[T-this is delicious!] (Aster)

[Of course it is. Neshe made this you know?] (Axilia)

[Your compliments are too much~] (Neshe)

I was treating the boy and the girl who helped me to food at Blue Rose Inn. I could have handled the three men who attacked on my own but I didn’t want to have to fight them. I tried talking to them but they wouldn’t listen. Then these two came along and solved it without violence...well mostly. The girl, Axilia, has long, blonde hair and is beautiful, but she is a little violent. The boy, Yuki, has white hair and is quite strange. During the fight with the attackers, his personality seemed different than what it is now. He seemed a little arrogant.

[I heard a little of what was going on, but why were those two guys threatening you?] (Axilia)

[Apparently they had a problem with some of the guards and they were taking it out on me. They must have thought I was still a guard.] (Aster)

[You’re not anymore?] (Yuki)

[No. I quit.] (Aster)

[If you don’t mind me asking, why?] (Yuki)

[Hm..I suppose the least I can do is tell you. The guards in this town are seen as corrupt and I didn’t enjoy the people looking down on us. Well, I can’t complain. There are many guards who use their authority to take money.] (Aster)

[I see...But what are you going to do now?] (Yuki)

[I thought of just becoming an adventurer. I’m going to get my guild card from the adventurer’s guild tomorrow] (Aster)

[HAAAH?! There are guilds in this world?!] (Yuki)

[W-what do you mean by “this world”?] (Aster)

[O-oh. Sorry. Nothing.] (Yuki)

[What’s wrong with you? You can’t just shout things like that. People will think you’re weird.] (Axilia)

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[S-sorry] (Yuki)

I’m lost… What in the world are they talking about?

[Sorry. This guy has some brain-damage. Don’t worry about him.] (Axilia)

[Can you please stop.] (Yuki)

[You two sure are strange aren’t you?] (Aster)

[[DON’T LUMP ME TOGETHER WITH THIS IDIOT!]] (Axilia and Yuki)

People are starting to stare...

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After last night’s events, we’re all heading to the Adventurer’s Guild. Yuki insisted he wanted to go and Axilia decided to follow us.

[Excuse me. I’d like to register as an adventurer.] (Aster)

[Of course. Please fill out your information in this form.] (Receptionist)

[Thank you.] (Aster)

I filled out the form and handed it back to the receptionist.

[I just remembered. Yuki, you should fill out a form too. You need a way of earning money don’t you?] (Axilia)

[...You’re right. I can’t keep relying on you…] (Yuki)

[Excuse me. Can I also have a form?] (Yuki)

[Certainly. Here you go.] (Receptionist)

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Yuki’s POV

As I start filling out the form, the second blank worries me. I made sure to whisper very quietly to Axilia.

I decided to put ‘human’ for race because it would be troublesome to do otherwise. I put mage for class because I did magic (I think) back in the forest. For name I decided to only put my first name, as only nobles have last names in this world.

[Here.] (Yuki)

[Thank you. My name is Lillian. If there’s anything you need help with, you can ask me.] (Lillian)

Lillian leaves for a bit and then comes back with two cards.

Mine reads:

Name: Yuki

Race: Human

Age: 17

Class: Mage

Title: None

[You will both start from rank D. The ranks in order from greatest to least are S, A, B, C and D. After a certain number of quests, your rank increases.] (Lillian)

[Thank you for telling us.] (Aster)

[...] (Aster)

Aster seems like he wants to say something…

[...] (Aster)

[U-um...what’s wrong?] (Axilia)

[I know this is a bit sudden, but could you guys form a party with me?] (Aster)

That was rather surprising.

[If you don’t mind me asking, why?] (Yuki)

[Well, it’s just that I want to go on a quest and it seems I don’t have any friends...] (Aster)

[Whaaat. You? With a face like that I thought you would be friends with the entirety of Arudena.] (Axilia)

[Ahaha….would you think about it though?] (Aster)

[I mean...sure. How about you?] (Yuki)

I turn and look at Axilia, who seems to be thinking.

[Sure. Why not. It seems like it might be fun anyway. Is there a particular quest you want to do.]

(Axilia)

Wait. Wait. Wait.

I have a feeling I know what it is. I mean, we need something cliche to happen right around now, right?

[This dungeon listed here. It’s not really a quest, but we can get a lot of items and get stronger there.] (Aster)

I knew it.