* What do you mean I am unpredictable? None of my moves was unpredictable; if I had fought against a monster or a person, I wouldn't have made those manoeuvres.
* Hakoon: I don't mean that. I mean the way you are.
* Huh?
* Hakoon: When we first met, I noticed that you had a calm aura, that's why I didn't think that sword was yours, but when you ran to attack the doll, your atmosphere changed entirely as if you were a wild animal.
* Is that a bad thing?
* Hakoon: It would be if you couldn't control yourself, but apparently, you have a strong mind. In any case, I already have an idea of how to make your sword.
* Perfect, so how much would it cost?
* Hakoon: It depends on the type of material. As for the labour, it would be 500 gold coins.
* HOW EXPENSIVE!!!!
* Hakoon: What do you expect? My weapons do not compare to the crap sold by "αβΩ SYSTEM", which are customized and of high quality.
I should have guessed it. Weapons customized by a blacksmith don't compare to those mass-produced. It's like comparing a chicken to a swan.
* Hakoon: So are you going to accept or not.
* I'm afraid not. My purse doesn't have that amount.
* Hakoon: Too bad, I was looking forward to making a sword for someone with that fighting style. By the way, I'm curious, what's your profession name; Lone Swordsman or Wild Swordsman?
* Neither, I still haven't chosen my profession as I want to find out the advantages and disadvantages of each class, as well as if there are rare classes that can be obtained with some specific method.
* Hakoon: You're telling me you don't have a profession yet.
*
* Hakoon: And the moves you performed with the sword just now are your invention?
* Something like that, I watch the enemy, observe their movements and then hit them at the right moment.
* Hakoon: So you don't have any skill?
* I do, it's called Focused Slash. I used it to smash the training dummy.
* Hakoon: Maybe you learned it yourself.
* That’s right.
* Hakoon: Mmm, intriguing, you're like a book where they just wrote the first chapter and haven't even given it a title yet.
* Is that wrong?
* Hakoon: It depends on your intentions. Do you want to be a specialized swordsman, or do you want to be a different swordsman?
* I want to be a different kind of swordsman.
* Hakoon: What kind?
* Mmm, it's hard to say. I don't know the skills of other professions. One might have a skill that I like, but the others might not suit my fighting style. That's why I want to get information about the different professions and make my own way.
* Hakoon: Hahaha, well said. Most people think that when you get a profession, it evolves in the direction you want as you improve, but it is not always like that. Let's take, for example, the Wild Swordsman profession that I mentioned before. This Swordsman branch appears when your skills and stats in strength or agility are high. If you choose this branch, you automatically remove the possibility of taking another path, such as a Paladin or Magic Swordsman.
* I see. What about the rare professions? Do they exist or not?
* Hakoon: They exist. There are professions like Dragon Slayer. The condition to obtain it is to kill a dragon, bathe in its blood and eat its heart. Now suppose that you no longer want to be a Wild Swordsman, then you could kill a dragon and unlock a rare profession that will overwrite your previous class.
* What about skills? Can I learn skills even if my profession is different or not?
* Hakoon: It's possible, but you have to understand both theory and practice. It's like your Focused Slash skill, I guess you practised swinging your sword up and down, and after a while, you learned it. You unconsciously knew the theory, and your consecutive swings were the practice.
* Now I understand. In any case, is there a library in this city? I would like to know what professions there are and their branches.
* Hakoon: The only libraries there are those of the adventurer's guild and the one in the academy, but both require different permissions.
* Understood, thanks for the information
* Hakoon: No problem
I start walking up the stairs as Hakoon escorts me to the door. While I can't buy a custom sword, his knowledge regarding professions, their branches and how skills can affect your profession makes me think I can create a hybrid swordsman class.
* Thanks for everything, Hakoon. When I have the money to ask you for a sword, I'll come back.
* Hakoon: Understood, but keep in mind that the materials are another cost.
* Oh, no problem, when I finish gathering the money, I will give you some ingots to make my sword.
