Chapter 4 - Familia Estoque

"Cheers!"

Seven people from various races gathered to make a party. They, including me, will do a toast for my victory in the Grade Nine World-class PvP Tournament.

Relaxing in the small pastures at the corner of the Voskelirya Plateau are me, Eden, Mathias, Izayoi, Honesty, Dishonesty, and Agnisdesmo.

Eden the chief or founder of the Estoque Familia was a woman. In Ark Fantasy Online, she uses an Avatar from the High Elf race.

Eden is extremely stunning. Golden hair and eyes, long ears that drop a little, and glorious body comparable to a supermodel. She's perfect. And because of that perfection, she holds the title of One of The Ten Prettiest Avatars in all servers of Ark Fantasy Online.

This High Elf named Eden is so bad at fighting. However, she is so gifted as a merchant. Easily, she can find out the high low demand of an item in the market. Her nose is so sharp that it can sniff out high-quality items at low prices. When it comes to negotiations, one doesn't have to ask.

Seeking great profit was the main reason why Eden decided to establish this Familia. And over the past year, she's proven her greatness by reaping huge profits from the sale and purchase of game items.

Sitting to the right of Eden is Mathias.

This man is a Solo Player who has a hobby to explore the world of Ark Fantasy Online. Because of that hobby, repeatedly, he found Gathering Spots containing Rare Items in the form of ores and medicinal plants that have not been claimed by anyone.

Mathias is a demon who carries wealth.

And why did a Solo Player decide to join our Familia?

Mathias considers the Estoque Familia to be home, he considers all the members of this Familia to be his family.

And... he was Honesty and Dishonesty's father.

Mathias uses an Avatar from the Demon race. Therefore, he has blue skin, a pair of black horns, pointed ears, a long tail, and a pair of wings. The man's short hair is black and his eyes are red.

Mathias chose the Demon race because he wanted the freedom to move. Flying in the sky, see in the dark, and can transform into various types of beasts. For him, all of that abilities were crucial to have when someone doing an exploration.

On the left side of Mathias and Eden, sits one Avatar who has the figure of a girl. He's called Izayoi.

The beautiful girl who has red hair and blue eyes is unique. What I mean here is the fact that the girl/he is truly a G.I.R.L (guy in real life).

Everyone knows any player who plays Ark Fantasy Online can only make an Avatar according to their gender in the real world. A man was a man and a woman was a woman. But, because in the real world he has such a feminine face and figure, AFO's main system considers him to be a girl.

I don't know the episode of how Izayoi become a girl. But basically, he's got a curse same as me.

But contrast to me, Izayoi was brave. He openly said that he was a man. He was strong when he accept the slander from other people and say that his look was who he is. He received God's gift with an open heart, unlike me, who is condemning the masculine figure I had.

Izayoi accepts his figure. But, that doesn't mean he's a girl. He still behaves like a man and he's attracted to women.

Unknown to him, he looks adorable when he tried to show a man's tough side he does own.

The G.I.R.L is a PvP (Player versus Player) maniac. So, he always hangs around in Dueling City Erletta.

Sadly, since he has just played AFO, he has not been very good at fighting. Izayoi who use an Avatar of the human race also low on the level. Thanks to those things, he had to settle for 212th place in the Dueling Rank.

The G.I.R.L is Eden's secretary.

Sitting side by side across from Izayoi are Honesty and Dishonesty. Right, from their names, one could guess that the two youths were twins.

A pair of identical twin sisters love roleplaying and acting. And incidentally, they are writers and comic artists.

Silver-haired twin girls play AFO with one goal. They want to find references for the novels and comics they create.

Their emerald eyes that have shuriken-shaped retinas are always ready to record their adventures and any episodes they encountered in this world.

The twins play troublesome personalities.

Honesty likes to tell lies. And on the other side, Dishonesty likes to say the truth. The twins became more troublesome to deal with because their behaviour that liked to give false information by outright lying and mislead people by telling a limited truth.

I need to mention that those two Flugels are Master Stalker. A person will never know that they are being followed and being observed by the twins.

Two of them becomes our spy and assassins.

The last member I'd like to introduce is Agnisdesmo. My best friend from school days. He uses an Avatar in the form of an Ancient Dragon.

The ancient dragon was black with dark purple accents on some parts of its body that were more than 39 meters long. He's enormous and therefore, every time we had a party, he would put his giant head on the ground to be able to hear, see, and talk to us.

Agnisdesmo is one of the ten strongest players in all Servers of Ark Fantasy Online. He's ranked third.

Agnisdesmo became the spearhead of our Estoque Familia. He had a big role to play when we had to clean up the monsters and players around the Gathering Spot that we wanted to claim. He also took on the task of guarding and patrolling the Estoque Familia's territories. The dragon can turn intruders into dust in seconds.

The Ancient Dragon race chosen by Agnisdesmo has a high Basic Stat but... the race also has many restrictions.

Ancient Dragon cannot use weapons or armors, can not consume potions, not allowed to enter the city, participate in PvP Tournaments, and some other restrictions that could drive someone crazy because of it.

I was amazed at Agnisdesmo after I learned all restrictions imposed on the Ancient Dragon.

He is a Hardcore Player.

I say that because he keeps using his Avatar. Considering that he can recreate his Avatar with some money.

As for me, the role I do is to be a mascot or If I use a cool term, the role I get will be referred to as Promotion Manager. I'm in charge of promoting the Estoque Familia by participating in different types of In-Game Events.

...not cool? Well, I'm fine with it as long as I get my wages.

The six of them was great players, great friends, and great families. I love them and they are precious to me. This was a secret I keep for myself, It's too embarrassing to say out loud.

So, once again the seven of us gathered for a party.

"You did an excellent job Vier!" said the excited Eden. "Thanks to you, we've got hundreds of new customers. We'll be busy for the next few days and our pockets will be filled with amounts of money."

"Much money and thanks to Vier, the Estoque Familia became more famous. Cheers!" Izayoi cried out while lifting his grilled meat high into the air. "Therefore, we must praise Vier's greatness! Vier! Vier! Vier!"

"Stop it Izayoi! You're going to make me embarrassed."

"Ehh... But I want to tell a tale about how great you are. I want everyone to know how great you are when you fend off Herman's attacks, your amazing moves at the times you give counterattacks and surprise attacks, and the grand moments when you turned into a Blue Flame Dragon! I want to fight like that! but... unfortunately, I didn't pass the fourth round." In the last sentences, his voice becomes soft.

"Cheer up Izayoi. You're a skilled gamer. Once you're used to AFO gameplay and when your level is high enough, you can easily raise your ranking in the coliseum. I believe in that." Agnis cheered.

"Thank you, Agnis." Izayoi smiles and Agnis nods.

"I'm curious, what kind of prize do you get from the tournament? Show it to us, Vier." Mathias asked me.

"People are totally surprised to learn a rumour about the mystery prize from Grade Nine World-class PvP tournament is a Unique Skill. Now, we will know the truth." Honesty says in a flat voice.

"It's not surprising, it's so shocking! Did you forget how crazy the players were after the rumours were out? They flooded the official AFO forum with hundreds of questions." Dishonesty responded.

"Those players are fools who don't know how to say thank you." Honesty shook her head and ate her grilled meat.

"Come on Vier, what are you waiting for? Show us the mystery gift!" commanded Eden.

"All right," I replied before I picked up two mystery gifts from inside the Inventory. "Here it's friends. Take a look! Seed of Life and Gaia Tears!"

With that, I put the items onto a flat rock for them to see.