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nArcher and Talila were discussing life as they walked back.

n”So Archer, what affinities do you have?”

nHe answered with a little bit of hesitation in his voice, which didn’t escape Talila’s eyes.

n”Emm, I can use Space and Lighting magic so far, I can also learn support spells such as Body Enhancement and Cleanse.”

nShe got a shocked look on her face before it vanishes as quickly as it appeared.

n”So you have dual affinities, that’s rare, not many people are blessed by the Goddess Nemani, The goddess only blesses truly exceptional people with extra gifts.”

nTalila glances at him while smiling.

n”She must value you greatly Archer, whatever she has planned for you is sure to be something special.”

nShe asked him a question as they continued their walk along the stone road.

n”Did you complete your wild dog quest?”

nNodded his head then stopped speaking.

nArcher thought about the goddess and what she wanted from him.

nShe must have been the one who brought him here from Earth.

n”So Talila, where do you come from?”

nShe looked at the strange boy. ”I come from a land far south from here.”

n”Oh, what is it like there?”

n”Dark, damp, and a battleground if you live there.”

nTalila stops speaking, Archer just watches her speed up.

nHer long silver ponytail was swinging side to side and he noticed her ears twitching, which meant she was annoyed.

nA couple of hours later they arrived in the city.

nThe group started heading toward the adventurers guild.

nWhile walking, the twin knights asked Archer about the black sword he used when they saw him. 𝘪𝑎.𝘤𝑜𝘮

n”So what was that sword you held, Archer?” Feyra asked him.

nRadyn spoke up before Archer could answer.

n”I think it was an element sword, must be a spell sister.” .

nThey started thinking about it as they heard Archer answer them.

n”Yes, it’s an element sword, It’s one of the spells I learned before becoming an adventurer.”

nThey both nodded then went back to thinking again.

nThe group came arrived at the guild.

nEntering the building they all approached the counter. The receptionist at the counter looked up at them.

nShe was a high elf with blonde hair tied into a neat bun and blue eyes. Her ears were longer than Ella’s and Talila’s.

nThinking about Ella. ‘Her ears are shorter than Talila’s and the high elf’s, maybe she’s a half-elf?’

nArcher reminded himself that he would send her a letter in a few days and ask her about it in the future.

nShaking his head as he heard the elf speak to Talila. ”Welcome back Sparrows, how was the goblin hunt?”

nTalila was about to speak until Darius spoke up.

n”It was easy, a few more goblins than we thought there would be, but in the end, it was all fine.”

nArcher thought to himself. ‘Sparrows, is that their adventuring group name?’

nTalila spoke over Darius before he could continue to ramble on.

n”It turned out well, with the help of the little guy over there.”

nShe pointed at Archer who was standing there watching everything unfold. The elf cocked her eyebrows as she recognized Archer.

n”Are you not the boy Sarah dealt with yesterday?”

n”Yes, why?”

n”How did you come to help the Sparrows, would you mind telling me?”

nNodding at the woman, he wondered whether to tell her about what had happened.

nHe saw Talila nodding her head at him, so he told her.

n”Well, when I was completing my quest, I heard a scream and ran towards it, I found these guys fighting goblins.

nThey were about to be overwhelmed when I helped them out.

nAfter getting them out of their sticky situation, I spoke to the wonderful Talila and we met up after completing our quests.”

nAs a result of what he said, the Sparrows and the elf stared at him strangely.

n”What, It’s the truth is it not?”

nThe elf grinned as she turned to Talila giggling.

n”Girl it seems like you have yourself an admirer.”

nThe dark elf scowled at the receptionist before speaking.

n”Shut up Vaella, stop joking around!”

nShe turned on Archer who she caught looking at her ears.

n‘Why is he staring at my ears?’

n”Stop looking at me you little **, we’ve talked about this.”

nArcher looked offended at her words before puffing out his chest with a smile.

n”What?!, you’re telling me I can’t admire a beautiful woman?”

