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!

seconds, the elevator reached the 25th floor, and the doors slid

-Clank

"Wow..."

soon as the elevator doors opened a

twenty-fifth floor looked like a luxurious office

that could accumulate over hundreds of people at

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

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

suits followed by people wearing formal ones appeared everywhere. Most likely, they were the members of the guild being

before me, I couldn't help

this was my parent's guild,

"Ren!"

out me out of my revere, was the cheerful sound of my

just in

Nola who was standing next to me. The more she looked the grimmer

"Ren"

me, her eyes became cold, and her

sudden shift in attitude, I didn't know what to do as cold sweat suddenly appeared

it look as if

Something wasn't right...

"What's wrong?"

me that you can't tell what you've

What I did wrong?

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

she

Sigh

clueless I was, pointing towards Nola, her

the

"Nola?"

her. Apart from the fact that both her pockets were

kind of son did I

my mom went to Nola and apart from

mother's seriousness, she could only turn her head

...I'm sorry.

all of the candy, Samantha, my mother, took Nola by

forget it. Follow me up to meet your

"Ok"

up, the whole floor became quiet before suddenly everyone

here. Everyone get

towards the elevator, a bunch of guild members bowed

-Clank!

exiting them was the Vice-guild leader of the Galxicus guild. Martin

beard that nicely fitted around his jaw. The solemnity given off by his extraordinary appearance was similar to

"…Huu."

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

guild is going to the

around him to hear. With a moderate arrogance and a lethargic attitude, Martin Lorewik pushed back the people flocking in

at him in the distance, my eyes narrowed into slits as I closely

leading the inner conflicts within the guild. He was a ranked Hero, just slightly weaker than my father, and was selected by the

"...hm?"

engulfed the

sewn on the back of it. His black obsidian eyes which were brighter than ordinary people's had hints of

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

followed Martin from behind, with his back straight he would look down on everyone present in the room. Almost as if

youth were walking, Martin's eyes suddenly drifted towards the other end of the

"Follow me Alex"

Martin and the youth named Alex soon stopped in front of

at my mother, Martin politely smiled and

seeing

appeared on my mother's face before it quickly disappeared as fast as it came. Smiling

"Hello, Martin"

long time since we've spoken to each other

conversing with each other. However, if someone wasn't paying close attention to their conversation, one wouldn't be able to notice all the

my husband indeed worked very hard to build

that was largely due to how much I was

him walked up to me. Seizing me up, a smirk soon appeared on his

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

saw