Chapter 5


Takami no Kago – Chapter 5



After the night went by, we first headed towards the Equipments Shop to buy equipments .


“Now then, collar is it . Which one do you want?”


Several collars are lining up before us .


“Err, um, I can not decide one so could you pick one for me, Master?”


“Is that alright?”


“Y-Yes . Beside, I want to wear collar that you like, Master . ”


What a good girl . For now, I’ll choose collars that raises some defensive power and ask Ayla’s opinion .


“Is this one alright?”


“Yes, thank you very much . ”


“Then, let’s put it on here . ”


After having Ayla’s confirmation, it seems it’s no good if I only buy the collar .


It seems the master have to put it on the slave’s neck himself .


And so I put the red [Leather Collar] on Ayla’s neck .


After that, it shrinks to fit Ayla’s neck automatically . That’s [Equipments] for you .


Checking the status, the [Leather Collar] changed to [Ayla’s Collar] .


“With this, I am all Master’s . ”


Hearing Ayla says so cheerfully, honestly I think she’s too easy,


however, it might be because she has no one to relied upon beside her parents .


Beside, I honestly feel glad that she opens her heart to me .


I’m also alone in this world . So I can understand how it relieving to have someone you can trust .


For defensive gear, they’re [Leather Armor], [Leather Shoes], and [Leather Gauntlet]; the same as me .


As for sword and s.h.i.+eld, we pick the typical [Silver Sword] and [Wood s.h.i.+eld]; yet the same as me .


I pay 5 big silver coins for the complete set of defensive gear and weapon we buy .


Ayla look at me anxiously .


“Um, Master . Is it alright not to confirm it in the guild first?”


She nervously worried about that .


It seems she worries about her [curse] .


“It’s okay . Then, we’ll go to the guild next . ”


After I said so, we left the Equipments Shop .


“By the way, have you ever fight monsters before?”


Realizing that I never heard of it before, I tried to ask her .


“Yes, since monsters from the forest often came to the village . ”


Well, how could she leveled up if she haven’t fight before, then .


“Um, I will try my hardest not to be a burden!”


Whatever, maybe it’ll be okay .


If I go by her status, she probably stronger than me .


“Ah, there’s no need to force yourself, okay . ”


While we were talking about that, we arrived at the Adventurer’s Guild .


“Welcome . Why, if it isn’t Hibiki . Huh? Who is that girl?”


I was asked by the quite-beautiful-receptionist who was on the guild’s counter .


She introduces herself as Lily, the one who has looking after me since I register myself in this guild .


“Yo, Lily-san . This girl’s Ayla . She’s going to be my party member .


Ayla, this is Lily-san . If you want to survive in this guild, you better not making her angry . ”


While approaching the reception desk, I introduce each other .


“Y-Yes . I hope we will get along well . ”


Here come Ayla’s greeting polite version .


“Yup, hope we’ll get along~”


Lily-san replies so while waving her hand lightly . After that, she glared at me for a while . Yup, she’s scary when gets angry .


“For the time being, I want to register Ayla . ”


While handing in the registration fee of 1 big silver coins, I ask for Ayla’s registration .


“Yes, yes . If she wear collar then that means Ayla-chan is Hibiki’s slave, right? Then, you just have to fill the name and owner column . ”


Lily glances at Ayla’s collar and replies so .


Is she not talking about it because it’s not unusual for adventurers to have slave in their party?


They are usually use as meat-s.h.i.+eld to buy time to escape; disarm dangerous traps; or carrying luggage .


And so, the registration completed after about 30 minutes .


“Here, this will be your Guild Card . ”


“Th-Thank you very much . ”


Ayla straighten herself as she received her Guild Card . She look over her Guild Card timidly .


Guild Card is a card created by using some metal with magic involved .


Beside displaying the owner’s status, it also displays the records of monster you’ve subjugate, status of missions you accepted, and also various information .


And then, as though finally consented after confirming many times that there’s no [Curse] inscribe anywhere on the card, Ayla look at me .


I answer her by a nod .


“Now then, it’s your first mission . What do you wanna pick?”


I want to get subjugation-type mission, but if it scares Ayla then there’s no choice but to wait her gradually accustomed .


However, even though she looks nervous, she shows a firm determination .


“I would like to pick this, Sharp Wolves’ subjugation mission . ”


Hearing Sharp Wolves, Lily’s grinning as she look at me . Stop looking at me .


And Alya who noticed that tilts her head .


“Now, that’s Hibiki’s party member for you, huh . ”


“Nah, she knows nothing . ”


“My, is that so?”


“???”


Lily who saw Ayla’s curious expression consented, and started to talked .


“His first mission was also Sharp Wolves’ subjugation, you know . ”


“Is that so?”


However, adventurer who take that as a first mission is not unusual . Sharp Wolf’s like a monster to reach gateway-to-success for novice adventurer . [1]


Then, are you asking why Lily’s grinning?


“Yup, and I was surprised when he came back by evening of the same day with raw materials worth of 50 Sharp Wolves . ”


“50?!”


“Nah, I was happened to find a whole bunch of them . ”


I frantically make an excuse .


“Normally, even a mid-tier adventurer would stand no chance against a whole group of 50 . ”


Even Ayla nods in agreement .


Just which side are you on .


“Well, that happened perchance . ”


With a status enhanced by [Divine Protection], it’s one-hit-kill with sword for a mere Sharp Wolf .


I spent not even 1 hour to hunt 50 monsters; however, it seems that abilities are too abnormal for a novice adventurer .


Recalling what an outrageous-uproar it caused back then, I grimace .


“As expected, Master is awesome!”


Ayla turn towards me with eyes br.i.m.m.i.n.g with respect .


“Yeah, as long as he’s with you, Sharp Wolf’s nothing . Good luck, okay . ”


“Yes, I will do my best . ”


Thus, my first mission with Ayla was started .


Translator notes and references


[1] 登竜門 (とうりゅうもん) : it says ‘gateway to success’ in dictionary . I don’t know what it really means in RPG . I don’t play many MMORPG, let alone the j.a.panese one . Does PSO2 count?

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