historical

Wain and Fosko walked to the secret tunnel for quite a long time until they reached an old wooden door that seemed like it could fall apart at any moment.

Creak.

Fosko opened the gate as, from the darkness, two pairs of green eyes approached them with emerald blades to their necks.

"Hey, guys, I think you're too tense." Fosko uttered with an awkward look as he held his hands up.

"Fosko...? What are you doing here...?" The girl with her long red hair asked. She, like Fosko, had cat ears and vertical pupils.

"Why shouldn't I be here? This is home!" Fosko uttered while shaking his head.

"But... You went to the Colosseum to find the right fighter, it's only been a few hours..." The girl with the rosebud on her head muttered as she took the blade away from Fosko's neck.

"Have you forgotten who I am? Here, this guy is the best option that could be!" Fosko exclaimed as he pointed at Wain with his hands.

"Hmm? Who's that? The Head didn't give permission to let any strangers into the base." Plant Girl frowned as she reached for Wain's mask.

Crackling.

Wain grabbed her hand, squeezed her wrist, and said, "If you take one more step in my direction, you can forget about your hand."

"What?! How dare you defy me?!" Plant Girl exclaimed as she swung her dagger to pierce Wain's neck.

Suddenly Fosko appeared between them as he stopped Wain's fist that was already in front of the girl's face.

"Wait a minute. We all need to calm down, we just got off on the wrong foot." Fosko smiled as he carefully removed the dagger from the girl's hands.

"But..." The girl tried to object, but Fosko put a finger to her mouth.

"My friend's name is Nameless, or rather that's his nickname, he won't reveal his name. I assure you he is exactly what we need, the Head will certainly approve of his candidacy. Moreover, you should visit the Colosseum, he's a real star." Fosko muttered with a calm look as he returned the girl's dagger.

"Are you sure?" Cat Girl asked in a wary manner.

"Absolutely. You know you can trust me." Fosko said, patting the girl on the shoulder and walking forward.

Wain followed him as he looked at Plant Girl with a grim look, so she shuddered with fear.

...

"Damn... Fosko as usual... Couldn't they have warned me beforehand? Moreover, what kind of frightening man is that?" Plant Girl muttered while rubbing her wrist.

"It's not our concern, we have to protect this entrance, but I think it'll be all right. Something tells me that if that dude wanted to go through us, he'd easily do it. The Head was just looking for someone like that." Cat Girl uttered as she closed the gate.

...

"I thought your Guild only had Beastfolks." Wain muttered while climbing the long stairs.

"Huh, I already told you, Dermin is a city where all races live, so there's no surprise in that." Fosko shrugged as he walked to the door.

"By the way, what is the name of your guild?"

"Didn't I tell you? We are the Green Cats!" Fosko exclaimed as he opened the door.

The first thing Wain saw was a massive green flag that hung on the wall with a picture of a cat in a hunting hat.

"Eh... I wish I'd stayed at the bar..." Wain sighed with regret before walking forward.

"You don't have to be so rude! I helped choose the design, by the way!" Fosko exclaimed.

A secret passage led to a deserted corridor in the old part of the building, but from here, there was a direct passage to the very top, to the office of the Guild Head.

On the way, they met several members of the guild, they were surprised to see Wain, but did not choose to ask Fosko about it.

"Well, here we are." Fosko said while holding his hands at his sides since he reached the big green door.

"Let's go, but I warn you, if I don't like the working conditions, don't even try to talk me into it." Wain uttered in a menacing voice.

"Of course. Don't worry, I'm sure everything will go well." Fosko shrugged as he opened the door.

Whooooooooosh.

Outside at once came the strong smell of cigarette smoke that was so much that it had no time to escape through the windows.

In the center of the room, in a massive chair, sat a woman with long blond hair, cat ears on her head, and green eyes, and her athletic body was covered by a massive crimson cloak of the wild beast hide while a massive cigar in her mouth emitted a cloud of smoke.

"Fosko? Why the fuck are you back?" Women uttered in a menacing voice.

"Skyla, you're as rude as ever." Fosko said in a careless manner as he jumped on the couch, "Meet Nameless, and he's the solution to our problem."

Skyla shifted her gaze to Wain as her pupils narrowed, and a powerful aura erupted from her that made part of the building shake, however Wain was not affected since he went inside as though everything was fine.

"Huh, not bad, he didn't even flinch." Skyla grinned, took out her cigarette, and asked, "But, why is he wearing that mask? Did you have to bring someone in here who's hiding?"

"Hey, why are you always disgruntled about everything?" Fosko frowned, "Is it so hard to just praise a perfectly done job?!"

"How annoying you are..." Skyla sighed as she shook her head, "Sometimes I think it was a mistake to start this Guild with you."

"Soon, we will be in charge in the eastern district, and Nameless will help us with that!" Fosko exclaimed as he pointed at Wain.

"Nameless... I heard about this an hour ago... Wait... Are you the Colosseum newbie that caused the commotion?" Skyla asked with a dazed look.

"Yeah, but this is getting annoying. What do you want me to do? Why did you bring me here?"