"It's over 9000!"
My voice echoed throughout the guild, and once again everyone was staring at us, but this time it seemed like everyone was starting to get annoyed.
"I-I am sorry about that, I was just shocked that there were over 11000 coins"
"Fu fu fu, it's totally understandable, I was also shocked when you returned with over 500 Renewmints, as expected from Mr.He- I mean Mr.Doyama", she continued.
"Can you please hand me your guild card, I will update it for you and will mark this quest as completed."
"All right, here you go"
I gave her my guild card and went somewhere inside the guild, after a few minutes she came back and scanned the card in a machine that resembled a computer and returned my guild card.
"Apologies for the delay. I went to consult the Guild Master about your situation. Congratulations on achieving the Copper Rank Adventurer status," Ember said.
"What do you mean by that didn't you say that, I have to complete twenty Aluminum rank quests to become a copper rank adventurer?"I questioned her.
"That's usually the case, but you managed to gather over 500 Renewmints. Normally, for a single gathering quest, you only need to gather around ten of them. So basically, you completed around fifty Aluminum rank quests in a single day," she continued.
"That's why you've been ranked up. I also had a word with the Guild Master about this and explained your unique circumstances. He agreed to make you a Copper Rank adventurer. Actually, we wanted to make you an Iron Rank adventurer, but if we do something like that, there will be complaints from others," she continued.
"Once again, congratulations on becoming a Copper Rank adventurer. To be honest, neither I nor the Guild Master has heard of someone achieving Copper Rank in a single day, but I guess that's to be expected from Mr. Doyama," she said with a smile.
"Wait when you said 'Unique circumstance' does that mean you told the Guild Master that I am a He-"
She suddenly interrupted me and said, "Fu fu fu… Please don't worry, I didn't mention anything about 'That' to anyone. It will be our very own little secret," she told me while placing her index finger on her lips and winking with one eye.
For some reason, she seems unusually friendly today, and her way of speaking is also different from before. But that's not all—her gaze today resembles that of a predator, fixed on its prey, ready to pounce at any given moment.
don't have a good feeling about this; my DoDo sense is tingling and urging me to get as far away from her as possible.
"I-I see, then I will take my leave for today. See you later, Ember."
"Fu fu fu… see you later, Mr. Do-ya-ma."
Why the hell is she saying my name like that? I really need to distance myself from her; otherwise, I feel like she might just swallow me whole.
I turned around and activated Acceleration.
"Skill Share - Acceleration"
"Acceleration"
"Acceleration"
After three Accelerations, I left that place like a bolt of lightning.
Th-that was scary for some reason, I should go back to the Inn, for now, I am very tired for various reasons.
I went back to the Inn and the teenager who I saw yesterday greeted me, "Hello, Welcome back"
Now that I think about it, today is the last day of my stay. I should extend it.
"Hello, Can I extend my stay for a few more days?", I questioned him.
"Sure, that's not an issue. How long do you want to extend it for?"
"Five more days will do", I told him and gave him some money.
"Alright, thank you for your patronage. And do you smell something very foul?"
I looked at myself and asked him again, "Ac-Actually Is there anywhere where I can clean myself?"
"Of course there is, There are few stalls behind the Inn for your to clean yourself", He told me with the same enthusiasm.
"Thank you", I thanked him and went back to the Inn to have a look at it. They resembled public bathrooms.
Inside, there were numerous stalls for bathing and a few toilets. As I entered, I noticed several quotes adorning the walls.
"Here I sit broken hearted, Tried to poop but only farted"
"They paint these walls to hide my pen but the shit house poet strikes again"
"Amid the silence, a sound takes flight, Unbearable smell throughout the night, Weird sounds from my stomach, am I all right? Will I be here for long? Well, I might."
There were a few more similar quotes inside, and a sudden urge to carve my own quote surged within me. I wanted future generations to witness my creative masterpiece.
"Everyone comes here to sit and wonder, but here I am to shit like a thunder"
Great, now future generations can admire this wonderful masterpiece and maybe even create their own, just like I did today.
After carving my Masterpiece in this place where many different people from many different places gather together I went and cleaned myself, had some dinner, and went back to my room.
I laid down on my bed, I wanted to sleep but I wanted to know if Truck got the skill he wanted, so I tried calling him.
"Truck you there?"
After a few minutes, he responded, "Yes what is it?"
"Did you get the skill you wanted?"
"Yes, actually I got the skill a few hours ago. But something weird happened when I bought the skill instead of being on Rank E it went up to Rank D because of the Otherworlders bonus, so I don't have to spend that much to increase it to Rank C"
"Really? A surprise to be sure but a welcome one. Then how much did it cost you to upgrade it?"
"So the total came to around 800 points"
"So you saved around 200 points, now that I think about it the same thing happened to me but instead of Rank D mine went upto to Rank C, and they were Hero bonus instead of Otherworlder bonus"
"So, does that mean no matter what skill we learned we will get a huge upgrade from the get-go? That's broken, to be honest"
"I thought the exact same thing, anyway let's see your new skill, Status Screen"
I opened the Status Screen and Selected Truck from the list and saw his new Skill called Linguistic(C) and I selected it.
Linguistic (C) (Passive)
Description: The Linguistic skill acts as a translator, allowing you to grasp the meanings hidden within the languages scattered across Fantasium. It doesn't just stop at the languages spoken by common folks – it also helps you comprehend the unique tongues of Monsters and Demons.
Effect: With the Linguistic skill, you gain the ability to read, write, and understand a plethora of languages existing in Fantasium. As you continue to rank up this skill, your language skills become more natural and flowing.
This unique skill transforms you into a universal communicator, fostering connections and harmony among the diverse races and cultures that populate Fantasium's vibrant tapestry.
Proficiency: 0%
When looking at this many people will think that this is a useless skill, I also thought the same thing but you can even understand the languages of Demons and Monsters with it.
If used correctly it could become a very powerful tool, because as they say communication is the key to unlocking a multitude of possibilities.
When I was looking at Truck's new skill my hand accidentally hit the Status Screen and something popped up.
*Do you want to Rename your SumMon?*
Warning: You can only do this once.
Ohh… it looks like I can rename Truck.
"Hey Truck, it looks like I can rename you"
"What? Really! Then let's pick an awesome name. I was tired of being called just Truck. My new name should represent my honor, wisdom, heroism, and much more it should be something grand like Optimu-"
I interrupted his speech and said, "Truck-Kun" and typed that name in the Status Screen.
"What? What the hell does that even mean? You just added -kun to my name. Didn't you understand what I was saying until now? Are you dumb", he sounded irritated
"Calm down and listen to me. Where I come from, Truck-Kun symbolizes power, death, and even the journey to different worlds. The reason I chose this name is that it's not so different from your current name."
"Hmm… Alright, I will accept that name. Even though it's not as grand as I thought it's still not bad since as you said it's similar to my current name"
"Yes, exactly", I told him while trying to hold my laughter. And I continued.
"Alright I have something to do, let's see tomorrow", I told him.
"Alright, let's see tomorrow", he said these words and left.
After a few minutes, I started laughing hysterically while rolling on the bed.
"Ha ha ha ha ha, he-he actually bought that shit, he was more stupid than I thought. I want to see what kind of face he makes when he finds out what it truly meant", even though he had no face.