Chapter 03: Magic and Magic Power
Hiiro left the castle and got out onto the streets, mulling over what to do next.
(Now then, gathering information first is a must in RPG)
Technically he could have asked the king and such, but there was a risk of getting dragged into something unforeseen and becoming unable to leave the country when he stayed there any longer.
Therefore he left the place as fast as possible. Besides, there were four very capable people. He had concluded that he wasn’t needed.
(First of all, what’s with this ≪Word Magic≫ in the magic column in my ≪Status≫…? I kinda get that it’s unattributed.)
Accessing his knowledge from games and books, he also remembered the term Guild when thinking about magic. The king had told him that a Guild existed in this world.
Hiiro decided to ask the townspeople about the location of the Guild. By doing so, he came to know that it was close by.
He headed there to register as an adventure for now. Living and travelling here wasn’t free. Somehow or another he had to save up money.
By the way, the money of this world could be stored on a Guild Card. Likewise it was possible to pay with the card. That’s what the townspeople taught him.
When he arrived at the Guild, the interior was rather crowded. Sturdy guys, likely adventures, lined up in front of various counters. The nearest counter had a sign above it with register application written on it.
As his black hair and dark eyes were unusual, Hiiro became the center of attention as soon as he entered. Naturally, since he was dressed in an unfamiliar school uniform. He reminded himself to buy some gear later on.
He went to the counter, assuming indifferent to all the gazes on him.
“Hey, I want to register.”
When he bluntly said that, the woman at the counter explained with a business smile.
Various quests were filed to the Guild. An adventure earned a reward by carrying out these requests. The quests were classified into levels of difficulty from F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS till SSS.
A Guild Card was handed out upon registering, but it served the same purpose as the Citizen Card that all citizens had. An ID so to speak.
The adventurers were ranked into the same categories as the quests as well. Although there were very few adventures with a rank S or above. Particularly the SSS rank had only three adventures from the ‘Humas’.
The woman at the counter gave him a white card and told him to drip his blood onto it. He prickled his finger with the small needle he received. After dripping the blood on it, the card started to disperse and vanished.
“Huh? It’s gone?”
“Please recite ≪Guild Card≫ in your mind.”
When he did as he was told, the card appeared in his hand. But the card wad different than before. It had been completely white, but now it had a blue border.
“The colour represents your rank. From the lowest blue to violet, green, yellow, orange, pink, red, silver, golden and finally black.”
Hiiro listened to the explanations with nods. Looking at his new Guild Card, he confirmed the inscription.
Name: Hiiro Okamura
Sex: Male
Age: 17
From: Unknown
Rank: F
Quest:
Equipment:
-Weapon:
-Guard:
-Accessory:
Rigin: 0
He was glad that the FROM column listed his birthplace as unknown. If there had been written that he was from another world, it would have been troublesome to explain. Equipment meant his gear. It was subdivided into Weapon, Guard and Accessory. But he asked about the one thing that bothered him more.
“Hey, what’s this Rigin stuff on the card…?”
“Mh? That is the currency…”
The woman tilted her head baffled. Naturally the people of this world knew that Rigin was the currency. But just as natural, Hiiro didn’t know that as he was only summoned here a while ago.
On further inquiring, he learned that Rigin nearly had the same value as Japan’s yen and that the sixth column Quest displayed his currently active quests.
(Quite a handy card)
With just one single card he could trade and identify himself. Moreover, the card was usually within him and could be taken out at any time.
“Where can I take quests?”
“Please choose from the bulletin board over there. But remember that you are a rank F. You can only accept quests up to one rank above yours, meaning E.”
“I see. How do I raise my rank?”
“When carrying out quests and raising in levels, your rank will go up naturally.”
“In short, after I completed a number of quests, this blue border will turn… uhm, what was it again?”
“Violet.”
“Then it’ll turn violet?”
“Yes.”
Hiiro was awestruck at the serviceableness of the card.
“Better not waste any time.”
Saying that, he headed for the bulletin board.
Church Roof Repair F
Help repairing the roof of the Amaruq Church. Experience preferred.
Reward: 10000 Rigin
Lucky Herb Harvest F
Collect Lucky Herbs on the Asbit Plateau.
Reward: 300 Rigin per bundle
Goblin Hunt E
Kill 10 goblins in the Clair Forest.
Reward: 35000 Rigin
There were various other quests, but he chose “Lucky Herb Harvest” without hesitation. To be honest, he was uneasy about hunting quest, since he was still level one. Although even a beginner should be able to hunt goblins.
But he decided to only go for hunting quests after he went up a few levels and got used to fighting.
“I understand. But please be careful about the 10000 Rigin penalty fare in case you cancel a quest midway.”
He accepted the quest by bringing the quest note to the counter. Since there was a penalty fee, he had to avoid cancelling a quest by all means. At least for now, when he didn’t got any money.
First he asked where the “Asbit Plateau” was. Luckily for him, it was right outside this land. And he was shown a picture of the “Lucky Herb” in a reference book to know what they looked like.
(I would like to read that reference book)
As he loved books, Hiiro’s thirst for knowledge awoke. He seriously considered to hole himself up in a library for a while after he saved up some money.
After seeing the picture of the plan, he got a big bag and left the Guild. The bag surely was meant for his harvest.
On his way out of town, he remembered the ≪Status≫ again. The ≪Word Magic≫ from it weighted on his mind.
And even if he had high magic power, it was a waste of talent when he didn’t know how to use it. He needed to learn how to use magic as soon as possible.
He regretted a bit that he didn’t ask about it at the counter. Magic was nothing unusual in this world. About anyone could use it and had magic power to a greater or lesser extent.
Speaking of, he could just someone around here. Hiiro stopped and looked to his right. There sat a person on a chair in front of a crystal ball on a desk.
(…A fortune-teller?)
The person wore a black robe and a hood hid the face, but it certainly seemed like a fortune-teller.
“Oh my? How about it, Sir?”
From the voice he concluded that it was quite an old woman.
“Nah, I don’t have any money.”
“Oh, is that so. But you look like you want to ask something.”
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