75 – Queen of the Backstreets – 1
“Damn it, the middle and lower level commissions are dry again. Why the hell are you like this these days?”
“I heard that some strange guys came out? That’s why the monsters have become so damn strong. S-ranks are busy being called here and there. If you want to hire priests, it’s worth calling them.”
“I don’t know what idiots like us are telling us to do, damn it.”
Two adventurers wearing light armor, each carrying a sword and a spear, grumbled and left the Adventurers Guild building. There was a bang, and the sound of the door being slammed shut.
Although it would normally have been regarded as very rude, no one frowned upon seeing it.
Because the atmosphere of other adventurers was not very different.
Parties looking for priests were busy all over the place, and some of them stared at the request board for a while and turned their steps gloomily.
“Priest! If you join our party, we will distribute an additional 5% of the profits!”
“We’ll give you 10% more! Come to our party!”
There was also a party where they competed to recruit one priest.
The priest hesitated between the two, and eventually decided to participate in a party that offered an additional 20% of the proceeds, so he moved towards it.
The joys and sorrows of the two men who seemed to be leaders were clearly mixed.
Other people’s share would be extremely reduced, but it seemed that they were satisfied with the fact that they could carry out the request.
I browsed the request board. A condition was attached to all requests that a priest was required.
Requests without such conditions were all ripped off by the people who rushed in as soon as the Adventurers Guild opened.
Yesterday, at first glance, I heard that he was hanging around in front of the union building from dawn. It must mean that the situation is so desperate.
‘Damn black blood.’
The reason the situation reached this point was because of the black blood monsters.
Besides the first one, which was melted without being able to use it in the holy water that Christine created, and the second one that Christine burned with divine power, black blooded monsters began to appear all over the continent.
at a much faster rate than before. and much more.
The middle and lower level adventurers, who made up the vast majority of the entire adventurer population, could not defeat even the strengthened monsters nearby, let alone the black blooded monsters.
From the top B-class or A-class adventurers, they were able to defeat the strengthened monsters, but it was impossible to deal with the main body.
In the end, all that remained were S-class adventurers. At around S-class, victory itself was possible only when supported by the priest, but the number was absurdly small.
Furthermore, the problem that the support of priests was essential got in the way.
Excluding the non-standard beings around me, even the Royal Knights, who are in fact at the pinnacle of human power, can’t be different from S-class adventurers, since it costs a lot to catch black blood without a priest.
The atmosphere was really going back to the old days. Even then, the status of the priests jumped sharply because of the black blooded monsters.
‘Thanks to that, Serena can’t come out of the Royal Knights.’
Originally, I was going to drop the Royal Knights right away, but the situation was so urgent that I had no choice but to postpone it later.
As soon as I heard that, Serena with a broken expression and Charlotte laughing at Serena to the fullest were a bonus.
Perhaps the two of them would be searching for traces of black magic while wiping out the black blood monsters by now. In particular, Serena, whose withdrawal was postponed, worked even harder.
Originally, I had to do it myself, but black blood appeared too often, so I had no choice but to leave most of it to Serena and Charlotte.
So, for the past few days, planting has been quite uncomfortable. If, by any chance, something happened to black magic, that area would have to be cut out at all costs.
“Adventurer, would you mind for a while?”
The receptionist’s voice broke my thoughts. I raised my head. I saw the receptionist waiting for me with a slightly dark smile on the other side.
As I approached, the receptionist held out a piece of paper. It was the adventurer application I submitted earlier.
The rejected application and the hesitant receptionist. I immediately guessed what was to come.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can give you permission.”
I knew it would be like this.
“is that so?”
“Yes. I’m really sorry. After all, policy is policy… Are there really no colleagues or relatives who can prove your identity as an adventurer?”
There are, but if we bring them, this place won’t be able to handle it. Thinking of the king of this country and the 1st Knight Commander of the Royal Knights, I ate in my heart.
An identity guarantor was an essential requirement for issuing an adventurer plate.
Usually, in most cases, they become parents, but it was possible for even D-class adventurers or ordinary people who had lived in the city for more than 10 years to become guarantors themselves.
But in my current situation, neither was an option.
“I have a situation.”
“If that’s the case, it’s impossible. If you leave your name and personal information blank, it’s very difficult for us to give permission. Just in case, the adventurer might have the purpose of laundering his identity after committing a crime in another city. In reality, that’s the purpose. There are quite a few criminals who want to get their adventurer plates reissued.”
The receptionist’s finger pointed to the name and brief biographical fields I had left blank.
“I’m really sorry to the adventurer, but it’s a very suspicious act to keep your name and personal information a secret. I hope you understand.”
With a polite refusal, the receptionist pushed the application towards me. I wondered, but in the end it turned out exactly as expected.
