Chapter 104

Great Adventurer ≠ Great Adult

“Young Penrose, if you insist on being the cause of further trouble, we can always strip you of your membership. What will it be?”

“Tsk…”

While he may have been the guild master’s son, he was also an Adventurer. And so he was not permitted to break the rules. Or so the guild worker said. Penrose seemed to be of the opinion that being the son of the guild master made him superior, but the rest of the world was not so naive. The world was not kind. And he was quickly defeated in the face of this possibility. There also seemed to be a hidden threat behind the words. There would be no second chances after this. This guild worker was not to be played with.

“Damn it… Why, why is this happening to me…!”

Young Penrose didn’t seem remorseful at all. He glared at the floor with rage. As for me, I was standing next to Gardo as the guild worker explained things to us. ‘As you can see, he is this way, so please be careful with how you handle him.’ It seemed a little strange for the guild master’s own son to be treated as a problem child, but apparently, the guild master himself was having trouble. And so the other workers were told to be severe. Was there ever a more annoying creature? And how was I supposed to prevent something like this? I didn’t want to be around this place. I would leave.

“There weren’t even any good quests, so I’m leaving. What about you, Gardo?”

“I found a good one, so I’ll be going with Ness. I’ll tell him that we met.”

Gardo must have gotten up early for that. If only… I bet it’s going to pay well too.

“Well then, we should have dinner together. With the money you’ll be making, of course.”

“Bastard! I’m not exactly rich over here! …Oh, alright. The Anthill is cheap, but good.”

“The Anthill? That’s an odd name.”

“Their meat is stacked like an anthill. It’s crazy.”

“Hmm, Daniela will be pleased.”

And with that settled, we had secured our dinner. And it had been a while since I met Gardo, so it wasn’t a terrible morning. Now then, I might as well explore the town a little… Daniela would have surely gotten up by now. Maybe we can go on a date!

“Hey, wait. You mediocre Adventurer.”

“Eh?”

Young Penrose called after me as I was about to leave.

“Let’s stop calling people mediocre.”

“Shut up! You’ve really inconvenienced me today! I demand an apology!”

“What? I’m the one who had to suffer. There were no good quests, and I had the likes of you trying to pick a fight.”

“Who cares about that! You can help me on my quest! Then I might forgive you!”

What the… Was this guy crazy?”

“You know, as a G ranker, you are not likely to succeed in any hunting quest. Those start at F rank.”

“That means nothing to me. I said I would do it, and so I will.”

“Well, you better go and do it then. Leave me out it.”

I turned around and headed for the door. I didn’t have time to play with the little shit. And I definitely didn’t need his forgiveness. And who knows what other problems would arise? It had nothing to do with me.

I quickly moved towards the exit. I was making plans about what I would do next and throwing out any thought of the little shit from my mind. But when I opened the door, it was me who was thrown out.

“What!?”

The sudden impact on my back threw me off the floor and I went rolling outside of the guild. My face hit the dirt. The suddenness of it all baffled me as I turned around.

Ah, what a surprise… His foot was still extended out as he stood there.

“Hmph. That is what happens when people ignore me. Mediocre Adventurer.”

“Alright…”

I was completely out of patience now. I didn’t do anything to deserve this. I’d have to give him a lesson on how to behave around people. Of course, with my fists.

“You shouldn’t be so disrespectful to adults.”

“I obey adults. If they are superior to me.”

“Oh? Then let’s hear it. What kind of adult is superior?”

Penrose snorted under my glare and proceeded to explain it to me.

“First, they must be an Adventurer. Challenge danger, brave the unknown and leave great results. A man has to leave town and go on an adventure. Travel, make money, carry strong weapons, and wear quality armor. Adventurers with cheap clothing like you are a laughing stock! And an adventurer should strive to have an alias! Yes, that is the dream. That is a guild rule that everyone knows. Though, someone as mediocre as you would never come close to getting one! Do you understand now? Strong weapons, strong armor. A second name. A brave and curious Adventurer is a truly superior adult!”

