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Chapter 12: Bit Off More

Lesha and I turned from finally finishing our talk with Healia, and were walking out of the Guild together after talking about the different things that I could use my Guild Points for when I got some. For now, the Guild would stay the same, but many tasks and positions would need to be filled to have the guild working in proper order.

First and foremost was getting points to create a Revival Tree. According to Healia, the tree had a set of ribbons for each member, and all they had to do is keep one of the ribbons on them and the other at the tree. There was only one small problem, without having both revivals and summoning sickness skills at max, there was almost guaranteed to have temporary side effects and stat and skill limiters.

Still, people wouldn't have to worry as much about dying, and it would be a great way to get new members, but it wasn't a way to become invincible. If a person dies outside of the dungeon, they die for real, no ribbons will save you. Next, the person has to wait a week without going into the dungeon, their guild seal, a whole other story, would even prevent them from entering if they tried.

This meant that the Guild would have to support the member and find an extra to fill in so the group could keep bringing in things. Another thing, money doesn't just appear in the guild bank account or whatever she called it, The Vault, another thing that needed a point to hold more money. In order for the guild to make money, we needed to sell to the vendors and craftspeople, and there would be magical items we would have to sell at the shop I had to build.

"Awerrrr" I growled out loud as we were about to walk through the doors.

"Hm? What is it?" Lesha asked, stopping me before the door, and putting her hands on my shoulders.

"There is just a lot that needs to be done, and just the two of us. I am just going over it all in my head right now, and it feels like I bit off more than I can handle."

"You don't have to handle it alone, we will talk more about it later, but you have people in your life that will help you. I am one of those people, Kiada, you're not alone in this."

That did make me feel better, not about all the things I had to do, but knowing she was with me, and not just because she had to be. I took a deep breath in and let it out, forcing a smile onto my face. I could do this with her help, and she was right, more people in my life could fill the roles.

"Thank you, you're right, we are a team," I said as I pushed open the door, or tried to.

When I pushed the was something blocking it, but then the door opened to four grinning faces. What was their problem? Did they not know what privacy was? I glared at the four smiling faces, and Lesha laughed softly beside me, making my glare falter. This was like oil on the fire and the boys faces almost split in two before they burst out laughing and started to back up, using the only shred of intelligence they possessed.

I started to move forward to go fix these fools so they couldn't make more idiots, but I was almost knocked backward in my shock as a red semi-transparent sign appeared in front of my face. I tried to back away from it, but no matter where I turned, it was still there. Even closing my eyes did nothing other than put the red sign on a black background.

"That is your first mission, stop acting like a sheep with its head stuck in a pail. Stop, take a deep breath, and then read what it says. Also, boys, come in here, since you and your sister's new girlfriend will be the first official guild members I will explain a couple things for you while she is distracted. That means you too, girlfriend," Healia said, waving them over.

Lesha didn't want to go, but my brothers were already past so I put her between me and them and gave her a quick kiss as best as I could with the sign in my face. The whole thing was like target practice with a transparent cloth over my eyes. We finally kissed, and I heard snickers from the boys, but I didn't care anymore. Little did those boys know, but they had just become servants of another sort to me.

I let Lesha go and pushed her away towards the group and I went and gingerly felt my way around, looking like one of the zombie monsters from the dungeon. I found a window ledge to sit on, but I had to dust the fingers width of dust off the sill before sitting and leaning against the warm single-pane window, finally focusing on the red sign.

[Guild Leader Title] Acquired!

[Guild mission] Acquired!

[Guild Member Stockpile] -Collect new members 0/5

[Guild Member Stockpile] Completed! -Collected new members 5/5

[Guild Points] 5 Acquired!

{Close Window}

The moment I thought of Close Window, the sign disappeared, but I had gotten to the main points. Next, I opened another window, like how Healia had instructed, calling my Guild Upgrades up. I used three of the points to buy the Revival Tree, and a flash of light appeared beside me, and a tree with no leaves appeared an arm's length away from me. It was small, but it had six branches and each had a pair of ribbons tied loosely to the branch. All the ribbons were black except for one set and it white and red.

I closed the window, and reached for the tree, taking the red ribbon. It came alive and tied itself around my wrist, but then I got a burning feeling on my chest. I pulled my shirt back in panic but stopped when I saw the red circle with a line through in red had appeared on the top of my left breast. The ink looked like it leaked towards the center of my cleavage, like blood.


