After spending the night resting at a simple yet incredibly comfortable inn, the group finally woke up ready to participate in the game’s first guild event.
But before any adventure…
There was something far more important.
Breakfast.
And for Hitori Senki—
That was practically a legendary event.
Hitori: “A hearty breakfast WIIIIIN! HAAAARRR!”
He devoured the inn’s dishes as if he hadn’t eaten in weeks.
Bread.
Fruit.
Juice.
Nothing escaped him.
Kamero watched in horror.
Kamero: “You eat like a pig…”
Aysa crossed her legs elegantly while drinking tea.
Aysa: “Hitori, dear…”
Aysa: “Girls don’t like men with bad table manners.”
Smiling, she looked toward Yashina.
Aysa: “Isn’t that right, Yashina?”
Yashina became nervous.
Yashina: “W-Well…”
Yashina: “Ah…”
Meanwhile, Hitori continued eating shamelessly.
Then—
BUUUURP!
An enormous burp echoed throughout the entire inn.
Absolute silence.
Aysa: “…”
Yashina: “…”
Kamero: “As I said.”
Kamero: “A pig.”
???: “I accept your challenge!”
Immediately afterward—
An even louder burp shook the room.
The four froze.
???: “Can you do better?”
Hitori: “I’ll pass.”
???: “You can’t refuse.”
Hitori: “Why not?”
???: “Because I already challenged you.”
???: “And once challenged, there’s no turning back.”
Kamero: “…”
Yashina: “…”
Aysa: “…”
Hitori: “I think you’re seriously mistaken, buddy.”
???: “No, I’m not.”
Hitori: “Yes, you are.”
???: “Nope.”
The stranger approached them.
Kamero narrowed his eyes.
Kamero: “And who exactly are you?”
The boy pointed his thumb at himself.
???: “I’m Guma Assoira.”
Guma: “The Beast Warrior.”
He wore unusual blue clothes reminiscent of a nomad.
His bluish hair and cat-like sharp teeth made him stand out immediately.
Hitori: “Well, we already knew you were a beast…”
Guma: “What did you say?”
Hitori: “What you heard!”
Guma: “Then say it again if you’re a man!”
Hitori: “Am I a recorder or something?!”
Kamero sighed.
Kamero: “Wonderful.”
Kamero: “Two idiots shouting at each other.”
Immediately—
Hitori: “WHAT DID YOU SAY?!”
Guma: “WHAT DID YOU SAY?!”
The two shouted at Kamero simultaneously.
Kamero smiled innocently and raised his hands.
Then the pair resumed insulting one another.
Suddenly—???: “Guma!”
A girl grabbed Guma and pulled him away.
???: “What are you doing?”
???: “We can’t leave you alone for one second without you causing trouble!”
Guma: “I didn’t do anything, Sis!”
He pointed at Hitori.
Guma: “He started it!”
Hitori: “ME?!”
Hitori: “You appeared out of nowhere and somehow it’s my fault?”
Guma: “That’s right!”
Guma: “Don’t try to twist things!”
The girl sighed.
???: “Enough, Guma.”
She bowed politely.
???: “I’m sorry about my brother.”
???: “He’s a bit clumsy.”
???: “My name is Mimi Assoira.”
???: “Nice to meet you.”
Kamero smiled.
Kamero: “It’s alright.”
Kamero: “We have our own clumsy fool as well.”
Hitori: “Whose side are you on, Kamero?!”
Mimi giggled.
Mimi: “He’s kind of cute.”
Kamero adjusted his clothes.
Kamero: “Indeed.”
Kamero: “There’s a taste for everything.”
Yashina and Aysa exchanged glances.
Then Kamero noticed something.
Kamero: “You’re quite unique.”
Kamero: “Is your avatar a Neko?”
Mimi smiled brightly.
Mimi: “Yes.”
Yashina: “Kawaii…”
Mimi had feline features.
Cat ears sat atop her head.
A spotted tail swayed behind her.
Her white fur-covered skin and pink-and-white dress gave her an adorable appearance.
