VRMMO: Am I The Strongest Yet?

Streets filled with laughing children.

Parents who hid the sadness deep within their hearts as they traveled the streets, telling their children to stop running.

A bright clear blue sky, refreshing air filled with joy and laughter, a festive smell in the atmosphere, and voices of vendors announcing their discounted goods to the world.

An unseasonal festival had arrived in Moongold.

And the townsfolk had welcomed it with open arms.

"Woh! Let's go there next!"

"Have you tried the town's speciality? The white creamy skewers?"

"Damn, even the blacksmith is giving a big discount today! I should have saved some funds for a new sword!"

There was joy in the air.

Natives weren't in their houses today like they had been until a few days ago.

They walked the streets with their families, offered their condolences to the ones who had lost someone in the battle, and throughout the town, there were events being held in the memories of the fallen heroes; without whom, this town might not have been present as it is right now.

The main streets as well as the important places in the town were all decorated not with the simple decorations that would be removed, thrown out, or destroyed after this festival, but with solid wood, rock, and metal– things that might not disappear even after a decade of natural corrosion.

The names of the fallen heroes were engraved on these various structures that were now part of the important places like the mages' tower, the knight's hall, the guard's office, or of the main townhall.

These decorations, carved from the wood in the form of an archway, from the stone in the form of effigies, and molded in various objects like gates, fences, post boxes present in some locations, and decoratives of high quality when made from the metals, were now part of this town.

The loved ones and family members as well as acquaintances of the fallen heroes had worked hard in the creation of these things and their acquainted players had supported them immensely thanks to either their connection with these natives, or to get the tokens that were being distributed for all kinds of help they provided.

"Muhahahah! I got a hundred tokens already! Hahaha!"

"Man… being a woodcutter or fisherman is better. Ughh. I regret not learning anything now."

"Even the mages are doing well…"

The token could be exchanged for various things.

Swords with good boosted options, armours with great defense, weapons with various skills, magic scrolls, potions, as the best things, the mayor was even personally offering a small property, a house in this town for the one who managed to collect more than three thousand tokens– but, technically, there was only going to be one, or two maximum individuals who will be able to achieve that goal.

"Miss Rin? Won't you go out and have some fun as well?"

Thanks to Alex's impeccable plans and documents that she provided to the mayor, they were able to form a kind of reward system that usually takes weeks to create for an event of this scale in just a few days.

And for her help, they were even more grateful to them both.

"Oh no dear. There's too many people outside today and there's not really anything we have to do outside either.

We might come to the library later, but not right now. For now, I will be staying here."

Misha was looking after Az and Miu, playing with them around the streets outside and Miss Rin was just looking after them from the balcony.

She was enjoying the view outside today, and there was a smile on her face.

Just seeing her child running around happily down there was fun for her, and she wanted to do that instead of going out for today.

"Oh… if that's the case, we will be going ahead."

Alex was waiting for him downstairs already so he said his polite greeting and walked down as well.

The Library event was today as well so there was already a festive atmosphere around the town.

People were all going to gather around the library to see the players and the natives who participate in the event that will be broadcasted to the outside for the spectators.

Not many will get the chance to witness the event directly since the library cannot accommodate everyone while the event is going on, so, many of those interested would be gathering all around the plaza surrounding the grand library.

However, since both of them were going to participate, they will be inside.

"Took you long enough."

Today, she was dressed not like a swordsman, or a knight but, as a proper lady.

"You look pretty as well. I'm sure there will be a few that will come to confess their eternal love to you today."

"I know right? Huuu… being so hot is so exhausting~."

She was wearing a dark purple dress. A very expensive dark purple dress.

It resembled the finely made dresses of those noble ladies of high society and, if one did not know enough, they would think that the jewels, gold, and platinum this dress was adorned with was all just fake.

Only the eyes that were familiar with luxury could tell this thing was made with the finest materials and even fewer would be able to tell that this dress was made with the hands of many experienced [Masters] of their fields.

"Haaa. But look at you, Elio. No elegance, no style, just the same old fashioned stuff."

He was a picky person that did not just wear anything that he got his hands on.

There weren't many options for male clothes in this small town and even the dress that Alex was wearing was something one would only find in a big city.

They did go around looking for anything that he found interesting, and even asked Miss Aloha for some suggestions. But nothing passed his picky style.

"You like me plain and pretty, so I don't really mind."

At the end, he settled with a plain white shirt that he found in an antique shop- a one star item that increases stamina and energy regeneration rate.

A plain black trousers that fitted his fine legs fairly tightly, looking not too big and not too tight– it was a perfect fit.

The trousers weren't an item but they were bought from one of the most luxurious stores so, he got some Exp for the experience.

Then, he chose a pair of black shoes from the Many pairs of special shoes she had, which were an item with the skill {Sidestep} engraved on them.

To add to that, he was wearing his pretty bracelet with a healing skill, a ring that Alex gave him with a necessary (Spell Slot) ability- a rare consumable item where one could save Three spells of (tier-2) or six spells or (tier-1).

He looked quite simple in that plain outfit.

The white-black went perfectly with his light skin tone, his light hair, and those deep green eyes were a strawberry on the cake.

"You do look hot, yup. I don't mind that either."

She actually learned how to dress from him so he was the one with more fashion sense between them.

If they had the chance, he would have dressed even better to match her flashy dress, but sadly, they couldn't do it this time.

"Then my great lovely lady… shall we?"

He gracefully asked for her hand.

"Of course not~."

And she gracefully refused his romantic gesture.

"Hehe, don't do those funny things lol."

After laughing at his funny gesture, she simply shook her head and grabbed his hand as he interlocked their fingers.

"Oh, wait, should we remove them-."

"It's fine with me. I don't mind them wrapped in these silky things."

They were also wearing matching gloves to their outfit, so she thought Elio, who adores her hands a little too much, would want them unclothed.

"You really are one messed up pervert, aren't ya baby?"

Sadly, she underestimated her partner's 'preferences' this time as well.