LIGHTNOVELONLINE chapter 5
5. Anyway, I don’t think it’s my fault
The adventurer’s guild is the continent’s largest military organization, and at the same time, it is also a neutral organization that is not influenced by any religion or nation.
Someone will ask. How can the continent’s largest military organization be neutral? If so, I will answer like this. Because it is neutral, it has become the continent’s largest military organization.
Those belonging to other factions can also have enemies in the adventurer’s guild, and free strongmen who do not like to be interfered with by a particular faction do not hesitate to join the adventurer’s guild.
The adventurer’s guild only connects the client and the solver, but does not impose any obligations on its members. Because of this policy, the guild was able to easily increase its size.
Of course, the adventurer’s guild’s policy also had its downsides. There are many who belong to the guild nominally, but there are not enough loyal people to risk their lives in a crisis situation.
That was the reason why this situation happened now.
“Hey, what is that? Scared······.”
“What is the guild guard doing hiding under the table?”
“Be quiet! My life is precious too.”
A hero took my advice that the standard way to start an adventure is to start with a guild, and came to the adventurer’s guild branch in a nearby city.
However, the moment the hero opened the door and entered the branch, the inside was literally destroyed as if it had been bombed. The moment people saw the hero, they panicked and made a great escape.
The current situation is that those who are quick or lucky run away to the second floor, and those who fail to escape are pitifully pushed into a corner while watching the hero’s notice.
[Why is everyone doing this? It almost feels like facing a disaster-level monster.]
[······ Kkaduk. Are you asking because you really don’t know?]
Yes. There’s no way that the Daeshinjeon would place a wanted list on the hero in that short amount of time. On the surface, the hero is just a mysterious beautiful girl, but I don’t know why people are so frightened.
[It’s all because of you! This damn sword!]
“That sword at the waist, is it really ‘that’…?”
“Yes, that demonic sword that serves the demon king as its master! Then the owner of that sword is…”
It seems that absurd rumors were spreading while I was semi-forcibly secluded. To put that nonsense to rest, I opened my mouth.
[Hey, what do you mean by that? My master is not a demon king, but a warrior.]
“Hey! The sword speaks!”
Then, the adventurer who had put the giant under the table threw away his colleague, panicked, and immediately ran up the stairs to the second floor.
“Kuuk!”
Unfortunately, the door to the second floor has long since been locked. The tall adventurer crashed into the second-floor door and fell down, bleeding from his forehead.
[Dead?]
“Johnson is dead!”
“My God. To drive a person into madness and commit suicide just by talking to him… What a terrible demonic sword!”
No, we just came to the adventurer’s guild to receive a request. What a mess. There was only one way to resolve this confusion.
[Call the person in charge!]
[No, to heal that person first…]
“My God, even the sword has multiple personalities!”
[I’m going to turn around, really. Shut up and call the person in charge first!]
I was too lazy to explain, and while I was yelling at the adventurers on the first floor, I heard a loud noise from the second floor, and soon the door was broken and someone dragged me down.
He’s one level lower than the paladins we met at the temple, but he’s still a strong man who deserves recognition in the human world. It vibrates 30 times per second, but it would have looked cool even if it wasn’t.
“What are you doing? That’s Kayle, the head of the adventurer’s guild, Hair.”
[·······What’s going on? That’s what we want to ask. Are we just here to register for the adventurer’s guild?]
“Are you sure? Why is the Demon King…?”
Cale, who had said that, shut her mouth in surprise.
[No, what do you mean by that devil? Is this guy a warrior?]
“Didn’t you hear the gossip on the street? ‘If the demonic sword Karbal escapes the remarks of the Great War, he will serve the demon king, and an era of war will soon arrive in the world.'”
Rumors are so specific. Fortunately, however, I had something to refute.
[That’s wrong! Because now my master is not a demon king, but a warrior.]
“Are you sure? I can’t believe it.”
[Ha, what if you can’t believe me? Would you believe it if one arm fell off?]
My intimidation quickly turned his face blue. Hey, this is kinda funny It’s been such a long time since I came out, and even with such a trivial twist, the tension goes up.
[Hu, I don’t want to agree with him, but this time it’s true. This person is a warrior.]
“Is this voice another personality of the demonic sword?”
[······It is a holy sword. Take a good look at the left waist.]
The Holy Sword, which had been silent until now, interrupted due to the shock of failure, as if it could not see me installing it anymore. She shined and proved herself.
“Heo Eok!”
[Hero? There is a wounded lamb over there. Could you please extend a hand of mercy to them?]
It was a holy sword that managed its own image in front of people. The hero who had only listened to our conversation until now reacted to the words of the holy sword for the first time.
The hero nodded lightly and stood in front of Johnson, who passed out bleeding in front of the stairs on the second floor. The hero opened her hand, and golden sparks rose from her fingertips.
In that state, the warrior lightly brushed Johnson’s forehead, and the wound healed as if it had been washed. The manifestation of divine power that is higher than the laws of nature and that destroys and creates.
“A divine power that the Demon King cannot handle, and if that sword is really a holy sword, then you…”
“Yes,”
Without borrowing the mouth of his sword for the first time, the hero opened his own mouth and declared calmly.
