Chapter 013: Adventurer’s Guild

Re-Translated by Gumihou

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Finally, I’m standing in front of the Adventurer’s Guild.

Like the Merchant’s Guild, it was one of the larger buildings in town. [1] The one thing that made it different from the Merchant’s Guild was the tough and serious looking people armed with amazing weapons trooping in and out of the main entrance.

[8] Hmm, from the weapons they carried and the clothes they wear, I guess the standard ratio in a party is 4 fighters plus 1 magic-user?

[8] Nevertheless, I still see Adventuring as an unfortunate occupation with a high mortality rate. [2] Maa, I’ll soon be joining their ranks though. But I don’t plan to go into battle or risk my life if possible.

[8] This is for Fer’s sake!

Still, I kind of stand out in this group of rough and buff men. Their obvious stares were really stabbing my back. Aahhh, it’s so painful, please don’t look at me while I line up at the window counter!!

I get the feeling that word bubbles like ‘What a noob’ or ‘Look, a wimp trying to be a man’ and ‘Gyahahaha!’ are floating around me. Still, nobody actually said anything, but that’s probably because Fer’s right next to me.

Their Adventurer’s instincts probably made them wary about making trouble with Fer the Fenrir.

I want to go home.

Haa… why is the line so slow?

Finally, after what seemed like ages, it’s my turn. “Excuse me, I’d like to register as an Adventurer, please.”

“Sure. Fill in this form. Anything you don’t know you can just leave as blank,” the lady receptionist said coldly. She’s a beauty but was really kind of rude.

It was nothing at all like the professional courtesy I received at the Merchant’s Guild.

Never mind, let’s just get this over with.

Thanks to the automatic bonus of being a Summoned Hero, I can read and write the language here without a problem. I did my best to fill in the form.

[8] It was kind of like filling in the information for an RPG game. Stuff like name, types of weapon etc. I don’t actually have a weapon, but I randomly wrote ‘Short Sword’, because otherwise, it would seem too awkward.

Finally, I handed the form back.

“The registration fee is 5 silver coins. Please place a drop of blood on this card.”

After handing over 5 silver coins, she slid a copper colour card and a needle to me. [1] I duly pricked my little finger and placed a drop of blood on the card.

“All done, you’re registered as a G Rank Adventurer. That’s the lowest rank. Please understand that you can only accept F and G rank missions.”

“Wait, that’s it?”

“… what more do you want?” she’s sneering at me. She’s clearly sneering at me! I can see the word ‘troublesome’ stamped all over her face.

“Sorry for the trouble, but may I have some sort of introductory information about the guild? Such as what is G rank… and so forth…”

I thought of Mikaela-san’s smiling face and gentle attitude. That’s the attitude of a professional, you know?!

The woman sighed and looked at me as though I am a troublesome cockroach. Well, too bad! I need to know this for the sake of my life! So, I smiled persistently and refused to leave.

Reluctantly, the receptionist began her explanation.

Here’s what I found out:

1. The Adventurer’s Guild is a transnational organisation whose powers exceeded any individual country

 

2. The ranking status are arranged as follows

 

(Low)  G->F->E->D->C->B->A->S  (High)

 

3. Adventurers could only receive quests that are of the same rank or one rank higher than themselves

 

4. If an Adventurer failed their mission, compensation must be paid

 

5. Failure to accomplish mission requests would result in de-registration.

 

6. Adventurers who have been de-registered would have to start over at G Rank again

 

De-registration time limit
S/A Rank	1 Year
B, C, D Rank	6 months
E, F Rank	3 months
G Rank	1 month

 

7. Adventurers found to have commit crimes such as murder or robbery would be expelled from the Guild

 

8. Private fights between Adventurers are prohibited

 

9. The Guild shall not be responsible for the individual deeds of an Adventurer

 

10. The Guild shall not be responsible for the injury or death of an Adventurer

 

In other words, an Adventurer has to be responsible for their own health and safety with no help or insurance from the Guild…

Maa, I have no interest in raising my rank, but as a freshly registered G Ranker, [2] I’ll have to complete at least one quest if I don’t want to be de-registered. Otherwise, the 5 silver coins I paid for this card would be wasted.

