-Aries' House-

I prepared our dinner though I'm not sure if Mari would come home later. As usual, I'm done with my necessities. I'm really wondering if I'm having a healthy life, lying around all day and doing nothing.

*Ding Dong!* That must be Mari.

I opened the door and Mari's with... Azzie. It looks like she'll sleep here for tonight.

"I'm Home! Azzie will stay here for tonight bro, is that ok?" She asked excitedly. I don't think there's another answer here other than saying yes.

"Sure, no problem, and welcome home! The dinner is ready. You girls should change your clothes so you can eat now. I already prepared the food,"

-Living Room-

After all that, I checked the TV because it's still early and that's my life now.

"Hello, again guys! As you all know, my name is Aika and I am the host of the "What's new in New Life Online!" Oh, nice! Good timing. So, what will be the news today?

"Today, the guild, Order of Light, caught a video of the Legendary Monster Chimera, a Ranked A monster! Would you believe that? Until now we thought it was just a legend but who would have thought that the legendary and magnificent monster Chimera would finally show itself! We managed to have an interview with someone who saw what happened," Oh, too bad I wasn't in the video. And now she is wearing a costume of a cute lion... Good costume.

"Oh, I'm one of the guards of the Order of Light guild. I had the chance to fight it but sadly it flew away. If I could land a hit then there's a possibility that I might defeat it. Too bad," It's the "not important guard" earlier. What confidence.

"The Vanguard guild hasn't progressed yet on exploring the Tundra. We all know that it is a dangerous place and the climate is not favorable but they are still doing their best to send scouts to draw the map of it. We will know more if we can get an interview with their leaders,"

"The Ravens Guild, which is the guild who does some nasty stuff, has declared a war against Order of Lights. This will be the first Guild battle in case they agree to it. I know people want to see some good action but massive casualties will occur, like the destruction of properties that took a lot of days of works, the environment will be a mess, the economic downfall, and other stuff. What will happen to the monthly tournament? We will be having an interview sooner or later. " I knew it... we overdid it. Well, who cares.

"Dark Brotherhood guild, the most notorious and dangerous guild, has done it again. They raided the Stone Summer village, The far East of the Order of Light city. Most of the villagers are miners who sell good quality minerals. How cruel! There are slight casualties but so far, they only robbed them of their products. What are they planning? The Order of Light guild is now doing their best to track down the raiders," Nasty bastards! They're the reason why players are having a hard time.

Players have different reasons why they're playing the game. Some want to train to be the strongest, trains to practice mentally, to improve their real-life capabilities, others do it for fun, others are to annoy other players and some are the ones who will do anything to just be the strongest even using the wrong ways.

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"The player who massacred the hobgoblins is still unknown as of today. We don't know why he did that but thanks to him their numbers so far were dramatically reduced. Someday we will see him again. Anyways that's it for today! Have a good night" That ended the program.

Mari and Azzie already went inside to her room. I think they already are playing the game. I should get back to the game too.

I successfully logged into the game.

-Order of Light City-

"Hey, Scy! You logged in early!" Elou, sitting on a bench, called me while eating something.

"Yeah, I just finished watching the news about new life. It was really informative. Anyways how long have you been here?" I asked.

"Oh, just a minute ago, I visited a shop that sells some good cookies. Want one?" He asked.

"Sure, thanks!"I grabbed one and it tastes good!

We sat on the bench eating some cookies. We talked for a while. It was fun and relaxing. Other than hunting and training, eating and sitting all night is fun too.

"Did you hear? The raven wants to wage a war against Order of Light city," I asked.

"Really? Should we leave the city? That would be bad if we got caught in the fight, right?" He said worriedly.

"Yeah, that would be the case but I think it will not happen soon, not to mention there will be a tournament and the rumored new additions to the game," I answered. We continued to discuss some stuff random stuff.

-Order of Light Castle-

It's almost eight pm and the girls are also already here. We decided to go to the castle gate to get the rewards though, the brat didn't specify how much.

*TOT TOTOTOT!* The sound of the horn is so annoying and always the same...

We gathered at the place and the reward has been distributed. It was twenty gold coins for each adventurer. Not bad. It's a day's worth for me.

"Yay! Lots of gold would really make you happy!" Elou excitedly said.

"So, what do you want to do next?" I asked.

"Well, any advice on how we could increase our Ranks?" Akko asked.

"Yes, but it will be a lot of training. Are you ok staying up all night? Well, not staying up literally but staying in the game." I asked.

"Sure! That's our plan from the start!" Man, these girls need a life.

We went outside of the city to practice.

-Outside of Order of Light City-

"So, here's the plan. Akko and Elou will attack me with all they've got. Me, on the other hand, will be supported by Lili with her Barrier and Healing spells." This will greatly help both Akko and Elou's attacking capabilities while increases my defenses and Lili's support spell.

"Are you sure you can survive from our combo? Those are physical and magic attacks for you," Akko provocatively asked while grinning.

"Just give me with your best shot,"

"Try not to get hit by my arrows, they would sting." Wow, they're really excited to kill me.

They started to attack me with multiple attacks. If I blink even a second, that would be the end of me. Thanks to Lili's barrier I would survive somehow.

*SWOOOOOOSH! SWOOOOOOOOSH!* Arrows and Fire projectiles were just hitting nothing. I successfully evaded and blocked every single one of them by running around. My agility is pretty good considering how accurate Elou is.

"Hey, you didn't mention that you'll dodge our attacks!" Akko bluntly said while annoyed.

"My defensive stats are bad. With those powerful attacks, I won't survive even with a barrier," I laughed while they furiously attacked me.

Few spells and arrows got me and I also used my shield to increase my defensive class rank progress. Thanks to Lili's barrier, I survive till the end.

We stopped after they had used all of their mana and ammo.

They checked their mastery and they were happy with the results. Their offensive capabilities rose dramatically, though for me I only had my defensive capabilities increased.

"Yay! That was a good boost to stats! Nice job!" Akko's exhausted but also happy after what happened.

"Our next training would be a bit different. You will let the monsters hit you on purpose. That will increase your defensive rank progress and the best spot is in the lower rank monsters' area. What do you think?" I suggested.

"Sure, where are we going next? She asked.

"Oh, I will not accompany you guys. For me, I need to improve my attacks so I'm going to be somewhere else. The wildcats attacks are really weak, how about it?"

"Oh ok, we will just contact you later after we're done,"

Ogre's area will be my next grinding spot! I hope I don't overdo it this time.

(OGRE RANK: C)