Chapter 2: The Preceding Thing is Always
「Too expensive!」
Before me who gave a shout, a man who is exceptionally muscular, stood there while crossing his arms with a stern expression.
This man may be an Exhibitionist, because his lower half is wearing a bikini-like leather cloth, with a leather strip coiled around his upper body, making one wonder if there is a meaning to such a getup? A man like him who exposed his nipples outright without any shame, must be an Exhibitionist.
While being careful not to let the Exhibitionist approach myself, I continued talking.
「8 silver? Is this a black shop. Come on, keep it cheaper, how about 1 silver?」
I bargained with him.
Exhibitionist used his nose and snorted.
「But this price is fixed.」
「You can change this rule, change it, yes revolution, Uncle you can be the pioneer of the new generation.」
「My name is not Uncle.」
「No, nobody said your name is Uncle, it is because you are an uncle so I called you Uncle?」
「I am not an uncle.」
「Then Big Brother?」
When I changed my method, the Exhibitionist slightly blushed. So this works? It can’t be.
Then how about another name?
「Big Bro?」
When I changed my method of calling him, the face of the Exhibitionist seemed to have relaxed. Shall I give him another push?
「Hey, I say Big Bro.」
I deliberately acted close to the Exhibitionist and shrink the distance between us.
「Warrior Guild’s…… what is that? Beginner training camp? It is that 7 day thing that if you don’t participate, then you can’t join right? No matter which Guild, it is standardised to be 8 silver? A Guild agreement? That is a thing of the past. Such a thing, must be changed, revolutionised, understand? I say Big Bro, this is the time for you to change it without hesitating. A great decrease in price, then a big reduction in the requirements for the entry for the new members. Using this method, then this career can keep attracting new blood, then become more lively right? This is competitive power, competitive power understand? Indeed you need to keep competing with each other then it will work. Come let us create a huge wave of revolution, okay, Big Bro?」
「N..no, but…...」
「There is no such thing as a No, it is now. If you want to do something, it must be now!」
「Nnn, nnn…...」
「Just think about, Big Bro. This is a good chance, let us break the limits, and completely crush that wall of 8 silver. Okay? Just charge me 1 silver. As the saying goes, the boss gives the call, Big Bro can definitely do it. I can see it, you will definitely be able to change this world!」
「Bu..but…...」
「Don’t hesitate, while you are hesitating, you would have thrown the ever-changing world behind your mind. Is that fine for you, Big Bro?」
「N..no….. That’s wrong. Wait a moment, brother.」
The Exhibitionist, stretched his big and sturdy right hand forward, and using his left hand to massage the area around forehead and eyebrows.
「...... I can’t, brother. The common price is not something that I can change by my own decision, if I do that, then the balance will be…...」
「Big Bro, to you, is this thing called balance be more important than revolution?」
「We also have our reputation to care about, brother.」
「Forget it, take it that I was wrong about you. I will not ask you anymore.」
I turned my back towards the Exhibitionist and ran away from the Warrior Guild.
「....... Damn, I almost succeeded. With this, the Dread Knight Guild, Paladin Guild, Hunter Guild, including the Warrior Guild, I have failed with all of them. No matter which Guild, they are all the same. Wouldn’t even make it cheaper, those sly fellows!」
The so-called guild, is an organisation that helps people who have similar jobs. To work in a place like Altana, you have to join one of the guild first.
For example, if I have the skills to build a house, but if I don’t join the Carpenter Guild then nobody will request me for a job. Even if I take up a job with a cheaper price, if things are exposed, it will become very serious, and I will be treated as an eyesore by the Carpenter Guild and get disciplined.
This sort of situation does not only occur in the area of the Carpenters or Merchants. For instance it will happen in Guilds for Warriors, Hunters and even in the Guilds where personnel involved with sacred activities like Priests, and if you don’t pay the money then you can’t join. The entry fee is 8 silver, just like a black shop.
I began to walk around the south area of Altana, wandering around and passing through the streets.
In the South area, there is the Warrior Guild, and it seems that professionals like blacksmiths, leather craftsmen, weavers, tailors, masons and carpenters are staying in this area. At the Artisan Street and Vendor Village, there are workplaces for them to show their skills. And the Volunteer Army Crimson Moon’s office is also in this place.
In the North area, other than main headquarters of the Frontier Army and the big city square where you can find anything, there are also Garden Passage with rows of inns, a drinking street named as Sky Alley and the Shrine of Luminous with the Priest Guild and Paladin Guild near it. Even the Hunter Guild is included.
The thing that is used to segregate the North and South area, is a majestic building in the centre of Altana——Tenbourou. The person living in there is the lord of Altana, which is also known as the Earl of the Borders—— Garan Vedo.
The front of the place is a square and the market is in its vicinity.
To the East is the quiet and high class living district, and at the same time, it is known as Azumamachi and the Mage Guild is situated there.
On the west, is the lawless and dirty slums. At the west area, there are the Thief Guild and Dread Knight Guild.
