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!

elevator reached the 25th floor, and the doors slid

-Clank

"Wow..."

as the elevator doors opened a whole different world appeared

floor looked like a

that could accumulate over hundreds of

in was the main reception area of the guild. The higher floors were office spaces for administrative management, and the lower floors were for heroes as they provided training facilities and other things heroes required like a potion station and

screens were installed in the corner of the

combat suits followed by people wearing formal ones appeared everywhere. Most likely, they

the scenery before me, I couldn't help

was my parent's guild,

"Ren!"

was

you're just in

my mother's eyes landed on Nola who was standing next to me. The more she looked the grimmer

"Ren"

eyes became

didn't know what to do as cold sweat suddenly appeared on

as

Something wasn't right...

"What's wrong?"

me that you

What I did wrong?

taking Nola to the park and beating a

was she so

Sigh

was, pointing towards Nola, her tone raised a few

the

"Nola?"

wrong with her. Apart from the fact that both her pockets were filled with candy and she

my god. What kind of son

head, my mom went to Nola and apart from one Ice cream, she immediately took

turn her head in my direction to which I could

...I'm sorry.

took Nola by her hand and urged me

forget it. Follow me up to

"Ok"

my mother up, the whole

Everyone get

whatever they were doing, crowding towards the elevator, a bunch of guild

-Clank!

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

off by his extraordinary appearance was similar to that

"…Huu."

the room with his snake-like eyes, the Vice-guild master of the

guild is going to

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

my eyes narrowed into slits as I closely

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 to convince them into overthrowing

"...hm?"

of murmurs engulfed the entire floor as a youth

a strange insignia sewn on the back of it. His black obsidian eyes

was quite handsome and outstanding with his skin being smooth without any imperfections. His long black-colored hair dangled to his shoulders, and his

with his back straight he would look down on everyone present in the room. Almost as if

eyes suddenly drifted towards the other end of the

"Follow me Alex"

of people, Martin and the youth named Alex soon

my mother, Martin politely smiled

seeing you

my mother's face before it quickly disappeared as

"Hello, Martin"

a long time since we've spoken to

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

very hard to build the guild from

was largely due to

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

able to attend to the lock due to

moment I saw him, I