I became aware of a voice calling out to me, once I knew, a well and dignified, honorable voice, but it cut into my desire to sleep a little bit longer….
"Roxy….Roxy… wake up!"
"Huh?"
I opened my own eyes to find White standing infront of my bed, her expression somewhat dumbfounded, Sleep was supposed to be a time of the rest, but instead, I woke up only more exhausted, sleepier than ever, Because of that, White stepped in and had to barge into my room just like that,
"Hey sleepyhead, How many times must I call your name before you wake up?, you must have been really exhausted, Roxy" White said in disbelief
I had recalled what happened from that day on, but I couldn't remember anything, even worse, my vision is still blurry as ever, due to White's noises interrupting my beauty sleep,
"Ugh, where are we?" I asked
"We're in the White manor, you passed out in the wagon heading to Town Allure"
"Huh?"
Then White told me everything that have happened, While heading to Town Allure, I immediately passed out, during the trip where I fell unconscious, My members tell that you lost a lot of mana during our fight, and I believe my hypothesis clearly, you do ran out of mana, and we quickly recovered your health, and turned back to normal,
"Oh, that why I passed out"
"Exactly, it is because you ran out of mana, Luckily, we happen to stumble a doctor with hybrid regeneration, inside at the central plaza, the doctor immediately recognizes you and decided to halven the price"
White said that clearly, I was healed by the same doctor who restored my mana that same day, I was shocked because my mana has been restored, and yet, showed no signs of dizziness from my body, I decided to check my mana with the use of inspect
Mana 5500/5500
Indeed, my mana definitely is restored, it is full, reaching it's full capacity, that doctor with hybrid regeneration definitely saved my life there, I owe him an thanks from him, without him, I would've been dead from now,
"Lady White, why did you call me, is it urgent?"
"No, I just wanted to invite to dinner, if you want?"
She just barge out of my room without permission, you cannot interrupt a leader like that, and she destroyed my good night sleep, but dinner was my only goal because of my ravening hunger from my tummy, there I accepted it
"Sure, I'll be there"
After that, White left the room with ease, knowing that I will eat their dinner with our guildmembers, because of that, I stood up and folded the bed as usual, there I dressed the light of the moon, and left the room
Seeing my tummy was grumbling, I was soon craving from real food, not for blood, i can control my craving for blood after my evolution, ever since my second evolution came, I can control my urges willingly, because of that, I can only stick to real food just now
While walking in this long hallway filled with rooms, I happen to stumble Leonhard quietly exciting his room, along with its roommate, Veer, I greeted both of them as I passed through them
"Roxy, how was your day?"
"Good"
I known Leonhard and Veer since I saved them from the ambush from their rivalry guild, I rescued them and soon enough, we became good friends,
"Roxy, how was your Mana, do you have any signs of dizziness?" Leonhard asks
"No, not at all, I'm perfectly fine"
"Yeah, that doctor sure come in handy though"
Both of them deeply respected the doctor who treated me, from which was located at the Central Plaza of Town Allure, they healed my mana to its full capacity, and yet, he charged me half the price, talk about kindness,
As we were going to the dining hall, I noticed that the sun is about to set, peeping through the large window of the manor, We happen to stumble White, the leader of the guild, who is leisuring at the balcony, sipping a cup of tea from a distance, I drew White's attention,
"Hello, Lady White" I said
"Greetings, Leader" Veer said
"Its nice to see you ,White" Leonhard said
The three of us said in different responses, White was strolling at the balcony, seeing the beautifully orchestrated sunset at the view, it was a good scene to be alive, and yet, White responded
"Mind if I join in?"
