Magic Warrior Chapter 68 (Patreon)

Fledgling Adventurer Training - Morning

I entered the Adventurer's Guild shortly before the bell rang at 3 a.m. and went ahead and bought Rilfana writing utensils at the general store.

In this world of Virtuari, pencils and ink pens are the norm. There appears to be no eraser, but I use pencils more often.

If I want to keep using it, ink seems to be cheaper, but I am not used to using it, so it is hard for me to write with it. I need a mechanical pencil or a ballpoint pen.

When I entered the bar and dining room on the second floor, tables and chairs were set up at the end of the room. A sign said, "If you would like to take a class for novice adventurers, please go here".

Four people who looked like they were about to reach adulthood and a girl who seemed like a minor were seated at the table. They must have been people who wanted to take the course.

In the middle were three people, two male and one female, who seemed to know each other. All of them were still wearing shiny new weapons and leather armor.

At the front end of the room, a girl who looked to be underage was standing still with her walking stick propped up on the table. Adventurers must be at least 12 years old, so it was not strange for her to be underage, but the fact that she was alone bothered me a little.

There was one boy fidgeting in the back seat, a little further away. He looks like a kid at first glance. He has a two-handed sword propped up against the wall and is wearing old leather armor. Like us, he may have been secondhand from a parent or acquaintance who wanted to take the course.

"There are a lot of them, aren't there?"

"Yes, we do this every week, so I thought it wouldn't be strange if it was just us."

A few moments after the bell rang at 3:00 a.m., the receptionist who had told us the class time yesterday arrived.

We sat down in line with the empty seats. I took out my writing utensil to write down anything I thought I might need to know.

Rilfana also took out a pencil and paper that she had just bought.

The others didn't seem to have anything ready.

It may be a habit from when I was a student that I feel uncomfortable without writing utensils and paper.

"My name is Azeilia, a guild employee. Thank you for attending today's training session. This morning will be a basic lecture on the Adventurers' Guild, is that correct?"

After confirming that the five of us nodded, Azeilia-san began to explain.

First, let's talk about ranks.

Guild ranks start at E Rank and basically go up to S Rank, which is above A Rank; S Rank requires special achievements, so in effect it is up to A Rank.

Rank advancement is based on a point system up to B Rank, which is set for each request, and the guild side is supposed to handle it on its own.

After reaching B Rank, in addition to that, there is a detailed examination of one's character and what kind of requests one has completed.

"And there is a caveat about advancement. At each rank, you must always fulfill a request for a defeat, a gathering request, an escort or other quota. Please note that if you do not fulfill these, you will not be promoted even if you fulfill the other requirements."

A defeat request is a request to defeat a designated monster or animal. Combat competence is required.

Gathering requests are requests to bring back minerals or plants. It shows knowledge and the ability to respond to find what is needed.

An escort request is a request to escort a target to a specified location. This request seemed to be to see communication skills.

Requests in the other slots are those that cannot be categorized in these categories and often take the form of asking the client for details, and such requests also fall under this category.

In the case of complex requests, such as a request for an escort to go directly to the client to collect the materials, the guild will make the decision. If the request falls under both categories, the guild will be able to fulfill the conditions for both.

"In addition, we can tell you the types of requests we have not received, but please understand that we cannot give you individual details on the points required for promotion. There are many staff members who will spill the beans [about halfway] or [a little more], though."

Azeilia-san chuckles. I guess that means it's safe to say that much.

"As for accepting requests, there is a request form posted on the guild's request board. The request form contains the rank required to receive the order, the type of request, the content, the deadline, the reward, and notes."

He took out a sample request form and handed one out to each group.

"When you have a request to receive, please remove the form from the board and bring it to the receptionist. At this time, the forms for requests with the four corners fastened will be unrestricted defeat requests, collection requests, etc., and do not need to be accepted. You may simply check the details on your own, but please be aware of the deadlines."

So there are two types of requests that are posted: those that are accepted by the receptionist and those that you can do on your own.

