43 - 41. Ranking Up and New Countries

The Adventurers' Guild in Juana looks more glamorous than the guild in the city of Fast.

The reason why it looks more glamorous is probably because the color of the counter and the floor is a little lighter brown than that of Fast, and there are magic lights all around. I talk to the receptionist, who has blonde hair, short hair, and a darting look in her eyes. She looks like a soldier with her uniform.

"I have a request from the Guild of Fast. Please sign this form."

Yes, sir. Please sit down over there and wait a moment.

With that, he disappeared behind a door that appeared to be behind the counter.

I sat in the chair by the wall indicated by the door and waited for about five minutes, while other resident adventurers were called and received their documents. Some of them do not look like adventurers.

I was thinking that the Adventurers' Guild in King's Landing might have a lot of clerical work to do, such as issuing certificates, unlike Fast, when I hear a voice from the reception desk right in front of my seat, which is different from the one where I handed in my papers.

"Thank you for waiting, this way please."

The wax seal had changed to a golden color. He must have sealed it again after signing it.

"Can I use the reference room?"

"There is a fee for this service, but you are free to use it if you have a guild card."

Is there a fee for this place?

I thought about copying the map if there was one, but decided to do it later, wondering if I could get out of the reference room before the other players arrived. I would make use of it later with a look that said, "The carriage is ready.

I thank him and leave the guild.

The boatman tells us that the landing across the street. But the black lilies seem to be traveling by water, so we decide to take the land route. If we go on foot, we will not run into each other unless something happens.

So we decide to walk along the cobblestone streets.

In other towns, guilds and temples are usually located along the main streets, so we could reach them without turning here and there, but in this town, the streets themselves are not arranged in a grid. The road is blocked by a canal, so we sometimes had to take a detour to cross a bridge.

We walk along the road parallel to the thick canal to get to the temple. After a short distance east of the guild, you will see a large bridge on your right and follow the road to the northeast. The streets along the canal, which swirls around the castle, are also swirling.

Whenever there was a shortage of residential areas, the canal was extended to make more land available.　The number of people who live in the area is also increasing.

I don't know if it is because it is easier than expanding the city with a new wall, or if the royal capital has a large budget for city expansion, but the use of land is more extravagant than in other cities. There is a lot of greenery, and of course, there are many parks that may also serve as fire prevention areas.

The canal that runs straight from the moat of the castle intercepts the bridge that crosses to the north with a gate, and beyond the gate, I heard from the boatman's father that it is the property of the Marquises, who are different from the Lobster family.

I'd like to eat lobster. ...... I can catch a normal fish of Rank 2 without any skill, but unfortunately I'm not a good fisherman. It would be fun if I could get a bite, but it is difficult to wait for a bite without thinking about it. I am always absorbed in a book with a book in my hand.

If I want to be mindless in this world, I'd rather be waving a sword.

Turning right, crossing a bridge, and crossing it again, we finally arrive at the section where the temple is located. The front of the temple is on the other side, so you have to go around from the back, but you can't see the inside of the site covered with big trees. However, one can see several massive buildings just by looking at the occasional roof.

Turning around to the front, one finds a magnificent and splendid building, aptly described as a chalk temple. Lined with white pillars, many people were coming and going even though it was raining.

While the building I saw in the back was practical, the front seen from the plaza that also served as the approach to the temple was more for appearance, with decorations on the lower and upper parts of the pillars and gold in some places on the white walls. Later I heard that royal weddings and other ceremonies were held here, and as I had the impression, the entrance was completely for ceremonial purposes and focused on appearance.

After paying my respects at the shrine, I quickly registered and returned to Fast.

I thought that the god of water, Falu, would be popular in this port town, but it seemed that the gods of merchants and craftsmen, and the god of gold, Rusha, were popular, and there were more flowers offered to them than to other gods. This made me wonder about the products sold in the town. I'll do some sightseeing and shopping later!　Sunny day!

