The power of a Title

'W-what?!' The receptionist flinches as he sees Seirai's power.

While physical strength is looked down upon by the public, every guild member knows the danger of fighting a martial artist, or warrior.

While it isn't as fancy as massive spells, that does not make it any less terrifying in a fight.

"Well miss.. It is safe to say you pass.. Alright bring in the younger one." The receptionist says.

"Alright," Seirai says. 'Damn… I have grown so powerful… just by having a title?'

"Is it my turn?!" Modri shouts in excitement.

"Yes. Do your best, and give them hell!" Seirai smiles.

"Ok!"

Modri walks into the arena and a woman with a large staff walks into the arena.

'I wonder… This boy's mother was quite powerful for a new adventurer.. I wonder if he will follow suit…' The receptionist thinks

"Am I meant to fight a child?" The woman sighs in annoyance.

"Miss Ryna, please do not look down on possible recruits." The receptionist responds.

"Fine… But it could be dangerous for him… One hit and he could be seriously hurt." Ryna smiles.

"Ma'am, You would have to actually hit me first!" Modri grins.

"Fair point… You may regret that though!" Ryna shouts.

"Gem shard wave!"

Dozens of shards begin to swarm at Modri at extreme speed.

'Uh-oh!' Modri thinks, but with pure instinct alone, he begins to dodge the shards effortlessly.

"Wind walk!" Modri yells.

His speed increases dramatically, and he begins to sprint across the air for a split second, getting behind Ryna.

"How?! Elegant wall!" Ryna says, summoning a large wall made out of gems, separates her from Modri.

'Wow! I used to be completely out of mana after using wind walk! I feel almost fine!'

"Earth Swim!"

Modri begins to sprint through the earth as if it were air, running beneath the wall, then breaking out beneath Ryna.

"Grr! Shard blast!"

A small ball of gems forms in front of her before bursting.

'I can't dodge this!' Modri flinches, but when the shards hit him, they barely even leave a mark.

'Amazing!' The receptionist thinks, as he sees Modri in action.

Modri punches Ryna in the stomach, then the face sending her crashing back into her own wall.

"Ughhh!" Ryna coughs as she falls to one knee

"Didn't your mother tell you not to hit a lady?!" She shouts.

"Nope! Why would I care if you were a woman? I will hit a man and a woman just as hard!" Modri smiles.

Modri exits the Arena, then sits with her mother.

"I won! I am so strong!!" Modri yells in excitement.

"Yeah! Thanks to Lord Kaine we are so strong now!" Seirai responds.

"Who is Kaine?" A man asks as he walks up. He is wearing a suit and has bright red hair, and a small beard.

"Oh! Where are my manners! I am Grantal Rubel. The Guild master of the ruby shield."

"Hello there sir, sorry for not noticing you. And Kaine is our Lord." Seirai responds.

"Hm? I have never heard of him, Is he sponsoring you?" Grantal asks.

"I guess you could say that. But he has also saved us twice, and is the strongest man I have ever met." Seirai replies.

"Strong? Then why not join a guild himself…? No matter, I won't judge the decisions of a stranger." Grantal says,

"Either way, I am here to congratulate you both for passing, and joining the guild. I have heard that you two are very promising recruits."

"Yeah! Thanks to our Lord's blessing we are far stronger than we used to be!" Modri yells with a massive grin.

"For now you can only take lower rank missions for safety reasons, but if what I have heard is true, you should grow in no time!" Grantal smiles as he walks off.

"Alright! What is our first mission gonna be?" Modri says.

"I don't know yet, let's go look at the options."

As they walk up to a large board, they begin to look through 1 Star missions.

"Alright.. We should rule out any missions that aren't able to help us gain popularity… Oh? This group of bandits has been terrorizing a local settlement…" Seirai says.

"Okay!" Modri responds.

"Let's go!" Seirai says.

*****

After walking for a couple of hours through the large forest, they come across a small town, with less than well trained guards.

As they enter the town they see many injured villagers, trying to patch each other up.

"H-Hello there." An older man says as he walks up.

"Hi, We are from a guild, sent to help you with your bandit infestation." Seirai smiles.

"Oh thank the primus! We have been asking for weeks now with no response…"

"Do you know when they will show up next?" Modri asks.

"Yes.. They tend to come every two days or so. Meaning they will probably be here tomorrow… We haven't even recovered from the last one…" the old man sighs.

"Don't you worry, in the name of our great lord Kaine, we shall keep you all safe!" Seirai yells.

*****

After class finishes Ray stands up and walks up to Geril.

"Hey teach, do you know when my first match will be?" Ray asks.

"In two weeks, until then I suggest you prepare yourself for it." Geril responds nonchalantly.

"Do you know who my opponent will be?" Ray asks.

"No clue, it is randomized the day of the fight to prevent preparation, and countermeasures suited to one person.

Seeing as how it would alter your growth to be geared towards a particular opponent. Stunting it in other areas." Geril replies.

"Very well." Ray says as he walks away.

As he walks out, he heads towards the alchemy classroom in the 7th tower.

*****

As he enters, he sees Menrea Lidio, the teacher of the class.

"Oh? A new student interested in the art of alchemy?!" She says.

'Shit… She is a fanatic.'

"Uhm. Sort of, I was more interested in getting an appraisal for a potion." Ray replies

"Ah! No issue for me, allow me to inspect the potion!' Menrea says.

Ray pulls out a potion, the exact same type as the one he gave Seirai and Modri.

Menrea begins to inspect the potion closely.

'What is this?! This seems to have rudimentary ingredients that should barely make a lesser potion.. But the effects of this seem to be a common, if not greater potion!'

"This potion is quite a shock! I would place it as a higher-tier common potion, at least worth 8 silver a potion!" Menrea shouts.

"Thank you for your help." Ray says as he takes the potion back.

'Good.. I could use these to fund my future endeavors…'