Adventuring, a high-risk high-reward profession which deals with various tasks, be it collecting rare materials, subjugating monsters, or wiping out a group of bandits. It is a job only for those who are strong-willed. And now... I finally became one!

Ever since I was on Earth, I've always dreamt to become one, too bad, it wasn't a real thing back there. But here in Merusia, that dream can turn into reality!

God, thank you for this life you've given to me! I've finally become an adventurer!

And now that I've become an adventurer, the next logical step would be...

「Tilda-san! I would like to form a party!」Grey

... forming a party!

The Party System,a system in the adventurer's guild which allows adventurers of similar ranks to form an alliance and create a party. It could either be temporary or permanent, either way, parties are designed to make quest easier to accomplish and lower the mortality rates of adventurers from doing quests.

And as an otaku who's been a fan of the isekai genre for a long time, it is necessary that I form one.

「A party?」Tilda

「Is it not possible.」Grey

「Ah, sorry... it is possible, I was just surprised that you would form one on your first day. Normally, rookie adventurers would go solo for months so that they won't have to share the rewards. It's only when they rank-up and face harder quests that they decide to form a party.」Tilda

「Ah, I see.」Grey

Phew, that scared me for a second there.

I thought there was a reform on the party system just like with the registration system. Thankfully, that wasn't the case.

「But since you're starting at F-rank, I guess it would make sense why you would form a party immediately. Quests at F-rank are nothing to scoff and it's better to be safe than be sorry.」Tilda

「Ah... yeah...」Grey

Haha... That intention didn't appear in my mind at all. I only wanted to form a party out of my own selfishness. I didn't think Tilda-san would take it that way.

Somehow, I feel bad about myself.

「Grey, you look guilty.」Yuna

「That's just your imagination.」Grey

And as usual, Yuna's as observant as ever.

「A party, right? Then, please fill up this party registration form and later, there will be another exam to see if you're capable of forming one.」Tilda

「The exam won't be needed.」Gaston

「Eh!? Guildmaster?!」Tilda

Before Tilda-san could finish her explanation, the guildmaster came out of nowhere and declared an absurd statement.

「B-But the procedures.」Tilda

「I'll handle it. Besides, I doubt any monster or beast at F-rank rank could bring harm to them.」Gaston

「U-Undestood.」Tilda

Tilda-san couldn't do anything against the guildmaster's decision but stay quiet. It seems like the guildmaster's words really carry some weight.

「Hey, guildmaster, are you serious?」Grey

「Hm? About what?」Gaston

「About not taking the exam! Aren't you worried your reputation will go down because your showing favor to certain adventurers?」Grey

「Who cares about that. Helping promising adventurers is more important than some petty reputation.」Gaston

「Yeah, Grey. Isn't it better to have someone backing us.」Yuna

「See, even jouchan here agrees.」Gaston

「I'm Yuna.」Yuna

「Oh.」Gaston

Seriously... this old man... Who cares about some petty reputation he says. Not only yours, but this guilds reputation will also be at stake, you know!

And Yuna! You aren't helping!

「And what are we gonna do if this backfires and many adventurers start targeting us?」Grey

「I doubt there's anyone that can harm you two. Anyway, if you need something, I'll be in the office. So... until next time!」Gaston

He's running away!

Before I can argue back, the guildmaster already disappeared out of our sight.

Haah... Seriously, what am I supposed to do when that really happens. I can't go around beating up every adventurer that challenges us, now can I?

I suppose I'll just let it be until that moment really comes. For now, I'll just fill up the party registration form and form a party.

Seriously, what a bothersome guildmaster he is.

We filled up the registration form and officially became a party with me as the leader. And unlike your typical isekai, party names are only available for B-rank parties and above. Also, since the leader's rank will become the party's rank, we are currently an F-rank party.

「Now that that's all done. Would you like to take a quest today?」Tilda

「Ah, yes.」Grey

「Then please take note that you can only choose quests with the same rank as you at most. After you're done choosing quests from over there, please return to the counters so that we can record it.」Tilda

Tilda-san pointed at an array of bulletin boards at the right side of the counters. The boards are labelled from Apprentice-rank to S-rank, designating the difficulty of quests posted there.

It's worth noting that the number of quests posted on the boards were decreasing the higher the difficulty is.

Without further ado, we immediately started picking F-rank quests we would be able to complete swiftly so that we can raise our ranks as quickly as we can. But while we were choosing quests...

「Huh? What are these kids doing here?」???

... a voice suddenly interjected from behind. When I turned around, there were two adventurers who seemed to be in their early twenties, one male and one female.

Is this perhaps that "What are brats doing here!?" type of cliche? I lost hope when I heard the story from the guildmaster, I didn't think I would experience it first hand.

This might get rough, so I'll appraise them first. 『Appraisal』.

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【Name】Kris

【Race】Human

【Sex】Male

【Age】24

【Status】Healthy

【Mana Capacity】2,212 【Mana Quality】B

【Combat Power】3,098 【Threat Level】A

【Attribute】Earth 【Spell Proficiency】65%

【Class】Ravager 【Art Proficiency】67%

【Physical Enhancement】70%

【Ability】...

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【Name】Aria

【Race】Elf

【Sex】Female

【Age】22

【Status】Healthy

【Mana Capacity】1,622 【Mana Quality】C

【Combat Power】2,036 【Threat Level】B

【Attribute】Wind 【Spell Proficiency】60%

【Class】Archer 【Art Proficiency】58%

【Physical Enhancement】63%

【Ability】...

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An A-rank and a B-rank.

These guys are strong, I hope this won't develop into an ugly situー

「Are you perhaps new here? If so, I advice picking easy quests like those on the apprentice-rank and H-rank boards.」Kris

Huh?

