A new m has arrived once again, and even though Moterno was much smaller than Galderia, the bustling of the crowd wasn't ahan the former. They were already busy even though it was still so early in the m.
"Huwaahh～" ［Grey］
And just like when he was still in Galderia, Grey greeted the new m with a lengthy yawn whilst stretg his arms. His eyes were still half open as he stared bnkly at the wall for a few seds.
"Hmm... I wonder what's for breakfast today..." ［Grey］
Grey mumbled in a low voice as he started to get up from the bed. He then tio prepare himself by bathing, ging clothes, and cheg his adventurer equipment. It was time to take a quest after a couple of days.
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After preparing himself, Grey went out of his own room and headed to Yuna's. He knocked a couple of times, but there was no answer. Yuna was still sleeping.
The color of surprise was visible on Grey's face as no answer came after his knog. After all, Yuna would normally be up at that hour. It was extremely rare for her to wake up te.
Unbeknownst to Grey, after they arrived back at the inn, the words he said to Yu repeating again and again inside her mind like a broken record pyer. It was the reason why Yuna couldn't sleep early. She was too flustered.
"Yunaー.... Never mind, let's just let her sleep for longer." ［Grey］
Grey attempted to knoce again but decided to stop. He wanted Yuna to have a peaceful rest. Grey thought that since she woke up te, she must have been really tired. He was really siderate when it came to Yuna.
Grey then turned around and headed straight to the dining hall. There, he was greeted by Mira who served him breakfast as soon as he requested it. Of course, he also asked for Yuna's share to be prepared.
A little more than 20 minutes after Grey left Yuna to sleep peacefully, Yuna woke up, and, with a panicked face, she prepared herself for the day. Usually, it would take her about half an hour to do so, but today, she did it ihan 15 minutes.
Hurriedly, Yuna came dowairs with a trace ency prevalent on her face. She was really panig at the thought of being te. She didn't want to trouble Grey because she woke up ter.
"G-Grey! I-I'm sorry, I oversleptー !!!" ［Yuna］
Yuna apologized to Grey and tried to bow her head, but before she could even do so, Grey immediately stopped her by patting her head out of the blue. It was so sudden, Yuna didn't know how to react.
"Why are you apologizing?" ［Grey］
"B-Because I woke up te!" ［Yuna］
Yualiated with a troubled look on her face. Grey was still patting her head with his right hand, something Yuna didn't really mind him doing.
"Haah... Look, Yuna... It's alright to wake up te, you know? Even if we're going to do quests today, we just do it at our own pace. You don't have force yourself, okay?" ［Grey］
"B-Butー" ［Yuna］
"No buts! That is my order as the party leader and my request to you as your partner and friend!" ［Grey］
Grey decred boisterously with a stern expression. Yuna wao retaliate but she had no way to do so. All of Grey's points were valid.
With the end of Iblis, Yuna has no more reason to push herself too much. While she could train and work hard if she wao, Grey didn't want her happio be affected ively. It was the ohing he won't promise on.
Hearing Grey's words, Yu a happy and warm sensation fill her heart. She was happy that Grey cared deeply for her. It makes her feel like he oiling her and was sh her with affe.
"Alright..." ［Yuna］
"If you uand, then take a seat. I've already ordered your breakfast. Make sure to eat it before it gets cold." ［Grey］
"Un." ［Yuna］
Yuna quietly sat on her seat and enjoyed her breakfast with Grey. As Grey waited for Yuna, he also haden it yet. He wao enjoy a meal with Yuna like how they always did.
After they ate our breakfast, Grey and Yuna then headed to the Adventurers' Guild as per usual. Although it was their first time heading there, they didn't get lost thanks to the guards' instrus the day of their arrival.
A clear differeween a city and a town's Adventurers' Guild building greeted them as soon as they arrived. The one in Galderia is easily more than 3er than Moterno's, and was alsaudy.
Although that is the case, Moterno's Adventurers' Guild was just as impressive. It was still aablishment which dwarfed other buildings which were located near it. It still gave off an overwhelming aura like the one in Galderia.
Whewo ehey were once agaied by different kinds of people just like when they first entered Galderia's adventurer's guild. There were still the stereotypical musclebound warriors and hooded mages.
