"T-that's the Silver serpents!"
"Aren't they the strongest guild in Harmonia?!"
"Oh my, what are they doing here?"
The children merely stared at them. They have no knowledge of such a guild. But perhaps they just don't care about guild competitions. They might be a part of a guild, but the Cursed dragon's guild is a private and a secret guild that completely isolates themselves from fellow guilds.
They also didn't seem intimidated at all. To them these group of guys are doing nothing more than to show off, and they also think it's funny for them to pick on a couple of children.
On the other hand, the Silver serpents are deeply disgusted by the sight of these brats. This is a legendary quest, not a game for mere children to be in.
"What makes you think we see this place as playground?" Yin quickly retorted
That's right! what makes them think they're here to play?! They're here for the quest, not some stupid game!
"You have quite the sharp mouth for a dumb brat!" Said the guy at the front, smirking quite arrogantly. He seemed to think highly of himself. An arrogant fool
"You heard him! You brats don't belong here" the guy in his left agreed to him
None of them cared. But Kin was quite offended, and so did Tsusu and Chisu. The sisters are the eldest among the group and they do not wish for their friends to be belittled by other people. In fact, right now they feel like burying these thugs under a whole mountain.
Kin on the other hand was very prideful. He does not like being underestimated by others. He grew up on a very high position, the highest among all that everyone shall bow before him. He cannot accept this, not from others who knew nothing about them.
"From what I can see your no better than us" He said
"What did you say brat?" the guy on the right said
"Am I wrong? You think your better than everyone else but what exactly are you doing right now? Picking on a bunch of children?"
"YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH BRAT!!" The one the further right shouted angrily
The man at front held his hand up, ordering his comrades to quiet down. He looked at Kin with great interest and studied him from head to toe. He then turned to the rest and looked at them.
He said "Were only saying this out of concern, you children are far too young to take this quest. I dare say that you all have no permission regarding this from your dear parents. Why? Am I wrong?"
"This might be an S-class quest, but there are no age restrictions in the rules" Aqua said, looking at the man with no visible emotions.
"There are no rules of such because no one thought any child would dare take this quest" the man replied "But I do warn you, this quest is very dangerous"
Then again no one cared. Their life has always been filled with nothing but danger. They have gone tired and used to it already that they don't give a damn about it anymore, but might as well have fun. It's just unfair that there are those guys who wanted to spoil their fun, telling them that they are too young. Can there be no discrimination about age?
"Fine..." Kin sighed "I propose a challenge. And if we win, you'll stay away from us and let us take this quest"
"Ho! How arrogant you are! You think you can beat us?!"
"Pardon, but we don't think, WE know" said Miha
"Alright, then we accept"
The Men turned their back and was to leave when Tsusu and Chisu called out to them and started demanding. They pouted and and unleashed their devils, not giving them any mercy
"Hold on! You still have to pay for belittling us like that!" said Tsusu
"Yup! Sister's right! You have to go and crawl on your knees and beg for forgiveness!" Added Chisu
Their mouths twitched when they heard them. What did those brats take them for? They're utterly unbelievable! They didn't regret accepting the challenge, even if the people will start calling them names for picking on mere children, they don't care anymore. They just wanted to show these cocky brats their place. Nothing else matters.
But little did they know, these so-called children are more terrifying than real monsters.
"Don't you think you've gone a bit overboard?" Tera asked his elder sisters earnestly
"Nah.....Don't worry little bro" Tsusu reassured him
"You heard sister, we'll be sure to beat them all up!"
"B-but what if we, we can't?" Said Ash anxiously
"Heh! Let them deal with it" Asa replied
Umi sighed "I'm starting to regret to have you as a fiancé"
Fiancé!?
Yes, a fiancé. Asa and Umi are only twelve but they are engaged when they are seven. That goes the same for other Sacred kingdoms under the Elemental palace. All the children born in the Kingdoms of Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and lightning have all been engaged to each other when they reached seven. But except for throwing a tantrum for being engaged without love to their parents, they all accepted it with no complaints and followed the tradition, yet still get along well.
All the people who attended for the quest have been gathered in the arena. Many were confused while some others were completely irritated. They just can't seem to understand the reason for the hold up, and the thought that they've been waiting for the quest to finally begin for so long angered them most.
On the highest seat were all the people can see, there sat Emperor Reiji Snow, sitting on his throne. He has an outstanding figure. He looked young and was really beautiful. His legs crossed leaning with his chin rested in his hand, he was grinning curiously as the frozen circlet lay slightly slipping off, making him look even prettier.
He was quite curious what his is all about. Earlier this morning, he received quite a handful of letters coming from his fellow guild-mates, or one should say his friends. They all wrote the same thing. Their children ran away from home, and there's a big chance that they would be there. To put it simply, they wanted him to look after their little trouble makers. And because of that, he kinda had a rough idea what this could be.