「Kris, you're scaring them.」Aria

「Ah, sorry, I mean no harm.」Kris

What's happening? Aren't they here to bully us, new adventurers?

「Sorry about him. He's just an idiot who loves sticking his nose into other people's business, especially on rookie adventurers.」Aria

「Hey, Aria, you're making me sound like someone unpleasant.」Kris

「And aren't you one?」Aria

「That's rude!」Kris

Seriously, what's happening here.

While the two were lost in their own world, Yuna and I were watching them with confused looks.

I better ask them before Yー

「Hey, you noisy and annoying couple, who are you?」Yuna

Nope, I was too late.

Before I could stop her, Yuna already fired her sharp and harsh words. I just hope these two wouldn't be affected by her wordsー or I was hoping so, but they're extremely shocked by it.

「Ah, sorry about my partner, she doesn't mean it, it's just that she's honest to the point that her words become blunt and harsh. I hope you understand. Hey, Yuna, say sorry.」Grey

「Why?」Yuna

「You hurt their feelings.」Grey

「Really?! I-I-I sincerely apologize! I did not mean to offend you.」Yuna

After Yuna bowed and apologized, the two quickly recovered from shock.

「So it was like that... I thought for sure that she's annoyed by us. But I'm glad that was not the case.」Kris

「We're glad you understand.」Grey

「Anyway, my name's Kris, and the cold beauty here, is my partner, Aria.」Kris

「A pleasure to meet you.」Aria

「I feel the same. I'm Grey and this is Yuna, my partner.」Grey

「Un.」Yuna

After the introductions, Kris-san explained why he interrupted us while we were choosing quests.

It seems that he was worried when he saw new adventurers choosing from F-rank quests and tried to advise us from taking high-rank quests. But when he did, Aria interjected and the scene turned into chaos.

Hearing his side, I was a little bit happy that he was worried for us, and also a little bit guilty for thinking that they were there to make fun of us. Thank goodness, I didn't act on impulse, if I did, it would have become a big mess.

It took me a while to figure out, but it seems that Kris-san was the young man from the guildmasters story. I didn't think that I would meet the person himself on the same day I registered.

Fate sure is mysterious.

「Hey, this is just an advice from someone who has more experience in adventuring, but think it's better not to rush things and only do quests that you can handle. Since you're new here, why don't we pick you guys a good one.」Kris

「Ah, about thatー」Grey

「Kris-san, that won't be needed.」Tilda

Before I could answer back at Kris-san, Tilda-san interjected and explained things to Kris-san.

「I see, so aside from starting at F-rank, you also have the guildmaster's backing. Now that's something you don't hear everyday, I didn't think that the guildmaster could still find himself some promising new adventurers. And on that note...」Kris

Immediately after Kris-san finished his words, the guild's atmosphere became a bit heavier.

I see, so he's gauging our threat level. He's just like the guildmaster.

「So an A-rank and an S-rank, eh. No wonder you got the old man to back you,」Kris

He's sharp, even if you release your aura, you still shouldn't be able to differentiate between someone your rank and someone of higher rank since releasing your aura won't affect either.

「Are you surprised how I could tell?」Kris

「Yeah, a little bit.」Grey

「Well, with enough experience, you should be able to pick these things up.」Kris

You say that, but even the guildmaster, who was more experienced than you, wasn't able to differentiate us. He was just able to tell that we're at least at C-rank. What you have is something born of pure talent.

「You're impressed, aren't you? Even though Kris is an idiot, his talent is still nothing to scoff at.」Aria

「Hey, who're you calling an idiot?」Kris

「Who else do you think I'm referring to?」Aria

「Hey!」Kris

And off they go into their own world.

I wonder if this is a regular occurrence inside the guild. Well, judging from the people's reaction, it seems to be the case.

It's as if their eyes are saying "There they go again" or "We've got nothing to do with this". It also looks like they wanted to complain but can't because of Kris-san and Aria-san's ranks. I feel pity for them.

「Hey, Kris-san, Aria-san, you're bothering people.」Yuna

And with just one statement from Yuna, the whole guild became quiet. The two then looked around, realized their mistake, bowed, and took their squabble outside.

As soon as they went out, the adventurers started applauding.

「Wooh, we owe you young miss!」Anon Adventurer 1

「Yeah, that was really courageous!」Anon Adventurer 2

「I can't believe you were able to say it!」Anon Adventurer 3

「Way to go, miss!」Anon Adventurer 4

Yuna's act received praises from the adventurers inside the guild, and just like that, Yuna became famous on her first day.

Sometimes, Yuna's bluntness amazes me. To think it could have such an effect on people.

After the short commotion, we resumed choosing our quests. And after selecting a handful, we went to Tilda-san's counter to record them.

「I apologize for having experienced that on your first day here. Even though they're like that, they're not bad people. I hope you understand.」Tilda

「You don't need to apologize, it wasn't Tilda-san's fault anyway.」Grey

「Yeah, it was the idiot couple's.」Yuna

Haah... I should really teach Yuna how to be more sensitive. Her tongue is getting sharper by the second. It would cause trouble if this keeps on going.

「I'm glad you understand. Although they're like that, those two are actually an engaged couple.」Tilda

「「Eh!?」」Grey and Yuna

Now that's something I didn't expect, I expected them to be close to each other but I didn't think they were that intimate.

So interracial relationships do exist in Merusia.

Kris-san and Aria-san, a human and an elf... a human... and... an elf.

「Grey, is something wrong? You're turning red.」Yuna

「Ah, don't mind me. Just having a little allergy.」Grey

「Well, if you say so. But do tell if the allergies get worse, okay?」Yuna

「Y-Yeah.」Grey

I should really stop thinking about these things.

CHAPTER 9 END