The dawn after the Lizard Guild war was strangely quiet.
No alarms.No screaming.No explosions.
Team Father stood inside the old guild hall—now fully repaired, polished, and shining with a silver emblem —while the massive Bear Guildmaster calmly stamped papers behind his counter.
Mother Bear hummed in the kitchen 🍲, cooking with warmth that filled the entire building.For the first time in days…
Team Father felt peace.
Aren sat on the floor reading 📖.Ben sharpened his hammer 🔨.King cleaned his bow and sword 🏹⚔️.The little blue horse slept on a pile of cushions like royalty 🐎💤.
The Bear Guildmaster looked up.
His deep voice echoed through the hall.
"Team Father."
All four turned.
The bear stood, dusted off his giant paws, walked forward…and held out a sealed letter 📜.
Aren accepted it.
The seal was ancient—older than kingdoms.
The moment Aren broke it, a gust of mystical wind swirled through the hall 🌬️✨.Even Mother Bear peeked nervously from the kitchen.
Glowing words rose into the air.
📜 "Congratulations, Silver Guild."
"By defeating the Lizard Guild and protecting the honor of the Guardian Mother,you have proven your worth."
"You may now begin the Trials of the Four Golem Villages."
Ben's jaw dropped 😮.King nearly dropped his bow.The horse neighed in excitement 🐎✨.
Aren read the next lines aloud:
"Four Keys must be gathered:
🔥 Fire Golem Village💧 Water Golem Village🌲 Forest Golem Village🕳️ Underground Golem Village"
Ben blinked."G–golems!? We're doing GOLEMS now!?"
King rubbed his forehead."We just fought a dragon, an ice golem, and erased half the island…"
The horse nodded seriously.
Ho ho.(Translation: We're doomed… but I trust Aren.)
Mother Bear walked out and placed four massive food baskets in front of them 🧺🧺🧺🧺—one for each village.
She hugged Ben.She hugged King.She hugged the horse.Then she hugged Aren.
Her voice was soft.
"Eat well. Fight strong. And come back alive, my children."
The room froze.
Children…?
Even Aren paused his reading for one heartbeat.
The Bear Guildmaster stepped forward and placed a heavy paw on Aren's shoulder.
Pride filled his eyes.
"The island has accepted you.Return with the keys… and you will complete Phase Two."
Aren nodded once.
Ben wiped his eyes secretly 😢.King sniffed loudly.The horse cried openly 🐎😭.
Across the academy, reactions exploded:
"THE BEAR CALLED THEM HIS CHILDREN!?""ARE THEY REALLY FAMILY NOW!?""TEAM FATHER ARE LEGENDS!""FOUR GOLEM VILLAGES—THIS IS INSANE!""THE ACADEMY HAS ONLY SEEN THIS ONCE!"
Even teachers stood in shock.
The Headmistress whispered:
"…They're rewriting the rules of our world."
Aren folded the letter.
"Let's go."
Father Bear handed Aren a hand-drawn sacred map 🗺️.
"Do not die.Do not fail.And never forget—"
Aren waited.
"—this guild will always be your home."
🔥 Fire Golem Village
At sunset, Team Father reached a blazing mountain range 🌋.
The sky burned red.Ash fell like snow.Lava flowed like glowing rivers.
A colossal Fire Golem stood at the entrance, molten eyes shifting.
"WELCOME… SECOND ADVENTURERS,"it rumbled.
Ben waved 👋.King bowed respectfully.The horse neighed proudly.Aren simply stared.
The Fire Golem Chief approached, towering like a living volcano.
"Complete one hundred fire quests," he said,"and you may receive the Fire Key."
Then he added:
"Your first mission—defeat the Fire Frog King, sleeping inside the volcano."
Ben gulped.King whistled.The horse trembled.
Aren nodded politely.
"Okay."
The golem warned:
"He sleeps in pure lava.His body melts mountains.No one has ever returned alive."
Aren replied calmly:
"We won't be here long."
The golems didn't understand.
They would.
🌋 The Plan (According to Aren)
Night fell.
Aren stood alone at the volcano's edge.Magma bubbled like boiling blood.
Ben wiped sweat."Aren… what's the plan?"
Aren opened his cube.
And pulled out—
Half a Dragon Core. 🐉🔥
Everyone froze.
"BRO—WHERE DID YOU GET THAT!?" Ben choked.
The fire golems panicked.
"WAIT—!!""THAT IS—!!""DON'T THROW THAT—!!"
Aren ignored them.
"Go as far back as possible."
Team Father ran.
The horse galloped.Ben ran like a collapsing mountain.King tripped twice but kept running.
After thirty minutes, they reached a safe distance.
Deep inside the volcano—
The Fire Frog King stirred.
The mountain trembled.
Aren dropped the dragon core into the lava.
"…Good luck."
💥 BOOM
The volcano didn't erupt.
It detonated.
A pillar of fire punched the sky ☀️🔥.Mountains cracked.Shockwaves erased forests.Lava exploded outward like divine wrath.
The entire Fire Golem Village—
was gone.
The academy audience lost its mind.
"HE BLEW UP A MOUNTAIN!!""WHO GAVE HIM A DRAGON CORE!?""WHY WOULD YOU THROW THAT INTO A VOLCANO!?""TEAM FATHER IS A DISASTER!!"
The Fire Frog King?
Gone.Erased.Deleted from existence.
Team Father survived due to distance.Aren survived because of his curse—he cannot die in night or darkness 🌑.
They crawled from the rubble.
Ben coughed."That… was not a frog."
King stared."What part of that was a PLAN!?"
Horse:"Ho… ho…"(trauma noises)
Aren shrugged.
"It was a strong explosion."
🔑 Aftermath
The Fire Golem Chief staggered forward, covered in ash.Behind him—homeless, shocked, crying golems.
"You destroyed our home," he said quietly.
Aren nodded.
"Yes."
"You killed the Fire Frog King."
Aren nodded again.
"Yes."
The chief sighed deeply and shoved a glowing key into King's hands 🔑.
"Take the Fire Temple Key.No more quests.Just… don't come back."
Aren bowed politely and walked away.
The academy erupted.
"TEAM FATHER DESTROYED THE FIRE GOLEM VILLAGE!!""ONE MOVE—ONE KEY!!""AREN IS A NATURAL DISASTER!!""THE FIRE GOLEMS ARE HOMELESS!!"
Aren stretched his back.
"One down."
Ben stared at him like he was the final boss of reality.
King muttered:
"This man is not human…"
The horse neighed in agreement 🐎.
And Team Father walked on—
toward the next village.
🔥💧🌲🕳️