Before we arrived at the receptionist's corner I can hear another adventure voice in the lobby talking about me.
"Hey, did you hear that?"
"Yeah, it looks like that newcomer is jade disciple"
"Seriously?"
"Jade that one of the three dragon emperors right?"
They begin talking about me and jade. I can understand why Jade is really famous because she have a title as one of the Dragon Emperor and she is S rank adventure. They pay more attention to jade before she declared that I am her disciple, but that attention shifted to me after jade declared it. For now, this is the best outcome. Agata, S rank Adventure already set eyes on me, so no wonder if the other Adventure will curious at me.
In the receptionist's corner, Clarisa has been waiting for us.
"You still can't get along with Agata aren't you? Jade"
The one who speaks is Clarisa. She looked at Jade and Agata's confrontation before since she is in the receptionist corner all this time. She is the one who calls the guild master, but it looks like he is late. I don't see him in the lobby.
"Who wants to get along with that good of nothing! That thing is full of worldly desire, It's really disgusting"
Jade calls Agata 'that thing' like he is something, not someone.
"Even though in the past you two are in one party?"
Hooo… is the first time I heard it.
"Humph, the past is the past. Right now is a different story"
Jade crossed her arm and sulking. It's just like I thought, the two of them have some past together that make them antagonizing each other. Maybe something is happening at her party before, and that's why Jade really hates him.
"Hahaha, but to think that Galen is Jade's disciple, It's the first time I heard it, and no wonder why he have a good evaluation from the guild. You must be training him really hard, huh?"
Ooo so Clarisa heard that part too, huh…
"hmm? Oh, yeah, I was"
Wait…what's with that halfhearted answer jade? You should be more confident to make her believe it.
"You're still young but to think you will take a disciple at this age… well, it's not like it was my business but jade please don't break him okay he is our promising newcomer"
"Don't worry I will not"
Well, if she believes then it's okay. But what is this 'still young' thing? Are the young one can't make a disciple or not? I've heard from the elder, some of the high ranked Adventure some time took a disciple for their successors. The reason is that this system of students and teachers is mutually beneficial between the new adventure and the veteran adventure, not only that they can pass their skill to the new adventure, they can make a trusted based companion with each other since the disciple will always in the care of his master. And their disciple will take their master legacy. Or sometimes the high ranked adventure took the disciple so they can become his/her errand boy/girl. The guild supports the master and disciple system like this knowing that they will be benefited from this system, the guild wants to make a new adventure learn from the veteran one so they can have a drastic development in their future and minimize the adventure dying by the monster. The requirement to take a disciple is not only for the S rank Adventure but the requirement is to become A rank adventure first then you can take a disciple. The S and A rank are already been recognized by the guild as a veteran so that's why they can take a disciple/successor. Since the elder didn't tell me about the age of someone who can take a disciple or not, I thought I can use this system to deceive people so that they didn't suspicious of my relationship with jade. Since I was curious I asked Clarisa.
"You said 'still young' are the one who can take the disciple have some requirement in their service period?"
Jade indeed is still young from the point of view of her adventure period or from her age.
"Oh, how sharp… no, there's no requirement service period when you want to take the disciple. The only requirement is you must become an A or S rank first"
Said Clarisa. Then what the elder said to me is true.
"The people that the guild have to acknowledge as A or S rank are the ones that we trust to have an abundant experience either with a monster or with a normal daily problem."
Add Clarisa, she still explains it to me. if what she said is true then I can understand how this guild works. They work based on trust with the adventure.
"Oh, I see I understand now. Well, it looks like today I learn something useful, thank you very much hahaha"
I laughed.
"Is that so? Then glad to be useful. The let's get to the business, What quest did you want to take today?"
Clarisa just gets to the point, she ended our conversation. I believe if we continue it will be evening before we know.
"Ah, yes. This one I want to take this one. Can you give it a sign as the quest already taken?"
I bring the quest in the bulletin. Jade and Clarisa take a look at my quest. The two of them looked at each other they're confused about why did I take this quest.
