44 Quiet Story Adventurer's Guild




 It's been a month since I stayed in King's Landing. I'm still living in a house by myself.

 Initially I was going to live in the school's dormitory as planned, but the king gave me a house, including a reward for the incident, to live in.

 It's a house, but it's a house large enough for a normal family to live in. I was 8 years old and a homeowner. I didn't pay a penny for all the furniture and other things the king arranged for me.

''Ray! Are you awake?

 Oops, it's that time. It seems that Alexia has arrived. Since this house is located between the royal palace and the school, Alexia comes to pick me up every day.

Yeah, I'm up. Good morning Alexia.

'Good morning Ray. Geez!

Mph!

 ....and I get hugged every day. It's soft. It's a joy. And then there's the pain.

"Lady Alexia? Ray, you're going to die.

'What? I've gone too far again. It's Ray's fault he's so cute!

 For some reason, Alexia is upset with me when I'm finally freed. Whoa, it looks like Helen is there today too.

Suha, Suha. Whew, that was close. I'm going to die for real one day, Alexia. Good morning, Miss Helen.

 Helen giggles when I say that. Alexia puffs out her cheeks with a pooch.

''Good morning, Ray-kun. I'll be going to the school today too, right?''

Yes, let's go then.

Ray is on my lap!

 ........that's quirky.

 I ended up being rocked by the carriage for a few minutes while being held on my lap. The back of my head is soft.

 When we arrived at the academy, we headed straight to the master's office. And when I knocked on the door of the headmaster's office

Come in!

 I heard a voice from inside, so I went in.

Shit! Wake up, Headmaster! They're all here!

 The vice-president of the school, Vice Chancellor Melody Vinegar, is the one who is shouting. She's only about 150 or so tall and has brown hair and pigtails. She looks like a child, but Alexia says she's a great person.

 I've only met him here, so I've only seen him being made to cry by the headmaster. He seems to have a hard time protecting the headmaster. He's free, you know.

''Ehehe~ 5 days to go~''

'Long! It's been a long time, Headmaster! Or at least five more minutes, no! Wake up early! We have materials that need to be approved...

 Oh, I'm half crying.

'Vice-Chancellor Melody. I'll wake you up.

'Really? Thank you!

Please stay away.

 I touched Master's shoulder and...

"Bolt.

 Activate lightning magic. Then

Ababa-baba-baba!

 And then, with a swooshing sound, Master gets down on the desk. The next moment, gabber!

You're hurting me! How dare you do that to such a beautiful master!

'It's not because the Master won't wake up. Vice Chancellor Melody is in trouble.

Hmm? Oh, Melo. You're here. Then you should have woken me up.

 Master stretched out with a huff.

'N, n, n, n, n, I woke you up! But it still didn't happen!

 Vice Chancellor Melody was angry at the stone. But his master had a blank expression on his face.

''Well, Vice-President. Please calm down. Master, what are you going to do today?

Hmm? Yeah, I think I'm going to go to Ray's adventurer registration today and take the request directly. Alexia can practice on her own today, too. Helen can take the materials I'm going to teach Rey as usual from the bookshelf without permission, you know~. And I'll give this to Melo!

 With that, Master hands something to Vice President Melody.

''What is this?''

Melo is the one thing I want most right now!

 A smug master. Vice Chancellor Melody opens the box and there it is.

''Why are you giving me the headmaster's seal?

You're the one who makes the paperwork for me! Here we go, Ray!

 As it is, my master grabs me by the scruff of the neck and takes me away. The last thing I see is Vice-President Melody stretching out her arms with a tragic look on her face...

I'm having trouble with melody, too.

No, it's your master who's to blame.

Why? I was just sleeping.

I can't leave my job?

I was so sleepy!

 Wow, you don't sound like you mean well at all.

''Well, we're here. This is the King's Capital Adventurers Guild.

 Then Master enters inside. It's quite large; it's like a three-story house turned into an adventurer's guild.