Then another voice appeared.
???: “Well, well.”
???: “If it isn’t Aysa Giulans…”
???: “The Perverted Demon.”
Standing there was a woman almost as tall as Aysa.
Purple-orange fur covered her body.
Her ears were larger than Mimi’s.
A long dark-orange tail swayed behind her.
Unlike Mimi, she resembled a fox.
Aysa: “It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that name.”
Aysa: “Nicelle Saulos…”
Aysa: “The Night Fox.”
Judging by the way they spoke, the two had known each other from previous RPGs.
And both possessed a dangerous and alluring aura.
Nicelle: “Still using that avatar in every game, huh, Aysa?”
Aysa: “I like this style.”
Aysa: “And you always use yours too.”
Nicelle: “What can I say?”
Nicelle: “I’m majestic, just like a fox.”
Kamero looked uncomfortable.
Kamero: “Alright…”
Kamero: “This conversation got weird.”
Mimi giggled.
Mimi: “Hehe.”
Kamero then pointed at two identical young men.
Their only difference was the colors of their clothes.
Kamero: “And what about you two?”
???: “…”
???: “…”
Kamero: “Not going to talk?”
???: “…”
???: “…”
Mimi laughed awkwardly.
Mimi: “They’re always like that.”
Mimi: “They don’t talk much.”
Mimi: “They’re Yudi and Yuri Tashiro.”
Mimi: “Twin brothers.”
Kamero: “I see.”
Mimi: “But you haven’t introduced yourselves.”
Kamero: “Kamero Hijikata.”
Yashina: “Yashina Himode.”
Mimi: “It’s always nice meeting good people in games like these.”
Kamero: “Indeed.”
At that moment—
A system announcement echoed through the city.
System Announcement: “Dear players, the special guild event will begin in one hour.”
System Announcement: “Each group must proceed to the Mission Center located in the plaza and obtain a mission leaflet.”
System Announcement: “Good luck to everyone…”
System Announcement: “And let’s go!”
Guma: “Let’s go.”
Guma: “We need to prepare for the event.”
Mimi: “Right.”
Nicelle smiled.
Nicelle: “We’ll have a drink together later, just like the old days, Aysa.”
Aysa: “Definitely.”
The two groups said their farewells.
As they returned to their rooms—
Hitori muttered quietly.
Hitori: “There are races in this game…”
Hitori: “I hadn’t even noticed.”
Kamero sighed.
Kamero: “Yeah.”
Kamero: “You fail to notice a lot of things.”
After breakfast, the group decided to explore the city before the event began.
Guards patrolled the streets.
Merchants loudly advertised their wares.
Adventurers bustled from one side of the city to the other.
At the center stood a massive stone map.
Kamero crossed his arms while examining it.
Kamero: “Very well…”
Kamero: “Let’s see…”
Hitori tilted his head.
Hitori: “Huh?”
Hitori: “Was this thing always here?”
It was his first time noticing the map, despite having passed by the area several times.
Yashina: “Yes.”
Suddenly, another announcement echoed throughout the city.
System Announcement: “The Guild Event will soon begin. All participants, please proceed to the designated area.”
Yashina glanced around.
Yashina: “Aysa is taking too long…”
At that moment—
Aysa appeared carrying several bags.
And she looked incredibly excited.
Aysa: “LOOK AT THESE CLOTHES!”
Aysa: “I’m going to look gorgeous in them!”
Kamero’s eyes widened.
Kamero: “Don’t tell me…”
Kamero: “You spent our money on clothes.”
Aysa smiled innocently.
Aysa: “Our money?”
Aysa: “I’m the one who farmed those Slimes, remember, Kamero?”
Kamero: “…”
He couldn’t argue.
Without Aysa, they wouldn’t have had enough money to establish the guild.
Aysa: “Besides…”
She raised more bags.
Aysa: “I didn’t just buy things for myself.”
Aysa: “I bought clothes for everyone.”
Hitori: “WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, WOMAN?!”
Aysa puffed up her cheeks indignantly.
