Chapter 201
Jack of all Trades – 201
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Speaking with the Guild Master
I woke up on our ninth morning in Yukka in a sleeping bag . My body felt incredibly heavy as I got up and sighed deeply . When I left the tent, I saw that the soldiers were packing their things .
It seemed that I had overslept .
“You’re up . ”
“Good morning . Mister Saragi . ”
“Aye . I’m glad to see you are looking better . ”
I tried to help him as he gathered his things, but he refused .
He said they would have nothing to do if we went around doing their job . Well, I thought he might have had a point, so I went to the back of the tent to wash my face instead . It was times like these that I was very thankful to be able to use water magic .
When everything was finished, I got up behind Daniela on her horse, and we returned to Yukka . Upon arriving, we had the blood washed from our clothes and equipment and then spent the rest of the day resting .
The next day, we were called to the guild . A guild worker had called with a letter early in the morning . The letter read: Silvergreen Asagi Kamiyashiro, Lightwind Daniela Villesilf . Come to the guild at once .
It was a bit annoying, but it was probably about the Loup-garou . The guards must have finished their own reports . And so I woke Daniela and we prepared before leaving for the guild .
“Haahhh… I wanted to take things easy today . ”
“You become slothful too quickly, Asagi . Perhaps you should accept a quest . ”
“What…”
We chatted as we entered the building . And then out of nowhere, a brazen-faced girl stepped in front of us . What was this? Was she going to tell me she didn’t like my scar?
“So you’re Asagi?”
“Hey, you little squirt . Didn’t your mother teach you any manners?”
“Eh? I happen to be older than you . ”
“People usually sleep-talk while they’re napping . ”
She was clearly a kid . This was the Adventurer’s Guild, not a school .
“No, Asagi . He is older than you . ”
“He? What? Older?”
None of this information matched what my eyes were seeing .
“Miss Daniela . You can think of me as a girl . ”
“That will be quite difficult . ”
“Even so!”
The girl and Daniela carried out their mysterious conversation . Why wasn’t anyone explaining anything to me?
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“Ah, Master!”
A guild worker called as they came towards us . Guild Master? I looked around, but there didn’t seem to be anyone around who looked the part .
“So you already found them . I was going to bring Mister Asagi and Miss Daniela to you . ”
“Yes, I could not wait . But don’t worry about it . ”
“I understand . Well, you should probably take them to the master room . There are too many people watching you here . ”
“Ah, yes . Right . Sorry-sorry . Let’s go . ”
Unless I was completely wrong, the guild worker was calling the little girl the Guild Master . Miss Nanaya had said that the Guild Master was a ‘boy,’ which is what Daniela had claimed the girl in front of us was . Putting all of this information together, the only explanation was that the guild master was a crossdresser .
“I see . I see . ”
“What do you see, Asagi?”
“Things have clicked in place . ”
“Hmm . Indeed . Well, let us follow the Guild Master then . ”
“Alright . ”
Still, what was this about the Guild Master being older than me? I looked at his hair . It was pink . Perhaps he was an elf? And in spite of appearances, he was older than me? Fine . Fine .
I wouldn’t be shocked by anything now .
“Allow me to introduce myself properly . I am the Guild Master of Yukka’s Adventurer’s Guild . The pink elf, ‘Flamethunder’ Kiralika Rozsilf . ”
I knew it .
“And I am Silvergreen Asagi Kamiyashiro . It is nice to meet you . ”
“Lightwind Daniela Villesilf . ”
“Hmm, so formal . ”
You started it!
“Well, whatever . I called you today because of this business with the Loup-garou . Good job, by the way . That thing has been a nuisance for quite some time . Thanks!”
Very casual all of a sudden .
“I had just gone out to get a look at it . It was really just by chance that I ended up killing the thing . So, uh, you don’t have to thank me so much . ”
“Why don’t you relax, Asagi?”
“I’m sorry, I tend to be respectful to my elders . ”
Daniela looked at me as if she couldn’t believe her eyes .
“I see . Well, enough about that . As long as you did kill it, I will have to reward you . Here, take this . ”
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Kiralika pulled out a heavy-looking leather purse out from under a table . Two of them .
“Can I see inside?”
“Go ahead . ”
And so Daniela and I inspected the bags .
Ahh . Not that I had expected any different, but it was full of gold coins…
“I can’t accept this much . ”
“Take it . Displays of gratitude should always be accepted, don’t you agree, young lady?”
“What an annoying little boy…”
“I can hear you . ”
“Oh, excuse me . But, still…”
I would prefer it if the money was given to families of the victims instead .
