Chapter 8 The guild Master
'' Get ready B-Boy ''
The moment Tifa opened the fight, I saw the master trembling, which was bad. Behind us there were adventurers and if they saw how the guild master was so afraid against a newcomer and in the worst case would lose, it would be the end of my peaceful adventurer life. To prevent this, I also started to tremble, closed my eyes and ran towards the master. He was probably surprised because while I was running towards him, I opened my eyes slightly and saw him looking at me in surprised.
'' HAHAH come on master, just do it quickly and save him the humiliation. '' said one of the adventurers, laughing.
Just before I stood in front of the master, he also ran towards me and at that moment I had actually intended to let him hit me but.....
'' THAT'S IT '' shouted the master as he was about to strike me with his sword.
Something in my body didn't want me to get hit on purpose, and so I dodged his blow with my eyes closed. This surprised everyone around me and a silence fell.
'' WH-HOW DID HE DODGE WITH HIS EYES CLOSED?!?!? '' shouted one of the adventurers again.
I slowly opened my eyes again and suddenly felt my whole body start to tingle. And for whatever reason it shouted to me, TURN AROUND. I did so and saw how the master was only a meter away from me and was about to strike again.
'' Come on, let him hit you Shin, it mustn't look like I have the upper hand,'' I said to myself.
But just like before, I elegantly dodged this blow, as if my body moved all by itself. But as I was dodging the blow, I remembered Tifa's words. If I continued to dodge without hitting back, I would be disqualified and that would be the end of my dream. So after I dodged the master's blow one more time, I countered by striking at him this time. I struck my sword diagonally, but of course held myself back.
HIT
BOOM
'' MASTER! '' shouted Tifa and the adventurers.
But although I held back, that strike was enough to knock the master against the guild's wall.
''.... hey Ruri what the hell is going on here right now, are you playing with my body? ''
No, your body is just reacting by itself to the danger
'' But why all of a sudden when I fought the bandits and the monsters everything was ok. ''
This is because the bandits and the monsters were weak opponents and were not a serious threat to you. This man is the guild master and probably the strongest in the guild. Only he can sense how strong you actually are, neither the guards at the gate nor the adventurers could. This man is strong, and your body knows it, so it takes over your body in situations where it becomes dangerous. It is one of the abilities I was able to give you during your reincarnation, but you probably couldn't hear me at that moment. It was the last ability I could give you, Last Protection is the name of the ability. If you can't move by yourself and I can't take over your body, this skill is the last defense. This skill also doesn't consume any energy unlike your other skills, but you can deactivate it at any time if you feel like it.
'’ I understand a rather useful skill, but right now it is unfortunately inconvenient. '' I said and deactivated the skill.
At that moment the master got up from the ground spitting blood and got ready to attack me again. I also got back into position and waited for the master's attack, but he only looked at me with a serious face.
'' I knew my senses were not deceiving me, but let me show you why I am the master of this guild. '' said the master
I didn't know what he meant by that, but I knew that he would probably do something, so I got ready. And in the same second, the master Suddenly disappeared in front of my eyes.
'' ... COUGH. ''
BOOM
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'' ha-ha so that's how it feels taking serious damage. '' I said as I was slammed against a tree.
The master, who had just disappeared, appeared out of nowhere right in front of me, at first I thought he could teleport as well. But while I was getting up, I realized he hadn't teleported, he just got faster. So fast that to a normal person, it would probably look as if he had teleported.
'' That's it. '' I said to myself after I was on my feet again.
I picked up my sword from the ground and ran towards the master again, but he just stood there looking at me with a smile. I lifted my sword up and was about to strike from the top down when the master disappeared again right before my eyes but this time he appeared behind me.
'' What's the matter, Shin, are you running out of breath already? Was that just luck before! '' said the master before slamming me from behind into the wall of the guild.
BOOM
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'' SHIN, Master that's enough he- ''
....
'' huh-shi-shin? ''
'' ha-ha I guess I made the monster angry now. '' said the master, while starting to sweat profusely.
As I was slammed against the guild's wall, I suddenly heard Ruri's voice in my head.