"Hey Len, is this okay? You can take some big quest you know since I'm in here"
Said jade. She confirming the quest that I take.
"It's okay, I have my reason, you know."
"If you said so then I will follow it."
Jade then accept it easily. I thought that maybe she will recommend me some big quest or changed my quest without my consent… but, I was wrong.
Clarisa still didn't believe the quest that I take.
"Are you sure you want to take this quest? Since you have a party with jade you can take some big quest, you know. Even if jade isn't with you, you can still take some big quest since you're her disciple"
Clarisa is same as jade, she wants to confirm the quest that I take.
"Yes, Is it wrong?"
"No, it just that… a disciple from S rank always take a big quest, you know. They want to make a name for themselves and their master, the disciple doesn't want to shame their master in the other S or A rank adventure that's why they take the big quest so that they can prove their master is a capable person. But your quest is just… gathering some black sheep that is lost in the forest in the northwest…"
Oooo so that's it. I can understand now why Clarisa was surprised by my quest. The quest that I took is too easy… the quest is just for D/C rank. Compared to other disciples of S rank who take a big quest my quest is just like a pebble to them. I can understand why they take the big quest the disciple and their master can become famous if they succeed and since they don't want to throw mud on their master's face, that's why they took the big quest. Well… I have my own reasoning to take this quest, and besides jade didn't mind what quest did I take. And I doubt she will complain to me, I just felt that maybe she will not complain of whatever quest did I take…
"Is that okay for you jade?"
She asked jade. Clarisa as Jade's friend is worried that jade will be mocked by other A or S rank adventure that has disciple. I understand that, it matter of their honors.
"It's okay. I believe he have some reason and besides, I didn't care about what others said to me. As long as my disciple can take the quest freely"
She boasted it arrogantly. what jade said is true I have my reason, but you didn't to boasted it, you know. she happily said that 'as long as my disciple can take quest freely is okay' it's like she stated that she have a student complex… I hope others who heard it doesn't misunderstand something…
"Well, If jade said so… but next time please pick some big quest okay it's for jade's sake."
Clarisa really cared about jade. I'm glad that jade have a friend like her, someone who cares about her and is worried about her.
"You don't need to worry about that. So I can take this quest right?"
"Yep, I will Sign is as the quest has been taken"
"Thank you, Clarisa, then len let's go"
Jade thanks Clarisa she happily go out from the guild leaving me behind.
"Then Clarisa thank you, we will go then"
Said me
"Yes, though it looks like you don't need it… but Good luck, and I hope that there's no problem in your mission"
Jade and I parted from Clarisa we take the north gate of this city to go to the northeast forest. The northeast forest isn't dangerous like in the south, this forest is just for the newcomer and some easy quest. the northeast forest is near the barn of this city so the livestock is placed in there, the livestock consist of A black sheep, I don't know the difference with a normal sheep. A cow, a Lizard, a horse, some normal monster, and Barian I don't know what kind of animal this Barian. The one that is missing is black sheep, it was our mission to find it in the northeast forest. While we are on the way to go to the northeast forest, jade then asked me,
"So Galen you have your reason right to chose this quest?"
She asked me the reason.
"Yep, for today I don't want any quest that killing the monster. I just want to get used first in the forest or in the city. And I want to test the new magic that I've been thinking"
There's a magic that I want to try. I want to know the full potential of my control magic, that's why I take this quest.
"Ooooo, is that your original magic? I want to see it!!"
Jade is really excited when I said that there's a magic that I want to try.
"I'm not saying that this is my original magic… is just I want to test the control of my magic how far is it. When I'm at the village I already mastered some of the magic but because my time in the village limited I didn't get to test this magic"
Well, it's true the elder only taught me magic that useful for daily, defend, and attack magic. they didn't much focus on testing my control magic since they said that I can already control it. But today I want to know how far can I control it.
"is that so? It's not a problem for me what magic is it I want to see it, hyahaha"
"Hahaha"
She is really like to exaggerate thing if it about me. I laughed.
We got out from the northeast city.