Chapter 2: The Preceding Thing is Always
Before me who gave a shout, a man who is exceptionally muscular, stood there while crossing his arms with a stern expression.
While being careful not to let the Exhibitionist approach myself, I continued talking.
I bargained with him.
「But this price is fixed.」
「My name is not Uncle.」
「I am not an uncle.」
When I changed my method, the Exhibitionist slightly blushed. So this works? It can’t be.
「Big Bro?」
「Hey, I say Big Bro.」
「Warrior Guild’s…… what is that? Beginner training camp? It is that 7 day thing that if you don’t participate, then you can’t join right? No matter which Guild, it is standardised to be 8 silver? A Guild agreement? That is a thing of the past. Such a thing, must be changed, revolutionised, understand? I say Big Bro, this is the time for you to change it without hesitating. A great decrease in price, then a big reduction in the requirements for the entry for the new members. Using this method, then this career can keep attracting new blood, then become more lively right? This is competitive power, competitive power understand? Indeed you need to keep competing with each other then it will work. Come let us create a huge wave of revolution, okay, Big Bro?」
「There is no such thing as a No, it is now. If you want to do something, it must be now!」
「Just think about, Big Bro. This is a good chance, let us break the limits, and completely crush that wall of 8 silver. Okay? Just charge me 1 silver. As the saying goes, the boss gives the call, Big Bro can definitely do it. I can see it, you will definitely be able to change this world!」
「Don’t hesitate, while you are hesitating, you would have thrown the ever-changing world behind your mind. Is that fine for you, Big Bro?」
The Exhibitionist, stretched his big and sturdy right hand forward, and using his left hand to massage the area around forehead and eyebrows.
「Big Bro, to you, is this thing called balance be more important than revolution?」
「Forget it, take it that I was wrong about you. I will not ask you anymore.」
「....... Damn, I almost succeeded. With this, the Dread Knight Guild, Paladin Guild, Hunter Guild, including the Warrior Guild, I have failed with all of them. No matter which Guild, they are all the same. Wouldn’t even make it cheaper, those sly fellows!」
For example, if I have the skills to build a house, but if I don’t join the Carpenter Guild then nobody will request me for a job. Even if I take up a job with a cheaper price, if things are exposed, it will become very serious, and I will be treated as an eyesore by the Carpenter Guild and get disciplined.
I began to walk around the south area of Altana, wandering around and passing through the streets.
In the North area, other than main headquarters of the Frontier Army and the big city square where you can find anything, there are also Garden Passage with rows of inns, a drinking street named as Sky Alley and the Shrine of Luminous with the Priest Guild and Paladin Guild near it. Even the Hunter Guild is included.
The front of the place is a square and the market is in its vicinity.
On the west, is the lawless and dirty slums. At the west area, there are the Thief Guild and Dread Knight Guild.
Then just widen the city or build other cities. But it seems that are reasons which they can’t even though they wanted to.
But there is also the Tenryu Mountains which are steep and perilous on the south side of Altana. It is said that on the other side of the mountains is a kingdom of humans.
More clearly, Altana is just a place for diplomacy for Aravakia Kingdom.
The role of having a military base at Altana is to extend the influence of the human power as much as possible at the borders. The role of the volunteer army Crimson Moon seems to be as a special mobile organisation, or a stand-alone rouge army.
Anyway, currently it is like this.
I mumbled to myself in a small voice, and my feet naturally brought me towards the direction of the Sky Alley.
Before long, my sights laid on a certain bar. This luxurious store is situated in the deep parts of the Sky Alley, and from the outside, it seems like it will be quite expensive. There are gold-coloured words written on it: Burns Club.
A man with mustache with an elegant tone said, or rather he acted elegant to welcome me. He was wearing a black shirt and had a red scarf around his neck while his lower body was dressed in a tight fitting pants. He is probably a waiter or something.
Although I don’t know what he wants, but I returned a smile and then pat the palm of the mustache guy with a「Pa」.
The mustache guy seems to be slightly shocked, but I ignored him and walked directly into the store.
「Okay okay, I have already said that you don’t have to attend to me.」
The drawing-like decorations on the wall, the glaring lightings on the ceiling, the carpet on the ground. Sofa with embroidery, the long sofa, and the heavy-looking tables are all arranged tidily, and the gentlemen and ladies dressed gloriously are all drinking, eating or chatting.
Originally I had thought to see the situation inside, but just leaving like this seems meaningless. So I found a sofa that nobody is at and sat down, while the bothersome mustache guy who came chasing again said:
「No, s...so customer-sama…….」
「But…...」
A guy suddenly walked over.
No, he shouldn’t be.
That man seems to be looking at me with a sarcastic expression. Rather than sarcastic, actually his attitude is just looking down on others.
「From now.」
「I say, what are you?」
「It seems like you don’t know what is the courtesy of speaking.」
「What do you mean? Are you challenging me?」
I shrugged my shoulders.
「Of course」
「So volunteer soldiers shouldn’t appear in this store?」
But the women in this store are dressed very sexily. Not only are their chest widely exposed, but the silt at the sides of their skirt are also pretty high up, you can even vaguely see the inside of their thigh. And the makeup of the women in here are all very thick, which can be compared to Bri-chan’s.
