>>45407582
>Find your dad.

>>45407582
You decide to find your old man, who you suspect is outside, working on something. Maria and Mom can wait.

"Hey, dad!" You call out to the working man in the crop fields. "What's up?"

"Hey, son. Just finishing up seeding this field. Is your girlfriend still fighting with your mom?" Your old man asks.

"Yeah, about the kitchen again." You sigh.

"I really wish Eve would come by again." Your dad sighs.

"Maybe I'll bring her along next time." You chuckle.

Just then, you see your mom stomp out towards you and your dad. "I cannot deal with that girl! She has simply got to go!" She groans.

"Relax, mom. We're leaving in a minute." You shake your head.

"Good. I hope she never comes back. Who even raised a girl like her anyway?" Your old lady puts her hands on her hips.

"To be fair, her grandmother was a snooty noble. Her daughter was different, almost like you." You supply.

"Oh, don't be ridiculous, Kline." Your mom huffs.

>"I'm serious."
>"You're right, sorry."
>"Don't believe me then."

>>45408572
>"I'm serious."

>>45408572
"I'm dead serious. We ate at her house and saw her dressed in farming clothes." You say with an unchanging expression.

"Seriously? Did she cook the food herself?" Your dad jokes.

"Well, yeah." You nod.

Your mom shakes her head. "Good grief. It's worse than I thought. That girl has an identify crisis."

Your father bellows in laughter as you sigh. "Ok, I think I better go before Maria gets antsy again."

"Oh, Kline." Your mom comes up to you and gives you a hug. "Make sure you come back to visit, ok? It gets lonely without you."

"No, it doesn't." Your dad chimes in.

"I'll come back next time, mom." You hug her back.

"And don't bring that girl back here. I do not want her messing with my kitchen again." Your mom frowns.

"We'll see." You sigh.

"Kline! I'm ready to get out of here!" Maria calls from inside the house.

>"Coming!"
>"In a minute!"
>"Keep your panties on!"

>>45409046
>>"Keep your panties on!"

>>45409046
"Will you keep your undies on?" You shout back.

"Commoner!" Is all she manages to scream back. You shrug. Women.

"Women." Your dad muses. It's almost as if he can read your thoughts.

"You should probably get going, dear." Your mom smiles. "Come back soon."

You nod and head back inside, where the cleric is tapping her foot. "It's about time. Now can we go back?"

"Fine, fine." You sigh. The two of your leave through the front door and see Millie in front of your house.

"Hey, Kline. Maria." She says the last part in a dry tone. "Going already and not telling me goodbye?"

"We were going to stop by." You remark.

"Yeah, sure you were." Millie then walks up and gives you a big hug. "Tell Eve I said hi."

"For love of- Will you stop trying to flirt with your friend?!" Maria sputters.

"Then stop being jealous." Millie sticks out her tongue.

"I am not jealous!" The cleric shrieks.

>"I'll tell Eve."
>"Maria, stop being jealous."
>"Millie, quit playing with her."

>>45409824
>"I'll tell Eve."

>>45409824
"I'll be sure to tell her." You say.

"Good. Now get out of here, you." Millie ruffles your hair. You and Maria quickly oblige, heading towards the village entrance.

After a long walk and more of Maria's whining, you finally reach your second home. You soon see the guild hall coming into view. Thank the gods.

"Ok, Maria. So, we agree to agree that what happened in my village, stays there?" You ask.

"I couldn't said it better myself." Maria sniffs. "Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go wash the stink of commoners off me." She storms into the guild.

You sigh in relief. You could really use Eve's company right about now.

What do?

>Go find Evelyn.
>Hang around the guild hall.
>Visit a shop.

>>45411222
>>Go find Evelyn.

>>45411222
>>Hang around the guild hall.

>>45411222
You decide to go find Evelyn, hoping to get Maria off your mind and talk about more magic stuff. You walk around the hall, scanning for girls with silver hair. No luck.

You then check the women's barracks and head towards her door and knock on it. No answer. You knock on it again. Must be at the library.

As you head outside and wait around in front the guild's entrance, you see Lamont and Evelyn together. "Hey, guys!" You call out.

They turn to look at you... with relieved looks?

"K-Kline!" Lamont shouts.

"Oh, thank the gods you're back!" Evelyn rushes towards you and hugs you. "It's been crazy here without you!"

>"I should go on vacation more often."
>"You were lonely without me?"
>"...What the hell happened?"

>>45411550
>>"I should go on vacation more often."

>>45411550
"I really need to go on vacation more often if I'm missed like this." You sigh dreamily.

"T-This isn't a joke, Mister Kline! We found a body in a guildmate's room!" Lamont stammers.

"...What?!" You shout.

"It's true. There was a robed man trying to kill a guild member, but he got killed instead. The authorities are trying to figure out what the hell is going on." Evelyn states. "The mistress told everyone to carry on like usual."

"Shit, I hope nothing bad happens..." You mutter.

