6 Joining a Guild (1/2)
The inn's dining room.
”*Snif* *snif* delicious, so delicious! ... *yum* *yum* I am so happy to be alive! *yum* *snif* *yum*...” tears of joy do not stop flowing from Thorn's eyes. For more than a million years the only things he had to eat was the flesh of his own lips and his own blood, so to understand how great his happiness is at this moment is an impossible task, it is enough to say that he is so happy that he has forgotten about the existence of the skirt he is wearing.
”Hehehe... Enjoy while you can, later we'll be busy. You see, I don´t have a single gold coin left now, so we'll have to work!” Rose says this, placing her face on her palms, as she watches Thorn with a smile. She quite enjoys the view of Thorn happily eating. After all, she knows for how many years he had not tasted a good food.
After finish eating, they go up to the rooftop terrace, and then they sit on a bench overlooking the various and unique buildings of Lurep Village.
”… Well, I agree that we have to get money, but what are we going to do after that?” Thorn asks while still having his eyes slightly red.
”Mmm... I wanted to breakthrough my bottleneck, but now that I'll have your help I've decided to start looking for a ship designer. Of course, before that, we will have to get enough money to be able to hire one.” Rose explains calmly.
The confusion appears on Thorn's face, he asks: ”Ship designer? ... Why do you need a ship? Even though I can take you to wherever you want by flying.”
Her mysterious smile appears and she responds: ”I don´t need a ship, I need a ship designer.”
Thorn seems even more confused than before but finally, he says: ”Okay, I guess I'll understand what you're up to at some point anyway. So, where are we going to find a ship designer?”
She points southwest and answers: ”Where is located the principal headquarters of the Fishermen's Guild, the place where the best ships in the world are building: Blue City!”
”Fishermen's Guild?” He asks.
Rose exclaims: ”Oh! Of course! The guilds were created after the catastrophe, so I guess you don't know of their existence. The guilds are groups of people with specific objectives that aren´t associated with any kingdom. There are many but currently, there are only five important: Assassin's Guild, Adventurer's Guild, Mercenary's Guild, Guild Investigator and Fishermen's Guild.”
”Oh... so it is legal that an Assassin's Guild exists.” He comments with interest.
”They earned their place with their own strength and they also have a strict set of internal rules that allow them to survive.” Rose explains.
”... I see... Anyway, how are we going to get money?” Thorn asks.
Rose says with an expression full of righteousness: ”It'll be by renting our bodies, obviously!”
”Eeehhh!!?? Why do you say it's obvious!? ... B-but... Okay, as long as I have to attend only to female clients, I accept it!” Thorn shows a shocked expression at the beginning but then he starts to blush, afterward, he smiles emotionally to accept Rose's proposal.
She sees his strange reaction, then she shows him her palm, and with a serious expression, she says: ”Excuse me, I was not clear enough. What I was trying to say is: We will join the Mercenary's Guild and rent our bodies to perform different tasks, but except sexual tasks.”
Thorn's smile disappears and he says with his head down: ”Oh... *sigh*... okay...”
After deciding which course of action they will take, they head to the headquarters of the Mercenary's Guild of Lurep Village.
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The headquarters of the Mercenary's Guild of Lurep Village is located in a four-story building that occupies an area of 500 m x 300 m and has the shape of two forearms crossing each other in the form of an 'X', both with closed fists.
Vei Dal is a seeming middle-aged human shadow who works in this headquarters, he has black hair, white skin, and brown eyes. The human shadow race has the appearance of a normal human but with the difference that their Racial Skill allows them to control the shadow element. Vei Dal is in his office reading some books, suddenly, someone knocks on the door.
*Knock* *knock*
”You can come in.” Vei Dal says.
The door opens and two people enter.
(Those violet eyes are awesome... But, why is he wearing a skirt?) He wonders.
”If you're here, I guess you want to enroll yourselves in our guild.” He tells them.
”Hello, yes, we came to register. My name is Rose and my sister's name is Thorn.”
(Sister!? Oh... now I understand...) He shows an expression of enlightenment.
”Thorn and Rose... without surnames?” Vei Dal gets slightly suspicious and asks. After all, even the peasants have a surname, the only ones who do not have surnames are those who have been banished from their own families.
”We are a pair of innocent sisters. It just happens that we were expelled from our clan because we refused to marry the clan head's son.” Rose explains with a dejected expression.