Present Time

The Seawell Kingdom is a kingdom of bubbly atmosphere and peace with the merfolk. Almost all buildings were built with corals and wood. One such place was the Shell Guild. A building with three large round rooms that look like Mickey Mouse's head.

A well-suited blue-haired girl walked up the stairs with a silly strut of excitement. A lady with slightly bluish skin sat at a desk. Her eyes were blue and her hair was also blue-green. She wore a coat made out of fish scales and leather. She looked up as she heard the familiar pattern of steps.

"Guildmaster Shell Petrol! I'm back!" She yelled.

"Bourbon! You've returned... I've heard reports from outsiders...Has Dust City finally bit the dust?" She asked with a concerned tone.

"Oh yeah, it's fucked." She sat down at a bubble chair, sighing in comfort. "Maan I could use a break..."

"Could you tell me more?"

Bourbon clapped both her cheeks and shook her head, opening her eyes once more with a focus in her eyes.

"I drove away Magekeeps with a bunch of cool peeps!"

"Hmm? Magekeeps... isn't that the isolated Mage Guild?"

"Uh-huh, but you gotta hear the next part! One of the Magekeeps guys turned into a Water Dragon with Water Dragon Orb!"

"What!?"

"You ain't got to worry, cuz there was this cute kid that could summon slimes! A black guy with some dope blades and there was Sarah Stem herself! There was also Guildmaster Duke; I wonder how he's doing now cuz I remember he lost his arms..." She sighed.

"Wait, a kid...that summons slimes? Where is he now?"

"Well, I heard they were headed down to Grayhold to ask for help, hah! He's strong but he's kinda dumb...hehe"

"Is his name...Jacko Slime?"

"Huh? How'd you know?"

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"I see..." The Guildmaster "walked" from her desk, revealing her fishtail. She slithered to a shelf, picking up a paper from the messages shelf.

"Hmm? What ya checkin?" Bourbon stood up and tried to take a peek.

"Jack Slime has recently beaten the Dragon Dungeons...with him being the only survivor. Many had witnessed him defeating an Elder Dragon with a powerful crystal dragon whom he claimed to be a slime...

Therefore, he was granted the S Rank, the first and only one deserving of it in all of Heridon...."

She folds up the paper, looking at Bourbon.

"And you say he defeated another dragon on his way here...He must be a powerful individual."

Bourbon cleans her ear with her pinkie and smiles awkwardly. "Really? That kid? He could barely do shit back then! All he did was buff us up and let us do the work...He...holy shit." Her logic and ego slowly accept the information with a groan. "Damn, a rookie beat me to it. I better say congrats to him later on." She told.

"Wait, why isn't Rift's name there?"

"Who?"

"Nevermind..." She rubbed her chin, thinking of his fate.

"Let's get back to business Bourbon." She returned the note to the shelf and cleared her throat.

"Another quest? But I just got back!"

"I know, I know, but listen to me for now. Elves were spotted near Bronze Town."

"I'm in." She immediately blurted out with her eyes beaming.

"Ugh, right..." She frowned over her interruption.

"Oh sorry, sorry... continue?"

"As I was saying, Elves were reported to be kidnapping humans there. Not only that, there were some even spotted here. Followed by missing people."

"Then it ain't no coincidence, huh,? I don't get it tho...why would Elves do that?"

"Oh, I'd love to know too." She sat back down to her desk.

"Your payment for the scouting quest has already been sent to your company. How's business anyway?" She asked.

"Oh it's boomin' still, I just came back from there. Say, I even smell my product on ya hair, how's the shampoo? Did it feel nice? Any trouble applying it?" She neared her face to hers, excited for her response.

"IIt'slovely..." She answered. "I even got myself a date." She told with a sly smile.

"Damn, ya still kicking at 49 huh?"

The lady nods. "Mhmm? Have you found a man?"

"Not interested, waste o' time and money as I always say." She then finds herself yawning. "Welp, imma head back now. I'll be going to Bronze Town tomorrow." She said, skipping back at the stairs.

"Ta Taaa!"

The Guildmaster chuckled. "Ah ,the young and stupid youth..." She looks out the window, looking down on the guild entrance, watching Bourbon skip out. "I wonder what gets her to try too hard..."

She walks into a large round blue building walking up to the receptionist, who was a black haired lady with a blue uniform. "Giiiiiills!" She greeted.

"Hey gurl! You wanna come to the party later? I heard they're servin' your favorite!"

"Nah, I gotta rest up. Just took up another quest."

"Already? Let me guess, fairies?"

"Oh I wish, it's elves."

The receptionist's face turned changed to fear. "You've heard that they're capturing humans here, right?" She asked.

"Relaaax! I ain't an A-Rank for nothing...just get me my keys."

"Oh, sorry." She tosses them up to Bourbon's head, which she caught with a smile.

"Enjoy your stay, Bourby!"

"Hah, don't call me that. It's cringe!" She laughed, taking the stairs.

Once she entered her room, she threw her bag, spilling out some of her bombs in the floor and takes off a layer of her clothes, lying on the bed. She rests her palm on her head.

"How...did that kid even get to S-Rank..." She scolded. "Haven't I tried hard enough? I spent so much on my fucking gear..." She then slaps herself.

"Idiot! Most A Ranks don't do that... I have everything I needed to be S Rank..." She then paused, looking up to her ceiling. "I...got scared of the dragon...I haven't even touched a single dungeon.." she laughed to herself, slowly relaxing herself.

"I can always keep trying." She told herself.

She suddenly hears a knock on her window. She sits up to look, lying back down after seeing it's nothing.

Tak! Tak! Tak!

"Ok, now that can't be just birds." She stood up, grabbing her bag of bombs from the floor and wearing it, taking a water bomb out before opening the window. "I'll blow you away if ya don't knock it off!"

She gasps, seeing just the evening sky and the kingdom below her.

Suddenly, she heard a step from behind her.

She grabbed a bubble bomb and-

MMPPHHH!