A Cryptic Reminder

I was still munching on my cookie while walking towards my family mansion.

'Damn, that girl was really nice huh? Is this some kind of marketing tactic for me to join her guild?'

It was quite possible she had approached me, not out of goodwill, but under the pretence that I would become subconsciously attracted to join the guild.

And it damn well was working.

'The Ivory guild huh... I think I remember that from the game... Wait a minute-'

I stopped in my tracks under the sudden realisation of something that I should have connected to since the beginning.

'Didn't that girl say her father was the owner of the guild?'

[That is correct.]

'And the guild is called "The Ivory Guild"?'

[That is correct.]

'No way... In the future, the Ivory Guild is one of the most powerful guilds in Venir!'

Maybe I was a bit too hungry to remember, but back in 'WOV', the Ivory Guild belonged to 'Luke Wallace', a genius NPC, who was strong enough to take down a dragon singlehandedly.

That was the power of an 'SS class' NPC.

Luke's Guild was a place where players in 'WOV' would frequently visit for quests and also happened to be a guild that wasn't under the grasp of the Atios Association.

The Ivory Guild was also a place that I didn't fail to go to so that my character would become stronger.

Right now, I would estimate that he is still around S class, which right now was considered to be mediocre in the fierce Guild competition for power.

This also explained why the girl was trying to push people to join the current small guild.

'I don't remember 'Luke Wallace' having a daughter in the game, so this was probably why I didn't notice her at the beginning.'

That said, the girl did have a certain resemblance to Luke, since he had the same black hair, but had yellow eyes instead.

'Hmm, I kinda want to see Luke in real life now, so I might consider joining the Ivory Guild.'

[Host, the Akashic Record has sent a message for you.]

'The Akashic Record?'

[Would you like to listen?]

It was quite strange that I had received a random message at that moment, but since I was still walking with nothing to do except think, I accepted the voice message.

{ Hello Cole, or should I say Vincent now~ }

The Akashic Records had a voice that was neither manly nor womanly. But it was clear and concise.

{ I am sure that you have been briefed by the System already, but I would like to remind you of your goal. }

The voice seemed friendly and familiar, unlike the voice of the System.

But then its voice turned stone cold, abruptly sending shivers down my spine.

{ You must attain world domination. Becoming the king of all kings. }

This cold reminder sent my brain into a frenzy, making my body feel that there was someone in a higher dimension speaking to me.

My pupils dilated in fear at the thought that I could be a mere insect right now, however, not soon after, its voice returned back into the tone it had been speaking in.

{ That said, you are not allowed to join a guild under the leadership of someone else. If you really want to, you can start your own guild under your name. However, fail to become powerful, and your mission will be failed. }

Just how did it know that I planned to join a guild? Was it always watching me?

{ And if your mission is failed, your purpose becomes non-existent, and you will be deleted accordingly. }

And now I just had a huge boulder of pressure placed on my shoulders.

{ I should remind you that currently, your existence is a huge anomaly in this world, so I hope you do not fail to meet my expectations~ }

The voice had a peculiarly friendly but mocking tone, like the thing behind it was smiling without it reaching its eyes.

[That is the end of the message.]

'Holy shit.'

A huge storm had just passed nonchalantly, making me question my existence within a matter of a few seconds.

'My life only has one purpose being here. So... what happens if I die now? Will I get reincarnated into a new world?'

I could no longer trust my being, questioning that the phenomenon that I experienced before coming here was actually death.

I had long finished my cookie while thinking, and now I was staring into the sky as I followed the path onwards.

[Host, you have reached your destination.]

******

{Alex Detrimont's POV}

"ALEX!!! COME DOWN FOR LUNCH ALREADY!"

"Alright mum, just give me a sec!"

I had just taken a shower after waking up late since I may or may not have spent the whole night testing out samples of the herb yesterday.

While I was brushing my teeth, I was casually scrolling through some notifications from my phone.

'Hmm... Today, maybe I will try to see what happens if I increase the concentration of the herbs I got yesterday in some offensive potion or something...'

"HHUUBBBB!!???"

I had just seen some news that caused me to spit out my toothpaste.

Closing my phone so that I could save the article, I quickly finished brushing and put on some clothes so that I could go downstairs.

As I was partway down the stairs, I asked my mum,

"Mum, you know about the Dracyian family right?"

"Uhuh~ who doesn't?"

My dad was also sitting at the dining table, reading a newspaper as he waited for the food to be served.

I was the only child in my family, so I received a lot of love from my parents who supported me with my hobby.

"Son, have you found a girlfriend yet?"

"A GIRLFRIEND!? Dad, I told you that I will get one once I finish my time at the Academy!"

"Tch, what a waste of my good looks..."

"A waste!? I have rejected countless girls before though!"

Realising that I have digressed, I came back to the point.

"No, anyway, yesterday, I made friends with the child of the Dracyian family!"

My mum turned her head from the cooker and looked at me with curiosity.

"Who?"

"Vincent Dracyian."

"Oh, that kid. He isn't that special though."

My mum's face turned from curiosity back to boredom, as she continued her cooking with a look of dissatisfaction.

"Now wait, he has changed though. Like, he is really cool!"

"Uhuh~ right..."

"Yeah. Well, guess what was on the news this morning."

I shoved the article in her face, and her eyes started to widen in surprise.

"Holy moly. Isn't this really big?"

"Mhmm, I'm guessing Vincent is gonna be elated!"

On the phone, the article that I had sent to Vincent as soon as I had seen it read...

「 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚...

𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆... 」