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An Adventurer’s Duty

He sat behind a brown desk that looked like it was crafted to maximize the beauty of the wood. The guild master of Spiris’ adventurer’s guild sat on a large chair behind this desk. This man called Bordow had flaming red hair and was in a well-worn guild uniform. The overall impression I got from looking at him was that he was huge. His eyebrows were the same red as his hair, and the eyes beneath them had a piercing look as they fixed on me. And while the words that came from his mouth were polite, his appearance was very intimidating.

“So you are Asagi. And you must be Daniela. Is that right?”

“Yes, that is right. Asagi Kamiyashiro.”

“Daniela Villesilf.”

The guild worker who brought us here showed us to our seats. I felt like we were at a job interview… Bordow saw that we had taken our seats before glancing over to the guild worker. Apparently, that was enough to send the guild worker flying out of the room.

“Now…”

Bordow stood up and walked closer to us. I had no idea what was going to happen and tensed up a little, but Bordow only sat down on top of his desk.

“You, did you really kill that wyvern!?”

It was like his personality had suddenly changed. Or maybe he just reverted back.

“Ye-yes. But, it was only after Rex and the others dealt a lot of damage. I did the rest alone.”

“No need to be modest here! That is just incredible! Damaged or not, a wyvern is a wyvern. A Peridot killing a wyvern solo, it is unheard of!”

He slapped his thighs and roared as he sat on his desk. Well, he was quite a character, this guy. I looked to Daniela to see what she was doing. She had a triumphant expression. I suppose it was like being proud of a family member…

“Have you ever done something like that before? You must tell me! Consider this an order from your guild master!”

“I have never heard of such an order…”

Daniela said with some puzzlement. Likely, there was no such thing in their rule book. There was no way there was.

Well, one still had to obey the guild master. Of course, I could also not tell him everything either. And so I just started with ‘I was on a hill before I knew it…’ I also kept Beowulf’s enchantment a secret. I did not know if that was something I should tell him.

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“…And that’s how it happened. And now I am here.”

“I see…interesting. Very interesting, Asagi. You truly are an ‘Adventurer.’”

Bordow said with some relish. I couldn’t help but feel some pride in being praised as an adventurer.

“However, there is one thing that I haven’t heard from you yet…”

So saying, Bordow lay down on his desk and opened one of the drawers in order to pull out a sheet of paper. There was something very sloth-like about him. We sipped at some fruit water that had been brought to us as we watched him. Ahh, I had really talked to much, my throat had become very dry.

“I have not heard about this ‘Legs of the Forest Wolf’ that you have. It is related to Beowulf, is it not?”

“Bbbbaghs!!”

I spat out the water all over the copy of my status that he held in front of me.

How the hell did he have that!? Oh, because it’s the guild!! So then, nothing on my status card could be hidden!! I feel like an idiot!

“Why did you hide it? Surely, you could not have just forgotten to tell me?”

Bordow glared at me through narrowed eyes. This did not look like something I could avoid… I looked at Daniela. She smiled gently and nodded. I understood then. I knew that she would always be on my side, no matter what… It almost made me emotional.

I nodded back and then told Bordow the reason.

“I have researched about enchantments from monsters before. I didn’t learn anything specific, but they say that the act of receiving an ‘enchant from monsters’ itself is a problem. Because there are organizations that think all monsters should be expelled. I was even told that an army could be sent to deal with me as a disturbance. It’s a great skill, but it’s also a dangerous one. It just wasn’t something that I thought I could tell the master of the adventurers guild.”

After that, I even showed him how the silver and jade wind wrapped around my legs. Bordow’s eyes widened for a moment, but he quickly calmed himself. Then he returned his gaze to the soaking wet paper.

“…I see. It is true that it could cause trouble. If anyone says that you are causing a disturbance, then there may be people who would want to add you to their fighting force. You should be able to do a lot with those legs, after all.”

That was true. It would be the worst if I was sent off to fight in a war. I was an adventurer, not a soldier.

“However, you are an adventurer. Adventurers have a duty to live freely. In that case, there could be no good reason to have you arrested. You understand? No one should tie you down, put you in a cage like a little bird. There is no need for you to live while always caring about how others perceive you.”

Adventurers had to live freely, huh… I see. Living was the adventure.

“I guess that trouble is just part of the adventure then?”

“Aye, it is indeed! You are like the protagonist of a story! And I do enjoy a good story!!”

Bordow said excitedly as he spread both of his arms out and shouted. Well, it was true that all of this sounded a lot like a fantastical story. But it was real for me. I never saw myself like that, and I knew that the worst kinds tragedies could happen at any moment.

“But could you call it freedom if I was always being pursued?”

“You must enjoy that as well. You are not alone. Even when things get hard, you can share the burden together!”

Daniela put her hand on my shoulder. There were no words, but her eyes told me that she would always be on my side. I nodded with a look of gratitude. Boldow laughed happily as he saw us.

“Yes, yes indeed! Now, I will use my authority as a guild master! This authority has been absolute for many years. And it is law. Something that all adventurers must obey!’

I gulped. I did not have much faith in any orders or use of authority coming from this man.

“As is the law of the adventurers guild, ‘Great adventurers must have an alias’! Asagi, as the guild master, I hereby give you the name, Silvergreen!!”

“Ah, what a fine name, Asagi. A fine name.”

“I don’t want an alias! No!!”

“What!? This is my order as guild master!! It will be sent to all of our branches!!”

“Don’t you dare!! You bastard!!”

“I want an alias as well…Bordow, can you think of one?”

“Daniela, eh? A light elf who is adept with the wind. How about, Lightwind?”

“You just put the two words togeth…”

“Yes, I like it!”

“…You do…?”

“It is settled then. Silvergreen and Lightwind. That is what we shall use to communicate!”

“Uhhh…damn it…are we in junior high school…?”

Bordow, the guild master of Spiris. He was clearly a man of action, but I wasn’t quite sure about the things that came out of his mouth… Well, there was nothing I could do now that it was finalized.

He said that it was our duty as adventurers to live freely. I couldn’t go around in life without thinking at all, but it did make me think that I could spare to think a little less about everything. It was important to have fun. This was my second shot at life. It would not be so bad to just live as I pleased.

Translator:

Poor Asagi is clearly traumatized by nicknames…