Chapter 13: Revival Tree And Summoning Sickness

"Well, for a first addition to the hall, you really didn't spice the place up," Healia said looking at the sad excuse of a tree that had grown up from the floor with no leaves and only black ribbons and one white.

"This is more important than any of the other things."

"Ah, yes, the Revival Tree is a pretty nice addition, and now you all get those cute ribbons to wear! I suppose that might be something you might have been interested in, but what about the Bar Upgrade?!" Healia complained.

I ignored her, opening up my guild skills, and placed the last two points. One went into Daily Bonus, and now everyone would get a Health and Mana Potion every day. I wasn't sure what mana was, but it must be something useful. The last point went into Members, each point I had would allow me to recruit five more members for a total of twenty points.

I closed the menu and looked up at my brother and Lesha. She was smiling, the other four...looked unhealthy. All four of their faces were almost as white as a clean sheet, and they had worried expressions on their faces.

"What is wrong with you four?

"You're...the Guild Leader now?" Mike, the oldest asked.

"Oh yes! But you four need to get your asses into gear, it's almost lunch and those dungeons aren't going to clear themselves!"

"Yes, Guild Leader!" The four boys shouted with the color returning to them and the life returning to their eyes.

"Don't call me that!"

"Yes, Sister!"

"Grrr, make sure you grab a ribbon before you go, but only take one."

The men looked at me, but then Healia cleared her throat, and they jumped up and raced over to grab a ribbon. I hadn't noticed, but the tree had five more sets of ribbons, and after my brothers left, Lesha came to join me and to take her own ribbon. I was surprised to see that she had grabbed the last of the first six sets of ribbons.

"What made you pick that set of black ribbons?" I asked, my curiosity piqued.

"Black? This was the only set of white and red, and it didn't feel right to take another," Lesha explained as the black ribbon tied itself to her wrist.

"The ribbons only register with its owner, so there is no confusion," Healia explained for us.

"Since you explained things, what is the deal with the summoning sickness, there is a great deal of text, but if you know, then mind saving me the time? For now at least? Also, what did you say to my brothers?"

"Well, come sit down and I will explain, but then you should be going to find more members, like you said to your brothers, it's almost lunch, so it's time to get working Guild Master! As for you brothers, that is between me and them, don't you worry your little black heart," Healia said, giving me a closed eye smile after.

I rolled my eyes and walked over to the table with Lesha, and we took seats across from Healia.

"So, with your current stats, if someone dies, they are restricted from the dungeon for seven days and when they do go back they will suffer a 24 hr Summoning sickness stat reduction of seventy percent. The real kicker is the random effect that lasts for eight days and can cause all sort of weird effect, but they are all bad from what I have seen in previous games I have played."

"Okay, and do I have any goals? Other than what you said earlier?"

"Yes, collect twenty total members so we can upgrade this dump! Because you bought the tree, it takes up all three of your building slots. So, for now, you can only upgrade skill and abilities, and then when you get to twenty members, we can expand this dive and get that new bar!"

"Don't you think there are more important things than a bar?" Lesha asked with a raised eyebrow at Healia.

"Of course there are, but that doesn't make me want it any less! You're the boss now, I'm just a patron of your Guild now, The Red Legion! Has a nice ring to it, and I like your matching breast tattoos! You should try to match them up! Come one, just push them together for me one time!"

"Go make yourself useful and get more chairs and tables, your time of breaking things is over, and now you can decorate the place. The two of us are going to go look for more Members and talk to my father. He will want to hear the news, and I want to see if I could convince him to come and work for us, to do repairs and things like that."

"Very good, my whittle champion is using her cute little brain! One thing, before you go, Don't just let anyone in just because they want to, we are trying to weed the bad ones out."

"If I don't help anyone that wants to join, then what happens to them?"

"They will either go to a different guild or they will leave town, and that is the best option. No matter what in the end you will have to push them out or they will become problems for your members," Healia explained.

"So, then I just say, no sorry we are not looking for your type?" I asked sarcastically.

"No, I want you to flat out refuse them and tell them exactly why!"

"What? Why? You want me to belittle them and call them out on the spot?" I asked now with confusion.

"If that's what it takes, then yes. You are trying to get a reaction out of them. Depending on how they react, is how you will decide what to do from there," Healia explained.

"So, what do I do after?" I asked, hoping to get more insight on what I was supposed to do after yelling at the person, but I was sadly disappointed.

"You will figure it out."


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