It was Tuesday afternoon. After school, Rem wanted to grind for some more levels but she wants able to because a certain someone wanted to talk to her.
"Urg... Who are you?"
"I am Mr. Nor's messenger." The man replied.
"Him again? What does he want?" Rem asked, annoyed.
"He wants you to join the Hidden Faction Guild."
"No. I'm not joining. Didn't I tell him to try to convince me?"
"Yes. He told me to give you this letter."
The man handed Rem an envelope.
'Whoa... Is the stalker a Nobel or what?'
"Please read it. Have a nice day. Goodbye." The man said while disappearing into the shadows.
'The stalker doesn't even have time to give this letter to me personally? Tsk...'
Rem went to a dark alley and read the letter there.
Dear Icy,
I would like to invite you to a party I am hosting today. To get there, just activate the magic circle on this letter. Please arrive by 7:00 P.M. I will convince you to join the guild there.
From,
Your Coolest Friend B)
'Urk... He seriously called himself cool??? Oh jeez... I still have time before I have to go to the party. I don't have time to grind... I might as well ask Rina if she wants to hang out. Now, where is Rina? 001, is it possible for you to detect where Rina is?'
{No, I cannot do that yet.}
'You cannot do this, cannot do that. What can you do?'
{Maybe if you get stronger, I might be of some help to you.}
'I don't know about that. You will still be useless.'
Rem sighed.
'You know what. Forget about meeting Rina. I'm going back to my dorm room. I'm going to take a nap.'
{You lazy.}
'Fine I won't take a nap but I'm still going back to my dorm room.'
•••
Rem used this time to explore the shop. She wanted to buy a new better weapon for her to use.
'Hmm... These daggers are decent. In my past life, I used to use daggers but I ended up using a sword since my job was to be a swordsman...'
[Level: 30]
[+50 STR]
[+100 DEX]
[+100 AGI]
[Cost: 10,000 Uken]
{Would you like to buy this weapon?}
Rem pressed yes.
'I finally have a better weapon. I should get a new pair of combat gloves. This one should be alright.'
[Level: 30]
[+100 STR]
[+100 DEF]
[Cost: 8,000 Uken]
{Would you like to buy this weapon?}
Rem pressed yes.
'There. New weapons and gloves.'
Rem looked at the time.
[6:58 P.M]
'Oh no! I'm going to be late! Where's the letter? I need to activate it!'
Rem found the letter on her desk.
'There it is. Now I'm pretty sure you just rip this...'
Rem ripped the letter. The letter emitted a bright light and Rem was teleported with it. After being teleported, the letter crumbled.
'Wow... Is this a castle??? What is this? In the middle of a forest?'
Rem wore her mask and walked towards the castle. Still wearing her school uniform, Rem entered the castle.
'This place is huge!' Rem thought.
Many people were at the party. Some people were looking at Rem, disgusted while others just minded their own business. Rem searched for Nor.
'Where is he?'
"Welcome, welcome!" A man in black said using his magic to make him sound loud.
Everyone turned to the man.
"I have invited you all to this party because I want to introduce someone to you!"
The man went towards Rem.
'Urg, Nor... What are you planning?' Rem thought.
"Please welcome this girl to the party! Icy, there's no need to put on a mask you know."
"Fine."
Rem took off her mask.
After Rem took off her mask, everyone started whispering to each other.
"Who is this person?"
"This person is beautiful..."
"A goddess..."
"Wow..."
Everyone at the party couldn't help but stare. Both the men and women were staring at Rem.
"Now let's get the party started!" Nor said.
"What are you planning?"
"Just have some fun. I'll tell you the details later."
"No. I don't like parties. I find them annoying."
"Aw, man... You're no fun. Fine, fine. Follow me."
Rem followed Nor to a huge room in the castle.
'This must be his office. There are so many papers...'
"Please take a seat."
Rem sat down and looked at Nor.
"So how are you going to convince me?" Rem asked.
"If you join our guild, the guild will provide most of the stuff you need and you will also get a title. In exchange, you will help us do a few missions. After completing a mission, you will get half of the profit. Maybe doing a mission or two every month. What do you think?"
"Why do you want me to join anyway? You can't even see my real status."
"I know you have potential. Forget about the test. I know you are qualified to join this guild."
"I see. I was just curious. Your offer... I will decline."
"What??! Urg, fine. How about 6/10 of the profits?"
"Give me 9/10 of the profits."
"That is... Okay, I agree. So will you join now?"
"Not yet. You have a mana pool and some Magic Stones right? Give me a personal mana pool and a few Magic Stones."
"Hmmm. Alright."
"I'll join the guild after you give me the Magic Stones first."
"Deal. I'll get three for you. Magic Stones are hard to obtain. Even if it is the lowest rank one. Of course, there's nothing I can't do. I'll give the Magic Stones and contract to you tomorrow at 6:30 in the morning."
"Okay. See you tomorrow then."
"Here's the teleportation magic scroll. You know how to use it."
"Thanks. Bye."
Rem ripped the scroll and teleported to her dorm room.
'What a tiring day. Tomorrow I will get the stuff... Tomorrow...'
Rem shifted to her monster form and fell asleep.