I tore up the rejected application and threw it in the trash. Perhaps the conversation we just had had leaked out, and I could feel the eyes around me looking at me suspiciously.
Trying to get an adventurer’s certificate and plate while leaving your name and personal information blank is a suspicious act, so such a reaction is perfectly normal.
Because I don’t know what the human being did.
Even when I left the Adventurer’s Guild building, the suspicious eyes did not go away, and I was finally able to free myself from those eyes only after the door was closed.
‘Charlotte told me to tell her if I needed a new identity.’
There are few reasons why you need a new identity. It was simply because the lack of a name had gradually hardened like a name.
The curse on the concept itself towards me was very severe, and even if I was called a nickname at first, it became the target the moment people recognized it differently.
That is why it is necessary to periodically change identities. Of course, all information about the name and personal information is left blank.
It would be simple to ask Charlotte, but Charlotte was investigating the existence of a black blooded monster related to black magic, so she didn’t want to call it something trivial.
Even if there is an inconvenience that everything that requires identification is impossible, what can I do? It’s not like I’m going to die anyway.
I’d rather have Alessia as a guarantor in the city where I rented the carriage and try to erase her memory one more time, but I gave up right away.
Since he is an adventurer with the royal knights as his guarantor, he must be very interested in him. It was never a good idea to do that.
Incidentally, from what I heard at first glance before leaving the city, the female adventurer, the only survivor of the annihilated party, eventually lost her mind and became a disabled person.
What did you do to Christine?
“There, brother!”
Suddenly someone grabbed my shoulder. Wanting something, I turned around and saw a man with short blond hair standing on either side of his eyes.
The overall color of the skin was close to dark. Judging by the attitude and facial expression, he did not seem to be a very kind person.
recalled the memory. It seems that the nerd who was sitting in the corner of the first floor and staring at the adventurers looked similar to him.
“what?”
“I saw it all. What happened just now. You’re pretty brave, right? You’re trying to get an adventurer’s plate without giving me your name and personal information.”
The man’s thumb pointed to the Adventurer’s Guild building behind him.
“That’s why you got rejected. If that’s all you have to say, I’m going to leave.”
“Ehehe, hey. He’s such an impatient hyung. Listen to me for a moment. I’m sure it’s not a loss.”
Power went into the hand holding the shoulder. It was stronger than it looked. When I stopped, the man smiled and continued.
“Looks like you need a new identity, don’t you?”
I was going to say I didn’t really need it, but I changed my mind.
If a kind-hearted and kind-hearted adventurer approached by saying these words, he would be offering a helping hand, but if a person close to a back alley bully approached by saying these words, trying to save his identity through the normal route would be It was highly likely not.
Receiving money through illegal routes, or asking for money in exchange for guarantor. In particular, the latter case was a fairly rare case.
If caught, the hair will fly off.
“Why?”
“I know a very good route. I can get an adventurer’s certificate as long as I have a guarantor.”
“That’s true, but are you going to do it? If you go with a guy who looks like a bad boy, he’ll do it. It’s a very good idea to completely destroy the remaining hope and leave no room for regret.”
“Uh huh. This body is still a C-class adventurer.”
“Yes. I’ll call it that. What’s the point?”
“Yes, yes? Ha, I can’t believe this. Anyway, if you want to get an adventurer’s certificate, I know how. How about it?”
I looked around and lowered my voice. It was to make it appear as if they were wary of their surroundings.
“Is the very good route just mentioned an illegal route?”
“Ugh, it’s illegal. I should say it’s a little different from the standard way.”
“Isn’t that what it is? It means it’s not normal after all.”
“Hey, bro.”
Chuck, the man put his arm on my shoulder. And whispered in a soft voice.
“Anyway, hyung-ssi is also a fool. If he was an ordinary adventurer, he would have given up his name and personal information over there. Looking at it, it looks like he came over here to make a big accident somewhere a little far away, but just do as I say. Because no one will ask. I’ve seen a lot of people like you, and now they’ve washed their identities and are living well here.”
“……Why did you approach me?”
The smirk returned.
“Of course it’s money. Bad guys spend a lot if it’s for their own sake. As long as the service is reliable, they’ll gladly open their wallets.”
“Didn’t you ever consider the possibility that I’d be out of money?”
“Then you can just do it with your body. If you need to wash your identity, you’ve already done a lot of killing people, right?”
“…”
He fell silent for a moment trying to choose an appropriate answer, but apparently the man accepted the silence as an affirmation.
He smiled and slapped my back a few times to make a loud noise, and then, ignoring my disgusted expression, he put his arm around my shoulder.
“Let’s go to my sister. This is because my sister is an expert.”
