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>>45626207
>Brace yourself.

>>45626207
You slowly gulp as the brawler cocks his arm back. Quickly, you manage to shield your face as he punches you, sending you onto the floor.

Damn, that fucking hurt.

You quickly right yourself up as he lunges at you with fists flying at you. You try to dodge some of his blows, but a few of them land on your body, making you grunt out in pain.

Verna is screaming out your name as the brawler launches a strike at your side, causing you to let out a cry of pain.

Gods, you were going to be in the same condition as Vern if you don't do something about this fast.

What do you do?

>Grab something near you.
>Get some distance away from your opponent.
>Go into the Herschel formation.

>>45626472
>>Grab something near you

>>45626472
You grab an empty bottle and swing it at the brawler, hearing his cries of pain as the bottle breaks on his head. You then swing your foot towards his crotch, making him squeal in pain and sending him to the floor, curling up in the fetal position.

"YOU DID IT!" Verna screams. "I KNEW YOU WOULD WIN!"

"....Really?" You sarcastically reply.

"YES!" Verna shouts.

At this point, your ears might as well be a lost cause due to Verna's screaming.

Until a new voice rang out to out-do her in that department.

"What in the fucking hell?!" A deep male voice boomed out as a large blue-haired man with bulging muscles stomped down the steps. "What's that noise?! I thought I told you fools to stop fighting around here!"

"DADDY!" Verna launches herself from her seat and runs up to the big man, hugging him. "It's been so long!"

"Dammit, girl, why are you here?! Aren't you supposed to be guarding the princess?!" The man snaps at her.

"Her lesson just finished and I got some free time to come visit you!" Verna babbles out. She then points to you. "This is her tutor, Kline! Say hi, Kline!"

"Hello," You respond.

"And he beat up a guy that was causing trouble!" The bluenette finishes.

Verna's dad shakes his head and sighs. "Boy, I apologize about my little girl. Her heart's in the right place, but her mind is... Well, let's not talk about it now. So, what brings you here?"

What do you say?

>"I came here to look around."
>"Nothing, really."
>"I wanted to talk to you."

>>45626932
>>"I came here to look around."

>>45626932
"I just came here to look around. This place looks better than my guild." You say.

"Well, hot damn. It's nice to hear a compliment from a fellow guild member!" Verna's dad laughs loudly as he pats you on the back.

"Daddy!" Verna whines. "Stop trying to hog Kline's attention for yourself!"

"Aw, nonsense! I'm sure Kline here would love to learn about how this guild was made, wouldn't you son?" Verna's dad asks.

"Sure, Mr..." You start.

"Vernon, boy. My name's Vernon." Vernon laughs heartily. "No need for formalities here."

You chuckle awkwardly as you spot Verna looking like her face is about to pop from the pouting she's doing.

"So, what do you want to hear about, Kline?" Vernon asks.

>The founding of the guild.
>The strongest members of the guild.
>Your family.

>>45627224
>The founding of the guild.
>The strongest members of the guild.

>>45627224
"Well, I wanna know how you founded the guild." You reply.

"Hmm... That's a bit tricky to answer. Where to start..." Vernon scratches his head, then snaps his fingers. "Well, it started when the king decided to test the might of upcoming fighters and warriors, he decreed this place to be built. And so the guild was born."

"Is that it?" You ask.

"That, and mostly people wanted a life more than fighting each other." Vernon nods.

"Who's the toughest members of your guild?" You ask him again.

"Other than Crystal? There's Ricol, an A-rank Rogue, Natalie, an A-rank Sorcerer, and Bud, a B-rank Knight." Vernon shrugs. "They're all out on a mission together right now, though."

"I see..." You nod.

"Come on, Kline, let's go back to the castle! I wanna see how the princess is doing!" Verna whines.

"Oh, hush, you silly girl! The princess isn't going anywhere!" Vernon snaps, then turns to you. "Sharia knows how she turned out like this. Probably got it from her mother."

"Where is her mom?" You ask, hesitantly.

"She's off, visiting relatives in Grandale." Vernon snorts. "Did I ever tell you that?"

>"No. No, you did not."
>"...What?"
>"I think I may have met your wife."

>>45627632
>"I think I may have met your wife."

I actually don't even recall, but if this is true I'm going with it.

>>45627632
"I think I may have met your wife somewhere back home." You say. "What does she look like?"

"Well, she's got dark hair and purple eyes." Vernon states. "And she's got a big rack on her. Can't miss 'em."

That description seems awfully familiar to one of the town residents you've seen before, but you can't quite place where.