The Adventurers' Guild had several adventurers (players) in the cafeteria, on the request board, and near the reception counter. It seems that the overflowing crowd at the entrance just after the start of the game was a lie. The only people in the guild are men.

"Hello.

"Hello, thank you for the food!"

I'd like a report on the request, please.

Plum's receptionist was just available, so I asked her to help me out, and she thanked me for the sweets.

"I beat Sir's boss today!　I got some money from selling materials, so how about dinner?"

"Congratulations, but I don't want to eat.

"Well, I have a bright future ahead of me, don't I?　Let's cherish our encounters!"

I overhear the player next to me asking a receptionist with big breasts that look like they could almost ride up on the counter to dinner. I don't intend to listen to it, but I hear it and my attention is almost drawn to the conversation. It seems that not only me but also other players are listening to the conversation.

Sometimes I hear whispers of "Emel won't have you ......", "those big tits are mine", or "if you don't go to Nana, I don't care".

Don't tell me the men hanging around here are trying to get the receptionist ......?

"Now, let me take your documents. We'll check inside in another room, so please go upstairs to the reference room at the end of the hallway.

"Oh, ......."

His eyes are on Plum, but his ears are half next to his head.

Perhaps it is my imagination, but I think I see Emel glancing at me.

"...... Well, I'll think about it if you deliver me <> without fail for a week starting tomorrow."

It wasn't my imagination.

Hey, there's no way they'll know I made it ....... You liked what I brought you. I was curious about the rest of the story, so I unintentionally submitted another report to the vacant reception desk, this time reporting the delivery of the materials.

"Lengard's snacks?"

"Yes. I got it and it was delicious, but I couldn't find it. I tried to find a female staff member at the guild who sells it, but I couldn't find it.

She smiles and tells the man in front of her.

Okay, so you don't want me to sell sweets for a while from today, right?　He decided to limit the sale of sweets to the conditions he had come up with after seeing me. Stop the date!

"Under those conditions, some of them might at least accept a midday meal."

The receptionist in front of me interjects with a laugh as she hands me the commission.

"Wooooooo!"

"If it has a name and you couldn't find it, it's a commission!"

"The right to dine with Mr. Emel is mine ahhhhhhh!"

"Plum-saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa！！！！"

"Oh, you guys!　Don't you dare run out on me!!!!　I'm the one who took it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

In a flash, the players near the counter were gone.

The adventurers in the cafeteria, who apparently had not heard my conversation with the receptionist, looked on in amazement as the men suddenly burst outside with a loud yell, while I thanked the receptionist for taking care of my material delivery and went upstairs.

I wondered if the receptionists had only ever eaten sweets from the residents' pastry store, which had a rating of 4. I think they can now buy the highly rated pastries at the consignment sales. I think that the taste is beautified by the fact that this is the first highly rated confectionery they have ever tasted. I think that the sweets we gave out were a collection of trial products, so I think they were rated 6 to 8.

With this in mind, I went upstairs to find Plum waiting for me at the end of the hallway.

"Sorry for the wait.

"No, come in."

I passed through the reference room and entered the room to which I was led, wondering if there was a staircase for staff as well as a staircase from the side of the counter.

Inside was a man who had reached the age of a mature man to an old man.

I am Marcos, vice-master of the guild. You must be Homura. Congratulations on your promotion to the C rank.

He has gray hair mixed with gray hair, a mustache, and is stout for his age. He is a former adventurer.

Many ex-adventurers work for the Adventurers' Guild. Since many of them are not good at sitting around and doing paperwork, they mainly work behind the scenes sorting, dismantling, and delivering deliveries, and the only contact they have with active adventurers here at Fast is the stern man at the purchase counter outside of the commission.

In other cases, a retired person in good health is hired as an instructor for newcomers. The rest of the adventurers are high ranking adventurers who have contributed to the country and the people and have charisma, and are integrated into the organization as so-called executives. I have never met Gilmas of Fast, but I heard that he is famous.

"Thank you."

