Narration: "As captain of this little group, we managed to come up with a traveling plan along with a few cities. By the map Angelia gave us, letting me see just how far we are from Freya but being with these two, I feel oddly...patient? I guess I could say. Thanks to Angelia again we have traveling food and water so our travels aren't too stressful. I'm actually a little excited to be on this journey, it's not just my first experience being able to discover a little of the world bit by bit. Our first stop is the city of Orion. A far-main city but still the closest major city to Sandora, the town where Angelia and Remi live. It's just hard to believe a couple of days from now, it will be a month since we all met. The greatest revelation came from my private conversation with Angelia, She's a former guild member who prefers no one knows she's even still alive. But from her professional observation, it appears, that these two are more than Demi-Humans. Not even she knows the majority of the details but she considers them Half-Demons. It makes little sense to me as of yet but for them, I'll learn even as much as possible!"
The trio would enter a large walled city. Walking through its gated and guarded entrance into the city. Upon entering the three of them would be able to see a rather large building in the distance at what looked like the town center with Aisellia's eyes seeming glued to a small handbook. Continuing along the main road the three looked around, noting few people for such a large town were casually walking the streets although it took a few ganders for a question to enter Miyaura's mind. Having noticed the great difference in some people's attire going from the mostly seen common clothes to donning types of light armor and weapons.
Miyaura: "Hm? Some people are dressed more combat-ready and some dress like regular city people?"
Aisellia Rae: "You remember the guilds we talked about before? I can only assume those with weapons and forms of protective gear are mercenaries. This booklet Remi prepared states that the Guild Union is formed out of thirty-two guilds with one, in particular, being Master Guild holding them all together. But it seems not just anyone can quickly join an official guild. In rare cases being invited by an already existing member is one way to get in but the exponentially more common method is having to become a mercenary for the guild union, taking jobs until they see you as a value to vouch for your name to open guilds."
Miyaura: "Ooooh so it's like you have to perform well to become an official member of a guild then?"
Aisellia Rae: "Correct, although that's all about guilds she really put in here other than mentioning Orion is one of the few cities the world's leaders have allowed them to have a union base of operations."
Karna: "And my guess is that huge building in the middle is probably one of those bases."
Miyaura: "It must be pretty dangerous just to try and join a guild. I wish we could go, being a mercenary sounds kind of fun!"
She said with a depressive sigh, realizing she wouldn't get to experience the excitement she envisioned of being a mercenary. Aisellia giggled and smiled at Miyaura, seeing how suddenly she became depressed on the matter.
Aisellia Rae: "Well given we only have a little bit of money left from what Angelia gave us for traveling we'll require more soon enough. Given that I think it could be for the best we at least check it out. Finding out more about how it works might help us with our money situation if it gets that serious for us."
Miyaura's face lit up with joy.
"Yaaay!"
Miyaura screamed before jumping toward Aisellia, embracing her into a tight hug, symmetrically docking their breasts against each other which immediately Karna's eyes were drawn to. Watching the two wiggle in their hug Karna intently observed how their breasts moved and pressed against each other between the two bodies. The two girls happily giggled in their embrace.
"I swear, everything looks so much better with you two in it Heh."
He cheered with a goofy smile on his face, somewhat drooling over the girls. Aisellia heard his small cheer, looking slightly confused until she looked down to see exactly what he was enjoying. Seeing their pressed chests shift, beginning to spill out of the opening of Miyaura's outfit, her breasts began to spill from her loose-fitting top as well. Which left Miyaura greatly revealed. Embarrassing Aisellia a little but she did not pull away from Miyaura but simply let out a sigh.
Miyaura: "You're the best ever!"
Aisellia: "Mm, thanks. I could bet someone else is feeling like a winner now..."
Karna: "Heh, you're not wrong there Captain!"
He said, eagerly leaning forward to bring his face closer to their chests. Aisellia peered over at Miyaura's smiling face up close and could only sigh in submission.