Aysa: “I don’t see anything wrong with doing a little shopping.”
Kamero sighed.
Kamero: “For the first time…”
Kamero: “I have to agree with Hitori.”
Immediately, Aysa pointed at Yashina.
Aysa: “You’re on my side, right, Yashina?”
Yashina looked visibly uncomfortable.
Yashina: “Well…”
Yashina: “Perhaps we had other priorities…”
Aysa crossed her arms dramatically.
Aysa: “Wow!”
Aysa: “You people are so ungrateful.”
Kamero sighed.
Kamero: “Forget it.”
Kamero: “Let’s head to the mission area.”
Guild EXO arrived at the plaza.
Countless other guilds had already gathered there.
The place had become utter chaos.
Players pushed and shoved one another while trying to grab missions from the city’s notice board.
Hitori: “This place is insane.”
Yashina: “We should’ve arrived earlier.”
Aysa: “At this rate, we won’t be able to grab anything.”
Kamero: “We’ll just have to wait.”
After a long time, guild after guild obtained missions.
Guma’s party proudly left with a mission in hand.
Meanwhile, EXO still had nothing.
Hitori immediately blamed Aysa for delaying them with shopping.
Aysa responded with watery eyes and a pitiful expression.
Finally—
Kamero stepped forward.
Kamero: “At last.”
Kamero: “Our turn.”
Yashina looked at the nearly empty board.
Yashina: “But there aren’t many options left…”
Only three leaflets remained.
Aysa: “Which one should we choose?”
Aysa: “Bridge Security.”
Aysa: “Restore Life to a Lake.”
Aysa: “Or…”
Aysa: “Lulevolt Farm.”
Hitori: “Nothing cool left, huh…”
Yashina: “Not really.”
Kamero adjusted his glasses.
Kamero: “Let’s be logical.”
Kamero: “Which one pays the most?”
Aysa: “Lulevolt Farm.”
The leaflet stated that an elderly couple was seeking adventurers to eliminate the creatures killing their livestock.
Kamero: “This one.”
As they approached the farm—
Something strange caught their attention.
A huge furry quadruped with purple fur calmly chewed something on the ground.
Hitori widened his eyes.
Hitori: “Is that a cow?!”
Kamero observed carefully.
Kamero: “Looks more like a yak.”
Hitori: “A yak?”
Hitori: “What’s that?”
Kamero: “Large animals that live in mountainous regions…”
He paused.
Kamero: “I think.”
Immediately, Hitori burst out laughing.
Hitori: “‘I think’?!”
Hitori: “So the know-it-all doesn’t know!”
Kamero: “At least I can tell the difference between a yak and a cow!”
Hitori: “Do I look like a farmer to you?!”
Yashina interrupted them.
Yashina: “Let’s go.”
Yashina: “It’s already getting dark.”
The farmhouse was surrounded by sharpened stakes.
The cabin itself was destroyed.
Blood stained the grass.
Kamero’s expression became serious.
Kamero: “Looks like a battle took place here.”
Aysa: “The leaflet said an elderly couple lived here.”
Yashina: “Whatever attacked this place…”
Yashina: “It probably took them.”
Meanwhile—
Hitori felt something strange.
Hitori: “What is this feeling…?”
Night had fallen.
The temperature dropped.
The sounds of crickets and frogs dominated the area.
And then—
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Hitori: “AAAH!”
But it was only the yak.
Hitori sighed.
Hitori: “Don’t scare me like that…”
The animal appeared restless.
Then—
It stared behind Hitori.
Slowly—
The boy turned his head.
And saw it.
A gigantic creature.
Enormous fangs.
Glowing eyes.
Razor-sharp teeth.
Hitori swallowed hard.
Hitori: “…”
Suddenly—
The beast let out a horrifying howl and charged at him with terrifying speed.
Its body resembled a giant wolf.
But far larger.
Far more monstrous.
Its red eyes gleamed in the darkness.
Its claws looked capable of tearing through stone.
Hitori froze.
Fear paralyzed his body.
The creature raised one enormous paw.
