Following the markers, a large stone building came into view.
The signboard read “Adventurer Guild.”
Pushing the door open and stepping inside, there was just a single female NPC standing alone at the reception counter.
It’s a tutorial, so I guess it can’t be helped that the NPC character placement feels lonely.
I should finish the tutorial quickly and get connected to the online server.
Hurrying to the counter, a young receptionist with hazel eyes and long brown hair braided and tied with a blue ribbon begins her explanation.
”Welcome to the Adventurer Guild. First, I’ll register you as a rookie, so please extend your hand.”
Her design is heavily on the realistic-beauty side and right up my alley, but maybe because of the tutorial, her manner of responding is emotionless.
I do as I’m told and hold out my hand to the receptionist.
The expressionless receptionist presses something like a large stamp against my hand.
In that instant, a status window opens.
Checking the contents, it seems [Adventurer Rank: F] has been added.
”All right, with this you’re registered as a rookie adventurer. Adventurers are divided into ranks from F to S, and you’ll rank up by completing requests and racking up subjugation records. And the requests you can take are limited to your own rank. If you want to take higher-rank requests, complete requests and earn subjugation records.”
Starting at the lowest F rank, but if I work hard at monster subjugation, I should be able to raise my rank quickly enough.
After all, I’m a musclehead1 combat god.
”As for adventurer cautions: one, don’t file false reports. Two, don’t engage in private duels with other adventurers. Three, don’t leak information about confidential requests. Those are the three points. If violated, warnings or severe warnings will be issued, and if severe warnings accumulate past three, your adventurer registration will be revoked, and you’ll become hostile with the Adventurer Guild, so please be careful.”
If I’m going to live as an adventurer, becoming hostile with the Adventurer Guild would be the end.
A warning is unavoidable, but I especially need to be careful not to get a severe warning.
”Ah, got it.”
The receptionist holds out a thin metal plate.
My name, adventurer rank, and the name of the Adventurer Guild I registered with are stamped into it.
”Here is your guild card, Mr. Norkin. It serves as proof of identity, so please don’t lose it, same as request tickets. The reissue fee if lost varies by rank, so for F rank it’s 10,000 Regin.”
The initial 10,000 Regin2 fee is steep.
I have to treasure it so I don’t lose it.
I take the guild card and tuck it into my travel bag so I won’t lose it.
[Adventurer Registration Complete!]
[Reward: Job Crystal ① Warrior ② Mage ③ Swordsman ④ Archer ⑤ Tamer]
Reward selection, huh… Since it’ll be my initial job, I guess I’ll go with the one that gives the biggest effect.
When I choose the Warrior job, a transparent crystal appears in my hand, and an info window opens.
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Rank: Common
Job: Warrior I
Effect: HP +100 ST +100
Value: 1,000 Regin
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It feels like an enhancement pushing me further toward musclehead status.
When I grip the transparent crystal tightly, it shatters and the light is absorbed into my body.
”In this way, using a Job/Skill Crystal can also improve your character’s abilities through jobs or skills. Some are sold at each guild, and some are hidden in dungeons, so if you find a rare Job/Skill Crystal, I recommend learning it.”
This is a feature that wasn’t in the trial version3.
The trial version’s characters had fixed skills, after all.
Apparently the system lets you use Job and Skill Crystals to further strengthen your own character.
Depending on various combinations, it seems the power you can bring out changes completely.
Trivia:
- The protagonist’s playstyle being described as a muscle-brained combat god immediately leads him to pick the Warrior job for its raw HP and ST boost over any tactical option.
- The receptionist’s emotionless delivery is explicitly tied to the tutorial state, hinting that NPC behavior will change once the online server connection is completed.
- Job and Skill Crystals being hidden inside dungeons as well as sold at guilds foreshadows that exploration will be a major source of character growth beyond simple purchases.
Translation Notes:
1 ↩ Japanese slang literally meaning muscle-brain, referring to a player who ignores strategy and relies purely on raw physical strength and combat stats.
2 ↩ The in-game currency of this world, likely a portmanteau of money-related terms; used here to stress the steep cost of replacing a lost guild card.
3 ↩ Refers to a trial or demo version of the game, indicating the protagonist has prior experience with an earlier build before the full online release.