Chapter 1 E 10 (Fleeing) 2
"Here you go!"
A hostess put two large mugs on Ryouma table.
When Ryouma entered the restaurant there were still several visitors, it seems they already go back home.
"It's the time you see. We finish lunch at 3:00. Since you come at 2.58, the restaurant is not yet closed."
Saying that the hostess mischievously shakes one of the mugs in front of him.
"Though the kitchen staff already take a break since a while ago, there's still cleaning to be done. Nonetheless, to say, It would be boring to stand alone until you finished eating see. Thus, keep company this aunty for a bit. And, this drink is the payment for that."
After saying that, she pushes the mugs toward Ryouma.
"Is that so? I'm very sorry. For causing the trouble."
"Don't mind it, don't mind it~. So? are you a traveler?"
The tone of the hostess is very frank and smooth. And one can see that she's also a talkative person.
Ryouma decide to talk about his personal history for a bit. Because what he needed the most was information.
"Indeed. That's right. This is the first time I come here..."
'He~, so you came to the Ortomea imperial capital for the first time eh? You're alone?"
"No. I came here with my father... and the other day, my father died cause of disease..."
Saying that Ryouma lower her head.
Ryouma waited for a chance to hear the information he wanted to hear patiently. Since he knows that, if he were to be too impatient, it would only incur the hostess suspicion.
The hostess seems to believe Ryouma story entirely. Since originally a good person won't doubt others people origins; besides, Ryouma story sounds very believable.
"Is that so. So, where are you going to live?"
(Here it comes!)
First, I have to work to live. However, for Ryouma who had come from another world, he doesn't know if he could get a job here or not.
And since he exposes his face, Ryouma also worried that his face might fall into the empire hands if he does a bad job here.
"About that... to say honestly, up until now I've been helping my father's work, so in particular, I can't do anything much... at most I can use the sword to some degree."
"I see. Well~ in the case with your age~ you're too young to become a craftsman and a merchant would be difficult to do~."
The hostess nodded her head while looking at Ryouma face.
"I can't be a merchant?"
"I don't say you can't, but I think it would be difficult you know? It is a job that you need to train since childhood see~."
"Is that so?... Wah, this is bad huh..."
Ryouma pretends to feel down.
"You... You said you can use the sword? Then why not try being mercenaries or adventurers~?"
"Oh, I can?... but, how am I supposed to do to become one of those?"
"What's this? you don't know??"
"Indeed. I don't know much about the detail, if you don't mind, can you tell me about it?"
Ryouma polite tone makes the other ease their wariness toward him, and make them think that they should help him.
Ryouma who had come from another world, have nothing like family registry or someone who can guarantee his identity. If that is needed, to be honest, he has no way out of it.
However, The answer of the hostess is quite simple.
"You don't need a guarantor or proof of identity to become an adventurer. The one who needs those is, being a merchant, craftsman, and also a soldier.
It seems like he can find job at least.
"Really!? I'm glad that you told me all these~. I thought they would need identity guarantee! Turn out it was just misunderstood in my part eh..."
Ryouma said so while energetically drinks the ale inside the large mugs.
"You must be mistaking them when they talk about becoming merchant or something else. By the way, the guild location is, outside of this restaurant, you go toward the left side heading to the main street, and you will found it immediately."
"Thank you very much! Ma'am. I will head toward that please immediately."
"Is that so? then do come for dinner and report to me later alright?"
"Sure! well then, the bill please."
"Sure! 1 person portion serving for menu A is 25 bahts."
Hearing that Ryouma hardened. It's not because he does not have any money. It's about something different...
A while before when I buy the clothes, I came through by letting the girl take the money back in excuse of leaving quickly, but here, I can't use the same method.
one piece of Gold coin is ten thousand baht.
(Does that mean, one piece of copper is 1 baht?)
"Ah... I'm very sorry. Please wait a moment."
Pretending to be in a hurry he took another money bag from his pocket.
"I probably put it in this one... 25 copper coins right?"
"That's right. 25 baht."
"Ah! Here it is... I'm very sorry. I've put my small change here."
He put the 25 copper coins on the table while glossing it over.
