In the morning, I woke up from sleep. Then I opened the curtains of the inn's window. When I opened them, my face was bathed in the warm morning sunlight. Now, it was time to work.
I left the inn, then I went to the restaurant for breakfast. After breakfast, I went to the adventurer's guild. Today is Friday.
There would definitely be many quests available for adventurers in this town.
When I entered the guild, I walked to the left side. Then I stopped in front of a large purple crystal stone, which was mounted on top of a 140 cm tall stone pillar. Then I pressed my hand against it.
Oh yeah, that's an appraisal stone. This stone can analyze a person's stats, then display them in digital form. The Appraisal Stone can analyze a person's stats from level 1 to level 100. I wish I had leveled up after fighting so hard for so long.
The Appraisal Stone began to show my stats. And my stats are...
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(Level 6)
Name: Arde.
Age: 17 years old.
Race: Human
Occupation: Adventurer (class D)
HP: 70
MP: 30
SP: 50
Attack: 28
Endurance: 60
Skills: None.
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Ah, why did it only increase by one level? My progress is too slow. Even though I've been practicing and struggling for years.
But, this is all I got?!
"Trash."
I left the appraisal stone, and walked towards the reception desk. Then, I got in front of the reception desk and faced a female receptionist. Oh, she's not Yumika. The receptionist was not Yumika, who is usually always at this table. So, where's Yumika? Isn't she working today?
"Hello sir, can I help you?"Ask the receptionist.
"Umm, I want to take a quest."
"There are 56 quests. The 56 quests range from Class F to Class S. Details you can see here."
The receptionist gave me a digital tab. The Tab displays 56 quests with a variety of classes. I slide the screen with my finger, and look for a quest that suits me. After searching, I found one convincing quest. D-Class Quest, hunting down the unsettling Tree man, in Fcihyn village. I'll take this quest soon. This Quest can be done individually. The fee is 8 silver coins.
"Miss, I want to take this quest."I said while pointing at the quest on the tab screen.
"Oh, the tree man hunting quest. Are you sure?"
"Yes. I'm sure."
"Well, if you're sure."
The receptionist started putting her tab in the drawer, then she typed on her computer keyboard. Soon, a paper appeared slowly from the printer box next to the computer. The receptionist took the paper and gave it to me.
"Please later you submit this proposal to the Chief of Fcihyn village. After that you can do your Quest in that village."
"Good."I said, while receiving the proposal paper, and put it in my bag.
"If I may ask, Do you know Yumika?"I asked the receptionist.
"Yes, I know her. She is my friend. What's the matter?"Said the receptionist with a curious face.
"Is Yumika not going to work?"I asked.
"Yumika has quit her job yesterday."
What?! She quit? How?
"Umm, why did he come out?"
I asked again.
"Shw has her own reasons, which I can't tell you. And why did you ask about Yumika?"
"Oh, nothing. Then I go first, goodbye."
I directly left the reception desk, and walked towards the guild's front door. I went a little fast. I was a little surprised by Yumika's resign. In fact, I want to... Ah, who cares. I don't want the past to repeat itself.
I stopped thinking about Yumika, and continued to focus on walking to the front door. I stepped, through the other adventurers who were sitting in their chairs. Some of them looked at me with disdain and contempt. Some of them laughed at me silently.
But I didn't care, and kept moving forward. When I reached the front door, and almost exited the guild, I ran into a group of adventurer party with six members. Two beautiful women and four handsome men. And they are.... Oh, Shit... Don't... Them again....
"Hey hey, this is unexpected. We meet again with this loser!"Said one of the men, who has a stocky body, blonde hair, dark skin, and wearing leather armor.
He laughed a little, while showing me a condescending look. The other party members did the same, all of them... will start to bully me.
"It turns out you've been hiding in this place all this time huh."Said the white, brunette, slightly bearded man.
