*Knock* *Knock * *Knock*

  Eren ig.

  *Knock* *Knock * *Knock*

  In fact, all he was doing rolonging the iable. "You're still doing this?" Eren finally opehe door, revealing Jun beaming down at him.

  "Good m master." Jun handed over a box. "Here is your promised gift."

  In his hand Eren held a medium sized box, heavy, well packed, within y bars of packaged food. Labelled with a girl, an idol that Eren didn't reize nor did he care for.

  "What is this?" Eren asked with annoyance; marketing thhly ruined any appeal he had for these bars.

  "These are gate bars, for when you’re in a gate and you hat extra kick. Made by the greatest healing css ranker in the world." Jun decred to his master with pride.

  "Hmm..."

  Pig up the bar, uned, a greeinous bar was id in the palm of his hand.

  "Filled with those important vitamins and minerals, one of these bad boys feed you for a whole day." Ere suspiciously, taking a precautionary nibble of the greei hit him, not the taste, but a wave of vitality surging through him, running from the top of his head to his toes. A minuscule amount of life essence found in the feary.

  "Mmmph..."

  "Hmm."

  A gulp ter. The energy trickled off, redug back to normal levels.

  "For a day you say?" Eren proceeded to eat the bar down to the er.

  'Now I see why it’s so popur with gate clearers.’ Eren thought, thhly surprised by his new energy boost. Jun's puppy dog eyes plead for approval. Eren sighed, admitti to the boy's perseverance.

  "It's good I admit. Where did you get this?" Jun immediately brightened up, nodding happily.

  "Their supplied everywhere. However, I get them cheap cause of my military dist." Eren eyed him quizzically; iing the man for any outward signs of being military personnel.

  "Military brat aye. What you do to get caught in that mess."

  Jun rubbed his hands together nervously "Ehhh... Hehe. Well, I got scripted, new gover policy. It kept all the youths with powers in check I guess..." Jun spoke awkwardly, clearly not at peace with the military service.

  An unpleasant silensued. "...Oe." Eren uttered softly.

  "Yes... Oe? Where master?" Jun asked happily; both relief and gratitude radiating from his face.

  "Any gate with low rank. Get i out Anything but a crimson bandit owned gate." Eren said bluntly.

  "Anything for you, master."

  Jun came prepared, he had several gates ready to go. he crimson bandit owned ones. Much to Eren's pleasure.

  This time Eren and Jun took the train. Out of their overrun station. Off to the nicer areas of town, only needing to travel for a couple of stops. Disembarking a far quieter and ptform, now within the rger suburbs of the nearby ward.

  The early m sun washed through the roof lights; the sun and air here felt much er than that of the wastend Eren now called home. "Sooo... Where to? We got plenty of blue gates to choose from." Jun queried hopefully.

  A plethora of choices; by Eren's judgement, each of them looking the same. At random Eren picked a blue gate.

  ---

  Gate Info:

  Name: Jungles of Saryn.

  Opening Time: Once a month for 5 days

  Danger Level: D+++++ (High Ranker Zone)

  Owners: Byakko insurance

  Last clear date: 1 month ago

  Rewards: Gold, Jewellery, ons, materials

  Gate closing time: 01: 16: 19: 55

  ---

  'Who the fuck is Saryn.' Eren thought to himself

  "Master this way!" Jun skipped happily down the road, pletely giddy aed to train under Eren's guidance.

  Thankfully the destination is just down the road from the train station. A small blue gate swirling in a small park. Few pedestrians were around, the ohere choosing to give a wide berth.

  However, a small squad of men all shirtless, surround the gate. Synized push ups apanied by a man ag as a ptoon leader. Shouting with military-esque vigour.

  Upon closer iion they all appear to be wearing dog ears and tails. Red, white, bck, every colour of dog, is imitated on one of them.

  "What oh is that?" Eren poioward the group. Jun replied after shaking his head at their weird behaviour.

  "An animal guild... I'm not sure if it’s a furry fetish or some sort of theme the leader decided. Or both."

  "I don't feel like dealing with these lunatics. Let's try again tomorrow." As Eren began to walk off, the leader spotted them. Bounding towards them at record speed. A giant of a man, standing at roughly 6'7ft, muscles bulging and rippling like water, each bicep and peuscle seemed to call out. His legs are thicker than most of Eren's torso and his arms are equally as rge. His dark brown hair is cropped short. His steely silver eyes examine Jun and Eren.

  "You, my brother are looking at the man...The beast himself. Tarou Koga, alpha of the 'The Silver fangs'!" The man posed, showing off all his muscles and veins along his arm. It made for a terrible first impression as Eren tio walk away.

  "Do not be intimidated by the Alpha of the Silver Fangs... Let us hunt together brother!"

  Eren stared at the dispy that is Tarou and the 'Silver Fangs.'

  "Who?" Eren spoke ignorantly.

  "Oh ho, ho, you've never heard of the silver fangs?" Erehe shirtless beast of a man with fusion.

  "The Silver Fangs are legendary; our quests are renowned, known and coveted the world over!" The master spoke in a raised, proud voice. Like he was giving some patriotic speech.

  "We are the silver fang!" Tarou roared, with ariking pose. This time his guild mates joined with equally fmboyant poses. Sponsored by Byakko insurance." He added in a rushed whisper, the corporate tagline oddly defting his theatrical dispy.

  Jun's starry-eyed expression really seemed to invigorate their tinued posing. "You guys look so cool." Tarou patted Jun on his shoulder in radery.

  "Now to what do we owe the pleasure of young aspiring hunters." Tarou waved off his subordinates who resumed their gate prep activities.

  "You are clearly new hunters. Want to join hty guild? Or are you just stopping by."

  "We would like to clear this gate." Eren requested bnkly.

  "Ah, I uand pletely... we will escort you through the gate-"

  "Wait, no we don't-"

  “Silver fangs. We have a new mission, protect these two fine rankers." Tarou finished over the top of Eren, pumping his arms above his head and the guild rushed to him, beating their chests. They howl with ferocity towards the sky, "AROOO!"

  With no other and. The pack sprinted into the portal. Tarou leading from the front.

  Eren rubbed his temples, perhaps he should have stayed within crimson bandit territory. It was clear the 'silver fangs' were whack jobs; Eren was very certain at this point.

  Jun followed their pack fervour with puppylike eyes, practically begging him with his soul.

  "I wanna train... Are we going?" He asked hopefully. Eren begrudgingly nodded.

  'Let's just get this over with quickly...' Ereered the gate, Jun happily hopped along.