"Sure"
After that, we headed to the dining room as usual, as expected it is filled with delicious foods, like a heaven made entirely of dishes that was served at a long rectangular table, it was spectacular, Also, some of the guildmembers and servants were decided to come at feast
"Wow, a feast, is there an birthday"
"None, eat whenever you live, Roxy"
I though that there are some kind of occupation, like a birthday, or an anniversary, but this is their standard feast that achieves everyday, the guild has always like this, an healthy appetite from the table full of food, there I drooled in hunger,
I sat between Veer and Leonhard, while White sat at the center of the table, where the leader of the guild was sitting, despite her having full ownership from the Flower Manor, where she is unbearably rich, and can afford a lot of food, from which it resided at our tables
I took a quick scoop at the nearest dish from the table, since the rectangular table was unbearably long, I had struggle getting at their yummy dishes from my sight, since the guildmembers and servants were blocking my sight from the main dish
I got a yummy stew and a warm bread as my appetizer, while the person beside me got a chunk of meat from his platter, and a huge chunk of bone sticking through the meat, he had a whole-ass chicken from the plate, that was no other than Leonhard,
While Veer ate only vegetables, my hypothesis thinks that she is maintaing a good diet, eating vegetables is good for your body, While Leonhard and I does the exact opposite, eating meat produces protein while contains a lot of calories, meaning Veer is living a healthy life, I shrugged a little and proceed to eat my stew
"Well, let's not let this food go to waste" Veer said
"Yes, the food in the manor is delicious"
Next, I ate a beet stew when it is served in a platter, It was savory, rich and melt-in-your-mouth tender meat that reminded me of the skewers I bought yesterday, it was a five star meal, In fact, this whole meal was like a dream, in heaven levitating with its flavor,
"Even with my appetite, all this might be a little too much for me" Veer said
"Yes, certainly, this is like free food"
"Lady White always prepares us food every day, since she was officially belonged to the Capital Knights"
I can tell that White has an all time potential from her guild, it's food has been great due to all the expenses that was needed, it was all likely connected to White's behavior and rank of being an Capital Knight, the highest ranking knight, second to Luminous Knight
White seemed to find the act of feeding amusing, She put dish after dish at the dining table, and me and my stomach was ballooned to its limits, grumbling audibly, Never in my life I had consumed too much food, there I burped loudly
"Huh?, finished already, Here have some water" Leonhard said me briefly
"No thanks, I am full"
"I know you appetite, you like a walking glutton"
As Leonhard visually mocking me from being full, the dinner was finished, all the guildmembers left the dining room one by one, some of them returned to their rooms in the manor, while some of them walking at the hallway, doing their midnight strolling,
As the guild members left the dining area, where their stomach is full of dishes, I decided to leave the White Manor, suddenly I was interrupted by White on the way there
"Roxy, where are you going, are you leaving the manor?"
Lady White, who was wearing at her pajamas, suddenly approached me at the main doorway, pertaining what was going on, I explained what was going on
"Oh, I was about to head home"
White distilled face made her confused and lost her mind about my comment, she briefly replies calmly
"Roxy, you are freely to stay here, you're part of the guild, your manor is your home right now"
"Wait, so I will live here permanently!"
"Indeed, so tomorrow, pack your luggages and ready to set your new home"
Upon hearing this, my face was half-worried and half-happy at the same time, mixed emotions trigged my brain like an electric shock, there, I hugged White tightly, knowing that I was about to live here
After that, I left the manor at the gaze of the moonlight illuminated at my eyes, I glanced at my new opportunity from this guild, I will be permanently staying at the White Manor, there I made past at the Eastern District gates and went straight towards from my home
When I arrived at my home, I saw my sister meat shop was closed, it's tinted glass was blurrier than ever, I knew my companion, Mya, was in charge from this, so I opened the doorway through my house, and yet, I saw Mya, sitting at the sofa, reading a large book
"You're late"
That the last respond from Mya that I ever heard when stepping in this house the last time, she was gloomy, a darker side I never know of,
"Roxy, I'm hungry, why are you late by the way, I've been waiting for you"
"Uh… just some business"
Mya eyes were gloomier than ever, she was not expected from my time of arrival, it was late, like unbearably late, considering that I only ate dinner at the Flower Manor with a full stomach, my constant burping tells otherwise
As I contemplated where to make excuse from myself, I sat beside Mya, at the sofa inside the house, there she read a book that belonged through me,
"Mya, what are you reading?"