"Also, she's got the funny little laugh she does." Vernon adds.

Something just clicked into your brain as you now recall that one time at the general store. You remember seeing a woman fitting Vernon's description talking to Celeste, both of them laughing like old friends. Then she saw you and- Oh, gods, it was all coming back to you now.

Vernon gives you a concerned look at your shuddering form. "You ok, son?"

"I just remembered something terrifying." You mutter. "And I remember why I never want to be bear hugged by anyone with purple eyes ever again."

"Oh, so you did meet her. Sorry to hear that, boy." Vernon sighs. "Vivi does have a way of being too friendly with people."

What do you say?

>"I just hope she doesn't try to hug me again."
>"I can see now why Verna resembles her."
>"I'll just learn how to deal with it."

>>45627877
>"I'll just learn how to deal with it."

Implications!

>>45627877
"I guess I should learn how to deal with it." You sigh. "It's not like people like her are gonna change anytime soon."

"Don't worry, lad. Vivi's a caring person. You just have to be more... assertive with her, if you know what I mean." Vernon nudges you.

You decide not to know what he means by that.

"Can we go now? Pleeeeeeeeeeease?" Verna whines loudly enough to give you a migraine.

"Fine, fine! Go on, get out of here!" Vernon grunts. "Ruin an old man's fun, why don't ya!"

"Hmph! Come on, Kline, let's go!" Verna grabs your arm and drags you out of the hall, not even giving you time to say goodbye to Vernon.

Soon, you arrive at the castle, courtesy of Verna. You can tell how your feet are screaming in pain from her dragging you across the city.

"We're here! C'mon, let's go see the princess!" Verna cheerfully shouts.

Ok, you had to stop this before you're forced to walk with a cane.

What do you say?

>"Um, Verna, can we talk?"
>"Ok, now hear this."
>"First of all..."

>>45628214
>"Um, Verna, can we talk?"

>>45628214
"Um, Verna?" You say. "Can we talk for a moment?"

"Sure, what's up?" Verna turns to you.

"Remember what I told you about dragging me?" You remind her.

"Yeah!" She nods.

"And remember I said I can walk?" You supply.

"Yeah..." She blinks.

"Now I want you to stop and think about this one. What if the princess wanted to go somewhere, and you decided to drag her along to wherever she wanted to go? She wouldn't like it one bit, wouldn't she?" You say.

Verna has a realizing expression on her face. "O-Oh. I didn't think of that... I'm sorry."

"It's all right. Just try not to do it anymore in the future." You say.

You reach the princess's chambers without incident from Verna. You enter Hilana's room and see her reading a book. "Hello, Kline. Or should I say, Master Kline." She states.

"Either way is fine with me." You shrug. "I'm not just your tutor. I want to be your friend."

"Oh, thank the gods. I've found someone I can tell my burdens to." Hilana lets out an overdramatic sigh.

"....Yeah. So, I got a question for you." you reply.

"Speak." Hilana languidly waves her hand in the air.

>"Does Verna's family serve the royal family?"
>"Do you like fighting?"
>"How will you run the kingdom someday?"

>>45628924
>"Do you like fighting?"

>>45628924
"Do you like to fight?" You ask.

Hilana puts her book down and sighs. "I wish I could say I do, but honestly, I want to avoid conflict if possible."

"Why?" You ask.

"Because our kingdom is getting a nasty reputation of being belligerent warriors that live for blood and gore." Hilana frowns. "And I wish to change it. By fighting in the right way."

"I see." You nod. "That's pretty noble."

"I wish my father would share my sentiments." Hilana sighs. "But knowing him, he'd brush it off."

"At least we still have a month to know each other better." You sigh.

"Indeed." Hilana agrees as you grab a chair and sit down, grabbing one of her books and looking at it.

Huh. She reads the same schlock Maria does-

Oh, bother.

At least she isn't gushing over it like your cleric friend is. You wonder what she's doing right about now.

(Cont)

>>45629381
You are Maria Salzberg, and you are currently trekking through a swamp, looking for some stupid potion for some stupid witch doctor with that annoying idiot Herschel. At least he knows what will happen if he tries to insult you once again.

"This is absolutely ridiculous! I would rather do D-Rank missions than to waste time in this shit-ass swamp!" Herschel complains. Dear gods, is that what people feel like when YOU complain?

"Stop your whining! Let's just find the flower and be done with it!" You snap at him.

"I'd like to see YOU try to find the fucking thing!" Herschel growls angrily.

What do you say?

