Rentt Faina/History

## The Past

Rentt was born in a relatively small village, a place were he learned several skills like reading and writing, herb picking, and cooking simple meals, all in preparation for his life long pursuit of becoming a Mithril-class Adventurer, and it was in such village where he found and fixed the shrine that eventually lead to the local fearies blessing him with Divinity. He was unable of learning magecraft, however, since his village did not harbor any magic practitioner, but Rentt heard of the passing rumor of an old Goblin Mage that lived nearby, a monster greatly weakened by its age so he used the opportunity to come across the monster and take one of its offensive spells face on, since such was the only method available to him in order to successfully feel his innate reserves of Mana, the first step into becoming capable of weaving spells.

During Rentt's first year as an Adventurer, Rentt and a senior Adventurer noticed a young girl who just registered as an Adventurer and was going to travel the Azuul Forest. In order to prevent the girl's needless demise, both he and his senior concocted a scheme that would make Rentt the girl's travel companion to keep her safe and educate her in the necessary basic knowledge that Adventurers need.

Both transversed the forest where the difference in experience between himself and the girl was apparent, in both the location and harvest of medicinal herbs and the combat of monsters, thus the girl found herself learning from Rentt. It was after their return that the girl learned the truth about their scheme, and with time Rentt became the one who taught her more things about Adventuring, eventually developing a strong friendship.

Even though time made evident that Rentt held no real talent for Adventuring, the Guild never felt that he was a burden of any sort, since his habit of befriending and knocking good sense of morals into fresh Iron-class Adventurers ensured that the town of Maalt always had Adventurers of good character.

## Reborn as an Undead

Pondering what to do in his current situation, Rentt realized that he could use his new monster nature to achieve Existential Evolution in order to recover a more humanoid form, setting his current goal to evolving into a Ghoul. Being aware that absorbing the energy of other monsters will trigger the evolution he seeks, he went to hunt weak monsters in the labyrinth, not much later coming across a fellow Skeleton. Both he and his skeletal opponent were locked in a stalemate until Rentt used his Spirit energy to amplify his strength and crush his enemy's skull.

After his opponent's defeat, the Skeleton's energy was subsequently absorbed by Rentt's body, increasing his overall power albeit slightly. Rentt continued to hunt lesser monsters until he grew strong enough to challenge a Slime, looking for and finding the gelatinous monster and beating it in battle as well. After defeating several more Slimes Rentt took notice of his rapidly increasing strength, and it was after the defeat of many monsters more that Rentt's Skeletal body finally underwent the Existential Evolution he was aiming for, becoming a flesh-eating Ghoul.

Rentt noticed that he could now produce voice, but so far was little more than incoherent groans, thus realizing he needs to relearn how to speak. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of sword clashing, making him anxious to finally meet another Human being despite his current appearance as an Undead, thus managing to sneak in while remaining hidden towards the fellow Adventurer.  He saw an unknown young girl struggling against a Skeleton, a fresh Adventurer clearly under-equipped and inexperienced that was fighting a losing battle that would cost her life. After much internal debate, Rentt decided to step in and save the girl despite the risk to himself, using his newfound power to defeat the Skeleton in a single strike, displaying strength that surprised both the girl and himself.

The girl was nonetheless very frightened by Rentt's appearance and nature as a monster, and his attempts to communicate with half-roars and pitched moans did not help in the situation. Rentt pushed on regardless and finally managed to form coherent enough speech to reveal his identity as an Adventurer, finally making the girl understand he wasn't a mere monster. He wanted to secure her cooperation in his quest to return to Maalt, so Rentt explained her his situation the best he could, starting with his petition of procuring clothes to hide his appearance. After giving her the money he had to purchase said clothes, the girl thanked him for saving her life and introduced herself as Rina Rupaage, daughter of a Knight family and vows to repay his help. The girl then left the labyrinth, and Rentt began to wonder if she will remain true to her word or not, but decided that he should worry about it when that happens, thus deciding to increase his strength to be prepared for any event.

## Return to Maalt

Rentt continued to hunt monsters and take their energy for himself, becoming aware of how much stronger he is becoming now in comparison to how he was as a Human. He recognizes he now could nourish the strength he needs to become a Mithril-class Adventurer, but also wonders if he could continue to be an Adventurer at all. His thoughts were soon interrupted by the return of Rina, who returned with the clothes he asked for and other accessories to hide himself, including a hooded robe with long sleeves, gloves and a cursed metal mask to cover his mysterious face tattoos.

