At the chameleon guild.
BOOOOOMMM! (Explosion)
The sound came inside the guild.
A few adventures were hiding and avoiding the two troublemakers.
"Get away!"
"Damn it! My drink!" His beer fell over the floor and shattered.
Boom! Boom!
More explosion.
The two were attacking each other without realizing they're causing too much damage.
"Victoria!" Daniel shouted with excitement.
She snaps her two fingers, casting lightning elements.
Swoosh
Zap! Zap!
Thud!
Daniel dodges while struggling to shield himself. Victoria kept casting many lightning toward him.
"Is that all you can do? Hide behind your shield. You might as well quit being adventurer. Everyone put their life on the line. While you hide behind your wooden shield." She mocked him with smirks.
Zap! Zap!
Thud! Thud!
Swoosh
Daniel kept blocking her lightning attacks with his shield. While keeping an eye on her while dodging her attack at the very few minutes.
With all his effort, he tried to block and keep a distance from his rival.
Daniel wasn't going to fall for her mocking words. He might as well give her a taste of her own medicine.
"Tsk... at least I'm proud of it. Haha... how about you, ugh! You act tough, but inside your ugly face. Is that, there's a bitch! Pretending to be someone who ain't gonna do shit!" He deliberately mocks her to see her reaction.
Victoria facial expressions went from a smile to an indignation.
She bit her teeth with frustration.
"You, little..." her anger tone.
She raised her palm and cast a fire magic.
Sizzling! (Sparkling flames)
She immediately throws countless flames towards Daniel in rage.
"Aaaah!" She shouted.
Woosh!
Daniel was sweating in fear. He didn't expect her to get furious over small words.
"You crazy bitch!" He immediately took cover.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Victoria kept throwing fire at him repeatedly.
Others were also avoiding her attacks. A random guild member spoke for everyone who is being attacked.
"Hey! Don't just randomly shoot—"
Booommm!
The man flew outside the guild.
Paulina sighs... "They don't even try to hold back. What will happen if the guild master sees this. If only he were here."
Endless was curious of who was the master of the guild.
"I wonder if you could tell me more about the master of this place?" He asks polity.
Paulina explains, "He's someone we admire, and he is one of the few who was able to reach A-rank."
Endless reminded himself about the rankings of this world.
In this world rank was everything.
The weakest rank of them all was F-rank. Every adventure fights to improve their status, reaching their goal as an adventure.
To gain fame and fortune.
The strongest rank was S, and the above S-rank is called star rank.
Paulina said, "His goal was reaching S-rank. But sadly, he wasn't able to achieve that." Her voice dropped when she mentioned it.
Hmph!
Clara asks, "Why is that...?"
Paulina replied, "Well, you should already know it."
Clara, remember now.
"So... he went to the association to test again."
Paulina nods.
"Yes, but he fails miserably."
While they were chatting.
Endless went ahead and spoke.
"Sorry, but what is with the test and the association all about?"
Both Clara and Paulina were looking at him with confused expression.
"You're kidding, right?" Paulina said.
"You don't even know about the association test? That is common knowledge. Even the basics of all magic users know about." Clara said.
They glare deeply at Endless. See his facial expression trying to figure out.
If he was joking about it but seeing his face showing he wasn't joking about it. They explained it to him.
Paulina explains.
"The association is the one who analyzed your ability and tell your measurement of your ability of how far reach is your magic capability."
"There are more ways to test your ability once their machine broke down or can't be measured. They either use their fighters or hire someone who can fight you at your level or use their highest enhance level measurement to see you potential energy."
"However, it's very rare for anyone to ever reach B or A-rank."
Endless was listening to Paulina closely while asking her another question.
"Why is rare for anyone to reach B or A-rank?"
Paulina didn't know if he was idiot or a guy that was living under a rock.
She facepalms herself.
"This is no way you don't—"
"Never mind. I'll just tell you anyway."
She once again explained to endless about how the rank works.