Danger registered owner in danger forcibly taking over the body, activating the skill Dark Aura-.
'' Stop ''
Negative top priority is to protect Shin I-
'' just trust me, please. ''
....understood, forcible takeover of the body canceled
'' Thank you..... ''
DROP
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'' SHIN. '' screamed Tifa as she saw me collapse forward and faint.
Of course, I didn't really faint, I just pretended to end the fight because if this keeps up I'm seriously going to win against him. So I just closed my eyes and fell forward before landing on the grass. Tifa then ran to me as fast as she could and turned my lifeless body over.
'' Master you've gone too far! '' Tifa said angrily to the guild master.
'' a-a- that aside how is he doing, is it bad? ''
No, I think fortunately it is nothing serious, please take him to the restroom and you at the back help us. '' Tifa shouted and seemed almost like the actual master.
Thereupon, the 4 adventurers who were watching us just now ran to us and lifted my body. Once I felt that I was up again, I opened my eyes slightly and was able to see the master. His facial expression told me that he knew something was wrong, but I didn't care at that moment. And so the 4 of them carried me back to the guild on the way, the master didn't say a word. Even when Tifa and the adventurers asked constant questions, he just followed us silently. Shortly after we had arrived in the room, the 4 put me on the bed and left the room.
'' I'll go and get the doctor, Master please stay with Shin until he- ''
'' that won't be necessary Tifa don't worry, would you still leave us both alone for a moment. '' said the master in a serious tone of voice at which even Tifa did not ask any more questions and just left the room.
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'' ... Should I open my eyes? No, he might still be in the room and just waiting for me- ''
'' haha you can open your eyes again boy we are alone in the room, I know you don't actually got anything. '' said the master laughing
'' sigh, you knew all along? ''
'' haha say why are you putting yourselves through all this trouble? ''
'' what do you mean? ''
'' Well why all the fainting, you could have beaten me easily and if you had, you would have become a bit of a celebrity around here. ''
'' ... ''
'' .... you know I have a dream. ''
'' mhh? And that would be. ''
'' I want to live a simple and peaceful adventurer life just going on adventures having fun, not having to prove anything to anyone or working for anyone like a slave. I just want to become an adventurer who lives his life in peace. I have no desire for attention, fame or fortune. I just want to live a humble and quiet life. ''
'' But I don't understand, with your strength you could become a B rank adventurer immediately, and I'm sure you would become an S rank adventurer in no time, so why?" the master asked me
'' And then what? Then I am an S rank adventurer from now on, and then? What am I supposed to do then? Am I supposed to become the pet dog of a noble or the kingdom who always has to be on call as soon as the king needs him?
'' mhh it is true that once you become a S rank adventurer you will also attract a lot of attention, but isn't that attention worth such a life? '' the master asked
'' Not for me, I just want to live a quiet life...but that aside, did I pass the test? '' I asked the master
'' hahah of course you did from now on you are officially an Adventure, congratulation. ''
.... For some reason, I felt a strange feeling inside me at that moment. I wanted to cry, to rejoice, to laugh, to scream, I wanted to do everything at once, but the only thing that came out of me were tears. Tears of joy because I had finally made it, from today on I would finally live the life I always wanted to live, a life as an adventurer.
'' Are you ok? Should I call a doctor? ''
'' no sniff, no worries I'm fine, say what rank will I get now? ''
'' mhhh if it were up to me, I would appoint you to B Rank right away, but unfortunately that's not possible. No matter how strong someone may be, everyone has to start at rank G, the lowest rank, and then work their way up. And besides, I think you still have a lot to learn, you may be strong but as you have seen there are always those who are strong. I wouldn't even call myself particularly strong, here in the kingdom there are people who are 10 times stronger than me. So I guess Rank G suits you, and now if you'll excuse me I have to go take care of all the paperwork. When you feel fit again, contact Tifa and she will clarify everything. Until then Rin I will watch your career here with pleasure. '' said the master and left the room.
At that moment, I could no longer keep my grin off my face. Not only was I now an adventurer, I was also able to convince the master that I was not particularly strong. I was afraid that he would immediately make me an S rank adventurer, but fortunately that was not the case.
