YM778.TV Chapter 76: Chibi
For now, the Suzaku Guild will start the first phase as Alex prepares the rest. He also still needs to reach an agreement with the Hunter Association regarding the new cultivation method.
The way the Suzaku Guild operates will also change now.
In the past, they obtained artifacts and commissioned other researchers to develop a product, just like other top guilds. Meanwhile, the low and medium-sized ones usually just sell all their loot directly to the association.
The way the Suzaku Guild will work now is to give all the loot to the research division under Prof. Faerith.
As for the magic tools, they will be shared by the guild members who do the hunt. Other than this, the guild will also give them a fixed salary and gear based on their contribution to the guild.
Compared to this, other guilds usually pay a sign-up bonus, offer some monthly incentives, and then provide a percentage of every dungeon clear based on the contract.
The loot then becomes owned by the guild.
S-class ability users usually receive up to 60% of the reward, but for those A, B, or the lowest, C class, they can only get 20-30% at first, which will rise based on how long they have been with the guild.
A guild will never accept those with powers worse than C class.
This makes Suzaku operate very differently from other guilds. There are others that work in a similar manner, where they take all the loot and research it themselves, only giving a report to the association, but usually, this kind of guild is operated under a specific group or family where outsiders cannot join.
Only those from the family or who are scouted can enter.
Currently, in Alex\'s country, only three guilds operate like this: one from the one percenter Valhalla, and the other two guilds are made by families in the same class as Alex; Arcane Fury and Crimson Blades.
But all these guilds are just branches, so Emily is not worried about them.
It didn\'t take long for Emily to reach the building. She glanced around the parking lot and, not seeing Alex\'s car, she quickly made her way to the meeting area.
Entering the room, she saw three people already inside, Quartz and Olivia among them, both wearing smiles on their faces.
After the incident, both of them received numerous offers from other guilds but rejected them all. For them, the Suzaku Guild was not just a workplace but their home.
They heard from Emily that the guild would start again, so they didn\'t hesitate to rejoin. Quartz has black hair and a beautiful Middle Eastern face; her brown skin is smooth, but one can see a scar if one looks closely, stretching from her eye all the way to her cheek.
Rather than make her ugly, the scar, in a strange way, enhances her beauty. She is taller than Emily and Alex.
Sitting beside her is Olivia, with golden hair that curls at the tips and her golden eyes warmly greeting Emily.
Golden eyes are rare in Alex\'s world, but no one has found them strange since the advent of mana in the atmosphere. Not only do people get the ability, but some also get new hair and eye color.
Olivia\'s height often leads people to mistake her for a child. Her face is round and beautiful, but "cute" is the better word to describe her.
In contrast, a young man with silver hair sits opposite her, his expression cold, not even turning his gaze when Emily enters.
Everyone is familiar with his icy demeanor, and if anything, they feel pity for the young man, Zold.
As a child, Zold was separated from his family due to a Dungeon break. But, his fate took an even darker turn when he was kidnapped by dark hunters and trained as an assassin.
It took years until the Suzaku Guild succeeded in rescuing him. Not long after he was reunited with his father, they were separated again.
His mother died from stress during Zold\'s disappearance, and he also has a sister who was declared dead in the incident that separated him from his family.
If Alex were to read his backstory, despite the situation, he would chuckle inwardly, unable to help but compare him to a main character in a novel.
Now, what Zold lacks is just a system or "golden finger" to turn his life around, and in the future, he will meet his sister as a brainwashed villain and have a fight before finally reconciling.
But fortunately, Alex is not here; otherwise, Emily would read all his thoughts with one look at his expression and end up knocking him on the head.
Quartz stood up from her chair, then ran toward Emily and hugged her. "Long time no see, Emily. You look stronger now."
She then stepped back to take a better look at her face and let out a chuckle. "I still remember when you were a kid running around the guild office. Now, you\'ve already become a beautiful lady and even a hunter."
Emily smiled. "It\'s good to see you too, Aunt Quartz."
She had often played with both of them as a child. Turning to her other aunt, who was now shorter than her, she greeted, "Good to see you too, Aunt Chibi."
The word "chibi" made Olivia\'s veins pop, and she glared sternly at Quartz. "This is all because of you. I told you not to tell anyone about it!"
Quartz chuckled. "Hey, don\'t blame me. Every member of our guild knows you\'re called Chibi!"
"That\'s because you blurted it out! No one else would know if you hadn\'t said anything."
"Have you seen yourself in the mirror, Olivia? Do you think no one else would think the same thing?"
Seeing their interaction make Emily\'s heart warm, she said with a chuckle, "Both of you are still as close as ever."