But what's more iing is the internal arra of the guild. It was arranged simirly to how Galderia's guild was. Not only Moterno's, all guild buildings were arranged in a specific way. It was done so that adventurers could easily familiarize themselves even if they went to a own or city.
As there was a long lio the ter, Yuna and Grey decided to check out the quests being posted in the quest board. And like usual, the harder the quests are, the sparser they bee.
Grey and Yuna were just peacefully eyeing the quests when suddenly, something on in fial works occurred...
"Hey, Brats! What are you doing here!?" ［???］
... A drunk and muscle-headed adventurer with a foul mouth who looked like an orc approached them. It was a cliché.
The drunkard reeked of alcohol as he opened his mouth and both his hair and attire was messy. He looked like someone who hadn't bathed in a week, maybe even a month. He looked like a pin old drunkard.
With the drunkard's loud voice, the attention of everyone in the guild was shifted to Grey and Yuna. Some looked with a smile on their face, obviously wantiertai, some looked at the two with or pity, some didn't care, and some even looked at them with fear.
Of course, the ones looking at Grey and Yuna with fear were adventurers who were from Galderia. They were present at the moment Grey unleashed his bloodlust towards a certain group of scumbags.
Seeing those adventurers with fear in their eyes, Grey became curious as to how many of the adventurers in Galderia have arrived in Moterno. He had pletely ighe drunkard in front of him.
"Hey! I'm talking to you!" ［???］
"Ah, sorry, I got distracted by something. What were you saying again?" ［Grey］
"You brat..." ［???］
Hearing Grey's response, irked veins popped up in the drunkard's foreheads as he became filled with rage. He was so angry that his face had started to turn red. He wao beat up the youth in front of him.
One of the receptionists quickly fled from the se towards the employee-only se. Her face was full ency. She was going to report the otion to the Guildmaster.
The surrounding adventurers weren't aer either. The otion got even louder as Grey's words spread throughout the guild. Some of the adventurers ughed while some became even more worried.
"Those brats are finished..."
"Yeah, trying to talk back to Boros like that..."
"Hey, someoop them!"
"Do it yourself! We don't wan involved!"
Chaos ensued in the guild as the adventurers' opinions overpped with one another, but amongst the ones voig out their thoughts, there was one in particur that stood out like a sore thumb.
"That guy is doomed! Threatening the Grim Reaper like that..."
It was a ent from one of the adventurers from Galderia. His legs and hands were trembling as he said those words. He could still clearly recall the day that Grey almost scared the whole guild to death.
That certain adventurer happeo be one of the feere at the front when Grey frohe scumbags. He had experienced Grey's menag bloodlust up close and had nightmares for days because of it. It was a terrifying experience for him.
"Hey, stop ign me!" ［Boros］
Boros tried trey by the colr, but before he could, Grey skillfully dodged his assault with a simple sidestep. His hostility trey grew by leaps and bounds with his failed attempt.
Yuna was also calm as day even when Boros tried to assault Grey. With all the experiences she had, she had bee tougher than before. Besides, she khat there was no way Boros could touch Grey with his lousy moves.
"Umm... Miss Receptionist, is there a pce here where we fight it out? This is getting really annoying." ［Grey］
Grey g the receptionist o them and asked her a question. And of course, because of what he said, the otion got even louder. It has bee a pandemonium of loud noises.
"Hey, did you hear that!? That brat's challenging Boros!"
"That kid's got some guts, challenging an E-ranker like that."
"He should have backed out when he had the ce."
"Hey! At this rate, that kid's really going to get killed!"
Trouble and ay ainted in the receptionist as she heard Grey's question. And with the adventurers' voices, she became even more troubled. Still, she answered Grey holy.
"Umm... there isn't..." ［Receptionist］
The receptionist shook her head slowly with her eyes still full of ay and worry. She wao stop the fight but had no way to do so. She owerless in a fight between adventurers.
Although Grey had already expected the answer because of his knowledge, He was still a little bit let down. He had faintly hoped something had ged in the 3 years he was in the forest.