Aisellia: "Sometimes I don't know whether to appreciate that you desire me to this level, knowing you've seen women all over and still hold me so highly...or be taken back with how blatantly honest you are about it. I guess I should just take the compliment. It's not like your tastes are telling you wrong."
The noblewoman said confidently smiling. Miyaura noticed Karna had chuckled. His reaction led her to hold Aisellia just a little tighter. Playfully the half-demon girl pressed and began rubbing their breasts against each other more intimately.
Aisellia Rae: "M-Miyaura...?"
Aisellia exclaimed seeing what she was doing to have fun with their bodies to amuse herself while also entertaining Karna's eyes. Having only now taken note of this caused Aisellia to blush, quickly averting her eyes to the ground as Miyaura cheerfully smiled at Karna, winking her eye at him.
"Y-you two really are inconceivable sometimes."
Aisellia spoke aggressively yet simultaneously her sheepish demeanor betrayed her desire to appear unshakable. Although she was embarrassed, Aisellia willingly let them continue their amusement, allowing Miyaura to carry on hugging her and Karna to continue his enjoyment. The man leaned over, positioning his face nearly between theirs, peering downward holding his face barely an inch away from their gently nuzzled bosoms. Apparently watching It all was too much for Karna. Seeing the seductive yet playful nature of the girls quickly overloaded with excitement and since Aisellia averted her eyes, Only Miyaura gleefully witnessed the gleam and silly smile in the male's eyes as he couldn't help but slowly maneuver his face down closer and closer to nestling its way in between them. A similar goofy smile appeared on Miyaura's face. Reveling in the fact that she caused Karna to become Lust Drunk. A brief second later, he suddenly fell to the ground unconscious. As soon as his body slammed against the stone path, both girls peered down at his body at their feet. While Miyaura watched in shock, Aisellia who still looked away from her feelings of a little embarrassment let out a sigh as Miyaura peered at her, then back at Karna before letting go of her noble friend and dropping down to her knees beside his body. Snapping out of her trance-like state and almost immediately began to nudge Karna's body with her hands frantically.
"Oh no! I think we broke him again!"
"*sigh* What am I going to do with you two is the real question here."
She responded to Miyaura disappointingly shaking her head at the two but still keeping her eyes on the lusty duo. Bearing witness to the half-demon woman shamelessly mounting the man's body, gripping onto his shirt, and aggressively shaking his unconscious body. Observing even more closely Aisellia could see his face was red, the grin that easily revealed his depraved thoughts that she had come to know him for frozen in form by his lips even now. Instead of becoming upset...this image of them surprisingly brought a slight smile to her face. Spectating Miyaura shaking Karna in a panic while he lay unconscious with his goofy pervert grin stuck on his face.
"Come on Miyaura, let's go check out that Guild Hall while we're here. We can find an inn afterward."
"Oh ok but what about him?"
"He should be fine. He should be able to find us when he wakes up. I don't think he'd let us stay out of his sight for too long. In fact, if we were close to any sort of danger, I'm sure he would be right behind us. So we can see what the guilds are all about for the time being."
Miyaura rose to her feet, gazing at Karna for a second before twisting on her toes and turning towards Aisellia with a bright smile on her face.
"Alrighty! After all, I'm your guardian boss lady!"
She proclaimed happily giving her friend a thumbs up. Aisellia giggled before responding to her friend.
"I wouldn't have it any other way hee-hee! Hmm. This city looks nice but some of these mercs may still be dangerous. High Society I can handle but I know next to nothing about people outside of my home. Ugh! I'm rambling again, my point being, thank you Miyaura. I wouldn't feel safe walking around alone without my guardian!"
"Top fight security of the world Hee-hee! I got that one from him"
Miyaura exclaimed, quickly jumping in front of Aisellia having her hands extended to the side as if she were protecting Aisellia with a pseudo-serious look on her face.
"I only really feel safe as long as I know you're here Miyaura. Hm, shall we go?"
