Chapter 16 16 – The Adventurer’s Guild

To be honest, I couldn’t concentrate on overlooking Elise. No, if Anja was next to me in that position. She is lying on her stomach with her legs propped and watching the pond. It’s not her pose that makes me uneasy. I kept glancing at her charmingly shaped butt. Because she only wears a loincloth on her lower body, Anja’s butt cheeks are exposed. Only the middle is covered.

“I have to admit, Levidna is more vibrant than any god’s place I’ve been.” Anja nodded as Elise and Renee walked out of the restaurant, along the streets with colorful shops. “All the gods’ places look boring, except for the god of buildings.”

I chuckled. “So is my place, right? It looks boring here.”

“Ah, I didn’t mean to offend you, sir.” Anja gulped, looking at me nervously. “But…”

“No problem. That’s how it is.” I shrugged. “But the buildings in your catalog also look boring, don’t they? Doesn’t the god of buildings want to offer something better?”

Anja was silent for a moment. “I don’t know. Maybe it’s for a classic reason; because the gods don’t want to be influenced by humans’ culture too much.”

I nod. “You’re smart to be able to draw conclusions like that.”.

And I slapped her butt, making it echo a beautiful sound. The sensation I felt was different from when I hit Elise’s. Anja’s bottom has a more jelly-like consistency.

“W-what are you doing, sir?” With a flushed face, Anja moved her butt away from me. She looks more embarrassed than angry.

“What?” I shrugged. “It’s a token of my appreciation for your intelligence.”

Anja rubbed her bottom and returned to her original position. “What were we talking about? Ah, the gods don’t want to be influenced by humans. But that’s something contradictory. They like clothes that are quite flashy…. Well, I don’t know if their flashy outfits are inspired by man-made ones or not, though.”

I rubbed my chin. “Hmmm… I’m curious. I want to know why buildings in the realm of gods look so boring?”

Anja looked at my face. “Perhaps I can put him in touch with you, sir. He’s a god who likes to visit others. However, he’s quite busy and doesn’t seem to be able to come right away.”

“Great, Anja. I appreciate it.” I landed my palm on the woman’s butt a second time.

***

A hustle of people comes from within the adventurer’s guild headquarter. People were standing at the bulletin boards to choose quests, while others were sitting at tables drinking alcohol or eating. Like the time on the streets yesterday, several adventurers glanced at Renee.

Elise looked around and found several women in skimpy clothes like Renee’s. Apparently, what the mage was wearing wasn’t something extraordinary in this world. Elise saw something even stranger. There is a woman who puts something to cover her nipples while her entire breasts are exposed.

“We’re going there.” Renee pointed to the board at the very end. “You don’t have an adventurer’s license yet, and I’m still F-class. But don’t worry, like I said last night, you can join in on quests if you’re with a licensed adventurer. Well, they’ll cut our income more, though. The best way is you register for a license first, but it’s a long process, and I already want to go on an adventure with you! I promise you will get more share!”

Elise raised an eyebrow. The people gathered on the F-class bulletin board still looked very young, perhaps most of them well below 18 years of age.

“You finally got another partner, Renee!?” A man with a thin beard called out from a distance, then chuckled with his friends. “Just make sure you really use magic this time!”

Renee did smile but gave that man a middle finger. “Have a nice day, Viktor.”

Viktor’s laughter grew louder.

“Hey, auntie! This is a place for beginners. Why are you here!?” A child who was around 13-14 years old snorted. “You don’t belong here!”

Renee smiled and rubbed the boy’s head. “I’m still 22 years old, so don’t call me auntie. And I’m just taking this big sister to choose a beginner quest.”

The boy brushed off Renee’s hand and shifted away with his friends.

Still smiling, Renee shrugged. She spoke quietly, almost in a whisper. “With my height and clothes, many people think I’m an expert, but I’m just like them. I can’t do anything yet.”

“Get out of my way!” A man in a neat uniform and glasses walked through the crowd carrying a pile of papers. “Stand behind the lines, and no one takes the quest before I stick them all! Violators will be suspended with their entire party.”

The novice adventurers, Elise, and Renee retreated a few feet. They stood behind the white line that circled the bulletin board as ordered. While the glasses-wearing officer was sticking papers to the board, another officer kept an eye on the situation. Occasionally, he snapped at any adventurer whose feet touched the line.

Elise could feel an intense aura in that place. The young adventurers were already preparing to pick up the quest paper. Some were even whispering like they were composing tactics.

However, they still lost to Renee, who was so focused on staring at the bulletin board. Several children around her shuddered to feel the killing aura from the mage.

When the last piece of paper was pasted, Elise held her breath.

“Stay behind the white line before the signal!” The guard said firmly. “And those who push each other will also be suspended!”

The glasses-wearing officer stood next to his colleague. The adventurers are becoming more and more tense.

That officer moves his hand upwards and exclaims. “Go!”

Renee advanced so fast, like an eagle hunting its prey. Within a second, she had already taken a quest paper. Meanwhile, the other young adventurers had to jostle to choose.

“Hey, I’ve been aiming for that, Auntie!” The little boy who had scolded Renee earlier shouted.

Renee put on a meaningful smile and waved, then left with Elise.