Rina suggested to return to Maalt together, since having another person with him will aid his cause. After some discussion, Rentt agrees with Rina and the two arrive at Maalt's western gates. The guarding soldier went through the traditional procedures before noticing Rentt's suspicious behavior and appearance, demanding he removes his mask. The mask's curse however worked for their benefit since it prevented the soldier from removing it and seeing his face, and after bluffing their way about Rentt's scars they were finally granted permission to cross Maalt's gates.

After their safe return to town, Rentt took the opportunity to thank Rina for all her help before swiftly fleeing the scene with all his speed and leaving her behind in order to keep her safe from being associated with a monster. Rentt nonetheless still needed Human aid, so he went his way to the house of his closest friend in Maalt Town, the abode of Lorraine Vivie. He attempted to knock her door, but to no response, so he just made his way in as he always does and found his friend sleeping in her furniture. He attempted to wake her gently, but it was his appearance what jolted her awake, thus making Rentt explain his entire situation to Lorraine. The two discussed the best course of action regarding Rentt's current predicament, including his desire but incapability to show up in the Adventurer's Guild to continue his work. Lorraine agrees to handle the official parts regarding the Guild in his stead, and in exchange Rentt will become a study subject for Lorraine's research around monsters and Existential Evolution.

A few days go by and Rentt decides that it is time to find himself new equipment, since his newfound strength has left his current weapon in a battered state. Thus, he decided to visit the local blacksmith the Three-Pronged Harpoon run by his acquaintance Clope. After confirming his order with Clope's wife Luka and filling the details with Clope himself regarding his nature as a thrice-blessed, Rentt is informed of the large fees and several days it would take to craft such a sword, so he is lent a temporal weapon by Clope and leaves half the price as a deposit.

## Back to the Labyrinth

A day after placing the order in the blacksmith, Rentt returns to the Labyrinth in order to properly map the new undiscovered area so he can have enough evidence about it before informing the Guild. During his trip, he comes across a weak man that nearly loses his life against the labyrinth's monsters, so he chooses to step in and save him, but soon regrets it since the man stubbornly follows him around. Rentt inquiries the man about why he continues to trail him, to which the man explains his restaurant's dire economic situation and his plan of earning money as an Adventurer despite his obvious weakness. Rentt decides to allow him to follow, since the man could win the money he needs if he is the one who reports the new undiscovered area to the Guild instead. While being on guard for a possible return of the Dragon he previously met, Rentt educates the man in basic knowledge and Adventuring skills so he can carry his weight a bit more during the expedition.

Finally reaching the area where Rentt became a Skeleton, the pair found nothing but an empty chamber, feeling slight disappointment at their journey, but they soon found a hidden doorway that took them to another seemingly empty chamber that harbored a teleporting magic cirle. Rentt was the only one who could perceive it, however, since his companion was blind to it and unknowingly stepped in and was teleported away to an unknown location. Feeling responsible, Rentt followed in to save the man, but would soon find such task difficult since the man he wanted to save was fatally wounded by none other than a Labyrinth Boss, the Giant Skeleton.

Rentt had no choice but to fight, since the Boss room was completely sealed and would not unseal itself until the Boss is defeated, thus Rentt fought against the Giant Skeleton with all his strength to no avail, so he was forced to use the holy power of Divinity at the cost of his borrowed and relatively feeble weapon in order to defeat the hidden Boss. After his victory, Rentt attended to the wounded man with his Divinity, healing his broken bones and stabilizing his condition. He waited until the man regained consciousness and explained him the situation, even showing him the valuable magic crystal recovered from the Boss' remains, a crystal that Rentt was willing to give away to the man so he could solve his financial troubles in exchange of his help. So Rentt can avoid exposing himself, the man would go to the Adventurer's Guild in Rentt's place, handling lesser jobs while Lorraine handles the greater jobs. The man accepts, and the two set off to leave the Labyrinth and return to Maalt.

