Chapter 60
Translator: Kell Editor: Weasalopes
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Waiting for Enrollment
Admin said there were still papers to be processed so it would take five days before they were officially enrolled . Terrified of Hikaru, they left the guidebook on the counter and explained things three meters away .
Is this really how they treat a student who pays an absurd amount of tuition fees? Hikaru thought . His fees had been waived, though .
Hikaru and Lavia had some free time now, but they still had something important to do: finding a place to live . There were no dormitories, so they would have to rent a room in Scholarzard .
「Wow… This place is great!」
They’d gone to a real estate agent . Among the places they’d checked, Lavia liked one on the third floor of a three-story building . It wasn’t a particularly huge structure, but there was only one unit on top that they could all have to themselves with an open roof terrace . It was spacious and had two rooms in addition to a living room, dining room, and kitchen . At the back of the apartment was a well and a place to do laundry, out of sight from the main street . It reminded Hikaru of the streets of Paris, though he’d never been there, and it seemed he would not have the chance to .
「There’s plenty of light and it’s only a few minutes walk away from the academy . Wonderful place, isn’t it?」the agent said, rubbing his hands with a smile on his face .
「How much?」
「There are plenty of people who are attracted to this great place… It’s 800,000 gilans a year . 」
Hikaru didn’t think he was overcharging . It was the best location for people of the academy . The interior was nice and it was on the top floor as well . There was a possibility that the agent set the price a little bit higher after seeing their attires . He could be thinking they were from well-to-do families . That wasn’t a bad thing, though . It meant the agent could trust them .
「Hmm…」
Hikaru checked for dust on the window frames and walls . A neat and tidy place . The agent could be telling the truth – a lot of people wanted the apartment . The previous occupant must’ve only left recently .
It had already been furnished, most of it provided by the lessor, though the previous resident left their table and couch . All they really needed were new mattresses and beddings . They could occupy it starting today .
「How about 400,000 for half a year?」
「It’ll be the middle of winter six months later, Sir . We won’t find a new tenant . Please rent this place for a year . 」
「600,000 until spring . I have the option to renew the contract then . 」
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「I might agree for 700,000…」
「You’re kidding, right? Do you even have someone who’d take this place at this time of the year? 620,000 . 」
「Hmm . How about 680,000?」
「640,000 gilans . 」
「650,000 gilans . 」
「Fine . You have yourself a deal . 」
Hikaru signed what seemed like a check for the contract, which glowed faintly when he held his guild card against it . One could withdraw money with it by bringing it to the Adventurers Guild . How convenient . He could see the academy’s southeast gate from the roof terrace . Lavia was standing beside him .
「Are you sure about this, Hikaru? You spent quite a lot of money . 」
「We have plenty of funds . But if you’re worried about money, want to go make some? They should have an Adventurers Guild here . 」
「Let’s go!」
It seemed the countless undead monsters in the underground dungeon didn’t diminish her love for adventuring . They made their way to the Adventurers Guild .
「Oh… this place feels different . 」
The Scholarzard Adventurers Guild’s building was a peculiar structure . Shaped like a cylinder, the counter at the center was round as well . Alongside the wall was the request bulletin board . There were tables and chairs as well for meetings between adventurers .
As soon as they set foot in the building, several adventurers turned their attention towards them . Some whistled as they saw Lavia, but none made any particularly aggressive move . That was most likely because most of them were older; their ages ranging from late twenties to thirties . Compared to the other guilds, there seemed to be more women adventurers here .
「Or maybe it’s the race?」
The adventurers were grouped according to their race . Those with blue skins hung out only with their fellow blue-skinned brethren .
「There’s not a lot of requests here . 」Lavia said .
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「Well, this is a provincial town . 」Hikaru replied .
Hikaru studied the rank E request bulletin board . Most of them were kill quests for monsters unknown to him as well as escort requests to towns he didn’t know about . There were plenty of requests in which the academy was the client, asking for materials to use for lectures and research . The academy didn’t just study martial arts, but sorcery and other fields as well .
「Hmm? What’s this?」
【Plant Hunter】
【Drakon Kidney Flower’s Leaf】Need as many as possible and preferably young leaves .
【Reward】Basic Reward 500,000 gilans . Additional 100,000 if the leaves are in good condition .
【Client】National Academic Research Institute
The request was most likely related to the matter Mikhail was talking about . Although the academy itself was the client, not the principal .
「You there . You look very lovely . All right, you may join my party . 」
Hikaru turned around to see three men – a blonde, a redhead, and a green-haired guy – wearing the academy’s uniform . Judging from the fine clothes they were wearing underneath, they were from well-off families . They were older than Hikaru, though, about 18-20 years old .
「………」
Lavia quickly hid behind Hikaru .
「Hey, I’m talking to you . Come here . I said I’ll let you into my party . 」
「………」
「Say something!」
The blonde guy raised his voice at Lavia who just stared at him in disgust . His friends simply sighed . It seemed the blonde one was prone to behaving rashly .
「Let’s take a few requests . 」Hikaru said .
「If that’s what you want . 」Lavia replied .
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「You want to rank up too, right?」
「Are you doing this for me?」
「Yeah . 」
「Okay . Let’s do it!」Lavia flashed a smile .
「Hold it! How dare you ignore me!」the blonde guy interrupted . 「I’m Roy, a member of the Yellow Tiger clan and a student of the academy!」
「Which requests should we take?」Hikaru asked .
「Kill quests take time, so I think we should take the Plant Hunter requests . 」
「I . said . stop . ignoring . me!」
The guy reached for Lavia’s shoulders, trying to make her turn around, but before his fingers could touch her, Hikaru grabbed his wrist .
「Who gave you permission to touch Lavia?」
「Finally, you noticed me . You must be an idiot to seize my hand – me, a member of the Yellow Tiger clan . Now, off you go—」
Roy tried to break free of Hikaru’s grasp, but the powerful grip prevented him from doing so .
「Wh-What?」
「Weaklings shouldn’t act tough . 」
「Are you calling me weak?!」
【Soul Board】Roy “Yellow Tiger” Rumania
Age: 19 Rank: 2
19
【Magical Power】
. . 【Mana】1
This guy’s a pushover . Wait, he’s a member of this so-called “Yellow Tiger” clan, but he has points on mana and not strength?
「Th-This can’t be happening! How can a brat like you pin me down?!」
「Because I’m stronger than you, duh . 」
「I’m of the valiant Yellow Tiger clan!」
「Looks like you didn’t inherit the valiant gene, then . 」
Hikaru stepped forward, forcing Roy back . He almost fell over, but his friends held him up .
「Are you saying I’m a good-for-nothing?!」The guy seemed to have lost it, his red face turning even darker .
「Hey, stop it, Roy . 」
「That’s enough . We’re in the guild . 」
The red and green-haired men tried to stop him . The adventurers noticed the ruckus and watched .
「Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Backing down after being made fun of is a disgrace—」
Roy couldn’t finish his words . In a split second, Hikaru was behind him, and struck the back of his head lightly . He collapsed on the floor .
「Wha… What?」
The red-haired man had no idea what had just happened, but Hikaru wasn’t about to explain anything .
「Hey, redhead . Make sure you collect this nuisance . 」Hikaru said . 「How about this request, then?」
Hikaru took the memo off the board with a nonchalant look .