"I'm back, and have brought them with ."
"Slow, but alright! Welco, everyone!"
"Welco back. We're also done with preparation, so you can guide them to their seats."
The guild room was brimming with the anticipatory mood as I entered inside.
The decorations, peculiar to the culture festival, were adorning the room. I guess they must have taken help from an interior specialist guild. Over all, neither too gaudy, nor too lackluster decorations created a fantastic mood. They just fit perfectly for the taste of students. Though, we're students indeed.
Everything was well and all, except one sore spot for my eye...Lana had ‹Sachineko-sama› resting on her lap as she waved her hand to greet us.
Forgive ‹Sachineko-sama›, for I am currently burdened with the task of guiding a sub-mber given by Sierra-sama~. Wait for , I will surely rescue you from the demonic clutches...
Leaving behind‹Sachineko-sama› in the tiger's den for now, I showed the sub-mber their seat..
"Guys, please take a seat according to the na indicated on the triangular naplate on the table.."
We had co a long way compared to the tiny group we used to be in the beginning, so it was a bit difficult to set up the seating arrangent with that much size . That's why we ca up with the triangular naplate. I an, we will be going through thick and thin from here on. It would be boorish to not put effort into it. There was also a naplate for ‹Eden› mbers to avoid making them feel as an outsider.
I looked around and most of ‹Eden› were already on their seats. Leaving aside Hannah, Celestine and Shizu who were playing the role of waiter or waitress.
Hannah took out food and drinks from the ‹Item Bag› while Celestine soundlessly served them with his spectral speed. Impressive as always.
Once sub-mber found their seat and dishes and all were served completely, Sierra and I stood on the podium specially added for this occasion. No, even I didn't know there were such arrangents. Man, who even ordered this, though. Sounds unnecessary, but since we have it, might as well go along with the flow!
I pushed aside my racing thoughts into a corner of my mind and raised my voice.
"I'm really glad to see everyone gather today despite their busy schedule. Let's welco our 10 new mbers—the mbers of our sub-guild ‹Arc-Arcadia›. To the pinnacle, together!"
In tandem with my declaration, everyone clapped to greet them. Sub-mbers responded shyly.
‹Arc-Arcadia›. I had a great headache deciding on the na. For all that to be said, it was going to be a part of ‹Eden›. A half-hearted would obviously not fly.
I first rummaged my mind to see if there was a na that could be synonyms with ‹Eden› but a step shorter in philosophy. I couldn't think of anything, however. Since Eden ant a paradise in device, I thought 'Realm', 'Gaia' or 'Garden' but they also didn't fill the sche that I was looking for.
Then, I backtracked and recalled the ti when I decided on ‹Eden›. What were my feelings at that ti? I was as delighted as the kid suddenly finding a river of chocolate. How could I not? It was the realization of my dream that I had always harbored in my heart. The world of ‹Dungeon Activity› that I had always longed for, and I was living in that mont. (I still feel the sa, alright?)
It was the Utopia, the paradise for that I had so dreamt of. That's why I chose the na 'Eden'.
When I recalled all that, the word 'Arcadia' suddenly floated in my mind. A na synonym with Utopia.
But just the na Arcadia felt sowhat pale to fit the bill, so this leads to adding 'Arc', which ans 'Great' 'Sovereign-Ruler-Leader'. Now the na finally felt worthy of being our, Eden, sub-guild. For we were soone aiming for the height unattainable by others.
Furthermore, Arc also shared similar significance as Noah's Ark—An Ark heading for the Utopia (Eden Ascension Ark). “That's it,” I thought and settled on 'Arc-Arcadia'.
Ah, I digress again, haven't I? Let's quickly introduce them.
"Alright, ti to introduce. Let's start with ‹Eden› mbers first. Also, do ntion your skills etc. I will start first, though most have already known about ."
It was now introduction ti and while it might look a bit redundant considering the na was already there in the triangular naplate, I believe this would leave more expression.
Sierra and I introduced ourselves, followed by other ‹Eden› mbers. It was basically talking about what our major, job, level, class, position and captured floors etc was. Sub-mber couldn't hide their surprise when they heard about our level and all.
We did cross LV70 in this dungeon week after all, which was otherwise next to impossible to happen in first-year, and that too before the sumr vacation.
With our introduction coming to an end, the baton was passed to the sub-mbers.
"Let's start with Aegis-senpai, the leader of ‹Arc-Arcadia›. Aegis-senpai, if you can."