"Hahaha, are you scared now? Or are you angry? Or, do you want to cry? Hahaha!! Loser!!"Said the long-haired, fair-skinned man, wearing a red headband on his forehead, and both ears pierced. The clothes he wears are half-plate iron armor that protects his chest and back.
"You can't do anything Arde, the pathetic loser."Said the man with the tallest body, oval-faced, dark-skinned, and bald. He smiled maliciously, while exposing his sparse teeth.
For the female, one has a beautiful face, yellow-skinned, blond hair tied back, and wears a Green Archer robe, equipped with light leather armor.
She carried a bow and a wooden tube of arrows behind his back. She just smiled, at me. Her gaze was just like the Queen looking at a lowly slave.
And the other girl....
She has an oval face, a beautiful face, long straight black hair, and thin lips. She wears a purple witch robe, with a beautiful design, accompanied by some accessories that make her look even more charming. Both of her hands held a magic wand at the end of which there was a dark blue magic crystal. She is....
"Ohh, long time no see Arde. How are you?"
The sorceress asked me, playing her tone.
"Step aside. I have important business to do."I said, while ignoring the women, and trying to break through them.
But the blond-haired man with dark skin grabbed my coat, then threw me back into the middle of the guild lobby. My thrown body floated for a while, until it hit the surface of the guild lobby floor. I felt a little pain in my back, and my head. I tried to get up, I saw, there were many adventurers looking at me, and giving all kinds of expressions.
Some laughed, some were surprised, some felt guilty, some felt sorry. But most of them were, who laughed at me and humbled me.
"Hey, what's he doing!"
"Shut up, that loser deserves it!!"
"He is a trouble-maker."
"Hahahaha!!"
"Loser!"
"Loser!!"
"Loser!!!"
They all laughed and mocked me. I was humiliated in front of so many people by those six bastards. Why, this has to happen to me? Why, am I always like this? Am I living to be humbled?
"Hahahaha!!! Arde, look! You're publicly humiliated!! Now, your years of peaceful life are over!!! How does it feel huh?! You wanna cry like a baby?! Hahahaha!!!!"Said the blond man with dark skin.
"Yuga, your words hurt less. Leave it to me.
Dear Arde... You're the worst, lowest loser I know. And I bet you're the one who was born to a filthy whore, dumped in the trash, and raised by rats and cockroaches, hahahaha!!! Go back to your mother's grave and suckle her like a baby, hahaha!!!"Said the black-haired beautiful sorceress.
Motherfucker, that's too much. he's overreacting! I want to kill him... however... I'm too weak to do it... I can only silently sculpt, letting my pride be trampled.
"Well, Neyla, it seems that he is hurt by your words."
"Neyla is great!"
They all continued to taunt me in front of people. My heart hurts so much. It feels like being torn into small pieces. Worst of all, I couldn't do anything to take revenge on them.
Oh, I haven't told you who they are. They were, the black gem party, the A-class adventurer party, which was currently quite popular. And that black-haired magical girl named Neyla is.... My ex-girlfriend, who betrayed me.
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Flashback
This is the story of my past. Starting when I was 10 years old, I was originally a prince in a small kingdom called Czechlavia, located in the northwest of the Tauriziei continent. My first name was not Arde, Arde is my new name that I use until now. Kalgallus Aaron Czechlavia, was my first name.
I have two older brothers, one 18 and one 16. I also have a 1 year old sister.
We live as a happy royal family, although sometimes there are also problems. My two older brothers were very nice to me, and to everyone else. They both love helping people who can't afford it. For my sister, there is only one word. That is, cute!!
She is an adorable toddler. I love her so much.
Then there was also my mother. She is a kind and caring mother. She is also the queen, who always accompanies the father, the king by her side. She taught me a lot of things, including compassion, empathy, and so on.
For father, he was a wise and intelligent King. Every decision he makes is always right. And the people always supported him. My father taught me to be smart, strong, and powerful like a king. And that's why I used to admire my father so much.
