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A sickening feeling spread through Raph's body like cancer as his surroundings changed immediately after stepping out of the portal.

The nostalgia that came with geographical warping had soon taken hold of him, but his resistance was fairly strong.

He simply wavered slightly and groaned as he regained his senses.@@novelbin@@

'Hah, geez….teleportation needs to be worked on'. He thought as he grabbed his head firmly due to the pain.

His hearing returned to him first, and the subtle voices of Azby and Rodrick rang in his head for a moment, until he finally looked up to find the four mercenaries staring at him.

His gaze flickered for a moment when he felt Elsie's hand tap him lightly, while she stood next to him.

He glanced at her and noticed her finger pointing forward, and the expression on her face gave away her thoughts at that moment.

An expression of pleasant surprise was etched on her face, and his brows arched upwards in curiosity. 'What's she pointing at?' He wondered before turning his gaze forward and looking beyond the four mercenaries and their carriage.

His eyes widened in shock instantly, as he stared in utter disbelief at the sight before him.

'Ho–Holy Shit!'

In the wide landscape of a hidden space, was a floating postal office. Its designs and architecture were a lot similar to the ones they found outside, only this was a lot bigger and was floating in space.

What separated them from the building was a bridge that was anchored in the air, floating and standing in place like it had been constructed that way.

Around them were stars and a darkness that felt so comfortable that one could mistake it for the day.

It was bright, blissful and ethereal, taking away their breath with a single glance.

A peerless moon, two stood in the vast space and served as a pillar of luminescent light that shone upon the landscape.

There were flying living creatures, ranging from mystical beasts to normal, typical animals.

Surrounding the postal office were four islands, the size equal and similar to the one they currently stood on. Surrounding the four corners of the floating postal office like living guards.

Each hiding creature was either mystical or ordinary but would cause harm to any that showed hostility in their home.

The sight alone was one of a kind, after all, they hadn't seen much of Territorial Space Control other than their academy. It wasn't an easy thing as one of the conditions required to create one was it was powerful Physic mages, which were difficult to find.

Now, what surprised them wasn't the serene sight of a waterfall imbued with darkness that fell from the sides of the islands or even the creatures that flew into the air or stood on their feet, reaching even the tallest of trees in the area. No, what surprised them was the building itself.

A large signpost stood in front of it, and it read "Cat Guild" with the symbol of a black round ball with two long pointy ears at the top and a slender tail at the bottom. It floated in front of the building, which was completely upside down.

The sight of the upside-down postal office with the architecture of a Greek God was not an easy thing to swallow.

It, in fact, left quite an impression on the two.

At that moment, while Raph and Elsie were scanning the space, a portal zipped opened behind them, letting the maid walk out.

"We should have received this order a while ago, Azby". The maid said with a stern tone as she walked past the group towards the Carriage.

"Hah–hah, Merthy, you know how these things are" Azby chuckled nervously as the maid opened up the cabin.

She glanced into it only to find some folded sleeping bags and other space utensils. Her brows furrowed slightly as she snapped her gaze towards her.

"Did you fail to meet your end of the bargain?" She asked, her tone laced with venom.

Azby nervously shook her head and glanced at Raph, who slowly approached the maid.

"I have it, though one must ask what you will be doing with it". Raph said with a raised tone.

The maid, Merthy raised a brow. "...and You are?" She asked.

"Kael…." Raph replied as he folded his hands. "If I remember correctly, these are meant for the Eastern Frontiers". Raph said, glancing at Azby across his shoulder.

She scratched the back of her head. "We only act as the supplier; the Cat guild or any other mercenary guild in the Border act as the middlemen" she explained. "There are certain ways of supplying our goods to the East, but none of them are legal".

'Oh,' Raph thought before turning towards the maid.

"Merthy, Was it? Do you have a storage ring, perhaps?" He asked as he pulled out his ring from his index finger.

The maid stared at him for a moment, when she suddenly clicked her tongue. "What do you mean by that?!" She asked with a raised tone as she snapped her gaze towards the building.

Raph raised a brow at her for a moment, while Elsie tilted her head in confusion and the others just watched nervously.

'Telepathic Conversations?' Raph wondered with a wild smile. 'I can see how this place was created then'

It wasn't often you found Psychic Mages because they were rare professions.

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The Professions of System users were usually divided into common, graded, rare and legendary.

'....and though legendary is the strongest, rare is the most sparse'. There was a reason why they were called rare professions after all.

"We can't just bring strangers into the guild! That's not how it works! You should know this! You created the goddamn rules!" The maid, Merthy, cried out in annoyance while she glared at the floating, upside-down postal building.

Raph simply watched in delight.

"What do you mean he seems trustworthy?! This is the third time you've said that shit! And every single time you are blatantly wrong!"

A brief pause ensued.

"I don't want to".

Then another ensued, followed by Merthy flinching for a second. She glanced at Raph, and then at his storage ring. "Yes, I have a storage ring, but it's inside the building. You wouldn't mind transferring it to us there, right?"

She asked with a sigh.

Raph shrugged and put back his ring. "Of course, I wouldn't".

Merthy sighed in what seemed like defeat and glanced at Azby and her crew.

".....Where's Cruz?" She asked with a raised brow.

Azby and Rodrick glanced at each other before shrugging in unison.

"...Oh….I see," Merthy said before turning towards the Rocky floating bridge. "You better keep your promise this time, guild master". She said as she stared at the Postal Office.

Four of these existed, and each led to a door of the Postal Office. They were currently at the edge of one of the four floating islands, which faced the bridge and the Postal Office.

A tranquil silence hummed in the space as Merthy turned to face Raph and Elsie.

"Come along. Our Guild Master wishes to see you".

Raph nodded before walking after her with Elsie.

His thoughts reeled in. 'This…this is something I never experienced in my past life'.

There were a lot of things he didn't know in his past life, and his ignorance had come back to bite him in particular circumstances, but he had never felt as nervous as he did now.

This was new to him, and perhaps there would be many more scenarios like this, but for now, he controlled all his doubts and headed forward.

'Doesn't matter at this point. If I have to fight, then I will, and if I don't, then I won't.

With his mind made up, he walked after the maid, while Elsie and the others walked after them.

"Is this what all mercenaries experience?" Raph asked as Azby walked up next to him.

"Nothing is ever as it seems. And so is our job". Azby explained in response. "Sometimes, something that seems so utterly simple and useless could become the most butt cracking brain puzzle".

She chuckled at her pun as they continued walking forward.

"Yes, this is a norm for us, though they never let us get into the Guild Building…." She said as she pointed at the islands that surrounded them. "We usually exchange our goods on the islands and right after, we are sent back".

At that moment, a portal appeared behind them, causing them to snap their attention to the source.

Two males stepped out, walked towards their horse and carriage and led it into the portal, closing as soon as it opened.

The crew were slightly taken aback but their attention had been quickly shifted to Merthy, who had nearly walked halfway through the bridge. And though puzzled, they continued their trip.

Raph sighed silently and said. "I see….so this part isn't normal?"

"Well to be fair, none of the things we have experienced within the week have been normal". Azby replied.

He chuckled silently. "Oh". A moment of silence suffused the air before he spoke up again. "I'm guessing your curiosity is on an all-time high".

Azby glanced at him and then at the others. "You don't know the half of it".