Sihe adventurer didn't try to harm or harass Yuna, Grey wao resolve the situation without muplication. If it was the former, there would have been no way to tell what Grey would have done.
'Ah!' ［Grey］
Just as Grey rummaged and racked his brain for a solution, a wonderful idea came to mind. It was something which wouldn't hurt anyone physically. After all, he had already used it once.
"Miss Receptionist, please brace yourself." ［Grey］
"Eh?" ［Receptionist］
Even though the receptionist didn't fully uand what Grey was trying to vey, she still went ahead and followed Grey's words. Her instincts were tellihat it was the right thing to do.
"Those eyes! Everybody, brace yourselves!"
Learning from experience, an adventurer from Galderia warhe other adventurers of what was going to happen. A few seds ter, Grey released his aura and directed it towards Boros.
Unlike before which was an aura full of bloodlust, the current one was only fueled by raw mana. It was one of the three types of aura a person could release which had varyis.
The first type, normal aura, uses mana as fuel and pressures the soul of others. Although it doesn't really damage the soul, it make the people subjected to it feel like they are being crushed. It was the one Grey is currently using.
The sed type, bloodlust, is an aura produced by mixing mana and killing i. It is much sharper and affect the target's mental state if they 't resist it. It was the reason why many had nightmares upon experieng Grey's bloodlust.
Lastly, there is the third type, authority. It is an aura whies in two forms, "martial aura" and "elemental aura", depending on one's css and attribute. It is something only those at "Advanced" mastery use, and it could affect the viity and enhahe user at the same time at the cost of high mana ption.
Boros, receiving the pressure from Grey's aura slowly fell to the floor as he tried to resist the pressure. Soon after, he fainted and fell ft to the ground with his mouth frothing. He couldn't withstand it even for a few seds.
Because of that one adventurer's warning, the others mao prepare themselves and withstand the aura which leaked out from Grey. It wasn't as dense as the one Boros endured but it was still powerful.
Grey had already held back his aura to match that of a B-ranker, yet the other adventurers already had a hard time. One could only imagihe pressure Grey's fully powered aura brings.
"He shouldn't have challehe Grim Reaper!..."
'You guys know those kids?"
"Yeah, they're pretty famous in Galderia's guild for reag k ihan two weeks after registering."
"k... You've gotta be kidding me..."
" you still say it's a joke after witnessing that?!"
"... You're right..."
After Grey's little exhibition, everyone in the guild looked at him in a new light, no rather than that, it's more like they were looking at them with fear. Not just any fear, but extreme fear.
It wasn't just him, they have also looked at Yuna with the same amount of feats they did with Grey. While they may not know how strong Yuna was, judging by the fact that she was at least k, she was also terrifying.
"Boros! What do you think you're doing!?" ［???］
Just a few seds after Boros fainted, a woman suddenly barged ihe lobby as if she was trying to stop something from happening. But the moment she noticed how peaceful the guild was, her face was filled with fusion. An awkward silence filled the guild.
"Umm... Didn't you say there was a otion?" ［???］
The woman asked the one who reported her, but sihat person also had no idea what just happened, she also wasn't able to a. Her eyes were just as fused as the woman.
Thankfully, there were other receptionists and staff members in the se so she was able to ask them about what just happened.
"Umm... Guildmaster, it's already over." ［Receptionist］
"Over? Did Boros back out?" ［Guildmaster］
"No, he's over there." ［Receptionist］
The receptionist poio the unscious Boros lying on the floor. The moment the Guildmaster saw Boros, she looked even more fused. She just couldn't prehend the current situation.
"Did he pass out from drinking too much?" ［Guildmaster］
"No, he was done in by that kid." ［Receptionist］
The receptionist turo Grey and Yuna's dire, and following her lead, the guildmaster did the same. The Guildmaster has spotted a pair of youths who just looked like rookie adventurers.
"You're not joking, are you?" ［Guildmaster］
"No." ［Receptionist］
The guildmaster didn't believe the receptionist's words immediately and looked at the other receptionist in order to firm it, and to her surprise, all the receptionists' responses were the same.
She even looked at the adventurers for further firmation but she still received the same ahey are all tellihan the young man who didn't even look like 20 had done in a D-rank adventurer.
