Arriving at the guild, Ryuta found himself silently watching the daily activities of all the adventurers and guild staff.
No one noticed him and not a single person bothered him-
He had been silently watching things for a few minutes now but those few minutes allowed him to get a good understanding of the dynamics of the dungeon and guild-
'The receptionist works both as advisers and a typical receptionist. Quest are taken from the board, materials are exchanged and advisory work is done per adventurer and at the discretion of the receptionist…'
Ryuta watched as a receptionist with red hair and wolf ears rejected another confession.
The adventurer, a man who looked to be a bit younger than him, showed a dejected expression as he slowly walked back in shame to his group of friends who were all teasing him.
There was an adventurer who was desperately bargaining with the receptionist, he had a look of an addict on his face-
'That guys on drugs… suprise it exists here but- well, momentary pleasures are things that would exist so long as intellectual beings exist… it comes with the territory of intellect… yes, we are after all cursed with understanding'
Ryuta mused as he watched the obvious addict walk away, his expression showing indignance as he didn't receive what he wanted.
'At least he didn't end up causing a disturbance…'
Ryuta recalled the countless times he had watched the same thing happen.
Crazies who think that they deserve more than what they have. Madmen who overdoes on various substances to escape their reality.
'I know reality is shit but come on, looking away won't make the problem disappear'
He complained internally as he watched the addict finally leave the Guild.
His eyes then landed on a group of people entering the Guild together, the reason his eyes turned to them was because of the disturbance their arrival caused-
It was like the typical anime scene of "powerhouses showing up"
'Wow~ my first time in the guild and here I am seeing a bunch of big names~ I wonder who they are?'
Ryuta observed the people who entered and what he noticed was-
'Tsk- a bunch of cute girls, two dark skinned women wearing skimpy clothes, a young female knight, an elf mage… wait… oh crap- is this the moment the MC meets his harem?'
Using his knowledge of fantasy, the lineup of bigshots that appeared was clearly a set-up for the MC to meet his future or current harem.
But-
'By the looks of it, the women are all friends- moreover, their gazes never shifted which means they're not looking for anyone… I see- so who's the lucky bastard?'
Ryuta scanned the guild but he did not find a single "black haired loner" archetype- save for him of course.
He also tried to look for anyone who "looked weak but was ackshually strong" yet-
'Not a single one…'
But he did not give up, he knew something was coming as he focused on the group-
'If I can't identify the MC then I'll just wait and see!'
Giving up on identifying the MC himself, Ryuta carefully observed the group, waiting for any brave soul to approach them and-
'Oh? What do you know, so it's him… is this the "Harem-seeking protagonist" type of story then?'
Ryuta thought as he watched the young man, the one who was rejected by the receptionist- walk up to the group- no-
He walked up to the female knight, blocking her path as he immediately confessed-
"Wallenstein-san! I- I like you! Please go on a date with me!"
"..."
The entire guild hall went silent, not even a pin drop was heard as everyone watched, waiting with bated breaths for the woman's response-
And her response was-
"Sor-"
The female knight wasn't even able to finish her words before the young man rushed out crying, his friends all laughed at the side and it was then that Ryuta learned that what happened was nothing more than a dare.
He observed the female knight, seeing no change in expression or emotion, even the women around her remained unimpressed.
'Boring~'
Seeing all this happen, Ryuta knew that this was not a meeting between the MC and the female leads but-
'Yeah, a young female knight whose extremely powerful is NOT normal'
He thought as he listened to the talks going on about the female knight, Aiz Wallenstein.
'Member of the Loki familia, she's one of their top executives, currently at level 5. She's known as the "Sword Princess" a name whose origins are obvious. But… Loki… sounds familiar…'
Ryuta felt like the name Loki was familiar but since he didn't immediately recall it then-
'It shouldn't be anything serious'
He thought as he continued to observe the group.
'I like loli's but I only like the loli-baba, type, these are a bunch of kids, teens, barely 18- though I have to say, they're all beautiful and maybe, their appearance still wouldn't change much after 10 or so years… but! I have my principles!'
Ryuta thought to himself as he assessed the "MC's Harem", but it only took him a second before he turned his gaze towards the receptionists-
'Honestly, mature ladies with stories… especially office ladies are more attractive than cosplaying teens'
He thought as his eyes focused on the elf receptionist with glasses-
'Short hair, glasses, slim physique… she's got the potential to be a tomboy type, but the glasses give her the quiet beauty image… yeah, let's go wit her'
In fact, Ryuta wanted to approach the red haired werewolf lady but when he saw the "MC's Harem" approach her he turned away.
'The MC's likely to approach her as well, and given the nature of these types of stories, the werewolf's gonna break under the MC's "honest approach". As much as I want to involve myself with this worlds story…'
Ryuta thought about the familia, his Goddess and the miniscule amount of information he has-
'A world of God's playing mafia boss is not someplace where I want to be in the spotlight… being the center of the world's destruction once is enough for me'
With such thoughts, Ryuta waited for the harem group to leave before he approached the elf receptionist.
"Hello!"
He greeted the woman with a kind smile, he was currently wearing the black military uniform with white gloves, except the cape and the hat. This gave him a very- formal appearance.
"How may I help you sir? Are you here to put up a Quest?"
The receptionist asked courteously but Ryuta shook his head, he adjusted his bearing which caused the two tachi' by his wast to make an audible click which attracted the attention of the receptionist-
"Oh? Sorry, are you new to Orario?"
Hearing her question, Ryuta shot her an impressed look as he asked-
"How did you know?"
But the response he got was a chuckle.
"Sir, with your appearance, no one in the guild would forget you if you were an adventurer"
"I see"
Ryuta acted a bit shameful but-
This was one of his goals, arriving silently and attracting sudden attention. While others were still busy thinking about the celebrities that had just passed, Ryuta would take this momentary lull to attract the attention of one Receptionist.
He used magecraft to create an imperceptible curtain that allowed him to speak freely with the receptionist as if they were in their own world.
This was a common magecraft, a quick sleight of hand that allowed for silent exchanges.
Now, he had the opportunity to leave a mark, without attracting much attention-
'Can't risk having eyes on me now… especially with how weak the familia is-'
As much as he wanted to live a calm isekai life, his experience in the Nasuverse had shifted his perception. Naivety was a sin that could lead one to destruction.
The last thing Ryuta wanted was to suddenly lose his Falna while in the midst of a quest.
He didn't know how important Falna was and how much it would increase his powers but-
'With level 1 the way it is now… I could already imagine how crazy the dungeon is'
He had to make sure that nothing bad happens, even if this was a harem fantasy, even if this was not a dark story-
'I don't want to lose things… not again'
So, with a smile he proceeded to register as an adventurer.