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This chapter has been replaced with a new translation on [2024-07-17]. Comments may refer to the old translation.

I went towards the guild, relying on the map I had gotten from Arkin. Speaking of him, he had told me to “absolutely come to the headquarters of the [Medial] Merchant Association I belong to”. Thanks to him, I was also able to enter the city without arousing any suspicion, so once I’ve registered as an adventurer, I should go to these headquarters.

I was walking while thinking about that. So, I only paid vague attention to my surroundings. For that reason, I didn’t notice the arms approaching from the gap between two buildings. They covered my mouth and grabbed me on my abdomen, and then pulled me into the darkness. On the other end of those arms were two men who looked like scum.

“Yo, brat! If you value your life, hand over the money!”
“We want money to play~~, y’see.”

That was what they demanded, while their cheap knives glimmered in the darkness.
Do you find these kinds of people everywhere?

They continued talking without waiting for my reply.

“Quickly! Hand over the cash!”
“C’mon, brat, there’s no other people around here!”
“Wanna know why? Everyone in the royal capital knows to stay away from the back alleys! Didn’t your mama tell you that when you were little?”
“In other words, outsiders who don’t know that are easy marks for us!”

I see. I guess I got too close to a back alley without noticing? At any rate, those two sure talk a lot. Should I tie them up quickly and go to the gild?

The pieces of crap were still talking.

“…Hm? Look at her face. Ain’t she a beauty?”
“Hah, are you a pedo¹? What’s so great about that brat?”
“Wha-? Take a closer look at her face. Also, I’m not a pedo!”
“Her face…? Woah!! Hey, she’s a total stunner! I’m no pedo, but she sure is arousing!”
“Yo, brat. We don’t need your money. You can pay us for teaching you how scary back alleys are with your body~!”

…

That they’d aim for my young and sweet female body like this. These guys can’t be saved.
Should I fire off a Matchless Thunder?

When I considered that, I heard another male voice.

“Hey, you there! What are you doing?!”
“Wha-… someone came here… What do we do?”
“Ah!? In a back alley like this? We sure didn’t make no noise… Guess there’s no other way, let’s take the brat and get outta here.”

Oh, they’re still trying to take me with them… Just give it up.

So, I had to make them yield. I turned into a boy and spoke to them in a threatening tone of voice.

“You lowlifes, I’m a boy, you hear? Where are you looking at, perverts?”
“”…””

“…Tch, what a pain. Let’s bolt.”

The pieces of human waste let go of me and left. I immediately turned back into a girl.
It’s easier that way to socialize with people and all. Though to be honest, if I weren’t actually a boy and at a high level, I might have been scared.

“Are you alright?”

The owner of the voice from before stood in front of me. He had black hair and a nice face, and wore rather neat clothes. He was a good-looking young man.

“You’re not injured… are you?

Oh, I should thank him.

“I… I’m alright, thank you very much.”
“I see, that’s good. For now, let’s get out of this back alley, it’s dangerous.”
“Yes.”

We left the back alley.

“You shouldn’t go into back alleys,” the young man spoke again. “Especially a girl looking like you. That’s seriously dangerous, you know?”
“I understand…”
“Alright. By the way, you look like you’re from outside the royal capital, but where were you planning to go?”
“Oh, to the guild. I want to become an adventurer!”
“Really, to the adventurer’s guild? That’s also the exact place I’m going to, since I have a commission there. If that’s alright, you can come with me, you know?”

Hm~, well, that should be fine, right? I finally was able to get in touch with someone from the royal capital. It was accidental, but let’s take him at his word.

“That’s fine for me. Please do! Erm… My name is Alim!”
“I see, I’m Uruto.”

I went towards the adventurer’s guild together with Uruto. Incidentally, he told me that he was the proprietor of an inn close to the guild. When he showed me where it was on the map, it turned out to be a six-minute walk from the guild, and about seven minutes from the royal capital’s center. Since I had my hard-earned money, I asked him whether I could stay there the night. He replied that he had no reason to refuse.

Incidentally, there was apparently a place in the guild, where you could stay the night, but it looked like it was only for sleeping and had no bath, instead using magic for cleaning. That’s what Orgo had told me. To be honest, even though it was my own body, I was spurred on by the strange need to take good care of it.

Also, Uruto’s commission² was apparently about materials for tools used for cooking. He told me that he ran the inn all by himself.
That’s incredible. Franky amazing.

When I asked him how he managed that, he told me it was thanks to his skills.
Skills are amazing, after all.

“There we are. This is the place. Then, once I’ve accepted the stuff from my commission, I’ll go back to my inn. See you later, Alim, alright?”
“Yes! Until then.”

With these words, we parted. The guild was a place for the specific use of adventurers, and different from a shop that simply accepted goods. Though it was close.

I opened the door to the adventurer’s guild. There was a bar inside, apparently for the exclusive use of adventurers.

In here, I’ll become an adventurer.

1. He uses 変態 (“pervert”) in the original. I decided to use the more specific “pedo” instead.
2. The original doesn’t specify that it’s Uruto’s commission, but it’s the only thing that makes sense in context.