## A New Evolution

Once in town, the man invited Rentt to his restaurant the Red Wyvern Pavilion and introduced him to his wife Isabel, who was at first suspicious of Rentt's kind actions towards her husband, but after both explained her the conditions of the deal she understood the situation and expressed her gratitude towards Rentt. After exchanging names with the man who introduced himself as Loris Cariello, Rentt decided to return to Lorraine's house, noticing that an inhuman desire to eat a human being was slowly increasing in his mind. He tried his best to dispel those thoughts to no avail, eventually succumbing to them by the time he returned to Lorraine's house. Rentt sneakily approached Lorraine and, losing his ability to think straight, sank his teeth into Lorraine's shoulder.

Lorraine endured the pain while Rentt continued to drink her blood and chew her flesh, relishing on the human taste until Lorraine used her magic to cast a fireball spell on Rentt to launch him away, immediately followed by a sleeping spell that made Rentt lose consciousness. He awoke a few hours later, feeling heavy and unable to clearly remember the events that transpired, so Lorraine explained to Rentt what had happened and assured him that she does not holds him accountable for it, labeling a mere accident. The two converse until Rentt notices the deep wound in Lorraine's shoulder and, since the wound was his doing, he uses his Divinity to fully heal the wound on Lorraine's shoulder, surprising Lorraine who has never been healed with Divinity before. Lorraine then noticed Rentt's mask and saw that it seemed somehow broken, lending him a nearby mirror to confirm his appearance, to which Rentt noticed not only the fact that his mask was misshapen, but that his body had skin.

Rentt analysed his body and discovered that most of his body was covered in human-looking skin, but his face remained Ghoulish in appearance, and after such thought the mask he was wearing altered its shape to what it originally looked like to cover his entire face. Both him and Lorraine reached the conclusion that his mask was a sentient item that could alter its shape to Rentt's will, but confirmed that it was still attached to his face. The conversation moved to Rentt's new body, his more fluid speech and more humanoid appearance suggested that he succeeded in achieving Existential Evolution, a statement Lorraine elaborates upon by explaining that by drinking her blood and eating her flesh, Rentt fulfilled the necessary requirements to become a Vampiric Thrall. The conversation then moved on to the topic of Existential Evolution itself, with the two exchanging ideas and conclusions when Lorraine suggested that Rentt should become an experimental subject for Lorraine's research, since her studies could benefit Rentt's quest of becoming a human-looking Vampire. The experiments would begin the next day, however, since Lorraine noticed how much has transpired and suggested that both her and Rentt should rest for the day.

The experiments of the next day revealed more information about Rentt's new Thrall body, confirming that curative potions and the like were effective on him despite his Undead nature, he could sustain himself on regular food instead of human flesh, though he could still ingest small amounts of blood to keep his impulses at bay, and that poisons and other forms of toxins were ineffective against him. With the experiments concluded, Rentt set off to the Three-Pronged Harpoon since his battle against the Giant Skeleton left his loaned weapon in a deteriorated state. Clope was obviously upset about the sword's state, but after Rentt explained him the circumstances Clope understood the situation and even allowed Rentt to borrow another loaner weapon. When he was exiting the smith he bumped with a knight in silver-white armor, a knight that, when noticed that Rentt was an Adventurer, asked information about a girl named Rina, someone whose physical description matches the same girl that aided Rentt time ago. Rentt requested to know the knight's identity, who introduced himself as Idoles Rogue, a member of the First Knightly Order and the older brother of the girl he is looking for, who should be going by the name of "Rina Rogue". Rentt denied to know anything about her, not willing to reveal information about Rina without her consent since he realized that she hid her last name because she doesn't want to be found. Idoles bid him farewell, and Rentt returned to Lorraine's abode to discuss his current plan of using his new human resemblance to personally go to the Guild, a plan that Lorraine objected to since his cloaked appearance would raise suspicions, instead suggesting that since Rentt Faina was somebody everybody knew, he should register once again, this time under an alias.

