The next day...

Ace starts to leave at 6:00 am in the morning and head straight towards the country of Xentros.

Ace: *yawn* Maybe I left a little too early.

Julie: Tell me about it.

Ace: I don't know why you want to come with me on this trip.

Julie: You're a newbie to the guild, so as a fellow member, I will try my best to help you in this quest.

Ace: Well, I guess I have no choice. I do need your help, cuz' I don't freakin' know where the heck is Xentros.

Julie: It is pretty far, that is why were going to travel there via ship.

Ace suddenly looked uncomfortable.

Ace: D-Did you just said, ship?

Julie: Yes. Why?

Ace suddenly feels like he was gonna throw up.

Ace: I get seasick, that's why.

Julie: But traveling there via ship is way faster than to walk for a mile.

Ace: Sorry, I think I'm gonna throw up.

Julie: Don't be such a wuss. *grabs Ace's shirt* Come on!

Ace: W-wait a minute! I'm not ready!

***

Ace has no choice but to ride in a ship towards Xentros.

Ace(sick): I think I'm having second thoughts about accepting this mission.

Julie: So you're deciding to quit and let Max more desperate?

Ace: That's not what I meant. I didn't even know he had a terrible backstory.

Julie: I think so too.

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Yesterday...
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Ace: Sure, I will accept this mission. But I have 1 question.

Max: What is it?

Ace: What happened anyway... Why are you so desperate to put this two to justice.

Max: Well... I was once a member of a guild called Ogre Scythes. I have a lot of friends in that guild. The guild master there, was my father. We are always having fun in the guild. Until one day... those two criminals came and killed everyone I know in that guild, even my father. I got away, I was the only survivor. That's why, I beg you to take this quest. They suddenly bumped into me when I was going home from my mission. I must avenge my family! Please! Accept my request!

(End of backstory).

***

Julie: I guess we've successfully arrived to our destination.

Julie glanced at Ace. Ace was throwing up in the deck of the ship.

Julie: NYAHHH!! What are you doing?!

Ace wiped his mouth.

Ace: I couldn't hold it in any longer.

Julie(frustrated): You could've at least throw up when you have already leave the ship.

Ace: Nevermind that. Let's just focuse on the mission at hand.

***

Ace and Julie head straight towards town.

Julie: So how do you intend to find these criminals?

Ace: Just watch..

Julie was confused on what just Ace's said.

Ace walks up to a random person.

Ace shows the fliers to the person.

Ace: Umm.. Excuse me. Have you seen this people?

The person he talked to was terrified and ran away.

Ace: Hmm..? What's his problem?

Julie: Don't go and showing faces of that people in the fliers.

Ace: And why is that?

Julie stopped walking and glanced at Ace.

Julie: Don't you get it? They are criminals that attacks guilds. Why wouldn't they be afraid.

Ace suddenly had an idea.

Ace: That's it!

Julie: What?

Ace: If we can't find them, then we'll just have to lure them to us.

Julie: How? You don't mean...

Ace: Yup. We're going on a guild trip.

***
Ace and Julie are walking through the east side of the forest.

Julie: Are you sure we're going the right way?

Ace: Well, this is the place where a guild should probably be.

Julie(tired): Ace, can we take a rest... I'm tire-

She was interrupted when she bumped into Ace.

Julie: Hey, why did you stop.

She looks at what Ace is looking, she was surprised on what she just saw.

Ace: Looks like we're too late.

The guild that there where they're supposed to go was already been destroyed.

Julie: No way...

Ace: So this is the power of a guild hunter. Julie, look around for any survivors.

Julie: O-Okay!

They both split up and looked around for survivors of the destroyed guild.

***

While Julie is looking around for survivors, Ace is looking at the burned down guild.

Julie: This is terrible...

She saw a lot of corpse behind the guild's back.

Then all of the sudden, she heard a voice saying, "help me".

Julie followed the sound of the voice, and it led her to a survivor of the guild.

Julie: Are you okay?!

Person: T-They were here... the guild hunters...

Julie: What happened?

Person: It turn into a weapon and spews fire....

The survivor passed out...

Ace walks towards them.

Ace: Yup, no doubt about it.

Julie: What do you mean?

Ace picks up a piece of paper.

Ace: I guess we now know where their next target is...

Julie was surprised on what was written on the paper.

Julie: They're after our guild?!

Ace: Anyway, that we know where they are going, you should get back to the guild and warn Max and the others.

Julie: But, what about you?

Ace: I will track them down.

Julie(frustrated): How are you so sure that you can find them?! We can't be sure if they are already attacking the guild right now!

Ace pats Julie on the head.

Ace: Don't worry, I will. You take care of that survivor and take him to the medic in town and return to guild the immediately.

Julie: But..!

Ace: Just go! We can't waste any more time chit-chatting!

Julie was speechless on what Ace said and did what he ordered.

Julie glanced at Ace while she heads back to town.

Julie: Don't you dare die!

Ace: *grin* Who the hell do you think I am.

Julie dashed back to town while carrying the survivor.

Ace: Now then, I guess it's my turn to hunt down the hunters.

***
At Forashe forest... 30 miles before reaching Pixies Scale guild.

Gretel suddenly stopped walking.

Hansel: Hmm..? Is something wrong Gretel?

Gretel: It felt like we're in danger of dying, brother.

Hansel: Is that so?

Gretel: Looks like a god-like entity is hunting us down.

Hansel was speechless.

Hansel: Are you sure?

Gretel: *shook her head* Must be my imagination. Let's just move on.

They continued on walking, towards the Pixies Scale guild.

To be continued...