4 Chapter 1 1 : The Capital, the Guild, and the School (1/2)
Chapter 1 (1): The Capital, the Guild, and the School
A week and a half after I'd left for the capital, we arrived, and I discovered a problem... I didn't have any identification, so I couldn't enter it. Thankfully, Van and his party vouched for me, and so I was given a temporary ID (at the cost of one silver coin, which I also got from Van) and was let in. However, the ID was only valid for three days, and I'd have to return it before then or face arrest. I could get a permanent ID by joining a guild, enrolling in the school, or by buying one and having an interview. Come on, tell me this when I cross the border, not when I try to enter a big city. Anyways, time to go to the guild and help Van to sell his prey.
”Ah, Van, it's good to see you again, I assume you completed your request... also, who's that girl with you? She your new party member?” (Receptionist)
”I wish. No, she's just someone who saved my party from a pack of horned wolves as she was passing by, and... Well, Ryuu, can you show her?” (Van)
I pulled out eight of the dismantled horned wolves, a dismantled orc, and handed them to the receptionist.
”So, uh... how should I split the money? Does the girl have a guild card?” (Receptionist)
”Oh, this is just the things that Van's party killed, I'm holding onto the ones I killed, as I'm not a part of the guild yet. I was coming to the capital to enroll in the training school, you see” (Ryuu)
”I... I see... Well, that's eight horned wolves at 2 silver each, and an orc, so... 16 silver for the wolves and 4 for the orc, so 20 in total. Does that sound reasonable?” (Receptionist)
”That it does. How much was the meat worth on its own?” (Van)
”That would be... 4 silver for the wolves and 3 for the orc” (Receptionist)
”Thank you. Can I get 18 silver and the rest in large coppers?” (Van)
”Very well. That's 18 silver and 20 large copper, and there's also the 3 large silver for the request completion. Can you confirm the amount?” (Receptionist)
Van looked in the bag of coins that the receptionist gave him, and confirmed the amount. After that, we left the guild and he gave me 3 silver and 5 large copper coins as payment for half of the meat. Oh, right. The currency in both the human and demon lands is the same, being coins known as copper, large copper, silver, large silver, gold, large gold, and then there are some higher coins that aren't used for much of anything besides trades between large merchants and the government. Each one is worth ten times the lower one, and a good but cheap meal is usually about 5 copper, and a night's stay with no bath or meal in a similarly good but cheap inn is often around 3 to 5 large coppers, depending on the location and room. After that, we split up and I went to the training school, where I asked to enroll.
”Well, fill out this form. You'll need to write your name, age, planned role in a party, and what weapon or weapons you are good with, and if you plan to use magic, what your elements are. If you don't know, we can assess them for a fee of one silver. If you can't write, we can write for you, but be warned that you'll have to learn quickly if you get accepted to the school” (Woman)
”I can write, don't worry. Let's see... Ryuu, 15, midguard, I guess... Weapons and elements... Let's see, swords, spear, bow, axe, and daggers, and for elements... Uh, I never got my elements assessed, but I have had training in a few elements that I know I have, or rather, that I could find an instructor for. So, I can use fire, lightning, dark, and spatial, which means that I also have wind, though I don't know how to use it” (Ryuu)
”Very well... Wait... All of those weapons, and five or more elements? OK, you know what, I'm curious, so I'll waive the fee for elemental assessment... if you show me something good, that is. Sound fine?” (Woman)