Everything was going happily, until one day, an army of demons invaded our Kingdom. All our troops were defeated, and the people's of the kingdom were slaughtered to the ground. Then I, my mother, father, my two brothers, and my sister were held in an underground prison by demons.
The next day, we were released from prison. Then he was told to kneel in the square. The demon executioner is ready to carry out executions on us.
The execution starts from my father. He was executed by hanging. Then his head was used as monster food. My two older brothers, they were executed by burning alive to ashes. Then the ashes from their bodies were scattered in the air and scattered everywhere like rain.
Then... My sister.
"Kiara!!!!"
My mother shouted my sister's name.
But it's useless. Kiara, my sister... Executed in an inhumane way. She... Boiled alive and made into dessert by the Demon King. Mom and I saw that... Can only cry and shock. My cute little sister died a cruel death.
Then it's my turn. The demon executioner prepared an axe, and will execute me. I could only cry, whine, and look at my mother who was doing the same thing as me.
But the unexpected happened. My mother, put her hand on me. Then, a magic circle formed under my feet. And particles of blue light flew around me.
"Kal, stay alive. I won't forgive you if you catch up to us too soon. That's because.... I love you, Kal. Find new happiness, without us."Mother said, smiling with tears in her eyes.
After that, my gaze became glare. My whole body was covered in blue light. My body seemed to be drawn upwards by a mysterious force. And before long, I found myself, displaced in a forest I didn't know. Mom made me teleport to this forest. But shouldn't you be able to use magic?
I looked around me, then I found a silver necklace, with a red gem shattered.
That... It was a birthday present given to me by my mother. Oh, wait, the necklace... What makes me teleport? It's not an ordinary necklace, but a magic tool?
"Mom..."
I got up, and started walking forward.
"Dad..."
I tripped and fell. Then, I got up again and went back to walking weakly.
"Brother..."
My tears rolled down my cheeks,and fell to the ground. I started sobbing. Walking aimlessly, while shrouded in deep sadness.
"Sister..."
I tried to contain my tears. But I can't do it. My chest ached, my mind was in turmoil, and my soul felt like it was breaking into pieces, remembering what had happened just now. I have lost those I love. This world is not fair!!
"Graaaaaaah!!!!"
I screamed with all my might, until my throat ached. Then I knelt down and stared at the ground, letting my tears drip. I beat the ground with my weak little hands. No matter how much it hurt, I kept hitting the ground while screaming miserably. From that moment on, I promised to repay all the deeds done by the devil.
"Grrr..."
I heard a growl. I looked in different directions to find the source of the sound. But I didn't find anything. Frightened, I stood up and started running as fast as I could. From behind, I felt like something was chasing me. I Increased my speed, but I stumbled.
"Aargh!! My chest, stomach, and legs hurt. My knees and chin were bleeding from the fall. I was in pain, and helpless. behind me, and I saw a big wolf ready to pounce pounce The wolf looks scary. Will I end up here?
"Grrroaaar!!"
The Wolf began to dart at me, and it would pounce on me with his sharp teeth. However, before that could happen, a sword stuck into the Wolf's neck, killing it instantly.
"W-what happened?"
Shortly thereafter, a person appeared from the forest thicket. Then he approached me. He was a man in his 40s, who had a body that was not too tall, but also not too short, white skin, black hair, had a sparse beard, silver eyes, and eyes rather wide. He wears leather armor that covers his entire body except the head.
When he got in front of me, he
He was silent for a moment with a worried face. Then he examined my wound, and healed it with healing magic. After a few seconds, all my pain and pain disappeared.
"Thank god your injury wasn't serious. And, what's Your Name, son? Where Are you from? How can you be in the middle of this forest alone?"
The man asked curiously and a little suspiciously. Then, I explained everything, about who I was, where I was from, and why I could be in this forest. The man was immediately shocked at once goosebumps with what I told him.
"T-That... Terrible. What a pity, a little prince who lost everything... Because of the Demons. I can't imagine how much... That's terrible..."
Then the man sighed. And he smiled at me.
