All around me I saw medival buildings. On my left, a restless street, a crowd of people passing between shop stalls, some dressed in civilian clothes, others as soldiers. No, not soldiers. Adventurers. After the view, it was the smells that surprised me. In my former life, I had good hearing and a good eyesight, but a very bad sense of smell. Here I can smell the smells of food, the smells of people, from the street, it's... disturbing and at the same time not, as if I had been breathing these odors forever. Then came hearing, I picked up higher-pitched sounds than before, in addition to the usual sounds. As if a new note was accessible to me. I also felt something behind me, a limb swaying from right to left, my tail. On my head, I could touch my new ears. And they are quite soft, but also quite sensitive. A new world, a new life. Physically, I don't seem to have really changed, one meter eighty, brown hair, round face.
As I walked down the street, I was able to find my way around Babel. According to his position as well as that of the sun, I would say that I am in the great South Avenue, and more particularly I am actually just after the South door. Going up towards Babel, I met in the crowd many different races, but one caught my attention in particular. The Amazons, indeed, compared to the others, it is this breed that I saw the most. Lingering a little on the displays, I also noticed that many offered either food or supplies for adults. Did I end up in the pleasure district or something? It's not normal, normally the pleasure district is delimited by a wall, it's almost a city within a city. Very strange.
The closer I got to Babel, the more adventurers and supporters increased. From what I can see, it must be the beginning of the day. It was once in the square that I received my first notification.
[Hello user, I am the interface for the Astralis system. Here is your first quest, reach the guild to discover the changes of this world. Reward: the system will give you access to a simple spell accessible without falna. ]
Discover the changes in this world. The guild is definitely the place where I can discover that. Normally the guild is located on Northwest Avenue. And after checking with the passerby, it hasn't moved. After a few minutes of walking, I arrived in front of the guild given the number of adventurers entering and leaving it. The Pantheon from what I could see in the anime is a beautiful building but not very big. There, it is 4 to 5 floors high! Another major difference: the hospital opposite the guild is not in the Dian Cecht famillia but in the Miach famillia!!! What the hell! Upon entering the guild, I saw a lot of counters. In the anime, we see two or three receptionists. There, there are more like thirty! By scanning the counters a little, I was able to recognize a familiar face, a beautiful half-elf with hazel hair. Eina tulle.
Me: Hello, excuse me for disturbing you, I just arrived in Orario and I would like some information.
Eina: Of course. But first of all, do you need a residence permit or did you receive one when entering the city?
Damn I have Valis, 10,000 according to my accounts but nothing that matches an identity card or a passport.
Me: I haven't received any. Should I do so?
Eina must have noticed my tremors because she immediately reassured me.
Eina: No problem, here is a form to fill out. After that, there is a tax to pay depending on your length of stay.
Citizenship application form:
Name:
First name:
Age:
Possible Famillia:
Activity/reason for presence in Orario:
So name: uh... Yukki, first name Tank, age: I don't know 21 years old, possible famillia: in search, activity: adventurer.
Once finished, I returned my form to Eina.
Eina: Do you plan to become an adventurer?
Me: Indeed, is it a problem?
Eina: Not at all, but for that you need to have full citizenship obtainable by paying a significant tax. Many chose not to declare themselves an adventurer before having a famillia to support them.
Me: Is it not a problem to change one's status after the fact?
Eina: No, in reality the guild wins because you pay a small tax directly and then the residence tax when you are installed. For now I will register you as a tourist. if you manage to enter a famillia come tell me and we will change your resident status.
Me: Okay, thank you miss...?
Eina: Oh sorry, Tulle Eina tulle. You can call me Eina. Do you mind if I call you by your first name?
Me: Not at all. So how much do I have to pay to be declared as a tourist?
Eina: 2000 valis, your permit to last 6 months. Do you already have a famillia in mind or do you need a presentation?
