I turned off the blaring alarm and sat dazed in bed for a while.

Mornings are tough without energy.

I wasn't like this before, but ever since my body changed, I've been feeling this way. Could it be low blood pressure?

With some difficulty, I got up and had leftover lunch from yesterday as breakfast.

After stopping by the bathroom, I went into my room, put on my gear, and logged into *Arcana Online*, where my loyal Yonyong greeted me.

“Kyuuu!”

“Did you sleep well?”

“Kyuung!”

I took out a mana stone, stretched, and packed up my stuff after getting up from bed.

It was time to set off.

I had to stop by the guild headquarters for a report and take care of a request.

Last night, Old Man Kraken had asked me for a favor.

He was worried because he hadn’t heard from his youngest daughter who had left home, and he wanted me to find out her whereabouts.

[You’ve received a quest.]

Investigate the whereabouts of the runaway youngest daughter.

Reward: Experience points, Favorability.

After finishing my preparations, I went outside, where a crowd of sirens awaited me.

The Siren Queen bowed her head to me, surprising me. The other sirens also bowed.

“Savior, thank you once again for rescuing our people. We sirens will accompany you on your path.”

[You have acquired a title.]

Companion of the Sirens.

With that, she handed me a marble.

[Map of the Commercial City of Talisah]

It looked like a marble, but it was actually a map.

When I activated it, a familiar voice came out.

[Starting route guidance.]

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The moment I set foot on land, I was overwhelmed with emotion.

How long has it been since I’ve been on solid ground?

My emotions only lasted a moment. I took a teleport scroll from my inventory, tore it, and with a flash of light, I arrived at Talisah, the commercial city.

Teleport scrolls can only be used for previously visited locations, and although they're expensive, they’re undoubtedly convenient.

“I'm here!”

I opened the door to the headquarters, but no one was there.

My voice echoed through the empty room, with no one in sight.

Did everyone go out on quests?

I threw myself onto the sofa in the living room, sinking into its soft cushions.

While I was playing around with Yonyong, the door opened, and Sasa nuna came in.

Her beast-like ears perked up, making me want to touch them at least once.

“Our youngest! When did you get here?”

“I just arrived.”

“Did you come early because you’re excited about the party tonight?”

“Huh? Party?”

We exchanged bewildered glances, and then Sasa nuna asked if I didn’t know.

What party was she talking about?

“Didn’t the leader tell you? She said she sent a message.”

“A message? I didn’t get any.”

After a moment of thought, Sasa nuna pulled out a messenger pigeon from her inventory and used it.

A reply from Rea nuna arrived shortly after.

“She says she sent it, so there must have been a mix-up. But since you made it back in time, it’s all good!”

Sasa nuna smiled brightly and ruffled my hair.

Even though we first met when she was stalking me, she’s really a nice nuna.

“But, youngest…”

At that moment, Sasa nuna looked at me with a serious expression.

“Why don’t you call me ‘unni’?”

“Uh, unni?”

“Why do you call me nuna!? Say it! Unni!”

Although she demanded I call her unni, I exercised my right to remain silent.

She kept pressuring me at first, but soon started pleading.

Just once, she begged, calling her “Sasa unni.”

“Sasa nuna is Sasa nuna!”

“What does that even mean!?”

“Explaining it would be unnunlike!”

“What does that mean!?”

Our conversation continued until Rea nuna returned, putting an end to it.

“Rea nuna! Sasa nuna is bullying me!”

“When did I!?”

Rea nuna smiled brightly as she drew her dual swords.

Seeing that, I yelped and ran away.

“If she bothers you again, just tell me.”

“Okay!”

This must be what it feels like to have a protector.

It’s reassuring.

But, more importantly, there’s a party tonight, right?

“What kind of party is it tonight?”

“It’s a regular gathering for bonding.”

Although our guild mainly focuses on individual activities, they hold these gatherings periodically to foster teamwork for joint activities.

As we set up the food from the marketplace for the party, guild members started arriving one by one.

Among them were two guild members I was meeting for the first time.