>"I will find it. Without you!"
>"Do you want to bet on that?"
>"Just shut up and walk."

>>45629446
>>"Do you want to bet on that?"
bring it ya whiny bastard.

>>45629446
"How would you like to make a wager?" You ask slyly.

"Fine. If I win, you have to be nice to everyone when we get back." Herschel snorts.

"And if I win, you will have to parade around town in your undergarments." You smugly say.

"Deal. I'm going to win this stupid ass bet!" Herschel then darts off into the woods before you can say anything else.

Idiotic commoner. At least he's out of your hair.

You keep marching about in the swampy muck, hoping to find the damn flower and beat that idiot Herschel at his own game.

Suddenly, a low hissing can be heard. You wonder if it's the gas in the area. It certainly smells like it.

A large tentacle then bursts out of the water, flailing about in front of you.

Oh, dear gods.

What do you do?

>Cast a spell on it.
>Run.
>Go past it.

>>45629802
>>Cast a spell on it.
Burn in hell monster.

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>>45629802
>Go past it.
Not sure what spells she knows. Don't like the smell of gas being indicated though.

>>45629802
You quickly gather your wits and begin to cast a spell, an orb of light floating above you as you fling it towards the offending tentacle.

The orb explodes on contact, blowing a part of the tentacle off.

You hear a very loud roar of pain as you turn around to see a giant monster with tentacles with a large eye glaring at you in rage.

Gods in heaven help you.

"Herschel? Herschel, come here and help me!" You call out, but no answer as the monster raises two tentacles in front of you, obviously planning on making you pay for harming it.

"Um, listen, I am sorry for hurting you and... WHAT'S THAT?!" You point behind it and run like hell, not bothering to look back.

Your heart beats like a drum as you can hear growling from behind you. You did NOT want to know what the monster was going to do to you if it got its filthy tentacles on you.

Various ideas of escaping the beast run through your mind, but you have only time to pick one.

What do?

>Camouflage yourself with the scenery.
>Try to blind the monster.
>Climb a nearby tree.

>>45630006
>Try to blind the monster
Hah, it does seem to have ONE weakness!

>>45630006
>Try to blind the monster.

>>45630006
You quickly begin to chant up another spell, this time you fling something behind you, emitting a strong flash of light.

The monster lets out a roar of confusion and pain, its tentacles thrashing about in the water.

You then fall into the water, face first. As you slowly raise your head from the murky water, you look behind you and see the monster retreat off somewhere.

Thank the gods it's gone now. You turn around and spot the flower you were looking for.

Victory was about to become yours for the taking. But first, a bath was in order.

Damn these swamps.

(Cont)

>>45630423
You are Kaire Bueller, and you are currently fighting a giant bug. Which you hate with a passion. Damned bugs.

As the centipede lunges forward at you, you quickly jump to the side and hack several of its legs off, causing it to hiss in pain.

Then it spits out acid at you, which you also barely manage to dodge. You point your blade at the beast and launch a vacuum wave at it, cutting off a section of the centipede.

The giant bug howls in pain, green blood pouring from its wound.

Now would be a good time to kill the thing.

What do?

>Stab it to death.
>Slice it in two.
>Vaporize it into ashes.

>>45630476
>>Vaporize it into ashes
Frackin bugs, destroy it utterly.

>>45630476
You raise you sword into the air, which starts to glow brightly as you swing, releasing a beam of energy at the centipede.

The insect lets out its death knell as the beam strikes it, vaporizing it into nothingness.

Thank the gods it's gone now. No more creepy-crawly to bother you now. You then make your way towards the altar and gaze upon the shiny orb.

You wonder if it's right to just simply take it away. On the other hand, this could fetch a hefty sum of gold.

What do you do?

>Leave the moon orb.
>Take it with you.

>>45630729
>Take it with you.

>>45630729
...You know it's a bad idea, but you decide to take the shiny sphere with you anyway. No one's using it, so what's the harm?

Suddenly, as you remove the relic from the altar, a loud rumbling echoes throughout the room.

Pieces of the ceiling start to fall down, a few of them barely missing you. You quickly decide it's time to go.

As you run out of the chamber, you manage to avoid the falling ceiling pieces on the way out.

With your heart pounding wildly in your chest, you bolt out of the temple, just in time to see it collapse upon itself. Damn. You almost died trying to take the damn orb thing. Not one of your better ideas, but at least you've got another source of income.

Speaking of money, you should probably send your little brother some. He might need it.

>To be continued.

Thanks for playing. I'll see you all Friday. Hope to see you then.