“Ah, don’t worry about that . Those who died were wandering Adventurers with little sense . I did not allow any of our own guards to go after it . ”
I still wasn’t sure .
“Well, we can never have too much money . We should take it . ”
“…If you insist, Daniela . ”
I guess we’d take it then . Though, to be honest, I was strongly considering donating it to some orphanage .
“So, would you mind filling me in on the details? Why was the corpse cut up like that?”
“Ah… Well, it jumped at me like this, and I cut it with an ice sword and two other swords . And then it fell and split into several pieces . ”
“I have no idea what you are saying . ”
Bloody hell!
“Why don’t you make this sword right now?”
“Uh, sorry . I have to have my ice dragon armor on . ”
That sword, ‘Niflheim’ required the ice magic boost from the ice dragon armor . Otherwise, it would become a normal ‘Frost Sword . ’ It was possible I would be able to do it without the armor if my INT went up, but that wouldn’t happen for a while .
“I see . That’s too bad . Well, I’m sure you weren’t lying . ”
“Yes . ”
“Thank you . In any case, I wanted to hear it from the man himself . So, did the Loup-Garou give you that?”
I instinctively touched the scar around my left eye .
“Yes, it’s less visible now . ”
Perhaps the potions had continued to work, but the scar had become much lighter . But it was still there . Though, it was more on my cheek than my eye .
“Well, at least you never had a pretty face to ruin . You might even call it an upgrade?”
“I guess . ”
“Ignore the kid . He’s not what he appears to be . ”
“I can hear you?”
“Oh, sorry . You’re very cute . ”
“Whatever . ”
The stupid conversation ended there . And the subject moved to the fact that he was a pink elf .
Kiralika was from a family of noble elves . But that lifestyle was not to his liking, and so he ran away from home to become an Adventurer . He would be one-hundred and twenty-one this year . Daniela had pried this information from him . That was twelve in human years .
“To me, you’re a very old man . ”
“A human would say that . A human . We don’t live on the same scale as you . ”
“That is true, Asagi . Let us not speak about it . ”
“Says the elf who is three-hundred . ”
“I just said that we should not speak about it!”
Well, teasing elves about their age is a popular pastime!
Still, everything should be done in moderation . Besides, she seemed to care a lot…
“So, I suppose there are not many Adventurers who can kill a Loup-garou?”
“Hmm… This one was very fast . Wasn’t it about as fast as you?”
“You know then . Well, yeah . It was even faster once it transformed . ”
“It is no wonder no one was able to beat it . Speed is everything . No matter how much damage you are capable of dealing, it won’t matter if you can’t make contact . And it will find an opening no matter how strong your defense is . You should take notes from that . ”
“I’ll…consider it . ”
I had only stepped foot into the world of such incredible speed . I couldn’t use it properly yet . But it was ideal .
“Besides, all of the strong Adventurers are in the imperial capital during this season . ”
Kiralika muttered as he reclined into his chair .
“Is something happening in the capital?”
“Oh, you don’t know? Next month is the Imperial Sword Tournament . ”
“A tournament?”
I glanced over to Daniela, but she seemed like she hadn’t heard of it .
“Huh, I thought you would have known of it, Miss Daniela . ”
“No, I do not . ”
“Really? What the hell do you live so long for?”
“…”
I could tell she was furious, but I pretended not to .
“So, what king of a tournament is this?”
“Well, to be honest . It’s just a normal tournament . The strongest warriors throughout the land gather to determine who is the best . ”
Well, I suppose I could have predicted as much .
“And it’s next month?”
“Yes . Are you going to enlist?”
“Uh, I haven’t even considered…”
I looked at Daniela . Huh . She clearly wanted to .
“If you want, I could write you a letter of recommendation? Just drop by before you leave Yukka . ”
“We might just do that . ”
“Yes, yes . ”
And like that, the meeting ended . Daniela and I walked down the hallway and to the entrance .
“A tournament… I wonder if there is a prize . ”
“Imperial Sword . That does sound familiar . ”
Daniela folded her arms and looked at the ceiling as if she were searching for something .
“I think it was a treasured sword passed down in the empire…”
“Surely that wouldn’t be the prize? It’s a treasure, right?”
Haha . There was no way .
“Yes . You will be bestowed the sword and made Emperor Asagi . ”
“That’s a chilling thought . We’re Adventurers . ”
“Haha . You sound like you think you can actually win . ”
Daniela laughed as if this were the silliest thought . Well, you never know .
Imperial Sword Tournament…huh? I couldn’t say I wasn’t interested .