"Well, our magic is limited. This world we were born in. Requires magic users like us. Those who were born with magic are able to reach a higher potential, but there will be a wall that holds you down."
"There is F-rank. That shows your low potential. D-rank shows your decent status, but B or A-rank just shows you're capable of hand strong opponents. But, S-rank is something that everyone wants to achieve."
"But again, there is a wall, gap. No matter how good you are fighting or honing your skill over the years. S-rank could not be achieved with hard training or work. But there were a few able to achieve that rank by a miracle or chance."
"For example, me. A genius that was able to reach B-rank. And regulars... well, they don't use magic but are able to do regular things like mopping, cleaning, and even doing regular hunting jobs."
"Regulars. Are not able to use any type of magic spiritual energy. Because they were born without a spiritual core. Without a core, you're basically an average person without powers."
Endless was hearing every detail that Paulina said.
"Can the regulars still be able to gain magic spiritual?" His voice filled with curiosity.
Paulina didn't think hard about it.
"Well, yes... there is a slight chance, but it's very hard to come by."she said.
"Really?" He said with unsure expression.
"Yes. It's common, but again. It's very hard to come by. There is one way to gain spiritual energy."
Before she could explain more.
A sudden dark laugh came behind them.
"Hahahaha."
Both looked behind them, where the laugh came.
"FOOLS! IN ORDER FOR AN ORDINARY PERSON TO GAIN A SPIRITUAL MAGIC. IS TO BATH BY THE SPIRITUAL PHENOMENON." A random man voice echoes through the air.
Endless wasn't amused by the eardrop.
The man was sitting while both of his legs were on the table. He was relaxing while listening to their amusing conversation by chance.
The man was a member of the chameleon guild named Rax. He was wearing a black coat with a matching cowboy-hat. His boots were steal toe. He was a C-rank adventurer, and his class is a mage.
Paulina said, "Yes. For ordinary people to gain spiritual magic to be bathed by the spiritual phenomenon, but it never appears over 100 years now."
Clara then says, "Actually, there is one way."
Both were hearing Clara and noticed the hint she was giving. They immediately understood what she meant by that.
Rax said, "True, but it's one in a million that could happen. Haha... that's one way to get it."
Paulina nods, "That's true, but again, it's very rare for those who went through that."
Endless was confused about what they were talking about. Endless went ahead and asked still.
"Could explain of what you guys were talking about? I'm still lost of what is going on here." He said.
Rax hearing Endless words like he was some kinda idiot.
"Your fucking with us right!? You don't know about reawakening?" Rax said with a casual tone while staring at Endless.
Endless shows a slight idea about it.
He remembers the manhwa that he once read about from his past life.
Reawakened is also a common thing but hardly scene by chance. When a regular human or non-human is able to through awakening stage.
They are able to be gifted by unimaginable power sources. Raging inside of them.
A source that changes their own unique body to gain spiritual, magic energy.
Someone saw once, by chance, a regular shot from ordinary to B or A-rank. However, there are cases that a regular was able to go twice the awakening jumping from F to S-rank.
That was also a rare opportunity by luck.
Endlessly understand it.
"I guess... I kinda got it." His nervous tone.
Paulina says, "Good. At you least you now know. Let's head towards the task board."
She guide them towards the board.
"These are quests and rankings. Since you're new here. I suggest you take either sweeping duty or dishes cleaner." She said towards them.
Clara said, "Mmm... this seems easy."
She grabbed a paper on the board.
[Janitor requests immediately]
[Payment is 8$ an hour]
[ full 8 hours]
[My number #221-***-**9]
Paulina smiled and said, "That is a simple task. You can start now, and I'll give them a call now. Or later, whichever you decide, but we also take half of your percentage as well. When you start working."
Clara heard the most devious thing of her life.
"WHAT!"
Paulina smiled like she didn't tell them about it. "Silly me... I forgot to mention that when you join a guild and take a random request, we will take at least 30 percent of that income." Her voice filled with mischief and tricks, but her expression shows sly smile.
Clara cough, out blood.
