The Author's POV

Chapter 288

Inside of a fairly decorated household, cheerful laughter and the voices of people discussing something could be heard.

On a large table, sat a family of eight, composed of two males, and six females.

Lifting her fork and waving it in the air, the eldest-looking female sibling spoke up.

"Hear this, today when I was diving inside of a dungeon with my squad, we managed to find a ranked core."

"Really? That is fantastic."

The father exclaimed in surprise.

Taking a bit of the food on the fork, the eldest female sibling continued.

"Yeah, according to the appraisal results, it seems like the core will sell for a lot of money. The commission will be around 1 million U."

"1 million? My god, that's fantastic."

Her mother praised.

"Dinner is on you then, sis."

"Hehe."

"Um—"

Whilst the family was joking with each other, sitting towards the right side of the table, a girl with a small petite body and large eyes, tried to speak up multiple times. Unfortunately for her, no one was able to notice her struggle as everyone was too busy listening to the eldest's recount of her day at work.

"Um? Ava?" This continued for a couple of minutes until finally, her mother noticed her. "What is wrong Ava? Is there something that you want to say?"

"Um, emm, I-I..."

Shily lowering her head, Ava tried to speak up. However, the words that she wanted to say never came out of her mouth.

"Come on Ava, don't be shy. Just tell us what you want." Her oldest sister kindly smiled as she encouraged. "We're family. We won't judge you."

Biting her lower lip, Ava clenched her small fists. After a while, looking up towards her parents and siblings and mustering all of her courage, Ava said.

"I-I would like to drop out of the Lock."

"..."

Ava suddenly dropped a bombshell, and the room turned completely silent.

—Clank!

The silence continued for a while until it was disrupted by the sound of forks dropping on the plates. Almost simultaneously, everyone stood up and looked at Ava with concern.

"What!?"

"What are you doing Ava?"

"Is everything okay, are they bullying you at the Lock?"

Under the barrage of questions, Ava was unable to answer as she buried her head towards her chest.

"Guys, please calm down. Let Ava talk."

Noticing Ava's predicament, Ava's mother raised her hand and gestured everyone to quiet down. It was then that everyone noticed Ava's state and quieted down.

Finally managing to get everyone to stop talking, Ava's mother walked up to Ava. Bending down, she touched her hand and softly asked.

"Ava, please tell us why you want to drop out of the Lock. Is it perhaps because they are bullying you? Or is it something else?"

The Lock's competitive nature was quite well known. It wasn't a rare occurrence for students to drag other students down just so that they could stand on top of them.

Although controversial, it was this type of competitive nature that granted the best results.

Ava's mother was currently fearing that her daughter was being treated this way due to her shy nature and character.

Throwing a grateful look at her mother, with her fingers fidgeting, Ava softly muttered.

"N-no, it's not that?"

"Then why do you want to drop out?"

Her mother asked.

Secretly, she was breathing a sigh of relief.

As long as Ava was not getting bullied, then nothing else mattered.

Once again fidgeting, Ava responded.

was for me to develop my abilities so that I can get a job...but for the past two years, I've not really learned

was just that rare. Although there was a couple of ranked beast tamers, none of them chose to work

maintain their beasts and help them involve an absurd amount of money needed to

could teach Ava. The only

a job that pays

heard about this now?" Ava's mother stood up. "Ava?

Ava's personality, this was a very

no, I have

us first?" Ava's father suddenly interrupted the conversation. Then extending his hand

"O-okay."

complied and took out her contract. Handing

checked it, and I don't think that this is a

the judge of

the contract off of her hand and seriously looked at it. However, upon looking through the contract, he couldn't

"What the."

what is it? Did Ava

"Honey, is everything okay?"

"Shhh, be quiet."

exclaimed as he read

it fully opened, forming a large 'o' shape. Noticing his odd behavior, Ava's mother and siblings

It wouldn't come as a surprise

Ava's father shook his head. Then,

contents of this contract

it's a

Ava nodded her head.

"Oh my god."

with his hand, Ava's father

"Father what is wrong?"

"Honey?"

due to his reaction, everyone quickly took the contract from his hands and

"What..."

"!"

all showed similar reactions to the father as they speechlessly looked at

family, Ava lowered her head even more.

"So, can I go?"

***

At the same time.

front of a fairly luxurious apartment, standing before Smallsnake, an older

you want to take Ryan away for a couple of

his neck, Smallsnake pitifully nodded his

the leader's words, we're

"A trip? To where?"

"That..."

Smallsnake's mouth twitched.

the sweat from his forehead, Smallsnake silently cursed Ren with

Ren! Can't you at least

had still not told him about the location

of this, he could only honestly

I don't know

"You don't know?"

"...I don't know."

close to

Smallsnake was confronting Ryan's mother, standing next to him was Ryan, who was currently playing with the console

with his elbow, Smallsnake whispered

me out

ignored by Ryan who continued to play

"Useless."

cursed underneath

going to take Ryan away from me for a couple of years on some unknown trip that you don't know the

"Yeah..."

awkwardly nodded his

about the dangers? Is

"..."

However, this was enough for Ryan's mom who

I'll take that as a no, and I'll

please listen, this trip is going to be

still no." Ryan's mother promptly cut Smallsnake off. "I'm not going to expose

"Mom."

of her skirt,

her head and staring at Ryan who was looking at her, her face

"What is it Ryan?"

me go on

to be a dangerous trip. No matter how

aback as she quickly tried to dissuade him, but staring directly into

will be

you be so

our leader

"Your leader?"

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