This time limit thing is a little annoying, but, since I’m already here, might as well check and see what kind of mission requests they have.

I should get a mission that takes me outside of town so that Fer could catch some prey too. [1] I left the receptionist and went over to the bulletin board and studied the mission requests stuck on it.

Hmm, I’m allowed to do missions one rank above mine, but since I’m a total newbie in this business, let’s just go with a G Rank mission.

Let’s see, G rank, G Rank… oh, this one looks good.

A perfectly cliché newbie job of collecting herbs.

 

Keanu Grass x 5 = Reward 1 silver coins

Mage Grass x 5 = Reward 1 silver & 3 copper coins

 

I debated between these two missions. The Mage Grass have a higher mission reward, possibly due to higher difficulty?

Anyway, as if to conform to the mission cliché, all I had to do was pull the piece of paper containing the mission request and take it to the reception. Hmm, it looks like I’ll have to complete the mission if I register it, well, let’s just try the Keanu Grass mission first. Let’s start slowly.

Decision made, I took down the Keanu Grass mission request and made my way to the window counter. [1] By the way, this time I made sure to line up at a different counter. I really don’t want to see that lady with the words ‘Troublesome’ stamped all over her face.

The woman who took my mission had a better attitude, but still lost against Mikaela-san’s absolute professional service industry manners.

Anyway, she was nice enough to give me some information on where to find Keanu Grass, so I won’t complain too much. According to her, Keanu Grass could be found growing in the grasslands just past the East Gates.

This is good news to me since I should be safe enough near the gates, but I still thought I should equip myself with a short sword since that’s what I’ve put down on my registration form.

“Fer, let’s visit the weapon’s shop for a bit, alright?”

“Muu, why would you need to go to a weapon’s shop? Aren’t I good enough to protect you?”

“Well, Fer will be busy catching prey, right? I can’t be too careless if I’m alone… what if someone attack me when you’re away?”

“Isn’t having a barrier good enough?”

“… haaah? Wait. A b-barrier? You can do that?”

“Of course,”

“Of course? This is the first time I hear about this!?”

Wait, let’s try [Appraisal] on Fer. I can’t believe I haven’t done this yet!?

 

[Name] Fer

[Age] 1014

[Race] Fenrir

[Level] 906

[Stamina] 9843

[Magic Powers] 9481

[Attack Powers] 9036

[Defense Powers] 9765

[Agility] 9684

[Skill] Wind Magic   Fire Magic   Water Magic   Earth Magic   Ice Magic   Lightning Magic

Sacred Magic   Barrier Magic   Claw Slash   Physical Strengthening   Physical Attack Resistance

Magic Attack Resistance   Magic Powers Consumption Reduction   Identify

[Blessings] Wind Goddess Ninril’s Blessings

……………………..?

 

The numbers that appeared before my eyes are too amazing!

Fer’s Level, Stamina and Magic are… aren’t they close to maxing out?

It says here he’s 1,014 years old. I had thought that Fer was just exaggerating when he said he had lived over a thousand years, but I guess he’s serious about it…

Wait, does this mean that it takes almost a thousand years to nearly max out his abilities?

I normally look at this huge wolf-like character as a giant stomach, but it turns out Fer is actually quite amazing!

“Hey Fer, I just used [Appraisal] on you. You’re really quite incredible, aren’t you?”

“Why are you commenting on the obvious?” Fer sniffed, but he’s obviously very pleased.

[3] “Yes, yes, you’re amazing,” I can’t do anything but agree. “Then, please create a barrier for me once we’re outside the gates, alright?”

Nevertheless, I decide to get myself a short sword. It pays to be prepared.

 

Author Eguchi Ren: Fer is obviously a cheat, hehe

 

[Gumihou: He’s so cautious, lol!]

 

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