S- How did this happen?!?
The man whose face was already shocked enough felt his heart ache after hearing his question.
Man- Di..Didn't you....
S- ME!??
S- How could i even....wait (thinking)- there was a sub skill of mu skill, ummm... what was it.....yess! It was [Martial Master Conciousness]
Man- Sumeno? Can you hear me?
S- Huh?... ohhhhh Yes,yes,yes.
Man- So, are you going to surrender them to the city guards.
S- Will I....get something?
Man- Of course. You will get money for that. It will depend upon the number of bandits you capture.
S- Ohh..... So Let's get them to the city guards, shall we.
Man- Ohhhk
S- I will also give you part of it.
Man- Really?
S- Consider it as a payment for giving a lift to me.
Man- But you protected me. I should also give you something. ...........Found it! Here take this.
S- What is this?
Man- It's a lesser health restoration potion.
S- Oh. Thank you.
Man- There! That is the Remorg city.
A view of a city surrounded by large walls like that of medieval times came to be seen.
- So this is Remorg city,huh.
Man- Yes. This is one of the 7 cities under the kingdom Aetheria
S- Oh.(thinking) So the kingdom's name is Aetheria, huh.
They got into one of the smaller lines. After sometime it was finnaly thei turn.
Guard- Identity proof.
Man- Here.
Guard- Name?
Man- Kulaar.
The Guard took the card and inspected it using a magic machine and then came before them.
Guard- You can go.(To Sumeno) Where is yours?
S- Huh?
Guard- Where is your identity proof?
But before he could say anythin the man or 'Kulaar' spoke up.
[Man = K]
K- He's new to this kingdom. He came from Valoria.
Guard- Oh. He came from Valoria?
S- Uh.... Yes.
Guard- You should make an identity proof soon. Otherwise, you may face some problems.
S- Yes, of course.
Guard- You may go now.
S- OK, Thankyou.
After getting in Sumeno saw very lively streets. There were hundreds if not thousands of people.
S- Where is this 'Valoria'?
K- It is a nearby kingdom of humans. Aetheria and Valoria are allied nations so that is why I told the guard that you came from Valoria.
S- Oh. Now I understand. Thanks for informing me..... Kulaar.
K- Hahaha. Don't worry about it ...Sumeno.
S- Hahahaha.
K- Hahahaha.
They both laughed lightly. After spending some time of gaining some basic information, they parted their ways.
After going a little far away Kulaar said very lightly that only he could hear himself.
K- We'll meet again. And the day we meet, I hope you will be powerful enough, my......... .
Whereas Sumeno.
S- So I should go the Adventurer guild to get my self registered.
After asking some people for the way to the guild, he finally reached the guild branch. It was a large building as it was situated in a city. Guild branches at a town would be smaller as they were more. Of course, there would be no branch in villages as they were just too many and were scattered around the kingdom.
This guild was not just in Aetheria, but they were around the whole world and its total power was comparable to the power of an empire perhaps even empire would be pale if the guild deployed its power all around the world. It was even said that its leader not just the leader of a guild in country but its true leader of the whole world, was comparable to that of a god.
Sumeno walked towards the counter to get himself registered.
[Attendant = A]
A- Hello sir, How may I help you?
S- Umm Hello. I am here to get myself registered and make an Identity proof.
A- Oh. Certainly Sir. May I know your name?
S- Yes. It's Sumeno.
A- Mister Sumeno, What is your age?
S- 22.
A- Please keep your hand on this crystal.
The attendant took out an transparent spherical crystal. after Sumeno kept his hand on it the magic crystal started glowing slowly. After about 2 minutes the light faded out and attendant took the crystal with her and came back after 4 minutes.
A- Here is your card, sir. Please don't lose it.
S- Ok. Thank you.
On the card his name, age, his rank and merit points appeared. His rank was F-rank which was to be expected as anyone who registered would be of the same rank. To increase one's rank one need's to complete tasks which in turn give rewards like coins and merit points. Once one have accumulated enough merit points one will be promoted to the next rank. His current merit points were naturally 0.
He then went to the tasks board and took a F-rank task.
THE TASK-- Kill 5 Skeleton soldiers.
REWARD-- 10 copper coins 5 merit points.
He then started to go to the nearby forest. But he suddenly remembered something that he forgot, which was a weapon! While walking toward a weapon shop he wondered what kind of weapon should he use. He thought of a weapon which he really liked. He entered the weapon shop and the shopkeeper greeted him and he greeted him back.
S- Do you have a Katana.
[All Shopkeepers = SK]
SK- Katana?
S- (think) So this world does not have it, huh.
S- Oh, nothing. Do you provide a blacksmith?
SK- Yes, Of course.
Then He gave the the description of the weapon he wanted which was a katana.
Sk- Ok. You will get this after 5 days. It would be 5 silver.
S- Oh, OK. (think)That much!! For both time and money!
The shopkeeper continued to stare at him with a light smile.
S- Umm...can .... I pay later?
SK- But you must pay it under 3 days with 10% interest.
S- Thankyou very much! Here take the interest.
Sumeno gave the shop keeper 50 copper coins.
The Shopkeeper stared at him with 'If you are poor, just say so!' face expression but finally took the coins.
Sumeno left the shop. He realized that he did not have any money. He then started to go towards the forest to complete his task. After half an hour of travelling, he finally reached the forest.