Sacrifice: Time of Mine

"Is this place good?" Avion asked. Currently, they were outside the capital. It was not the place where Mettany and the Guild Master fought back then.

Avion looked at the far horizons and saw nature blooming. What surrounds them were light forests, herds of deer, and other few animals, then nothing else.

Mettany was nowhere to be found as she calmed herself back at the guild. Only Guild Master Gon was with Avion at the moment.

"Okay, this will do. Far from the nearest town." Guild Master Gon looked and saw a group of houses from afar. They were as little as ants.

"Just a little more and we are already past the boundaries of the capital."

Avion nodded and asked, "But why this far?"

As he said so, he was perspiring. Although he got there first, in reality, he walked for hours while time stopped. Thinking about this, the Guild Master who used an elesp to find him was astounded. Not by Avion's power but by his patience.

Looking at Avion's disordered breathing, the Guild Master frowned, 'Why didn't he just use Body Strengthening or Body Recovering? Or does he really have no power other than literally controlling time?' he thought, 'If I remember correctly, he also can revert his body to remove any fatigue that accumulated within a timeframe.' however, he did not asked and just replied;

"Since we are going to look at your power, it is best if there's no risk for casualties."

Avion's fist touched his lips as he pondered "Hmm, but I'm not that strong..." 

"So shall we start?" the Guild Master said.

"How... what do you mean?" Avion then looked at the Guild Master and saw that the Guild Master was in some sort of a stance. Upon realization, Avion was shocked, "Guild Master... this is not the place to take a shit."

.....

Back in the capital, the three; Naron, Temon, and Fobo walked the streets towards the guild. Their heads were no longer that low just like before and their steps were wide, having confidence within them.

Instead of clothes filled with patches, they had a new set of outfit. They no longer feel the scorn or the defensive gazes from other people so they no longer avoid their gazes. At this point, they are now barely away from poverty and are entering the commoner status. 

It isn't much, but for them, it was like a miracle.

Entering the guild, the three were met by the usual friendly greetings from the others. Naron swiped his sight around and saw a middle-aged lady cleaning the stairs behind the boards.

"Lady Yan" his face filled with happiness as he walked to her.

"Fobo, do you still want some food, you seemed to have a new set of outfits." one called from the crowd.

This early in the morning is time for breakfast. Being earlier than usual, the three arrive when the Riskers were still having their meal.

"Yeah, we just bought this yesterday!" he proudly announced.

"Ohh, that looks good on you!"

"Thanks!" Fobo said with pride.

"Good thing you're early today?"

"We are going to have breakfast here."

Hearing this, the man was surprised but he soon smiled, "So you've changed, huh. You don't want the left-overs, now?"

"What do you mean?!" Fobo exclaimed, feeling offended, "Of course, I still want them! However, that is only after I eat my breakfast!"

"Hahahaha!" the people laugh, however, Fobo only ignored this.

Temon just sighed at this sight.

After they regrouped and ate breakfast in the guild for the first time in their lives, unexpectedly, they caught a sight of Mettany walking towards them. 

Subconsciously, the three of them looked at their behind to look if Avion was there. However, they did not see even a shadow of him.

"Hello" Mettany said with a cold tone.

The three panicked as they pointed at themselves with question marks popping out of their heads. Not just them but also the surrounding people. Them remembering how Mettany sent the Guild Master flying away was still vivid in their minds. She fears no one, they all thought.

Temon and Fobo then pushed Naron forward which he glared at the two. But they replied with dumb expressions as if trying to whistle, not knowing what was happening.

Having no choice, Naron replied, "Yes?"

"Your friend left with the Guild Master. They will come back shortly after. He just wanted to relay that message onto you." she said before elegantly turning back. She then went towards the row of mission boards.

Seeing her leave, the people around them sighed in relief. The man who talked to Fobo earlier asked, "Your friend seemed to be close to the Guild Master and Miss Mettany."

"Huh?" Fobo continued his dumb face, "I don't know what you are talking about."

The person talking to them was a part of the Heavy Sword group. The group themselves had been interacting with the three since their usual seats were the nearest to the entrance door. That was why, they were the closest to the three.

"I don't know if your friend... what's his name?"

"Avion?" Fobo said before getting his head slapped by the other two behind him.

"Right, Avion, I don't know if whether Avion is lucky or not because... come here..." the man waved his hand which the three compressed.

"Look at our leader, Sir Streson. He had been murmuring how he want to challenge Avion to a fight lately. However, leader seemed to hesitate because Avion is too mysterious. I know he had been helping to you Difficulty Level 3 Mission but I mean, isn't he really strong? I heard even the King of Karan let him go because of his speed. Is he Rank Cee as well?" he pointed at the man with long red shiny hair.

The man, Streson was wearing a fur coat and had an aura of dominance and power. But at that moment, he was angrily chomping the chicken meat in his head.

After seeing Mettany's elegance, not only shame but also his envy towards Avion intensified.

"Leader, looks like the new board was revealed, let's take a look at it!" a female Risker sat beside him excitedly said. She was the Water Elementalist who had always been cleaning Avion and the rest's dirty faces.

"Hpmh! Let's see." after gulping a mouthful of water, the group left their table. They had been wondering about this new board that was announced in the guild since yesterday. Now that it was revealed, they unhesitatingly left their meal.

Crowds formed in front of the new board but as soon as Streson and Houie walked in, paths for both were opened. Along with the Heavy Sword were Naron's group.

After seeing what was on the board, shocked faces and lively discussions that created a buzzing noise began.

Seeing this, Streson had his lips widely smiled as he whispered, "Not only can I challenged him but I can also get a reward!? Awesome! Hahahahaha!"