"Umm... You two, you e with me to my office?" ［Guildmaster］
And as per the guildmaster's request, Yuna and Grey went with her to her office without asking any question. With Grey's "Judgement", he could tell that she meant no harm.
Well, even if she did mean to harm them...
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[Salferine]
[Name] Althea
[Race] Human
[Sex] Female
[Age] 28
[Status] Healthy
[Mana Capacity] 695 [Mana Quality] D
[bat Power] 463 [Threat Level] D
[Attribute] Pnt [Magic Proficy] Intermediate (36%)
[Css] Archer [on Proficy] Intermediate (35%)
[Physical Enha] 39%
[Ability] Keen Sight (1☆)
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... she didn't have the ability to do so. At most, she could only st about 20 seds in a fight with either Grey or Yuna.
The moment they ehe office, their familiarity about the guild's yout vanished. It was anized in a different way pared to Gaston's and even has some cute artwork as decorations.
Although the office was still a pce for professional work, it is also a pce that the Guildmaster spends most of their time in. It is only natural that it tained a hint of the Guidlmaster's personality.
"Umm... First of all, I would like to apologize for one of our adventurer's as. I know this is a selfish request, but I ask you tive him." ［Althea］
"Ah, don't worry about it, Guildmaster. We didn't get hurt anyways." ［Grey］
"Un. We have faced far more dangerous people than him." ［Yuna］
"I see... Thank you for your uanding." ［Althea］
The Guildmaster breathed out a sigh of relief as soon as she heard Grey and Yuna's response. She was relieved that the two didn't harbor any feelings of hatred.
Although Boros was the one who acted out of li was still the Guildmaster's responsibility to oversee the adventurers and up any of the mess they made. She was thankful that Grey and Yuna were suderstanding people.
"Ah, how rude of me, I fot to introduce myself. My name is Althea, a D-ranker. I also happen to be this branch's Guildmaster. It's a pleasure to meet you." ［Althea］
"I'm Grey of the B-rank party 'Aster' from Galderia. It's also a pleasure." ［Grey］
"And I'm Yuna of the same party. Also a B-rank adventurer like Grey. o meet you too." ［Yuna］
"B-B-B-rank!? F-Five me for my rudeness!" ［Althea］
Upon learning of Grey and Yuna's identities, the Guildmaster immediately panicked and quickly bowed her head before us. She was trying her best to not make any mistake which could endahe guild.
While Grey and Yuna uood where the Guilldmaster was ing from, they were getting tired of dealing with the same thing over and ain. They only imagine how many times they'll experie iure.
"Umm... Guildmaster, please raise your head. We're not really good with formalities, so just aal towards us." ［Grey］
"But... But..." ［Althea］
"It's alright, we don't really mind. Right, Yuna?" ［Grey］
"Un. Casual feels more fortable." ［Yuna］
"T-Then... is it fio call you Yuna and Grey?" ［Althea］
"I'm fih it." ［Grey］
"Uoo." ［Yuna］
While Grey and Yuna were expeg to be addressed with "Mister" and "Miss" ,respectively, they didn't mind the Guildmaster's very familiar tone. After all, Gaston also addresses them without honorifics attached.
"So, Guildmaster... Why did you call us here again?" ［Grey］
Grey asked, thinking there was another reason as to why the Guildmaster called them over other than an apology, but...
"Huh? I just wao apologize." ［Althea］
... sometimes fate could be pyful. The Guildmaster really just wao apologize. She was a sweet and sincere woman.
After that, Yuna and Grey ask a few questiarding the byrinth and high-ranking quests avaible at the moment. While they weren't in dire need of mohey could use a bit of exercise.
"Thank you for your time. Please enjoy your stay here in Moterno!" ［Althea］
"Sure!" ［Grey］
"Un!" ［Yuna］
With all matters settled, Grey and Yuhe Guildmaster's offid headed back to the lobby where they selected a couple of quests.
They will finally be having some adveer a few days of leisure. Just the thought of it made Grey and Yuna a little excited. Especially si was a erritory that they have yet to explore.
It was going to be a fun day.
CHAPTER 37 END