## Final Return to the Moon's Reflection

Rentt finally returned to the Adventurer's Guild after several days of absence, deciding to register himself once again as an Iron-class Adventurer under a new name. He made the registration as "Rentt Vivie" with none other than his friend Sheila, whom he told the manufactured story of being Lorraine's relative, thus also explaining why there has been a strange-looking man visiting Lorraine's abode. After his registration, he took an Orc hunting request despite Sheila's warnings, but decided to fulfill it later since Rentt still felt he should once again visit the secret chamber where he fought the Giant Skeleton, since he remembered a second teleporting magic circle that could lead even further inside the uncharted regions. Once returning there, Rentt stepped into the second circle to find himself teleported to an ancient room of sorts that seemed to be someone's living residence long ago. While searching for anything of value, Rentt was greeted by a mysterious individual who mistook him for a thief and attempted to execute him with magical fireballs. Rentt barely survived the first blast that burned his clothes to a crisp, exposing his Undead body for his attacker to see, whom after recognizing Rentt's body condition decided to stop her assault and apologize. His former attacker offered her garment to replace the one she burned, an offer Rentt felt had to accept, and in return for the trouble she caused him Rentt was gifted with an artifact called the Map of Akasha, a magic map that can instantly chart any labyrinth the user has traversed. Bidding him farewell, the mysterious woman used teleportation magic to warp Rentt away to the entrance of the Labyrinth.

Rentt decided to show the map to Lorraine in order to assess its value and capabilities, discovering that the map has greater capabilities than expected and could have a value on par with national treasures, with Rentt feeling satisfied with the trade. Despite the fact that the mysterious woman warned him not to report the uncharted section she resided in and to never return, Rentt still decided to once again go back to such section in order to have some answers from her, but as he returned to the labyrinth the next day he found out that the previously uncharted section was sealed and with no way to reach it again. Rentt then focused on the Orc hunting request he previously accepted, traveling after a long time to the Labyrinth of The New Moon to fulfill it, fighting and defeating multiple minor Monsters while going deeper through the lower levels of the Labyrinth where the Orcs reside. Since the job requested Orcish meat, Rentt slayed and dissected the flesh of the requested amount of Orcs before exiting the labyrinth, delivering the harvested meat to the Adventurer's Guild and returning to Lorraine's abode.

Lorraine was agitated, however, since Rentt used her family name as his own during his re-registration as an Adventurer without her consent, but Rentt explained her the current situation about the rumors of a man visiting her house, thus explaining why he is posing as a relative to avoid ill gossip around her. Lorraine was quick to understand and accept his reasoning, and the two continued to discuss current events, with Rentt stating that he is ready to once again take the test that will promote him again to a Bronze-class Adventurer.

## Bronze-class Adventurer Once Again

Rentt timely arrived to the Guild in order to begin the first part of the test which was a written exam, an exam that Rentt passed with full marks. The second part consisted of a practical quest requiring him to team up with fellow candidates to reach a certain point in the Labyrinth of New Moon, a quest that he would carry out alongside fellow Iron-class Adventurers Raiz Dunner and Laura Satii. The quest was weaved around many subtle traps set by the Guild to challenge Adventurers, but thanks to Rentt's experience the three were able to advance towards the designated area of the labyrinth despite the obstacles orchestrated by the Guild and opposing Adventurers that attempted to cull the competition. The three got close to the designated area which was past a Boss Room housing a Grand Slime, thus were forced to battle and defeat such monster in order to reach the designated area, a battle that the three could win with their combined teamwork.

Despite the traps that still lay in wait for them, Rentt and his companions reached the designated point, received recognition badges that would prove they passed the test, and returned to the Adventurer's Guild in Maalt Town. Having completed both the trials and being considered worthy of character, the three were successfully promoted to Bronze-class Adventurers, but after a short celebration they soon accepted that they would have to go on their separate ways. After bidding his temporal teammates farewell, Rentt was suddenly called out by Sheila, an expression of worry that was evident in her face filled Rentt with unease, but he nonetheless decided to answer her call and meet her in private.

Turns out Sheila figured out that Rentt Vivie is the same Rentt Faina she knows, and demanded answers from Rentt. However, fearing prosecution because of his Undead status Rentt remained cautious and refused to speak without having Sheila's promise of silence, to which Sheila decided to bind herself with a magically binding contract in order to gain his trust. Rentt was reluctant to accept her suggested penalties at breaking the contact, but nonetheless accepted Sheila's conditions and decided to explain his situation to her, starting by showing her his Undead body and then retelling the events that lead to his current condition, temporary shocking Sheila, but she soon reaffirmed her intention to aid Rentt however she could.