“I am a warrior.”
“My God! We are so rude!”
It’s better than the Demon Lord, but it’s the same as treating a natural disaster that even a warrior walks around, so Cale lowered her head again with her pale face.
“No, wait. Then, what is that… Demonic sword?”
Yeah, if you think about it, why did he really bring me? However, the hero started to exercise his right to remain silent again, so I finally spoke again.
[That’s right…,]
[Ahahahaha. Since it’s such a heinous and terrible thing, it’s for the warrior to keep it in his hands and manage it! It’s waste that needs to be eliminated immediately, but the hero made a noble sacrifice.]
However, before I could properly shake my mouth, the Holy Sword poured out words like a rapid-fire cannon and blocked my words. Anyway, I can feel the malice in that explanation.
[See you later.]
[Ha! Do you think I would be afraid of you?]
While me and the holy sword clashed, Cale wiped the sweat from his eyes. Perhaps the atmosphere had softened, so the hidden adventurers crept out.
“Ha ha ha. I totally understand.”
I don’t think you understand at all.
“Then, as you said before, did you come to register with the Adventurers Guild?”
“Yes.”
“We have been very rude to our valued guest. We’ll take care of it right away. Please follow me.”
In the end, leaving behind the disturbance, we headed to the adventurer’s guild branch manager’s office on the second floor. As Cale walks by, she casts a glance at the adventurers who pulled her out saying she later died, but let’s pretend she didn’t know that.
As if the adventurers’ great escape hadn’t reached the branch manager’s office, the inside was neat and smelled of books. Throwing away the towel from which he had wiped the sweat, he pulled up a chair and sat down.
“hahahaha, of course we would like to give you special treatment, but as you know, there is a procedure for registration…”
“Yes, I am fine.”
“Thank you for your understanding. Then, here, please hold this marble.”
What he brought out was something that was quite familiar to me as well.
Ability measurement beads. As the obvious development, this object was an object that displayed the ability of the target it touched. In a sense, the effect is similar to my status window.
Of course, there was a vast difference between the two. When the hero placed his hand on the orb, the orb spewed out information with a hum.
– Ability Average: S+
– Representative Attribute: Trinity (???)
“No, that is a surprising result…”
I didn’t say anything, but I agreed in my heart. After all, there are too many monsters in the world. After becoming a sword, I became stronger than when I was a human.
Still, it’s still hard to face such a real monster. Not to mention, it was a sword that could not be moved by itself.
“Originally, you have to wait about a week, but I will make it right away. Please wait a moment.”
Soon, a brass tortoise with Cale in the corner approached the artifact. Before manipulating it, he turned his head and asked the hero a question.
“Come to think of it, what is your name?”
“Cream.”
[Wasn’t your name a hero?!]
[Don’t be silly. How is a person’s name a warrior?]
I can’t argue! However, it was clearly shown in the status window. While I was thinking about it, Cale took out something like a round disc from the turtle’s mouth, as if it had finished its work.
The hero accepted the freshly made warm hand. It was a proof that she belonged to the adventurer’s guild from now on.
– Name: Cream
– Rating: Bronze (0/50)
– Average Ability: S+
– Representative Attribute: Trinity (S+)
Even though this guild card looks ordinary at first glance, it was impossible to counterfeit or damage because it was linked to a bead-shaped artifact known commonly as ‘turtle egg’.
Of course, this was only a qualification to receive a request from the Adventurer’s Guild, and of course it could not be used as an ID in a city or castle.
“The talent seems to be in error, so I gave it a moderately random rating. And, of course, I know about your skills, but policy is policy, so please forgive me for coming out with the same grade.”
In an adventurer’s guild, it is performance, not ability, that determines rank. They value credit over strength. After all, it’s an ability, and it’s naturally proven when you go through countless missions and survive.
The warrior accepted the bronze medal without much complaint. After that, it was really eventful, but the incident at the adventurer’s guild was finished at a reasonable level.
Of course, there was one thing that still bothered me.
[Wait.]
“Yes? Even if it’s something left over…”
[Thinking about it, I’ve been sealed for decades, how did you guys recognize me right away?]
That was a valid question. Originally, even in martial arts, the extras shouting, ‘No, that’s the Cheondun sword method that was practiced three hundred years ago!’
I need to know why such absurd rumors are circulating. However, upon hearing my words, Cale had a rather absurd expression on his face.
“No, how can you not know? There is no other sword in the world other than Karbal-sama that exudes an ominous energy that makes the ghosts howl and makes you feel like you will be cursed just by touching it.”
Aha. I accidentally didn’t turn off the effect because I was thinking about it. There were certainly many souls stored inside the sword, so if you didn’t pay attention, sometimes fraud would leak out like this.
[That’s why… Even if that sword had taken good care of itself in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened, right?]
Is the story like that?
[That damn sword is real!]
[hahahaha, I’m sorry. Originally, everyone makes mistakes, right?]
What or not.
[Three gods, please punish that sword.]
We left the branch manager’s office with the Holy Sword’s lamentation. An exciting adventure begins now! While I hummed with anticipation, her prayers approached screaming.
[Please!]