It was the weekend, and with the school on break, I decided to go on an inspection tour of the town of Drintle.
I flew all the way to near the town of Drintle using the flying magic.
They said it would take two days by carriage, but it only took an hour to get there by flying.
I tried flying at a height of about 100 meters and noticed that there was a lot of traffic of cargo carriages between the capital and the town.
It seemed that the forest where monsters lived, right next to the town, provided plenty of materials.
I had read in a book that the forest, where many monsters lived, experienced floods once every few decades.
Even in the territory of Gracia, the town was surrounded by a five-meter-high wall.
At the gate, guards were standing and inspecting the merchants entering the town.
"Hey, next. What's in your cargo?"
"It's grain and salt."
After the guard finished checking the cargo, he signed the documents.
"Alright, you can go in."
The items being brought in one after another were mainly food, weapons, and armor. The carriages leaving the town were loaded with what seemed to be monster materials.
It seemed that this town received a lot of monster materials from adventurers.
Then it was Cain's turn.
"Hey, next. What, an adventurer kid? You don't have any luggage? This place is tough for a kid."
The guard who asked this was shown Cain's guild card.
"Oh, you're an A-rank adventurer? I'm sorry. Please come in."
Cain felt a bit suspicious that he was let through without any inspection and asked the guard.
"Does that mean A-rank adventurers don't need to be inspected?"
"The town is known as an adventurer's town, so A-rank and above adventurers are not inspected."
The guard answered.
"So, if I bring in something prohibited, it's not a problem?"
"......Indeed, that's the case."
The guard answered with a wry smile.
"I see, well, that's fine. I'll go in. By the way, where is the adventurer's guild?"
"If you go straight down this road, you'll find it. There's a crossroads on the main street where the guild is located. ...Be careful, the guild here is... different."
"Thank you! I'll be fine."
Cain thanked the guard and passed through the gate. The road stretched straight ahead. Unlike the capital, the ground was not paved with stones but was left as dirt, yet it was wide enough for carriages to pass each other.
On both sides of the road, shops lined up, and inns could be seen here and there.
There were quite a few people, and the shops seemed to be thriving.
"It's more normal than I thought. I thought it would be more chaotic."
Cain looked around and walked into the town. Near the central crossroads, a building much larger than the others stood, which was the adventurer's guild.
"This guild is as big as the one in the capital... Even though the population here is only one percent of the capital's, the guild is the same size... It would be a nuisance to transport monsters through the center of such a town."
Cain entered the guild. The hall of the guild was the same as in the capital, with a request board on the right, reception counters in the front, and a bar on the left.
Only adventurers were inside the guild, and several parties were discussing while looking at the request board. Cain approached a receptionist who was not busy among the ten or so reception counters.
The receptionist was in her twenties and not very friendly. She frowned when she saw Cain, who was about ten years old.
"Huh? What is it? Registration? Kid, you can register at ten, but the adventurers here are all high-level. Why don't you train a bit more in a rural area?"
"No, no, I'm already registered. I'll be coming to this town often, so I just wanted to say hello..."
"I see, I see. There are a lot of Silver-class adventurers here, so be careful even at Iron level. I'm Betty. What's your name, kid?"
"I'm Cain. Nice to meet you."
"Alright, Cain, got it. Hey!! Anyone, welcome him!!"
The receptionist Betty called out to the hall.
"Oh, a new recruit's initiation... Haven't seen this in a while."
"Poor guy..."
Some adventurers looked at Cain with pity from a distance.
"We'll take care of him. Kid, come on!!"
A party of five adventurers who looked a bit rough came out and called out.
"What!? What are you going to do!?"
Cain was surprised by the sudden response.
"Of course, it's a mock battle for welcome. It's the greeting here."
The receptionist Betty came out from behind the counter, lighting a cigarette.
"Alright, are you ready? I'll be the referee. When I stop it, it's over. Until then, continue no matter what."
Betty gave the signal while holding a cigarette.
"Begin!"
The five adventurers slowly moved, grinning nastily.
"You do this kind of thing regularly... This needs to be fixed."
Cain sighed.
"Hey, Betty, who fixes the training ground if it breaks?"
Without paying attention to the adventurers who were ready with their swords, Cain asked Betty.
"Of course, the guild will fix it since it's their building."
"I have your word on that?"
Cain was relieved by Betty's answer. He was worried because the last time he broke the training ground at the academy, the king complained as the country had to pay for it.
"Hey, kid. Is it okay to be so relaxed?"
Cain smiled cutely at the adventurers who were grinning nastily and said only one thing.
"Ah, everyone, please don't die? Of course, this includes the audience in the stands."
『Fire Bullet』
In front of Cain's outstretched hand, five blue-white burning fire bullets floated.