The two then visited Lorraine in order to inform her of the fact that Sheila is now privy to the current situation, to which Lorraine immediately starts a conversation in order to see if Sheila is trustworthy enough, using threats and intimidation tactics to make Sheila understand that their situation is deadly serious, but Sheila nonetheless understood the gravity of it and reassures her that she will be fully cooperative. The three then had dinner together and discussed the specifics of the magical contract that bonded both Rentt and Sheila to keep his nature a secret, arguing about hypothetical scenarios and how to handle them. Sheila then shifted their talk to an issue surrounding Rentt, revealing that the Guild suspects him to be the culprit of a recent case of the dissapearance of several new Adventurers, since being both an odd-looking individual and somebody who advanced through the ranks at such speed, Rentt is a victim of unsavory rumors and slander. They ultimately decide that is best if Rentt holds off going to the Labyrinths for some time, instead focusing on jobs that do not require expeditions to such places, and now that all current manners have been tended too, Rentt decided to visit Clope to retrieve his new weapon.

## Trip to Todds Village

At arriving to the blacksmith he found his new weapon completed, and decides to test its capabilities to handle his energies. In the test yard, Rentt infused and swung his blade with Mana, Spirit and Divinity, and also attempted to use the Fusion Arts of enchanting himself and his weapon with more than one energy at the same time, with such tests ending in devastating results. After more minor tests, Rentt exited the blacksmith and headed towards the Guild to look for any job that did not involves trips to the Labyrinths, but during his search he heard the desperate pleas of a youth from Todds Village that was in sorely need of aid, since the traditional festival of his village, the ceremonial offering of a maiden to the Lord of the Lake, went from being just a harmless custom to the literal sacrifice of the maidens' lives.

Rentt considered the situation and decided to visit Todds Village to save the sister of the youth, Amiris, from being sacrificed, but once arriving there Amiris herself was reluctant to accept Rentt's help, having decided to be a sacrifice willingly, but Rentt and Ryuntus where decided to save her, so they formulated a plan and decided that both Ryuntus and himself would be the escorts of Amiris during the Festival of Offering in order to directly confront the Lord of the Lake. After giving words of solace to Amiris and earning her trust, the three waited for the day of the offering and executed their scheme with no suspicions, successfully reaching the heart of the lake where the Lord resided without any issues, and after waiting for a while the Lord appeared, revealing itself to be no other than a high-level monster known as Kraken. Rentt reacted quickly and attacked the Kraken head on, dodging its attacks and even avoiding an unusual Fire Ball that the Kraken spew, and it was when Rentt landed a solid cut with his sword when they realized that the monster was no Kraken, rather a group of men in a water vessel using magic to cloak themselves into the shape of a Kraken, to which Rentt made quick work of them and knocked them unconscious.

After the incident they questioned the now captured perpetrators and found out that a group of merchants had set their sight on Todds Village and exploited their tradition to steal young maidens and sell them as slaves. Fortunately, the girls that they had captured so far where still held hostage, so they could return both Amiris and the kidnapped girls back to Todds Village, explaining the situation to the villagers who where grateful to Rentt and wanted to inform the Guild about his exploits, but Rentt did not wanted more unneeded attention towards himself thus he politely declined to take credit. He bid farewell to Ryuntus and Amiris and went straight back to Maalt so he could take proper official jobs again.

## Quest from the Orphanage

It was during his search for a job when Rentt noticed an odd request that gave a meager reward, a petition from the second orphanage of Maalt that requested the retrieval of a rare flower hard to find known as Dragon Blood Blossom. Though the reward was a simple bronze coin, Rentt felt that he could spare some charity to the local orphanage, so he visited the establishment to learn the details with the requester, an orphan girl named Alize who made the request to retrieve the flower so they can use it to create a cure for their caretaker the sister Lillian who is currently ill, and since she did not want to unnecessary worry sister Lillian, Alize made up the story of hiring an Adventurer to clean their monster-infested basement. Rentt and Alize discuss the details of the real request, reviewing the dangers of the location where the flowers can be found which is a poisonous swamp habiting a high-level reptilian monster known as the Tarasque.

