I take a look at the form.
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First Na:
Last Na:
Age:
Class:
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Hmm... It's a lot shorter than I imagined.
"Is there sothing wrong, sir?"
Looks like I was unable to hide my emotions.
"Oh- there's no issue, I just thought the registration form seems a bit short, doesn't it?"
She takes a stance of pride and stands proud.
"The foundation of the Adventurer's Guild is that anyone who wants to join can join without discrimination. The more adventurers there are, the greater the force humans have against monsters! There are so who wish to keep their identity a secret- if it ans that they will continue protecting the weak, then we will respect their wishes!"
"... "
"What an honorable mission!"
"I know right! I started working here because of my admiration for adventurers that my father always told about!
Ah, I've shown an unsightly side to myself.
My face turns red after the realization.
"Ahem, I'll fill out the form now."
She slightly giggles.
"Tehee- there's nothing to be embarrassed for, it's nice to see soone with as . Please take your ti."
I begin to fill out the form.
If there's no need to put my na, I can just leave it blank. Hehehe- I'm going to be so mysterious. Age- 15. Last question, my class?
Suddenly, a loud scream cos from in front of .
"AAAAHHH!!!"
God, what the hell was that?
I pull the registration form away from my face and see Amy on the floor crying again.
"sob- My candy- sob- it's gone! sob-"
She says as she holds up the stick, the remnant of a forr lollipop, while she continues to cry.
She's like an immature child again, does she have split personalities?
"I'll get you more candy the next ti I visit, okay? So please stop crying."
I give her a smile that a parent would give to their child to cheer them up.
"You promise?"
She begins to wipe her tears off her face.
"Yeah, I promise."
"Okay, then I'll trust you this ti."
She begins to get up.
Gosh, children are so troubleso. If I ever have any-
My face turns as red as fire when out of nowhere, an image of Isabella smiling pops into my mind.
A-ahem, let's just answer the last question. My class, should I put a swordsman or mage?
I finish the form and hand the form to Amy.
"All finished?"
"Yep. By the way, I thought that there were adventurer ranks which were based on your swordsman or mage stage, why didn't the form ask about that?"
"Oh, a new rank system was created about a year ago and replaced the old one. It was changed because many talented new adventurers who were of high stages died because they had no real combat experience."
"So now, all adventurers start at rank F. In order to advance to the next rank, you need to obtain rit points that can be obtained through successfully completing quests. After you get the necessary amount of rit points, you can take the rank exam where you will be tested by an A rank adventurer. The way to advance past A rank is unknown, at least to , but it is believed to require a trendous amount of rit points. Oh, and you don't need rit points to advance to E rank, we just need to see that you have mana.
"Wow, you are quite knowledgeable despite acting so immature."
Wait, did I say that out loud?
I gulp before glancing at her
She smiles at without saying anything.
Phew, she must not have heard .
"Haha, thanks for the complint, I get that a lot."
Nevermind she heard .
I laugh nervously.
"Hahaha, sorry I let it slip out of my mouth for a second there."
"It's fine, I'll let it go this ti because you gave candy."
She cheerfully says, before she grabs my shoulder and her mood changes again.
"But only because of the candy. Do you understand?"
Hieek- how can soone be so terrifying when they're talking about candy!
I nod my head up and down quickly
"Good, now let take a look at your form and afterwards, you can take the exam to beco an E rank."
"A-alright..."
How can soone change the mood so quickly?
From the mont she looked at the form, I could see the confusion on her face. Then, it seed she gained a realization and began to look at with eyes full of pity.
Why are you looking at like that? I don't need your pity!
She looks even more confused after she puts the paper down.
"I thought you were a swordsman or so type of warrior, you managed to completely immobilize that D rank Adventurer's arm just by holding it. But you were a mage? How can a mage perform such physical feats?"
Ah, I shouldn't show my strength if I'm trying to act like a mage. Why do I keep forgetting?
"Oh, I just imbued my hand with so mana, that's all haha."
