Grouch Gamer

A Pretty Gate

Emma arrived in about 15 minutes and handed Kat her guild card. The guild card looked like a stack of three credit cards made from a metallic substance.

"Emma, I got a question for you. Can I take a few seconds of your time?" (Kat)

"Go ahead and ask." (Emma)

"There are a few things I want to do in this town. Training is a top priority. I am also looking for a safe place to sleep. If you can help me with those, it would be fantastic." (Kat)

"I can help you with all of those. There is a program for females only. It will also cover the sleeping part. That is if you are interested?" (Rory)

"Please explain." (Kat)

"It's called the flower program. A princess created it. Long ago, somebody decided to bring females to become a receptionist in the adventures guild. The problem is females couldn't protect themselves.

The adventurers got angry and physically inside the guild because of some new policies. That is when they put up the bars with enchanted barrier magic.

That just prevented the immediate physical attack. The girls would go home after work and get beaten up. The next day they couldn't work. The guild then had to close because no one to run the desk—the guild not opening escalated into a riot. The princess then stepped in and suggested this program. It's a plan to educate girls in each town or city that has an adventure guild.

The Queen thought it was a good idea but wouldn't support it. The Queen said," she would help as long that it's for all females and created a program for all women.

Each branch teaches what is taught in that town or city—all of the branch houses connected to the adventure guild and ran by female guild staff.

Even the receptionist of other guilds joined. If you participate, you get a flower placed on your guild card. You don't have to join. They went set forward and created a building to house and train. Ours is a farm outside the city wall. It used to be a noble's son's hunting house.

The training cost money to support the trainer. To stay in the house also costs to pay for cleaning and food. Either way, it will cost the same here or at any branch. The cost is 100 mar per day of training and lodging, and 50 mar for not training day pays for bed, food, education, and a full bath at the branch house.

Most train one day and hunt the next day to get coins for the cost. The books at the branch house are strictly educational. The staff here has lots of options, not facts. For example, monsters are manifestation from evil deeds of mortals. We can't prove it or disprove it. Who cares? What's important is how to kill it and if it's eatable or useful.

Every other day, Emma and I switch with Sophia and Hana. We bring in the prey we hunted the day before. Then we work here. The nobles and merchants drop once in a while a book. Most of these books are make-believe love stories. When we finally get enough books, we plan on opening a library to the public like the one in the capital. Well, that's a dream within a dream. What do you think?" (Rory)

"A house with only girls! No man is drooling over my bed while I sleep! A full bath and books to read! Sign me up!" (Kat)

"Ok! Give Emma the guild card again. How much mar do you ?" (Rory)

"I have 161 mar. Why?" (Kat)

"That's a good start. How high is your inventory?" (Rory)

"It's at 100." (Kat)

"That's high for a huntress. You know magic spells?" (Emma)

"Even though I am an Elf, I don't know anything about magic. I wish I did." (Kat)

"You brought that up. Some stupid people came up with the idea that Elves are only good with magic. All species are the same. We can strive to be anything we want." (Rory)

"I can agree to what you say to one point. I met this girl with breasts this big. She would knock herself out if she ran. The weight of them would kill my back. She couldn't do what a small breast girl could do. The race may not have to do with anything, but body structure does. That's my opinion." (Kat)

"I have never seen anyone that big. I thought boobs could never grow bigger than Sophia's. (She was saying it while holding her A cup chest.)" (Emma)

"Neither did I. Poor girl, her back must hurt by the end of the day." (Rory)

"I agree. I'm just glad for only have a c cup." (Kat)

"What is a c cup? Is that a drink?"(Rory)

"Haha, no. You got a paper and something to write?"(Kat

"Yes, here."(Rory)

"First, you measure your chest below the breast. Then measure the chest above the breast. {Thank God I listened to the preaching my mother gave me.}

Then you subtract one from the other. The leftover amount directs you to your cup size; AA=10-11cm, A=12-13cm, B=14-15cm, C=16-17cm, D=18-19cm. You get the idea. The last I checked, I was a C. Things change in life, I might go up or down."(Kat)

"Interesting, I got to check it when I get back home."(Rory)

"Here is 100 mar. Do you have a map of the town that can show where the house location?" (Kat)

"Yes, this is the town. The house is outside of the town walls. There are few farm houses over here. The one closest to the forest is the branch house." (Rory)

"In this town, there should be a clothing shop. Where's, is the location of one that I can spend 60 mar for a set of indoor clothing? I also need personal things like bathing supplies." (Kat)

"Don't worry about bathing supplies. For clothing, it would be Martha's textile shop. Show your guild card, and she'll take good care of you. Just tell her how much you want to spend." (Rory)

"Thank you. I'm going." (Kat)