After I finished my exam, I returned to the guild window.
　The receptionist, Milia, hands me a silver card with a smiling face.

''Congratulations on passing the test!　Here's your guild card. Make sure you see if there are any mistakes in your name or gender.
Thank you. ...... fine.

　His guild card was engraved with 'Kou Kou Koussaka, 29 years old, male, human race'.
　His adventurer rank was the lowest F.
　It's no surprise since he's a newcomer to the scene.

''Even so, Ko-san, I'm surprised that you defeated Giese-san in one shot. You're really strong!''
'No, Su......,' I dismissed the thought by saying that I'm a zapper myself just because my kills are strong.

　It would be disrespectful to Giese, the examiner who fought me, to be weirdly despicable here.
　However, I don't feel comfortable bragging about my strength, so I just say "well," and that's it.

''Please refer to the guild's bylaws in this booklet. If you have time, I can explain some important points to you, how about it?　I feel my explanations are easy to understand, so I recommend you listen to them!

　Do you think it's easy to understand, or do you just feel like it's easy to understand?
　But that being said, I'm wondering if it's really easy to understand: .......

I've got time. Can I ask you to explain it to me?
I understand!　First of all, there are seven levels of adventurer ranks: S, A, B, C, D, E, and F from the top. Rank ups are determined by the guild, taking into account the accomplishment of requests and the history of defeats. On the other hand, please be aware that if the achievement rate is too poor, or if you haven't received a request in a long period of time, your rank may be downgraded or you may be expelled from the guild.
How long is a long time?
If you have a D, E, or F rating, you have to have been out of commission for three months or so without illness or injury to get rid of it; A, B, and C ratings are six months and S ratings are a year.

　So the length of the blank period allowed depends on the rank?
　Thinking about what to do later on, it might be wise to do your best to raise your rank to C.

''Also, 'False report to the guild' and 'betrayal to the client' and 'forging a guild card' will be severely punished, so please don't do it.
Okay, I'll remember that.
The next thing you need to do is to bring the request form and guild card from the quest board to the counter. There are ranks for requests, but you can only receive requests up to your rank. Please note that there will be a penalty fee if you fail to achieve the rank during this period.

　Okay, I'm getting the gist of it.
　Once again, or rather, the system of the Adventurer's Guild had a rather game-like feel to it.
　The explanation continued for a bit after that, but there wasn't anything that felt very different.

'Lastly, even if it's not related to your request, demon materials and the like are accepted at the purchase counter on the other side. It's hard to bring the entire corpse with you, and you'll be charged a demolition fee. It is recommended that you check the part that can be sold beforehand and bring only that part. Thank you for listening to me over at .......

　Ms. Militia bows as if she had just finished her lecture.
　What an interesting person.

''If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Is there anything you don't understand?
There's one thing you should know.
"Yes, yes, yes, what is it?
''For example, when I get a quest to defeat a demon, how do I prove that I've defeated it?''

　In internet novels, a demon's body can be cut off and submitted as a 'proof of defeat' part, but what is it like in this world?

''Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I left out an explanation. Actually, this guild card will record the owner's defeat history.

　Milia said, and took out a silver box from under the desk.
　There were narrow grooves on the sides, just the size of a guild card that could be passed through.

''Viewing the history requires a special adventurer's guild magic tool. If you want to check your defeat history, please come to the window. Do you have any other questions?
No, I'm fine now.
''Then, Ko-san is now a member of the Adventurer's Guild. I look forward to working with you.
'Same here, please. ...... Speaking of which, don't you want a guild registration fee or an exam fee?
''We used to take it, but that's why the mercenary guild took people away from us. So now it's free.

　The rivalry between the adventurer guild and the mercenary guild seems to have an effect on things like this.
　In my personal opinion, I think they should charge a registration fee or an exam fee to prevent strange people from becoming adventurers, but well, this is a different world. Since our cultural backgrounds are completely different, free of charge may be appropriate in this world.

''Ko-san, would you like to accept the request right away?
No, I want to get ready for that first. I need to look up a map of the area and the demons that appear: ......
'Oh!　Then there's an appendix at the back of the booklet I gave you earlier, if you'd like to refer to it.

　At Milia's suggestion, I flipped through the booklet.
　It had the following sections: 'Appendix 1: A Map of the Area Around Ohnen', 'Appendix 2: About the Demons Appearing Around Ohnen', 'Appendix 3: Materials You Can Collect Around Ohnen', 'Appendix 4: A Map of Ohnen City' and 'Appendix 5: An Adventurer's Guide to the City'.

　...... The moment I saw them, a voice echoed in my head.

''The conditions for obtaining the sub-skill within the 【Otherworlder】 skill have been met. [Auto Mapping] will be released.''

　A map of the area around Ornen spreads in my brain just like a game map screen.
　You can zoom in and out as you wish, and even the distribution of demons and materials is written on the map.
　It's like a car navigation system for other worlds.
　It's very convenient.

Ko-san, are you all right?　I was kind of in a daze. ......
'No, no problem. For now, I understand what's going on around Ornen. I'm going to go look at the request.

　I left Miria-san's window and headed to the quest board.
　The requests posted on the board vary from gathering medicinal herbs and defeating demons to cleaning up abandoned houses.
　Among them, one request caught my eye, posted everywhere.

I'll be able to see if I can find it.
　　Please contact the office for more information.
　Type: collection
　Target: beehives
　Reward: 50,000 comsa per one.
　　Additional compensation is available depending on quality and size.
　Quantity: 5
　Client: the Yakushi Guild
　Note: There was a fire in the apiary of the Apothecary Guild, and there was a shortage of medicinal materials'

　Comsa is the currency unit of this world, and it's worth about '1.5 Comsa = 1 yen'.
　Armored Bear Armor has the effects of "Honey Detection S+" and "Bee Exorcism Roar EX", so it's as if this request was prepared for me.

　Alright, let's take this one.