"I-I got it. Good day to everyone. I am Aegis. Though I am lacking on level at this mont, I have been graced with the chance to beco guild master of ‹Arc-Arcadia› under Zephyr-san's instruction. My major is ‹Combat Departnt Year 2 Class 31›, and my job is ‹Princess Knight LV10›. The highest floor I have reached is in the Interdiate-mid dungeon, but as earlier ntioned my job is low leveled due to ‹Job Transfer›. My position in the battle formation is vanguard—an attacker. I will do my best to not besmirch the hard work of Zephyr-san."
Following my signal, Aegis-senpai started with her self-introduction.
Well, a LV10 guild master might be too weak from the perspective of this world. This was a ritocracy dominant world for you. Level, ability and leadership quality—the one that excels in these aspet usually beco the guildmaster.
In her favor, Aegis-senpai once was ‹Knight LV75›, and she also had a great deal of experience in dungeons. Considering level was sothing that would follow up for sure, the next important thing for guild master was the experience.
Afterward, ‹Songstress Princess› Noel and ‹Racc-Shell› Lacritta introduced themselves. But since everyone already t them, they kept their introduction short. Next, it was the Harmonic Trio turn.
"Our turn, though most probably already know since we're in the sa class. Beginning with myself, I am Sachida, the leader of the harmonic trio party ‹We want to beco Princess›. My job is ‹Magic Swordsman›, Lv24. We managed to cinch a victory against ‹Battle Wolf› recently. Please guide along!"
"Next is ! I'm Emi, a mber of the ‹We want to beco Princess› party like Sachi-chan! Class 1-1, and my job is ‹Magic Companion› Lv24. Please look after !"
"Last is . I am also a mber of ‹We want to beco Princess› party like Sachi and Emi. The na is Yuuka, from the sa class. My job is ‹Magic Archer›, Lv24. I hope to get along with everyone."
The magic equipnt trio. I have only seen them getting along exceptionally well.
Sachi sported wavy, semi-long brown hair and slightly bigger eyes than usual. The adorned, red headband she wore earned her plenty of points.
‹Magic Swordsman› was an upper-tier version of ‹Swordsman›. Basically a high-ranking low grade job that specializes in vanguard position, and a pure attacker.
She wasn't part of any particular category, so that makes her one of the first no-category mbers to join us.
Emi, much like Sachi, had short brown hair in a bob-cut hairstyle and amber eyes that gave off a friendly vibe. She was also wearing an amber headband. ‹Magic Companion› was a versatile high-ranking low-grade version of ‹Magic› jobs, and a part of ‹Magic Equipnt› series, capable of performing attack, buff and healing etc.
The last mber of the harmonic trio, Yuuka, too, sported straight brown hair, and a pair of firm, azure eyes that were closer to shade of green. Like the other two, she was also wearing a headband, primarily featuring shades of purple close to blue, adorned with flower decoration. Her job, ‹Magic Archer›, was also a high-ranking low-tier job, making the last part of ‹Magic Equipnt› series. It mainly specialized in long-range physical attacks and was capable of playing scout roles to so extent.
I heard they yearned to be like Noel and girls of ‹Eden› which led to them setting their party na ‹We want to beco Princess›. But ‹Princess› huh. If only they wanted to beco ‹Maiden› though......
Ahem. Anyway, it seed like the three, featuring the sa color of hair and job, felt a kind of resonance the mont they talked with each other. Ever since then, they're practically together all the ti. I dare say there shouldn't be any second group that gets along like the—Gh!? This sensation, the ‹Intuition›! What's with this sudden chill, and why are you staring at , Celia!?
Cough, right. How could I forget Celia and Lulu's friendship transcend the normance? Ahaha, silly .
Phew. Back to the topic. The three were a part of guild ‹Maiden Association› until so kind of mishap led to mber count dropping to just 14 people. They lost the support of their guild, and in the end ford the party ‹We want to beco Princess› to challenge the dungeon.
I did et them while they were hunting for ‹Battle Wolf› alongside Noel and Lacritta. From what the trio told , they quite frequently tead with them. They really are a friendlier bunch, aren't they? Either way their party of themselves plus Noel and Lacritta worked good enough that the lack of support from their guild didn't bother them later.
Since we were on the sa class, they also often ca to ask for advice about dungeon etc, and perhaps due to that, they hardly t any obstacle in their dungeon exploration. They were also the first of the students to attend my lecture on ‹Training Manual›, so I guess I should say they were bound to succeed, eh?
Well, to sum it up, their party was quite efficient and capable, comparing the exploration speed of Class 1-1 as whole.
On the other hand, the misfortune of the C-rank guild, ‹Maiden Association›, didn't end just there as they even ended up dropping to D-rank. So, they did try to retain the trio, however failed in doing so since they were more interested in the interview held by ‹Eden›.
My opinion? they were warmly welcod! Who wouldn't want capable individuals, right?
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