* Hakoon: Do you already have the materials ready? Hahaha, very well. What materials are they?
* Ingots A-Z, anyway, I have things to do, see you later.
After saying that, I start running towards the centre. My next goal is to figure out how to get into the academy library.
I didn't even notice that Hakoon had remained motionless while mumbling something, and I only found out when Kawaii told me about it, and I had already arrived at the centre. If it were necessary, he would have shouted it to me. Maybe he was saying goodbye until we met again. However, since I have to get 50 gold coins, that will take a while. I also have to repair my equipment, refill my potion pantry, and train, among other things.
Once in the centre, I head north towards the academy. I can't enter as a student, but I can join if I get a part-time job.
To do this, I have to talk to people in the surrounding area, whether the guards protecting the entrance or students out for a walk.
After walking for 30 minutes and taking some detours, I finally find the academy's gates. However, I must say that it is gigantic, only the gates are 4 meters high, and the walls are thick bushes, but I doubt very much that they are ordinary bushes considering the importance of this place.
I can't find any guards at the gates either, maybe because it's not necessary since it's only half a day, in any case, I also have to go to eat so let's look for a restaurant around.
I started looking for a restaurant, but I couldn't find anything. This reminds me of the situation I went through while looking for an inn, it seems like I'm going to have to ask someone, so I approach a couple to ask for directions.
* Excuse me, do you know where there is a restaurant around here, I'm new in town, and I have no idea.
* A restaurant? you have to go back to the first turnoff you saw and go left, walk a little bit, and see the sign.
* Ok, thank you.
* You are welcome.
I walk back to the first detour I pass and go left. I also see that some people are going in the same direction as me, so I keep going.
After a few minutes, I arrive at the restaurant. When I go through the door, I see that it is as big as an event hall, and there is already a lot of people seated, but still, there are many tables available, so I sit down and order the food for Kawaii and me.
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The food takes a while to be served. Maybe they are still cooking it, but as I am not in a hurry, I wait quietly while I try to listen to the chatter of the diners around me, trying to hear something worthwhile.
While I waited, people with uniforms that seemed to be the institute's students started to arrive. They seem to be 14 or 16 years old, both males and females wear a white t-shirt with a black shirt and black pants, but some females wear skirts instead of pants.
At that, a group of four students sit near my table, so I pay attention to their conversation, but they don't just talk about random things.
Meanwhile, our food has arrived, so I take Kawaii out and start eating. While I'm eating, the group of students start talking about fighting practice, so I turn my attention back to their table.
* Boy 1: Hey, did you know that our training master is going on a mission?
* Girl 2: I heard about that. They say he's going on a goblin extermination mission.
* Boy 2: So we won't have any practical classes during that time?
* Girl 1: I don't think so. Maybe they already sent a mission to the adventurer's guild to find a replacement.
* Boy 1: I hope it's someone of C or D+ rank.
I see, so the training master is leaving for the goblin extermination mission, so they need a replacement. Maybe I can get that job and get permission to enter their library.
As soon as we finish our lunch, we pay and leave towards the adventurer's guild, it's not good to run with a full stomach, so I'm just going to walk until I get there.
I see how many students are walking through the streets on my way. Some go to the restaurant, while others talk while walking. It seems that their break time is at noon. As to whether they have to go back to class or they can go to their dorms, I have no idea.
Fortunately, the students don't seem to be troublemakers, or maybe they are, but they don't show it in public, so if I am going to work in that institution, it will be implausible that I will get in trouble with the students.
My thoughts keep wandering as I walk, and I'm in the adventurer's guild before I know it. Time goes by fast when you know it.
I enter the adventurer's guild and see many adventurers walking out the door, some carrying backpacks as they walk out with their weapons in hand. It looks like they are going on the goblin extermination mission.
It looks like they are already on their way. It doesn't affect me since I know the cause of the goblin overpopulation. The only thing I was worried about was that adventurer I stole his dungeon from would go crazy and want to take it out on the people of Torata. Still, looking at this group, that worry fades away.