And are you satisfied, you are now officially an adventurer...a G rank adventurer.
'' haha and how I am satisfied that was my dream after all and what's wrong? Don't tell me you are annoyed that I am only a G rank adventurer? ''
.... I'm not going to answer that, and what are you going to do next?
'' Of course, I'll do my first quest right away what else, or perhaps I'll go to sleep, in a real bed for the first time in days '' I said to Ruri before getting out of bed
I stretched myself once well and also left the room and made my way to Tifa. On my way, I ran into the 4 adventurers from before, they congratulated me that I was now officially one of them and invited me for a beer. I accepted the offer, said goodbye and shortly after I was back at Tifa's place. I greeted her and was surprised to see her running up to me and hugging me.
'' A-A-are you okay Rin are you sure you are ok? '' She asked me in panic.
I nodded and we both went back to the counter, where she gave me a small ID with a picture of me and my name on it. Tifa explained to me that with this ID, I could identify myself to everyone in the world as an official adventurer. She also explained to me the quest principles, all I had to do was choose one of the quests and take the Paper. I then just had to bring it to Tifa, she would assign me the quest and I could go. There were different types of quests: Collect, Kill, Escort and Protect. For Killing quests, I had to take something from the monster as proof, either the tongue or the ear. For Escort and Protect quests, I have to get a stamp from the quest giver after completing the quest. Then I have to show the quest paper to Tifa who evaluates the quest as completed. And collect quests are quests where I have to collect a certain amount of something like 10 flowers,
'' That would be all, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. ''
'' Mhhh so how do I rank up and how many ranks are there? ''
‘’ You increase ranks by completing quests, the more and the more difficult the quest is, the faster you advance. There are 9 ranks in total: G, F, E, D, C, B, A, S and SS. The rank SS is only given to a few. It has been 50 years since an adventurer reached this rank, so many make it their goal to become an SS rank adventurer, and with your talent I am sure you will. '' said Tifa with a smile
'' haha I just hope I can make it to S rank, so see you Tifa. '' I said and left the guild.
I waved back to Tifa who also waved at me, and so I went back to the tavern because it was getting late, and I wanted to sleep in a warm comfortable bed. On the way, I made a stop at a street seller, who sold some kind of meat on a skewer. So I bought one as a snack until I got to the tavern and as expected, it tasted like chicken. Arriving at the tavern, I went inside and was immediately greeted by Velma. She told me that my room was finally ready and that I was welcome to enter it. So I made my way up the stairs to the top and searched for my room before I finally found it. I opened the door and went in, but at the same time I saw Trixie coming out of one of the rooms. I greeted her, but she just looked at me with a smug smile before she went down the stairs.
I then just turned around and locked my room before I took a closer look around my room. A bed, a window, a small chest, a wooden cabinet, a wooden table and a wooden chair were in the room. Not exactly a 5-star hotel, but at least I now had a roof over my head and a bed, and so I hesitated no longer. I took off my clothes except for my underwear and jumped head first into the bed.
'' sniff, sniff finally after all the cold nights I can finally sleep in a bed again. ''
... You Rin say, don't you actually want to know how your mother is doing?
'' huh? Where does that suddenly come from, but now that you say it, I had completely forgotten about my mother. But I don't think I could visit her anyway, even if I wanted to, could you tell me something about her? ''
... No, unfortunately I can't, I was just wondering why you hadn't asked me that before, I'm going to sleep now, don't bother me.
'' mh? What do you have all of a sudden, well then I'm going to sleep too, after all tomorrow finally begins my dream life Good night Ruri. '' I said before I closed my eyes and also fell asleep.
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Rin.... I'm sorry I wish I could tell you more, but you're not ready for that yet and besides you should enjoy your life now...after everything you've experienced that's the least I can do for you.
'' mhh...mhh Ruri is that you I thought you wanted to sleep? ''
Well I was sleeping until you woke me up I didn't tell you not to disturb me????
All right, all right, sigh,'' I said and closed my eyes again.
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Good night Rin
'' .... '' After Ruri said that, I just smiled before I fell asleep too.