She stares at intensely.
Please just buy it!!!
"If you don't want to tell , that's fine, we're not supposed to pry into our advdnturer's business anyway."
"Here's your temporary adventurer's card. We don't give official ones unless you're an E rank. This is just used so that you can take the advancent exam."
She hands a piece of wood with the Adventurer's Guild stamp on it.
I stare at it with a look of disappointnt.
It just says Na: Naless and Receptionist: Amy. Carved into the wood by knife. How cheap, all the more reason to rank up.
"Alright, thanks for your help Amy. But I have one last question."
"Ask away, Adventurer."
All my excitent is returned to .
She called an adventurer! I'm really an adventurer now!!!
I try to hide my excitent.
"A-ahem, what rank do I need to be to enter the Zidden Dungeon?"
"To bring up the Zidden Dungeon, you must be trying to find the hidden room in the dungeon right? I'm right, aren't I hehe."
Darn, she's spot on once again.
"That's right."
Well, to enter any part of the Monster Territories as an adventurer, you need to be at least E rank."
So I need to take the exam after all. I hope I won't have to wait too long.
I sigh without noticing.
"Is there a problem adventurer?"
"Oh, I just hope that the waiting list for the exam won't take too long."
"Are you in a hurry? The line is pretty long."
Should I tell her? Gah, whatever, if she can help skip the line then it doesn't matter.
"I can't tell you the details but a life's man is at stake."
"I understand. I can help you get a faster exam and skip the line let just try to find this-"
She rummages through her cabinet under the booth and takes out another stamp. A yellow one.
"Aha! I found it! Give your adventurer ID."
I hand it to her and she tightly presses the stamp onto it.
"There, show that to the examiner and they should let you go next."
I was careless, I can't waste any more ti.
"Thank you for your help Amy. Let us et again once this is all over."
I say as I grab my ID back from out of her hands and start walking away.
She jumps over the booth, grabs my shoulder and pulls back.
"When you brought up the Zidden Dungeon earlier, were you planning on going alone? Even if it's an E rank dungeon, it would still be dangerous for you to go alone, without a party. You should join a party or hire so help since it's your first ti in a dungeon!"
"How can I trust a party of strangers, who I just t to not steal the reward of the hidden room from ? A man's life is at stake here!"
"Your life is also at stake! All the reckless kids your age thought the sa and died because they overestimated their own abilities and died!"
Tears start to appear and run down her face in her anger. More genuine tears than the childish ones she cried earlier.
"Just like my stupid older brother! I could've stopped him that day when he told he wanted to raid that dungeon alone, but I didn't."
Her anger fades away as tears continue to fall down her face.
"I was the one who encouraged him to try to do it by himself. I told him it would be so cool- if he could conquer a dungeon alone- sniffle- like the adventurers in the stories- sniffle- I waited the entire day, for him to co back and tell about his adventure that day but he didn't co ho that day, or the next, or the day after that- sniffle- now it's been four years since then, and here you are, soone the sa age as him who looks exactly like him!"
"I can't make the sa mistake twice, I won't lose my older brother twice. I won't let you go by yourself so join a party, or- or- I'll take that card back from you! Promise that you'll join a party, promise !"
How disheartening. So the reason why her brown eyes were red before was because of constant crying. She must have felt so much guilt and regret that she cries every single day because of it.
And the reason why she was showing her childish side must have been because she wanted to experience her days as a kid without responsibilities and ignorance with her brother four years ago again. This child is so... pitiful.
If she thinks of as her older brother, then I will think of her as my younger sister. And how can an older brother turn a blind eye to his sister's sadness and let them cry alone?
I grab her shoulders and smile confidently.
"I won't die and leave you alone again, little sis,"
She stops crying and her eyes light up.
He looks so much like him...
"But if you're that worried about then I guess I can take a party with . I promise I'll return safely."
She smiles with genuine happiness for the first ti between us.
"You'd better not die, or I'll kill you! hehe"
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