This is the beginning of the birth of the story of the Abyss Queen who will save the realm of death from destruction, and A great hero who will save the world from the Demon King.
At that time, the two of them were very young and innocent.
In a field of flowers blooming in a variety of different colors in the warmth of spring, the black-haired girl smiled cheerfully as she pulled the blond boy who was with her to run around.
"Edmund! Edmund! Geez, what are you doing there? Let's go!" Tugging at the collar of the blond boy who appeared to be named Edmund, the black-haired Girl began pointing to a big tree that in the middle of the vast flower field.
However, Edmund looked very disturbed by the girl's behavior, "Stop it!" Shouting angrily, Edmund brushed the girl's hand off her collar.
"I said, stop pestering me!! Are you stupid?! I don't want to play with happy people like you, you know?!"
"...!" The girl was taken aback by Edmund's harsh words. Her face looked a little frightened and tearful. Her body even trembled, she felt terrified by the rejection Edmund had placed on her.
However,"... I-I know that." The girl did not leave.
"H-hah?"
"I-I said, I know that!!"
"Then why don't you just go if you know that?! You're really-" *Slap! Before Edmund couldn't finish his words, he suddenly received a slap from the girl.
*Thud!*
Because the girl's slap was unexpectedly actually very hard, Edmund even fell to the point of falling into his buttocks.
With his surprised face, Edmund looked at the girl's face.
"Hic... I-I know that... Hic..."
There, he saw that the girl was crying while shedding tears.
"Hic... I know that. But, b-but, I still want to play alongside Edmund as usual again!! Everything gets boring if it's without Edmund!!" The girl shouted it all while shedding tears.
"H-huh? Wh-what are you talking about-" *Slap! Before even Edmund could say anything more, another slap suddenly came from the girl.
"Hey, Edmund!... Hic... S-so why if you don't want to play anymore? Hic... S-so why if you lose your parents?... Hic... I-isn't... Hic... Y-you still have me!? Even though you hate it, I'll keep playing with you, Edmund!" Although her eyes were still shedding tears nonstop since just now, the girl looked very serious when she stated all that to Edmund while pulling on Edmund's collar as thugs often did.
"...! Y-you...! W-who cares about what you want to do?! I-I-"
"I care! It's okay even if Edmund doesn't care, I will still accompany you, forever!!"
"-!?" Edmund's eyes widened when he heard that.
Tears began to come out of his eyes. One, two, three, four, five, six, drop by drop tears started falling from his eyes until they even started to become a torrent, "W-ehy?... W-why are you doing all this to me...?" With a trembling voice, Edmund asked the girl that with a facial expression that looked like it would disintegrate at any time.
The girl smiled instantly when she heard Edmund's words. He didn't hesitate at all or feel embarrassed when he said that, "Of course, because I like Edmund!"
"A-ah... A... Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhh~!!"
Edmund didn't understand. Yes, he didn't understand anything that happened that day. He didn't understand the reason why the pain and loneliness he felt in his chest disappeared, he didn't understand the reason why the girl's smile looked so dazzling and warm to him, even though tears and snot were adorning the girl's face. He didn't understand everything.
However, from then on, he understood about the most important thing. One that the girl really wanted to convey to Edmund. It was a fact that, Edmund was not alone.
***
"-Cy? Lady Vency? Um..."
"-Ah! Eh!?" When Vency realized it, Lucy's face was already right in front of her, "W-what? W-why are you scaring me like that? Lucy?" Stepping back, Vency breathed a sigh of relief.
"It should have been me who said that, My lady. Are you in trouble for something? You've been daydreaming ever since." Correcting her posture like a professional maid, Lucy asked Vency that purely out of curiosity.
"Ah, well... I don't know, I just suddenly remembered something that happened in the past..." Vency smiled as she said that. However, her gaze seemed to be staring at something very far away, too far away that even after she tried so hard to reach that, she would never be able to get it.
"Really? In that case, you must not stop halfway, My lady."
"Eh? A-ah, right...! Aha ha ha..."
Lucy realized that there something was bothering Vency, her new master, (Face of loss, loneliness, pain, betrayal mixed with sadness... Lady Vency, I don't know if this can lighten your load, but...)
*Grab*
"Eh? Lucy?"
Walking after Vency who began to walk back towards the inn where Diana and the others lived, Lucy held Vency's hand when she was beside her.
Lucy sputtered at Vency, "There's nothing else you need to worry about, My lady. I, Lucy, the High Zombie Maid created by His Majesty the Great Death Lord, will always be with you from now on."
Vency didn't understand what Lucy meant by saying that. But, she inexplicably felt calmer when Lucy clasped her hand with her little hand, "Hm? Ah, thank you, Lucy."
