Nice. Skylar smiled at her. He looked at the tiara made of white precious stone on top of her long and silky black hair, then at the white silk veil covering her face—the part where her eyes will be—before saying, "You are in already if you say yes. Its because of you I am here."
Her joy and relief was expressed by the manner with which she seemed to breath out before laying her head on his arm, she responded, "Sky, I am in... I want to follow you. When you left at that time, I thought I was not going to see you again..."
"Abbas." Interrupting her speech, Skylar called Starboy he perceived is about to walk past him.
"Big Bro. You are faster than us. We arrived yesterday." Starboy came before him, one hand holding the strap of his brown messenger bag and the other rubbing his nape, his mannerism hinting mild nervousness.
A few short moment passed. After he saw Skylar not responding, he continued, "I will go to the place today and give you a feedback tomorrow."
"I understand." Skylar nodded his head.
"Lord." A voice called, attracting Skylar's attention.
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Ari who called—a pair of knee-high boots highlighting her sexy legs, a pair of micro jeans fitting her swinging hips, a white long-sleeved tie-front crop top managing to hold her sizable bust, and a white pinched front cowboy hat on her brown wavy hair—walked up to Skylar with a barrel chair gliding on the floor alongside her.
This woman is really bold. Skylar chuckled as he watched her approached, appreciating her hourglass proportion.
Reaching in front of Skylar, Ari sat on the chair, facing him with legs crossed. She continued, "Lord, have you joined a faction?"
Skylar smiled at her. With a nod of the head, he replied, "Something like that."
Skylar's reply made her hazel eyes lit up.
"Lord, is your faction recruiting?" She asked, an expectant look in her eyes looking at Skylar's.
"Yeah, something like that. As long as you pass the test you can join. However you won't be able to take the test today—you will have to wait till tomorrow evening or night." Skylar replied.
"Lord, is the test difficult?" Gabasile who has also come closer to them asked. She is dressed in a black knitted top and a black short skirt that looked strained on her large and powerful thighs and ginormous rear. Moreover, she is not the only one who has come closer; she came along with several people that are gathering in front of Skylar.
"It depends." Skylar turned to her. "But overall, it shouldn't be difficult. Its a test of will."
"Lord, what's a test of will." Henju asked, her amber eyes blinking. Her rectangle-shaped body was dressed in a bootcut jeans and a cream turtleneck sweater that managed to outline her very huge breasts.
"Its a test that determines how much crazy you are." Starboy answered instead of Skylar.
Just like the rest of those that have gathered, he looked at Skylar, seeking confirmation. Then Ari with her eyes also on Skylar asked, "Lord, is he right?"
"Kinda." Skylar smiled. He continued, "Its basically a test that shows your strength of will, if you know what I am saying."
"Sky, you mean a test of our willpower?" Lingyue chimed in after she withdraw her head that has been resting on Skylar's arm.
"Yes, exactly." Skylar grinned.
"Lord, is it only the test of will? No stat evaluation? No growth potential check? No background check?" Ari asked.
"Yes." Looking at her and nodding, Skylar replied. "Only your will matters." He smiled.
"Lord."
A deep voice from the front of the gathered crowd and two places to Ari's chair called. Dressed in black trainers, black baggy shorts, black fingerless gloves, black tank top, black face mask and a black baseball cap; the source of the voice, a chill handsome guy—blue eyes, very tall and fit— that appeared to be in his mid twenties, bowed humbly to Skylar.
Skylar nodded at him, meaning he is permitted to speak.
"Lord, when can we take the test and what should we prepare?" Saying this, the guy bowed humbly again.
"What's your name?" Skylar asked him. In his green eyes are sparks of interest.
"Lord, I am player Mickey." Answering, Mickey bowed humbly again the third time.
He is interesting. Skylar smiled.
"The test will be available anytime starting from tomorrow's evening. You don't have to prepare anything. Its a simple test." Skylar replied.
"Thank you Lord." Mickey bowed humbly again, and Skylar nodded in approval at him.
"Sky, what's the name of your faction?" Lingyue grabbed his arm and intertwined her finger with his.
"We are yet to go official." Skylar turned to look at her. He smiled. "We should go official tomorrow evening, at that time you will be present. I want you to be my deputy."
"Okay." Lingyue nodded and returned resting her head on his shoulder intimately.
"Big Bro, where have you been staying?" Starboy asked Skylar whose eyes is on a stunning fair skinned beauty—a graceful, calm, alluring beauty in white slip gown that hides her full, outlined braless breasts, and a heavy pregnant belly her right hand pressed on her gown is supporting.
The energy signature of her pregnancy feels weird.
Armpit-length coffee brown hair styled in a butterfly cut; almond-shaped, turquoise alluring eyes; caucasian button nose; and a red, tantalizing downturned lips with the lower one fuller and thicker—Skylar look at the stunning beauty's oval-shaped face momentarily.
Done with checking out the beauty, he replied, "I am staying at Lavender."
"Eh!!!" Someone exclaimed out loud.
"!!!"
"???"
"As expected of big bro." Starboy grinned from ear to ear.
Skylar's reply surprised most of the twenty to thirty people that has gathered in front of him—gobsmacked, they open their mouth wide, unable to close it. And the others, including Lingyue who instantly withdraw her head from his shoulder and turned to face him the moment she heard him, were like they must have heard wrong; they waited for him to clarify.
