The first location marked by Eri was hidden in the center of the city, a large mansion well-guarded by several veteran adventurers.
Walking up to its towering golden gates, two harpy men who were circling in the sky spotted me and descended down aiming their wooden bows trained on my head.
"Stop what business do you have with the house of the troy."
Brandishing the coin smugly, flashing the thumbs up on it "I have business with your master, Eyesore Eri vouches for me." Hearing those magical words, the golden gates instantly creak open, welcoming me into its inner splendor.
Casually strolling in slowly appreciating the fine architecture and stone sculptures perfectly placed in the garden. Soon I was greeted by the lady of house, "Hello I am Elaine of Troy, matriarch of the family, and who might you be for Eri to be vouching for you?".
"My name is Yuujiro Haruki the latest winner of the exhibitions and budding novice adventurer, I was led here by a story told by your friend Eyesore Eri regarding the..."
"Stop right there before you ask of anything, Eri is a dear friend but also owes me 200,000 gold opening that overpriced fruit stand. Since she vouched for you that means, you will be paying her debt on her behalf, right?"
"EH!?" Did she send me on an excursion to pay off all her creditors, while getting information.
"I mean it's not a problem but what will this good show of faith earn me?"
With a wave she signals someone else behind me to approach.
"This is my daughter Sagi of Troy, she has heard my countless retelling of that story and she is a gifted adventurer who just started but has not found a party yet."
Pay up and my daughter will be yours.
Sagi's face flushing red, "Mother!!! stop trying to sound like you are auctioning off your only daughter!" Our eyes meeting for a moment, but long enough for me to tell that she is a natural beauty flawless bright skin, vibrant pink lips and accentuated facial features, not to mention she's got a couple of size D on her, all dressed up in a traditional toga.
Looking back at me, "Mister Yuujiro, ignore my mother, I made a request to her prior to find me adventurers to party with so that I can grow stronger and kill as many Hydras as I can find in order to avenge, my cousin Helen of troy."
With a grim look of empathy, "I get it and I'm sorry how it turned out with her, it was the guild master Jason's plan to weed out the weak viciously to achieve his personal goal."
With a look of thankfulness she smiled, "Thank you for what you've done Yuujiro, I had recognized you from afar even before you entered the gates."
"In fact, my mother and I observed the event transpire broadcasted through the magicubes in our home, if I was there, I would have killed that man even before you sent him to the icy wasteland."
Seeing her eyes of fury and passion, somehow striking a chord within me. Reminding me the times I experienced true desperation and anger at my own weakness unable to overcome my gruesome deaths.
I knew that if I did not take her with me, she would live a life of regret and solitude, with a family like this no outside party would be willing to shoulder the responsibility of taking Sagi with them.
With a voice of confidence and conviction, I turned back to Elaine "I accept your offer and take your daughter for myself! Withdraw 200,000 gold!"
Walked up the marble slab staircase, and gently handed over the sack of heavy gold and shook each other's hands clasping at the forearm wickedly smiling to each other.
Elated Sagi removed her robes in front of me, changing into her adventurer armor of gold and leather draped in a red cape, not before I feasted my eyes on her shiny oiled body of bodacious curves.
Large D cupped sized titties hanging off her chest firm but heavy enough to sag, with large tender light brown nipples begging to get sucked, juicy in the top and the bottom making any guy crazy hard.
Nose bleeding in my head and having already slowed my perceived time to a crawl using my overlord eyes to its fullest to enjoy the free striptease, I sighed as my soul left my body knowing that it was over.
Elaine walks down gracefully, giving a heartfelt hug and goodbye to precious daughter kissing her on the cheek with tears in her eyes. "Take care of yourself Sagi live how I had lived mine in days full of adventure, danger and even passionate romance, do visit every now and then."
Turning to me clasping my hands in hers, "Yuujiro I know you'll protect my daughter with your utmost looking at how you gawked and lust at her body I know you'll do a fine job."
Embarrassed beyond measure, might as well lean into it, "I promise to protect her and make her mine even if it costs my life." causing Sagi to blush endlessly as well.
Making it seem like a marriage proposal, she handed us two brand new guild coins. "Now bind your souls and form a party, party members risk their lives for each other every day and each member are seen as an extension of themselves."
"Call out in unison your party name and chant Soul vow."
Frantic I uttered, "Wait we haven't decided on our party name yet."
Sagi looked at her mother in admiration and suggested, "Let's take on their mantle and carry on their legacy as the new Sugoi Squad."
Physically cringing but out of respect I obliged thinking... I'm sure we can just edit the name later...right?
In unison we chanted, "Soul Vow!" creating a giant magical circle inscribed with sigils below us light magic overflowing and sizzling into the air like sparks.
Grasping the coins chanted again together, "Sugoi Squad!" light magic burns into the coin like a laser, drawing the exact same fucking emblem of a thumbs up, etching at the back our party name - Sugoi Squad.
In complete satisfaction Elaine, handed me another 2 new blank guild coins, "Today marks the start to your adventures and search for another 2 souls to form your perfect party. Go!" Using her golden wind magic and blasted us right out the gate, instantly locking it behind us.
Maybe it's just me but it feels like a mother kicking out her deadbeat children out of the house to finally go work.
Sagi looked at me wide eyed, "Should we go accept a quest together or do you have one that you have somewhere you would like to go explore?"
"Right, as I was explaining to Elaine, I'm on the search of a mythical fruit in the northeast region of Arcadia a legend that Eri the Eyesore and your mother experienced involving a legendary violet demon flamingo."
"Ah I know that story, and I remember how she had described the terrain and paths she took in order to reach the fabled location, however we would need mobility to get there, preferably a flying one since its hundreds of kilometers away."
"Yes, and on that note, lets head to the Tauros Horns blacksmithing shop, I have a friend and a guest waiting for me, I'm sure Europa would be excited to meet you." and we began to make our way back.