Miyaura nodded her head in agreement but didn't break her focus on surveying their surroundings as if she were playfully on high alert but Aisellia could tell she was simply enjoying the given role she wanted to perform at her best which Aisellia only further fortified her confidence and resolve in her guardian responsibilities. Knowing it not only helps her remain confident but also reinforces her confidence in her friends and abilities. Over the time they had gotten to know each other more than well, Aisellia was well aware that although Miyaura's confidence in her body, appearance, and how she carried herself was unshakable...the confidence in herself sometimes wasn't nearly as strong. Being an extremely emotionally sensitive girl internally sometimes allowed Miyaura's mood to quickly sink or fluctuate.
The two walked off leaving Karna behind them. As they got further, people curiously began to glance an eye upon the happily grinning man with drool falling from the corner of his mouth.
The Guild Hall: Orion
The girls entered through the large wooden door to the Guild Hall, already pried and naturally held open in position as if to welcome all willing to enter. The busy establishment was quite large, with a stairway present along the far back wall leading to an upper level. Directly in front ahead of the doorway a long desk easily came into sight which had two clerks in uniform standing behind it. Peering to their left was a large open area with multiple tables filling up the area, which had quite a few different groups of resting mercenaries. From a few glances, Aisellia noted the difference in some people's basic armor against others' more expensive, complex, or more complete sets of armor. Standing next to Miyaura, Aisellia carefully whispered and shared her first impressions.
"It's a visible difference between people who are still mercenaries and the ones already becoming successful in a guild."
"I wonder how much a mercenary has to do to become an actual guild member?"
Miyaura wondered, bringing a finger to her bottom lip as she curiously pondered the thought.
"Well, we're in the best place to find out."
Approaching the counter, the two women in uniform graciously greeted the two ladies with vibrant smiles.
Guild Clerk 1: "Welcome to the Orion Guild Hall, are you two looking to join our members as official mercenaries? Or do you seek Inquiries?"
Aisellia Rae: "We were holding it as an option, we simply had a few questions for our curiosity. As you might be able to tell I'm not much of a fighter per se but my friend here is fairly skilled."
Guild Clerk 1: "Allow me to enlighten you two on the essential workings of the union. Guild Halls are the shared establishments of Guilds and mercenaries. However official guilds have their respective guild Headquarters in various places around our continent Reia. Union halls are commonplaces of rest for guild members, and like Mercenaries, they are able to take on available jobs on the mission board. While under the hall all are family and violence is prohibited. Once joining, further rules can be found in our handy little notebook free to every mercenary. For a small fee, we also serve food and drinks."
The clerk finished, gesturing her hand to their side, bringing a large board with several papers pinned to it, all being different jobs to their attention.
Guild Clerk 1: "Official guild members however have access to very exclusive quests by special request of clients, so union halls are mostly involved with mercenaries. Mercenaries are given a rank of which by completing quests and collecting the corresponding reward posted for the job. Starting from rank E, they work their way up over time with their accomplishments. Once a mercenary reaches class C they become available for selection to different guilds depending on their skills and achievements and if a guild wants them they will send a personal invitation. If not or for the time being until then, they can continue working to increase their rank, making them more valuable and notable to more guilds. An A-class mercenary, with the right paperwork, finances, and at least five members, may start their own guild."
Miyaura: "So A is the highest rank someone can earn?"
Guild Clerk 1: "It's a little complicated but the answer to that is both yes and no. The official highest class is S but it's been many years since someone has been able to move from A to S, mercenary or guild-wise. I think the last time someone was promoted to S rank was about six or so years ago. It's a whole other category of its own, with the only people able to obtain the rank being former demon slayers, Quite frankly in my opinion I feel like the S class itself was sort of made just for people of such extraordinary capabilities."
Miyaura: "How many S classes are there?"
Guild Clerk 1: "Throughout the thirty years of the Guild Union, there has been a total of thirty S class Mercenaries and Guild members. Currently, there are only twelve S class members alive today active and retired. Only eight are currently in the union with three of them choosing to be mercenaries instead of joining a guild."
