25 First Quests 2 (1/2)
The two foolish adventurers remained hyper-slowed as Seran spoke to the receptionist, ”I see those two haven't learned after their suspension. Maybe I ought to teach them a lesson. I didn't last time, even after they nearly killed my little brother.”
The receptionist, a half-elf girl, blinked and raised an eyebrow slightly, ”Excuse me, sir, you sound like you've been here before, but I don't recognize someone so small and powerful...”
”Ah, that's right, you probably weren't here for their bar fight, right? It stopped pretty quickly thanks to me.” Seran calmly smiled, continuing to use his mysteriousness as his amusement.
She shook her head, ”No, I was off duty that day. You say you stopped it?”
”A pair of daggers works wonders when held to someone's neck.”
An adventurer who was listening in, as most were, suddenly exclaimed, ”Wait, you're that kid from back then! The super-genius!”
Seran giggled, ”Someone remembers me, I see. Anyway, I apologize for not removing my hood, but it'd cause a massive ruckus and I'd rather not cause that. Is Guildmaster June in? I'd like to speak with her.”
The receptionist, who was less wary after someone recognized the grey figure, still cautiously answered, ”She is, but I can't just let anyone meet her without confirming their identity. Can I see your guild card?” After Seran once again produced his card, he proved it to be his by dripping blood onto it. The blood was absorbed, which could only be possible with the original owner's blood. She continued to inspect it before, as the guardsman had, honing in on the name and looking up in surprise.
Before she could subconsciously shout, Seran cut in, ”Ah, don't shout. Isn't it part of the rules not to announce details that adventurers don't want to personally speak about?”
Blushing a little at having such a person catch her nearly slipping on the job, the receptionist handed his card back, ”I'll go tell the guildmaster of your request quickly.” She nearly dashed out of the room, her ears redder than her neck.
At this point, Seran waved his hand and dispelled his time-slowing spell on the two adventurers, who looked around rapidly upon discovering the figure not being in front of them. They didn't even notice the way that the other patrons were looking at them, a mix of pity and schadenfreude, as they looked for Seran, who they found already standing at the desk. The bald man leaned against the receptionist desk beside him, ”Oi, did you ignore me?” It was as if he didn't notice what had happened; what a fool.
The adventurer who had recognized Seran earlier sighed, ”You two better knock that off. If this kid wants to kill you, not even Guildmaster June could stop him. He nearly killed both of you last time you met, are you planning to forego his mercy?”
The other fool, with close-cropped hair and a crooked nose, snapped, ”This brat, nearly kill us? Bullshit. I've never even met him before.” He was about to continue when he felt cold metal against his neck, as did his partner.