Having said all that, it's time to check the board with the quests there. However, the quests require me to be ranked D+, making it difficult for me since I'm still Rank E. Even the quest I want to be an instructor needs me to be ranked D+ or higher. I guess I can only hunt monsters and turn in the bodies for profit, but fortunately, if there is a quest that allows me to enter the academy.
[Mission: Janitor - Rank F]
[Need a janitor to sweep and clean the second floor: 5 Silver Coins per week]
[Hours Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM - 12:00 AM]
This mission is good for me as it allows me to get into the academy. Maybe I can take a book from the library and read it while I'm cleaning, it's perfect.
I add the mission to my adventurer card and go to the reception. I learned in Torata that you could add the assignment to your card, and it stays saved until you decide to delete it because it would be very inefficient to have to take a mission. When you finish it, it has to be deleted, So you would have to go through the same process repeatedly. To avoid this, save the mission on your card, and then when you don't want to do it anymore, go to the guild and delete it. I still have the mission of the bunnies that I haven't deleted yet, but I have collected its reward.
After a few minutes, it's my turn.
* Good afternoon, I would like to do this academy mission.
* Then, please go to the right and wait for your turn. After checking your combat moves, it will tell you if you are fit to be an academy instructor.
* What? No, my mission is to be the academy's janitor.
* What? You are not here to be a temporary instructor.
* Even if I wanted to, I couldn't, my rank is only E, so I don't meet the requirements.
The receptionist looks at the rank on my card, and then a face shows her understanding.
* I see. Wait a moment.
The receptionist puts my card into the computer and records the mission.
* That's it.
* Thank you.
But as I was about to leave, the receptionist tried to call me back.
* Uh, excuse me.
* Yes?
* You are...
Before I can say anything, the adventurers behind me start complaining about the delay, so I have no choice but to say goodbye. I'll come back when I've hunted many monsters and have to sell them.
Once I leave the guild, I start walking towards the inn area. Since I will be living here for an extended period, I will need to stay in a room for 1 or 2 months, and I don't want to be paying every day, maybe I can even get a discount.
I already have a plan in mind. In the mornings, I will go to work at the academy, and in the afternoons, I will be reading at the library, while on the weekends, I will go hunting to practice what I have learned at the library.
Once I get to the east zone, I start talking to the inns to try to get a good deal.
After an hour of chatting with several accommodations, I got a place that rented me a room for two months in exchange for two gold coins. It is a simple room that has a bathroom with hot water. Still, the laundry service is separate, which does not bother me since I have money.
* This will be our temporary home Kawaii; what do you think?
* Kiii (っ'ω`c) ♡
* I'm glad you like it. Now it's time to hatch our future mate.
Another reason to get semi-permanent housing is this boy I have. Fortunately, I got an incubator from the special dungeon to hatch Zarak's egg.
So I take out the incubator and place Zarak's egg, then try to turn it on, but I get a notification.
[Medium energy stones x 5 required to be used]
So I have to use five energy stones. I need to buy them in the "αβΩ SYSTEM".
* "SYSTEM αβΩ" searches for medium energy stones.
After 1 minute, I buy the five medium energy stones for ten gold each. Now that I have the stones, I place them in the incubator and turn them back on.
[Monster Incubator Max - Turned On]
[There is currently an egg inside, do you wish to hatch the egg?]
I press yes, and another notification reappears.
[Zarak Egg - Estimated Incubation Time 34 Days]
After that, the incubator turns on and starts to heat the egg constant. I guess that's it now; wait.
* Well, there's still time before we go to sleep. What do you say we try Kawaii restaurant foods?
* Kiii ٩( ๑╹ ꇴ╹)۶
* Perfect, then let's walk.
We went to the central square and tried different specialities from the nearby restaurants, I liked the Italian food from one restaurant, and Kawaii enjoyed the German food. By the time we realized it was already dark, so we went back to our accommodation and slept, as tomorrow my new job starts.