"Yes."
With that said, the two people who had almost similar appearances began to walk hand in hand as they penetrated the crowd of Lalita town, towards the inn where Ren and the others were supposed to be.
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A few tens of minutes later, the two of them finally arrived directly in front of the entrance of the inn.
"..." Vency's eyes subconsciously shot straight towards the 3rd floor of the building. That floor is where the room Ren and others had rented should have been. Her face even started to turn red without her noticing.
"Hm? Is there anything wrong, My lady?" Curious as to the reason why Vency suddenly stopped in front of the inn, Lucy asked that.
"E-eh? N-no, it's nothing! Truly! Hm! Let's just go in!"
"Okay...?" Although she still followed Vency who frantically began to enter the inn, Lucy was still a little confused by her master's strange attitude.
Passing through the double door of the inn, the two of them were greeted by a noisy view from the inn 1st floor filled with adventurers who were having breakfast. They laughed, talked about something, there were even a few who drank liquor although it was still early.
*Tap!*
Although Vency was just stepping in the usual way, inexplicably the sound of her footsteps sounded very resounding in there. Instantly almost all the eyes of the adventurers who were there immediately fell on Vency and the little Maid who were beside her.
"HM? Who is that girl?"
"I don't know, I've seen her for the first time."
"Hm, but, she wears clothes that look pretty good, she also even brought a cute maid girl... Is she a noble?"
"Uh, what does a noble do in a place like this?!"
That being said, the adventurers got something new to discuss. Although, of course Vency is not a noble, at least from a human point of view.
"... Ugh, they all looked at me..." Vency began to feel a strange sense of fear as well as shame as she received all the curious gazes from the adventurers who were there.
"Lady Vency? Are you okay?" On the contrary, this little maid was completely unaffected by all the gazes fixed on herself and Vency. Her face still looked calm, she didn't care about the gazes of the adventurers at all.
"Lucy..." Vency became a little calmer when she looked at Lucy who was currently still holding her hand, "Phew~... I-it's nothing, I'm just a little nervous."
"Nervous? Hm, it turns out that people like you can still be nervous, my lady. In that case..." A confident smile began to grow on Lucy's little lips, "I'll teach you how to be calm even when dealing with millions of people!"
"E-eh? M-millions? Y-you're oversaid, I'm unlikely to be in such a scary situation-"
However, before Vency could finish her words, Lucy cut in there, "Forgive me for cutting your words, My lady. However, I believe such an opportunity will come to you eventually. Now maybe it still looks pretty much impossible, but, slowly and surely you'll get there, Lady Vency."
"Khhh!!"
(I-is she serious?! E-even though I should have died, why did this all have to happen to me? Haa~)
Vency gradually began to give up on her life. She felt as if too many troublesome things had been thrown at her, when the only thing she wanted most right now was death.
"Sigh~ Well, I'll listen..."
"I will make sure you will not regret your decision!" While feeling happy to be relied upon by her master, Lucy began to say all the tips she had previously talked about to Vency.
"Wishper... Wishper... Wishper..."
"Humu, Humu..."
"Wishper... Wishper... Wishper..."
"Ooh! I see..."
"Wishper... Wishper..."
"I understand!"
A few minutes later, Lucy was finally done with her tips. It can be seen from Vency's expression that it looks as if her has just been enlightened.
"In that case, let's start doing as I told you, My lady."
"Okay..."
The two of them had completely forgotten the fact that they were still silent at the entrance of the inn at this time. Some customers who intended to enter even began to look confused and impatient because they were blocked by the two.
"Oi! Hurry up! We've been-" Grabbing Vency's shoulder, one of the hungry adventurous customers started yelling at her for blocking the way while trying to get rid of Vency. However, he suddenly fell silent when he saw Vency at this time.
"Ah My goodness, I'm sorry, mr. adventurer. I'm a little unaccustomed in places like this, I was a little surprised just now..." Vency smiled calmly at the adventurer. Her posture was also different from usual, Vency held her body up, highlighting her sizable chest. Vency also put both hands in front, adding more elegance to her appearance.
Unconsciously, the adventurer's anger suddenly disappeared at that instant. He even looked a little blushing, "A-ah, well, d-doesn't mean I'm very angry or anything..."
"Oh wow~! The adventurers turned out to be very generous, huh? I was amazed."
"Aha ha ha..."
(My lady, Good job!) Lucy gave Vency thumbs up when she felt proud of her master's development.
(Of course!) Vency didn't return Lucy's thumbs up, but she widened her smile as if to say that to Lucy.
***
On the other hand, Ren and the others are in the adventurer's Guild.