If the request is unsuccessful, there is a penalty fee. They say it is three times the prepaid fee. If there is no prepaid fee, no payment is required. However, it will affect your promotion.

If they cannot pay the penalty, they will receive a loan from the guild, but if it is too severe, they may become slaves from the debt, so they need to be careful.

In addition, if a request is not fulfilled during the work, do not take any chances and report it to the guild. It depends on the situation, but in this case, the request will not be considered a failure.

Also, if the client and the guild find that there is no fault for the adventurer, the guild will take over the job.

When reporting to the client, a certificate must be submitted with the client's signature indicating that the request was completed. When reporting to the guild, go directly to the reception desk.

Upon handing over the collected items, the client should go to the purchase counter and get a certificate after handing it over.

"The guild will not be involved in any way with work that does not go through the guild, no matter what. It's not a point of sale, and you're on your own."

Overall, I would say that this is a common pattern in fiction novels.

I honestly don't know if it's the same system as in the game, since I didn't join SeveChro's Adventurer's Guild, and Rilfana doesn't know either.

He also said that up to D Rank, it is seldom a problem to work alone, but for safety reasons, it is recommended to form a party of two or three people. For party recruiting, there is a special board next to the board where requests are posted.

They also told us how to use the facilities in the guild and about the guild card, which was the same as what the counter staff had told us when we went to Reda-san and redeemed our cards on the day we registered. I made a note of it, though.

There are other systems, such as teaming up with other adventurers, but they are not used until you reach about C Rank, so they were omitted from this training course.

Guild points are apparently shared throughout the country employing ancient treasure artifacts.

I sometimes want to say, "How did they do that?" I'm tempted to say, "How?" but if it's convenient, let's just say it's okay. It is meaningless to go into it because that is the way it is done.

Rilfana told me that communication equipment and precision processing in Japan often involve ancient treasure artifacts. He didn't know any more than that because it is a national secret.

...I guess I was just curious and poked around to find out.

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"Well, that concludes the morning training. The afternoon class will begin when the bell rings at 4 a.m. Please gather here if you are taking the class."

After the morning course was over, I decided to go have lunch. For the first time in a long time, it feels like a college lecture is over.

It looks like we can eat here, but the bar doesn't seem to be open during the course, and we didn't buy our lunches.

I also saw some adventurers come upstairs and leave, saying to each other that they had a day off today.

The people who had been listening to the training course together left the tavern, as if the group of three were going to eat outside. The girl seemed to have brought her lunch and was taking it out.

The boy seemed to be tired, as if he was not used to this kind of place, and as soon as the receptionist left, he seemed to have fallen asleep, perched on the desk.

In this world of Virtuari, some people do not eat lunch depending on their occupations.

I guess I have the impression that people who do hard work, such as farmers and carpenters would not have enough nutrition, and many of them eat to take a break as well.

"Your sister and Rilfana-chan were both taking notes, so I thought you were going to say something difficult."

"I'm taking notes just in case, you know."

"Besides, if you suddenly ask me to explain something three days later, I'm surprised I can't remember it properly."

"Yes, I see. Should I write it down?"

"I'm sure I'll remember that much while I'm working at the guild, so I think I'll be fine."

As we talked, we entered a new-looking restaurant near the guild.

After entering and looking at the menu, I noticed that it seemed to be mainly vegetable dishes.

"They seem to be vegetables from Feld Village, Rilfana-chan."

"Oh, my, that's true. This recommended menu is all the same kind of vegetables that we shipped with our neighbor's house last week or so."

Recently, I've had merchants come in even though it wasn't market day, but the town's vegetable boom had come to this point.

It seems to be a set meal, and when you order a side dish, you get rice, soup, and a drink.

I ordered stir-fried chicken and eggplant, Clare had stir-fried minced meat and peano peppers, and Rilfana had stir-fried vegetables.

Rilfana ordered stir-fried vegetables. Rilfana never wavers.