Then—
Aysa: “Got you.”
WHOOSH!
Aysa appeared instantly and pulled Hitori away.
BOOOOOOM!
The gigantic paw crushed the yak beside them.
Blood and flesh exploded across the field.
Hitori trembled.
Hitori: “A-Aysa…”
Holding his arm firmly, Aysa glared at him.
Aysa: “Don’t just stand there.”
Aysa: “If that thing hits you, it’s over.”
Aysa: “We’re no longer in Elvrin.”
Aysa: “Out here…”
Her expression grew serious.
Aysa: “Death is real.”
Without wasting a second, Yashina immediately raised her hand.
Four crystals of light materialized around her.
Yashina: “Light Beams!”
SHIIIING!
Golden rays pierced through the darkness and struck the beast while it devoured the remains of the yak.
Meanwhile, Kamero carefully analyzed the monster.
Ice magic circles appeared around his grimoire.
Kamero: “That’s far too large to be an ordinary wolf…”
He unleashed his Ice Magic.
Yashina: “Be careful!”
Yashina: “It killed a yak with a single strike!”
Kamero immediately remembered the description written on the quest leaflet.
His expression darkened.
Kamero: “This doesn’t seem like a low-rank creature.”
Kamero: “Something’s wrong.”
Slowly, the beast turned its glowing red eyes toward them.
Now—
It knew exactly where they were.
Yashina clenched her fist.
Yashina: “Now it won’t be so easy to hit.”
Immediately, she cast another spell.
Yashina: “Multiple Light Beams!”
Kamero followed suit.
Kamero: “Ice Magic: Freezing Crystals!”
Numerous spears of light appeared around Yashina.
At the same time, countless ice crystals spun at tremendous speed around Kamero.
The barrage of attacks rushed toward the creature.
But then—
The beast howled.
AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUU!
The air in front of it distorted.
And suddenly—
Every attack changed direction.
Kamero’s eyes widened.
Kamero: “YASHINA!”
Kamero: “DEFEND YOURSELF!”
He hurriedly created a massive wall of ice.
The next instant—
BOOOOOOOM!
An invisible force smashed into the barrier.
The wall exploded.
Kamero was thrown backward.
Yashina narrowly escaped by leaping to the side.
She rushed to Kamero’s side.
Yashina: “Kamero!”
Yashina: “Are you alright?!”
Kamero took a deep breath.
Several cuts covered his arms.
Kamero: “I’m fine…”
Kamero: “Fortunately, the barrier absorbed part of the impact…”
Terrified, Yashina looked toward the beast.
Yashina: “What was that?”
Kamero gritted his teeth.
Kamero: “Its howl…”
Kamero: “It generates a sound attack.”
Kamero: “It blocks magic…”
Kamero: “And reflects attacks.”
The giant wolf slowly dragged its claws across the ground.
Preparing to hunt.
Kamero: “This thing won’t be easy to stop.”
Turning to Aysa—
Kamero: “Aysa, use your witchcraft when it gets distracted.”
Then he looked toward Yashina.
Kamero: “Let’s go.”
Yashina nodded.
The beast charged once more.
Light spears rained down.
Ice spread across the ground.
Yet none of it worked.
The monster moved far too quickly.
And it was getting closer.
Then—
Aysa: “Let’s see if you can withstand my concentrated fluid!”
SWOOSH!
SWOOSH!
SWOOSH!
Aysa appeared behind the beast.
Several knives infused with concentrated paralyzing fluid flew toward it.
The creature was hit.
Its body immediately stiffened.
And with a violent crash—
It collapsed.
Kamero: “Did it work?”
Slowly, Aysa approached.
She needed to deliver the finishing blow.
But the moment she touched the beast—
Her face turned pale.
Aysa: “No…”
The red eyes opened again.
CRAAASH!
The paralysis had been broken.
The beast released a monstrous howl directly at her.
BOOOOOOM!
Aysa was violently blown away and crashed into a massive pile of hay.
Hitori’s eyes widened.
Hitori: “AYSA!”