Aisellia Rae: (That drop in numbers must have been caused by demons. Demon hunters were prominent back then. The increasing number and strength of demons especially over the last couple of decades have only made that number worse.)
The clerk turned to look from Miyaura who had questioned her, over to Aisellia.
Guild Clerk 1: "If your friend here is interested in becoming a mercenary, may I suggest you register as her handler?"
Aisellia Rae: "What is a handler if I may ask?"
Guild Clerk 1: "Ah, please allow my colleague to explain further. I personally handle mercenary and guild contracts and she coordinates handler affairs."
Guild Clerk 2: "Indeed. A handler is someone who arranges, issues and handles mercenary and guild tasks out in the field. They travel like mercenaries, arranging existing jobs and missions for those willing to take them in the place of an official guild hall. As such, they receive a sum of the resulting pay from the job's completion after assisting the mercenary client with its completion."
Aisellia Rae: "So in short, a Handler keeps a log of active jobs and can work with different union members to arrange, complete jobs, and log them. I assume with keeping records of the member and client, they are to be turned in to a guild hall where it will be recorded and paid for by the union?"
Guild Clerk 2: "Correct! Handlers are classed similarly to other union members, their class is influenced by their success rates, clients, and union members. Great Handlers are also quite important to guilds, I would go as far as to say guilds require them in their respective ways. So having a good reputation with clients will also benefit your progression. As they rank up, so does their pay rate. For places more...inconveniently located away from large cities, there are payment options for drawing up a contract and giving it to a Union Hall so it may be placed on our Mission Board."
With both clerks finishing their explanations at the same time, they would gesture over to the sidewall, prompting the ladies and clerks all to move in front of the mission board. Having a multitude of papers posted across the board front.
Guild Clerk 1: "This is the Task board with a few different types of general things. A request is a task that pertains to local issues and helps those in a relatively localized area. These are typically the most frequent ones you'll come across as the most often available since they deal with basic tasks yet they pay the least. Quests are tasks personally submitted to the Guild Union typically by a person able to pay suitable amounts as a reward for its completion. Needless to say, Nobles and those of status are generally the only ones with funds so high that tasks are completely personalized by the client beyond basic standards. However, since they are personalized and pay so well, the actual task given could be quite literally anything. Unlike requests where you can take the sheet and complete the task, Quests deal with personally meeting the client before and after completion."
Guild Clerk 2: "The final task type is Missions. These have the highest danger risk and difficulty. Advanced quests have proved far too difficult for a worrisome quantity of people to complete alone. This requires varying-sized groups of people to complete it. If a quest becomes a mission, it's a sign the failure or hazard toll has exceeded our cautionary limits, leading the Guild Master, leader of the designated guild hall, to re-post the quest and sponsor it for the client. In turn, the reward increases and can positively benefit mercenaries and guild members' rank for aiding the mission's success. Typically A-Class mercenaries are capable of handling one of these on their own or with little assistance."
Seeing a few mercenaries enter the door, the two clerks bowed slightly to the girls and suggested if they were interested in registering to come to speak to them before they returned to their post behind the counter.
Miyaura: "Soooo what do you think?"
Aisellia Rae: "Hard to say for sure. Since we'll be traveling we wouldn't be able to focus on doing these but...on the other hand, you could just take on ones along the way. It could help you practice and help you get better used to your new training."
Miyaura: "And wouldn't it be helpful to earn some money for it to be easier to get around and stuff?"
Aisellia Rae: "True. If you're going to be official, A-rank would give you some type of earnings going for you, since I think it would be good to have something positive for yourself since...well I'll only get to be with you two until I get home..."
Miyaura looking at Aisellia as she spoke her last sentence could easily see the sadness on her face at the realization of what meant their journeys together. Aisellia took a few seconds before turning her gaze to Miyaura with a forced smile on her face.
