Chapter 34: Identification

Chapter 34: Identification

Late Evening - Late Spring : Kingdom of Kaelallan

As I walked up to the mid-western tavern-like doors, I could hear several conversations.

"What quest should we take.."

"Is there an orc quest up?"

"You spent HOW MUCH ON THAT?!"

"Can I make a deposit?"

The noise was a bit refreshing but I knew what was going to happen as soon as I walked inside.

*Creaak*

With a light push, the doors swung open and everyone in the room looked at me.

"Haah.." Silence encompassed the entire guild. -At least I'm starting to get used to it..-

Scanning the room, I quickly found a few booths with some receptionists behind them. -I guess I'll go with her..-

The receptionist at the booth I walked up to was staring at me with a look of awe that almost looked like worship.

She was a dog demihuman with floppy ears and was fairly cute but I was still too young in this life to have developed any 'desires' yet.

"Hello, Miss." *tap-tap* I tapped the desk to try to snap her out of her trance.

"H..huh? Ah yes.. wh.. what is it you need?" Her voice was quite shaky.

"I need to get an ID, it's my first time in town."

"Ah.. okay, sure thing.. ju.. just give me a second!" She quickly turned around and ran to a table in the back of the room before shuffling through papers and running back to me.

It was a basic forum asking for things like my name, birthdate, magic aptitude ect. -Pretty basic stuff..-

"P.. please take your time.. the ID w.. will be 500 copper when you finish.." Her breathing was heavy.

-Sweet..- "Can I get change for a platinum while I'm filling this out?" I casually took the coin out of my pocket and set it on the desk.

*Clank*

The noise echoed through the silence as I felt nearly everyone in the room focus on the coin.

Almost immediately after, a small card popped out that she handed to me.

"This will be your ID and your bank card, this light in the top means the card is active and its color determines your criminal record.. if you want to see your balance, please place your thumb here.." She pointed to a blank corner of the card.

Pressing my thumb on it, a number was displayed at the top of the ID. '99,999,300.00c' (copper)

-So it was 500 copper for the ID and 200 for the account... How cool..- It was truly amazing to see just how advanced and cheap the artifact was.

"Is there anything else you need?" The shakiness in her voice finally started to subside.

"Actually yes, do you know of any good restaurants around here?"

Her eyes instantly lit up. "Yes! If you go out, take a left then take your first right, the 3rd building on your right will be a nice bar, it's a little expensive but the food is good."

"Okay, thank you!" Standing back up, I got ready to leave. "Well if that's everything, I'll be going."

"Y..yes, please enjoy yourself! If you ever come back and need anything, my name is Ellen." She gave a polite bow.

-Ellen... She was quite helpful..- I made a mental note to help her if the situation arose as I left. "Thanks for your help."

The instant I walked outside, chatter erupted within the guild.

"Who was that?!"

"He absolutely DESTROYED Iron Bull!"

"He was quite dreamy.."

"You like guys?!"

-Pfft..- Their conversations caught me a little off guard.

"Haahhhh.." Letting out a long sigh Ellen leaned back into her seat and looked down at the ID form. "I wonder how much of this is even real.."

Trying to ignore the commotion inside, I picked up Ilios and started heading to the bar. "How about we go get some food?"

Following Ellens directions, we ended up turning onto a narrow and dimly lit road. It was a bit sketchy but was also quite beautiful.

As we continued down the road, we eventually came up to building with a sign of a fork and wooden mug on it. -That must be it..-

*Creaak*

I enthusiastically pushed open the doors and walked inside with Ilios. -Lets see what this world's cuisine is like!-