「Did you enter without knowing?」
「Interesting fellow.」
「That, Anthony-sama…...」
「Forget about it, take it as he is the companion that I brought in today.」
「I am Anthony, my full name is Anthony Justin. I belong to the Frontier Army's First Brigade, Warrior Regiment. We are different from you, volunteer soldiers. We are the regular military.」
「You are really an arrogant brat.」
「I can teach you as you wish?」
「You bastard…...」
I guess I must have made him mad, and he must be thinking of how to crush me. But compared to getting angry at me, acting nonchalant will be able to show him as magnanimous. With this, perhaps he can get invited by the ladies. I guess that was what Anthony is thinking in his mind, maybe something along there.
The waiter served the liquor in an almost transparent glass, with the brown liquid swirling around. There is very little alcohol in the glass.
「What?」
「This liquor is a pretty decent Jōryū sake, the taste is not bad right?」(TL note: Jōryū sake = distilled alcohol? I don’t really know)
I forced myself to smile. You call this thing delicious?
Back to the point, the main thing is not whether this thing is delicious or disgusting, if I were to drink another mouth of it, I am sure to get drunk.
「Forget it, you should taste it well, perhaps this may be your last time drinking such a good thing in this store.」
Indeed, like Anthony said, perhaps this time might be the last.
「Did you say something just now?」
「Hmph.」
「Then again, the get up on you seems really casual, you don’t even have a sword?」
「Then you should not know anything right? Okay, then I will teach you.」
「Just a mere volunteer soldier…...」
「Listen well, Kisaragi. Volunteer soldiers like you, are at most pawns that are thrown away after being used. Even if there are a few well-known characters inside, but those people when compared to us, the regular army, you guys can at most be sacrifices.」
「So what?」
「Don’t say it as though you know everything! Those rotting cowards at the main continent have no courage, ambition or pride. We are the real elite of the humans! Those idiots at the main continent just have to bring resources to us, and work hard like a horse pulling a carriage! Those fellow are useless cowards that can only do that! You guys, aren’t I right!」
Transporting resources? The Tenryu Mountains that can be seen from Altana, did not completely separate the main continent and the borders. Because passing through the mountains is quite a tough matter, so there must be other routes. The words this guy says does have its use after all.
Anthony grabbed my shoulders roughly.
「Orc…...huh?」
「Okay, I will try, Anthony.」
Anthony raised his glass.
「Cheers!」
「Cheers!」,「Cheers!」,「Cheers!」
The military guys hugged the girls while drinking. Some forcefully kissed the girls and pulled their skirts, almost pouring their drink down the girls who revealed their chest. Then those who are pushed aside, some even deliberately come and talk to me.
「Remember to get the others to burn your corpse properly after dying, if not you will become a zombie under the Curse of the Deathless King.」
「After you die, remember to come back, volunteer soldier. I will treat you a drink, ah, it is impossible right?」
「Such a thing like dying is possible even for the powerless, so that is called powerless, volunteer soldier.」
「Die today!」
「Cheers……!」
「Come on, cheers!」
When I was called upon by these people, I just casually replied to entertain them. Although it is not that I was not angered by them, but being angered by every sentence is also quite dumb. When I realised it, I realised that Anthony was no longer beside me, so I decided to leave this store.
「Thank you very much for coming to our store today.」
「Do you have all your things with you? If so, then please head to the counter to settle your bill, volunteer soldier-san.」
Although I had intended on having Anthony pay for me, but I can’t find that fellow. But even if I found him and dragged him over, it is also hard for me to make him offer to pay for me. I guess there is no other choice.
「Okay, including entrance fee, it is a total of 5 silver.」
Just as I was about to reach into my pocket to take the money, my movement stopped.
It actually costed 5 silver……?
Warrior Guild teaches skills like sword skill, while Mage Guild will guide those to cast magic, then they will restrict the teaching of the skills.
Actually, Ichika has already joined the Priest Guild while Momohina has also joined the Mage Guild.
No matter what I had originally intended on joining a guild, if not for those guild having agreed upon the joining fee as 8 silver, and had me thought of them as scamming us, I would have already joined a guild.
Even though I said that, but on the side of the guild, since the joining of another person equals to earning another portion of money, so as long as the deal is good, it is possible to let them charge me abit cheaper right?
Or originally there should be—— by right.
「Wait a minute, I say——」
The 2 of their get up is similar to the mustache man, but yet they are different. They are not purely waiters. It's the eyes, their eyes are dangerous. Their eyes carries a scent of coldness, seemingly very murky and have a feel of intimidation. Not only that, there are short swords around their waists, their motions were the same, reaching out for the hilt of the short swords as though they were going to pull them out.
「I understand, 5 silver.」
「Burns Club huh?」
What Burns Club, what members only, what military of the regular army. I was looked down upon and fooled around by them. Forget it, they can only do that for now. Remember this, I am not a person who will stop at a volunteer soldier trainee. In these next few days, I will let you see my growth. Volunteer soldier? Not such a puny thing, I will become a hero for you to see, and it is the type that will be sung by everyone as a Great Hero for ages. Laugh, just go ahead and laugh Anthony, you can only laugh at me for now. After this, I will be different. Anyway, just like this, hmm.
「......What should I do?」