Before Rentt could make his preparations, however, he decided to genuinely eliminate the monsters that plague the basement of the orphanage, which turned out to be the rat-like Puchi Suri that had nested in such basement. Rentt attempted to make quick work of the mouse monster with a small knife, but after a lethal cut the Puchi Suri jumped back at Rentt, to which Rentt responded with a heavy blow to the mouse's mouth. The punch landed his fist into the Puchi Suri's teeth, cutting his skin and making the mouse ingest his blood, which thanks to the Vampiric nature of his Thrall body it formed a master and servant connection with the small monster, thus creating a new obedient familiar for himself. However, Rentt could not explain to Alize that he used his Undead abilities to create a familiar, so he passed the event she just saw as a mere act of Beast Taming, the art of passing their will into a monster to control said monster. They decided to have the now docile Puchi Suri become the guardian of the basement, since such place is constantly attracting small monsters that plague it.

Rentt tested out the abilities of his Puchi Suri servant, discovering that his new familiar had the ability to control other members of its species, a discovery that he felt should be more deeply analyzed by Lorraine, thus Rentt instead decided to take his new familiar with him and leave the now subjugated Puchi Suri to guard the basement instead. Once returning to Lorraine's abode, Rentt introduced her his new servant and explained her the situation of its condition, with Lorraine becoming eager to experiment on and learn about the half-Vampire Puchi Suri, agreeing to keep it around if the mouse is willing to become a test subject. It was after a breakfast cooked by Lorraine when Rentt decided to travel to the Swamp of Tarasque to retrieve the requested flowers, also finally deciding on a name for his new Puchi Suri servant, calling it Edel.

Finally reaching the swamp, Rentt traversed the poisonous land with caution, since even though his Undead state gave him immunity to any poison, monsters and the like still inhabited the swamp besides the Tarasques themselves. He was not cautious enough since a group of Goblin Archers ambushed him and attacked him with a myriad of arrows, but they were still lesser monsters so Rentt could make quick work of them in a swift manner. He still found more misfortune since a rotten wooden bridge he was crossing gave away and Rentt fell to the muddy waters of the poisonous lake below, being hunted by carnivorous fish as large as humans once he reached the bottom of said lake. His movements underwater were sluggish and Rentt had the disadvantage, but it was when he enhanced himself with Divinity that he turned the tables and overpowered his predators, thus forcing the large fishes to throw him outside the lake back to dry land, allowing Rentt to continue his quest.

He had a final struck of bad luck when he came across the very monster he was actively trying to avoid, now standing in front of a Tarasque that wasted no time in displaying it's killing intent. Rentt fought the Tarasque with all his might but to little avail, even his Mana - Spirit Fusion Art only managed to make a single dent to its neck, it was when his familiar Edel absorbed some of his Divinity to enhance his rodent body and slammed himself to the dent Rentt previously made when the Tarasque was seriously wounded, to which Rentt then understood that the beast was fatally weak towards the purifying power of Divinity. Cloaking his blade in the divine aura, Rentt attacked and cut clean the neck of the Tarasque, finishing the beast for good before using his just rented magical pouch to store the entire body of the slain Tarasque inside it, planning to harvest its precious materials in order to dish himself out of his debts.

Despite the lesser monsters that still hunted and attacked him, Rentt safely made his way to the center of the swamp where a garden full of the Dragon Blood Blossom resided, said garden being an enormous contrast to the swamp that surrounds it since such flowers managed to purify the environment around it, creating a clean bubble where species of insects, birds and beasts could healthily live in peace. Rentt collected several flowers before making his way out of the swamp and back to Maalt, but when he was about to return the noticed the mysterious silhouette of a person in the distance.

The person turned out to be someone with no ill intent, a pale-skinned man with silver hair and dressed in finery with proper equipment to safely navigate the toxic swamp. The individual was also looking for Dragon Blood Blossoms for his currently sick master, but lamented the fact that he had to abandon said master to look for the flowers, thus they have been looking for a reliable party they can hire to retrieve the flowers on his stead, showing interest in Rentt's abilities and offering to hire him for such endeavors. The man introduced himself as Isaac Hart before bidding Rentt farewell since continuous stay in the swamp is no good, but not before gifting him a top-grade bottle of holy water as a token of good faith. Rentt decided to accept Isaac's offer on his way back to Maalt, deciding to postpone the delivery of the flowers since the life of Sister Lillian was not in immediate danger and he wanted to properly process the carcass of the Tarasque. Once arriving at the Guild, Rentt requested Sheila the use of a dissection room in order to assess the worth of the Tarasque he slain, calling out for the head dissection specialist Dario Costa to check the quality and potential worth of the carcass. After releasing the carcass on a specialized dissection room, Dario appraised the Tarasque and offered his praise to Rentt, pointing out not only the sheer size of the Tarasque, but also the pristine state of the shell, its most valuable asset. Rentt decided to leave the selling of the carcass to Dario since he wanted to avoid looking for and interacting with potential buyers himself, a task Dario graciously accepted, before finally heading to the orphanage.

