“What??.. Forty copper coins? for each room?”

“Yeah! isn’t it too much?”

Kazese was petrified after hearing the cost of the inn’s room.

“I’m sorry,sir. But this is the price we have been charging for a room since last year.”

Kazese was still petrified so Aoi took over the bargain.

“Um.. Excuse me Sir... Could you please help us in this matter? We are new here.”

Aoi looked at the inn keeper with kitty eyes filled with hope. Her cute eyes stared at the inn keeper drowning him in her words and the inn keeper fell more deeper and deeper into her eyes. He was blushing in no time.

“Alright.. I’m willing to give you a room with two beds for forty coppers. Take it or leave it!”

“Hai! Thank you, mister.”

“Sure! Here’s your key”

Aoi received the key from the inn keeper and pulled the petrified Kazese by his collar, dragging him towards the upper level of the inn building through the stairs.

They both enter the room at the inn.

“Wow!! It’s so nice!” (Aoi)

“It sure is forty copper coins alright”

“We need to go to sleep, we need to go to the guild tomorrow morning too”

“Talking about the guild, Aoi? Didn’t you choose a staff as your weapon at the guild?”

“Yeah, what about it?”

“Well, you used an arrow at the test field. But why?”

(Aoi sitting on the bed)

“Yeah... I did choose a staff but since I specialize in magic, I have no need for a staff to amplify my magic. I decided to use a bow to use my magic as a weapon”

“So, you don’t need a magic staff to use the magic in you?”

“Not everyone needs a staff to use their magic, magic isn’t some sort of power that you gain through some wishes here. Everyone on this land has the capability to use magic but since it’s out of their capabilities to use them freely, they use staffs and other amplifiers to use them”

“So, you’re saying that you have no need for an amplifier because...?”

“Because I am an amplifier myself, I was blessed with divine magic and I have had a hundred years of practice too”

“Well, though it doesn’t make sense, I think i get it”

“Really?? Good.. Now let’s go to bed”

“Hmm.. okay. I’ll be sleeping on the left bed near the window and you on the other”

“Sure!”

They both go to bed after a tiring day at the guild test. Kazese looked more tired and exhausted since it was a first that he had ever put his life in a dangerous situation and an addition to that it was a monster. He falls asleep as he stares at the ceiling.

Next morning Aoi and Kazese goes to the Guild for their new identity after they receive the result and their capability report after going through their test.

“I’m glad that you have arrived.... Kazese-san and um.. Aoi-san”

“Ah! Mr. Informer! You can call me Kazese”

“Very well, then call me Hisashi’

“And you can also call me Aoi, Mr. Hisashi”

“Sure, this will make it easier to communicate...won’t it?

“Exactly”

“Now, if you want your I.D then you have to go to the reception and meet Rina. She will present you wtih your I.D and also give you your overall report”

“Rina?”

“Yes, Aoi please move towards the reception”

(At the reception)

“Good morning Hisashi” (Rina)

“Yes, hello there Rina. Would you mind helping our new members here?” (Hisashi)

“Of course not!..... So, Kazese and Aoi-san right? (Rina)

“Yes, Rina-san and please drop the honorifics” (Kazese)

“Then I’ll have have to ask you the same” (Rina)

“It would be impolite to.. but sure” (Kazese)

“Thank you.... So Aoi... according to the overall result of the test taken by you yesterday, your strength is forty, your magic with seventy, endurance being fifty and intelligence seems quite bad but fifteen is somewhat okay around fifteen” (Rina)

“Haha.. Aoi is not as smart as I thought she would be” (Kazese)

“Oh.. shut...” (Aoi)

“Haha.. fifteen isn’t bad at all. We’ve met people with five on their intelligence too” (Hisashi)

“Now then, here are Kazese’s report. Strength- fifty, magic- twenty, endurance- twenty and intelligence is thirty” (Rina)

“Well, just as I expected. You still have ways to go and I’m sure you will be able to level up in no time” (Hisashi)

“Kazese-kun? What’s wrong?” (Aoi)

“Um.. Nothing.. I was just thinking what level am I?” (Kazese)

“Kazese, when coming to levels.... every new members are in between level 1-5 and according to the Bonnacon that you killed, you are probably around level 4” (Rina)

“Level 4 ain’t so bad Kazese. Not every beginner kills a level 4 Bonnacon” (Hisashi)

“Hisashi is right. Level 4 is kind of impressive for someone who wielded a no tier weapon, you must be really strong and you will grow a lot stronger in the future” (Rina)

“Yeah, I hope so. I’ve a Demon lord to kill” (Kazese murmuring to himself)

“I’m sorry? I didn’t get it!” (Hisashi)

“Oh.. it’s nothing..just talking to myself” (Kazese)

“Here are your I.D’s and please sign here” (Rina)

Rina gives Kazese and Aoi their I.D and a paper that looks like a contract and they both sign on it.

“Well, welcome to Guild Nero. You are now an official adventurer” (Hisashi)

Aoi and Kazese looks at each other and share a proud smile.

“Oh! and you can keep your weapons as a gift from the guild. You can upgrade them at the blacksmiths” (Hisashi)

“Blacksmiths?” (Aoi)

“Yes, there’s a blacksmith who lives next to this guild. He can help you upgrade any weapons and armors there is, he is the best there is in fact.” (Hisashi)

“Thank you very much, Mr. Hisashi” (Kazese)

“No problem at all. You can ask Rina if you need anything” (Hisashi)

“Yes, you may. And you can come up to me if you want a recommendation on the quest request” (Rina)

“Thank you... you are so kind!!” (Aoi)

“How about taking your first quest?” (Hisashi)

“I was thinking about the same. What do you think Kazese?” (Rina)

“Sure! I mean it’s not like I have any thing to do” (Kazese)

“Fine, and I have the perfect job for you two” (Rina)

(Rina bends towards the scrolls below the reception desk and picks a slightly blue colored scroll and places it on the table.)

“There you go! Your first quest request!” (Rina)