The next morning, the sun hit our faces like a brutal reality check, reminding us that we weren't in our cramped apartments anymore. Walking through the city streets, the place looked like a high-budget Unreal Engine 5 tech demo—everything was too sharp, too perfect.
Vikas: "vro, back on oarth, my whole flat was smaller than one of these bathrooms. This place is heavenly, fr fr."
We passed a fruit stall with vibrant, glowing fruits.
Ayush: "Yo, let's grab some apples for the road."
Vikas: (Smirking) "Grab some bananas instead, bro. Better for the 'stamina'."
Ayush: "Why would I buy a banana when I'm already packing one?"
Vikas: (Laughing) "Packing? Bro, that's not a banana, that's a peanut.
Ayush: "Oh, you're one to talk? Aryan, look at this guy. His is like a 'Micro-transaction'—you know it exists, but you can't actually see it without a magnifying glass."
Aryan: "Stop the yapping, you losers! Can we just eat? I'm starving."
Inside a high-end restaurant, the smell of exotic spices was a total 10/10. I watched the Head Chef move with rhythmic, inhuman precision. My System pinged immediately.
[ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: Skill 'God-Tier Onion Slicing' & 'Umami Balance' detected. Copying... Success! ]
Suddenly, my brain was flooded with 5 years of culinary secrets. I sat there with this weird, emotionless 'Main Character' smile, vibing with the flavors.
Ayush: "Look at this crackhead. He's literally smiling at a wall while eating. Aryan, you good?"
Aryan: (Expressionless) "You wouldn't understand. It's a skill issue."
Just then, we overheard veteran adventurers at the next table.
"We desperately need a Healer for that C-rank dungeon... the gold payout is insane, but no healer wants to risk it."
The three of us shared that 'sus' smile—the same one we used on oarth when we found out a teacher was absent. We finished our meal and bolted toward the Adventure Guild. The place was crawling with people who looked like supermodels, including a receptionist who had a solid 10/10 Rizz. Vikas immediately tried his luck.
Vikas: "Hello miss, would you like to become mother of my k*ds?"
Receptionist: "Excuse me? Are you... lost?"
Before she could reject him, three massive bullies shoved us aside.
Bully: "Move it, trash! Out of the way for real heroes. Go back to the playground."
Ayush's eyes went pitch black. He didn't even argue. He just snapped his fingers.
Ayush: "Orise... or whatever. Just kick this Clown's."
A glitched, lagging Goblin appeared out of thin air, vibrating through reality like a corrupted game file. One second it was five feet away, the next—RRRRIP! The bullies' armor was shredded to confetti.
Bully: "MY PANTS! HE TORE MY PANTS! RUN!!"
As they bolted out of the Guild in their underwear, the receptionist's jaw hit the floor.
Aryan: (Rubbing the back of my head, shy smile) "Sorry about that. We're new in town. We want to join the Guild."
Receptionist: "Oh! I... I thought you were already adventurer's You're so strong! But listen, since you're new, let me explain. Our ranks go from F to SSS+. In this Kingdom, we have four S-ranks, three SS, one SSS, and one SSS+ rank... but nobody has seen the SSS+ one. They're like a ghost."
She asked us to show our powers for the rank test.
Vikas: "Watch and learn. [Light Magic : neon flashbang]!"
Aryan & Ayush: "WAIT, YOU IDI—"
Vikas: "AAAHHH MY EYES! I'M BLIND! EVERYTHING IS WHITE!"
The moron blinded the whole Guild, including himself, then tripped over a flower pot in his 'Light Armor'.
Receptionist: (Sweat-dropping) "Uhh... okay. And you?"
I showed off my copied Light Magic and Shadow Piercing. She looked genuinely confused by the weird combo but processed our cards anyway. 20 minutes later, she returned.
Aryan: "Alright bois, reveal on 3... 2... 1!"
Aryan: [ RANK: E ]
Vikas: [ RANK: E ]
Vikas: "LMAO! Aryan, you're trash, I'm trash! High-five!"
Aryan: "Why are you laughing, you clown? E-rank means we're basically the Guild's janitors."
We both looked at Ayush's card.
Ayush: [ RANK: B ]
Aryan: "NO WAY! B-RANK?! How?! I wish I had that skill... the System is biased, fr fr."
Ayush: (Swiping his hair back) "Told you... siz* matters, bois. Skill issue."
Since we were broke, we looked at the quest board and found some D-rank tasks.
Aryan: "Listen, Triple-Profit Max*ing time. If we go together, we only get 1000 coins. Let's split. Ayush, you take the Goblin village plant task since you're B-rank. Vikas and I will take these 'E-rank' chores."
Ayush: "Easy money. See you bois later."
Vikas: "Cleaning cobwebs at an old lady's house? I got Isekai'd just to become a maid?! This is an L."
Aryan: "At least you have a house. I have to find a 'Lost Cat' in the back alleys. Adventure life, my ass."
[End]