Once there, Rentt presented Alize with a Dragon Blood Blossom to show that he fulfilled the request, but Alize wanted to confirm the flower's authenticity so she wanted to call the herbalist and healer that volunteered to aid Sister Lillian in order to both know if the flower is authentic and to use it to synthesize a medicine that will cure the Sister. While wanting for Alize, Rentt noticed that Edel desired to return to the basement where they met, following his familiar around and arriving at the basement which was still being guarded by the Puchi Suri lackeys that are commanded by Edel. Turns out that Edel's Puchi Suri not only defeated the invading Puchi Suri gangs, but also subjugated them and are now part of an elaborated network of rodents under the command of Edel that spread throughout all of Maalt, a network that could be used to spy anywhere and anyone that Rentt desired. Rentt was contemplating the advantages of such information network when the herbalist, Norman Hanel, and healer, Unbert Abeiyu, returned to appraise the flower Rentt collected, once again receiving high praise for the pristine state of his spoils since most Adventurers that navigate the swamp are too concerned about their own safety to properly handle the Dragon Blood Blossoms. Rentt felt charitable and gifted the doctor more of his flowers since he could put them to good use and heal more sick people, a charity the good doctor accepted. Once they left to make the medicine, Rentt and Alize conversed for a while about Alize's dream of becoming an Adventurer, to which Rentt suggested Alize should learn magecraft in order to use her latent Mana reserves to become an Adventurer, offering to introduce her to Lorraine so she could teach her, an offer Alize accepted.

## Meeting Peculiar People

It was during a dinner with Lorraine when Rentt requested her aid in tutoring Alize, to which she graciously offered to give, and the next day after was when Sheila notified Rentt of the official request asking for him by the Latours Family issued by Isaac, with Sheila informing him that the the Latours family are an old and powerful one in Maalt and that he should be the most respectful towards them. Rentt understands and sets off towards their manor, but once there he discovers that in order to reach their mansion first he must traverse a magical garden maze, an endeavor that initially proved too difficult for Rentt at first, finding himself to be lost. Time later the garden arranged itself to lead Rentt towards a frail-looking young girl in a table, a girl that offered him a chance to surrender his quest, but Rentt decided to keep pushing forward, so instead the girl offered him a place to rest alongside her, an offer Rentt took before once again challenging the garden maze. It was when Rentt realized that his honed sense of direction betrayed him and his magical map failed to draw a coherent outline when he learned that the garden maze had Teleportation magic imbued in it at several points, thus explaining why a veteran Adventurer like himself had such a hard time creating a mental map of the maze. With the maze's secret now exposed, Rentt could finally map a proper outline of the maze in his mind and successfully reached the end of such maze, finally arriving at the front of the mansion of the Latours family.

Rentt noticed both the girl he previously met in the garden maze and Isaac waiting for him, with the former introducing herself as the current head of the family, Laura Latours, and congratulating him for conquering the maze, offering him one of the family's countless magical tools as a reward, an offer Rentt accepted. They visited the manor's large basement where the magical tools are stored so Rentt could choose one for himself, going through various peculiar ones like an airship model that caught Rentt's interest, and a especially aggressive Golem that Rentt accidentally activated and was forced to fight while Laura and Isaac searched for the deactivating device, a fight that almost cost Rentt his life a second time if not for Laura finding the deactivating device on time. Despite the spontaneous passing danger, Rentt still wants to look for a tool for himself, thus they continue the search and reach a place which harbors several rare monster ingredients, among them a vial containing Vampire blood, a sight that awoke Rentt's instincts which were telling him that such blood was what he needed I'm order to evolve further and no longer be a Thrall, thus compelling Rentt to choose the vial of blood as his gift, leaving behind the airship that he originally desired.

