39 Episode 38 Exams and Marathons (1/2)

After I finished setting up the store, I headed to the guild.

I was going to accept a lucrative request for an escort.

The guild was much larger than Herrera's and Eine's.

First of all, the building was long and wide. It's made of stone and looks very sturdy. There were at least 15 counters. They were lined up in a row, and there were many adventurers. Some of the counters are empty.

The number of requests is about the same. There are even a few B-rank requests. I've never gotten a single request in the city before. No A's, as expected.

I tried to find an escort request.

Nothing.

There are escort requests to other cities like Tubai and Dolin, but none to Desibatore.

I looked around from G rank to A rank, but I couldn't find a single request for Desibatore. I had no choice but to ask the receptionist.

”Excuse me, where can I find a request for an escort to Desibatore?

”You can find it over there. Do you have the qualifications?

The receptionist points to a request board at a distance.

But do I need qualifications?　Not adventurer rank?

”Qualifications?　Isn't the Adventurer's Guild qualification enough?

Yes, because there are many differences in the abilities required from the normal escorts that adventurers receive, we have our own set of qualifications.

Is escorting a cart full of goods into an item box and escorting it from the sky considered normal escorting?

Where can I get those qualifications?

”You can get it at the counter over there, but the exam is only held in the morning. It will take another whole day.

It sounds like a very big test. I thanked him and went to the counter he pointed me to. This is the counter for requesting transportation between Phoren and Desibatore.

Transport?　Not an escort?

The receptionist is an old man. I feel like I'm missing out.

Excuse me, I'd like to take the certification test.

What's your rank, adventurer?

E. They say I'm good enough to fight, so they want me to do some escort work to get my rank up.

That's why they call it Decibadre Transport. Are you stupid?

Rude. I want you to say ”courage” or ”manly spirit.

No, I don't think so. ...... Decibatore transport was recommended by the guild leader, and he said they were short on manpower.

It is true that there is a chronic shortage of manpower, but ...... it is not so tight that we have to send them to their deaths, which branch chief said such a joke?

Herrera, the branch chief.

Herrera. ......?　I'm sure Herrera was a very good one. ...... Well, that's all right, let them take the test. The test starts in the morning and takes a whole day.

That's what I heard earlier. I'm a very busy man, no problem.

Do you have a fee for the exam?

If you pass, you get it back. If you don't pass, you get it back.

If you pass, it's free. Is that to prevent cold feet?

”Okay, so I just come back tomorrow morning?

”Yes, tomorrow's assignment is ......, and you're the only one who signed up. You're wonderfully unlucky, you know.

Oh, is that what you're like?

Well, as long as you do the exam perfectly, you'll be fine.

What happens if you don't? ......

I stayed at the hotel feeling quite anxious, and the next morning.

The next day morning, I stayed in the hotel feeling quite uneasy.

An old man with a strange hat was standing in front of me.

”Answer me!

Yes, sir.

Stop messing around!　Shout!

I have no choice but to respond like this.

Sir!　Yes, sir!　Sir!

I know what the guy was talking about yesterday.

He's not Gun-soo, he's a sergeant. A little milder than the sergeants I've known, but I guess that's the difference between a senior sergeant and a regular sergeant.

”All right, follow me then!

He got the message. Well done, translation magic. I'll give you the right to translate my wonderful name.

The sergeant took me out of the city.

It's on the Decibatore side, and of course there's still a battle going on with demons.

The density of demons is much higher than in the forest, there are at least 20 demons in the area we can see. There are at least 20 of them in the area you can see, and they look as strong as Gargon.

The walls themselves look reasonably solid, and you can see adventurers fighting in the distance.