A nun with black hair, dressed like an assassin with a mask and enchanting ruby-like eyes.

Following behind her was an elderly man in knight’s attire.

I had never seen them before.

The masked nun stared at me intently before suddenly lifting me.

“Hello? My name’s Luna. Nice to meet you.”

“Hello. My name is Yuna.”

Luna nuna stared intently at me as I dangled awkwardly.

Fortunately, the elderly man stepped in to help me.

“Isn’t it uncomfortable for the new recruit?”

“Shut up, old man.”

“Who are you calling an old man!? Rather than respect, you resort to disrespectful words?”

“Tsk.”

As they bickered, I wished they’d put me down.

The elderly man, whose face had turned bright red, introduced himself as Richard.

“Feel free to call me Uncle.”

“Do you really want to hear that from someone your granddaughter’s age?”

“Then what should I be called?”

“Dentures, clack clack.”

Just as a sword fight seemed imminent, Rea nuna stepped in and mediated.

“Don’t worry about them; they’re always like this.”

Rea nuna snatched me from Luna nuna and set me down on the ground.

“Leader, that’s too much.”

“Do you think I do this because I like it!? I’ve told you before…”

“Really, will you keep this up in front of the new recruit?”

Now the three of them were arguing; it was chaos.

Thankfully, Rea nuna saved me from getting dragged in any further.

When I went back into the party area to finish the setup, I saw someone snacking on the food.

It was none other than that shirtless weirdo—Balak hyung.

“What are you doing, eating while we’re still setting up!?”

He glanced at me and then walked over with a donut.

What’s this?

“Huuu!”

“Now, the youngest is an accomplice too.”

He stuffed a donut in my mouth, whispering about me being his accomplice, like some sort of sinister mastermind.

A perverted, shirtless exhibitionist—what a shameless guy.

“Mmmph!!”

“Yeah, yeah, eat up.”

I tried to push his hands away and protest, but he kept feeding me until he saw Rea nuna’s dual swords behind me and dashed away.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m… so full…”

Rubbing my overstuffed belly from all the donuts, Rea nuna told me to rest.

As I sat on the sofa to catch my breath, guild members began gathering, starting with the returning Sasa nuna.

Guild Leader Cattleya.
Fighter Sasa.
Mage Hecate.
Berserker Balak.
Nun Aria.
Assassin Luna.
Knight Richard.
Summoner Yuna.

All eight members of the Frey Guild had gathered.

As Rea nuna raised a toast, we exchanged various stories.

“By the way, is discussing unique traits prohibited in this game?”

“Exactly! That’s why you were banned from your stream the other day, right?”

The game company is generally hands-off, but it strictly forbids any mention of unique traits.

If someone posts about it on the community, the post is deleted within a second, so unless you meet in person, you can’t discuss it.

“A unique trait is meant to remind everyone that each person is noble and special.”

“That’s why there’s only one grade for it.”

“What? There’s only one grade?”

Regular equipment has various grades, yet unique traits have only one grade?

“This much I can tell you. All players have the same trait grade. It’s EX.”

This was news to me.

Rea nuna explained that while there are countless people in the world, no two are exactly the same.

The game company even posted an announcement saying that all players, or “travelers,” are special, noble, and possess unlimited potential. How did I miss that?

I just… hadn’t read it.

“How each player utilizes their unique trait is entirely up to them.”

Listening to Rea nuna, I thought about it, and she’s right.

I used my unique trait to gain favor and strengthened it using mana stones.

Even a low-grade mana stone costs at least 100,000 won, and the price of a top-grade one is whatever people are willing to pay.

If I’d converted all that into cash, I could’ve built a few buildings by now.

Instead, I spent it all on monsters.

Saving monsters that suffer and, beyond that, creating a world where they can live peacefully.

A revolution will be necessary for that.

Sasa nuna smiled, asking me what my future plans were.

“I’ll wave the banner of revolution!”

Everyone was shocked at my words, then laughed it off as a joke.

But it wasn’t a joke.