Late at night, Adam and Jonas returned to their hideout after a clandestine meeting with a contact from the Night Python. “Those damn bastards, making excuses…” Adam, clearly frustrated, slammed the door shut, his annoyance palpable. They had reported the…
Iris Lune walked through the town, sensing the emotions of her surroundings. A cold hostility kept a constant distance, moving as if it were tracking her. Is it me they’re after? This might be a jackpot right off the bat.…
While waiting for Diana to finish her business at the counter, Iris Lune was looking at the quest requests posted nearby. The request forms detailed the reward, the content of the job, the client, and an estimated difficulty of the…
The sun shone on the gray city, and the snow melted away from the main streets. It was the first clear winter day in a long while. Several days had passed since the start of boot camp. Iris Lune was…
“Please don’t worry about it; one or two more loads of laundry won’t make a difference,” a maid said kindly. “You must have been tense from sleeping in an unfamiliar place,” another added with concern. “Ah, yes…” Iris Lune replied.…
A high-pitched scream echoed in the dimly lit stone chamber. “Augh… ah!” Each time the whip, branching like stalks of wheat or rice, sliced through the air, Renée’s body felt like it would explode with pain. Normally, this building was…
The reception room of Count Kealy’s castle was a place that felt like a hunter’s hideout, with roughly hewn stone walls adorned with taxidermied animal heads and decorative bows. Some kind of monster’s fur was laid out on the floor.…
“Haah… Everyone’s such a worrywart.” Iris muttered to herself as she walked alone down the night road.It’s not every day you find a town where a girl can walk alone at night, but that’s only if we’re talking about an…
Eltaref, a town in the western part of Ciel-Terra, is a medium-sized city that is the center of the Count of Kealy’s territory. The town spreads around the castle where the count lives, which is further surrounded by walls. The…