I tell Agnes about Darx

“You know that I trained a lot to get where I am now, right?” I start explaining. “I did everything I could, even survived a few assassinations attempts from my dad’s first wife and her son. I worked for my rank. I earned this. All the while never getting approval from anyone. The only one who got close to showing me true appreciation was my little sister, but she was always held back by her illness."

“Then I went to visit my father before my awakening and who do I find there? Darx.”

Agnes cocks her head and asks, “The B rank guy who upgraded to A?”

Annoyed, I take a breath and say, “Yes. Him.”

“I’ve known him back when he was unranked. And the guy is a loser. He could barely fight. In fact, if it wasn’t for me, he would have died a long time ago. And for some reason he got the approval of everyone. A mother who cares for him unconditionally. A childhood friend with big tits. I even dare bet not a single human ever tried to have him killed."

“He quite simply doesn’t deserve to be an adventurer. He doesn’t deserve his rank. He doesn’t deserve to be with the Dark Dragons. He doesn’t deserve a god damned thing." I say, getting more and more agitated. "So, I paid Url to join the tournament and make Darx know his place.”

Agnes’ eyebrows turn into a frown and she asks, “What did you tell Url to do?”

I very uncomfortably tell her that I gave Url a silence charm, so Darx couldn’t yield the match, and told Url to maim him. As long as Darx didn’t die, Url wouldn’t be at risk himself, and Darx could go back home as a failed adventurer. Agnes replied by cursing and calling me a fool.

“No wonder Aelbrecht had it out for you! You targeted one of his guild members! A child of one of his 3 famous dragonettes, no less!”

“Yeah, whatever.” I reply. “I already got humiliated by Aelbrecht in front of a few thousand people. I know now not to do it again.”

“Indeed, you shall not!” Agnes responds immediately. “You are to leave that Darx kid alone! You are to leave all of Dark Dragon alone!”

“Fine! I will!” For as long as you are leading Oblivion at least. Once it becomes my turn, I will have my chance. And I will make certain Aelbrecht remains unaware.

Suddenly, there is a knock on the door, and one of the servants enters.

“My apologies for interrupting, guild leader, but there is an emergency.” The servant says as he enters Agnes’ office and walks straight towards her.

“It’s fine. We were just about done with our business anyways.” Agnes says.

She then takes a letter from the servant and starts reading. As she reads, I notice her expression becoming more concerned with every line she reads.

“Kase, I need you to make a party, find Elan, and have him take you on his griffons south.” Agnes orders me.

I become concerned and ask, “What’s going on?”

“Apparently, there has been an attack in the south.” Agnes explains. “A large group of monsters is attacking several of our villages. One of the villages that got targeted is Merton.”

Wait, that’s where my dad lives. And that old woman in his house who is always nice to me. No … it couldn’t be.

“The queen is going to send a detachment of her royal guard, but she also needs an S rank to lead them. This is your chance to prove yourself, Kase. Stop these monsters from attacking any more villages and the kingdom will see you as a hero.”

She doesn’t need to tell me twice. Hopefully Ilene is still alive. I had gotten rid of the last woman I used my gift of the goddess on so I could use it on the princess and the queen instead. But now, I think I will use it on Ilene instead. She’s not with the Dark Dragons any more, after all.