"Hello, is there sothing I can help you with?"
The person asking Shichen was a mature woman, her face looking very gentle, with slightly wavy hair and a well-endowed figure exuding a mature woman's charm.
In fact, Shichen had deliberately co to this reception desk. There were four receptionists in total—two n and two won—and she happened to be the prettiest.
As a normal man, isn't choosing the prettiest woman perfectly natural?
Besides, he found her sowhat familiar—probably that guild staff mber who often appears. He vaguely rembered she was a recurring presence, though he forgot her na. Not that it really mattered.
"Hello, I'd like to register as an adventurer. I've only just arrived and don't know where to begin," Shichen replied politely.
"I see." The female staff mber smiled warmly.
She might have overheard so rather explosive conversation earlier, but given Shichen's appearance, it didn't matter whether or not those rumors were true. It was rare for Axel to have soone this handso appear; she certainly wasn't going to let him slip away so easily.
"To register as an adventurer is quite simple, but there's a registration fee involved—would that be all right?"
"Registration fee?" Shichen paused, suddenly recalling that little detail.
"What's the matter? Don't have funds on you?" The staff mber's friendly tone remained unchanged. Instead, she offered kindly, "I can lend you so money, if you'd like."
"I can lend you so as well!" The other female employee who'd guided Shichen over chid in.
"Actually, too!" A third female employee at another desk hastily joined in.
"Huh...? Really?"
"Of course—"
"Hold on a second!"
gumin squeezed in next to Shichen along with Yunyun, dropping a small wallet on the desk with a smack.
"Shichen doesn't need to borrow money from any of you. We'll lend it to him ourselves!"
She glared aggressively at the three staff mbers, her gaze ultimately landing on their rather generous bosoms, her eyes sharp.
"Uh..."
They were just facing a little girl, yet the three won couldn't help covering their chests with their hands.
"You two, why are you here? Yunyun, didn't I ask you to take gumin over there?" Shichen asked, exasperated.
"W-well..." Yunyun didn't know how to explain, reddening and lowering her head.
"Why shouldn't we co? Without us, where would you get the money?" gumin said huffily, directly questioning Shichen.
"All right, all right."
No money—there was no way around that.
"Sorry about them; they're just kids and tend to speak without filter. Please don't mind," Shichen apologized to the receptionists.
"Heh, no worries at all," the three responded in that professional manner, smiling in unison.
"Shall we continue, then? How much is the registration fee?"
"It's just one thousand Eris."
"All right. Here you go."
Shichen withdrew a thousand Eris from gumin's wallet and handed it to the staff mber, then returned the wallet to gumin.
"Eheheh~ Now you've used my money, which ans I'm 'keeping' you. No more bullying !" gumin hmphed twice, proclaiming her terms.
"'Keeping' ? Stop making stuff up," Shichen retorted. "I'm just borrowing from you. I'll pay it back soon."
"No way—I'm not letting you pay back."
gumin lifted her nose, smug. "Hmph~ We can't sever our ties. I an, you've done those things to , so what's wrong if I 'keep' you for a bit?"
"Stop talking nonsense in front of everyone!" Shichen felt a headache forming.
gumin really was a liability, ready to blow up his reputation at any mont.
The three receptionists were already looking at him differently.
"I'm telling the truth, aren't I?"
"What truth? What'd I ever do to you?"
"Hugging when I couldn't even move my body—"
"Stop!"
Shichen quickly clapped a hand over gumin's mouth, then turned to the employees to explain. "Please don't misunderstand. She'd used up all her mana at the ti and couldn't move, so I carried her back to the carriage—nothing more than that."
"R-right. I see." The three staff mbers relaxed. Given the choice, they much preferred trusting Shichen's version.
"Tsk~" gumin, feeling thwarted, clicked her tongue.
"You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Shichen muttered, irritated, giving her head a light smack.
"Ouch—again with the hitting! Why bother explaining to them, huh? It's because you're attracted to that huge-chested lady, right? Yunyun's even bigger, you know!"
"gumin!" Yunyun tapped her in protest.
"What does explaining have to do with anything? I just didn't want to be misunderstood! I'd rather not be pegged as so pedophile or deviant the mont I arrive!"
"P-pedophile?" gumin froze.
"Who else would it refer to besides you?"
"Urgh—How dare you!" gumin fud, lunging at Shichen with her little fists.
But he easily fended her off and scooped her over his knee, pinning her in place.
"Stop that, at least until I'm done registering, okay?" he chided.
"Let go of !!"
"If you don't behave, I'll spank you."
"Mmph..."
gumin instantly fell quiet.
"Ahem, let's continue?" Shichen said to the receptionist, as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening.
"S-sure," the receptionist nodded.
Although it was her first ti seeing such a chaotic spectacle, her solid professional training kept her calm.
"Those two don't need to register as adventurers?" she asked.
"That's none of your business! We're Crimson Demon Clan mbers—we've already got adventurer cards," gumin declared arrogantly, still pinned face-down over Shichen's lap.
"Heh, I see." The receptionist smiled politely. "Even so, maybe you'll want to listen in—assuming you'll also work as adventurers, right?"
"Listen to what?"
"Important tips for adventurers. I doubt your Crimson Demon Clan taught you these."
"That's... true..." gumin said, cooling off.
"gumin, let's hear it," Yunyun suggested.
"Hmph, fine."
"Excellent. Since you want to be adventurers, you surely know a bit, but I'll explain from the start." The receptionist's expression turned serious.
She took out a small card, handing it to Shichen. "Please look at this—it's got a section for 'level.' In this world, everything has a soul. Whenever you kill or consu sothing—ending its life's activity—you absorb a portion of its soul's mory: that is 'experience points.' Generally invisible, but—"
She tapped the card. "So long as you hold this card, any experience you gain will display here. Likewise, your level—which is the asure of an adventurer's power—will also be displayed. Once your level crosses a certain threshold, you'll experience rapid growth, also known as breaking through. Long story short, the more experience you rack up, the more benefits you get, including skill points for learning new abilities. So please do your best to level up!"
"Got it," Shichen nodded. He found it easy to understand. It basically sounded just like in a ga.
"Now, please fill in your height, weight, age, and other physical traits on this form."
"All right."
Taking the form and pen, he noted down:
Height: 179cm
Weight: 66kg
Age: let's say 18
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
Mm?
As he wrote, Shichen sensed a soft weight on his shoulder. Turning, he saw Yunyun peering curiously at his form.
"Ah—sorry!" she exclaid, flustered, stepping back.
"Ooh~ Eighteen years old, huh?" gumin piped up, lifting her head from over his knee.
"You both, hush." Shichen tapped gumin lightly on the head, then handed the completed form back to the receptionist. "All good now?"
"Yes, thank you. So you're Shichen-san, correct? Let see... Strength, stamina, mana, plus agility, dexterity... Wh-what is this? How can that be?"
She stared at the card, incredulous. "All your attributes are so high! Are they maxed out? That's impossible—y-you're amazing! Who in the world are you?"
Excited, she grabbed Shichen's hand. "With these paraters, you can pick any job you like—mage, crusader, even swordmaster with the highest offense or high priest—practically every advanced class is open to you right from the start! Shichen-san..." Her eyes glead with admiration.
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