Vol. 8 - Chapter 400 - Sub-guild's Name and Sub-members Introduction!

"I'm back, and have brought them with me."

"Slow, but alright! Welcome, everyone!"

"Welcome 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 me ‹Sachineko-sama›, for I am currently burdened with the task of guiding a sub-member given by Sierra-sama~. Wait for me, I will surely rescue you from the demonic clutches...

Leaving behind‹Sachineko-sama› in the tiger's den for now, I showed the sub-member their seat..Nnêw n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com

"Guys, please take a seat according to the name indicated on the triangular nameplate on the table.."

We had come 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 arrangement with that much size . That's why we came up with the triangular nameplate. I mean, 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 nameplate for ‹Eden› members 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-member 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 arrangements. 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 welcome our 10 new members—the members of our sub-guild ‹Arc-Arcadia›. To the pinnacle, together!"

In tandem with my declaration, everyone clapped to greet them. Sub-members responded shyly.

‹Arc-Arcadia›. I had a great headache deciding on the name. For all that to be said, it was going to be a part of ‹Eden›. A half-hearted would obviously not fly.

"Our turn, though most probably already know since we're in the same class. Beginning with myself, I am Sachida, the leader of the harmonic trio party ‹We want to become Princess›. My job is ‹Magic Swordsman›, Lv24. We managed to cinch a victory against ‹Battle Wolf› recently. Please guide me along!"

"Next is me! I'm Emi, a member of the ‹We want to become Princess› party like Sachi-chan! Class 1-1, and my job is ‹Magic Companion› Lv24. Please look after me!"

"Last is me. I am also a member of ‹We want to become Princess› party like Sachi and Emi. The name is Yuuka, from the same class. My job is ‹Magic Archer›, Lv24. I hope to get along with everyone."

The magic equipment 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 members 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 Equipment› series, capable of performing attack, buff and healing etc.

The last member 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 Equipment› series. It mainly specialized in long-range physical attacks and was capable of playing scout roles to some extent.

I heard they yearned to be like Noel and girls of ‹Eden› which led to them setting their party name ‹We want to become Princess›. But ‹Princess› huh. If only they wanted to become ‹Maiden› though......

Ahem. Anyway, it seemed like the three, featuring the same color of hair and job, felt a kind of resonance the moment they talked with each other. Ever since then, they're practically together all the time. 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 me, Celia!?

Cough, right. How could I forget Celia and Lulu's friendship transcend the normance? Ahaha, silly me.

Phew. Back to the topic. The three were a part of guild ‹Maiden Association› until some kind of mishap led to member count dropping to just 14 people. They lost the support of their guild, and in the end formed the party ‹We want to become Princess› to challenge the dungeon.

I did meet them while they were hunting for ‹Battle Wolf› alongside Noel and Lacritta. From what the trio told me, they quite frequently teamed 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 same class, they also often came to ask for advice about dungeon etc, and perhaps due to that, they hardly met 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 welcomed! Who wouldn't want capable individuals, right?