He folded his arms and looked up at me as he lectured. I see, I see. So that was his idea of superiority… Right, right. Very well. Next, I will give him a lesson of what that really means.

“Wait here for ten minutes.”

“What?”

“I’m telling you to wait for ten minutes.”

“Why should I?”

I looked down at him.

“Because I am about to teach you what a superior adult really is.”

“…Hmph. Fine. But when you fail to live up to your promise, I’ll have you stripped of your Adventurer’s membership. I swear it, on my name, Penrose Mavis. I will!”

“Yeah, sure. But if I turn out to be this ‘superior adult’ you talk of, then you will apologize. I’m sorry. I was wrong. With your head grinding the dirt!”

“Hah, that is what will happen to you! You will pound your head to the floor and say, ‘I am sorry, I was so very wrong. Please return my membership.’ And I will refuse!”

We cursed each other loudly.

“Alright, wait here.”

“Get out of here. These are the last minutes of your life as an Adventurer. You better enjoy them.”

He didn’t know when to shut up. I’d make him apologize for it.

I turned my back on the guild and ran into a back alley. And then I went behind the back alley and activated Legs of the Forest Wolf, stepped on air and jumped to the top of a roof. Once I confirmed the direction, I made a beeline for the Lamb’s Hoof.

It didn’t take longer than a minute. I pushed the doors open, announced my name at the front and accepted the keys to room 310. Then I dashed up the steps to my room.

“Ahh!”

Daniela had had just come out of the bath and now frantically covered her breasts.

“…Oh, it’s just you, Asagi.”

She sighed with relief and put her hands on her hips.

“Don’t you want to put some clothes on?”

“There is no point in doing so now. But, why are you in such a rush? You did say that you were going to the guild, but…”

“Yeah, I went to the guild alright. And there was a little incident. I could use your help too.”

“Fine. What should I do?”

Daniela agreed immediately without asking the reason. She really was cool.

“Just change into full battle gear for now. And, we’re going to the guild. I’ll explain as we run.”

“Understood!”

We both began to change at full speed. I took out our gear from the hollow bag and handed Daniela hers. I also took my clothes off and put on the wind dragon clothes. Daniela had it easy as she had nothing to take off first. But we were quick, and it only took five minutes until we were done.

Then we flew out of the room and dashed out of the building before realizing that we had forgotten to lock the door. Damn it, what a stupid time loss. I ran back up the stairs, apologizing all the while to the other guests. Then I gave the keys to the front desk and rolled out the Lambs Inn, picked up Daniela and vaulted into the air with Legs of the Forest Wolf.

“So, why are we in such a hurry?”

Daniela asked with slightly flushed cheeks as she looked up at me. I condensed the story in order to fit within the time constraints. Sorry, Gardo.

“…So that is what happened. So, I thought I’d teach him a little lesson.”

“Huh…Asagi, is that really something a ‘good adult’ would do?”

“…”

It hit me then. Daniela was right. I had been so enraged that I hadn’t been able to realize it myself.

“However, that is only true in a general sense.”

“What?”

“He called my Asagi mediocre. Blood must be shed.”

“Well, let’s not go that far.”

Then we’ll really be stripped of our membership. We talked like this until we arrived. We now stood on top of the closest building to the guild house. Penrose was still standing there with his arms crossed. There were other Adventurers around him now. Oh? I was puzzled at first, but they were likely spectators who had heard his verbal assaults. They now stood around him in a semicircle. Perfect.

“Daniela, we’re going down there with wind magic. Follow my lead when we land. This is the plan…”

“…Hehe…I see…yes, very good.”

“Alright, let’s begin!”

I took out the dark blue greatsword and removed it from its sheath. I gripped the handle as we stood side by side and jumped from the roof. Then I used Legs of the Forest Wolf and Daniela used wind magic to kill our momentum as we landed with victorious grins in the center of the half circle.