VRMMO: Am I The Strongest Yet?
Chapter 79: The Familiars

Reaching (Level-100) was a big thing even after so many years of the game's release.

Those of (Level-100) and beyond were called the elites of the smaller guilds and someone that was eligible to become a member of the bigger guilds.

The rankers were all people who had received a second awakening, meaning those who had crossed (Level-200). And there were only around two hundred or so such 'known' people.

Those who had crossed that level and were not officially on the [Unified ranking] were called 'Hidden rankers'. And, only the top thirty of those in the unified rankings were called a high ranker, those who had crossed (Level-300) and received the recognition of the world and third third awakening.

Those were the Legends that had achieved a Legendary achievement and were known throughout the world.

The players did not know about the existence of any hidden High ranker, however, it was said that they existed in this world.

Just like the many natives that had also received a third awakening, these special individuals were also more experienced, more knowledgeable, and more special than the known Players of the unified rankings.

Still, they were merely players…

[You have been affected with status abnormality: Reverence.]

[You have encountered a [Spirit beast] for the first time. Rewarding Exp.]

[All other status abnormalities will be subdued in the presence of Reverence.]

[In the presence of the Spirit Beast, you witness the profound unity of nature's raw power and ethereal grace– a reminder that the most extraordinary wonders are often born from the most mysterious depths of existence.]

Familiars are the creatures that a few fortunate ones meet after receiving their very first awakening.

These unique beings, different from the beasts and creatures of nature, are unique existences that the world recognizes as one's 'Partner' a part of one's soul and existence.

They are simple beings of nature before meeting their fated partners, but the moment they meet, they evolve and with the blessing of nature, become something unique.

"A Physical existence that is also a spirit. A rare being born on the boundary of the Spirit world and the physical world."

Some players replace their familiars in nature, some meet them through fated encounters, some use established methods to meet them, and some… similar to a magic wand, just coincidentally come to one another.

Some players take days to replace their partners while some take years. But they meet. When the time arrives for their meeting, they do meet.

"For me, it was three years."

For three years of in-game time, Alex wandered all over the world in the search of her partner.

She met many beings, many creatures on her journey, but she only found her partner when she was least expecting it.

"Let's quickly reach (Level-100) so that I can finally call my cutie back."

On the towering library, a bird so big it covered the entire plaza under its fantastical wings resembling a starry night sky had manifested along with… a man.

A young looking man with bright fair skin, No beard, deep blue- almost purple hair, and star-like obsidian eyes, behind his round spectacles.

His sharp face was so handsome that the ladies who had all come here just to see him could not help but admire his beauty even under the effect of the strong debuff from the librarian's familiar Spirit beast.

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The shining silver coat he was wearing along with the matching pants, and those black gloves upon which he was wearing those rings and jewelries seemed so attractive that neither Alex nor Elio were anywhere close to his standards.

He was also wearing a blue shirt under his coat– and it attracted even more attention.

"Being a sorcerer in this world comes with quite some privileges, Elio. This world is sometimes just as unfair as the outside one."

The Librarian of the grand Library and his familiar. Both of them were over a century old and still, the one that they were seeing right now looked in his late twenties.

He was pretty and the clothes and stuff that he was wearing made her jelly.

And the familiar– she could not summon her little cutie due to the restrictions so that poor little one was just stuck in the special dimension that every familiar goes to in the absence of the players in this world.

Familiars become part of the players, so when the players aren't in this world the familiars are not either.

But, her situation was a little different.

"You and your complicated stuff, haaa…" Elio was back to the present and he had moved away from the line to get a good angle for a screen shot.

Almost everything had become frozen after the appearance of the two of them, and the scene right now– the majestic Sorcerer wizard, the librarian of the grand library floating above them before his unique partner that Elio could only admire– was so amazing that just one angle was not going to quench his excitement.

He wanted to record it from different angles and click some live screenshots from a higher angle. But it was just not possible with the current state of the things around him.

"I wish I could fly…"

If that was possible, he would have clicked an amazing photo from high ground.

"Learn flying magic then, dummy. It's only a (tier-4) spell so you should be able to cast it by the time you get to (Level-100)."

"Well…"

Flying magic was a thing, yes he knew. But that was not the kind of flying he was talking about.

And she knew that as well.

{ "I appreciate your presence in this place, everyone." }

A voice resonated all across the plaza and was heard by every single player and natives.

{ "It seems like we have more participants this time than what we had expected. The older methods would not work this time." }

This was inherently different from the authoritative but trustworthy voice of the Mayor.

The Librarian was not supposed to come out until the end of the event, and summoning his familiar was something even Alex or the other older players like Miss Aloha were expecting to see.

The voice that they were hearing right now was purely a voice that indicated deep wisdom and power as well, so new flowers of admiration were blooming across the plaza.

All the players present here could at least tell that the being that they were facing right now was no normal thing.

Both the bird and the librarian were the same individuals that they had all wanted to meet at least once in this town, and now that they were before these two, they could tell even the exaggerated rumors and stories about the two were severely downplayed.

The old librarian did not look old at all, and his amazing familiar– the special creature that had captivated the hearts and minds of most of the individuals present– was nothing but a being of admiration.

{ "I'd like to make things a little easier." }

The plaza was filled with people right now and all of them were here to participate in the event.

If they were to stand in this line all day, they would only finish the registration by the end of the day, and they cannot have it.

They had to wrap up the things by the end of dusk. The Treasury would only stay open in the first few moments when the golden moon is shining down on them.

The librarian cannot have things going out of their schedule, so he used his powers.

[Ding.]

[Do you wish to register for the unique event quest: (Conqueror of mind maze)?]

[Accepting the quest would transfer you to the event location directly.]

He was the strongest individual in this town as well as someone so strong that he was once the centerpoint of a Main scenario.

He was no simple being either…

"At least he still has his smart ass."

But Alex still did not like him all that much.