrope with grey hair said," My na is Aika! I am a Level 1 Chientrope Adventurer and a close combatant", then a man wearing heavy armor introduced himself," I am Bosh, I am a Level 1 Adventurer, a human and a tanker", then a girl wearing a magic robe, and long witch hat, and holding a staff introduced herself," I am Mika, I am a Level 1 Adventurer, a Chientrope and a Magician", I noticed her hair was grey as well.
Aika and Mika were defintely related, however I didn't pry to it. Then I looked a man, who looked at with displeased look," I am Chad, I am a swordsman and the group's leader, a Level 1 Adventurer and a human", he said as he stared at , Amalda frowned at him," Chad what are you doing? staring at Sir Tithonus like this? Don't you know it is extrely rude to an Elf?", she reprimanded him.
The man's expression took a 180 degree turn and he beca panicked," Amalda it isn't that... It's just how I look", he said failing to explain himself. My eyes anwhile fell on the last mber of the group, he was covered in clothes and upon seeing my gaze on him, he quickly said," I am Newton, and I am a scout ", my eyes widened hearing his na, but I cald myself down,' His na is a bit of amusing ', I thought.
" Sir Tithonus, now I think you are from Aurora familia, and the mbers of your familia should have left", Amalda said, and I replied," Yes, I plan on hunting monsters' solo", she frowned hearing my reply," How about you join our party? We are the strongest party of Level 1 in Argon", she said while Chad frowned," Amalda we can't just let anyone join our party, not to ntion he belongs to a different familia!"
" He belongs to Aurora Familia Chad, our Goddesses are friends and on good terms with each other, it should be fine. Not to ntion Sir Tithonus, is not only an expect Archer and Magician like , but he is also a swordsman, just a bit short on becoming Magic Swordsman, with him our party will be able to take upon stronger enemies!", she said, causing everyone to beco surprised.
Chad seed displeased, however he also seed in conflict." Miss Amalda, thanks for your offer, but I have no experience working in parties, I fear, I will not be able to fight efficiently", I quickly said, but Amalda said," It's fine, everyone starts sowhere, so how about it?", Bosh said," I think it would be good, other than Sir Romblo, we have no Magic Swordsman in Argon, and everyone knows how strong Sir Romblo is."
" Well, he is the only Level 4 here, duh", Mika said and then they looked at , I sighed and after thinking for a bit, I decided to work with them, building a relationship with Aschelois Familia will be good for , after all they have the only Level 4 here, if I am not wrong, then there isn't a single Level 3 here, only six level 2s here, including Sir Edward.
" I guess, I will accept your offer", I replied and Amalda nodded with a grin," Good, let's go on a monster hunt now!", she said, Chad sighed in defeat, though I didn't miss the jealous look he had as he stared at us. After a bit of talking with Miss Disha, we left the guild. " Sir Tithonus, forgive Chad for acting rude earlier, he is a good person, it is just he had got a crush on Miss Amalda", suddenly Bosh explained to the reason for his earlier behaviour.
" Still, thinking I am interested in Miss Amalda is a bit of childish", I replied in a calm tone, and said," You aren't interested in her?!", he looked at with surprised face, I looked him in confusion, and Mika beside told," Sir Tithonus, Miss Amalda is most beautiful woman in the town, only Goddesses surpass her in the beauty, even Bosh and Newton here are smitten with her."
I finally realized that while for , Miss Amalda is average, as I was used to surrounded by hot Elf Maids, especially Remia, then my mother and sister are extrely beautiful as well, heck Maya and others look more beautiful than Miss Amalda, and my mother's friend, they have a beauty comparable to my mother,' Ah it is my ruined sense of beauty acting again ', I sighed.
As we left the premises of the town, I just hoped that things go better than I hope, I don't want an idiot guy in love, who tries to fight against in jealousy, or worse thinks I have fucking cucked him for absolutely no reason. I stared at Chad with grimace.
To be continued...
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