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Chapter Four: Blue Pegasus.
"You're in the Blue Pegasus guild?" Chrys asked in disbelief.
"Why are you so surprised?" Fudo replied grumpily as they travelled up a set of white stairs.
Thier conversation was soon interupted by a large, castle-like, wooden door with a broad, metal handle in the shape of a heart. As the two looked up, they saw the magnificent guild hall. The church-like building consisted of pink bricks and stain-glass windows. Two large, white angel wings hung proudly on either side and a large, turquoise dome stood at the top. The middle was fashioned with the emblem of the Blue pegasus guild on a silk flag.
"We're here," he smiled, showing off his pointed teeth. "Word of warning before we enter though..." Just as that was said, a bunch of people burst out the door, causing the two mages to leap back, avoiding any physical contact with the door, or the people.
"It's the new member! It's Karen's sister!" They screamed in delight. These were obviously her older sister's ex-fangirls. As soon as they had a chance to look at Chrys proberly, they noticed her shape-less, slim figure and her make-up-less face and slowed down thier pace to a stop.
"Erm... Hi." She greeted nervously.
"Oh... Hi," One of them said to break the awkwardness. "Hey, Fudo!" she then said, winking flirtatiously in the process. The other girls giggled and followed him into the guild hall with an unsure Chrys trailing behind.
The interior looked amazing. It resembled an elegant pub, it was adorned by rectangular tables with benches at both sides. Too bad she was too nervous to notice it. By the upper-left corner stood a bar, and standing next to it was none other than the guild master, Bob, who noticed the arrival of the new member and airily tip-toed across the floor tiles towards her. Fudo, however was nowhere to be seen.
"Well, Hello, darling! I'm Bob, the master here, you sure look like your sister!" He chuckled as he lifted his hand and positioned it next to his stubbly mouth.
"Let me show you around!" He cheered as he grabbed her hand.
"I suppose you want to see your room first, don't worry honey, I was going to take you there first anyway," he smiled with happy, kind eyes. "I love your bag! Heart Kreuz! I used to wear that brand alot back when I was a youngster."
"T-Thank you..." Chrys wasn't sure what else she could say.
"Aww, don't worry, you'll get used to the place sooner or later!" He laughed, repeating his signiture hand gesture.
They walked along the floor tiles and up onto the second floor. It looked much the same as the floor below alothough it was smaller and resembled more of a study. She could feel all the judgemental looks she was getting from her soon-to-be fellow guild members. They then turned left into a small halway with doors on either side. They ascended up the hallway, passing different rooms left and right until they got to number 766.
"Here's the key to your room!" Bob informed gleefully, "Wann'a take a look?"
He passed a shiny, pink key in her direction with the numbers '766' Engraved on the handle. The pale-haired mage lifted her hand to the keyhole and turned it. "Click."
The door opened with a creak. As Chrys gazed in she saw an ornate space, with an elaborately decorated pink ceiling and patterned floor tiles. An extravagant, single, pale blue bed, with curtains drapped over the sides was poised next to a stain glass window over-looking the forest. A wooden wardrobe covered the wall on the right and a matching study table lay on the left. Bob saw Chrys's face as she stared in awe.
"Gorgeous, isn't it?" He almost sang. "Unfortunately, it doesn't come without a fee."
"I'm.. Not.. Surprised.." Chrys stated as she was taking in her new surroundings.
"Well, I guess I should give you some time to adjust and then I'll show you how to use the request board!" Bob said energetically as he shut the door.
Chrys then sighed, relifed to finally be on her own. She let her bag fall off her shoulder and onto the hard tiles. She begun to unpack. Lifting everything into her elegant wardrobe, she began to think; Why did those girls suddenly stop talking to me? Am I ugly? What if it's because I'm nothing like my sister? Who knows. She hoped she would get accepted soon.
A few minutes later, a happy Bob lightly tapped on the door.
"Hey there!"
"Hi, Bob."
Once again, master Bob grabbed her hand dragged her off to a new location.
"Darling, this is the request board. Humans often post these when they need help with something. It is a mage's duty to take these for food and rent money. The cash reward varies depending on the task level. If it's a small job such as helping out in a shop, the pay isn't very high. However, If it consists of fighting monsters, the pay can last you about 3 months at a time. At the moment, you can only select jobs from this board. The second board is specifically for mages that have successfully passed thier S-class exam. I'm sure Karen told you all about that." Bob said with a reassuring grin. "Which job will it be?"
Next Chapter: Chrysanthemum's first job.