Book 10: Chapter 28: Hero and the Manufacturing Guild

Book 10: Chapter 28: Hero and the Manufacturing Guild

So this is the country of Apristos

With Tet still in her arms, Akari made her way along the main road that stretched through the middle of the Royal Capital of Apristos.

This was the closest neighboring kingdom of humans to Alheim, the kingdom of the elves. It was also the kingdom that waged a war against Alheim in the past.

The demon Amon was the one who orchestrated the war behind the scenes.

However, a certain sage and his comrades were also staying in Alheim at that time, so the demons plans went awry.

Apristos had proceeded with the war and deployed its troops, but all of them had been sent back to this country due to the sages magic. The demon was also slayed by that same sage.

Its a huge city.

Yep.

Wait, Tet. You speaking might be a bit

Akari was flustered when Tet, who was still in her arms, replied to her like she always did.

Its fine. Seems like a lot of creatures can speak in this world.

R-Really?

Yup!

Tet seemed to be knowledgeable about this world, more or less.

If somebody asks about Tet, just say shes a familiar', okay.

I see. Okay, Ill do that.

Apparently, people could tame wild beasts and monsters and turn them into familiars. Akari was once again hit with the realization that she came into another world, indeed.

She could converse with Tet without any regard to the people around her. She was a bit happy when she realized this.

It was lonely walking around an unfamiliar place on her own, after all.

Where is that Manufacturing Guild, I wonder?

Akaris first plan was to inquire about the location of the manufacturing guild mentioned by the guard.

She thought that she would be able to work and provide for her needs in this world if she could register at the guild and get her own identification papers.

Akari, that way.

Eh. Tet, you know?

Yup. Tet knows a little bit about this world.

Tet possessed the knowledge and ability to guide Akari through this world, just like how she led Akari to this country, through that dark forest where the girl didnt even know which direction to turn to.

I see. Thats really reassuring, you know. Im counting on you then, Tet.

Yup. Leave it to me~!

Akari continued walking under Tets instructions.

Manufacturing Guild Its here.

She was standing in front of a building with a sign that said Manufacturing Guild written in huge, bold letters.

Akari spoke to the guard normally, so she forgot this, but the girl had the ability to understand the language of this world.

The goddess from her original world bestowed the skill [Language Comprehension] to her.

This skill had the same effect as that of Lunas skill, so Akari could even decipher the Divine Script.

A lot of people entered and left the manufacturing guild, so she entered the building by following the flow of people.

Hello there. What are you doing?

Eliza smiled gently when she saw Akari beaming.

By the way, do you live here in the capital, Akari?

N-No.

Then, do you plan to commute from a nearby town?

Er

It was hard to say that she was homeless.

And that she was also an orphan.

Oh, perhaps, you dont have anywhere to go?

...Yes.

Eliza hit the bulls eye.

Akari was flustered thinking about what to do, but with the hope that Eliza would listen to her, she decided to just answer honestly.

I see. Then, you can stay at the second floor of this guild house. You dont have to pay rent until you can make your items and have a stable income, three months max.

R-Really!?

Yes. Our guild also supports young people under the age of 18 so that they can become independent. There are a lot of kids with some personal reasons, so its open to anyone until they turn 18, unless they get into trouble.

Even so, the rooms they could rent weren't that huge, apparently. It would be too cramped to create things inside their room.

Moreover, many newcomers would become apprentices in the weapon shops, armor shops, or tool shops in the Royal Capital after gaining a number of skills and finding their masters there, and most of them would be living on site. That left quite a number of vacancies in the guild house.

I understand. Then, Ill be under your care until I can earn money.

Gotcha! There are five other girls currently living in the guild house. Ill introduce you to them later. Oh, by the way, Im the one in charge of the rooms and stuff, so if you have any concerns feel free to tell me, okay.

Yes. Thank you very much.

Oh, and one more thing

Eliza handed a small pouch to Akari.

What is this, Eliza-san?

This is for your living expenses for now. You dont have money, right? Ah, dont get me wrong. This is just a temporary loan.

But, thats

Akari couldnt help but feel shy borrowing money when she didnt even have a track record, and she didnt even know if the items she made would sell or not.

If Akari cant make a living as a craftsman, then well have you help out in the guilds management.

If she couldnt sell a thing, then she would work as receptionist, or guild house cleaner, or waiter at the establishments affiliated to the guild.

Akari is pretty, so I guess youll be assigned as receptionist.

I-I will work hard to sell my items!

Akari came to this world in order to defeat the Demon King. She wanted to secure a base and enough funds so that she could gather information and do other related things, so she didnt have any problems registering with the manufacturing guild.

However, if she became the guilds receptionist and led a stable life, she might just abandon her plans for the Demon King and be satisfied with what she had as it was.

Akari was a girl with a strong sense of duty.

Her top goal was to defeat the Demon King.

However, Akari still wouldnt be able to return to her original world even after slaying the Demon King, so she was also gradually considering her options and what would possibly happen after defeating that Demon King.

Alright, once again, please treat me well, Akari.

Please treat me well!

Akari had been worried about a few things since coming into this Isekai world, but with this, she was able to secure her base of operations without a hitch.