God, it’s so crowded. Everybody must’ve rushed over here to check out what Alicia did. This Steel Wolf King must be a big deal. I shall use my ultimate technique to get through! Slither through the crowd! Using my ultimate technique I soon reached the front of the crowd. I could see her standing with the beast she killed deposited on some kind of platform. She was talking to a big guy who looked like he could be a butcher or something.
“Look, I told you I didn’t realize it was the King. Explains why the bugger was so clever. Do I get anything extra for this in addition to Steel Wolf extermination pay?”
“Hah, Alicia. Eh told ya tha ya can’t be bringin toughies like this here. It will need three days ta take it apart. Ya’ll put us behin for a mont. Ya’ll get ya extra money jus don’t expec it soon.” Holy shit he has a thick accent. I can barely tell what he’s saying. “Ge ya sorry ass outta here. I got fa too much work to do.”
“Yeah, yeah. Cut me a break Sam. This is a huge boon for the guild and you know it. You should be thankful for it. Besides, if the King is dead, the Steel Wolves will be too busy fighting over the spot to disturb us for a while.” She gave the big man a pat on the back. “Cheer up now.”
She then finally turned to the crowd that had gathered and addressed them. “Alright, you scoundrels! Scram! You got to see the King and that’s all you’ll get! Stop clogging up the warehouse and being in the way! Everybody can go get a drink on my tab! I’m about to get a windfall!” The crowd cheered in response and quickly dispersed, most of them going back to the main building, redeeming that drink I suppose. Once it thinned up, Javi made his way over to me. “That wolf is really something. To think we saw it get killed.”
“Yeah man. And if we had been positioned differently we would’ve been killed by it. Alicia sure is strong huh?”
Javi gave me a nod. “Yeah, she seems respected by everyone else. And it seems that accomplishment wasn’t simple even for these people.”
“Oh, it’s not that impressive. Plenty of them could’ve killed it as well, just maybe not as cleanly.” We jumped as we heard a voice behind us. It seems Alicia decided to sneak up on us. “No need to be scared. I don’t bite. I see y’all officially joined up. Congrats.”
“How did you know?” I looked myself over, I don't think there is anything signifying a difference.
She watched me and Javi look ourselves over and chuckled. “It’s nothing on you. I just read your stats. It’s more a habit than anything else. Gotta see what I’m facing. That’s why I didn’t realize it was the Steel Wolf King. I got lazy and didn’t bother to check since I figured I knew the stats of all Steel Wolves. A lesson learned for next time.”
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“I-is that okay? Are you allowed to just analyze people whenever you want?”
She looked at us puzzled. “Of course. It’s the basics of combat. Being able to get a grasp on your opponents abilities is paramount. Haven’t you analyzed me already? It’s okay to.” With permission like that how could I pass it up. I want to see the stats of somebody like this.
Name: Alicia Morrow
Class: Axe Master
Strength: 314/357
Speed: 242/273
Durability: 296/319
Intelligence: 93/96
Charisma: 158/197
Luck: 113/123
Abilities: Analyze(A), Procure Weapon, Shield, Fervent Swing, Heat of the Moment, Falling Star, One with the Axe, Axeless Style, Axe Sacrifice
Titles: Commander of the Fallen Kingdom, The Wicked Axe, Dragon Slayer
Criminal Record: None
Holy shit. Where to start? First of all she has three stats higher than the limit I just learned about. Her skills are impressive sounding but those titles are insane. Dragon Slayer! She’s killed a fucking dragon! This lady is seriously powerful. “Wow. You’re uhm, very strong.”
That gave her a laugh. “Yeah, I guess you could say that. But be careful, I’m only one of the top 5 or so at this branch.”
“You’re telling me there are 4 more people that are just as strong as you here?”
“Well, I don’t know if they are all here at the moment. Many people like to spend time away. But at the very least there are 4 people affiliated with this branch that are at least as strong as me.” Scary. “So since you’re officially with the guild now I figured y’all could come back to my place. Liz will get you set up with a mentor tomorrow morning so you’re free for the rest of the day.”
Me and Javi share a look. This is finally our chance. Harem member number one here we come. We have been waiting for this.
“My husband loves when I bring guests over. I guarantee he’ll be excited to meet you.”
Both of our faces fell. This is not a harem type of story after all. That’s okay. Nothing wrong with a happy marriage. Good for her husband. He’s got a wonderful wife.
“So is your husband also an adventurer?”
“Oh no. He wouldn’t be able to keep up with that. I think he’s better off without it. He runs a bakery in town. We live there as well. If you need a place to stay we have extra beds. We won’t mind keeping yall while you get used to town.”
So her husband is a normal guy who bakes. Mad respect. I can’t cook to save my life. And if they’re offering to let us stay with them, then that’s actually a pretty good deal. And I know Javi is okay with it. The man lives for muffins. “We’d love to stay with you. Thanks for the offer.” We’re getting quite the good start in this other world life.