CH 34

I go to the capital with Carol.

We enjoy ourselves in the good weather.

By the way, Curtis and Elmer are going to club activities, so they went back with Yuri-Yuri-senpai and the others.

I also invited Corinna-chan, but she doesn’t have the slightest interest in the adventurer’s guild, so she says she’ll go home and study.

That’s why I’m going on a royal capital date with my best friend Carol.

So exciting.

“So where is the adventurer’s guild?” I asked.

“It’s in the back alley, turn here, and it’s right there,” Carol said.

Oops, there was a shabby building in the background of the game.

By the way, in the game, going to the adventurer’s guild is also treated as a date.

Curtis-onii-chan and Elmer like the adventurer’s guild, but the other characters made disgusted faces when they went there

“There are some people who are a little rude, but are you okay with that, Makoto?” Carol said.

“Oh, I’m fine with it,” I said.

“Then let’s go in,” Carol said.

When I opened the double doors and went inside, there were table seats like a bar, and rough-looking guys were drinking.

There is an old counter in the back, and a beautiful onee-san is sitting there.

It looks like that’s the reception.

As for the background of the game, I guess they drew it a little further inside.

My impression is different.

They didn’t want to draw the rough fellows drinking, so half of the guild hall is missing.

Well, the important thing in the game is the receptionist.

Immediately, a bald macho man came from the bar.

“Hey, hey, this isn’t a place for brats like you girls, go home…!” he yelled.

Woah, it’s so strict to the template it’s impressive.

I don’t know the voice actor and the voice.

Come to think of it, Carol’s voice, Curtis’s, and Elmer’s all sound exactly like the voices of the voice actors.

If you think about it, it’s weird.

“I’m scared, help me, Carol,” I said stiffly.

“Huh? Why?” Carol said.

“Yeah, I really can’t handle this bald macho guy,” I said.

“You say all that with a big smile on your face,” Carol said.

“Don’t be silly,” I said.

Come on, Carol’s affection rating should increase steadily.

Kyari-kyari-kyarinn, a large number of chains fell from Carol’s skirt.

I really do wonder where it all goes, huh.

“Wh-what the hell, you school-age brats, just because you pull out some chains… chains?” the bald macho man did a double-take at the chains under Carol’s feet.

“HIIIYAAAAHHHHH…!” the receptionist screamed as she jumped the counter and rushed over. “We’re sorry, we’re sorry!”

It’s kind of scary.

The receptionist threw herself on the ground at Carol’s feet.

Wh-What is this?

When I looked at Carol, she also had wide eyes.

“Albright-sama, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, so sorry about our Guild Master, I’m sorry!! What are you doing, Guild Master? Get on your knees! What are you going to do when Albright-sama gets so angry she stops supplying us potions…?!!!”

“Ah, no, are you Caroline Albright?” the bald macho man said as he knelt, too. “Excuse me, my name is Allen Edmonds, the Guild Master. I’m sorry, please don’t stop supplying this guild with potions.”

“Yo-You’re Guild Master-san?” I asked.

“Yes, I’m sorry,” Allen said.

“The Guild Master has a bad habit of confronting students from the Magic Academy,” the receptionist replied. “They’d say things like, ‘You’re just a commoner.’ and he’d go, ‘Fufun, I may look like this, but I’m a count.’ and he would remind them there are no noble’s ranks in the adventurer’s guild. I had admonished him so strongly not to keep doing this because eventually, he’d anger someone who was of higher rank than him.”

What the hell have you been doing, Bald Macho Guild Master?

“No, it’s not like that, but I do remember all the faces of the Academy students who are above counts,” Allen said.

In the Game Events, I went with Ouji, Elmer, and Curtis.

Ah, just like this time, maybe it’s because I walked in first ahead of them.

“Umm, I won’t stop the supply of potions, so please stand up,” Carol said.

“Ah, is that so? We’re humbled, please excuse our behavior, Albright-sama,” Allen said.

“Honestly, you should be sorry you’re such an idiot, Guild Master,” the receptionist said.

Are you okay, Adventurer’s Guild Royal Capital Branch?

“What is it, you look so amazed?” Allen said. “Fuhn, this is not a place for a young lady like you to come into.”

Ah, now the Guild Master is confronting me.

“What are you talking about, you commoner!?” I said, playing along.

The Guild Master laughed happily. “Hehn, I’m actually a count, you know,” he growled, scowling then putting on a thuggish smile.

“Guild Master, don’t do it…” the receptionist said.

“Uaaaah, OMAE, Guild Master!! Kisama!! Don’t you know who that person is?!” someone shouted furiously.

A knight-like man wearing silver armor dashed with all his might from the back of the bar.

Ah, oh crap, there’s a distinct Sacred Heart Temple symbol engraved on the breastplate.

He’s part of the Great Temple.

Uh, wh-what is it, Silas, do you know this pretty girl?” Allen said.