"A novel"
With a broad answer, Mya was definitely reading a novel in her hand, it's is a four-hundread page novel that was made by my older sister, Elicia,
While Mya was reading, I heard the cute sound of a smaller stomach rumbling beside me, The girl who was reading a novel suddenly covered her stomach with her hands, her face red in embarrassment, Mya complains
"Let's get something to get, It's on me" I said
As I said that, Mya face brightened in joy, I knew that she was upset about my absence, but finally she was smiling, Vanishing it's gloomy apperance
I hope my fears will be misplaced, if the girl could smile like this, I was sure she would be fine, it's facial expression from Mya tells otherwise,
There, we left the house as usual, Mya hunger was grumbling a large roar in her stomach, Her face shook in embarrassment, and yet, I questioned Mya about the business
"Mya, how was the business going?"
"Meh, same as usual"
Seeing Mya expression changed after our departure, I can already tell that the meat shop that she been in-charge of is very exhausting, I can already tell the dark circles from her eyelids, and the constant yawning on our way there,
"Roxy, I acquired at least 30 silver from that meat shop, I butchered the remaining animals from the counter, It was tiring, but it's worth it"
"Okay, I think you can handle the meat shop very well, I will promote you to manager from now on"
"Really"
Mya eyes dilate when I said that word, not a single complaint that I ever heard from Mya, she is just enjoying the job I was tasked to, butchering meat is only the sole purpose, so I teached Mya all the procedures from slaughtering animals, before I arrived at the manor.
In the downtown, there was no selection, I detected a heady scent through the air, Skewers, both Mya and I favorite dish, There, we followed the scent
"Wahhh, that smell.. it's meat, I didn't even know I'd started drooling"
There, Mya smelled the skewers and ran from the scent direction, soon enough, I saw the barbecue stall still sitting at the distance between two stores, its business is still remained, and more adventurers gathered up and waited in line as usual
The stall was filled with the sublimed aroma of the barbecue meat, The scent alone would go well with a loaves of bread, As far from I remembered, the stall did business all year round, There's no way it would be closed today,
The line wasn't very long, so I waited at the line as usual, not to arouse any suspicion to these kind adventurers, and Mya was stand beside me, also waiting in the line, where the skewers are overflowing with delicious meat, Mya drooled instinctively
Eventually, we made Infront of the line, this time, Mya will be ordering the skewers
"Twenty herb-roasted skewers please!" Mya said to the cashier
"Two silver"
Because of the flavor-addictive skewers, Mya ordered the exact same thing, the herb-roasted skewers I bought for exactly one silver, and this time, she bought a lot of skewers,
As expected, the service from this stall is overly fast, our order landed in less than a minute, holding a basket exactly twenty herb-roasted skewers, the same flavor as Mya ordered, the aroma filled the air,
We moved at the side of the stall to eat, where I carried a basket full of skewers, Mya had all the skewers that she ordered earlier, while I have nothing, my stomach is still full because of the dishes I ate during my time in the manor,
"Roxy, are you sure you don't wanna eat, I ordered more just for you"
"Mya, I'm full though, you can have all the skewers in the basket, it seems that you didn't ate breakfast this morning"
I knew that Mya didn't ate both breakfast and lunch earlier, I can already tell the meat shop was a successful business, all thanks to Mya performance, so I gave her a token of recognition, a basket full of skewers,
While Mya was devouring the skewers one by one, I can already see her expression full of joy, I can lend out already the truth to Mya, I hesitated from a moment, but when the time is right, I replied to Mya
"Mya" I said in a calm voice
"What is it Roxy?"
While Mya finished the skewers in less than a second, I told Mya that I will be leaving, it is our farewell though
"Mya, can you lend out the meat shop for me, I will leaving the house at least the week"
"Sure"
Mya response calmed my nerves, she replied instantly without hesitation, she can handle the meat shop pretty well, even when she is alone, I was appraised by Mya skills ever since from the start, I frankly thanked Mya from her hardwork
"It's okay Roxy, you and I are friends, I will be in charge of our meat shop when you are gone, I promise"
After that reply, we both shook hands, bidding our farewell and because of that, I will freely living at the White Manor permanently, hoping to assess the guild beforehand
While Mya ate all twenty herb-roasted skewers in one sitting, we decided to leave the stall and return to my last-visit in my household, Mya is now in full occupation around both my meat shop and my house, Now she would live a better life
After we arrived the household one last time, Mya and I went back in our rooms, I dragged myself into my shabby room and collapsed in my bed, I was tired, and my consciousness faded away in moments