Miyaura: "I don't want to rely on anyone else. If I become a mercenary I want you to be my handler. I don't get the technical stuff like rules and orders but you do! Even if it's for a little while, it can be our thing! If I rise up the ranks and do well I want everyone to know exactly who made it all possible for me! The world will know you're the most gorgeous Handler to grace the world! Hee-hee!"
Miyaura preached with a look of determination in her eyes. Aisellia could see the honesty in her eyes during her eager request to explore this way of life with her even if it was for a short time. Realizing what Miyaura had been feeling, Aisellia genuinely smiled at her friend knowing the two of them could enjoy and explore this new experience together and that was all that mattered.
"Heh, I am pretty awesome aren't I? Alright, you talked me into it!" She said cheerfully smiling at Miyaura.
"Yay!" Miyaura cheered happily.
"I'll be your personal handler! Let's take a look at the quests posted before we register officially, we might find an easy one to start with."
The two girls curiously gazed around the board at the multitudes of posted quests, Miyaura mentioning the ones that caught her eye.
Miyaura: "Hmm, small farm helping jobs, search and rescue jobs, Bandit stopping jobs, Bounty hunter jobs..."
Aisellia Rae: "Bar security requests, Bounty Hunter requests, bodyguard requests, undisclosed noble requests..."
Suddenly an awkward shock came to Miyaura's face as she looked at one of the posted bounties.
"Hey, Aisellia...is it just me, or does this bounty look kind of familiar?"
"Hm?"
Moving to the side of Miyaura, their faces were close as they both leaned in to get a good look at the bounty poster, the same surprising shock covering her face after noticing just what was familiar about the bounty.
"A bounty for five hundred thousand?! Geez, look at these offenses. Over three dozen murders registered him as a serial killer, multitudes of the destruction of property offenses, breaking and entering, and five Noble-issued capture or kill warrants currently out right now. I think it would be better if we started smaller."
"Aisellia...take a peek at the picture!"
Aisellia's eyes trailed from the list of continued offenses covering the bottom of the poster all the way to the presented drawn image. As soon as she saw it, her face turned in disgust at the image.
"Miyaura?"
Seeing Aisellia's reaction made Miyaura giggle, smiling as she responded to her friend's call.
"Yes, bestie?"
"What the actual fuck..."
"Hee-hee, it's the biggest single bounty on the board! And it might be easier for us to find the bounty more than anyone else."
"Much longer hair, different clothes and you can barely see his face with all that hair but that stupid smile of his apparently stuck with him. *sigh* So this is what Angelia meant. He's no saint and he's done a lot to get to where he is today and isn't quite the most liked person out there. But a lot of the worse things you'll hear about him are misunderstandings at best."
"Her words exactly Miyaura. This must be what she meant by one of the biggest reasons for this bounty being actually because he saved Remi. He's with us so it'd be dumb to assume he's THAT bad of a person after knowing him and hearing it from people close to him. But I'm still curious."
"Maybe if we are sneaky about it maybe we can find something out!"
"That's a good idea. It might help us get him some of his memories back as well."
Audible Male Voice: "Well if it isn't Alexander! Looks like you've been well ever since you left town to join that guild."
The voice sounded close behind him, Aisellia and Miyaura curiously turned around. Seeing the man whom they heard standing next to one of the tables in the wider area of the guildhall. The man had short hair wearing light armor. He wore a proud expression on his face as he met eyes with the man in front of him who stood taller by a foot and held more muscle tone. The blonde armored male began checking out the young man Alexander's knightly armor.
Alexander: "I won't lie to you Marco, it's been pretty great since I joined the Saint Knights. With its reputation, a lot of nobles pay a good amount for guard duties and patrols in their cities and towns."
Marco: "Sounds like good money to me! Bandit groups are everywhere these days and nobles need protection. It's good you found work where you don't have to put your neck out so much. You look healthy and happy too. The shiny armor the best part of joining one of the top ten guilds must be true huh?"