"Hmm... Goblins, Goblins, Goblins, medicinal grass collections, new Dungeon exploration?" In front of the board where various Quests are on display, Diana is looking for a Quest that suits them while considering the strength of their current party.
"Goblins are too weak, collection is too boring, dungeon exploration is too dangerous... Agh! There is no interesting Quest!"
"Um... I don't think you should just get hung up on 'interesting' Quest, Diana." Looking at Diana who was getting frustrated, Bethy pointed to one of the Quests that was there, "What about this one Quest? This quest is a quest to finding a missing little girl, the pay is also quite high."
"Hm? Let me see, let me see... Uh, no way! 50 gold coins just to find a missing little girl!? What the heck is this Quest?!" Diana was surprised by the imbalance between the difficulty and the rewards listed in the Quest.
"Hm! Hm! Wouldn't this Quest be very profitable?" Bethy nodded her head in affirmation of Diana's words.
"It's perfect, Bethy! My best friend is indeed great!" Shouting that, Diana hugged Bethy, "You don't mind, do you? Ren."
"D-diana..." In Diana's arms, Bethy began to blush from her best friend's sudden actions.
"Ren...?" However, Ren did not answer Diana's question at all.
""...?"" When Diana and Bethy turned their eyes towards Ren, they saw Ren over there standing silent, while staring into the distance with worried faces mixed with sadness.
"Sigh~..." Diana sighed as she let go of her embrace of Bethy and began walking up to Ren, "Are you still worried about Vency, Ren?"
"... Eh? Oh, Diana..." Ren finally gave a response, although his reaction was a little late, "No, I just..."
"Vency won't be angry, you know." Diana suddenly cut off his words with that,
"Eh? What do you mean?"
Diana did not answer Ren's question. Diana just turned around, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not the one who should tell you the answer, you should ask Vency herself about it, okay?"
However, soon, Diana turned back to Ren, "Oh right! Bethy and I have already decided to take this Quest, what do you think as the leader of this Party, Ren?"
"Eh? Well... I think it's okay." Although still a little confused because his mind was being distracted by something else, Ren finally agreed to take the Quest after seeing the caption of the Quest in Diana's hands.
"Yay! Then, Bethy! Let's take care of taking this Quest on the Reception!"
"Y-yes!" Dragged by Diana, Bethy was finally carried away to one of the reception desks of this adventurer's Guild.
"Vency won't be angry... Is that true?" In the midst of an adventurer's Guild filled with adventurers who intend to take on their respective Quests this morning, Ren mutters that as he recalls Vency's attitude all along, and what happened to the two of them last night.
"Also... Vency, where are you?"
#As a postscript, this is some information about the prevailing money system in this world, and the Rank system of the adventurer's Guild:
-Money(From the smallest amount to the largest):
•100 Bronze coins = 1 silver coin, 100 silver coins = 1 small gold coin, 100 small gold coins = 1 large gold coin, 100 large gold coins = 1 White/holy gold coin.
With 1-2 bronze coins = 1 slice of bread which is quite decent, I think you can understand the money system of this world.
-Adventurer's Guild Rank:
•G Rank (For adventurers under the age of 15.)
•Rank F(Basic/beginner.) -This is where Ren and the others are currently.
•Rank E(Start.)
•Rank D(Experienced.)
•Rank C(Skilled adventurer.)
•Rank B(Strong and reputable adventurer.)
•Rank A(Monster level.)
•Rank S(Legend.)
•SS Rank(Only for heroes.)
/And, the current status of Ren and others:
•Name: Ren.
•Race: Human lvl.2.
•Job: Warrior lvl.8.
•HP: 65/65. •MP: 12/12.
•Power: 74.
•[ Skill ]:
•Sword Mastery°V. •Body Strengthening°ll. •Wild Instinct(Job Skill)
•[ Title ]:
•F Rank Adventurer.
•Name: Diana.
•Race: Human lvl.1.
•Job: Scout lvl.5.
•HP: 50/50. •MP: 23/23.
•Power: 45-68.
•[ Skill ]:
•Bow Mastery°Vl. •Dagger Mastery°lll. •Awareness°ll
•Lock(Job Skill)
•[ Title ]:
•F Rank Adventurer.
•Name: Bethy.
•Race: Human lvl.5.
•Job: Witch lvl.20.
•HP: 32/32. •MP: 156/156.
•Power: 120-150.
•[ Skill ]:
•Water Magic°V. •Air Magic°lll. •Light Magic°V.
•Concocting°ll. •Magic Control°Vll. •Mana sight(Job Skill).
•Double Magic(Job Skill).
•[ Title ]:
•F Rank Adventurer.