25-Junior adventurer

When I woke up the next morning, Meir was puffed up and

Cowards!

He cursed me. Apparently, he wasn't too happy about me putting him to sleep yesterday with witchcraft.

'I wouldn't force you to sleep if you swore you wouldn't crawl on me at night.

'I can't swear to that!　Also, that's a bit disgusting, the way you talk about forcing me to sleep!

Don't be so quick to answer.

And that ain't cool. You're the only one who tries to f*ck with me in my sleep.

Yeah, I know. I'm just all hot and bothered by the thought of Gerald.

I don't want you to make s*xual harassment comments in the morning.

'Besides, it's morning and Gerald's all ready to go, right?　And a good morning to you, too...

I won't.

The boys' lower body situation in the morning is an irresistible physiological reaction to the boys' lower body situation, so I'd prefer not to touch it if possible.

After that, Mylle kept repeating weak-minded remarks such as "I can't get up unless Gerald squeezes me", "I can stand up if you hold me", "It's so cold, I want to squeeze you and share my body heat", but she silenced every time.

While she was complaining, I got ready to go out and left the inn to continue on to the guild headquarters from yesterday.

--

When I reached the guild headquarters and walked through the door, three people greeted me. Two of them were familiar faces.

One of them was a man and two of them were women. One of them was Gardner-san, and one of the two was the guild staff woman who had taken charge of me yesterday.

''Yo, boyfriend,''

That's all I need to know.

Mr. Gardner raises one hand and greets me. I could only respond to that with an exasperated response.

And Meir, on the other hand...

'He hasn't been able to keep me up at night lately!　I'm in trouble!

As usual, you're acting as if my relationship with you is an established fact. I really want you to stop doing this because it could be misunderstood.

As long as I haven't touched her, she'll be misunderstood, won't she?

That's what I'm thinking about.

'I'm sorry about yesterday. I heard that my boy was causing trouble.

The woman standing next to Gardner approached us as she said this. She was a dazzling beauty with curly blond hair.

Following the blonde beauty is the female staff member who was in charge of us yesterday. This one looked a little depressed.

As she walks up to Meir and I, she suddenly bows her head and says in apology, "I didn't turn you away yesterday.

"I'm very sorry for turning you away yesterday!

'Huh?　Um, you said you turned him away... what?

I'm at a loss for words because of the suddenness of the event.

I mean, what. Did this person cheat on me yesterday or something?

'Um, is it possible that it was actually a lie that it takes one rezo to register as an adventurer?

I asked fearfully.

'No,' he said. No, they say it's true that it costs one rezo to register as an adventurer.

It was the beautiful blonde who answered, the first to speak to me.

Why don't you just follow me?　Once again, I'll give you the details of the situation.

Oh, yes. But, um ... you are.

Oh, you forgot to tell me your name.

The blonde beauty, who was about to walk off in the lead, stopped as she remembered, and then turned around and spoke her name.

''I'm Noel Furnand. I'm the Guild Head of the Zet City Adventurers Guild.

--

I was let into a room on the third floor of the guild headquarters.

The entrance of the room was labeled 'Guild President's Office', and once inside, there was a long white table, one long sofa, and three sofas for one person lined up, with a large desk that appeared to be an office desk behind it.

'Have a seat, please.'

Noel said and pointed to the couch. We obeyed and sat down there.

Noel-san and Ms. Gardner sat down on the couch right in front of us. The female staff member didn't sit down, but stood in reserve behind Noel-san.

'First of all, let me apologize. I'm sorry to hear that our staff member was rude to you yesterday.

That's not very polite.

I guess she was just being faithful to her duties. Oddly enough, as the staff said yesterday, rules are meaningless if they are not followed.

So I shake my head.

'Apart from the fact that we didn't have any money. Don't worry too much about it.

No. It doesn't work that way. Because she didn't give you guys an explanation (.........) that she should have. So this is an apology for that.

While saying that, Noel-san took out two cards. The one in front of me was spelled out as 'Lowest Class Adventurer Registration Card' and the one in front of Meil was spelled out as 'Lowest Class Adventurer Registration Card'.

'If you sign the column there in your handwriting, you will be able to call yourselves adventurers from that moment on.

Even as Noel-san said this, a female staff member prepared an ink pot and a pen. But before I could pick it up, I had skipped the question to Noel-san.

''Um, I don't know why. We haven't paid our adventurer registration fees yet, have we?

I'm sure that's what I'm asking myself. It's a good thing that you're able to get this certificate of adventurer's registration by paying a not-so-cheap registration fee of one rezo, but they're giving it to us as an apology.

I'm not going to be able to get it, but they're going to give it to us as an apology. It's impossible for me not to feel a sense of unease.

I'm not going to be able to say that I didn't give you the explanation you should have. If that was the case, it was only natural to remember the questions about it.

'To begin with, you know. A person who came to this place to become an adventurer wouldn't have many silver coins, let alone copper coins.

I think that's ... well, I guess so.

I return the nod to Noel's words.

I could get rich by being an adventurer. But the people who want to become adventurers are all fierce people who basically rely on their prowess.

