I woke up the next morning, and I still had a bit of fear from yesterday's hunt. Yesterday was really hectic we killed a monster(well, it's more like I stayed at the back and did nothing, but who cares) although it's a zero level monster, it's still a monster.
I woke my brother sleeping beside me. It's a small apartment so we all sleep in the same room.
"Wake up, let the sun see your face."
"Aghh,leave me alone."
"Wake up, it's 9 am(7 am)."
"Wha..,really!,fuck you."
No helping it, my brother sleeps like a whale. He won't wake up no matter what.
Sighing, I made breakfast for myself and went out. Since yesterday we hunted a monster, we are eligible to become monster killers. Naturally, monster killers should enrol in monster killer institution. It's located in the centre of the Aqua city near our bronze city, the requirement to enrol there is, killing a monster, be under 25, and of course the enrolment fee. The first and second is already done, but the third is the problem. That's why I'm heading toward the house like mansion from yesterday. Seeing the guards from the distance I greeted them.
"Hello sirs, can I see the young master."
"Wait a minute."
The guard with blue coat went inside the mansion and two minutes later he came back.
"You can enter."
"Thank you sir."
Seeing the young man entering the mansion, the guard who just went in said to the guard.
"In your opinion, why does the young master show interest in a commoner?"
"No idea, maybe he wants commoner friends."
"Hahaha,yes,maybe."
Entering the house, I saw a maid coming up to me, she led me to a room in the left corner of the house. She knocked on the door.
"Young master, the guest has arrived."
"Come in."
Seeing the blonde boy, I greeted him.
"Hello, how have you been?"
"Welcome man,I'm pretty good, how about you?"
"I'm good too."
"Hahaha, I'm glad please sit down."
"Thank you."
"So tell me, to what do I owe this visit?"
"I want to become a monster killer."
"What! Really! Hahaha, good news, so tell me what happened?"
I told him everything, how my brother wanted to be a monster killer, how we grouped with his friends, and how we hunted the monster.
"Hahaha,good,good, I knew you had the potential."
"You must have come today to ask for money, right?"
"Yes."
"Don't be shy. It's not like I'm giving it for free."
"Right."
That's right, I came to ask him for money, even though he said not to be shy, it's still a very hard thing to do. But I'm hopeless because the enrolment fee for the monster killer institution is simply too high. The enrolment fee is 30 silver coins, which is expensive. Let me put it this way, a normal family salary is 1 silver coin a month, so you have to work for approximately 2.5 years just to pay for a fee. Most families won't allow their kids to go there mainly because it's dangerous and expensive. Also, the enrolment test post a high degree of failure, so most don't want to gamble their kids.
"OK, I will send my guard to give it to you."
"Thank you very much."
"Hahaha,no problem,enjoy your meal."
Then several maids came with various dishes. I ate till full, thanked the guy and went out.
As I left the house, i saw the guard in blue coat again. He looked at me and said,"did you enjoy your meal?"
"Yes, how did you know?"
"I can smell the scent of food from here."
"That's right, it was very delicious."
"Lucky you."
"You know," he said,"the young master is quite generous. Last week, he tried to teach a chicken how to swim because he thought it make it taste better. He called it 'aqua-poultry'."
I was speechless.
The guard burst laughing," Hahaha,exactly that's was my expression when I heard it last week."
Waving goodbye to the guard, I thought the young master is a really piece of work. I reached my apartment, saw that my brother had woke up.
"Good morning."
"Good morning, where have you been?"
"A friend."
"Oh, OK."
"So how are you going to pay for the fee."
"I have a way don't worry."
I was suspicious.
"It's not something illegal is it."
"Hahaha, it's not, don't worry."
I gave him a skeptical look but didn't press further. As the day went on, we tried to keep busy. I busied myself with chores around the apartment while my brother did some light training, still nursing his excitement about becoming a monster killer.
Later in the afternoon, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to find one of the young master's guards standing there, holding a small pouch.
"The young master asked me to deliver this to you," he said, handing over the pouch. I thanked him and closed the door, my heart racing.
"Who was that?" my brother asked, appearing in the doorway.
"Uh, just a delivery," I replied, trying to sound nonchalant. I showed him the pouch, opening it to reveal the 30 silver coins inside.
His eyes widened. "Where did you get that?"
"Remember the young master from the mansion? He lent it to us," I said, trying to sound casual.
"The young master? The blonde guy? Are you serious?" My brother's eyes widened.
"Yep, that's the one. Turns out he's generous, if a bit eccentric," I replied with a grin.
"Why would he do that?"
"Answer me!"
"Will he told me to help him with some things."
"What kind of help?"
As I stayed silent my brother sighed.
"I hope you don't do anything dangerous."
"Don't worry, nothing will happen."
"I hope so."
I tried to persuade him, as the tension from the past few days finally easing. With the enrollment fee now secured, our journey to becoming monster killers was about to begin. We knew it wouldn't be easy, but with each other's support and a bit of luck, we had a fighting chance.
The next morning, we prepared to head to the Monster Killer Institution to enroll. As we stepped out of our apartment, the morning sun casting a hopeful glow over the city, I couldn't help but feel a mix of excitement and nerves.
"Ready for this?" I asked my brother.
"Ready as I'll ever be," he replied, determination in his eyes.
"You are not eligible."
Shocking news right after we entered.