Evening After

 "Well then, I cannot teach you anymore. Alchemy is all about practicing so if you want to be better, you need to continue performing it. But with your talent, I say you can raise your rank to Grade 4 or maybe even 5 in a short time.

 As of now, you need to get used to doing it before you can try to make higher-grade potions or pills," the alchemist advised him. Ryker just nodded, after all, he had no knowledge regarding how one improves in their profession after all.

 "Of course, getting some pointers would make your progress even faster but it depends on how good the teacher really is. I'm not really good of a teacher so it's hard for me to teach you especially after you are already able to do the more advanced technique," he told Ryker.

 "Hmmm, what else did I forget? Oh right, you can get registered as an alchemist in the Craftsman Alliance. The benefit of joining it is you can sell any potions or pills you created for money without worrying about getting cheated on.

 The Craftsman Alliance also put up commissions so the alchemists had some other ways to earn money for their daily lives and further their study of alchemy. Becoming an official member of the Craftsman Alliance also gives you a better chance to build a connection with a lot of powerful people.

 So, joining the Craftsman Alliance would be good for you," hearing how the man tried to persuade him to join, Ryker didn't know whether to laugh or cry. To hear the man changing from an alchemist to something more like a seller trying to sell their product is a bit... shocking.

Nevertheless, he has no reason to not join in. "Sure, where do I sign in?"

-x-

 The alchemist led him to the receptionist before helping him sign the document. Because it was just registering to become an alchemist and a low-level one, it was not a big deal. The entire process was finished very quickly.

 Very soon, he exited the building with a token, the alchemist token, and some books about alchemy along with several recipes. Most of them are for Grade 1 pills and potions, with 3 being Grade 2.

 With this, he could continue his study in alchemy, even if it will be something more of a side job and mostly be for making pills and potions for his group while occasionally selling them to others.

 He wondered how the others were doing. Well, he should just check on them.

-x-

 As he entered the arena, he got in time to see Ina's fight. With his strength, he could see Ina's opponent is one minor realm above her, which isn't much of a big deal for her. Not to mention, her opponent isn't all that skilled, making the match end very quickly.

 "Looks like the lady showed why she is not to be messed with! What a beatdown. Looks like there is another foe downed by the Black Spear," Ryker's mouth twitched and formed into an amused smile. 

 "Black Spear, huh? Looks like she got herself a nickname," Ryker said to himself, finding the situation amusing. 

 However, it seemed her fight was the last one for the people in their group as Ryker could see them making their way to the counter and collecting their earnings. 

 "Oh," Ryker's brows rose as he saw how they took out a large amount of money before giving it to them. He decided to go to them, quickly. After all, there is no telling if people, especially men, will surround them given the chance. After all, they are all great beauties.

 He easily made his way next to them, prompting some of the surrounding people to look at him weirdly.

 "Those he thinks those women are someone you can get close to?"

 "Maybe he didn't know about their reputation and just came to them because of how pretty they look."

 "Haha, behind those pretty faces are very scary demons, I almost lost my junior because of how I flirted with one of them, making the one I face come at me full force,"

 "Suck to be you. Especially when they are strong enough to beat people with higher cultivation than them,"

 All of the gossiping and talking between them was stopped when Ina jumped at Ryker, who shook his head at her public display of affection.

 "What?! They didn't do anything to the man!"

 "Maybe they are slut, after all,"

 "Shhh, pipe down! If they heard you, you would be the one get beaten up,"

 "Maybe they knew each other," 

 As the people around them made some speculation, some of their admirers couldn't stand that this young man was getting close to their idols.

 "Hey! Get away from the- "Whatever that person wanted to say was stopped when Rykee gave him a glare while letting out a small portion of his power.

The other man froze, prompting the rest to look at him in shock. Not seeing nor caring for the new stares, Ryker quickly gets them to their inns, wondering in his mind how they earned so much.

-x-

By the time they reached their room, Ryker got the full story from them. They seem to bet on themselves, which is something that is allowed by the arena. They especially increase their bets when facing opponents a minor realm stronger as the odds are against them, which makes their returns a lot more profitable.

 He shook his head, as he opened the door. He does wonder how his siblings are doing. He do hope there is nothing weird happened while they were gone. When the door was slightly ajar, a streak of white crashed towards him, almost knocking him down if not for his strength.

 He held the white thing, revealing Ezekial who flashed him a smile. "Big brother," he said before he tried to remove himself from Ryker's grip. Ryker quickly released him, making the boy run back to their inn's room.

 He followed suit, before coming to an interesting sight. It seems his siblings are playing, with the four eldest leading their teammates, which consists of two of the eight younger ones.

 As for Rina and Ariana, they are watching it with both amusement and vigilance, Rina being the latter while Ariana is the former, judging from how much she is laughing. Naturally, their fighting stopped when they spotted him.

 Before long, they surrounded their eldest brother, asking him questions. Mostly about his days with some of the adventurers he had. He quickly told them what he had done that day. 

 By the time he finished telling his story, the food was already prepared. After cleaning up, they quickly went and had dinner.