CHAPTER 1, THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ADVENTURE

It's been a month since our adventure. I've been running my shop with the help of members from Tsukikage, a fox beast man named Himari-san, she has red hair with brown eyes and white skin, she had a sexy figure and many emn often came to flirt with her. A dragonkin man named Ryusei-san, he has long silver hair which was about waist long, he had white skin with black eyes and often enough, many girls gather to see him. Finally, a human, Shizuku-san, she has brown eyes and white skin with black short hair which was chin length. They all have been helping out with the shop as ordered by their leader, Hoshikage Miyu-san. She has pink hair with white skin and brown eyes, she is rather beautiful like the moon. She is apparently the daughter of the previous leader. They're the ones who run the shop when I'm out on a job with the guild. "Miyu-san, can you please take care of the shop today?" I asked Miyu-san as I tied my hair, I haven't come around to cutting it yet.

"It's fine but may I ask why manager?" She asked me, lately instead of Haru-sama they call me manager.

"Today, it's the death anniversary of my grandparents, I want to bring the girls to their graves and introduce them." I answered her fixing my clothes. "Do you want to come along?"

"We'll pass manager." Ryusei-san answered as he opened the door to change the sign.

"Haru, we're ready." Aria said as shw came down from upstairs with Yue and Ella.

The four of us have been living in my home, of course I don't sleep with them. I have a few spare rooms, I was worried how Ella would feel about it but it seems she's enjoying her days here.

We walked through the empty streeets where people were walkibg by towards the graveyard at the town's outskirts. Walking past many tombstones around us we arrived at the hill top where my parents and grandparents are buried. I cleaned the area abit while the girls put the flowers in a vase by the grave. We all prayed as I introduced them to my grandparents and parents.

Later that day, while we were gathered at the guild, Neph was yawning saying things were really slow lately and I have to agree. "I wish we could've gone to the Aerial Isles..." Dia muttered beside us.

"Now I kind of wush I didn't have to destroy that Gate." I said and just then Leo appeared in front of me. "I told you not to come out on your own!!"

"Sorry, but if you want to go to the Aerial Isles you still can." He said and the other members crowded us.

"How!?" We all asked him.

"Order; Your ability to come and go from the Aerial Isles. You've been crowned the Hero remember? You can do that." Leo answered with a smile patting head. "Just say, Order, Create Gate, and where you want it to connect."

"He can do that!?" Bort asked.

"He can, but he can only do it at sundown or sunrise." Leo said. "It's only possible when the sun sets or rises for some reason. That's all I can say..."

"It's fine, now go back!!" I snapped and he had a scared expression then retreated to the Spirit Space, a place I made for them via Space Magic. "So what do you guys want to do? I'm giing even if you guys don't want to, I kinda have business there."

"See you later then." Rogue said placing his hand on my shoulder.

"Listen up, we'll discuss who'll be going on this trip. So if any of you want to go, come here and sign the papers, we'll do screenings before you can join." Storm said at the stage. Master was cheery as ever and was happily agreeing.

I however went back to my shop to deal with issues, the girls stayed behind to listen in. At the shop, I told the three there what I was going to do so they all told me to dress lightly. Apparently it's only summer at the Aerial Isles this time of year. They also told me that Tsubaki-san was already there.

When I had returned to the guild the list of members going were announced. Storm, Master, Bort, Neph, Jade, Dia, Rose, Alexi, Chris, Aqua, Rogue, Eme, Selene, Camellia, Lily and Sirius. I haven't met the later two but the group are mainly just the ones I travelled with, Selene, Camellia, and Sirius only got back from a mission last week so I haven't talked to them yet. Lily is someone I know since we often ran into each other in the market, she had slwhite hair which is cut in a bobcut, with silver eyes and white skin she's actually from the fairyfolk race but she's only around a hundred years old. Camellia is apparently older than her, she's a fairfolk too according to Aria. "Oh right, everyone makensure to dress lightly. It's apparently only summer at the Aerial Isles." I said.

"Okay then, everyone go get ready, we'll depart this day at dusk!" Master said with her happy perky personality.

That day as the four of us returned home, I felt the cold chill of winter freezing even more than usual. How I wish it was spring already, but there are hebrs that only thrive in these harsh, cold conditions and those are Freeze Flowers, that's the generic term for it because they have countless varieties. They're mainly for energizing brews and for burns. But they're actually very beautiful to see.

After getting ready we all rested a bit and went to meet with the members at the guild at dusk. But before I could step out of the door Aria told me that apparently our guild makes it a tradition to make a vow before leaving the doors of our guild the vow has always been to return home safely. I made a vow to return as well and we all got together outside and went to the beach where we could witness the sunset and as it set in the sea of ice I casted the spell. "Order, Create Gate, Coordinates, Aerial Isles." I stepped back as a portal made from light appeared before us.

With a proud step we all passed through the Gate after waving farewell to the other members of our guild.

Here we go, a whole new adventure begins. What will happen from now on I wonder? A new story begins now!