He shakes the offered hand and thanks her.

"Now, can I have your guild card?"

Plum is waiting by Marcos' side with a thin stone plate like the one used for registration. When I offer him my guild card, Marcos unfolds the guild card and the document I have gotten signed by Faina on top of the black plate that Plum is offering.

The plate glows faintly and something like a letter appears and disappears, and Marcos hands me back the guild card. I glance at the papers and see no writing on them, but when I put them on top of each other, there was something written on them, which must have been transferred to the guild card.

"Do you care about the papers?　What you brought from Faina is a permit to move from one country to another. With that guild card, you can go from the temple to Baron Isle Fagat, with which we have diplomatic relations. Of course, you can also cross the border on foot, though your life is not guaranteed along the way.

I thought there was a boss battle at the border crossing. I've heard of the labyrinthine city of Baron and the magical state of Isle, but I've never heard of Fagat. I'll look them up later.

"So, this is a request from me, that you come back to this guild once in a while. The demons in this country are weak, and they are good for living, but adventurers change their base of operations when they reach C rank, so they don't come around here anymore.

When I agree to Marcos' request, Plum congratulates me just as we finish our conversation. I thank Plum as well and leave the room, or rather, hand her a piece of candy before I leave.

"Please join us. I was playing some kind of betting game downstairs, so feel free to give them to the person you are interested in without telling him or her.

"Oh my!　I'm sorry. You heard me, there's a guy who's been hanging around the counter for a long time now, even though he doesn't get any requests, and I just had to bring him up. It's true that I've been looking for those delicious snacks that you gave us all, but I'm sorry I mentioned it in a strange way.

"No, I sell these occasionally at consignment sales that I've started recently. I'm not selling them face to face, so I don't think it will bother anyone, probably. I'd appreciate it if you don't tell them I sent you these, since it would be troublesome if they started following me around asking how I got them."

"Yes, of course!"

I promised Plum that this time I would leave the room.

I wonder if the candy store in town is being raided, and I feel like apologizing to the residents for the trouble the gentile (player) has caused them.

It's almost lunchtime, but I should look for a restaurant in this new country.

Where is the rice?

So here we are at the transition gate of the temple.

The current location is displayed in gray, and the other locations are displayed in white letters, and the capital Faina Fast Second Sir Foss is displayed,

GEORGE'S COUNTRY

Capital Phaina Fast Secant Sir Fos.

Principality of Tarkant

Capital Barron

Isle of Man

Capital city Arsuna

Fagat

Capital Navai Grande

The display was changed to

The other countries seem to start from the capital city. Well, it is natural that the further away from the capital, the stronger the monsters are, so I guess that's the way it is. It must be hard to settle down and increase the population in a place with ferocious monsters.

Now, where shall we go?

The Duchy of Tarkant has a famous labyrinth called the Labyrinth City of Baron, which is so famous that the name of the country itself directly indicates the country. In fact, it is so famous that no one calls it Tarkant. I have not been able to find any information on Fagat.

I chose an isle that suited my occupation.

I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store. Incidentally, the fee for the use of the gate changes depending on the distance within the country. This time I was charged 40,000 shillings. I don't know if the high price is due to the distance or the fact that we were traveling across the country.

We passed through the gate, wondering if we were wasting our money when we had yet to go sightseeing in Ziarz.

I am sorry to inform you that a player has crossed the border. We are now adding the functions of Affiliations, Clans and Houses.

You can choose to belong to yourself or to a guild or other organization to which your clan belongs. The benefits differ depending on the organization. Even if you do not belong to an organization, you may receive the same benefits if you gain the trust of the organization.

Clans can be created by those who share the same profession and aspirations, or more casually by those who are close to each other. There are some benefits such as being able to share a house, and being able to have a [Clan Conversation] with multiple members of the same clan at the same time.

House is a feature that allows players to have a home in this world. Players registered in a commercial guild can also rent a building as a store.

Please check the menu for more details.

