Chapter 1 | Adventure, Start!

Ram Village...

In a village that is quite far from the capital of the Kingdom of Fiore, there lives a teenager who has turned 20 years old, he's named Alvin Garrison. After his parents died of an unknown cause in a dark incident ten years ago, he trained with his teacher Grey Frederic to hone his sword skills.

"Hiya! Ha! Huah! " Alvin swung his sword.

"Good, you are getting better at using that sword! But don't be satisfied just yet! Keep going! " exclaims Grey.

"Yes, Teacher!" replied Alvin.

On the other hand, Leo, Tobias, Robin, and Valerie only pay attention to Alvin's training from afar.

“It's been ten years since the death of his parents. He's twenty years old now," Leo said.

"That means..." Tobias was a little gloomy.

"He will soon leave the village" continued Robin.

"Alvin..." muttered Valerie while looking at Alvin.

"But he's not the only one who will go. I've asked permission from my father to accompany him to go to the capital,” Leo said.

"What?!" Tobias, Robin, and Valerie were surprised.

"Haha... Sorry if I just told you now, I don't want you to feel lost both of us" Leo said.

"You're also leaving us?" asked Valerie

"Hey! That is not fair!" Tobias Upset.

"Sorry Sorry. My dad and I are just worried about Alvin. He has never left the village since that incident. That's why my father asked me to accompany him to the capital. And he allowed me to work there too," replied Leo.

Leo's friends were silent listening to his reasons for accompanying Alvin to the capital.

"Hey! Guys! What are you doing?" Alvin went to his friends.

"A-Alvin..." Valerie was surprised to see Alvin coming to them.

"Sorry Alvin, we just wanted to see your practice. But we daydreamed a little afterward," Tobias replied.

"Daydreaming? Why? Do you have anything on your mind? " Asked Alvin.

"Especially if it wasn't because you were leaving the village, are you sure that you will become an adventurer anyway?" Tobias reversed the question.

"I don't know, my father said that becoming an adventurer is easy enough. But living life as an adventurer is quite difficult," replied Alvin.

"Then why do you want to go anyway, Al?" asked Valerie.

"How many times have I said this to you, I want to see a wider world. There are still many things that I don't know about the world we live in. and maybe being an adventurer I can see life outside this village" replied Alvin.

"Do you want to find out the cause of your parents' death?" asked Robin.

"Robin!" Leo bully Robin a little.

"Ah, sorry. I don't mean to bring up the past of this village" Robin apologized.

"It's okay, I understand if you are worried. Ever since that incident, I have been busy practicing here and waiting for the time to come. And I have made up my determination to leave this village the day after tomorrow. But you don't need to worry, my intention to leave this village is to see the world, I don't know why, but when I was very young, I had dreams of seeing various kinds of places that I had never been to before. I do not prioritize looking for the cause of my parents' death, but somehow I think, if I go on an adventure, I will find out the cause or reason why they died," replied Alvin.

"I'll also come with him, so you don't have to worry," Leo said, hugging Alvin.

"Alvin has also learned how to use a sword well. So I think he can take care of himself well," said Grey, who came over to the teenagers.

"Dad?" Leo was a little surprised.

"You'd better prepare your supplies immediately, the trip to the capital is quite far," said Grey.

"Yes, Teacher! Then I'll go first," replied Alvin before he and Leo left his friends.

"Al, you no longer need to call him teacher," said Leo who followed Alvin from behind.

"They're leaving, aren't they?" muttered Valerie.

"Somehow, I feel like I want to stay with them," muttered Tobias.

"Then why don't you guys come along?" says Grey.

Tobias, Robin, and Valerie were silent.

"You can think about this carefully, you might be able to work in the capital, besides you can still be together, a job in the capital is much more to make money than here too," said Grey.

Tobias, Robin, and Valerie were still silent.

2 Days Later, Ram Village...

Alvin and Leo were ready to leave their village. They both waited for friends at the

village exit to say goodbye.