 The first floor is more beautiful than I expected, with a notice board on the reception desk with various papers on it, and a desk for waiting? There is also a third floor, but what is it?

'Oh? Why is the kid here?

 As I was chomping around inside, I was spoken to by a skinhead and a guy about two meters tall with a scar over his left eye. Is this what you call a temptress? Does this bother you?

Hey, kid. You're lost, or you want to order a job, go to the desk. You need a parent or guardian's consent to register as an adventurer, so don't come in here without one.

 The man who says that and strokes his head around with a crunching motion.

It's time to start again, Mr. Hagen's love of children. But he's afraid of his face, so he cries easily.

 The people around me laughing at that. He sounds like a pretty good guy.

"What are you doing, Ray? I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. You've been back to King's Landing?

'This is Sylphy's sister! Good job! I came back from the Arcadia Papal States last week!

Okay. How'd it go over there?

The war between the Empire and the Papal States is continuing, but several magic sword holders have appeared among the Empire's soldiers, and the Papal States are feeling a bit pushed back. It wasn't the captain class, it was an ordinary soldier class that had them, so they were able to hold them back right away, but it's like they just avalanched down.

 Speaking of magic swords, are you talking about that one? I didn't think the Empire had one of those. What's going on?

I don't know. You're not going to have this in the Empire. Thank you for that. This is good information.

'No! I don't give a d*mn about your sister! So what brings you to the guild?

Me? I'm here to register her as an adventurer.

 That's what Master said and patted me on the head.

''That means........''

'Ah, my apprentice. You're good at it, but you don't know anything about adventurers, so teach him.

'I understand! Kid. My name is Hagen. I'm a rank A adventurer. It's a pleasure to meet you.

'Yes, my name is Ravert Lanwalker. It's a pleasure to meet you.

 Me and Mr. Hagen shake hands.

'Then I'm going to go register this girl,'

Hey! Good job!

 I leave Mr. Hagen and head to the reception desk.

'I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Rabbi.

No, that's quite all right, Mr. Sylphid. Then you will be registered.

Yeah, that's her.

 At the receptionist's desk, where the master was headed, there was an older sister with bunny ears. She was a black bunny. She must be about 20 years old. And a wonderful chest.

I'm Rabbi and I'm the receptionist at the headquarters of the adventurers' guild in the Kingdom of Nanor. It's a pleasure to meet you.

'My name is Ravert Lanwalker. It's a pleasure to meet you!

 When I said that, the rabbi froze. 'What?'

"...Mr. Sylphid. When you say runwalker, is it that runwalker? And when you say Ravert,

Yeah, it's that run-walker, Ravert.

 When I ask my master what it is, he looks at me and smiles. Wha, what? I'm scared.

''I'm sorry. I didn't expect to be able to meet the 'Thunder Emperor'. Please come to me when you use the guild here. I will teach you how to take a handful of steps.

 What the hell? I don't understand.

'Ha, ha, well then, register.'

Very well. So could you please fill out this form? And what does it say about adventurers?

Please.

Then let me explain. There are ranks for adventurers, with the lowest being F, followed by E, D, C, B, A, and S. The only way to raise your rank is to get a request to succeed and increase your contribution. In order to raise their rank, they will need to receive a request and increase their contribution to the game.
 There are three types of requests: chores, gathering, and defeating. You can receive requests up to one rank above the adventurer rank. Do you have any questions?

No, that's okay. Oh, it's done.

'Yes indeed. Well then, I'll create an adventurer's card for you in a moment.

 The rabbi went back to the back and a few minutes later brought out a card.

'This will be the adventurer card, the F will be black, followed by purple, blue, red, silver, gold, and then rainbow colors. Sylphid-sama is an S-rank, so it's a rainbow color. There are only two of them in this country, and only about ten on the continent.''

 Master is an S-rank after all.

'Thank you.'

There is no charge for the first issue, but there will be a fee for reissuing it if it is lost or otherwise lost.

I understand. Thank you, Rabbi.

 This is how I became an adventurer.