While Kamero and Yashina were still trying to understand what had happened—
Hitori immediately ran toward her.
Yashina turned to Kamero.
Yashina: “Hitori!”
Yashina: “Take Aysa and get her out of here!”
Hitori: “What about you two?!”
Kamero immediately understood what Yashina intended.
His grimoire suddenly transformed.
And in his hand appeared a staff.
Kamero: “We’ll be fine.”
Kamero: “You need to get Aysa away from here.”
He pointed his staff forward.
Kamero: “I’m going to create an ice barrier.”
Kamero: “The moment I do, run.”
Kamero: “Understood?”
Hitori: “R-Right!”
Gigantic domes of ice rose around the creature.
Now wielding his staff, Kamero created barriers thicker and far sturdier than before.
Hitori rushed to Aysa.
Hitori: “Aysa!”
Hitori: “Hey!”
Hitori: “Talk to me!”
Aysa coughed lightly.
Blood trickled from her lips.
Aysa: “Looks like…”
Aysa: “My time has come…”
Hitori: “Don’t say stupid things, woman!”
Without hesitation, he picked her up in his arms and ran toward the forest.
Behind them—
Yashina bombarded the creature with light.
While Kamero focused entirely on protecting the path Hitori had taken.
Kamero: “Yashina…”
His eyes widened.
Yashina’s body was covered in cuts.
Her defenses had been torn apart by the wolf’s claws.
Her mana was nearly depleted.
Yet—
She continued fighting.
Slowly, she raised both hands.
Yashina: “Light Beams…”
Her voice trembled.
Then—
Yashina: “Hexagon of Lux!”
BOOOOOOM!
Four crystals became six.
Six gigantic pillars of light surrounded the beast.
Forming a massive hexagon.
The monster howled wildly, trying to escape.
But Yashina clenched her fist.
Yashina: “PERISH!”
Thousands upon thousands of beams of light descended.
From above.
From the sides.
From below.
The beast was struck endlessly.
Its howl weakened.
Its sound barrier finally shattered.
And then—
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
A colossal explosion engulfed the farm.
Even Kamero’s domes nearly shattered from the impact.
Several seconds later—
The dust began to settle.
Kamero breathed heavily.
Kamero: “She did it…”
The barriers vanished.
Beside Hitori—
Aysa slowly opened her eyes.
Aysa: “Hitori…”
Aysa: “We have to help them…”
Hitori: “I know.”
Hitori: “But you can’t use your witchcraft in your condition.”
Then—
A massive explosion echoed through the distance.
Hitori looked toward the source.
Hitori: “What was that?”
Aysa: “Go.”
Aysa: “I’ll be fine.”
Aysa: “I just need some mana.”
Hitori: “Alright…”
Leaving Aysa beneath a tree, Hitori sprinted toward the crater left by the explosion.
Kamero searched frantically.
Kamero: “Yashina!”
Then—
Hitori arrived.
Hitori: “Kamero!”
Hitori: “Where’s Yashina?!”
Kamero remained silent.
Panic spread across Hitori’s face.
Hitori: “YASHINAAAA!”
A faint voice answered.
Yashina: “…tori…”
Hitori immediately ran toward her.
She had collapsed.
Completely exhausted.
Her face had become deathly pale.
Nearly all of her mana had been depleted.
Kneeling beside her, Hitori held her shoulders.
Hitori: “Don’t talk…”
Yashina smiled weakly.
And then—
AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUU!
Another howl echoed throughout the forest.
Everyone’s blood froze.
Three pairs of red eyes appeared among the trees.
Three more beasts.
Despair overtook Hitori.
Hitori: “You’ve got to be kidding me…”
Kamero clenched his fists.
Kamero: “This is bad…”
Aysa forced herself to stand.
Aysa: “Oh no…”
But she staggered and collapsed again.
If one creature had nearly killed all four of them—
Three would destroy them instantly.
Suddenly—
Kamero’s eyes widened.
One of the monsters had already lunged.
Straight toward Hitori.
Kamero: “HITORI!”