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Once Andy finished up the small finger foods he crafted from the ingredients scattered around the area he put them into his inventory for later use. Just as they got neatly tucked away he heard a familiar voice shouting for help. It seemed they made it somewhat close to his location before they got attacked. Looks like the event spread further than he thought.

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Andy bolted in the direction of the yelling and within a few seconds, he saw a small pink-haired girl wildly swinging a large shuriken. Vanilla obviously had no training with the weapon, but that was to be expected from a merchant. Most of the guild had little to no way to defend themselves. At least she had a weapon. He and Mikael were likely the only ones able to handle enemies effectively.

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While approaching he summoned a large chef's knife in his hand before flinging it at the skeleton nearest Vanilla. The minuscule damage she already dealt combined with the knife embedded in its head caused the creature to fall to the ground. Once Andy got closer he pulled a long silver blade from his inventory before separating another monster's torso from its bottom half with a red flash. As it fell another swing removed its head.

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Andy kept a few feet of distance between him and Vanilla's weapon as he spoke. “You haven't done this before, have you? Calm down. Aim for the head instead of just swinging your weapon around.”

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De/Buffs: Jumbo Gumbo (+20% SPD)[break]

Used: Core (Thrown, D-rank damage), Spell Blade (A-rank damage)[break]

Summary: Two skeletons down

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Andy Larsen

Savage Chef[break]
Level: 33[break][break]

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“Well there's no better time than now to learn, Vanilla. You can't always run away from your problems.” Despite her objection she seemed to be handling herself just fine now. It took a few strikes for her to finish it off, but she was able to do so without any damage to herself. Most newbie fighters probably would have taken a swipe or two from its bony fingers before getting a hit in. “Not bad. You're better than you think.”

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Andy frowned and sighed at Vanilla's line of questioning. Did she really think that he would do this to his own livelihood? As a fellow merchant, he expected more from her. “No, this was not planned by me. If I wanted to lure you into an ambush there are much better ways to do so.” Another knife appeared with his finger poking through a hole in the handle. He spun it around rapidly before fully gripping it and driving the blade into the temple of an approaching skeleton. “Not that I would do so of course.

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The edge of his silver sword emanated red once more and as he it bisected another skeleton the glow of the arc spelled out the word 'mercantilism'. “I called the guild for help clearing this from my land. Some new event is causing these skeletons to pop up everywhere and one of the chosen areas just so happened to be my farm. Needless to say, I can't operate normally with this going on or continue with my renovations. Are you the only one that came?”

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De/Buffs: Jumbo Gumbo (+20% SPD)[break]

Used: Core (C-rank damage), Spell Blade (A-rank damage)[break]

Summary:

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Andy Larsen

Savage Chef[break]
Level: 33[break][break]

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Unfortunately Vanilla was right in her assumption that she wasn't built for fighting. From what he knew of her Class she was purely a merchant like Jeanne-Marie or Kitty. That was evident in the fact that she was far too nervous still when using her weapon. With the endless stream of skeletons, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to help her gain more experience. “If you give it enough time I'm sure you'll get used to it.”

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Andy groaned when Vanilla confirmed that she was the only one who came to his aid. In truth, he likely could have handled the situation on his own, but it would leave him thoroughly exhausted afterward. At least with her here it would take some of the burden off him. Her being able to catch the shuriken after it was thrown was rather impressive. “You seem to be handling yourself well enough for someone not built for fighting.”

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When another of the skeletons approached the pair Andy lazily swung his blade at its neck to separate its head from the creature's body. “Not quite. I'm only able to handle a single creature at a time. I can bring out quite a few weapons, but I don't have any area attacks to wipe them out. We'll just have to deal with them as they come.” With a flash of red a long-bladed skinning knife appeared in his hand before being embedded in the glowing red mark on a skeleton's forehead as it crept up behind Vanilla.

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De/Buffs: Jumbo Gumbo (+20% SPD)[break]

Used: Field Dressing (C-rank + C-rank damage), Spell Blade (A-rank damage)[break]

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Andy Larsen

Savage Chef[break]
Level: 33[break][break]

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Andy wasn't surprised by Vanilla saying she didn't leave the shop often. That was fairly evident in how she fought. She was holding her own decently well against the shambling skeletons, but she got lucky that that's all there was. He was somewhat confused when she mentioned a combat class, however. “A combat class? Didn't you already get your subclass Vanilla?”

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By the time his knife separated an enemy's torso from its bottom half, Andy realized what she had meant. “Ahh I see. You mean a class to teach you how to fight. You could ask someone in the Guild to help. I'm sure you could find someone willing to show you how to defend yourself. Well, defend yourself better. You seem to be doing well enough.”

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Andy was shocked to see that Vanilla had some sort of combat ability in her repertoire given she was strictly a merchant through and through. Although it was only a buff if it was used on her own weapon she could become a strong combatant. “It's enough. You have more potential in combat than you realize Vanilla.” To test out the strength of his weapon he swung the sword at another skeleton cutting it clean in half. Fittingly the word written in the red aura that followed the arc of the sword was 'executioner'.

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Between his attacks and Vanilla's shuriken cutting through the horde of skeletons coming their way, the crowd was thinning out. The tombstones scattered throughout his land stopped their shaking as they stopped spawning enemies. “Looks like we're almost there. Just a few more and we'll be rid of these pests!”

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De/Buffs: Armament (+1 rank to Spell Blade's damage), Jumbo Gumbo (+20% SPD)[break]

Used: Field Dressing (C-rank + C-rank damage), Spell Blade (S-rank damage)[break]

Summary:

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Andy Larsen

Savage Chef[break]
Level: 33[break][break]

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Andy chuckled when he heard Vanilla mention that she wanted a makeover to get taller. It seemed like E2C collected quite a few small figures with even their Guildmaster being only a few feet tall. Although, with how tall he was almost everyone he ran into seemed short to him. He hadn't considered that such a thing could be possible with the system, but he didn't see why not.

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“Tali? I don't think I know of them, but I hope that they're able to help you. If I had a knife that I thought you'd be able to wield I would offer it. Unfortunately, most of my weaponry are larger than you are...” It sounded like a joke, but it was true. He got one such weapon from Vanilla in fact.

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As Vanilla's shuriken sliced through the last of the skeletons the dark withered trees that took over his land returned to their normal vibrant green state. The tombstones sunk into the ground from whence they came and the dark clouds blotting out the sun parted to let the light through once more. Finally, his farm returned to normal... until the next event at least. Whenever that would be.

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Andy returned his weapons to his inventory now that the mission was complete. “Thank you for your help Vanilla. I'm glad someone came to my aid. Things have been rather quiet lately. You're the only one from the guild that I've seen in quite some time. ” There were such big plans when he first joined E2C. So many people. “I think I'm going to take a step back from missions for now. I'm going to take time to focus on my restaurant now that we're close to opening.” It was sad to say, but he believed that this was ultimately for the best.

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“Maybe one day when things are running and I have a few employees I can trust to run the place I'll return to how things are now.” Andy held out a hand to Vanilla with a smile. “Until then... I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors Vanilla. I hope you'll come to visit again when I open the doors.”

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De/Buffs: Armament (+1 rank to Spell Blade's damage), Jumbo Gumbo (+20% SPD)[break]

Used: N/A[break]

Summary:

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Andy Larsen

Savage Chef[break]
Level: 33[break][break]