"Where are they? We have to go immediately," Leo said.

"Calm down, they will come soon. This is the last day we can see them. maybe we will go back to the village again after a very long time like my father" said Alvin.

"Haha, but unfortunately this is not the last day you guys see me," said someone who approached Alvin and Leo.

"Toby?!" Alvin and Leo are surprised to see Tobias.

"Alvin, I've decided to come with you to the capital," said Tobias.

"Are you sure?" asked Alvin.

"Yes, very sure. My parents have also allowed me. Besides..." Tobias replied.

"We will also join," said Robin who had just arrived with Valerie.

"Robin! Valerie! Wait, are you three sure that you want to go with us?" asked Alvin.

"Of course, Al. By working in the capital, we can stay with you and earn a lot of money," Tobias replied.

"Hmm... my father said that to you, huh?" Leo asked.

"H-how do you know?!" Tobias asked in surprise.

"It doesn't need to be discussed. We might let you guys come," Leo said.

"We're going to invite them?" asked Alvin.

"Yes, why not? We were friends since childhood, it would be weird when we weren't together," Leo replied.

"Leo!" Tobias was moved.

"But, listen to this carefully, there are a few things you need to know about the capital," Leo said.

"W-what is it?" asked Valerie.

"My father and I have often gone to the capital to sell goods, traveling there are not easy enough, apart from dealing with a mysterious outside world, we will also face bandits who roam around to steal our things," Leo replied.

"That's right, we're going to get out of the village's protective magic circle, and there must be quite a few monsters out there," said Robin.

"Don't worry, Grey always said that monsters are usually only very active at night. So, I guess if we take a day trip and rest by making protective potions from aromatic plants in the night, it will repel monsters while we rest. So maybe our problem is if we meet a gang of bandits," said Alvin.

"As long as we can work together, maybe we can beat some bandits and escape. However, it was only a matter of traveling," said Leo.

"What other problems will arise?" Tobias asked.

"The real problem is in the capital itself. Before my father entered the capital, he always said the same thing. He always said '(The capital is a battlefield)'. There, our lives will not be what we want," Leo replied.

"Wow, you are ready to go to the capital," said Alvin.

"Sigh... No wonder dad told me to come to the capital," Leo muttered.

"Then what are we going to do after arriving at the capital?" asked Valerie.

"Don't worry, even though in the capital there are lots of con artists, thieves, and also some arrogant rich people, as long as we avoid problems with them we'll be fine" Leo replied.

"Well, if everyone understands, we better start our journey," said Alvin.

"Wait!" said Valerie.

"What is wrong? Is there anything left?" asked Alvin.

"N-no, I just thought of something nice. H-how about we step together as we exit this gate?" invite Valerie.

"Really?" Tobias asked.

"Sounds interesting, it can become an interesting memory. Good idea, Valerie," said Alvin.

Valerie blushed.

"Hmm... sounds fun," Leo said.

"Not bad," said Robin.

"Really?" Tobias asked.

Everyone just saw Tobias.

"Jeez... okay, okay, we'll do it," Tobias said.

“Okay, let's count to five, after that we will step our right foot out of this gate together. Ready?" invite Alvin.

"One,'(Here it is, money, I'm coming)'." thought Tobias.

"Two,'(I'll make up for what I did first)'." thought Robin.

"Three,'(I'll do it, I'll do it there)'." thought Valerie.

"Four,'(Looks like I have to do this. Thank you, dad)'." Leo thought.

"Five,'(I will become an adventurer, that's for sure. Father, mother, I will see this world for you)'." thought Alvin.

"Let's...GO !!!" shouted Alvin and his friends as they stepped out of the village gate into a world they had never seen

before.

Finally, Alvin accompanied by his friends began the first step of their adventure into a world they had never seen before. They walked with enthusiasm and happiness even though they did not know what kind of adventure awaited them.

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