nTalila’s cheeks became red and Vaella started laughing.

nThe rest ignored it, as they noticed Talila wasn’t getting angry at the boy.

nShe turned on Archer and introduced herself while smiling.

n”Hello Talila’s future husband, my name is Vaella, her oldest friend, but you can just call me big sister.”

nHe smiled at her words and was about to reply when two fists shot out hitting both of them on their heads.

nBop!~ Bop!~

n””OUCH!””

nTalila bopped both idiots on the head for their stupid jokes.

n”Stop joking you idiots, we both need to register the completion of our guests.”

nRubbing her head Vaella went to look for the records of the quests the Sparrows and Archer took.

nAfter five minutes she looked at Archer.

n”Did the farmer pay you the 80 silver?”

nHe nodded before taking out a corpse to show her.

nWhen the wild dog’s corpse appeared in front of her, she was shocked to the core as he put it back.

n”W-w-what did you just do?!”

nArcher looked at the woman before answering.

n”It’s a storage skill I learned, It’s useful for hunting.”

nVaella nods slowly before asking for his card and stamping it with something.

n”Congratulations, you’ve completed your first quest Archer, oh by the way I don’t know if Sarah told you, but anything under one gold is paid out by the issuer of the quest, while the guild takes a little bit when they post it.”

nHe nodded before asking.

n”How can I sell the bodies I’ve collected so far?”

nSmiling as she replied.

n”I will call the butchers and they will collect the bodies from here, show me what you’ve got.”

n”Are you sure, there’s a lot of bodies.”

nShe gets a doubtful look. ”How many?”

n”40.”

nAfter hearing the number, the group was shocked, that’s when Vaella walked to a set of stairs and told the group to follow her.

nAfter walking for a few minutes, they arrived at a single wooden door.

nThey all entered the door.

nThe room was spacious and a bunch of seats were set up in one corner of the room.

nEveryone except Archer and Vaella sat down. ”Take out whatever you have got so far.”

nHe removed 19 wild dog bodies, 18 goblin bodies, 2 forest wolf bodies, and the dinosaur-looking beast from his item box.

nEveryone in the room was shocked at this kid’s ability. Talila spoke up. ”How did you do all this Archer?”

nHe looked at her as he replied.”I was hunting and collecting the kills.”

nThey all looked at him with suspicion. She asked him with a shocked look on her face.

n”Why are their chests opened up?”

nArcher looked away and whistled as they all stared at the bodies. No one spoke for a couple of seconds before Feyra spoke.

n”Everyone is entitled to their secrets leave the boy alone.”

nThey all nodded before Vaella examined the bodies.

nShe left the room, and after five minutes she returned with three men who stopped walking when they saw the pile of beasts.

n”This will take the rest of today to deal with.”

nUpon approaching the pile, they started storing them in the rings they were wearing.

nThey left the room as Vaella turned to Archer and gave him an estimate.

n”Archer that is about eight gold coins worth of materials, can you collect it tomorrow morning?”

nHe nodded his head and sat with the others.

nShe approached them and sat opposite them before handing them a bag of coins.

n”Sparrows this is for the goblin hunt, and the rest is for the other two quests you completed before.”

nTalila took the pouch, opened it, and shared it with the group before storing hers away in a ring that was on her right hand’s middle finger.

nTalila stood up and spoke.

n”Well, that concludes this business. We’re leaving to go find an inn.”

nThey were about to leave when Vaella stopped them.

n”Wait Talila, the guild master has a special job for you guys.”

nShe stopped walking and turned to the high elf.

n”There’s an urgent shipment leaving for the Demonian Kingdom in the morning, he wants the Sparrows to be its escorts there and back.”

nThat’s when they all looked excited.

nNovius then spoke up. ”Who commissioned the quest?”

n”The Iron-shadow trading company.”

nThey all got greedy looks on their faces. All six accepted the job.

nAfter five minutes of talking they all left the guild to find an inn to rest for the night.

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