Chapter 176: Kaisers Army (1/2)
”And the award for the most successful rookie falls to Michu!” The announcer lady, Lil Karolin, smiled widely as she said and passed the award for Lil Monke!
She also made sure to take a few photos with him and have a nice chit-chat with the player she used to hype during the regional tournament.
Michu thanked brightly and stepped from the stage, ”Thanks! Hehe!”
He was genuinely happy, and his trademark smile brought a wave of applause.
Some people, mainly The High Heaven Guild and their allies, didn't applaud and openly glared at Michu, which showed their stance toward him and heightened the tense atmosphere.
Alas, Michu didn't treat them seriously, and why would he?
He went to his table and spent time with his family and friends!
For such a big event, Michu managed to keep the friendly and family mood around him, which gathered some people's attention.
New ties were made and the old ones steady.
Some old ties became a little too close, however.
Nonetheless, no one really cared and enjoyed the mood without bringing or pointing a few things up!
However, one of the established pro players had reached out for Michu and The Sword Mistress, ”I didn't expect you to end up with a harem. You, especially.” A man snickered and pointed out Ruo's guild.
She glanced at him and dismissed him with a faint scoff, ”Mind where you poke your nose.”
The man shrugged and turned heels, leaving Michu with questions...
'Where are Zerze and Kaiser... Lazy Bum?'
Where were his male friends as people thought that everyone around him was in his harem!
But he had just Yumi and Momo, who was the NPC, and she obviously couldn't be here! One could argue with Illiana, but Michu didn't think deeply of her yet!
The award ceremony and after-party were pleasant, but Michu received a lot of ambiguous words and rhetorical questions.
The one that worried him the most was 'What would you do if your business failed?'
At first, he replied that he would try it again and work harder!
But people's reactions forced him to think again, and he thought about variables...
Of course, Michu kept it to himself, but Yumi read him later and answered his doubts, ”We will snatch the quest from The Brotherhood and end them once for all.”
”Yes.”
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[A few days later, after the award ceremony.]
The Brotherhood!
They were in the western region, and they had one city under their banner.
In this city, their guild house was in the middle, with many NPCs and players going in and out...
The leader of the brotherhood and Pyrobro were currently discussing the matter of their quest.
The quest was called - Perfect Weapon.
In the past, there was a blacksmith whose goal was to reproduce the legendary weapons. He forged replicas with his talent and hard work, then aimed to bring them one into an adaptable weapon that would reshape itself at wish.
The Perfect Weapon.
The perfect weapon would reach the same legendary status and hunt down the originals, further increasing its might.
Alas, the blacksmith failed as he got betrayed by the person who wielded the perfect weapon.
For this person, the strength of the perfect weapon was enough. He didn't want to pursue the impossible dream, and he cut ties.
Literally.
The blacksmith's grief brought the dungeon and the legendary quest!
The Legendary Quest!
The Brotherhood Guild was even behind the blacksmith as the replicas had been scattered across the first leaf, and no one could find them.
Of course, once one found the first weapon and read the blacksmith's will, one would be able to slowly find all legendary weapons.
But the world was wide, and many monsters hid beneath its recesses.
Then, some players slowly learned about the Brotherhood Guild's quests...
”At this rate, she will snatch the quest, and we will be left empty! Bruda! We must assault her with our full strength and utterly strip her from all her secrets and weapons!” Pyrobro seethed as he recalled all failed attempts against Venomous.