To give a quick explanation of what we discussed after nero mentioned taking a quest
I was startled
A bit reluctant to accept although very interested cause of my money problem
He talked about always wanting to go on a quest
A monster hunting quest in particular
I did owe him , so I couldn't reject him outright
Like that I accepted his request
Arriving at the guild
There seems to be some commotion
Someone's shouting at the counter
" hmm? , what's going on "
" seems like there's trouble "
Curious, I head in that direction
Nero followed behind me
He seems to be taking in the view of the guild
Probably his first .
At the scene is a middle aged man in his forties
Raged chipped armor
A flailing arm
He's completely battered and bruised
And yet he shouts ferociously
[ WHAT THE HELL!! ]
at the counter facing him
Is an old man with slick white hair
who looks to be in his sixties
[ YOU CAN'T TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO!!! THIS WASN'T WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR!! ]
Enraged the man grabs a hold of the old man on his collar
Slamming him on the table then proceeds to bring him up close
[ B!.... IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A FUCKING B-RANKED QUEST
HOW THE HELL DID IT TURN TO THAT??!! ]
[ I'm sorry ]
The old man wears an apologetic and solemn expression one which almost everyone in the guild shares
" that's horrible "
My heads already facing the ground
These scenes are hard to bear
" what's this about? Doesn't seem like your used to it "
Who can be used to something like like this
" This has gotten common these days
Quests exceeding the difficulty original thought
It's happened to most people at this point, myself included "
The old man already bruised
And bleeding from his lip
Still speaks
[ again , I'm so sorry for the loss of your party members and your injuries
We wish you the best and a speedy recovery ]
[ HUUHHH??? TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ]
[ my apologies but we can't do anything ]
Some adventures not wanting to interfere directly
Call other employees of the guild , they come running
" with the amount of noise this guy is making, they should have been here from the beginning "
" I'm sure they have also seen there fair share of backlash "
" ...."
"Everyone knows the risks at this point
These incidents aren't something new , the guild has been trying their best to take measures but there's no solution "
"....."
"Adventurers need the money from quests so it's not like they can just sit back
They know the risks at stake now,
everyone does"
The adventurer continues harassing the old man
The Other employees who came to help out
Aren't making these better
Seemingly making the adventurer more agitated
[ get out before we call the council!! It's your fault for not knowing your limits ]
[ that's right , aren't you a C-ranked adventurer?! ]
[ TCH ]
Clicking his tongue
He wields his sword
This is getting out of hand
Everyone's turning a blind eye to this , probably cause they know his pain all too well
But I won't stand for it , I'm tired of wearing
the same sorrowful expression as everyone else
I take a deep breath
Puff out my chest
Clinching my fists
I need to take a step
A big bold step but I can't move
Why now , I'm unable act again
Shivering , I'm shivering
No I have to atleast
Let my voice be heard
Stretching out my hand
I scream
" STO--!! "
[ DAMMIT , YOU WILL PAY! ]
Setting himself
He slashes at them
[ AAAAHH!!-- ]
Parrying the strike
Is a young man with black hair and odd clothing
" huh....nero , when did you? "
I quickly glanced at my side
He left
At what point did he leave
When I was ranting? , well that was the last I paid any attention to him
He confronted the adventure
" so nero can be brave huh...."
Saying that , I could feel my chest tighten
I failed again
Wielding a long black sword with writing resembling ancient descriptions all over it
An ominous looking sword
The adventure who fell over stopped with annoyance and surprise
He hadn't noticed Nero
Nero who has stopped moving
Staying still as if striking a pose
The whole guild was shocked with these turn of events
Everyone gasping at the sight of an unknown figure making a somewhat grandiose appearance
He's pose like stance also drew in everyone's attention longer
" geezer , this quest---"
With the whole guild listening silently
He's pause somehow
Made the scene more captivating
" I would like to take this quest , if it's on offer "
" haa?.....HAAAA!!!"
My reaction is the same with everyone elses, who is this guy? And is he supposed to be asking that now?
" oh , alexia are you done rambling "
" rambling! , Wait what do you think your doing "
" mm? "
" we can't take this quest it's completely out of our league."
He just smiles and says
" we will be fine "