Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 55
There's only one thing to do now that we signed the contract.
Right"celebrate.
I couldn't venture into the unseen lands yesterday, but today is different.
Myormiles-kun. Do you have any plans after this?
Fufufufu, danna also enjoys it, huh. This Myormiles has the perfect shop in mind!
Hoho! But, are you aware that I have high standards for these things?
Please leave it to me! I am completely certain that you shall be pleased!
And thus we spend the night drinking.
I dare say! What a blissful day!
And like that for a week.
I'm still in the care of Myormiles' establishment.
Of course, I'm not just messing around the whole day.
UsingShadow StepI went to let Rigurdo know about our arrangement with the Brumund Kingdom, and to order Bester to mass produce medicine, among other things.
I also didn't forget to order Kaijin and Gerudo to lay a road all the way here.
And, to have them prepare lodging space for adventurers who would eventually show up and train people to repair armor and weapons.
Though we just finished one construction spree, everyone seemed eager to start another.
After giving out orders, I would come back and spend the night drinking; that's how busily I spent every day.
Upon receiving my orders the city livened up with action.
It should be fine to leave it to them. At this rate, they should finish the road within the next two months.
The money I made from selling medium grade medicine (high potions) totaled 110 gold coins. Combined with what I already had, I currently have 126.
I gave 100 to Myormiles so that he'd deliver vegetable sprouts and seeds, and spices of every kind to our city. But I still have 26 left.
Since that's quite a large sum I planned to splurge to my heart's content, but there was nothing I wanted to buy.
The week's worth of drinking was covered by Myormiles.
He probably intended to ensure favorable relations considering our future joint endeavors.
So he really let me have my way. In other words, I received the best treatment imaginable.
Myormiles is definitely a useful man.
And that's how I became friends with this merchant.
But I'm not letting my guard down.
Myormiles is softening people up with a smile on his face. That's the mark of a true merchant.
He also lends out money at the highest interest rate, and I've seen many potential customers visit him daily.
But it seems that he doesn't meet these people personally; rather, he leaves it to his store attendants.
As expected of a licensed merchant, he has many ways of making profit.
There's also some nobles who come to him to borrow some money.
Debt is a frightening thing. It can always be used.
Well, since both parties intend to benefit, betrayal is unlikely. Merchants first and foremost consider both party's profit. Rather than relying on a poor alliance it's better to establish trustworthiness.
This whole week I've been trying to ascertain his character with intention of confirming viability of future cooperation.
Signed the contract and arranged future deliveries.
I guess it's time to set off on a journey.
I let Myormiles know my intentions.
Thanks for the past week. I'll come to hang out again!
Danna... I'll be waiting for your return! Please, please, come again!
Yeah. In two months I'll send a group to guard and lead you to my city.
They'll come in my name, so you'll know it's them. I leave it to you.
Understood!
We parted after this exchange.
The attendants and other customers were surprised at his humility.
I didn't understand why at first, but after thinking for a moment it made sense: shop owner who normally acts arrogantly suddenly acts so humble to a child"certainly a bizarre scene.
Maybe I should have changed into my adult form during our conversation. Well, too late now.
And so, I left the shop.
After leaving I headed straight for the Freedom Association.
They already wrote an introduction letter to Kagurazaka Yuuki.
Of course, I'm planning on going to get it, but I also need to finally get an ID in this world.
The country has promised to recognize my person, so I'll be registering at the guild.
Otherwise, I'd have to go from country to country demanding identification every time I visited, and that would be pain.
If I register as an adventurer, I would be recognized not by a single country but by every country that cooperates with the Association.
After registering, unless some troubles come up, I should probably make my way towards the Ingrasia Kingdom.
Without delay, I lined up to the receptionist.
They seem pretty free at noon, so I quickly got to see somebody.
Registration, please/
Little girl, isn't it a bit too soon for you?
The receptionist lady softly rebuked my request.
That's to be expected, considering my appearance. It's still a pain, though.
I don't mind, there's no problem.
After I said so the receptionist lady reluctantly handed me the registration form.
I filled in the form she gave me.
Name, age, specialty, birthplace, and such.
Seems like I need to fill in only what I know.
So I only filled in the name and identified myself as a swordsman.
With that, I finished filling in the form. Next, I would need to decide which guild to join.
You can join more than one, so it's not something to fret about.
I decided on the Subjugation Division.
Little girl, that's a dangerous one. Are you sure?
The worried receptionist said, but I told her not to mind it.
I wondered if she'd give up, but
In that case, let's hold a trial.
If you leave the city gates, the lowest rank is not F, it's E.
So, I can't recognize you without a trial first.
What will you do? It's alright to give up, you know?
Just joining the Freedom Association would make you an F rank. To join Combat Specialized Divisions, however, you would need to be at least E rank, huh?
I see.
In that case, please put me to a test.
I decided to accept the trial.
As long as it's not a written test, there shouldn't be a problem.
The receptionist lady stood up and went inside. Then, she brought a man.
He'll probably oversee the test.
You are being tested, huh? Whatever. Come at me.
He said, and had us move to another building.
The bored adventurers who saw this began to murmur among themselves.
Oi oi, that small child isn't planning on testing, right?
That's too ridiculous!
Wanna bet on whether she passes or not?
Stop it, the outcome is clear!
But, she did have a strange sword on her hip. Never seen one like that before!
Seemed pretty skillful too...
They whispered to each other.
Since there's little to kill time with, they probably jump on the opportunity to discuss these kinds of things.
In the end, they wandered after us to observe.
The test was held in a building as large as a gymnasium.
The test to move unto the next rank is also held here. You can't take requests without an appropriate rank, so you can take the test at any time.
For that purpose, a proctor from every guild is always present.
But since proctors are sometimes relied upon in times of need, they are mostly hired from among rank A- adventurers retired from military service.
Similarly, the man in front of me, albeit young, is missing a leg.
He probably lost it performing his duties and became a proctor instead.
I'll say this ahead of time. If you pass, you become E rank, and are allowed to subsequently challenge D and C rank, and above.
However, if you fail, you have to first earn 100 F-points before testing again.
Do you understand?
F-points are obtained from F rank requests.
Rewards and points differ between different levels of requests. In short, you get rewarded for your skill.
Doing the same thing over and over, after all, only troubles everybody.
No problem.
I answered, and the proctor nodded in return.
And, pointing at the ground,
The test will be conducted within a magic circle. Enter it. After you finish your preparations, we begin.
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