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In North of the South Elysium.

Banzoin Hakka and Josuiji Shinri have duties to investigate the Corrupt Beasts. Monster that kept appearing around safe farming field and scared new adventures away.

Regis Altare, leader of guild Tempus. Order them to find out what is happening so they will plan how to deal with it.

“This is disgusting” Hakka kills the last one of Corrupt Beasts and sighs “Why do they have white bone masks on their… bodies? I don't know what to say. But disgusting”

“That’s our job to find out” Shinri looked at broken bone mask lying on the sand “I don't like this dry and hot weather. Let's make it end quickly”

“Awww old man is crying”

“Haha. Let's go”

They kept killing Corrupt Beasts like it never ending appeared. They exhausted sometime but drank energy potions and kept going.

Until

“Oya Oya~? Who will steal our bounty, huh?”

Loud voice from afar made them stop walking.

A big red guy who wore black rope like he doesn't care about the weather. Stood on top of the sandpiles. Looked at them like found his new opponents.

“Jurard, look at their hands. They are infected and about to turn to Corrupt Beasts” A dark green guy with a big gun stood next to him. Looked at their hands and smiling “That will make a lot of big Big money”

Shinri felt that they are in danger. So he started talk to them.

“Hello! We are adventures and are trying to find out why is this monster invaded our land–”

“ ‘Our land’ they said” A guy with note and string on his cape giggled “Why are these monster always talks funny things”

“Who cares? Let's beat the shit out of them” A guy with broken mask and holding gaint big axe smiling

“Don't forget to take them and claim the prize”

Without warning. Strings appeared and wrapped around Hakka’s body. Made him unable to move anywhere.

“Shit. Shinri! Fall back and call Flayon for backup!”

“But–”

“Your can't cope with their weapons! Go! NOW!!!”

Shinri used a knife to cut the string that was about to wrap him and ran back to their guild direction. Picked up tools and sent text to their guild mate.

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At Tempus guild hall.

Machina X Flayon received a emergency text from Shinri so he took it to Altare with worried face

“What's wrong, Flayon?”

“Shinri sent SOS and says ‘ Dangerous guys here, Hakka got caught and damaged badly’ ”

“Get their last location and we will going, now!”

I hope they will be alright.

If this world has god. Please make them safe.

Or I will…

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Jurard T Rexford. Header of Armis, bounty hunter guild. Hold injured Hakka in his arm and dragged unconscious Shinri to his guildmate with a happy face.

“Don't make a face like that. You didn't do anything” Octavio the puppeteer, roll his eyes and wrapping string on their captive prey.

“Whaaat? Without me, you guys will not capture them this fast!”

“Nah. You annoyed them with your noise. We can catch them because of my attack and Octavio’s string” said, Crimzon Ruze the beast hunter put his axe by his side.

“Hah. Forgot it. But look at their hands. Why are blue and black? The black one has sharp nails! It will turn to Corrupt Beast someday.” Jurard used the tip of his gun to poked on Hakka’s hand “Disgusting. Let's take them to the guild before Corrupt Beasts around here attack–”

“Jurard! Watch out!!!”

Goldenbullet shouted out and shot at the sky. Light blue flicks the bullet out and moves to Jurard with speed more than Goldenbullet’s bullet.

“Wha-”

Jurard let Shinri out of his hand and brought his gun to protect himself from light blue-like-saber that was about to cut his neck.

“Let my guild mate go” Cold voice from the blue guy made Jurad shiver a bit.

“Hey-hey They are our prey! Don't steal them from us!”

Altare squinted his eyes. He jumped up and kicked Jurard’s head. This attack made him let Hakka on the other arm go.

“Aw. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU”

Jurade shot many bullets from his both guns with anger but Altare flicks them out. And fire the bullets back from his gunsaber. His expressionless but shine green eyes made Jurade felt uneasy.

“Hey! Don't fucking play around and help me!” Jurard shouted at his guildmate but…

“I bet on the blue guy” Octavio said with confident

“Why? Jurard look stronger than that blue guy”

“Look at him! He made Jurard fall back every each attack!”

“I bet on the blue guy too. He flick out my deadly bullet”

“YOU FUCKING BASTARDS!!!”

Jurard shouted with anger and got hit on his head again. He's about to run out of bullets and this blue guy kept attacking him without a single rest.

Heavy attack on saber.
Sharpshooter on gun.

Why the fuck is this guy have this much combat experience? Did he fight the demon king’s army before?

Jurard blanked out for a second and fell to the ground when Altare swept kick his legs.

The sand dust cloud made Jurard cough. The blue guy who stood over him. Looked at him with bloodlust shining green eyes.

Jurard’s instinct made the blue guy in front of him turn red. His hair, his eyes, even his armor

No.

Red is not from his hair and armor that changed.

But enemies bloodbath.

Jurard finally learned what fear is.

He raised both his hands without guns.

“OK OK OK I gave up. Take your guys back and do not come back here again”

The heavy atmosphere is out. The blue guy smiled like nothing happened.

“Oh, really? I appreciate it” Altare collected his gunsaber and looked at the sky. The red robot appeared and took Hakka and Shinri with robot hands

“That psychopath hero…” Flayon mumbled and brought his guildmate back to their guild hall.

His guild mates are going back. Altare sigh with relief and looked back at Jurard and his guild mates.

“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself! My name is Regis Altare. Leader of adventure guild, Tempus. Nice to meet you.”

He just attacked us like a typhoon of anger but now he acted like a nice guy. How psychopath he is. Jurard thought and grabbed Altare’s hand and stood up.

This guy is smaller than him but his demonic aura…what did he say? Adventure guild? Full of psychopaths like him?

“I am Jurad T Rexford. Leader of the Bounty Hunter guild, Armis.”

“Good, now…it's time to go back to my guild. See ya!”

Altare turned back and walked away. But suddenly stop and turn back again.

“I'll let you know something. If one of you ever lay hands on my guild mates again…”

He didn't finish his line, but tilted his head. And ran back to his guild direction.

After Altare left. The rest of Armis came to Jurard to make fun of him.

“He's really strong, aren't he?”

“Yeah… I just remember that I heard children in village told me that ‘There is a adventure guild leader appeared after demon king disappeared, rumor that he killed the demon king or he is the demon king himself but bored after rule demon world for years so he left demon realm and he founded adventure guild’”

“No wonder why he is strong like a demon…but Hey, Jurard. Why are you keeping silent? It's not like you at all!”

Ruze hitting Jurard's shoulder. He sweating like after took shower.

“Hey”

“What”

“I think I'm shitting myself”

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“As a doctor, I am not recommend you to send Hakka and Shinri to field for months”

“Doctor my ass. You're killing me, Axel”

Another normal day in the Tempus guild. Members bickering like before. Peaceful day like the first day Altare founded this guild.

“God damn, leader is really scary as shit when he get angry”

“I am not! Hakka you are so mean…”

“Thanks to him, we can get out of that situation without losing anything”

“Thank you, Shinri”

“But we heard something before get out to investigate” Hakka started

“Heard what?”

“About doppelganger thing”

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