"Me too." Lamont nods. "Oh, also, I met an S-rank adventurer! And she was a very powerful paladin from the capital!"

"Lemme guess, Palla Seiard, right?" You chuckle lightly, which stops as you see Lamont's shocked look.

"H-How did you know?!" He sputters.

"I-I was joking..." You murmur. "Holy shit, she was here?!"

"Boys! Focus! What are we going to do to help our town?" Evelyn snaps.

>"Wait, what?!"
>"What's your idea?"
>"The authorities are already doing a good job of that."

>>45411823
>>"Wait, what?!"

>>45411823
"Say what?!" You exclaim.

"You heard me. We've got to do something about the strange situation going around Grandale! The guild can't just stay silent on this!" Evelyn insists.

"B-But how are we going to do that?" Lamont asks.

"We gather everyone we know and ask them to keep a lookout in case any more robed men try to attack us or any innocent people!" Evelyn states.

"Good luck," You sigh. "Most of them will think you're crazy."

"Not if I convince them of the danger." Evelyn frowns. "And you're going to help me."

>"...Do I have to?"
>"I'm in."
>"I got things to do first."

>>45412312
>>"...Do I have to?"

>>45412312
"Do I have to? I just go back." You then let out a cry of pain as Evelyn nudges you in the ribs.

"This is serious, Kline! We're the only ones that can stop this!" Evelyn replies. "Now, I'll go tell the girls, while you two go tell the boys." She rushes inside in a hurry.

"Come on, mister Kline!" Lamont then rushes inside as well.

"Shit." You grumble as you slowly walk inside.

Soon, everyone is in the hall as Evelyn stands on top of a table. "Quiet! Everyone, quiet!" The mage barks at the noisy crowd. "This is an emergency meeting!"

"Emergency?! You woke me up from my beauty sleep just for that?!" Maria snaps angrily.

"What the fuck do you need beauty sleep for? You look exactly the fucking same." Herschel snorts, which earns him a growl from Maria.

"I agree with Herschy, for once." Zephyr giggles. "Sleep won't keep your hair perfect."

"Slience, harlot!" The cleric shrieks at the archer.

"Ladies, please. Let's all calm down and talk about this in my room." Krieg, ever the womanizer, tries to soothe the two women.

"So, you're fucking cows now, Redbert?" Herschel sneers. "I wouldn't put it past you to even do that kind of thing."

"Do you want me to give you a beating again?!" Maria screams at Herschel, her eyes blazing with anger.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!" Dorga roars.

You groan. You knew this was a bad idea.

What do you do?

>Try to get their attention.
>Let Evelyn handle it.
>Do nothing and watch.

>>45412622
>>Try to get their attention.

>>45412622
Ok, this was getting nowhere. You grab a glass mug and fling it violently against the wall, making it shatter into pieces. Everyone looks at you, stunned.

"Kline, what the-" Evelyn starts, but you cut her off.

"Ok, anyone listening? Good. We've got problems that could possibly start a war. We've got mysterious figures that could be lurking about, trying to start conflicts from the shadows or whatnot. All we're asking from you guys is to help out in finding these rat bastards so we can get back to our usual things." You say in a calm tone.

The crowd is still staring at you. Hmm. Perhaps they needed a little more incentive.

"Also, think of this as a S-rank mission of sorts." You add.

That gets their attention.

"Fame, fortune, and the women. Definitely the girls." Krieg grins.

"I can't wait to get some gold in my pockets." Zephyr smiles smugly.

"I'm gonna bash me some robed buggers!" Dorga bellows.

"Count me in." Echerson nods.

"Me too." Cilus agrees.

"I wanna join! I wanna skin those fuckers alive!" Bellone, a dark-haired B-rank Assassin, jumps up and down excitedly, a crazed smile on her face.

"Fine, I'll join on this stupid mission! At least I'll get the respect I'll deserve." Maria sniffs.

What do you say?

>"Then let's go and kick ass!"
>"I've got a plan, stick around for a bit."
>"Those are some good reasons for fighting."

>>45412912
>>"I've got a plan, stick around for a bit."

>>45412912
"Then hang around if you want to hear the plan." You say, pulling out the map of the town and unfolding it onto a table. "All right, Evelyn, tell them."

The mage sighs as she points at an alley behind the guild. "The assailant came from the window, and attacked the victim, so it's likely he and his friends are lurking about in the slums of town."

"And that's where we'll track them down and flush them out from their hiding places." You say. "I need scouts, rogues, hunters to track down their footsteps and lead our heavy hitters to their hideout."

"You expect me to do all the heavy lifting, Bueller?" Herschel snaps.

"Malder's got a point. His muscles are weak, especially his-OOF!" Krieg is cut off by an angry Maria whacking him in the gut.

"You leave my Krieg alone, you spinster bitch!" Zephyr shouts.

"Then tell him to keep his comments to himself!" The cleric snaps.

