Lisa walked into the tavern where she had a room in and found it packed, not with regular B or A rank adventurers but from several of the new otherworlders. It took her a few minutes to find a table alone before getting her order of food filled. As she waited for her stew a group of three came in and gets directed to her table. Two women and a man. She only sighed to herself accepting the situation.

  “ Hey, it’s a catgirl, I wonder if she will let me touch her ears.”

  Lisa gives the girl the stink eye.

  “ I am right here you know.”

  “ Sorry, can I touch your ears?”

  Lisa became more annoyed but paused as the server came to her table with her food and drink. After the server left she sighed and pulled out her guild tag.

  “ Oh, you’re a B rank? You are alone, right? Care to join our group?”

  Lisa looked at the other girl who seemed more aware than the other.

  “ No, and when an adventurer of a higher rank flashes their badge, that usually means you are annoying them.”

  Left unsaid was that meant the lower ranks were meant to leave too. Clearly, the three did not take the hint or had no other options. Of how there was not a free seat anywhere, she took it as the second option.

  “ Neat tip, anything else you can teach us?”

  Lisa rolled her eyes before taking another look at the three. She realized in that moment these were like a couple of beginners but not tainted by the current culture of adventurers. In fact, she began to quickly realize that they would likely reach her rank in the next couple of months instead of the years it took her.

  “ Well, I have a bunch, but nothing appropriate for your levels. What are your level fives?”

  The three looked at eachother a bit nervous.

  “ We were told never to reveal our levels.”

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  Lisa nods to this.

  “ Good, this tells me you are at least a a little educated. Many people associate strength with levels but there is more to it than that. Still, that does not stop idiots from making assumptions. Now, that I got a general idea of your strength, then I am going to tell you how to level like a child, because that is what you are in strength. You are going to go into the sewers and kill rats...”

  The girl that wanted to touch her ears stood up insulted.

  “ What? They stink and will ruin my brand-new armor.”

  Lisa pauses hearing this seeing many other adventurers and otherworlders looking at them.

  “ Oh yes, there are many other ways to level. Are you prepared to pay five hundred gold crowns? Because that is the current rate to boost an individual otherworlder to fifty.”

  The loudmouth woman opened her mouth to speak again but the man finally said something for the first time.

  “ Ashley, take a moment to look around.”

  Ashley instantly closes her mouth and looks at everyone staring at her and sheepishly slides back into her seat. Lisa watched her do this before looking at the other two.

  “ I am not sure who you are, but...”

  Lisa cut the man off by simply raising her guild badge.

  “ I am experienced adventurer with a respectable track record of completing missions. I became an adventurer when I was twelve when I was kicked out of the orphanage onto the streets. For years I crawled through those sewers just so I would grow stronger, strong enough so I can join a proper team. I spent many more years doing that until I could go solo. And I will say this, a solo is one rank stronger than their actual rank. The reason for that is because they take all the risks and come out on top.”

  Many of the proper adventurers cheared to this and one person from the other side of the room yelled something as it died down.

  “ You can come home with me anytime.”

  This caused those nearby to boo and throw food at the otherworlder remarker before everyone went back to their own meals. This means that freed up the server carrying the three otherworlders meals. Lisa took the opportunity to start her own. The four ate quietly but Lisa saw Ashley glaring at her the entire time. Which she did not care. As Lisa did not have any other plans for the night she ate more slowly while the other three ate theirs before she was halfway done with her own meal. It did not take long for the guy to excuse himself to drain the lizard and Ashley joined him.

  As soon as they were out the back Lisa quickly finished her food.

  “ Look, while they are out back to have fun...”

  “ How do you know they are having fun?”

  Lisa gave her a flat look for a moment before sighing.

  “ The crapper is out the front and three lots down on the left across the street. This place does not have public ones, only private ones, and the only rooms they rent are on the floors over this one. Now while they are away, I want to talk to you. You’re a virgin arn’t you?”

  The woman blinked surprised at this.

  “ No need to answer. It is as clear as day by how those untouchable pricks at the bar are staring at you that you are. If you do not know, then the most important unwritten rule is, if they are higher rank than you, then they can pretty much do anything to you while you are alone. I am betting the only reason why you are not being touched right now is because I am here. And before you ask, there use to be five of those pricks, When I was fifteen, just out of evolving into my animal characteristics, we did a job together. You see, I am a scout architect type by class. My first B rank team-up was with them. About halfway through a dungeon they could not hold themselves back anymore and forced themselves on me for hours on end. The next day I happened to miss fully disarming a trap, because of the fatigue you understand.”

  Lisa then stands and looks at the two flush lovers sneaking back into the tavern.

  “ My only advice for you, the best I can give, is don’t become adventurers. Become guards or mercenaries. Because unless you are strong enough to protect yourself from men like those two at the bar looking at you. They will break you.”

  Lisa then left her there as her friends arrived at the table. As she did she mumbled something about them being dead within a month.

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