"Alright! Thank you very much for your patronage."
While the hostess put the copper coins on her apron, she asked Ryouma.
"You, you don't have a card? since we can use card here, please use that next time."
(Card? Does she mean Credit Card?)
Since Ryouma thought that it would be a waste without asking back, he asks the hostess a question.
"Do reissuing it not need any family identity proof?"
"You don't need it you know? If you make it at the same time making bank account application, you will only require personal information."
"Oh~. Is that how it is? I don't know that... Thank you very much!"
After that being said, Ryouma lowered his head toward the hostess.
"Don't mind it, don't mind it! Please it here again later."
As she went off, Ryouma then left the restaurant and walked toward the main street.
He follows the direction that the hostess had told him about, then he saw a sign of money being stacked on the left side of the road, and he also saw a sign with a picture of a soldier wearing armor.
Ryouma went toward the bank while thinking such a thing.
Especially when there are some pursuers, thus he wants to be a bit light.
The receptionist is exactly like a bank in Japan.
(Suit? why is he wearing a suit?)
If we think about how this world looks like medieval Europe, this place looks very modernistic. Such thing as, suits, and card as well.
Such your ordinary receptionist.
Rather than pretending to know, this is much safer.
"Certainly. Excuse me, but, please fill in your name."
Then she handed him the parchment and the pen.
Ryouma suppressed the question that welled up inside of him while receiving the pen and minutes.
Name = Mikoshiba Ryouma
After being unconsciously writing his name and age, Ryouma returned the parchment toward the receptionist.
However, contrary to Ryouma confusion, the receptionist worked on it without minding anything.
She gazed at Ryouma suspiciously.
"Indeed. As you can see, but?"
I can guess that she would surprise when he told them her age.
After that, she presses the card between two transparent plates.
He really can't decide if this world standard is high or low.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Please put your hands on this sphere."
The card is being inserted inside the glass ball, then Ryouma being asked to touch it.
"Like this?"
When Ryouma put his hand on the glass ball, the ball begins to shine.
"Yes. Thank you. With this Mikoshiba-sama information is already registered. You could make it again in the future if you lost it by coming to the nearest bank."
While saying such thing, she handed the card to Ryouma.
"Is it done already?"
"Yes. The procedure for opening an account is over. Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Then... I want to deposit my money to the account but."
"Depositing money is it. Thank you very much. Please put the money that you wish to deposit and also your account card."
Saying that, she put a tray on the counter.
(You're going to count it by hand huh...)
She keeps counting the money despite Ryouma lament.
He waited for around 20 minute.
For a while, I won't seems to have any trouble with inn and meal fee either.
"Indeed. This is good."
"Certainly. Then 236.531 baht. We officially confirm it."
Then she returns the card to Ryouma and lowers her head afterward.
Ryouma left the bank and went toward the guild next.
Ryouma then sit down on one of the vacant counters.
"Welcome. What can I do for you, sir?"
The receptionist responded.
"I would like to register as an adventurer, and also introduce me their work."
"I understand. Excuse me, but, do you have a bank account?"
"Is this alright?"
Ryouma then hand her the card he just made.
"Yes. This is enough. Recently, the payment of rewards are being done via card, and those who newly registered will be required to prepare an account in advance."
"He~. Is that how it is? That close, I heard that you don't need to prepare anything."
"Indeed. There are a lot of them who came here without it. At that time, I would ask them to come again after making it."
After saying that, she put the card in the opening that opened on the glass ball base.
" Here we go, the registration is complete. Mikoshiba-san"
"Eh?"
We can share the information from the bank and the information on the guild. Therefore, if one have the bank card, then I can just use it to read the information from it then finished."
While saying that, she took out a bunch of paper and began looking at it.
"Emm, can you receive group mission?"
"Yes."
Ryouma nodded.
"Do you know the guild system?"
Ryouma shook his neck.
"Then~, I'll explain it alright. Please do ask if there's something that you want to ask."
Saying that she took a paper and put it in front of Ryouma.
"The initial level after registration in the guild is Lvl 1. The guild rank, a single I is the lowest rank. The rank is shown on the surface of the card. Please do take care of it, because it also serves as your identity as an adventurer."
