Chapter 290 - The Awaited Rest (1/2)

She was slightly shorter than him and wore a worn-out look, despite that she was unbelievably attractive. A perfect face with tired looking eyes and slightly muffled ashy blue hair which reached her waist. Perfect curves despite being short, her beauty was definitely worthy of admiration.

'Cute… I wonder if I should try talking to her…'

But just as he thought that, he quickly reminded himself of the fear he had gotten moments before.

”On second thought… Maybe another day… I need to find my card first…” He muttered sadly

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'Finally, that strange kid is go-'

The guard quickly took a step back and pulled out his sword as he suddenly noticed someone standing in front of him.

'When did he- Was he always here? Damn it… Am I still drunk from yesterday?' The guard wondered before placing it back in it's sheathe

”Apologies, You… You're not from around here, are you?” The guard asked as he stared at the young man with a blindfold in front of him trying to recompose himself as he did so.

”I said… You're not from around here… Are you?”

The young man shook his Head and the guard began to question why he had chosen such a job.

'First a guy who wears an open robe in the middle of this freezing weather, now a man with a thin cloak and a blindfold… Next thing I know he's going to say he's an A-Rank adventurer'

Suddenly, the guard made eyes with the girl

”Right, card or certificate.” Said the guard

Upon hearing this, the young man pulled out a red card from the inside of his cloak. It showed his name, rank, height and the adventurer emblem.

The guard saw all of this as he inspected it, but what stood out the most was the color of the card and rank. It was red, the normal adventurers card was brown, made of rather cheap paper.

But this one was red, made of the highest quality. The color red was also one associated to the 2nd highest known rank in the guild, A-Rank.

'An A-Rank, huh… A rather simple name… I've never heard of this guy. Not to mention his appearance. Can he even fight with this blindfold?' The guard thought to himself as he continued to inspect it.

There was no doubt that it was real. Forging it was possible, but the guard was known for having a good eye, so forgery unless done by a master wouldn't get past him.

”Right, it's all here. You're free to go.” Said the guard as he handed the card back.

He then moved out of the way and signaled the other guard to open the gate. Shortly after, the young man walked through without saying a single word, however he did nod as he did so.

'That appearance… No matter how much I think about it… It sounds familiar, a black blindfold, a dark thin ragged cloak and black hair which resembled the night-sky… Isn't that… Nope, can't remember.'

”Next.” He said loudly

Following that, a young girl appeared in front of him, she seemed to be in a hurry.

”Card or certificate-”