-Aries' Home-
"Hello, it's me again, Aika of "What's New in New Life Online"! We've got a new report from one of our trusted sources that Scythus' party defended the Vanguard's Stronghold from a raid made by the Orcs! That's right folks you heard me right. They're Orcs! For some reason, Scy manages to save the day with the help of the elves. How did a mere player manage to get the help of the elves? But this time, instead of being a murderer and a wanted man, he became one of the Heroes in the Vanguards Guild. How would the Order of Light's Guild react to this kind of events? Stay tuned to your favorite show! Fellow New Life Online fans, you have a wonderful day!"
"So, how's your game so far?" I asked them while we're eating. Opening a conversation would lighten up the mood.
"Not good, we heard Scy's party defeated the army of Orcs... They're becoming more powerful and stronger. Ugh," Sis sighed... This looks gloomy. I never thought she could be this competitive.
"Sis, just relax ok? You need to look after yourself. You're skipping meals, you know," I said while trying to not look like I was scolding her.
"I know, Bro, I'm sorry. It's just he just shows up out of nowhere and made our guild like it was nothing. Not to mention we are currently the strongest guild so far," Hmmm well, that's understandable.
"Just take care of yourself ok? How about you Azzie, aren't your parents worried about you?" I asked.
"Well, my parents are currently working overseas so I live by myself." She said. That answers my question of when will she leave...
"Oh, ok. You are always welcome here. Just make sure to eat properly too, ok?" I worriedly said.
"Sure. Thank you," She said her thanks.
I checked the food in the fridge and we're almost running out of it. I should probably need to go shopping one of these days.
-Vanguards Stronghold's Inn-
I logged in after doing all the things I need to do. The guys are already on and relaxing in the bed here at the inn. Hmmm. Why do they always get online really fast? Aren't they supposed to do something in their house?
"Welcome back Scy, we just got in too. Why are you always so late?" Elou asked me.
"For starters, I'm the one who prepares our meal, clean the house, do the dishes and the rest. So basically, I'm always late because of that," I answered.
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"Oh, where are your parents? After we ate and cleaned ourselves we just log in back to the game," Akko asked.
"My parents died in an accident and I was in a coma for three years. I recently just woke up from it. That's when I met you guys," I hope that's not too much for them.
"I'm sorry to hear that. That's so sad man, so do you have any relatives you're living with?" Elou asked. I can see their sad faces.
"I'm with my little sister right now. Our other relatives are currently living really far from our place," I explained.
"Aww. How about we plan a real-life meeting with the others to cheer you up?" She asked trying to plan a meetup. That's not a bad idea.
"That's nice, How about tomorrow? I am planning to buy some groceries," I suggested.
After that, for some reason, we found the nearest city where we could meet up. Maybe because when we started playing we met up in the same beginner's area. We planned what time and what should we do. Also, we decided not to hunt that far today.
-Vanguard's Stronghold Guild Hall-
We decided to go to the Guild's hall as one of the guards went to the inn asking for us to meet with their Guild Leader. He escorted us till we get to the Guild Hall. I hope it's not about asking us to join again.
We arrived at the Guild Hall. Siegriel and Warden are already waiting for us.
"Hello, Scy, Elou, Akko, and Lili. We would like to express our gratitude for the help you made earlier in our fight against the Orcs. You showed great bravery and for that, we would like to reward you. It may not be fancy but I hope it will help you a lot," Sieg said his thanks and gave us a small bag of gold and a scroll. Hmmm? A scroll?
(House Ownership Certificate acquired. Location: Vanguard's Stronghold.)
We checked the scroll and it seems that it was a House Ownership! Did they build a house for us?
"Wow, Sieg, I don't think we can accept something like this," Elou said trying to give back the scroll and the bag of gold.
"Oh, we gladly accept your gift, Sieg. It's our pleasure," I said while grabbing the scroll and the bag of gold to my bag. This idiot's trying to give back what's supposed to be ours.
"Jeez Scy. Haha," We just laughed.
"And not only that. We also give you the title of "The Vanguard's Savior"," He declared.
(TITLE: "The Vanguard's Savior" has acquired.)
"No need to go that far, Sieg. As I said, we can just call it quits for saving us from Zeth," I exclaimed.
"You deserved it. Anyway, how did you get the help of the elves?" He asked curiously.
"Well, when we traveled to the forest, we saved them from the Ravens' raiders. They're trying to capture the elves and sell them as slaves. After saving them, their leader gave me something like a flute that I can use when I need their help, every elf nearby will come with me and will offer me assistance. Isn't that great?" I explained.
"But how did you travel so far in just a short amount of time?"
"Oh, I used a spell that boosts my speed. Nothing special," It's my overused fire boosters.
"Well, we're glad that we saved you guys. To be honest, we are having second thoughts when we found you almost dead in the forest but I insisted on helping you. Well, that's karma for me I guess," You made the right choice, my good friend.
"If you didn't save us, I'm pretty sure I'm in a cell in one of their dungeons for prisoners for what I have done," I said.
"Can you tell us the story of why you did something like that?" He asked.
"Sure..." After that, I explained what happened to me and who's fault.
"Hmmm, well you just got unlucky. I hope you somehow fix the misunderstanding," It really didn't take that long and we bid farewell after chatting for a while.
We decided to leave the Guild Hall and planned our next adventure.