The Hard Work Will Never Betray Me
CH 20
The next day, after finishing studying with my teacher, I asked my father at lunch.
"Dad"
"What's wrong?"
He replied with a toothpick in his mouth,
I want to be an adventurer. Can a six-year-old become an adventurer?”
“Oh, you are finally interested in becoming an adventurer?”
Dad murmured, but he seemed to be grinning and enjoying himself. For some reason, my mother's reaction, which was usually negative about something dangerous, was quite surprising.
"What?"
“You can be an adventurer, overall. The only thing you need to become an adventurer is your ability, and your age, gender, and for your status, are completely irrelevant. The only thing that matters is whether you are an imperial citizen or not. If you apply for it, you can easily register as a foreigner. Adventurers are basically in charge of themselves. Guilds will not get involved anything about what happened, but registration itself is quite easy.”
"We're used to touring the empire with a group" said my mother, her face somewhat pleased. I'm sure he's reminiscing about the good old days of his youth.
”Oh, I forgot to mention that criminals are not allowed. If you are a criminal, you will not be able to work as an adventurer. First of all, when you are imprisoned, you are subjected to forced labor, so physically you are unlikely to work as an adventurer.”
"That's right."
“But there are some criminal gangs. It is a difficult profession, and it is inevitable.
"So so. …… ”
“So the possibility of getting into trouble is quite high. Especially children like you who are often the target of bullying.”
It was a standard thing when registering as an adventurer.well, intimidating newcomers was also common in other workplaces.
“Even if I manage to register, there will be some kind of problem. …… ”
It's a good idea to give up on that. It was a path that every adventurer had to take.
"That's right. How's the result for your dad?”
When I asked this, my father and mother looked at each other and started to grin.
“we kicked.”
I've never seen you smile like that before. ……
“If you're a boy, you have to fight back. The guild did not interfere in the dispute between adventurers. Wagering the sparks that befall you is a must to gain strength in surviving in a cruel society.
“Hal, you will be fine.you are our pride and darling.
Apparently, they said, "Do what you want." Parents permission is now granted.
"thank you. I'll sign up after this.”
"The registration process will be easier if you have multiple identities. Bring along your family emblem."
"Yes well."
My father gave me a mithril key tag with our family crest around the end of last year, saying it was important, and I was kept in the room. When he gave it to me, I thought, “Isn't that inro?”
Key tags were items that showed noble status, so no one other than our family could touch them. I can't ask Alisa to bring it, I have to find it myself later. I don't know where I put it… ……
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After spending half an hour searching for the key tag, I arrived at the Heitburg branch Adventurer Guild, located on the western edge of the territorial capital of Heitburg.
It is a beautiful four-story building that deserves to be called beautiful and sturdy. The grounds seemed to be quite vast, which made me realize the enormity of the adventurer guild.
The reason why the Adventurers Guild was located at the western end of the city while other guilds, such as the Commercial Guild, the Craftsman Guild, and the Farm Guild, were located in the city center was only due to the delivery of materials. While other guilds did not transport a lot of items, the Adventurer's Guild carried a large number of demon corpses called "matter" almost every day. In some cases, human corpses were also brought in, making it impossible to set up a facility in the city center.
Even so, the adventurers liked the fact that it was easy to bring in, so I guess there was no problem with that.
Incidentally, agricultural guilds that are also considered to handle large quantities of crops actually do not mind their location in the middle of the city, because the main task is to regulate the volume of distribution and prices and survey the productivity of the land, land, and land, and the guild did not directly handle the collection or sale of taxes. I was a little surprised to see that this was not what I expected, but it turned out that was how it worked.
All right, let's go inside and register as adventurers. If I don't register, no matter how many demons I hunt, they won't buy it. I want to earn my own money without the help of parents, the best way is to register as an adventurer.
When I opened the double wooden door, I heard a squeaking sound ……. But if you think it will catch the attention of everyone inside.
It's like a town hall on earth. They do not have a culture that will go out of its way to stare at the people coming in.
However, as an obvious child, I looked a little prominent, and when they saw me walking towards the reception desk, they looked at me in confusion, as if they were wondering if they should talk to me.
Well, I haven't been an adventurer yet, you know. The premise of self-responsibility doesn't apply to me. I guess that's why they wonder if they should call me.
"Mr..."
"Yes, what's wrong?"
I'm not used to this kind of reaction. Maybe it's because I'm acting like a kid at home, but my mom and dad don't treat me like that.
