161 - - The Guild Again

Arrive at the Adventurers' Guild in Barron.

The guild in Fast is always overflowing with people chasing after the receptionist, so we went here. The application for the island was also made here, so the procedure in the masked form (lenguard) would be smoother in Baron, probably.

Welcome.

I wonder if it's my imagination, but I feel the eyes of the adventurers in front of the guild's bulletin board are focused on me. Liddell's china-white face is soft to the touch, but perhaps it's because they recognize him as something other than a person at first glance. Or maybe the receptionist has a fan club.

Excuse me, is Guild Master Bruce at work today?

I don't think you can meet a busy Guilmouth with a C rank, but just in case. <!　

"Unfortunately, Bruce is not here. However, I have asked Mr. Lengard to contact you if he mentions the master's name. May I have your permission to wait a moment?"

"Oh."

He had not yet told us his name, but it seems that he had recognized our faces from our exchange on the island the other day. I am sorry, I did not remember the receptionist's face. How can you remember the face of an adventurer you have met only once or twice?

Is it normal to be able to register?　Can we register as adventurers after a period of observation like Reno, or do we actually have to put them away (・・・・) in the city as pets? Come to think of it, I don't think Lapidus and Noel are tall enough to reach the counter, as is Liddell, who is standing next to me looking up at the counter. I wonder how they receive requests. I guess they have to be accompanied by other adventurers except for requests in the city due to their age, or does Kal usually take care of it?　As I was standing in front of the counter, thinking about it, the receptionist came back.

She said she would see you, and it may take a while for her to get back.

He showed me to the reception room where I had met Abay before. I was served a cake and coffee, as if to indicate that I might be kept waiting. The coffee was placed in front of me, filling the room with a pleasant aroma. Liddell with lots of sugar and milk.

The cake was Linzertorte. Almond and hazelnut powder, cinnamon, cloves and other spices, rough crust, maybe red currant jam with a lot of sugar since it is more acidic than raspberry. Well, maybe it's a completely different fruit here.

I prefer tea by far, but I agree that a robust sweet cake goes well with bitter coffee. By the way, Liddell is older than me, but I wonder if his taste buds are child's taste buds: ....... Alice is all about tea and cakes.

"Liddell, what do you like?"

"Liddell likes you, sir."

You can't call me "sir". Food.

"I like anything the master gives me."

"Anything in particular you like?　Something sweet."

Liddell tilts his head and thinks for a moment.

"Fried eggs, perhaps?　Master, Liddell has no sense of taste. But when Lapidus and Noel eat something that looks delicious, I think it tastes good."

"...... I see."

Oops, I didn't expect you to have a sense of taste. I feel like I'm hearing things I shouldn't, probably because I'm happy to have a sense of taste. Whether this is a good thing or not depends on whether Liddell feels happy or not. There are people who have a sense of taste but have no interest in food at all.

"By the way, do you use [doll-making]?"

"Yes. It's okay for now, but when there are more things that need to be taken care of in the Master's [garden], I'd like to use the ."

A doll working in the fields, how surreal.

"What equipment do you use and what other skills do you wish you had?"

"<> would be great. Please let me also use the alchemy table in the preparation stage. The skill 【Doll Making】alone can be used, but it seems to be weakened, so I would like to have 【Sewing】, since it is more efficient with 【Alchemy Mixing】and 【Sewing】, from which it is derived.

"Okay, I will make sure that the materials can be taken out of the warehouse. Please let me know if there are any materials that you need or want.

I had a vague idea about [sewing], so I put it on the list of available items. By the way, I sewed a quilt, so if I get it, my specialty will be bedding or a quilt.

When I made her learn [Sewing], Liddell remembered [Magic Reflex]. I paid S! (skill point) I paid is 3, and I have 28 left. I'm sure it will increase as my level goes up, but it seems to take forever.

"Thank you for waiting.

There is a knock at the door, and the receptionist who first showed me around, Bruce, and Abbey, a pale blonde I don't recognize, walk in. The pale blonde has pointed ears and looks like an elf.

The receptionist replaces my coffee and Liddell's with new ones and leaves the room.

"......"

"Wow. ......"

"This is ......."

When the receptionist walked away, there was no sign of sitting down, and the three people standing there shouted indescribably. Apparently, they were surprised to see Liddell.

"Shall we sit down for now?"

The blonde restores her hold and urges the other two to join her.

I am Cain, guildmaster of Alsuna, the capital of the Isle of Isle. Nice to meet you.

"Nice to meet you."

Cain seems to be the only one operating, while Abey and Bruce are frozen looking at Liddell.

