As we are heading to the adventurers guild the town people eyes seem to be staring at us, specifically at the girls accompanying me, which is normal considering that each one is a beauty, that aside..."So, lolibaba, why are you following us?"
"Hmph, I lent you 15 copper coins for the entrance fee, I"m just making sure you won"t escape without paying"
"You sure? we will go to a dangerous place soon and you might get hurt"
"I can protect myself"
"Parcell, we are here" -Emilia
"Oh, I wonder what kind of cliche thugs I"m gonna trash in a second"
"...Just don"t make a ruckus, ok?"
"Yeah, yeah as long as they know what"s good for them and don"t provoke me"
As I push the door open the Guild"s loud atmosphere gushes out, the moment we enter more than half the people notices us and as the noises recedes more and more adventurers start looking towards us until the hall turns into silence.
As the girls get increasingly indimidated by the silent atmosphere I start walking confidently to the service desk where an elf girl looks at me with surprise and curiosity in her eyes, meanwhile the girls hurry to my side except for the loli baba, who takes her time.
"Hey there" I say grinning
"H-h.e.l.lo h-how may I he-help you?" asks the elf girl while stuttering
"We want to register, me and these 2 girls"
After looking suprised for a second, after calming down, she takes a second look at Amy confused and then notices loli baba "Oh, you mean you, the human lady on your right and the elf lady behind you, right?
"Nah, me the lady on my right and this little one" You say while patting Amy"s head
"Uhm..." she hesitates
"Is there a problem?"
"No! It"s just that girls so young don"t usually register here, much less with their guardians" the elf girl says, forcing a smile
"Oh, just treat this as an exception" You flash a smile
"Okay, then each of you please provide your information on this forms here, if you can"t write we will provide staff to write it for you" unfazed by your smile, the elf receptionist presents you with 3 forms
A little dissapointed you take a look and see that on the forms there isn"t much to write except Name, Age, Race and one optional Skills column, the rest is the rules that go as follow:
1.The Guild members are not allowed to hurt other Guild members unless for Self-defense.
2.The Guild members can take quests only at their rank or below.
3.The Guild members need to answer the Guild Master"s calls in case of a Monster related city scale emergency.
Rank Rules:
If a Guild member wants to upgrade their rank, up to rank C can do so by completing the requirements stated by the Guild, alternatively they can take part in a mock battle with a senior Guild member appointed by the Guild for a fixed increase in rank based on your and the senior member"s rank. Should you lose this battle, there will be a penalty of 1 silver coin.
"Hmm, quite easy to understand, although it does lack a lot of information about things" You say as you start writing on the form
Emilia and Amy also start writing on their own forms.
"If you desire more information on certain aspects of the guild, you may ask a staff or purchase a "Beginner Adventurers Guide" book from the Guild that also cointains Guild information basic details about animals, monsters, plants, surrounding terrain and other quest related information"
"I see... and how much would a Beginner Adventurers Guide cost?"
"That would be 5 silvers"
"I see... here"s the forms" you say as you hand in your form at the same time as Emilia and Amy
On the forms:
Name: Parcell
Age: 19
Race: Human
Skills: Basic Martial Arts Lv.1, Tamer Lv.1
Name: Emilia
Age: 17
Race: Human
Skills: Water Magic Lv.1, Magic Control Lv.1
Name: Amy
Age: 12
Race: Human
Skills: Empty
"...I didn"t except the little one to be able to write and have such a beatifull writing form too"
*cough*
"Oh, Sorry! I was distracted there for a second *cough*" After returning to her professional smile the elf girl continues: "Now that you completed the forms you need to pay the basic 5 copper coins per person and after touching this magic crystal you will get a card that can act as identification and have your status (as written on the form) and rank written on it"
"..."
"Is there a problem?"
"Loli baba"
"Hmph"
"Little beautiful Elf-sama, may I borrow some cash?" You say flashing a radiant smile
"Hmph"
As black lines appear on your forehead and you are about to get violent with this loli baba
"I can pay for you and also forget about the gate fee if you do me a favor"
"...What do you want?"
"I"ll tell you after you accept... this isn"t really an appropiate place to talk about it"
You take a look around you and after seeing all those adventurers still staring, you say "Sure, but if I reject later you can"t complain"
She pouts and answers you "Fine". As she pays the receptionist lady elf she also adds "Here"s 20 copper coins, can I also get a form please?"
"Uhm sure, here you go"
Name: Elfina
Age: 14
Race: Elf
Skills Wind Magic Lv.3, Magic Control Lv.1, Knife Mastery Lv.1
"Why didn"t you ask for a form when we were completing ours?"
"Because then you would say something like: "she"s the one paying" and run off"
"..." You consider her words and find out that there is a real possibility you would do exactly that
"Ah, can I also get a Beginner Adventurers Guide?" -Elfina
"Of course!" says the elf receptionist with a smile
Afterwards Elfina pays 5 silvers and receives the Guide Book
"Now that we registered let"s take a quest" -Emilia
"Amy wants to go on a quest with Papa!"
