THE HEROES ARIVE IN THE TOWN.

"Mama, i'll be going outside for bit, do you want buy something?"

"No dear, return before dark m'kay?"

"yes ma."

akiha today feels refreshed and full of energy, she often going outside to stroll or to chat with townfolk.

"Hey, akiha! how is it going?" ask the fruit vendor on the street.

"im doing good mister. How is today selling?"

"nothing much to say, but still doing great." 

he threw some apple to akiha "here some treat for you, thanks for yesterday."

akiha caught it effortlessly "thanks"

this kingdom have many kind of people inside, human, beastfolk, fairy and even spirit dwells in the streets. not many kingdom open for this many kind of people. this kingdom named malford kingdom.

"today is quite peaceful isn't it."

THE HERO SIDE.

"So it's malford, kingdom of peace." say a man with a sword on his hips side, and mighty appearance.

"judging from the entrance. this kingdom actually open for any kin of being as long it not desire to harm anyone." the guy that held a staff and a paper of map in his hands.

"so there is a possibilities i can found a cute maid cat girl here? oh boy, im so exited." the big bodied man shout excitedly.

"how about the race that known to eat people? like oni or vampire? do they live here too?" ask the girl with robe of a nun.

"from what i heard, yes. they accept all kind as long they want to live peacefully." the mage guy confirming the nun word.

"i think because it freedom, it has a strict rule to keep incidents for happening. so it's gonna be safe, perhaps." the hero say it yet he unsure about it.

"come on lad's, there's nothin to worry here, let's go to an inn and rest, while im going to search my future wife, hehee" the tank guy rushing the party to go inside already.

this is the hero party, it's now have four member.

 the heroic swordman, olga. He is a disciple of unknown swords master, he always wanted to end the reign of terror made by the demon lord. his family is a farmer who is a survivor in one of the demon lord attack.

the mage of thunder, evan. an expert in all round magic.  but his ultimate spell, thunder ballad, known to wiped an entire army of devils. he know how to talk to fairies and even persuading them to aid him in battle. he was almost dead in near of a cliff before saved by olga

 the unshaken mountain vatur. He is a man with easygoing personality and reliable. he once a hunter before joining the parties. he wrest with bear like a child play, and play tug of war againts giant for a event in his home land. olga and evan amazed by the man strength and charisma. so they scouted him in.

the holy nun, rosia. A white/holy magic user that work by bless. even so, she is quite skill with knive, she is in fact the church assassins before scouted by olga. she expert in interogation and healing magic. sometime she doing ranger job to scout the area. she almost kill olga in first met due miscommunication since she always make a quick decision thinking he is a enemy.

they are here to complete task by the king to slay a demon beast in the north of this city. it's located on the agnar dessert. 

since malford is quite close to the dessert, they stay here making their basecamp.

AKIHA SIDE 

it was evening now, she going to guild to see any mission to do. 

since anzuki say 'if you want pocket money, you must search it yourself' she is hustling to get some money for her own amusement.

"hmmm, this one pays good, but it was too far. how about this..." she mumbling on herself while looking around the pamflet on the mission board.

"Hello darling, searching some pocket money again today?" a tall and beauty figure appear from her behind.

"ah, miss monica. yes, i was thinking of some bit much money, do you have any reccomendation for solo quest?" akiha often doing solo quest since joining a party is a bother.

"my, let me see. how about hunting some scorpion in the dessert? this one pay good, and you can handle them, right?" monica show her a paper about giant scorpion subjugatiion quest.

"mmm it's not bad, alrighty then. im taking this quest, please." Akiha look satisfied with he recommendation. 

"i'll be departing tomorrow, see you later, miss."

THE HERO SIDE

it was night at the inn of the heroes party.

"meh, i found some cute cat girl, but they refuse to be a maid to hire." vatur looked kinda down, but everyone know he just trying to lighten the mood.

"i mean... who would accept a hiring request from shady and scary old man *scoff" said evan teasingly.

"what you say to me boy? wan't sum of these hands, huh?" even make a boxing gesture toward evan.

"bring it on old man!" he also mimicking vatur movement.

"what a match ahahah." rosia laugh at what happen in front of her.

"for real." said olga witnesing all that while laying in the bed.

"speaking of which, i think we already all prepared for tomorrow, better get some sleep and rest before that." say rosia while she fold her glasses and preparing to sleep.

"we already fight these creature a lot by now. but still, what are they though? demon infested monster?" evan ask these question so many times by now, yet no one know what to answer that for sure.

"my guesses still the same, i thing demon lord doing some naughty stuff to the monster girl, then boom these creature born." say vatur mindlessly saying these stuff in front of actual nun.

"so these are demon lord child, wow." said olga play along to this banter.

"guys, please. i must sleep, or i can't stop thinking about these creature now." rosie bit fluttered while facing the wall. 

"god! look, your follower thinking naughty stuff!" evan who notice rosie blush jokingly tease her.

"NO, IM NOT!" she clasped her hand to cover her blushing face again.

THE SUN HAS ARRIVED. 

AKIHA SIDE.

"Ma, i'll be going now, see you tomorrow!"

"Be safe Akiha! don't forgot to wash your hand before eat."

"aye, im going now." akiha then walk toward the dessert, holding a mace as big as her body. (*it was kanabo, typical oni weapon.) 

the people on the street near her house know akiha is going to do some quest and cheer on her. they also kinda amazed for a girl that small holding an giant iron mace like it feather weight.

since her mace is too big and heavy. she can't ride horse. so she decide to run toward her destination, without any physical enchantment or strengthening magic, she run almost as fast as horses, she might even faster if she not holding her mace.

THE HERO SIDE

"is everything good?" ask olga asking his party before they start the subjugation.

"all set, ready to go." , "no problem here mate, just me and my beloved axe.", "im already finished todays prayer and potion. im ready to go." evan, vatur and rosia answer with confidence.

"im ready too, now. let's beat some ass." olga lead the party forward... to rent a horse, since they just a human and one elf. evan is an elf, he is as old as vatur, 50 years old. yet he look like at his 20th.

this is the day where akiha encounter the hero parties, the main event where the journey of her againts the demon lord began.