"You've attacked <>, have you?"

"Yes, I came to ask how I would be treated and how I would be registered in the guild, but I wasn't sure if I should apply to the receptionist as a homunculus or not. I asked for a meeting to see if it was a good idea."

"Anyone with a high level of [appraisal] or [eye] will already know that you are a homunculus. Fast, or at the reception of the guild here."

Yeah, I'm also working on my level of [appraisal] in crowded places, and Liddell is somewhat inorganic. If I had any concern about her, she would [appraise] if she had [appraise].

"But I'm not going to keep Liddell locked up, am I?"

"Yes. The homunculus humanoid is either a registered adventurer or a registered pet, depending on whether it can make some decisions and move without a master, or whether it can only perform the routines it is instructed to do."

Cain glances at Liddell with slanted eyes. I have a feeling that this man himself has [eyes].

"From what I've seen, I think it's possible to register as an adventurer. However, as with pets, if they run amok in the city, the responsibility will fall to you, the master, so please be aware of that.

"Yeah, I got it."

Is it my fault if Bahamut gets out of control .......

"After registration, there is no problem in terms of regulations if you behave like a person, but homunculus is still rare. We cannot predict how gentiles and favorites will behave, so please take that into consideration."

Favorsome...... come to think of it, Noel also hid his unusual white hair. It's no longer a problem now that more and more gentiles (players) have white hair. I hope there will be more homunculus soon.

"...... Fast's bad taste in the wrong direction is said to have floated into the Gulf of Secant the other day. It's not completely safe now with all the activity and people coming in and out, and the inevitable laxity in checking for people coming in from other places, but it's safe to walk around in Fast."

Says the resurrected Abay.

"That's too soon for that, isn't it?"

"That's right!　It's only been a few days since we were here the other day talking about the island!"

Bruce, who had been in a frenzy, sounds as if he is awakening. He is a man who uses polite words for a man who looks like a man.

"Well, I went there as a preview, and I guess I just went for it," he says.

"You can't just wander in there and clear it!"

"Bruce, calm down."

Abay suppresses Bruce's insistence to lean forward.

"<>, of course there's another Alice, right?"

"Well, yeah."

Does this one also have [eye], or is the level of [appraisal] higher?

"1/2......"

Bruce mumbled dumbly, repeating Abay's words.

He is too big and too sensitive, is he?　Barron's Adventurers Guild.

Abbaye and Bruce are of good physique, but have unremarkable facial features that are not distinctive. They might look like they had a scar on their cheeks. In contrast, Cain has pale straight blond hair that reaches down to his shoulder blades, a white face, pointed ears, and a soft-spoken but cold good-looking face. Perhaps he is a typical elf, but this is a mystery to me since I have never spoken up close to any elves other than gentiles.

"When the guild investigated, there is a record that only more than one party could proceed. ......"

How did you do it?　Abay turned to me with questioning eyes.

"Yeah, we both went."

"Lid ......?"

"...... don't understand a bit."

Hmm?　Su?　I looked at Cain, and he smiled at me in a mended way. Is this the Guild Master (Guilmouth) who seems to be elegant on the outside, but is a disappointment on the inside?

"Huh?　So you're saying the other party is alone?　So there are two Alice's?　Huh?　Seriously?"

Bruce is saying something, but he's talking completely to himself, whispering too loudly, and his voice contains a puzzled "Huh? I can only hear what he says.

"For now, the island will be surveyed again by the guild, but as I told you when we first met, there will be no problem with the capture. The girl is rightfully yours. Please proceed to the reception desk to complete the registration process."

I'm afraid people will misunderstand what you mean by "rightfully yours".

We go to the Adventurers' Guild reception to register Liddell as an adventurer, and return to the fast. Bruce seems to have been damaged in some way...was he in charge of investigating Alice's Island, perhaps? We hope that you will give up and be positive since you have completed the project.

We send Liddell to the apothecary's guild and transfer to the casino. The bad businessman from Fast is gone, but we can't let Liddell walk alone for a while. I hear that there are people who are trying to mess with Lapidus and Noel as well.

Anyway, I feel that the quests of the Assassin's Guild are going wild with the criminal representatives in the slums and the favorites in this case. I'm afraid that a corpse will appear every two days if the Assassins Guild's quests keep going on and on.

Eagle may have already taken it, but I wonder if I have to take the skill stones of [Transfer] for the number of people.　For the second time, I have a feeling that the casino is already on our radar, but there is nothing we can do about it. No, this is the first time I'm going in this form (Lengard).

I wonder if the winner of the tournament (Lengard) will not be banned even if he goes ...... a little reckless?