These Familiars Are Strange

There were some glares that came from others when we came back, but I just acted like I didn't see anything.

After all, Long Tang Tang's eyes had been a bit red when we came back.

That was from when she had tears in her eyes after I had rejected her.

As the number one beauty in our class, it was only natural that she had her admirers in class and there were many people that were angry with me. They all thought that I was the one that made her cry.

Still, the rest of the day went as normal.

It was only when we were heading home that I was feeling a bit nervous.

That was because it was finally time to talk to my parents about what I wanted to do in the future.

I had avoided talking about this the entire time since I had wanted to avoid it, but I couldn't do that anymore.

I had to at least tell them what I had decided.

When I got home, it was quite loud inside.

That was because all three members of my family were here in our tiny apartment.

It seemed that all three of them had the day off today.

Since my parents and my older brother had all awakened weak familiars, they had never gotten the chance to rise up in this world. Currently, all three of them worked as harvesters for a decent sized butchering company.

This was a company that butchered monsters that were brought in from different sources and they carved them up for useful resources.

Though the monsters were invaders in our world, they actually had their uses.

The main use was a clean source of energy through their cores that generated far more power than even the most high tech generators. Core energy had gone to replace most of the energy sources that had been used before.

So in terms of low skill jobs, this paid the most.

But it was still a low skill job, so it wasn't as if it paid that much.

When I came into the living room, I saw my parents and big brother watching TV together which was what was creating all this noise.

When they saw me come in, they waved their hand at me to come and join them.

Only…

"I have something that I want to talk to you all about." I said this in a serious voice.

When they heard this, they all turned to look at me with surprised looks.

My father turned off the TV and said with a serious look of his own, "Alright, sit down and talk."

It was them on the sofa while I sat in a chair in front of them.

With the way that we were sitting, it was almost as if I was the one that was being interrogated by them.

But after a moment of silence, my father said, "I've already talked to Brother Wang at the job site, you can come in on Monday to get used to the workplace and then sign the contract."

My mother and big brother both nodded in agreement as if they had already expected this.

However, since he had brought it up, I used this as a jumping off point.

"I don't want to work as a harvester."

All three of them were caught off guard when I suddenly said this.

"Xiao Fan, you can't act like…" My mother started to speak, but I cut her off.

"I want to become an explorer."

This time, there were looks of shock that appeared on their faces.

That was because what I had said was just too shocking.

Explorers, they were a different path for one to take.

It was just that this path really was a path that one wouldn't take unless they had no choice. This path was a path of ridicule and death for most, with only the top 1% reaching the peak.

This wasn't the kind of path that parents wanted their child to walk.

As for what explorers were…

They were simply put…adventurers.

They were the equivalence of adventurers in any fantasy world.

In this world, those that had powerful familiars would be registered as official summoners by the governments and Summoner Association.

However, those without powerful familiars would have to take their own path if they wanted to carve a way for themselves.

That was where the Explorer Association came in.

There were too many dungeons and monsters that invaded their world, so it wasn't as if the official summoners could clear out everything. The smaller ones needed people to clear them and it was passed on to the explorers.

They were freelancers that cleared out dungeons on behalf of the governments.

Though there were also some rumours that the Explorer Association was created to get rid of some of those with weaker familiars.

There was only a small percentage of the population that awoke powerful familiars and there were many that didn't. Those that didn't were a drain on resources as there weren't enough jobs and resources for them.

So there were rumours that Explorer Association was created to kill off some of those with weaker familiars.

With the added rate of death that came with being an explorer, it wasn't as if these rumours were baseless.

But no one has been able to prove anything so far.

"You can't do that. You know how dangerous being an explorer is and with your weak familiar…" My mother started complaining right away and it seemed like my big brother supported her in this.

However, I wasn't the one that cut her off.

Rather, it was my father who suddenly cut her off by raising his hand and saying, "Are you certain of this?"

There was a serious gaze in his eyes as he said this.

I looked right back at him and gave a nod with a serious look on my face.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Alright, you have the best judge of your own future. We'll support you regardless of what you choose."

Though my mother and big brother didn't seem happy about this, they remained silent in the end.

With a simple nod, I said, "I won't regret this choice."