With the rewarding concluded, after some casual conversation Laura and Rentt proceeded with the confirmation of the request he was called for, the periodical retrieval of Dragon Blood Blossoms, a continuous quest in order to treat the terminal state of the Accumulative Miasma Disease that plagues the young Laura. They reach an agreement in which Rentt will accept the request, and in exchange he will also be gifted the airship he so desired, now with all matters settled Rentt returns to Maalt and informs Lorraine of all that has transpired, discussing about the matter of the Vampire blood and the possible ramifications the act of consuming it would have upon Rentt. The two weight down possible outcomes before Rentt makes up his mind and decidedly drinks the Vampire blood.

## Finally a Vampire

After a long and incredibly painful transformation, Rentt lost consciousness and remained unconscious for a whole day, waking up next to Lorraine who helped Rentt examine himself and analyze his new body. Rentt recovered the appearance he had when he was a human, but he was exceedingly pale and now had a pair of membrane wings sporting his back, wings that Rentt used to conduct flight experiments with his three energies to verify if his new appendages were capable of authentic flight, discovering that he could hover, thrust himself forward, and create an area-of-effect divine light with Mana, Spirit, and Divinity respectively. With the experimenting done the two now discuss what exactly Rentt has evolved into, Lorraine however has never seen a Vampire species like Rentt that sports wings, thus reaching the conclusion that he is now a unique variant of Lesser Vampire.

The next day both Rentt and Lorraine visited the second orphanage of Maalt in order to properly introduce Alize to Lorraine and to ask permission from Sister Lillian for taking on Alize as a collective apprentice. Lorraine formerly introduced herself to her disciple before both being invited to meet the still bedridden Sister Lillian, a meeting that included conversations regarding Alize's future as an Adventurer, but the conversation was cut short by the arrival of the herbalist and healer that concocted the medicine that will heal the Sister. Both Unbert and Norman inform Sister Lillian about her disease and the cure they synthesized, reasonably shocking the Sister who wonders when and why would someone procure the necessary Dragon Blood Blossoms for her sake, revealing that it was none other than Rentt, to which Rentt proceeded to explain all the events that lead to the current moment, how Alize requested his aid in order to save her life. Both eventually receive the blessings of Sister Lillian to take Alize into their tutelage, thus earnestly beginning their lessons as quickly as possible.

Both Rentt and Alize were taking classes under Lorraine, Rentt doing so because his new Vampire body increased his Mana reserves by an incredible amount, so now he has the capacity to learn advanced magecraft. They spent several hours learning from Lorraine the basics about magical theory and actual practice, Alize being taught by Lorraine how to properly feel and utilize her Mana, and Alize successfully weaving a basic spell after countless and tiring tries. The lesson eventually ends and Alize returns to the orphanage, Rentt and Lorraine then discuss the best approach to properly teach Alize the ways of Adventuring that would begin the next day, this time with Rentt as the instructor, with Rentt realizing that he needs adequate funds to purchase the equipment Alize will need in her lessons. Rentt was short on income however, but he recalled that he still had the Tarasque carcass to sell so he went to the Guild to claim the money from the monster materials, but once there Sheila informs him that the materials have not been sold yet, instead a discussion with Dario revealed that the potential buyer of the Tarasque he slayed was so impressed by his work that he wanted to meet Rentt personally, an offer that Rentt had to accept despite his desire to remain unnoticed.

## References

1. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 3 Chapter 4, Rentt tells Alize how he became capable of using Mana.
2. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 1 Chapter 3, Lorraine recalls the time she met Rentt.
3. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 1 Chapter 2, Rentt summarizes why he was never asked by the Guild to quit Adventuring.
4. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 1 Prologue.
5. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 1 Chapter 1.
6. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 1 Chapter 2.
7. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 1 Chapter 3.
8. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 1 Chapter 4.
9. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 1 Chapter 5.
10. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 2 Chapter 1.
11. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 2 Chapter 2.
12. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 2 Chapter 3.
13. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 2 Chapter 4.
14. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 3 Chapter 1.
15. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 3 Chapter 2.
16. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 3 Chapter 3.
17. ↑ **Light Novel** Volume 3 Chapter 4.