Family system

Chapter 134 The Moonlit Roses

When introductions were over, it became a bit awkward, but that soon disappeared because the food arrived. It was not Jule who brought the food to us but one of the other waitresses working in this inn. The ladies before me, Lilith and Louise, also got their food, and we began eating.

'Lilith, huh? That is a name that doesn't come up often.' Out of respect for the seven heroes, the people of this age don't name their children after them. There are a lot of variations, but the name itself is a bit sacred for the people on this planet, especially in the towns or cities that they originate from.

Dinner was a normal stew with some mead and bread that goes with it. We also got a mug of water to wash it all down. It looks like this is all the inn offers, but it tastes great. I am not complaining. I looked back up at the two ladies before me. "What are you doing here? If I may ask because two women traveling alone is a rare sight."

I was curious what they were doing here because this city, while big and prosperous, isn't the safest. The men in this inn are all adventurers with a good nature, but there are a lot more in this city who would do anything for a quick profit. "We are currently traveling around this continent because we are searching for something."

Lilith answered with a kind smile while Louise remained silent and stared at her food. I didn't mind and smiled back at Lilith. "Then can I join you guys? I am looking for someone and not something, but that is basically the same, right?" These ladies looked strong.

While I am one of the strongest on this continent, I couldn't see through their strength.

Both ladies were silent at my question. Lilith looked over at Louise. "Do you mind if she comes along? I think that it will be fine." I was happy when she said that because maybe with them, I could find the next hero who can defend this world. Louise looked between us and spoke for the first time.

"I don't mind if she comes along." Her voice was sweet, and her answer was short, but she said all the answers you needed.

"Thank you so much! I don't know how I can repay you, but let's go make a party." I was happy because I didn't want to travel alone anymore. I have always lived with my father, but he is gone now. Since his death, I haven't spoken to anyone, and the loneliness is slowly getting to me.

I want to travel this continent again and make some friends along the way. "Yes, let's do that. We didn't have an official party as we didn't see the need, but if you come along, making a party may be for the best." Lilith though out loud. 'So, I am the odd one out, but not that it matters much.'

After dinner, our trio walked out of the inn and went towards the adventurer guild, where we would register our party of three. We walked for about two minutes before we arrived at a large building. This building was about a hundred meters high but had only ten floors. That is because the entrance hall of the building was as big as twenty floors in height.

When we walked inside, we could see that this building had stood there for a long time. I could see it because I recognized some sculptor's artwork that was also done at the mage tower. It was nighttime, but the amount of people that were inside didn't reflect that. The entrance hall was bustling with adventurers.

The entrance hall was the place where every adventurer gathered to seek a quest, look for a party, accept quests, and make the party, or become an adventurer at the reception desk. All that was done in the entrance hall. We made our way through the hall while catching some attention due to our looks, but we all ignored It.

When we arrived at the reception, we saw two that were open, so we picked one at random. Behind the counter was a lovely girl who looked like she had just hit her early twenties. When we walked up, she gave us a friendly smile. "What can I do for you?" I thought Lilith would speak, but it looks like I have to do the talking.

"Hi, we would like to form a party, please." The receptionist nodded. "Can I please have your adventure license to make the party?" All three of us picked our adventure licenses. Mine was fake, but one still used the same name to avoid confusion.

While my name isn't as famous, it is known, so I had to make some preparations. My adventure rank on my card is c-rank. C-rank is the average in this world, and because of that, I knew that I wouldn't attract much attention. When I looked over at Lilith and Louise, they both had newly prepared B-rank adventure cards.

You could see that they were new because of the logo of the adventure guild that was still on the card. The logo should be taken off when they complete their first quest with their new card. When the receptionist received our cards, she smiled and opened the system. A transparent blue screen appeared before her, and she placed the cards on it.

The cards went on the screen, and she pressed some buttons. After waiting for a minute, a light shone from the screen, and our cards inside looked like they were connecting. When the light subsided, the girl took them out and handed them back. "Now you have a party. The only thing missing is the name. What would your team like to be named."

We hadn't spoken about a name, so we stood there for a moment thinking. I came up with an idea. It was something that I always wanted to name my group of friends. "Can we name ourselves the moonlit roses?"

Louise and Lilith had no objection, so the girl typed that with our party, and on our card appeared a new line.

[ name: Clara ####

Age: 30

Rank: C

Party: The Moonlit Roses

Current quest: none]

The adventure license is simple and easy to understand. While my name is grayed out, my age is still the same. The party function was just added and filled in. With the changes done, we walked out of the guild and back towards the inn. The night had settled, and there was darkness all around.

We were almost halfway to the inn when suddenly, a group of eight men showed up before us. They looked at us with a list in their eyes. "What do we have here? A group of ladies trying to walk through our neighborhood boys."

The one who seemed to be in the lead spoke in a menacing tone as his gaze went over our bodies. My body shuddered in disgust when these lowly creatures appeared and looked at me like this. I wanted to kill them immediately but held back and looked at my two new companions.

They also had murderous looks in their eyes as they looked at these lowly creatures. Most people would be scared because of the difference in numbers, but these two can resist that fear. The group of thugs began to slowly walk close to us in what they thought was a menacing way.

Magic began to gather in my hands as I was ready to deal with all of them. I would not want my new friends to suffer after not even a day of knowing them. "Astral magic – little star." A spell was cast beside me, and I saw Louise having a hand in front of her that was shining with light.

I was shocked at the name of her spell, but when the mana was released and a little star came out of her hands, I was even more shocked. My mouth was wide open because astral magic is only something that is talked about in legends. I watched as the projectile began to fly and ultimately landed in the face of the leader of the thugs.

The little star exploded on impact, and the leader flew backward on the street. The explosion wasn't loud, but it would catch your attention if it were quiet now. The other thugs were stunned when their leader was dealt with so fast, but they didn't have time to escape.

Lilith appeared in front of them and did a tornado kick. When that kick was in front of them, her legs released powerful dark magic that came out like a scythe. The rest of the thugs were killed in cold blood while the leader was screaming in pain a little further away.

Louise walked up to the bodies of the thugs and clasped her hands together. "Astral magic – Void veil." A blanket of stars appeared from her hands. It covered the ground where those decapitated bodies lay, and when the blanket came in contact with it, they disappeared.

Both women looked towards me with evaluating eyes while I just smiled at them. They were looking at my reaction and seeing if I could handle blood or the murder of 'humans.'

"Let's go. The leader is still alive. We have to ask him some questions, don't we?" Lilith and Louise smiled and nodded to each other. "Yes, we do. Let's go."