"My name is Pando, a former royal wizard who lives in this forest. From now on, I will take care of you, Kalgallus."
"Pando, t-thank you."
I was eventually rescued by a man named Pando. And taken care of by him. He took me to his house, and immediately told me to rest. The house is small, and simple. But here I feel very safe.
Pando not only took care of me, but he also taught me many things. I was taught how to hunt, garden, cook, survive in the forest, archery, and also Sword Arts and magic. I can learn everything smoothly, except Sword Arts and magic. I had a lot of difficulty swinging a sword, and it was also difficult to use magic. Either because I'm not talented, or because it took me so long to master.
Four years on, I grew into a slightly taller, knowledgeable, and handsome teenager. But all over my body there are a lot of scars, because of the training and the fight I went through against the monsters in the forest. My magic and martial arts were also slow to develop, and that disappointed me. But Pando doesn't care. The problem is... Pando fell ill. He contracted a mysterious illness, which left him with a high fever and a bloody cough. I tried to invite many of the best healers to heal him, but they couldn't do anything. In the end, Pando died. Because of his dead, I was overcome by deep sadness. And I live in solitude.
After that, I decided to venture into the outside world. My adventure wasn't easy.... I had to face monsters, villains, harsh terrain, bad weather, and more, which almost took my life. Then, I arrived at the capital of the Magic Kingdom. The name is Dvalgirz. Here, I signed up to be an official adventurer. I find it hard to join a party. And luckily, there was one magician who wanted to form a party with me. She's Neyla. Neyla is a beautiful and charming magician girl. At first glance, I immediately fell in love with her.
Then, we formed me a party that only contained two people. We went on an adventure together for 2 years, until we finally moved up a level, from being originally an F-class adventurer to a D-class adventurer. During that time, our feelings grew, and we became lovers.
However.... Not long after, I found out Neyla had betrayed me. When I walked into the inn room and was about to give her her birthday surprise, she instead had sex with another man. Even after being caught, she continued with him. Well, that man is Yuga.
I was so angry I tried to beat him up. But instead he beat me back until I fainted. And as soon as I came to my senses, I saw something even more terrible. I was in a state of bondage, watching Neyla have sex with four men at once. I couldn't get away, and I had to see that disgusting thing. Plus Neyla and that four bastard did it while insulting me. My heart was so broken, and I could only be silent in a burning rage, also shed tears of deep sorrow... As deep as the bottom of ocean.
After everything was done, they beat me up again, and threw me into the river, almost drowning me to death. Then, I officially quit the party, and became a solo adventurer venturing alone.... Carrying the trauma of Neyla's betrayal.
My suffering doesn't end there. They deliberately made me always fail quests, so that my reputation was badly known in the city of Dvalgirz. Then I was known as the number one loser, and I was always run over by many adventurers, even the townspeople did it. I finally moved to the city of Belves, and my life was a little better. The drawback is.... I live in solitude. Everything became gloomy and empty, like the emptiness of outer space.
Flashback ended.
Now, I'm back to living even more miserable because the six creatures came. They still embarrass me in front of people.
"Hey!! Why are you quiet??!! Go crying, loser!!"
Insult Yuga.
"Arde, I love seeing you suffer like this. I want to see you suffer even more!!"Neyla said with a grin.
Damn it, this bitch! And these bastards... I have to get out of here. I don't want to be constantly insulted!
I quickly got up, looked for a gap among the crowd of trash humans around me, then ran out of the adventurer's guild with an adrenaline rush that increased my running speed. I kept running until I was 200 meters away from that place... And finally I stopped, calmed down for a minute.
It made me hate them so much. If I were strong, I would torture them cruelly, to death! But in fact I'm very weak. Even my level is only 6. While many of them are level 25 and above.
"Sigh."
I sighed, and tried to calm my mind. My anger and hatred cannot go away. I tried to ignore everything by continuing to walk in search of the magic train, and went to Fcihyn village to complete my Quest. I hope they don't mess with my job again.
To be continued.