As you go towards the quest panel the crowd is still staring which you ignore but the girls are getting more and more uncomfortable, after almost reaching the panel there is suddently some movement in the crowd and 4 thug-looking male adventurers block your path
"Hey boss, this girls lookin" hot" Lackey Nr.1
"Yeah boss, we should "party" with them" Lackey Nr.2
"And when we get in the woods, you know Boss, hehe" Lackey Nr.3
"HAHA, That"s right boys, Hey ladies, how bout going with us instead of this skimpy little baby-boy that can"t even lift an axe" Thug Boss
Your forehead transforms into black line as you say:
"Make way, or lose your legs"
"..."
"HAHAHAHA" All adventurers around start laughing
"Hahaha, did you hear that boys? this runt that hasn"t even grown hair says hes gonna break my legs, HAHAHAH, this is the funniest joke I ever heard" Thug Boss
As the Thug Boss says that he all of the sudden punches towards you
"Appraisal"
Name: Brett
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Species: Human
MP: 1/1
Level 25
Rank: C
Fist-Fighting Lv.4, self-taught Sword Skills Lv.4
t.i.tles: Thug Boss.
Fist-Fighting Lv.4
Skill obtained from figthing experience, while not a proper martial art this skill is not to be looked down upon because of the users abundant combat experience
While the skill is ferocious, it can be countered by a proper Matial Art as the same level quite easily
self-taught Sword Skills Lv.4
Skill obtained from sword combat, while not a sword art this skill is not to be looked down upon because of the users abundant combat experience
While the skill is ferocious, it can be countered by a proper Sword Art as the same level quite easily
As the thug"s fist approaches, you decide to take it head-on relying on your physique to overpower your enemy. After catching the fist the thug boss is shocked and tries to free himself only to struggle futilely.
"Hehe, looks like you don"t want your legs anymore, huh?"
The thug pales as he throws a kick at you which you dodge quite easily as you cast Wind Magic - Gale secretly, after that you kick his knee as the force bends his right leg backwards with a *kacha* bone-breaking sound followed by a load scream.
"""BOSS!""" Yell the Lackeys as they lunge at you, but of course they are a lot weaker than their boss and you deal with them quite easily, even though you take a few hits you don"t feel much pain due to your physique.
Barely 30 seconds from when the boss thug tried to punch you his entire group lays on the ground groaning in pain. The adventurers around you quiets down and look at you as if you are a monster.
You aproach the thug boss and say: "Why are you groaning so loudly, we are only 1/3 of the way done, we still have your left and middle leg to resolve, no?"
As the thug boss starts breaking into cold sweat you hear someone shout "STOP!" You turn back to see a big burly guy coming towards you.
The thugs start trembling as they noticed the guy and stop groaning trying to take a respectful sitting posture while the adventurers around you all quieten down
He stops right in front of you and glares at you asking: "What happened here?"
"Appraisal"
Name: Gerad Takkong
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Species: Human
MP: 300/300
Level 50
Rank: A
Takkong Martial Arts Lv.7, Takkong Sword Mastery Lv.8, Magic Control Lv.1, Earth Magic Lv.2, Steel Body Unique Magic Lv.3, Anti-Appraisal Bestowment Lv.4
t.i.tles: Guild Master
Takkong Martial Arts Lv.7
Martial Arts of the Takkong Clan
Takkong Sword Mastery Lv.8
Sword Arts of the Takkong Clan
Steel Body Unique Magic Lv.3
Hardens the body using mana. At Max Lv one can resist sharp steel swords wielded by a master and the fangs of an S-cla.s.s monster with nothing but their body. Unique Magic that only few have
Anti-Appraisal Bestowment Lv.4
Bestowment from the local Light Church"s Leader to block Appraisal below level 4.
"Guild Master, eh?" You shrug "These thugs tried to attack me, so of course I just defended myself"
He looks around in the hall at the adventurers spectating and asks sternly "Is this true?" They all nod like little chicks
"What is your name and rank?" The Burly guy asks you
"Parcell, F-rank, just registered"
"I see... I"m trully sorry about what happened, no worries these guys will recieve penalties on their rank and a harsh beating from me, is this alright with you if we handle it this way?"
"Sure, just make sure they don"t come bothering me again, otherwise I won"t be as merciful anymore"
"Got it, Brett and co. follow me to the traininig ground, you just got a free lesson with the Guild Master! I"m sure you"re excited" As the Guild Master goes towards the back, the thugs struggle up and follow him, the boss thug limps after them while sending you a death-glare before dissapearing through the back door with the Guild Master.
"Hmm, guess that"s that, now let"s look for a quest"
SYSTEM PROMPT
Martial Arts Basics Lv.1 has leveled up, now Martial Arts Basics Lv.2 > Can now beat experienced C rank adventurers wiht ease, fight with C-cla.s.s monsters to a tie unarmed (Power boosted by High Human"s Physique) > END
"...That was sooo late"