Marco said with a grin on his face, leaning towards Alexander in a teasing way. Prompting him to smirk and lean in as well.
Alexander: "Of course, the best part is the sights! You protect a lot of fine women as a shining knight."
Aisellia and Miyaura's faces turned in disgust, seeming to think they'd get to know something from their conversation. Aisellia let out a deep sigh as Miyaura simply shook her head in disappointment.
Alexander: "You wouldn't believe the type of girls and even just people alone across the guilds, some of the easiest you wouldn't believe possible."
Just then a few young ladies approached Alexander, fawning over her and causing him to blush yet his friend Marco could see his pride. Tuning them out the girls began their conversation, looking at each other while they stood side by side.
Aisellia Rae: "Let's go register then we can be on our way. Our idiot is more than enough."
Miyaura: "Mm, if we hurry we could do a local one before he wakes and finds us."
Aisellia Rae: "You don't want him to find us just yet?"
Miyaura: "Nope! I'd like to have some things we can do together as friends."
Her words surprised Aisellia but still brought a great smile to her face
"I'd love to. It's not like HE can register anyways so it can be our thing."
These words brought a large smile to Miyaura's face as she aggressively nodded in agreement.
Alexander: "Hello there ladies, first time to a guild hall? I'd be happy to help you with anything you need. Sometimes the nights are lonely and cold. I'm sure we can find a way to keep warm and get you settled into town right?"
He said, making the girls both look forward to seeing him and Marco standing in front of them with grins on their faces, which instinctively switched the girl's expression to a dull one. Alexander and Marco's eyes attempted to drop down to their bodies but were overwhelmed by their busts, his eyes obviously could not look away.
Alexander: "It's my hometown assure you I can be quite useful. I could help you in a few ways."
He said with a cocky smirk as his eyes saw their bodies yet before even a second passed Aisellia aggressively smacked both men upward under his chin with the tips of her fingers. Not doing any real damage but enough to hurt and push their heads back up. Aisellia looked at both of them with a great look of disgust while Miyaura's face turned aggressively displeased.
"Keep your eyes up or I'll have my friend punch a hole in your chests..."
Aisellia confidently threatened. The two held their chins in shock and were drawn back a bit from the sudden reaction.
Marco: "Hey ease up a little. We're just old friends in different guilds meeting up in our hometown for the first time in years. The people can get kind of rough around here, it wouldn't hurt for us to treat you out around town and make sure you two stay safe. There aren't many girls who come around here looking quite like you two."
Alexander: "That's right. We both passed mercenary ranks and became guild members, Being away from home has its effects when the strong depart, so it's gotten a bit rough around here since our early days. Anything could happen to two little ladies around these parts."
Aisellia Rae: *Sigh* "We appreciate the compliments, really we do, but we heavily decline your offer."
Alexander: "Oh I get it! You two must have boyfriends! Let me reassure you they could not be nearly as good-looking, make nearly as much money nor know how to touch a woman compared to me, a knight. Chivalry and protecting frail damsels is my duty, NO, my honor!"
He seemed to be ready to continue on his rant but a quickly raised index finger to his face by Aisellia stopped him from speaking any further.
"Stop. Just stop. One. Gross, you sound creepy. Two, hell no. Three, I doubt that. And four, we don't have boyfriends. We just don't like you or your friend."
"And Five! There's only one guy in our lives and only he can ogle our melons!"
Miyaura's statement drew the attention of quite a few people around them, surprising them all, and leaving Aisellia to look awfully embarrassed.
"M-Miyaura! E-even if it's technically true you can't just spout personal lewd things like that for everyone to hear."
"W-well I'm sorry! They insulted us and a-and it makes me so angry and I can't hit him!"
*Sigh* "It's alright, I get it." She said placing a hand on her friend's head and gently rubbing it as she continued to pout in irritation.
(Angelia did warn me her emotions are heightened from a human too. Demi-humans commonly have higher senses, but Miyaura is more than that. Whatever mood she's in she feels it fully. So when she's happy, she's in a blissful state but I guess anger and regret work similarly. Hm, could that be the reason Karna gets into so much trouble when left alone?)
