"Are you alright?" the crusader asked. It was like a cliché scene from a romance novel.

Luna was speechless at first, then slowly regained her ability to speak normally. "Yes. Thank you for saving me."

"Luna!" Astrid, Amelie, and Lyria shouted in unison and ran to her.

"Wait woah. Who's this guy?" Amelie asked when she saw the random crusader that just appeared out of nowhere.

"Sorry to interrupt your battle. I couldn't help but save your friend from falling. It was hard just watching without doing anything." The crusader placed the dazed Luna down. "Can you stand?"

"Yes, I can." Luna's heart was beating fast.

"Wait, watching? How long have you been here?" Astrid asked.

"Actually, my guildmate and I were supposed to go hunt the wyvern for some iron, but it looks like you got here first."

"Oh. Sorry!" Amelie apologized.

The crusader laughed. "It's fine. It should respawn soon anyway after you defeat it." He glanced at the immobilized wyvern nearby.

"Your guildmate?" Lyria asked.

Suddenly, one more player emerged from a bush. He was also a high level crusader. Lyria felt like she saw him from somewhere before. Perhaps he was a famous person?

The second crusader greeted them. "Hello! My name is Lyngvi."

Amelie tried to say his name. "No offense, but your name is hard to remember."

He laughed. "Tank and the others call me Vi. So, you can call me by that nickname."

"Vi..." Lyria repeated his name softly to herself and smiled.

"I'm Tank, the guildmaster of Knights Alliance. Vi is my second-in-command."

The girls introduced themselves.

Tank looked at Luna. "You know, our guild is recruiting new members right now. We could use a new recruit with guts like yours. What do you say?"

Luna was ecstatic to hear his invitation, but she knew where her heart was. "Sorry. I'll have to decline. My friends and I are starting a guild. I want to stay with them."

Vi laughed. "It looks like you got rejected, Tank."

"Is that so? Looking forward to seeing your new guild then!" Tank grinned. "Godspeed to you! Vi and I will be off now."