Me: I would like a general presentation. I have vague knowledge but it's more rumors than anything else. I would prefer to have reliable inormations.
Eina: Of course. So to start you are in Orario, one of the two cities with a Dungeon. The guild takes care of its management as well as the management of the different famillia. It is with her that you will come to exchange your magic stones and possible drop items for valis. Once we are finished I will bring you your guard recite. It contains your public information and you can use it to pay in the city. If necessary, the guild can exchange physical currency but this is rare as long as you stay in the city.
Wait, Wait, Wait, TWO cities with a Dungeon?!
Me: I see could you tell me about the famillia please?
Eina: They are the hearts of the city. A famillia is organized around a god or a goddess. They grant their blessing to their members allowing them to go beyond human limits. It is thanks to this that one can face the monsters in the Dungeon. But be careful all the famillia do not explore the Donjon certain as the famillia Demeter focuses on trade, this famillia in particle provided mostly with vegetables and meat for the city. Others are famillia of trade and exploration like the famillia Hepahestus, which will forge their weapons but also explore the Donjon.
Me: I see, thank you for that. Could you tell me about the famillia of explorers in particular?
Eina: Yes, it's true that you want to become an adventurer. For a very long time, the two dominant famillia were the famillia of Zeus and Hera but after their almost annihilation in front of the black dragon they were banned from Orario. Today the top of the city is dominated by three famillia. The famillia Ganesha which mainly occupy the western district with the smaller famillia. The Ishtar famillia which occupies the southern quarters and the Apollo famillia to the north. The East district is mainly reserved for commercial activity. The famillia Hephaestus is very dominant there.
Wait what!!! Where are Loki and Freya ?! How these two perverts affiliated with Evilus can dominate the city?!!!
Me: Out of curiosity, why do these three famillia dominate?
Eina: Because they possess the most powerful adventurers of course. The famillia ganesha have 11 level 5 adventurers led by their captain Shakti Varna. The Ishtar famillia has a large number of avnetureir in addition to having the only level 7 of the city of Alfia, but it is not capital, this role belongs to Phryne Jamil, a level 5 Amazon. Finally, Apollo also has a large famillia with many second and first-class adventurers. The famillia is led by their capitian Hyakintoss which is level 6.
Me: I see... are there any other famillia who are competent?
Eina: Mmh the nuber forth and five are the Freya and Loki famillia .
Ah finaly here they are.
Eina: They lack members compared to the other two and their leader is not as high level. The Loki famillia has 5 levels and the other are second classe. The famillia Freya they have a level 6 Ottar and the other members are second-class. You should also know that the famillia Freya and Ishtar hate each other, technically with their number and Alfia Ishtar is more powerful but Ottar remains a dangerous opponent and Alfia refuses to participate directly in the conflict so the two are in a deadlock.
Me: Ok, so stay away from these two famillia. Out of curiosity, wouldn't you have a register presenting the famillia that are recruiting?
Eina: Of course, for that I invite you to go to the library I bring you a copy and while you do your research I will prepare your resident card. When you have finished, please return the register to me and I will give you your card.
When I was settle Eina brought me the registers. The number of famillia present in town who are recruiting and just... incredible. I know that in the anime we see a lot of god without a name but... wow I didn't expect that. Fortunately, it's sorted in alphabetical order. So A... ah here Astrea.
Astrea famillia rank H. Active members 5 : Alise Lovell, Kaguya Gojouno, Ryu Lion, Lyra, Neze Rankett. Recruitment: Very selective, for any proposition meet directly the goddess Astrea at her residence.
Fortunately, the address is indicated. Now I need a map to use it. The librairian was able to help me with that. She brought me a map of the city and helped me to mark certain key locations, namely the limits of influence of the great famillia, the location of places to know like the hospitals of the famillia Miach in front of the guilde and Dian Cecht on the Place de Babel, the main stores of the Hephaestus famillia and the HQ of the Astrea famillia.