"Are we done?" You call out to the two arguing women, who go silent. "Good. Now, as I was saying, I need the heavy hitters to strike down the fleeing robed men as the assault team flushes them out."

"I want to be a part of the assault team! I wanna!" Bellone shouts.

"Yes, yes! You'll be part of the team." You sigh, rubbing your temples. No wonder you barely interacted with these people.

What do you say?

>"Ok, here's the leaders of the three teams..."
>"Everyone vote for the team leaders."

>>45413250
>"Okay, here's the leaders of the three teams..."

>>45413250
"Ok, here's the leader of the three teams." You announce. You hoped it would be the right choice, otherwise, you'd get the lot of them killed.

"For the tracking team, Zephyr." You look at the woman practically beaming with smugness. Yuck.

"For the intercepting team..." You pause momentarily, thinking hard. "...Dorga."

"Dammit! I wanted to be the leader!" Bellone shouts.

"And finally, the leader of the assault team is... Evelyn." You say without hesitation.

The mage shoots you a look, which you shrug back to her. Hey, it was her idea.

"Ok, so now with that out of the way, let's kick ass!" You shout as the hall is filled with cheers and whoops.

Moments later, the three teams are outside, the tracking team in front.

"I do hope we find those men..." Clara trails off.

"Well, if we do, at least we have some A and B-rank firepower with us." Evelyn assures her.

"Someone want to tell me what are we doing again? I dozed off." Mei, a B-rank Ninja with dark-blue hair, complains.

"Apparently there's an order of assassins lurking about and we're going to put a stop to it." Zandor, an A-rank Sorcerer wearing glasses, states sagely.

"Of course." Sana, a white-haired B-rank Necromancer sighs drearily. "Only more fools to send to the beyond." She grips her staff with her pale hands.

(Cont)

>>45413510
You are Bellone Bludriver, and you were born to kill and murder things that you were ordered to!

But too bad you weren't made the leader of the killing squad. Oh, well!

As you drag your feet onto the ground, you watch Dorga sing a song that you barely understand. That fatty was always a mystery to you.

You pull out your blades and grip onto the handles, just in case for some quick killing. Murder solves all, after all!

What do you do?

>Annoy Dorga.
>Talk to someone else.
>Kick Krieg in the shin.

>>45413562
>Kick Krieg in the shin

>>45413562
You look over at the big handsome looking dude next to you and give him a smile.

"I'm going to kick you now!" You reply.

Before he can say, "What?" You kick him in the shin. You love the cry of pain he emits out.

"What was that for?!" Krieg shouts.

"Because." You simply reply.

"That's not an answer!" He cries.

"Stop yer whinin' and march!" Dorga booms. "We've got people ta kill!"

You beam like a light. This was going to be so much fun!

(cont)

>>45414057
You are Herschel Malder, and you are wondering what the fuck are you even doing here.

This was the shittiest day ever. First you get bossed around by Maria, then Bueller decides to put himself in charge and orders everyone to go on this stupid-ass endeavor, and now you're being bossed around by another girl. This time, she was going out of her way to make you suffer.

"Stop dragging your feet, Herschy! Keep up!" Zephyr yells.

"Fuck off, you damn bitch!" You shout.

"You'd think he'd learned by now." Aure, an A-ranked Geomancer, snorts.

"I agree." Rhina, a B-ranked Beastmaster sneers.

"Shut up!" You snap at them. Shit, you've never been so insulted in your damn life.

What do you do?

>Just march on.
>Complain to Zephyr.
>Head back to the guild.

Voting time extended.

>>45414304
>Just march on.

>>45414304
Gods, your feet were killing you! But you keep your mouth shut and move on. No need to waste more energy.

Soon, you sense something off coming from the abandoned building from the north. You turn to see faint lights from the windows.

"Hey. I see light in there." You say.

Zephyr turns around and sees the light as well. "Good boy, Herschy! Remind me to give you a doggy treat!"

"Piss off." You growl. Soon, Zephyr whistles loudly enough for the other teams to hear as they stop in front of the building.

"So, they're inside there?" Evelyn asks.

"Obviously." You snort, which earns you a slap upside the head from Zephyr. "You-!"

"No! Bad Herschel! Bad!" Zephyr scolds you. "No taking credit!"

"Is it killing time?!" Bellone shouts.

"Not yet." Evelyn shakes her head. "Ok, everyone who's an A or B-rank, go in first. We'll be backing you up from the rear."

"I suppose I must deal with the dregs." Zandor snorts, pulling out his tome.

"The Reaper will be pleased." Sana smiled eerily, her lips curved into a creepy smile.

"Let's do this." You look at Bueller pull his weapons and point his blade at the entrance. "Guys, tonight, we will become heroes!"

Everyone shouts in affirmation. You have a feeling that this was going to be a long ass night.

>To be continued.

Thanks for playing. I think I might stick to Monday-Wednesday-Fridays from now on.