“Guild Master!” Silas yelled. Kisama-aaaaa! This woman is the Saint, you know, were you not aware of that…?!”

“Hiiiii…!”

Once again, the Guild Master, the receptionist, and Silas-san, who seems to be related to the Temple, decided to perform dogezas before me.

“Let’s stop this,” I said.

“That is unacceptable!!” Silas yelled. “The foolish Guild Master should not intimidate the Saint who is the treasure of our Great Temple! It’s outrageous! I, Silas, will be the one to strike him for his insolence! I beg your decree!”

“It’s fine, it’s just a joke. Calm down, Silas-san,” I said.

“Oh, it’s an honor to have you remember my name, and what compassionate words, truly befitting of the saint!” Silas said, overwhelmed and beginning to cry.

Aah, geeze, this is exactly why I hate getting involved with the people of the Great Temple.

Their love for the saint is just too heavy.

Carol and I met each other’s eyes and exchanged bitter smiles.

“Geeze, it’s okay, I want to finish our errands,” I said.

“It’s just like Makoto said,” Carol said.

“Yes, please come this way,” the receptionist said. “Guild Master, you’re in the way, so please leave and go somewhere else.”

“Eh?” Allen cried.

Dissatisfied with him, the bald macho Guild Master was chased away by his receptionist.

Now then, let’s head to the counter, we did have something to do…

“Why is Silas-san standing behind us?” I asked.

“We can’t leave the Saint and her friend alone in such a squalid place as this,” Silas replied. “I will protect them.”

“It’s okay, you have something else to do, right, Silas-san?”

“No, I just finished one monster extermination request and was drinking, so there’s no need to worry about it,” Silas said.

“Do the Temple Knights also act like adventurers?” I asked.

“Yes,” Silas said, “we Temple Knights have been told by Commander Linda that when we are off duty, we should take on requests from the Adventurer’s Guild, defeat monsters, reassure the people, and develop our instincts for live combat. ”

Temple Knights don’t often go to war, so maybe it’s because of that they never have a chance to face live battle.

Training alone won’t make you stronger.

Geeze, let’s leave Silas-san alone.

“Then, Albright-sama, the request for collecting medicinal herbs is for 100 bundles, and the delivery time is one month,” the receptionist said.

“Thank you very much,” Carol said. “My maid will come to pick up the medicinal herbs as usual.”

“Yes, we’ve accepted it,” the receptionist said. “I’ll post it right away. Thank you as always.”

Do alchemists send out requests to gather medicinal herbs here in the royal capital?

The children of the temple orphanage were working to earn pocket money.

Instead of being an escort, I often went with them and picked medicinal herbs, too.

The medicinal herbs I picked went around the markets and were turned into potions by Carol’s hands.

After receiving the request form signed by Carol, the receptionist turned to me.

“Now then, how about the Saint?” she asked.

“I’m here to register as an adventurer,” I said.

“Thank you very much for your interest,” she said. “Well then, please fill out the necessary information on this form.”

I write my name, address, contact information, etc. on the parchment paper that the receptionist gave me.

“Yes, thank you,” the receptionist said. “This is your guild card, please put a drop of blood here on the square.”

I prick my index finger with a silver pin and drip a drop of blood onto my guild card.

A soft light flickered from the card, and the registration of the card was completed.

With this, even if you go outside the walls of the royal capital, you won’t have to pay a toll when you enter again.

“You are now at the first rank, Iron, and if you complete a few requests, you can move up to Copper, so please do your best,” the receptionist said.

“Yes, I’ll give it my all,” I said.

The receptionist gave me some warnings.

I see, we have a lot of things to remember.

If you lose your guild card, it will cost 5,000 Dolancs to reissue it.

That’s a lot.

Now, with this, I can receive requests and earn money.

Though while I’m Iron rank, there aren’t many very lucrative jobs.

I want to raise it to Copper as soon as possible.

Adventure requests are posted on the bulletin board between the bar and reception.

I take a peek at the request from behind the receptionist as she is posting the request form for medicinal herb collection.

It’s past noon, so it’s not too crowded.

“New requests will be posted at 9 o’clock in the morning, so students may not get good requests on weekdays,” the receptionist said.

“Students are not professional adventurers, so it can’t be helped,” I said.

Their livelihoods rely on these, so they have to be serious about it, right?

The remaining Iron level requests are for things like collecting medicinal herbs, subjugating slimes, and cleaning the city.

I wonder if I’ll do something like collecting medicinal herbs next time.

“Saint-sama, when you go on an adventure, please feel free to order me,” Silas said, “I will protect you even if it means throwing away my life.”

“I’ll think about it. Thank you, Silas-san,” I said.

“I’m grateful for your kind words,” Silas said.

Or rather, it’s safe to take a Temple Knight-san on an adventure, but it’s annoying, so I don’t want to.

Just considering it, I definitely won’t take Silas-san with me.