Volume 1
Chapter 12
I Found a Guild
Translator : PolterGlast
"Let's go to the
guild first."
"Guild?"
After putting
Kakyoin-san down on the ground, she said that.
"Don't you know?
I thought it would be easier to understand if I used a word that often appears
in games."
"Umm... I haven't
played many games..."
"I see. Then,
think of it as a place where hunters who hunt beasts gather. It's a place where
hunters who hunt beasts in the forest gather to sell their pelts and
meat."
"Hee~, so a guild
is a place like that."
"Well, the name
isn't necessarily Guild, but I'm just saying that we'll look for such a place
first."
"I see, got
it."
Kakyoin-san starts
walking.
"………By the way,
do you know why we're going to the guild?"
"………To exchange
this?"
I pointed to the three
drawstring bags wrapped around my waist.
"Yes, exactly.
You do understand."
Kakyoin-san resumed
walking with a cheerful expression.
I followed her from
behind.
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【Runa's POV】
After entering the
town, we walked around looking at our surroundings.
The atmosphere of the
town felt like a Western town from a bygone era. Houses made of brick and wood
were prominent—in fact, most of them were.
There were signs with
illustrations indicating the type of shop attached to the top of the buildings
that seemed to be shops. Under the illustrations, it probably says what kind of
shop it is, but... I can't read it.
My biggest concern was
the language difference. If we can't communicate, it will be a problem before
we even start talking or negotiating. In that case, we won't be able to
exchange anything.
So, I was hoping we
would speak the same language here... but reality isn't that kind. What should
I do?
Then, I noticed
Kushina behind me.
He was looking around
curiously.
"……Kushina, don't
look around like that."
"Eh? Oh, um,
okay."
"Good grief...
Walk more confidently. Now that you've become my attendant, you have to be
firm. If you're so timid, people will think of me that way too."
I understand that this
is unusual. But if we're underestimated in an unfamiliar place, it's over. If
that happens, we'll always be looked down upon. I don't want that to happen.
So, we have to be confident. ...Well, I won't tell Kushina that because he won't
understand.
We sure stand out,
don't we? Almost everyone, male and female, is whispering while looking at us.
Well, I can pretty
much guess what they're talking about. It must be the clothes.
The clothes of the
people in this town aren't very good, to put it politely. Rough knitting,
simple materials, and designs—it's as if they don't know anything about
clothes.
So, even if it's a
uniform, it's synonymous with fine clothing for the people of this town, so
they probably can't help but look at it curiously.
I don't really like
being whispered about, but... well, thanks to that, I've lost my worries.
Just then, I saw a
building ahead. That must be the guild. As proof, I saw men who looked tough
going inside.
I go up to the
building. Kushina, who is following me from behind, looks up at the building
and says, "Oh..."
"Kushina, open
it."
"Eh? Okay."
Slightly bewildered,
Kushina opens one side of the double wooden door.
"Thanks."
I went inside the
building.
………It's noisy. That was
the first impression I had when I went inside.
Apparently, this
building is also a tavern, and most of the men are making a racket, drinking
beer poured into wooden cups, and eating the food that was brought to them. It
lacked elegance more than anything else.
I look around. About
70% of the building is a tavern, there's a board with something written on it
in the far left corner as we enter, and there are many counters lined up along
the wall. There is always at least one woman sitting at each counter, wearing
what looks like a uniform here.
Well, it's pretty much
the same as a typical hunting guild in a game.
I lined up with people
carrying animal pelts and bags full of herbs───
"Oh my, what a
new face we have here. Are you new?"
"………"
A strange man accosted
me as I was about to join the line.
"What a fine
outfit you have. Are you perhaps a rich young lady? This isn't a place for
fooling around. Get out before you get hurt, hahaha!!"
The man and the two
behind him started laughing loudly. ...I don't understand. What's so funny? He
has no manners at all. What a vulgar man.
"If you insist...
Oh! You're quite a beauty! Alright, I get it. Then, we'll teach you firsthand
what it means to be an adventurer! Alright!?"
"Oh, seriously.
She's really pretty, isn't she?"
"Hahaha! Yeah! We
veterans will teach you everything, young lady!"
...Ugh, so annoying.
"Kushina."
"..."
"………?
Kushina?"
"Huh? What is
it?"
"Good grief...
Behave yourself. Now, move these people aside with just enough force to not
kill them."
"Got it."
Kushina, who seemed
surprised by something, quickly regained his composure and stood in front of
me.
"Huh? What's the
matter, kid? Trying to impress her? You better stop. Who do you think we are───"
"Excuse me."
Kushina grabbed the
man's collar and threw him towards the edge of the building.
Crash!
The man crashed
face-first into the shadow of the building. He slid down and fell heavily to
the floor.
"Wha!?"
"You
bastard!"
The remaining two
showed expressions of surprise and anger, but Kushina grabbed the collars of
both men with one hand each and threw them towards the wall as well.
Thud!! Thud!!
"Nn, thanks,
Kushina."
I said so, brushing my
hair.
"………"
Kushina just remained
silent, as if deep in thought.
"Kushina?"
"Eh? Ah, sorry,
Kakyoin-san."
"What, what's
wrong?"
"Well, umm,
right. Those people, they were speaking Japanese fluently..."
"Ah, now that you
mention it."
Come to think of it,
Kushina was looking around the town curiously a while ago. Of course, he must
have seen rows of characters he couldn't read at all. Apparently, Kushina
thought that they couldn't communicate here.
But I didn't think so.
If I concentrate on the voices I hear in the town, I can understand quite a
bit.
"As you can see.
Even though the characters they use are different, the pronunciation and
meaning of the words are not so different. You don't need to think that deeply,
Kushina."
"Alright,
understood."
After hearing that
reply, I turned my back on Kushina and resumed walking towards the line I was
about to join.
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