A beautiful blond woman rose from her seat.
The faint clink of armor echoing through the crowded hall. Her gleaming white plate shimmered under the lantern light, and her sharp blue eyes burned with quiet resolve.
Everything about her radiated confidence—the kind of aura that silenced conversations and drew stares without a word.
They called her the Armored Rose.
The moment she stood, the entire tavern erupted in murmurs.
"Wait, is that Alyssa? Is she really going to test the herbalist herself?" someone whispered.
"Yeah, the Armored Rose herself!" another replied, excitement rising.
"But isn't she too strong for a newcomer test?"
She wasn't just any adventurer.
Alyssa was the Alyssa—the leader of the B-Class team Blue Bound, one of the most promising adventurer groups in the region.
Rumor had it she hailed from an old, wealthy family that could buy a whole district if they wished. But unlike other nobles, she earned her title on the field, in armor, sword in hand.