"That no different than being robbed," she said while shouting at Paulina.
Endless said, "Wow... I didn't think this guild could get any shameless."
Paulina said, "Yes. We will use that hard earning money for the guilds finance. At you could see. We are in need of repairing."
The place was barely holding up.
The pipeline in the ceiling burst.
Splatter all over the guild.
Few adventurers were soaked by the water, but they continued to smoke and drink like it was a regular thing that happened around here.
The waiters were serving beers and slipped by accident.
Whhhaaa!
Pumping into another waiter caused them to spill a gas of oil on the guy that was using fire magic. While distracted by impressing the two women with his magic.
Once the gas oil made contact with fire.
Swoosh!
The flames spread on him.
Causing him to scream in horror.
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
The man rolled on the ground, putting out the fire.
Endless said, "Wow... I did not think that could happen quickly."
Clara said, "Fine. I guess...." her voice filled with grating.
They didn't have a choice but to accept.
Paulina clapping with joy.
"Great! Now pick whatever task you guys decide, and we could work it out." Showing her devious smile.
Endless saw a few tasks on the board.
Mmm...
He grabbed a random task. He read the information about the task he's going to take.
[Adamantium quest]
[Slay the Blue dragon]
[Reward 900 gold coins]
Endless hand her the paper.
"We'll take this one."
She grabbed it.
"Oh my! Are you high rank!?" Paulina asks with a joyful tone.
Endless said, "I don't know..."
Paulina joy expression shifted to disdain.
"You don't know? What exactly are you here for than? Are you not an experienced adventure?" She asks towards endless.
Endless went ahead and told her the truth.
"Actually, it's my first time." He said.
Eeeehhhhh!
Paulina shouted with surprise.
"You don't have experience? Not even a rank?" She said with a serious, surprising tone.
Endless shook.
"Nope." He said.
Paulina said, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!" She shouted with frustration.
She thought he was someone with unique ability or a high rank, at least, but she never thought she picked a no experience.
She was screaming inside her head.
(Ahhhhhhhhhhh!)
Paulina said, "How about you, clara?" She was hoping that she has some skill or rank.
Clara also shook.
"No. I'm don't have a rank or experience yet." She said with a smile towards Paulina.
Paulina felt like she lost herself for a moment. She had no idea that she hired a regular nobody and joined her master guild. She assumed that they were adventurers with ability, but her mind was shattered by the unexpected news from them.
Endless asks, "Is there a problem?"
She got angry, "YES! How could you come in here without knowing you need a rank! Did you lose your mind! FUCK! I can't believe I wasted my time!" She felt betrayal.
Paulina loud voice echoes through the hallway. Everyone heard her shouting. The noise from the room dies down momentarily as the other members peek to see what's happening.
They are curious and chatting about the new recruits.
"No way... they don't have experience?"
"The fuck where they thinking, joining us for?"
"They won't last at all."
"Some nobody joining our guild without knowing how high the sky is." His voice filled disdain and disgust. He spit, "ptooey" on the floor.
Few adventurers were looking at them deeply.
Both endless and Clara sense their disdain while glaring at them.
Paulina handed them a paper form.
Paulina said with anger, "Ahhhh! Here, go to the association. Make sure you go there, and get tested. And if you come back without an adventure license. I'll just give you at least cleaning duty." Her voice filled with furious and disgusted.
She threw the paper on the ground deliberately.
Everyone was laughing at them.
"Haha..."
"I bet they will at least get F-rank."
"What a loser... haha..."
They were mocking them.
Clara felt embarrassed and anxious.
She glances at Endless, who remains stoic and unfazed by the hostile environment.
"Let's just go..." her hand was shaking by the way they mocked her.
Endless towered over her Clara, his massive frame shielding her slightly from the judgemental stares as they walk out. The guild members whispers and laughter following them like shadows.
Paulina watches them leave with a smug on her face.
She already imagined them failing the test.
Paulina muttered to her breath with a cruel smile, "Let's see if they pass."
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