Lost Raid Online

The Ten Oaths

(Part 1)
We followed Pixel to a tall building.
It looks like a company's HQ.
He opens the door.
Inside, there are a lot of players.

"What is this place?"(Royal)
"Welcome to Pyxel's Guild Base."(Pixel)
"Guild Base?"(Zelrc)
"Yes. You do know that there's Guild G, right?"(Pixel)
"Yeah."(Akira)
"Those G can be used to purchase a vacant building in Society to act as a base. Besides that, you can also use it to lend to members in case they are short on money."(Pixel)
"So, you mean it can also be used as a bank."(Yuki)
"Correct."(Pixel)
"Who are those people, Pixel?"(???)

It's a woman with long blonde hair.
She's carrying a staff.
I guess she's a mage.

"These guys came from another town. I would like to hear their story."(Pixel)
"I see. I have no objection."(???)
"Let me introduce. She's my Sub-Leader, Raven."(Pixel)
"Nice to meet you all."(Raven)

So she's the same as me.
She looks like a secretary rather than a Sub-Leader.

"This way."(Pixel)

We followed him to a tea-room.
It looks normal.
Wooden table and wooden chairs.

"Please sit down and have a cup of tea."(Pixel)
"So, what did you want to ask?"(Akira)
"I assume you're the Guild Leader."(Pixel)
"Yes. I'm Akira. The Guild Leader of Dark Wings."(Akira)
"Sub-leader. Zelrc."(Zelrc)
"I see. What I wanted to ask if there's anything unusual outside of this town. As you can see, we're pretty cooped up in here."(Pixel)

So even a large guild like this never tried to take a look at the outside world.

"My party members and I went to a dungeon together in the town of Brew. But that backfired and 1 of our members died. That caused fear in our guild."(Pixel)

I see.
So they challenged a dungeon and a member died.
It must have been hard.
I can't even imagine if one of us died.

"What was your level when you challenged the dungeon?"(Gamo)
"We were 6 at that time. Now me myself is Level 8."(Pixel)

Level 6...
That's when we fought the Dire Wolf.
So they challenged a dungeon when they were Lvl 6 and they only died 1 member.
We needed 7 Lvl 6 players to defeat a single boss....

"I see. I'm really sorry for your loss."(Akira)
"So, you guys are from?"(Pixel)
"We're from Trump."(Zelrc)
"Oh, that farming town."(Pixel)
"Yes."(All)
"How's the situation there?"(Pixel)
"Everything's quite peaceful. There are some strong monsters but it's not too dangerous except...."(Akira)
"Except what?"(Pixel)
"There's a field boss there. It's called Dire Wolf. It's HP is 1000."(Zelrc)
"A boss! And it's stronger than a dungeon boss! The boss I fought was a King Slime. It's HP is 480."(Pixel)

King Slime...
It sounds weak but slimes have a soft body and it's hard to attack.
And the fatigue from conquering a dungeon is quite severe.

"So everyone survived?"(Pixel)
"Yeah. There are some close calls but there are no deaths."(Akira)
"I see. May I ask what Level are you when you fought the boss?"(Pixel)
"The same as you guys, 6."(Clover)
"I see. You survived something incredible without any casualties."(Pixel)
"We're not that strong."(Akira)
"No, you are strong. Not from your levels, but your skills and cooperation."(Pixel)

Really?
I guess we are cooperative.
But I'm not sure about our skills...

"I have a suggestion for you guys."(Pixel)
"What is it?"(Gamo)
"Would you like to join me to mantain the order around here?"(Pixel)
"What do you mean?"(Kenzo)
"Tell me, what do you think about this game?"(Pixel)

What do we think?
Well...

"I think this game is crazy. Throwing people in a world where monsters live, this is just a massacre."(Gamo)
"I agree with him. We will die if we are not careful."(Yuki)
"I see. What about you guys?"(Pixel)
"I don't know. It's complicated."(Clover)
"Yeah, it happened too suddenly."(Royal)
"Yeah, we never actually thought about it."(Kenzo)
"There's a lot of people like you three, don't worry."(Pixel)
"So what about the leader and sub leader?"(Pixel)

Me?
Let's see....
I'm not as negative thinking as Gamo and Yuki....
I'm just thinking a ways to survive.
I do have my thoughts about everything.
But if you ask me what I think about this game....
I glanced at Akira.
He's thinking but his mouth is smiling.
Now that I think of it, me too.
I guess there's only an answer.

"I feel excited!"(Both)
"Haha, I guess there are guys like you too."(Pixel)
"Why? You can die any moment."(Yuki)
"I guess because it's interesting? To me, real life is boring."(Akira)
"Yeah. It's like a prison without fun. But here, there are monsters, magic and swords. There's nothing like to it."(Zelrc)
"You..."(Pixel)

I guess it's normal for gamers to think that...

"To me, I think it's just a lawless world where anything can happen. That's why I think we need to control it."(Pixel)
"So what's your idea?"(Royal)
"I discussed with 8 other guilds already. We will form a Co-op where we make laws for this world where everyone will cooperate."(Pixel)
"I see. And those guilds are?"(Kenzo)
"There are 3 guilds who are aiming to clear this game, one of them is the one who was monopolizing the field a few days ago. There are 3 guilds who try to survive by sticking together. I am one of them. Then, there are 3 who are big groups formed because they know each other with the internet or in real life."(Pixel)
"I see. So we're the last one."(Zelrc)
"Yes. Would you join us?"(Pixel)
"Of course. When will we be meeting?"(Akira)
"Tomorrow, at the Guild NPC."(Pixel)
"Alright."(Akira)

We stood up and prepared to leave.

"Oh, what will be this group called?"(Akira)
"It's called The Ten Oaths (十の盟約)."(Pixel)

Then, we left the building and rent some rooms in the inn.

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Author's Note
Yahallo!
For those who are looking forward to a battle scene.
I'm really sorry!
There will not be a battle scene for 2-4 chapters.
But pls look forward to it!
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