Alexander: "Tsk, less of a man than me can't handle one much less both of you. If you're letting mere thugs like these have a pass, I get the hint, two defenseless ladies out in a world like this. It's pretty common in the major cities, ladies wonder for protection and regret getting stuck out in the cruel world. Relying on the coin of a person to comfort him at night isn't something deserving of you two. It's dangerous out in the world, allow me to take care of you both. you'll love realizing your new life is better and of course, you make a little money depending on how nice you play!"
He finished, grabbing a handful of high-value coins and dropping them in front of them with a smirk on his face. Looking down to ogle their breasts once again, this time his eyes saw Miyaura, causing his eyes to nearly eject from his head. It was like he was being drawn in by a mysterious force as he inched his hands and face closer. Marco was struck with fear hearing the words that progressively came from Alexander's mouth, causing him to take a few steps back. Striking fear into his heart was the sour expressions on the faces of the women they were flirting with. Seeing Aisellia and Miyaura's faces scrunch angrily progressively more and more for each word that left the Shining Knight's mouth.
"...Miyaura."
"Bet!"
With a quick movement into stance, Miyaura immediately delivered a direct punch to the man's densely armored torso. The force of her punch caused the metal to warp around her fist of which the blunt kinetic force bypassed its defenses entirely before launching the man clear across the room and over the heads of other mercenaries and guild members present in the hall resting area. Alexander smashes into a dense stone wall clear across the room, breaking pieces of the wall itself. Alexander's body lay slumped against the wall with blood slightly trickling from his mouth. Everyone looked at his body for a few passing seconds before he began to cough, prompting Marco to run over to his friend with great haste.
"That felt great! I held back a lot but do you think we'll be in trouble?"
"...oh...fuck."
Seeming to forget where they were over their anger, they both quickly realized they were still in a Union Hall and nearly fatally injured a guild member. The two girls looked quite embarrassed and a little fearful of what was to come as their eyes scanned the room to see everyone's reaction. To their surprise, they looked around, seeing women sitting at different tables with different groups. As if they shared their feeling regarding the knight, all gave Aisellia and Miyaura a strong thumbs-up, a smile, and a nod of great approval. All while the mercenary's gazes were split. Reactions spanned from looking at the knight slumped against the wall. Looking at the girls cautiously, from the display of damage they could see how easily the girl could take any of the men out. The least amount of men laughed and applauded seeing all the women inside the hall react gratefully to Aisellia and Miyaura. Shocking them even more they looked more to the side to see that the two clerks behind the counter were giving them the signals of approval just like the rest of the women as well. Each happily hiding a smile behind a single finger pressed to their lips indicating their silence on the matter as well.
Half an hour later...
Aisellia and Miyaura would be walking outside of the Union Hall doors back onto the public street. Aisellia however held a new small bag on her side attached by a leather belt secured around her hips.
"Sorry, we had to put your personal info into some detail in there."
"Hmm, it's fine. While you were filling out the papers I thought I might have hit him too hard for a human so having them think I'm Demi doesn't bother me. Maybe I'll be able to make a new impression for us all."
"I'll do my best as your handler! I want you to be able to have fun."
The two girls nodded and smiled as they began to walk down a street heading east. Aisellia retrieved one of the short series of papers from her new bag and began looking it over.
"Also...you know those were official documents right? That'll have our info for our mercenary border passes right? They'll also let us get into very exclusive cities only short of the mountain-high walls the capitals have."
"Yup! I made sure everything was me! Well, not EVERYTHING hee-hee!" Miyaura said before giggling at her joke.
"I can definitely see everything that went in on your side was you. So...you labeled me as a master...?"
"Yup! You're Karna's Master, and I see myself as his adorable sexy sidekick which makes you OUR master! Smart huh? I had this crazy idea that it might make it easier for your rank to go up if they knew you were the head lady in charge of this outfit!"