She pointed toward the very bottom letter, a single I.
"Simply Lvl is a rank that the Guild bestows to the adventurer based on their battle experience. By the way, a battle experience is about how much power that you took from other creature. Do you know about the absorbing power?"
"Yes. When you kill other creatures, some part of their power will be yours, right?"
"Indeed, just like what you say. Level 1 is the average power of human being, and when it reaches level 10, then it's 10 times of that. There is not much relation for an adventurer, but if you do mercenaries work, this will raise and lower your salaries. "
"I see~. If I'm a level 10 then is that mean I can get 10 times more salaries?"
Well~ basically like that. Next is guild rank, this rank will go up by accumulating your achievement point from each quest you succeeded in doing it. The higher your rank is, the better request quest will be given to you. You may undertake job according to your rank or 1 rank bellow you."
Ryouma took notice of the notes written on the paper.
"This instruction is?"
"Yes. You may accept any number of quests at once, but the requested quest has a due date. If you exceed the period, then you have to pay indemnities, and the achievement point will go down.
"Does rank will also fall?"
"Indeed. Rank will go up every time you accumulate 100 achievement point. In the case of Mikoshiba-San case, the order will be from I to H. The rank will fall to I again if you failed on doing a quest and the achievement point is down more than 100 points. However..."
Her finger pointed to one of the columns on the paper.
"If the quest has a different or defect achievement requirement then even if the person who undertook the quest were unable to finish it, the indemnity doesn't occur. Depending on the situation, one can request compensation from the client. In such case, you may contact the guild, and we will take care of it."
(This feels like a temporary employee agency...)
"That above is all the explanation. Is there anything that you're unable to understand?"
"No."
Ryouma shook his head.
"Then, I will choose Mikoshiba-San first job alright~."
She took out a bundle of documents again then put it before Ryouma.
Ryouma remembered the recommendation interview he received at the time of his high school examinations.
Is there a work where I can also go to another city? For example, escorting someone or deliver something.
"Is there work where I also can go to another town?"
"Deliver item category is it~. There's none for escort category~."
She shakes her neck.
"Because the escorting category is directly related to the client's life, we will only give it to someone who has at least some level of ability. in rank, that would be around rank C or above."
"Then if it's delivery category, is there something that delivered to oversee?"
"Hmm... with I rank, long distance delivery is impossible. You may only take a delivery quest to the next town at most."
Unlike a game, there seems to be restriction here and there.
Furthermore, there's a thick red line enclosing the imperial capital mark.
(Garik Melferen. Gildas Oitto... if I were to go out from here, it is these four huh...)
However, Ryouma is lucky.
In this kind of situation, being decisive is important. There's no time to hesitate.
"Sure. Then please take this."
She then writes something on a board that is connected to the ball glass stand. Then the glass ball twinkled.
"Here we go. It's completed, The deadline is within 3 days. The quest will end when you are successed at sending the letter to Melferen guild. Do you wish to accept another quest?"
"Ten, I would like to accept the subjugation quest from a while ago."
"Sure. Wild dog subjugation and the field bee wild bi subjugation, and the subjugation of wild rabbit, right. Since there's no deadline, please do report to the guild when you finished."
"Understood."
"Ah right. Though it might be late for me to saying this, if there's no specific designation of the requested quest then you may report it at any guild. Well then, please do your best ne~."
After receptionist-san smiles toward Ryouma, she lowered her head toward him.
"Yes. Thank you very much."
Ryouma lowers his head lightly and leave the guild
He's being chased by the Empire. Thus he wants to go out of the country as soon as possible.
If we take the pursuers into consideration then, there's a danger hanging around while moving between town. Therefore I need some pretext.
In that respect, the job of delivering a letter is a great thing.
According to the map, he saw earlier, the imperial city is located in the southeast. In other words, it would take a considerable amount of time for him to go toward a national border located in the west and north.
Thus by thinking about it in various ways, the safest bet he can go would be toward the east.
Of course, it is unknown if this judgment is correct or not unless he goes and see it himself...