Those who come to the world with their skills as collateral are generally considered to be penniless or equal to it. In fact, it's this equality that motivates them to become adventurers, an extremely dangerous job.

But you know what? The adventurer's dangerous job has always been the same. There are many people who register as adventurers, go to the seal site (dungeon) with joy and die there. That's why we set conditions.

"Conditions?

Yes. That's the registration fee for one rezo of silver, and the adventurer registration (...) and the completion of the mission (...).

Noel's explanation continues.

Before you register as an adventurer, you will be given a test to see if you have the right skills to be an adventurer. You will be assigned an examiner of intermediate adventurer level or above, and you will be tasked with defeating a demon. The person who succeeds in this task, and is recognized by the examiner as having adventurer's qualifications, will be rewarded with one rezo of silver.

"Huh? I mean, that's...

''Yes. Using that reward, you buy an adventurer registration certificate, which is the sequence of events until you register as an adventurer. ........But this child purposely left out the explanation of that adventurer registration mission. Just because you're still children.

When Noel finished his explanation, the female staff member again bowed her head again, saying, "I'm really sorry. Because of the many times I've been bowing earlier, I'm starting to feel rather sorry for myself.

But still, I see.

In other words, this female staff member has single-handedly decided that we're not ready to become adventurers yet.

That's why I dared to skip the explanation of the adventurer registration mission and turned her away from the guild. Offering a not-so-small registration fee of one rezo, which we couldn't possibly pay.

Well, it's not hard to see why you would make that kind of decision after seeing us. Although we have certainly reached the age where we can register as adventurers, we would still look like children to an adult.

In fact, adventurers are notoriously most likely to die when they are just starting out. From a staff member's point of view, they would have a hard time issuing an adventurer registration card to me and Meir, who look like immature children.

And if you die in a dungeon in the middle of a request or mission, it would be a bad way to wake up. It's not a secret, but it's not hard to imagine that there are other people like us who have been turned away without being told about the adventurer's registration mission.

But then I suddenly wondered: "Then why bother with the money?

In that case, why not just give them the adventurer registration mission without charging for it?

It's simple if you think about it. Rather than letting money buy your status, you can make your status the reward for completing your mission.

But Noel-san looked troubled by my words.

The guild's structure has become a bit of a bureaucratic job in some ways. It is more convenient to manage the rewards for missions in monetary terms. Especially since the number of adventurers is on the rise.

So why don't you just give him a reward along with his registration?

Then you won't be able to collect your reward. If you die soon-to-be-dead, you'll lose your money. So shouldn't the system be designed so that we don't lose money?

..........

I can't even make a sound at the comment that comes out of a guardian's mouth. However, the guild can't run without money, so it's probably a natural thing to do.

Nevertheless, I understood the explanation (..........) that should be made. But there was still something I didn't understand.

''What in the world is this adventurer's registration card?''

What? You just said. A peace offering. I put a little color on Mr. Gerald's face.

There are five classes of adventurers, from the lowest to the most advanced. Meir was the lowest class, but I was starting from the lowest class.

''We haven't paid our registration fees yet, have we? We only take one silver coin. I can imagine that this registration card is not something that is given to you just for an apology.

That's why. Hey, boyfriend.

Then unexpectedly, Mr. Gardner interrupted me.

You're the first person in town to take a shot at me. This morning, I convinced Noel that he should make you adventurers. I mean, she's not a very nice person. "If that's the kind of asset you want to have, we have no choice but to use it.

I've never heard of anyone hitting Gardner with an attack, even in rumors. If you are that good, our guild can't afford to let you play. We need you to work hard for us. A guild welcomes everyone, whether women or children, as long as they meet the requirements of being strong.

...is that right?

If I were to summarize Noel-san's words, it would be something like, "I'll give you a registration card for free, so you should do your job and complete your requests and duties properly.

By the way, Gardner-san, you really are an amazing person. You can even get a registration card from his word, so he must be a very capable person in the city.

'Well, boyfriend. You even bought her an adventurer's registration card. That's something to be proud of.

'There are only a handful of adventurers today who show that much power, you know, because there are only as many adventurers as the fingers on one hand. I expect you, Gerald, to do just as well.

Me?　I'll do my best too!

Since you can register as an adventurer, even Myl seems to be excited about it. It's a good thing for us, too, because we'll just accept the registration certificate.

It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about it.

So I finally dip the tip of my quill into the ink and I spell out my name on my registration card. After that, Myl did the same thing as well.

I lift the registration card in my hand to eye level and look at it. The lion and falcon emblem is from the Kingdom of Halkenya, and the words 'Lower Level Adventurer Registration Card' are printed across the emblem.

This is my, adventurer's registration card..... As long as you have this, you can act as an adventurer in any adventurer's town on the continent.

It's somewhat exciting to think about that. I can finally take my first step as an adventurer here.

When I was thinking about this while staring at the registration card, Noel-san opened his mouth while clapping his hands together with a bread.

''Well. Now, I'm going to ask you guys, the fledgling adventurers, to carry out your first request.......is that alright?

Of course!

'Oh, you're quite spirited. I'm glad to hear it. ...and you're asking for it.