NOVEL ONLINE FREE Volume 1 Chapter 17 - Rare Skill
“Let’s just confirm this for now. Are you two dating? Hajime Okita?”
“Hmm, you got me.”
“Am I Hajime Okita? Why do you think that?”
“Kaede has been oddly defensive of you. The person she’s been getting along well with recently is her senior from university, Hajime Okita. And you and Hajime Okita have the same levels and skills on your status cards. Even the ridiculous skill level of Swordsmanship level 5. It’s a realm I finally reached after being an A-rank adventurer for 8 years. I can’t stand the fact that there are two rookies who have that. Moreover, yesterday, Hajime Okita hurriedly transferred to the Shibuya branch. You get it, right?”
“Yeah, I get it! It’s suspicious!”
“Hehe, I see. But isn’t it good to reach level 5 in 8 years? I’ve been swinging a sword since I was aware of my surroundings, you know? Still, I’m stuck at 5. Well, there is an 8-year gap, though.”
“It’s good to remember, rookie. The difficulty of acquiring skills is drastically different between the frontier and here. Of course, it’s faster in the frontier.”
“I should’ve trained in the frontier then.”
“Really? Hmm, I guess I should study and practice in the frontier then.”
“It’s dangerous, though.”
“Well, there are monsters, right?”
“Hehe.”
“So, you’re Hajime Okita, right?”
“Maybe?”
“Kaede-chan, come back soon. I don’t know if it’s okay to spill the beans.”
“Do you care about Kaede?”
“This isn’t good.”
“It’s not my fault. It’s Kaede-chan’s fault. Yes, it’s Kaede-chan’s fault.”
“I see… So, you’re not going to fix your manner of speech?”
“Since I’m about to make a mistake, I’ll stay this way for a while. Mysterious!”
“… That might be a good idea.”
The guild master directed his gaze downward.
“So? Are you two dating?”
“That’s personal information.”
“She’s like a little sister to me.”
“What’s that all about?”
“We’re not dating.”
“Hmm, what about the future?”
“If I get enough money to live a carefree life, I’d like her to become a full-time housewife… I guess?”
A housewife who only buys side dishes.
“I see… Well, whatever. I’ll find a boyfriend soon. I don’t want to be overtaken by my little sister.”
“Is that so? I thought you were trying to see if she was a bad influence, but it’s about you.”
“Excuse me.”
While I was listening to the guild master’s sad decision, Kaede-chan came back into the room with a basket.
And she put the basket on the table.
“Hajime, I need you to check all of this.”
The guild master pushed the basket on the table towards me.
“Call me Elenoa Ocean.”
“… Senior.”
Kaede-chan’s eyes were cold.
“Kaede, this is your mistake. A guild master’s permission is needed for an adventurer to transfer. Of course, I check the ranks and skills of the adventurers. I figured it out right away.”
“That’s right, that’s right. It’s your fault.”
“I didn’t do anything wrong.”
“I was sure when I saw you looking at Kaede anxiously earlier.”
“It’s the senior’s fault. There’s no doubt about it.”
“Is that so? It’s mostly your fault, considering the ratio is 8 to 2.”
“Well, let’s leave that aside. It’s something you need to know. More importantly, I need you to check.”
“There’s a lot. And it’s personal information, right?”
“We’re the only ones here.”
“As long as no one finds out, it’s not a crime, huh.”
“What a pain.”
“What happened to your tone?”
“Oh, right.”
I decided to check other people’s status cards while keeping my tone in mind.
“All of these people have low levels. There’s not a single one over level 10.”
I’m checking the status cards in the basket one by one, but so far, the highest is only level 7.
At most, they have 4 skills.
“This place is unpopular. Well, it’s just for now.”
“Really?”
“That’s the plan.”
“Hmm, good luck.”
Even after that, I kept checking the status cards, but there were only weaklings.
Well, they’re still higher level than me, but there’s only occasionally someone strong, most are rookies or slightly better than rookies.