I want to register as an adventurer.”
“Oh, have you got permission from your parents?”
The receptionist replied with a slightly troubled look.I don't understand how I feel. If I were in a Hello Work employee and a six-year-old came to me to ask for a job, I was sure I would react the same way.
“But you know, Brother? I may look like a kid, but I'm an adult inside.”
“I understand. I don't know if it will work.”
With that said, I took out a key tag with the family crest from the Farrenheit count from my pocket, by the way if you guys are people from the slums, then, or if you are a person from this city who grew up with basic education in the temple, even an ordinary person should know the emblem of this family.I do not know about the other noble emblems, you know, but I'm sure I'll just learn the emblems that show the imperial family and the Farrenheit family.
“I'm sure you've learned the coat of arms of the royal family and the Farenheit family. ……? Oh, I'm sorry.”
“I don't want to make a fuss, so you can behave normally. I just want to register as an adventurer.”
"Then I'll start the process."
As expected, the key tag. It was as if I could not see the meaning of this emblem in my eyes! Usually, the family crest is the ability to judge the head - only those who are allowed to act as representatives of the nobility of the house outside are handed over by the head. In other words, showing him a key sign with a family crest, here meant I was at my own discretion, with the father of the Farrenheit nobility admitting that I was a whole person.
If that's the case, then the whole responsibility lies with me. If any problems arise, it will be my fault for using my authority as a noble to cause trouble, and the receptionist will not be slandered.
This is one of the reasons why receptionist attitudes change.
“Please write down your name, age, and hometown here.”
"Yes." Yeah."
I filled out my personal information on a piece of high-quality paper. The receptionist's face was a little tense as she looked at my long name, which was typical of royalty.
The names of ordinary people are much shorter. Basically, it's just a last name and a first name. Or in some cases, just a first name. Well, lately, it's very rare to see just a name. I don't know if it's good or bad.
Putting aside the situation of the name of the imperial commoners, I finished filling out my personal information for now. The next step may be the standard step. Registration of magic power!
"Yes. Thank you very much. . I will start the explanation now.”
"Huh?"
“'There are eleven ratings for adventurer, from bottom to top: F, E, D, C, B-, B, B+, A-, A, A+, S. These rankings exist to protect adventurers and increase the success rate of their missions. Ranking is used to determine the appropriate level of difficulty for the adventurer receiving the request. As a result, there may be several rounds of testing for progress.”
Apparently, there was no registration of magical power.I was a little disappointed, but I decided to listen to his explanation calmly.
“And adventurers are limited in the requests they can receive according to their ratings. Notably, you can only accept requests up to one rank above you. There are no restrictions on lower rankings, but please note that your rankings will not increase if you only target lower rankings.”
That's palpable. If you have a lot of money to spend, you can take advantage of it.
”If your request fails, you will be subject to a penalty of about 10% of your compensation. However, this does not apply to cases where the request has been taken over through proper procedures.”
This part also makes sense to me. I have no particular doubts about this.
"This time you will start from rank F, but rank F is slightly different from other ranks. The F rank was basically for jobs that could only be done in cities and villages, or to gather low potions. Please note that requests involving combat will be received from rank E. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. …… Do you have any questions?"
"How to become an E-rank?"
“If you complete dozens of simple F-rank collection requests or multiple E-rank requests, your ratings will automatically increase. Is there anything else?"
"No, I'm fine for now."
“This is your guild card. If you lose it, it must be reprinted, and you must provide another form of identification and pay a fee of 10,000 Ells to republish it.
“Oh, what happens if I am lost or stolen?”
"In this case, you should go to the nearest guild and request that your card be suspended. Please note that as long as your card is suspended, you will not be able to make any withdrawals, even if you are the cardholder. If you have a different ID, the suspension will be revoked, so don't worry."
"So that's it."
It's like a credit card. It does not have a photo on it, so it can be abused by others if they want to, but if you realize that you have dropped it, you can stop its use with a smartphone app or phone call.
It seems primitive, but this is an amazing system.I'm sure you can understand why there's no need to register magic power.
"Here we go then. If you want to report the results of your request, please go to the counter here or the warehouse next door. We also bought the material in the warehouse next door, so please go there after you complete your request."
"Yes." Yeah."
“Staff guild will support your activities as an adventurer from now on. We're all in the guild hoping to see you in action."
"Thank you. I look forward to working with you.”
That's how I became an adventurer. Now, I will hunt many demons and raise my rank quickly!
