The Author's POV

"I'm done Nola, come here"

Smiling, I waved at Nola in the distance and urged her to come to me.

"Um"

Nodding her little head, putting the phone away, Nola ran in my direction.

"Up"

Lifting her into my arms, I smiled and pointed towards the playground in the distance.

"Let's go play"

"Yes!"

Walking towards the playground, although I was smiling, that was merely a facade I put on since Nola was with me.

My mind was in a current state of turmoil.

After 'politely' conversing with the two individuals, I found out a few things.

First off, the long-haired guy's name was Simon Perk and his father was a relatively influential person inside of a bronze-graded guild. The guy next to him was called Greg Topaz and he was his childhood friend as well as bodyguard.

...The reason why they knew me was because the old Ren and they, used to attend the same middle school.

Fermin middle school.

One of the top middle schools in the northern district.

However, from what I've uncovered from my 'talk', the previous Ren Dover was a social outcast.

It wasn't like this before, but after a series of events, he became an outcast. This probably happened right after he got accepted in the lock.

Although I wasn't able to get a clear picture of what had happened since they weren't part of Ren's class, I was able to deduce that an important event had happened in Fermin middle school.

Which was enough of a start for me...I at least had a direction to focus on now.

"Bwader?"

As I was busy pondering over the old Ren's matters, feeling a light tug on my pants, I saw Nola's droopy eyes staring at my shoes.

"Are you tired already?"

"um"

Nodding her head, Nola extended her hands in my direction.

11:20 A.M.

"...it should be time anyways"

Checking the time, I picked Nola from the ground and left the park. It was about time I headed to the guild.

I wonder what's it like being in a guild.

...

"It should be this one"

Arriving in front of a large skyscraper that was about 200 meters in height, and had about 80 floors, I brought Nola inside of the building with me.

From what I had been told by my parents, the whole building was used as the base for their guild Galxicus.

Although they didn't own the building, they managed to rent it out for a reasonable monthly price.

Arriving in front of the elevators at the entrance of the building, I pressed the button and called for one. As I waited for the elevator to arrive, I took a quick glance at my surroundings.

Surrounded by glass, the interior of the bottom floor was brightly lit by the sun in the sky. White marble floor covered the entire pavement, and people moving to and fro inside of the building was a constant sight.

It looked extremely busy.

-Ding!

Entering the elevator and pressing on the 25th-floor button, the elevator doors closed and a slight pushing sensation appeared beneath my feet.

-Ding!

matter of seconds, the elevator reached the 25th

-Clank

"Wow..."

the elevator doors opened a whole different world

twenty-fifth floor looked like a luxurious office

a space that could accumulate

currently in was the main reception area of the guild. The higher floors were office spaces for administrative management, and the lower

was covered in a red carpet, and large TV screens were installed in the corner of the space with constant updates on the

ones appeared everywhere. Most likely, they were the members of the guild being followed by their

at the scenery before me, I couldn't

was my

"Ren!"

me out of my revere, was the cheerful sound

you're just

eyes landed on Nola who was standing next to me. The

"Ren"

her eyes became cold, and her previous cheerful demenour

know what to do as cold sweat suddenly appeared on my

as if a demon had suddenly appeared behind my

Something wasn't right...

"What's wrong?"

me that you

What I did wrong?

to the park and beating a couple of kids, I don't think there was anything to

she so

Sigh

was, pointing towards

the state Nola

"Nola?"

confusion, I didn't see anything wrong with her. Apart from the fact that both her pockets were filled with candy and she was holding an

What kind of son did I

Nola and apart from one Ice cream, she

under our mother's seriousness, she could only turn her

...I'm sorry.

took Nola by her

Follow me up to

"Ok"

as I was about to follow my mother up,

here. Everyone get

towards the elevator, a bunch of guild members bowed

-Clank!

doors opened, exiting them was the Vice-guild leader of the Galxicus guild.

beard that nicely fitted around his jaw. The solemnity given off by his extraordinary appearance was similar to that of my father as every step he would take caused all the guild members near

"…Huu."

the Vice-guild master of the Galxicus guild, Martin Lorewik, murmured

going to the

which was deep, was loud enough for most people around him to hear. With a moderate arrogance and a lethargic attitude, Martin Lorewik

the distance, my eyes

that smallsnake sent me, he was the man leading the inner conflicts within the guild. He was a ranked Hero, just slightly weaker than my father, and was selected by the guild investors to become the Vice-director of the guild. With the aid of the board of directors, he managed

"...hm?"

closely scrutinized Martin, another wave of murmurs engulfed the

sewn on the back of it. His black obsidian eyes which

without any imperfections. His long black-colored hair dangled to his shoulders, and his demenour carried hints of arrogance and

behind, with his back straight he would look down

walking, Martin's eyes suddenly drifted towards the other end of the hall where three individuals stood. A smirk soon emerged

"Follow me Alex"

the youth named Alex soon stopped in front

at my mother, Martin politely

a pleasure seeing

before it quickly disappeared as fast as it came. Smiling politely she greeted

"Hello, Martin"

long time since we've

However, if someone wasn't paying close attention to their conversation, one wouldn't be able to notice all the hidden meanings behind each other's

hard to build the guild from the ground

due

walked up to me. Seizing me up, a

talentless waste who was able to attend to the lock due to how their

moment I saw him,