Miyaura explained confidently.
"Miyaura...thank you but...it meant Master as in the owner of people. So as far as the system is concerned it looks like I legally own you and him." Miyaura was shocked, her head soon hanging low at the realization of what she had done.
"Hm. Sounds kinky but I'm all for it." Hearing his familiar voice behind them the girls looked over their shoulders and saw Karna standing closely behind them. Completely opposite of when they began, Aisellia simply looked back to her paper. Accepting Karna stood within her personal space comfortably. Noticing this Miyaura smiled from ear to ear. Barely able to contain her happiness. In her eyes, it meant all three had become far closer. Specifically, Aisellia, whose level of comfort with the man had grown this much without her knowledge. Miyaura only grew more excited when she could recall Aisellia always keeping an eye out to ensure he didn't get too close back when they first arrived at Angelia's shop.
"I'll just say, earlier? Much thanks. Passing out was unexpected though, heh heh! Seeing something that great might have killed your average guy. Which I'm not obviously. Ya know? I enjoy how often I get to realize just how lucky the world is to have you two in. Even more so and far more importantly, with Me! Haha."
"Obviously not! Speaking of, let's buy rooms at an inn, we have to talk about something important."
Miyaura looked over to Aisellia who scorned Karna with her words and intense glare. Seeing her friends switch in mood upon seeing him, compared to her happiness, one confused her for a few seconds before catching on to what Aisellia thought was important. Prompting Miyaura to place her hands on her hips and attempted to match her friend's glare. Yet hers appeared more like pouting since all she wanted was to back up Aisellia.
"Yeah! We've got a bone to pick with you, sir!"
Hearing Miyaura's words caused Karna to grin. Confused by the growth of his grin, it only took a second for the noblewoman to catch onto his dirty-minded jokes. Nonetheless knowing such made Aisellia deeply blush at the mere thought. Seeing Karna bouncing his gaze back and forth between their face with a goofy grin on his face. It took time but Miyaura's cheeks quickly matched Aisellia's deep blush as she realized what he was thinking and what Aisellia knew where his mind went from nearly the beginning. Looking away shyly, she soon lifted her head embarrassingly peeking up at Karna. With a smile, her blushing face to the ground through it all. In the end, Aisellia let out a deep sigh before taking a step forward causing her chest to press slightly against his torso.
"Stop fooling around. You must have seen one by now after the whole time you were out here doing nothing."
As triggered by the contact of their bodies, he went into an obedient state with a smile of bliss ever-present. On command leading the way to their destination.
Karna: "Please, Right this away my Master!"
Aisellia Rae: "That's another thing we three need to talk about..."
Karna: "I'm okay with it, it sounds like a fun option to explore."
Aisellia Rae: "You're thinking lewd things aren't you?"
Karna: "No....maybe. Haha! Okay yeah, but honestly when am I not whenever I see you two?"
Aisellia Rae: *sigh* "I feel like it's getting too easy for me to know what pervy stuff you think of. At least you're honest with me whenever I ask, that's about all I can ask for I guess."
Miyaura: "I like the whole idea!"
Miyaura exclaimed. Quickly walked up and embraced her from behind startling Aisellia who turned her head to see her friend holding her lovingly from behind, seeing Miyaura smiling at her.
"Every little bit of it. It's a view into my very paradise."
"B-both of y-you calm down for an s-second please!" She yelled out, her face a deep red, her head becoming heated to the point steam could be seen coming off of her.
"You two are going to kill me with your lewd levels! Give me a second please!"
Karna began chuckling to himself attempting to hold in his laughter while Miyaura giggled and with a smile released and crouched next to her now-also crouching friend. Miyaura ran her hand gently across her back to console Aisellia while she attempted to regain her composure.
From the dark reaches of an alley, Alexander lurked, bandaged up and without his armor or weapon. Angrily he gritted his teeth, eyes glaring at Karna from around the corner.