Aren packed lightly.
One bag 🎒.One book 📘.One milk cup Mira bought for him 🥛.And the acceptance scroll.
That was it.
No speeches.No goodbyes.No unnecessary emotion.
The morning sun climbed over the guild walls ☀️.
Aren stepped toward the gate.
Ready.
Naturally—
The universe disagreed.
BOOM 💥
The guild doors slammed open.
A table flipped.Mugs crashed ☕.Everyone turned.
Lyris Vael'Thora stormed in.
Bow on her back 🏹.Hair tied tight.Eyes burning with rage, humiliation, and unfinished business 😡🔥.
She pointed at Aren.
"YOU!""HUMAN!""GIANT!""BARBARIAN!"
A deep breath.
"I DEMAND A REMATCH!"
The guild froze.
A fork hit the floor.
Bread dropped.
Mira vanished behind the counter 🐿️.
The old man pressed his fingers to his temples.
Aren turned.
Looked at Lyris.
Paused.
"…I can't fight you right now."
Lyris blinked.
"…What?"
Her eyes narrowed.
"Are you scared?"
"No."
"Then WHAT?!" 😡
Aren nodded slightly.
"I have a problem."
The guild leaned in.
Lyris frowned.
"What problem?"
Aren answered calmly—
Completely serious.
"On my last mission…"
"…a snake ate my egg."
Silence.
Not normal silence.
Absolute.
Reality-breaking silence 😶.
Someone stopped breathing.
A mug slipped.
Another shattered ☕💥.
One man fainted.
"…What?" Lyris whispered.
Aren repeated patiently—
"A snake ate my egg."
The guild detonated 💥😂.
"WHAT KIND OF EGG?!""WHEN DID HE GET AN EGG?!""HOW BIG WAS IT?!""HE HAD AN EGG?!""IS HE A FATHER?!""IS HE A DRAGON?!" 🐉"IS THIS WHY HE DRINKS MILK?!" 🥛"IS HE EVEN HUMAN?!"
Mira shot up, red-faced 😳🔥.
"I WAS NOT HIDING HIS CHILD!!STOP ASKING THAT!!!"
The old man covered his face.
"…Why…"
"…why are you like this…"
Lyris stared at Aren.
"…Your… egg?"
Aren nodded.
"Big one."
The guild lost all remaining sanity.
"BIG?!""DID IT MOVE?!""DID IT TALK?!""DID IT CALL HIM FATHER?!""IS IT STILL ALIVE?!""IS THIS HOW MONSTERS ARE MADE?!"
Mira screamed:
"STOP CONNECTING EVERYTHING TO THE EGG!!!" 😭
Lyris stomped forward.
"This is ridiculous!"
"You can't just say that and leave!"
Aren nodded thoughtfully.
"That's why I need to deal with the snake."
She froze.
Opened her mouth.
Closed it.
Opened it again.
"…You're serious?" 😨
"Yes."
"Your egg… was eaten?"
"Yes."
She pointed at him like he was a criminal 🫵.
"THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!"
Aren shrugged.
"Neither are you."
Silence.
Then—
The guild exploded again 😂🔥.
Someone fell off a chair.Someone started clapping.Someone yelled, "HE GOT HER AGAIN!"
The old man stepped forward.
"Enough!"
Silence snapped back.
"Aren is leaving for the Academy."
He turned to Lyris.
"If you want your rematch…"
She crossed her arms.
"I'll get it."
Her eyes locked onto Aren.
"And next time…"
"…I won't lose."
Aren adjusted his bag.
Started walking 🚶♂️.
"DON'T WAKE MORE MONSTERS!" someone yelled.
"BRING THE EGG NEXT TIME!" another shouted.
"NO!!" Mira screamed.
"DO NOT BRING THE EGG!!!" 😭
Lyris pointed after him.
"This isn't over, GIANT!"
Aren didn't look back.
"It never is."
He walked out of the guild.
Behind him—
Chaos.
Arguments.
Theories.
Madness.
"What kind of egg was it?!""Could it hatch?!""Was it a dragon?!" 🐉"Is milk related?!" 🥛
And Lyris—
stood frozen.
Angry.
Confused.
Destroyed.
🤯
Far away—
In some unlucky part of the world—
A snake slithered.
Unaware.
That it had just made the worst mistake of its life 🐍💀.