4 Episode 3 Guilds and Inns (1/2)

Open the wooden door and enter the guild.

The inside of the guild is as simple and sturdy as it looks from the outside, with a wooden counter in front of the entrance that is divided into four compartments like a bank counter. The first counter on the right is larger than the others, about 3 meters wide, and is labeled as a purchase counter. The three counters on the left are not marked with anything, but they are probably doing anything other than purchasing.

Of the three compartments, the one on the left is empty, and the other two tables are occupied by women dressed in guild uniforms. Her age is around 20 years old. The woman on the left has blond hair and blue eyes, while the woman on the right is brownish-black, but also has blue eyes. The woman on the right has dark brown hair but also has blue eyes. Both of them are quite beautiful, so it's a pleasure to look at them, and it's nice to know that there doesn't seem to be a lack of dark-haired people. There is a possibility that dark eyes are rare, though.

The guild uniform (?) is designed in blue. The guild uniform (?) is a blue-based design with a white collar. It's long-sleeved and generally not revealing, but it's more neat than plain.

From the right wall to the door you just entered, there are hooks all over the wall. The walls are color-coded, and each color is labeled with a rank: G, F, E, D, C, B, A, S. G is probably the lowest rank. G is probably the lowest.

On some of the hooks, a small whiteboard-like board about 20 cm long and 30 cm wide is hung, on which the rank, request, remuneration, and remarks are written.

The writing is not as detailed as ballpoint pen writing on paper, but it can be written in some detail.

For example, it looks like this.

Rank: G

Request: Collect Zunana grass.

Reward: 30 Tel per plant.

Quantity: As many as you have.

Remarks: No need to accept. The request will be fulfilled on the spot when you bring in the Zunana grass. Collect plants of 15cm or more in length from the root. If the length is more than 10cm but less than 15cm, the price is 10tels per plant. If the length is less than that, it cannot be purchased.

Also, it is sometimes confused with the similar poisonous plant Dokuzunana, but please note that the stem of Dokuzunana is square and that of Zunana plant is round.

Is the term ”cm” also used in this world? Or is it a result of my skill in translating it so that I can understand it easily? Either way, I don't mind.

I wonder if Zunana grass is not translated, or if proper nouns are not translated. But the characters that come to mind are in katakana, and the characters written in katakana are not.

If the grass is not in the original world, the translation may be half-hearted like this. In my case, the only way to identify it as Dokuzunana is to appraise it. This is if I accept the request.

It seems that there are a lot of requests from G rank to E rank, but from there, the number of requests decreases as the rank increases, and there are none from B rank and above.

If you look at the few C ranks, you'll see that they're all about Orc hordes and Gargons.

I guess there is no need for B-rank or A-rank. I don't know what Gargon is, but if Orcs are the highest rank in this town, I'm relieved to know that it's not a world where you're likely to be eaten by a dragon if you go outside the town.

That is, of course, if my image of a pig-faced, demented-looking fat giant is correct.

I took my eyes off the request board and looked to my left to see a tavern. Round tables are lined up, and around one table there are four cheap wooden chairs.

There is a counter on the far left, where a bearded man with the look of a bar owner is standing. I guess he buys drinks and food there. There were a few customers, and about five groups of two to four adventurers' parties were drinking and talking. Many of them did not seem to be of good character. The ratio of men to women is about 4:1.

The armor seems to be mainly leather armor. Weapons are hidden by the tables, and the only visible weapon is a rude large sword carried by a large man.

I couldn't find any stairs to the second floor, but I wonder if there are stairs in the staff section.

I couldn't help observing, but it would be annoying to stand at the entrance too much. At any rate, I'll go to the window directly in front of the building. The receptionist is the blonde one.

As I approach her, I think about how I should talk to her. If I just tell her what I want, the damage will be small even if I'm wrong.

”Excuse me. I'd like to register.

”Yes, registration. The registration fee will be three silver coins, is that okay?

Yes, please. Yes, please.

You take three silver coins out of your pocket and place them on the counter. I have one more silver coin left in my pocket.

”Now touch this. Touch this.

After putting the silver coins under the table, the receptionist presented me with a box made of iron or something much larger than the one I had touched at the gate when I entered the city.

When you touch it, the top of the box will display the same status as the one displayed at the gate.

Name : Kaede

Age / Race / s*x : 20 / Human / Male

Level : 2

Prize/Punishment : None

Skills : magic qualities, martial arts qualities, fire magic, earth magic, water magic

Isn't it common for magic to display STR, HP, and other statuses?

The receptionist looked at me as if she was surprised, but she quickly came to her senses and placed a silver metal plate on top of the box that looked like a guild card, about the size of a large business card.

The metal plate then glows a pale blue for a moment, and letters appear on the metal plate.

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maple/man/man

Rank: G

Award Punishment: None

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