I've got the title [The One Who Flies the World].

As soon as we stepped out of the gate, an announcement was made.

You get the title, but more importantly, the house! ...... is expensive, isn't it?　But I want it!

I wonder where I can get one, a real estate agency?

I'm sure Ochazuke will be the clan master who is not a guilmouth and will lead the formation of the clan, so I'll leave it to him. I am sure that there must be some conditions to form a clan too, such as money.

Will we be able to build a house wherever we want?

I'm too excited. I can't wait to go into a restaurant and read the menu.

I have more work to do!

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Title

[World-flyer]

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Homura Lv.32

Rank C

Occupation Mage Swordsman, Pharmacist (Assassin)

H!?　　 1057

M!?　　1335

STR 44

VIT 24

INT 71

MID 20

DEX 26

AGI 45

LUK 25

N!?C!?　[Galahad] [-].

Title

■General

[Interactionist] [Power to Turn] [Mystery Revealer] [Mystery Revealer]

Economic leader] [Lone adventurer] [Nine lives] [Nine lives] [Nine lives

The Wise One, The Elegant One, The World-Flyer.

Blessings of the Gods

Blessing of Tasya] [Favor of Val

Verna's Blessing]

Titles from the Gods

Disciple of Tasya] [Time of the Gods

■Slayer system

Lizard Slayer] [Bug Slayer

Beast Slayer] [Gel Slayer

Bird Slayer

Dragon Slayer

■Master Ring

King of Swords] [Wise King

Skill (3s!?)

■Magic and Magic

Wood magic Lv.7] [Fire magic Lv.7] [Earth magic Lv.7

Gold Magic Lv.7] [Water Magic Lv.7] [☆ Wind Magic Lv.8

Lightning magic Lv.12] [Light magic Lv.16] [Dark magic Lv.21

Sky magic Lv.10] [Time magic Lv.2] [Druid magic Lv.1

Healing Arts/Holy Law

Recovery Lv.6

Illusion Lv.1

Magic and others

[Magic Shield] [Stacking

Ranged magic Lv.2] [Action chanting

Wing shortening Lv.4

Swordsmanship

[Swordsmanship Lv.22] [Slash

[Sword Lv.21] [☆Itsashin Lv.9

Sword of Illusion Lv.9] [☆Sightseeing Lv.9

Dark Devices

Thread Lv.1

Summoning

White Lv.1

Spiritual Art

Spirit of Water [Rufa Lv.3

Spirit of Darkness [Kuroyoh Lv.4

Talents

Body Art] [Evasion] [Deciphering

■Movement actions, etc.

Carry] [Leap] [Stay in the air] [Fly in the sky

■Production

Mixing Lv.15] [Alchemy Mixing Lv.16] [Cooking Lv.8

Collecting

Collecting] [Mining

■ Appraisal and concealment

Tool and medicine appraisal Lv.8] [Plant and food appraisal Lv.6

Animal and Demon Appraisal Lv.8] [Skill Appraisal Lv.6

Weapons and Armor Appraisal Lv.7

Presence Detection Lv.21] [Presence Dilution Lv.19] [Concealment Lv.10

■ Enhancement

Arm Strength Lv.4] [Intellect Lv.4] [Spirit Lv.5

Improved dexterity Lv.4] [Improved agility Lv.5

Swordsmanship enhanced Lv.5】 【Magic enhanced Lv.4

Resistance

Sickness Resistance]

Other

H!? Natural recovery] [M! Natural recovery] [Night vision

[Map] [Telepathy] [Telepathy] [Telepathy] [Telepathy] [Telepathy] [Telepathy

Equip Change] [☆Weapon Holding Lv.3

[Lifestyle Magic] [Lure] [Lv.3

[Anti-theft Lv.21] [Trap release] [Trap release] [Trap release] [Trap release] [Trap release] [Trap release

[Open] [Unlock] [Unlock

Stars are those that have been enhanced by first acquisition, event benefits, etc.