Gloomy, I enter the adventurers guild where I met Eina-san.
"Agwin-kun? What's wrong"
I drooped my body low and complained "Waah, Eina-san, today. . .I've become an adventurer today for real!"
I really wanted her consent but to think its the opposite: "REALLY!?" with capital letters and clasps of her hands out of happiness. Damn life. Please throw somebody who understands this feeling of mine here! Of course who I am fooling in the first place? No one will!
"W-why?" She baffled from my reaction whilst made me even more gloomier.
"I hate it. . .I hate it. . .argh!" I place myself near her window with still dropped down body.
"Why hate it? Did you know everyone in the world desires to be one of this adventurers? To etch their name in history! To create myth when others cannot! To become a living legends when others cannot!" So she happily explained but none of them enters my ears. I still hate this though.
"So you came here for an advice?" She immediately change the topic, noticing I'm not even interested.
"Of course! what else could it be? Uwahh!" I wanted to cry, haaaah. . .
I sick of adventure. Defeat the evil boss you say? I've done it. Created a name of yourself? I've done it! Although virtually, I've done all of it.
So, I'd rather sweep the ground full of trash, do the carpentry or become a shop's mascot instead of this crap! Ahhh. . .damnit all!
But well, its Astraea-sama we are talking about. And just remembering just her name like this made me relaxed. Even my cheek still felt that slap, ahhh. . .
"Hmm?" Eina holds a book and pointed what kind of monsters lingers in the dungeon unto mine and explaining. But I heard a familiar footsteps and was ringing as if this place entered in a chronosphere. Only its footsteps is echoed inside this guild.
Its long golden hair, flutters in each of its step. Its golden yet bored looking eye seemed charming yet disappointed.
She looked at me but speaks to Eina-san instead.
"Dungeon" So she speaks.
Pffft, she didn't change at all. I can't help but release that silent chuckle.
"Jagamarukun, weapon dealer" She only looked at me after hearing my chuckle.
I know alright! You bought all of my potato stocks the last time. That, I am thankful of! Still, the memories of 'him' flows through me. Wanted to talk to this little girl here. But I'm sorry. I cannot let you.
Now that I think about it. Am I still normal? I can't help but to argue with my self, so maybe I have two personalities right now.
In the end I concluded I might not normal. . .
And after her meeting with Eina-san which didn't even react for two minutes, I questioned: "Is there such rule?" asking if one needs the consent of the guild before entering the dungeon. This time, Ais is already gone.
"Ahh that? Well, you see. . .other than an 'exploration' where certain familia recorded what floors they had reached, there's this what you called an individual or commonly known as 'solo conquest' too. . .by which floor they reached the dungeon alone with no support"
I tilt my head. What's the difference?
"The difference is, of course too big than an exploration could! After all, individual adventure is riskier than a party and exploration"
"Why doing it though? To challenge the dungeon by themselves? More like, they wanted to die, right?"
"Tsk, this is why, its hard to train newbs, you've become popular enough that no one will surely mess up with you! There's also a salary for the 'champion'!"
Eh?! Eina-san? did she click her tongue????
I wanted to ask her but she explained thereafter: "This is a solo conquest so of course it's too risky, but if you blatantly said that you've reached that floor but we doubting your skill? we'll evaluate you and fined you once caught lying. . ."
Wow! There's such a thing? And salary eh? Its exciting! "But what If I only entered the dungeon alone without the guild adventurer's consent?"
"That is not our problem then. You can do it anytime you want but even if you break your record as long as the guild didn't agree for your solo conquest, that is nothing but a null."
"Hoho, amazing eh. I'd never thought such thing do exist"
"It did. But very few are doing it. After all, they'd rather hunt as a familia than soloing the dungeon"
"Hehe, now I would like to try it too, I'm curious how far can I go" I can't help but grinned. And that 'salary!' I can't resists my saliva who is drooling continously!
"Yeah, as a newbs, its everyone's dream but all is nothing a farce"
"Farce? why so? Isn't that cool? soloing the dungeon? isn't this a fantasy after all?" I don't know, just a word exited out of my mouth while thinking so.
"Its cool to solo, yes, but entering inside the dungeon and your life is already at stake. You can dream big but reality is always cruel. There's a wall that cannot be surpassed by just being cool alone"
"This time, I really don't get what you meant" I seriously questioned. This time, I lend my ears for real but I still don't get her point.
"Level"
"Oho, adventurer's level, huh. . ." She had her point then.
"Yes, that is. . .what holds everyone's knee. you got the blessing, you've become stronger compared to a falna-less but you already bounded by a level" so she lament.
I know what she meant. Really, but I already entered that damn dungeon without falna and its a fucking hard-mode is on!
"You cannot go beyond your limit as long as your level is not increasing. Especially from level 1 to level 2. That is the hardest phase of adventuring. And that, is why this world is cruel. That's the reality. After all, 30% of adventurer didn't exceed that level." Hey, wait a minute, you're new as an adventurer advisor. How come you're so knowledgeable? Is what I wanted to convey, but it challenged me. All of what she said challenged me---
"Ha ha, Eina-san is so serious. Then how about it---if I level up next month, would you give me a kiss?" Looking at her, I pointed at my lips with grin.
"E-eh? One month!?" She stands up and covers her mouth with wide eyes. Surprised of what she heard.
Eh!? You surprised by the word 'one month' than a 'kiss to my lips'?! What the actual fuck!? I seriously gonna faint here, but---
"He he he, what? Deal? or no deal?" I seriously asks with a chuckle, but it was I who surprised in return: "Forget a kiss! You can even sex with me if you level up in one month!" so she stated bashfully while turning in red.
"Fucking deal!" with a reflex, I slammed the table out of happiness which created cracks until it completely destroyed.
Ooops! Sorry!