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“And that’s why you asked for my name?”
“Yes”
“Oracles, huh They sure are fishy… Oh, no offense”
The vague nature of the oracle had irritated Suih he hastily corrected himself As mentioned earlier, the Goddess Arshuna had countless believers In this world, blasphe, and was likely to draw the ire of surrounding people
To have said sooer… Sui his disrespectful choice of words when Lefille smiled warmly
“Haha, I know, right? That said, it’s better to be careful I personally don’t mind, but if you were heard by so sermon”
“I’ll watch myself I was a bit hasty”
“That’d be best However, it’s not like I have any right to talk, having raised objectionsthis kind of oracle”
“Oh…?”
Sui sermon” she had mentioned had been experienced firsthand
Lefille laughed again,herself
“Honestly Having so… I’ way behind schedule because of that”
“You have my sympathy”
“No need, I did it to myself more or less The fruits of my own foolishness, so to speak”
“Let that be a lesson to me,” she added as Suimei posed a question of his own
“So that’s been going on all day?”
Understanding the question i people like this all day?” – Lefille nodded strongly
“Yeah You’re already the tenth person today”
“Wow That’s awful”
“Tell me about it Once I mention the oracle, the predominant reaction has been to treat ht I was flirting with them”
“Ahh…”
Suihed gloomily
Although he wasn’t quite sure just what kind of weirdo they iined her to be, but the other kind he more or less understood If someone as beautiful as her were to ask for someone’s name, then all men – not just those with ulteriorwith them
That heavy sigh was an indicator of just how many times this must have happened already
“So, how about it? If it’s not a probleher posture
What should I do about this…? To be honest, it wasn’t really a big deal As described by the oracle and her, perhaps this once-in-a-life-ti more
Just revealing his name would be harmless, so he answered
“I’i”
“Yakagi-kun, is it? Sorry for bothering you over so like this”
Seeing her apologetic look, Suimei shook his head
“It’s not a problem at all On that note, can I ask? Are oracles fro?”
“I don’t think so I’oer, but this is ht be coh”
“I see…”
He replied in a tone of mixed interest and disinterest So the Church of Salvation has oracles about individual lives, and not just governreater plan or just a hobby of the person giving the oracles?
Although the intent was unclear – assu, of course, that it hadn’t been fabricated by the priest in the first place – an oracle was a product of spiritualisic that drew supernatural existences into hu as divine mediums
“Next customer, please”
As Sui the oracle from the Goddess Arshuna, a voice called out for the next customer in line There was no one else left but Lefille, and so it seemed to be her turn
“I guess it’s my turn”
Suimei bid her farewell as she stood to rise
“Good luck”
“Yeah, I hope your cooes smoothly for you as well,” she answered as she approached the reception desk
“…?”
Why had she suddenly mentioned a commission? This Suimei would come to understand a short while later
As Lefille finished her conversation, from where he was seated, Suimei watched as she followed the fe that she htened his appearance a bit when the receptionist called out to him
He rose to his feet and walked over
“—Welcoht Pavilion, the Mehter branch of the adventurer’s guild This is your first time, I presume?”
“That’s correct Is it that obvious?” Suile glance
She smiled in response, and explained why she’d known
“Yes You were looking around with interest: that’s so that only first-timers do —Now then, what’s the nature of your commission?”
Because the other counters were reserved for people accepting requests, the vast majority of customers at this ere here for this reason
Urged by the receptionist, Sui
“Actually, I’uild”
His response stunned her
“…Wait, what?”
“I said that I would like to join the guild”
She must havelady standing before him had reacted in that way
An aard look appeared on her face in response She kneaded a broith one hand as she sighed loudly
In a tone both serious and irritated, she asked, “Uht be a bit rude of ht Pavilion of the adventurer’s guild?”
“Yes, I do Is there soe about this place?”
“Well, yes It’s full of s”
“…?”
Her earlier welco like this? All I did was say what I wanted?
As Suimei was lost in confusion, she continued
“…If this is a prank, you had better stop before going too far We don’t have time to waste on pranks”
“???”
Now she’son here? From what he’d read in the novel he’d borrowed from Mizuki, a short conversation was all that was needed to join the adventurer’s guild While it was obvious that reality would diverge from what he’d seen in a fictional work, but Lefille had clearly been led further in without mishap
Lefille’s experience had been extremely smooth, so why had he run into trouble? Had he overlooked so important? The books in Camelia’s library had said there weren’t any particular documents or qualifications necessary
As he silently sub, he searched his ht have ry roar bellowed forth from behind him
“Hey! Brat!”
“?”
Sui there was a muscled lance, he seemed almost like a small mountain On his back, he carried a claymore, and his limbs were thick as tree trunks This man was apparently a warrior
Following up his roar, thetone
“You little brat Did you just say you wanted to join the guild?”
“Ah, yes I did”
“Is that so Well, for noe’ll just pretend it was a dumb joke Get the hell out”
A word of advice, and an ultimatum The veins in the man’s forehead throbbed as he forcefully told Suimei to leave
I have no reason to leave, though Joining the guild was the first step toward exploring this world, so necessary for him to fit in in their world
To that end, Suier the other party
Doing his best to keep his calirl just earlier wanted to join the guild too”
“You’re seriously still talking? Even while looking like that, do you really think you’re on the same plane as one of us?”
“Yes, I do”
That was indeed the case, after all; what of it?
If he hadn’t had confidence in such a thing, then he wouldn’t have come in the first place If he’d retreated after the cold reception just now, then that’d be a different story, but he had no such intentions Plus, he’d seen other icians around here, so it didn’t see in physique Even if he was relatively slender, that shouldn’t have been a problem He honestly couldn’t understand what it was that he was seeing differently from this man
However the er able to stand Suimei’s calm assurance was infuriated
“Do you think this is a joke, you punk? This is a place for warriors andabout battle!”
“Eh? I’ve been through h…”
Suiician he’d experienced life-and-death co the uy just said? Warriors and athered
That part was fine But as he considered how they set about deter who
“Warriors…? Ahhhh!”
When he’d purchased his current set of clothing earlier, he’d used those around hi that these were people who passed their days peacefully within the walls of the city They, of course, did not wear armor nor did they carry weapons
If he thought about it that way, then were anyone who looked as he did to atteotten This was a different world, and not the one he’d co someone by their outer appearance was the norm
Indeed, Suimei had made a terrible miscalculation when it came to hoas dressed
“—Craaaaap I bought the wrong clothes!”
His realization had coret was unproductive, for it would do naught to dispel the irritated, hostile gaze lancing through his body