"Sky, how?" Lingyue questioned. "Is Lavender not a lesbian hive—a sexist guild? Or is it not the same lavender that even rejects babies that are boys?..."
Skylar chuckled at Lingyue's questioning remark.
If I think about it now, the women in that guild are kind of sexists; until recently, I was clearly not welcomed by most of them, and its not normal that I am the only guy in there, there is not even a baby boy.
Well... who cares. Its not like I can judge them—Its their choice; they are free to structure their guild anyway they like, this world is a simulation after all..
"Its the same lavender. I guess I am an exception." Skylar chuckled. He stare deeply at Lingyue whose veiled face has been trained on his.
"Big bro. How many have you bagged so far?" Starboy asked with a burning expectation on his twisted face and large protruding brown eyes. He even totally ignored the obvious glare coming from Ari and Gabasile.
Skylar smiled smugly after he turned to face him. He is standing on his right side while Lingyue is on his left, with Ari in front of him and in the middle of the crowd that formed an arc of a circle in front of him.
He answered, "For now one."
However before Starboy could follow up with another question, Ari who appeared to have issue with where the direction of the conversation is going to, cleared her throat, attracting Skylar's attention to herself.
"Lord, what's the connection between your faction and lavender?" She asked him, and at the same time Lingyue who seems to be preoccupied with thoughts appeared to have dealt away with them. She raised her head to look at his visage.
"You mean the new faction?" Skylar asked, tilting his head a bit... he seems a little confused.
"Yes, Sky. The faction you joined, how is it related to lavender?" Lingyue answered him instead of Ari he is facing. She rephrased Ari's question. She appeared more interested in knowing his answer to the question.
"Let's see." Skylar paused, he starts rubbing his chin. A moment later he resumed. "We can say the two guild are not related yet, but might be in the coming days. You know their leader?"
"Matron Ila..." Sounding soft, smooth, clear and uniquely sweet, the pregnant beauty Skylar was watching earlier blurted, answering instead of Lingyue.
When Skylar heard her, drawing his attention; he paused and look in her direction.
"What's your name?" He asked her.
However, instead of answering right away like Skylar expected, the beauty paused with her turquoise eyes focused on his green ones under the hood. And to Skylar analyzing her, she appeared alluring calm and composed. Then after three to four seconds, she looked away from Skylar, appearing totally uninterested in him, and as she did, her slightly parted red lips parted further:
"Devana." She answered him, sounding just like earlier—soft, smooth, clear and uniquely smooth.
She is super rude... Skylar thought with the left side of his nose scrunched, while his eyes is still on her alluring figure that is looking elsewhere but him.
"Big bro, don't be offended. She particularly doesn't like lords..." As Skylar was regaining his calm, Starboy transmitted voice reached his ears—meaning only him could hear him.
So this brat can do this too... He smiled.
Starboy's voice continued, "Her ex was a lord, and he was the one that left her in that state. Before her encounter; she was expected to become one of our safe zone pillars—she is crazy talented and her potential for energy manipulation was estimated to be top two in the entire safe zone at one point... even those agent smiths tried recruiting her several times..."
So she is arrogant because of her ex and her potential. And for this brat to expose his skill for her sake, there must be something else to her... Understanding her position—why she probably seems a bit rude to him,Skylar smiled. He has at one point stopped listening to the rest of Starboy's transmitted narration.
However, before he could continue with his thoughts, he felt Lingyue's touch, prompting him to turn and look in her direction.
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"What is Matron Ila connection with the new faction?" Lingyue asked him, a question the crowd that has been watching him are keen to know the answer to as judged by how much attention they are paying him now and coupled with the seriousness in the atmosphere.
Is that Ila woman that popular? Skylar wondered. He could see how serious everyone is. He chuckled, then he answered, "She should be joining the faction too. I am not so sure, but from what I have been told, she will definitely join... and she is also the one we have been waiting for. Its because of her the faction is not yet official as I was told."
"Lord, when will they return?" Gabasile questioned. She appeared a little excited just like some other people in the crowd.
They... Looking at her and finding the honorific she used quiet peculiar, Skylar smiled at her.
He answered her, "Tomorrow's evening..."
"Lord, will matron Ila be the faction leader." Ari questioned immediately after, making Skylar turn to look at her.
"Not really. Just like me, she will be one of the faction twelve leaders." He answered her.
"Sky, who then makes the decisions? Is it all twelve of you?"
Lingyue's question drew his attention. He smiled mischievously at her first, then his face regaining its seriousness, he replied her, "Not really."
He smiled mischievously again, elaborating, "You will know everything including who is the boss tomorrow. You are my deputy after all. You will definitely be doing more than half of my work for me. The difficult one, especially those related to field work, will be my only concern."
"Will it be okay? Things like information about a faction highest echelon are generally kept secret from personnels like me." Lingyue voiced her concern.
"Yes, Lord. Will the other leaders be okay with it?" Ari agreed with her, attracting Skylar's confused gaze.
"What are you two talking about?" He turned his confused face to Lingyue. He continued, "Who is asking you to be a personnel?... Do you think I was asking you to be my personal assistant or secretary?..."
"Big bro, is that not what you are talking about?"