Since it was still morning, Mile and her group left the inn immediately after reserving a room and headed straight to the Hunter Guild branch.
First, of course, they had to register as a newcomer, but since they didn't have the local currency, they had to sell the materials in Mile's item box to secure temporary money.
The hotel did not take a deposit at the time of reservation, but they must pay before entering the room. So, they need to get cash before that.
And when Mile made a reservation, she gave homemade candy to the girl at the reception desk...obviously, the innkeeper's daughter...and from the very beginning, she was openly feeding her, and Reina and the others shrugged their shoulders...
"Okay, let's go in!" (Mile)
"Yeah!" (Other 3)
In front of the guild branch, all members of "Crimson Vow" cheered themselves up in low voices.
The current "Crimson Vow" was a newcomer who had just registered. So they didn't open the door and suddenly said hello out loud. ...That's something a party that went around on a training trip would do, not a newcomer who just came to register.
So, "Crimson Vow" quietly opened the door and quietly headed to the reception counter, but...
Stare
Stare...
They were still attracting attention.
No wonder.
This was the very edge of the country. Although it was a large town in this area, it was not a place that hunters from other towns would come to visit. It was because hunters from local towns were aiming for the royal capital, not a similar local city nearby.
And most hunters and guild employees knew the faces of local newcomers and children who had been attending guild branches since they were 10 years old and taking odd jobs to become hunters.
It's obvious that there were four girls that you'd never forget once you'd seen them, and the armor and clothes they're wearing were attached to the board, making it seemed like it wasn't just bought, so it natural that you would be intrigued.
However, Mile and her party were used to being stared at and entangled with when they visit a guild branch for the first time, so they didn't think anything of it.
And then…….
"We would like to register please" (Mavis)
"…………" (Everyone)
As Mavis said this at the reception counter, the eyes of the hunters and guild staff were even more focused on Mavis.
Of course, the weapons and armor used by these four were not new, but it didn't feel at all unnatural as if a newcomer were wearing second-hand items. It was as if they had been wearing it for years and had become accustomed to it.
...Those kinds of people are newly registered.
It couldn't be helped that they attracted everyone's attention.
"…Is it a new registration?" (Receptionist)
"...It is a new registration..." (Mavis)
Mavis answered the receptionist's suspicious question with a smile.
"…………, please" (Receptionist)
Mavis then received the registration application form that was gently handed to her.
There were 4 sheets for individual registration and 1 sheet for party registration.
Well, given this situation, no one would think that these four people wouldn't register as a party.
Apparently, the receptionist was also suspicious that these four people, who clearly didn't look like newcomers, were registering for the first time, but that didn't mean she had enough grounds to refuse registration.
Therefore, she had no choice but to accept it as per the regulations.
...Of course, it was a group of four young, serious-looking girls, so the receptionist was not worried about unauthorized registration.
At this age, it was probably believed in a future in which they would be very successful without any evidence, and if they tried to make money by cheating, they would run the risk of making the Hunter Guild their enemy. Even if they didn't do such stupid things, with the youth and ability of these four people, there should be many ways to make money more quickly and easily.
However, the fact that they were trying to become a hunter instead of resorting to the easy options available to young women...was proof that they were serious people.
"……Yes, please" (Mavis)
Mavis collected the registration application forms that everyone had completed and handed them to the receptionist along with the party registration application form.
"Oh, yes……" (Receptionist)
Then there was the receptionist who checked the application form she received.
"Um... yes, there is no problem with this. Now, please wait by looking at the bulletin board or request form until the reception process is finished." (Receptionist)
Apparently, there was no problem with the characters either.
No, they had checked at the fishing village, but there was a possibility that the spelling was a little different, so they were a little worried...
"Ah, um, about the practical exam and confirmation of skip registration…" (Mile)
"Huh? Practical test? Skip registration?" (Receptionist)
When Mile asked to avoid making the same mistake again, the receptionist gives her a blank look.
"No, I mean, things like checking the fighting ability necessary as a hunter, and a system where confident newcomers can register without skipping grades..." (Mile)
"Eh? No, newbies are amateurs, so it's natural that they don't have any fighting ability. So, I won't refuse registration for that reason. After registering as a hunter, you will gain various experiences and become stronger... No matter how experienced you are, everyone is a beginner at first, right? If you take a practical test and refuse to register just because you're weak, no one will be able to become a hunter, except those who are naturally strong... Besides, no matter how strong you are, if you don't know the basics of gathering medicinal herbs, or how to hunt and butcher horned rabbits, you can't function as a hunter. You don't know when your comrades will be seriously injured in the forest, or when you'll have to wait for help without being able to move, but suddenly you're a combat idiot who can't find medicinal herbs or hunt small animals in the field. Is it something that allows you to register with a high rank? But sometimes there are idiots who don't really understand that!" (Receptionist)
Several hunters bowed their heads at the receptionist's loud voice.
Maybe they made some kind of mistake before, or maybe they negotiated with her to quickly raise their rank because they were strong, or they had some kind of dark history.
And, of course, this receptionist purposely said it out loud to intimidate the other hunters, or rather to warn them, "Don't get me wrong!" The aim was probably to have an educational effect.
If it was in the form of educating new employees, they wouldn't get angry even if they said it out loud, so it seemed like they took advantage of it as a good opportunity.
"Eh……" (All CV)
There was no system called skip registration.
That meant starting from the lowest rank.
The four of them couldn't help but cry out in surprise at this shocking fact...
"Isn’t that interesting too?"
"Picking up medicinal herbs and hunting horned rabbits? Is it better to go back to basics and take it easy?"
"Well, it's not like you can't hunt high-rank monsters unless you accept a general request. It's just that you can hunt them on your own with a free request and only get the profits from selling the materials."
"Hmm, it’s a shame that there is no request fee, but instead of accepting general requests and collecting or hunting horned rabbits, wouldn’t it be more profitable to make free requests and deliver orcs only with the proceeds from selling the materials?"
After hearing that, the receptionist decided that even though they were new registration, they seemed to have some experience hunting monsters.
If this was the case, she could expect that these kids would grow up without dying prematurely, regardless of age or appearance. She felt relieved thinking that, but...
"Then, how about we keep an eye on the information board and request forms until we get our Hunter ID?" (Reina)
"Ah, before that, we need to sell the materials and make some money…" (Mile)
"I forgot... Looks like that's the place to exchange money. Mile, please." (Reina)
"Yes!" (Mile)
At Mile's suggestion, Reina remembered that they needed to get some temporary cash first.
Mile then headed to the cash exchange location as the instruction.
Here, the cash exchange counter where materials were purchased was not located in a separate building, but rather a little away from the various reception counters in the guild's main building. After buying it here, it would probably be transported to the back of the store.
Of course, although it was called a "counter" for cash exchange, it was different from a reception counter, in that there was a large stand where prey and collected items could be placed, and the floor was designed so that there was no problem even if the prey's blood flows. It could also be placed directly on the wall.
It's more like a place to buy materials.
"Excuse me~, but I’d like you to buy these~!" (Mile)
"Oh, leave it there!"
Even if he was a newcomer, he's not in a bad mood when he's with a cute girl.
Mile then decided to do as he was told and place her prey on the floor.
...She thought that if she put it on a stand, the stand might break.
And…….
Boom!
An orc appeared.
"......"
"…………"
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