“This place is really unpopular. How about trying to improve things a little, like making the receptionist better like other guilds?”
I suggested while checking the status cards.
“I don’t have that kind of money. And even with this, just being in the city makes us winners. The countryside is much worse.”
“Really? Aren’t there many adventurers? I imagined there’d be more.”
“There are many who have a license. Even students can get it, and the inspection is unusually lenient, as was the case with you. But, everyone quits. In Japan, there are about 10,000 who are actually active.”
Monsters, huh…
The world is excited about adventurers, but it’s also true that there are casualties, and in this prosperous country, it’s normal to choose a safe job.
“Hmm…”
I looked at one of the status cards and froze.
“What’s wrong?”
“Senior?”
Name: Nanaka Yokogawa
Level: 8
Job: Magician
Skills:
≪Fire Magic lv2≫
☆≪Clairvoyance lv1≫
Hmm, I found her.
“She was here. This person.”
I handed the status card to Guild Master.
“Yokogawa? Ah, that girl.”
“It’s Nanaka-chan, right?”
The two of them seemed to know her.
“You know her?”
I asked, just to be sure.
“She was promising. She became an adventurer when she was a high school senior, but she’s come this far in just a few months.”
“But she stopped coming when she went to college.”
Well, college life is fun.
“She used to come before graduating from high school?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Hmmm.
“This girl didn’t study for her exams, did she?”
“That’s right. She was always here on weekends… but she said she got into a pretty good college.”
I guess so.
“Okita-kun, what is Yokogawa’s skill?”
“Elenora Ocean.”
“… Elenora, what is Yokogawa’s skill?”
Guild Master asked again, seeming annoyed.
“Clairvoyance. It’s like she can cheat all she wants.”
That’s great.
But I’m glad a girl had it.
Damn it! I want a clairvoyance potion too!
“Clairvoyance, huh.”
“We’re not reporting that. Especially not for an exam student…”
Nobody would, right?
“She’s the only one in this guild. There’s no one else.”
After checking all the status cards, I pushed a basket placed on the table in front of me.
“Guild Master, what will you do?”
“Hmm, she hasn’t been coming recently, has she?”
“Yes. It’s common for people to stop coming when their environment changes.”
College life without having to study must be really fun.
“I’ll ask Yokogawa. I have leverage over her. She’ll obey.”
She must be cheating, and she wouldn’t want to lose this advantage.
“There might be others in other branches as well.”
“Top rankers are suspicious. But I can’t check other guilds.”
“Um… shouldn’t we stop Okita-senpai’s transfer?”
“You think so too?”
The two of them were having a serious conversation.
“Why? Please explain so I can understand.”
I hate being left behind!
“Other guilds might be checking like we are. In that case, Okita-kun’s alchemy could be exposed.”
I see…
“I agree. This… rare skill? Hasn’t this come to light because each branch is hiding it from headquarters?”
That’s possible.
If it hasn’t even surfaced on the internet in this day and age, someone must be keeping it quiet.
“That’s probably right. If I was exposed this quickly, others will be too.”
“No, senpai is special. He’s an idiot.”
“Kaede-chan, do you want this?”
I took a sleeping pill out of my bag.
“Don’t try to put me to sleep. And don’t try to touch my boobs.”
Why does she assume I want to touch her boobs?
That’s defamation.
But I guess I would touch.
“Save your lovers’ quarrels for later… Elenora, sorry, but Okita-kun’s transfer is off.”
Goodbye, former gravure idol receptionist.
Sorry, but I have Kaede-chan.
“What about the status card linking?”
“I’m in charge of managing the status cards. There’s an audit from the country once a year, but I’ll hide it.”
That’s a blatant admission of wrongdoing.
Well, it’s too late now.
“I don’t care if I’m in Shibuya or here, so that’s fine with me.”
“Senpai, please come to my place.”
“Sure, sure.”
Even if you didn’t tell me, I’d go to your reception.
“Alright! Elenora, I want to talk about the next thing. The main topic of business.”
Money!
Hurry up, buy it!