Chapter 33: Impending War.

War.

It wasn't something Felix was familiar with.

Yes, he had heard a lot about all the wars going about in his previous world but fortunately, he was in the peaceful part of the world and thus never experienced it himself.

Even though he partook in many fights in the neighborhood and made trouble by injuring many people, it was not that serious with no one actually losing their lives.

But the notion of 'war' was a lot more different than that. It was a fight where a lot of people would get involved and the majority of them would die without even resisting.

So when he heard that the guild leader was issuing a meeting for war, Felix felt unwilling to believe that.

Just today, he went through something that could take his life if he was a bit careless. It was now fine as he defeated the enemies and had already recovered, but what if he was not that lucky the next time?

He contemplated the matter of a potential war with a frown.

'I don't think they would involve the unofficial members for a war but considering I already showed them that I could handle Rank 1 warriors, I'm not sure what they would do with me.'

That was what he was worried about. Now that he clearly displayed his power by killing the three enemies while being at Rank 0, he didn't know what the guild would decide on.

He sighed in resignation but didn't think it was a bad choice to have taken down those intruders. Because if he hadn't done so, then all the six of them would be nothing more than toys in the hands of their enemy.

Suddenly, he heard a lot of noise coming from the stairway as many members of the guild came down while chatting with each other. Their expressions were a mix of excitement and bloodlust as their loud footsteps echoed in the big hall.

Some of them noticed Felix standing at the reception and smiled with a certain look in their eyes. Among them, a grinning blonde-haired boy also walked down and made his way toward the reception.

"Hey, Felix! I heard you killed some members of our enemy guild on your mission."

There was a look of respect on his face as he didn't expect a small kid with such a weak body could take out such strong warriors.

Felix looked at him and remembered he was one of those three boys from yesterday and also the little brother of Miss Elsa whose name was Roven.

"Oh, that.....Umm, I didn't mean to. It was....."

He didn't know what to reply and ended up stuttering when Roven casually mentioned killing people with an enthusiastic face.

"It was amazing!"

But Roven thought otherwise and held Felix's hands with stars in his eyes and spoke in excitement.

Felix broke out from his stupor and coughed hiding his embarrassment. He then looked at her seriously and changed the topic when he remembered what he heard in the flashback.

"Miss Elsa, will our guild go to war now?"

The sibling duo widened their eyes and appeared surprised that the boy could already guess what was happening. They thought he was smart and analytical for someone for his age and nodded inwardly.

Elsa stared at Felix while crossing her arms and turned serious as well before muttering in a low voice.

"Hmm, you are right. The guild leader just ended the discussion and decided to wage war on our enemy guilds."

Now it was Felix's turn to be surprised as his voice stuttered loudly.

"G-Guilds?? You mean there's more than one enemy guild?"

Roven interjected quickly and nodded at the stunned boy.

"Yes, but it's not like we went around and made enemies. Instead, they were the ones who were doing something bad while we only stopped them."

Elsa wanted to smack her little brother's head for interrupting but she also nodded with a pout when she heard what he said later.

"Indeed, we have more than one enemy guild but that isn't something to worry about, because we're strong enough to hold them back from doing anything.", she scoffed.

Hearing both of them vouch for their guild didn't calm down Felix as he felt the need to grow stronger and not be at the mercy of his enemies.

Becoming a slave once was already a terrible feeling and after escaping from that hellhole, he didn't want to experience getting the losing end of the stick ever again.

'It seems I have to focus on getting stronger to protect myself from this cursed fate of getting in trouble every time.'

Making up his mind, Felix asked the receptionist.

"Miss Elsa, what should I do in this war? Will I take part in the fights or.....?"

The blonde-haired duo looked at each other and stared back at the frowning small boy who was clenching his hands with an intense look in his eyes.

They didn't know if it was their mistake but his eyes were glowing eerily with a tinge of anticipation.

Elsa narrowed her eyes and considered the matter while walking to her seat behind the reception desk. She was not sure whether to let Felix join the war or just leave him out.

"Felix, I think you should...."