Vol 1 Chapter 4 (1/2)

VOLUME 1: A Whisper, an Aria, a Prayer, an Awakening

Chapter 4: Enjoying Life in a Guild

Various things happened after that, and now Haruhiro found hi alone at a street corner in an area of town called Nishi+machi

“It’s supposed to be this building here…” he said to himself

Nishi+machi here the destitute and is were old and dilapidated, falling apart or falling over, and badly run-down All the people he passed, also, were shabbily dressed In truth, this wasn’t a place where Haruhiro would want to walk in by himself

Why did he ed his h, the choice was already made

Haruhiro decided to take a look around the building, which was made of a complex mix of stone and wood, but soon found it iated the narrow pathway that seemed to circle it, a wallcut off access to both the sides and back of it However, the pathway did lead down to an extremely low door

At the center of this rusty door was a device that had son on it and which had a keyhole carved into it Strange Was this really the entrance?

“Excuse ot no response, he tried knocking That rasped the doorknob, turning, pushi+ng, and pulling on it It wouldn’t budge

Maybe he had the wrong place He had h the alleyway

“State your business”

Where had it come from? Haruhiro didn’t know There was no one else there but hiht He didn’t think that he was just hearing things either It was definitely someone’s voice

“Eruild,” he replied

“Enter,” said the voice, and at the sa sound reverberated from the door

Had the door been unlocked? When Haruhiro gripped the doorknob this ti it unusually heavy, but it opened Beyond the door was a narroay that smelled of old dust Both sides of the path were lined with shelves cras, and other objects unfamiliar to Haruhiro

As he nervously closed the door shut, he found that it was brighter inside the building than outside The light came from a lamp down the pathway and it was also there that the path turned and became even narrower Haruhiro turned his body sideways and somehow made his way down until he finally entered a room

It was die the roo cross-legged on top of it was a wo with a knife she held in her hands Her hair was long enough to keep half her face hidden but the rest of her body was s, and chest were all broadly exposed

“So you wish to join the Thieves Guild”

“Y-yes,” Haruhiro gulped It was probably better not to stare, so he averted his gaze “That’s the plan, anyway”

“By your appearance, you’re a Crimson Moon trainee The second to come here today”

“Second?”

“Not that itwill be one-on-one for seven days I will be your mentor An honor, isn’t it?”

“Uh, I…” Haruhiro stole a glance at the woman fros or chest, so he focused on her face instead What was her age? Probably not that young Souessed Pretty up there for Haruhiro’s sixteen years

That didn’t change the fact that she was HOT Her sex appeal was off the charts He continued, “…an honor Yes”

“If you find this unsatisfactory, another can teach you”