Altana, which is surrounded by city walls, is not a very wide city. Comparatively, this city is actually quite small. Excluding the east area, if you say that everyone else in the other areas are living while being squeezed together, it will probably be considered quite accurate.
Then just widen the city or build other cities. But it seems that are reasons which they can’t even though they wanted to.
It seems that outside the walls that protects Altana, the other races other than humans, and creatures like monsters are quite active. The humans that live in Altana and its surroundings, including the neighbouring fortresses are considered the weak forces.
But there is also the Tenryu Mountains which are steep and perilous on the south side of Altana. It is said that on the other side of the mountains is a kingdom of humans.
That kingdom is called Aravakia.
More clearly, Altana is just a place for diplomacy for Aravakia Kingdom.
Hence to humans, the other side of the Tenryu Mountains is the real continent, while this side is just the borders.
The role of having a military base at Altana is to extend the influence of the human power as much as possible at the borders. The role of the volunteer army Crimson Moon seems to be as a special mobile organisation, or a stand-alone rouge army.
And I, am one of the trainees in this organisation.
Anyway, currently it is like this.
「Guild, guild huh…...」
I mumbled to myself in a small voice, and my feet naturally brought me towards the direction of the Sky Alley.
The sky gradually darkened, although it is already quite late for the journey to search for other guilds, but for Sky Alley the number one prosperous place in Altana, it has just shown its liveliness.
Before long, my sights laid on a certain bar. This luxurious store is situated in the deep parts of the Sky Alley, and from the outside, it seems like it will be quite expensive. There are gold-coloured words written on it: Burns Club.
「Welcome.」
A man with mustache with an elegant tone said, or rather he acted elegant to welcome me. He was wearing a black shirt and had a red scarf around his neck while his lower body was dressed in a tight fitting pants. He is probably a waiter or something.
The mustache guy smiled brilliantly and slightly bowed, and stretched his hand out. What does that mean?
Although I don’t know what he wants, but I returned a smile and then pat the palm of the mustache guy with a「Pa」.
「......huh?」
The mustache guy seems to be slightly shocked, but I ignored him and walked directly into the store.
「Th..this customer!」
「Okay okay, I have already said that you don’t have to attend to me.」
Casually putting the panicking mustache guy who came chasing aside, I stood in the store and looked around.
The drawing-like decorations on the wall, the glaring lightings on the ceiling, the carpet on the ground. Sofa with embroidery, the long sofa, and the heavy-looking tables are all arranged tidily, and the gentlemen and ladies dressed gloriously are all drinking, eating or chatting.
No matter how you see it, this is a high class store.
Originally I had thought to see the situation inside, but just leaving like this seems meaningless. So I found a sofa that nobody is at and sat down, while the bothersome mustache guy who came chasing again said:
「Yes, serve a glass of liquor first, one that taste good.」
「No, s...so customer-sama…….」
「Hurry up and bring some liquor over.」
「But…...」
「Oi oi oi.」
A guy suddenly walked over.
Dressed in clothes with a smooth texture, with a wine glass in his hands, and a sword around his waist, his figure seems good. Is this guy a volunteer soldier too?
No, he shouldn’t be.
「When did they allow volunteer soldiers to enter into this store?」
That man seems to be looking at me with a sarcastic expression. Rather than sarcastic, actually his attitude is just looking down on others.
Although I am also not angry, but this guy seems to be trying to anger me using humiliating words, so there is no need to step into the trap that the other party set.
「From now.」
I casually crossed my legs and sat on the sofa with my hands on it.
「I say, what are you?」
The guy’s expression turned dangerous and he narrowed his eyes.
「It seems like you don’t know what is the courtesy of speaking.」
「Yes, if it is convenient, then you can teach me.」
「What do you mean? Are you challenging me?」
「I don’t have that intention.」
I shrugged my shoulders.
「I am serious. I don’t suppose the style here would be to deliberately corner a brat who don’t know what is going on and then find people to beat him up? Moreover, you don’t seem like a barbaric person.」
「Of course」
Although he said that but he seems to be a bit troubled. Because my reaction was different from how he had expected, so he is currently hesitating on what to do next. That is probably the feeling he has right now.
「So volunteer soldiers shouldn’t appear in this store?」
I surveyed the look inside the store. The women are the staff in charge of attending to the customers, so the guys are the customers? The majority of the people around are either trying to eavesdrop on the conversation between me and the man or secretly peeking at us.
But the women in this store are dressed very sexily. Not only are their chest widely exposed, but the silt at the sides of their skirt are also pretty high up, you can even vaguely see the inside of their thigh. And the makeup of the women in here are all very thick, which can be compared to Bri-chan’s.
「No wonder, this is a really beautiful scene」
「Did you enter without knowing?」
「Yes, I just chose the most high-classed store and entered to see.」
「Interesting fellow.」
That man laughed with a「ha」. Although it is a bitter smile, but I don’t sense any enmity in it.
「That, Anthony-sama…...」
The mustache guy attempted to enter into our conversation, and the man called Anthony spoke:
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