We have bought a lot of secondhand Monster-Cores from Mr. Chad at the town's open market. And now, we're headed towards the Adventurers Guild to ask Sakura-san to appraise all these Monster-Cores.
However, the moment we arrived at the Adventurers Guild, everyone started to murmur and whisper.
Hmmm... Why is every Guild staff looking at us? Why are they whispering like that? Well, that's not important. We need to meet Sakura-san inside the appraisal room.
We enter the appraisal room and find Sakura-san at her usual counter.
"Good afternoon, Sakura-san."
"Good afternoon, Sakura-oneesan."
"Please help us appraise all these Monster-Cores, Sakura-san."
Mifumi-sama places all of our Monster-Cores at Sakura-san's counter. But somehow, Sakura-san has a weird expression like she's holding herself not to laugh while looking at us.
"Pfft!!!... Of course... I'm always willing to help the DwarfCat-earedElf... anytime."
"Are you talking about us, Sakura-san?"
"There is no person like that, Sakura-oneesan."
"DwarfCat-eared... Wait!...?"
While the three of us are still confused about what she said, Sakura-san explains to us what she means by calling us by that weird name.
"Your Adventurers-Party form was posted on the notice board yesterday... And the name that was written is... DwarfCat-earedElf... Pfft!... Hahaha!... "
Upon saying that weird name, Sakura-san finally burst into laughter. And upon hearing her explanation, the three of us realized who was the person responsible for that weird name.
We then ran outside the appraisal room towards the receptionist counter.
We're not sure what's happening but we're sure that this is Heleen-san's fault. But why would she do that? She's just at her usual counter so let's see what you have to say for yourself...
"""Heleen-san/-onesan!!!"""
"You said you would wait for us right?!"
"You said, a day before the submission of Exam Form. That's still two days from today, Heleen-san!"
"You lied to us, Heleen-oneesan!"
...SLAM!...
"Even if you slam your hands at your counter like that and act like you're angry at us, we still won't back down! That name is your doing right? Liar!"
...SLAM!!!...
"Ekkk!..."
I got a bit scared at Heleen-san. She got seriously angry after I called her a lair. But even though, we won't still back down. She needs to do something and remove that weird name from our group's Adventurers-Party form.
"You won't back down huh?"
"""We won't!"""
"Hmph!... I didn't lie, okay? Two days from today will be the release of the list of Exam takers! And today is the deadline for the Exam Form submission!"
"""Ehh?"""
That's weird. We're sure that two days from today will be the deadline for the Exam form submission.
"Since no one from your group showed up yesterday. I thought you were okay with the name DwarfCat-earedElf."
"We don't want that weird name!"
"You're making fun of us, Heleen-oneesan!"
"Please give us a chance to change our Adventurers-Party name, Heleen-san!"
"Fine! Say your official Adventurerd-Party name before I finish counting down to 10..."
"That's too sudden..."
".. 9... 8..."
"Vier-chan! You have the Adventurers-Party name, right?"
"Wait!"
"7.. 6... 5..."
"Vier! Say a cool name!"
"Ehh?..."
"4... 3... 2... "
"Fine!.. Our Adventures-Party will be called the BlackOpsCo.!"
Upon hearing the name that I said, Mifumi-sama, Heleen-san, and everyone around us who was watching our argument got a stunned expression on their face like they couldn't believe that I chose that name. Well, Felin is an exception. She seems to already like that name.
"BlackOpsCo.? As in Black Ops Company? Do you want your Adventurers-Party name to sound like a group of assassins or something?"
Well, sounding like an assassin group is cool but that's not why I came up with that name, Heleen-san.
After the conversation with Ms. Karna back in the Guild conference room, I realized that there is a big problem that our group might be facing soon.
Since Dream-Holders can feel that odd feeling when they are near each other, it will be hard to hide my identity if our group meets another Dream-Holder after we pass the Exam and leave our town. And based on Ms. Karna's information, some Dream-Holders are annoying.
They act selfishly and do whatever they want. They might follow us since they might want to join our group or invite other Dream-Holders to their group. There are even ones who believe that they are the protagonists of this world or maybe they think of themselves as heroes.
Wait... Did the Burden-Brothers name their Adventurers-Party as NeoHeroes because of that? I hope Ms. Karna has nothing to do with that name.
Anyway, to drive away those kinds of DreamHolders, I tried to recall the stories of reincarnation in my dreams of Memory-Fragment.
I recalled what kind of a scene all of those reincarnated people feel the emotion of fear. If I can name our Adventurers-Party after that, maybe we can drive away those annoying Dream-Holders.
The scene where they all feel the emotion of fear is when they recall the memories of their past life, working for those unpleasant people in that dark place environment.
I'm not sure what kind of place those are but it looks like an office and those people look like staff so maybe those are Guild, Company, Association, or Corporation.
And since the environment is always dark then maybe a name like DarkGuild, DarkCompany, DarkAssociation, DarkCorporation.
In the end, I rejected all those names and decided to combine the word Black Ops which means the infamous underground group, and Company which is a smaller organization compared to Guild, Association, and Corporation forming the name Black Ops Company or BlackOpsCo.
I just hope that it will help to drive away those annoying DreamHolders.
"Vier-chan, stop monologuing by yourself. We have to deal with our Adventurers-Party name first.
"Vier, you can't do your cat-staring face now."
"Huh?... Okay, I'm sorry, Mifumi-sama, Felin."
After getting back my thoughts from thinking about how I came up with the BlackOpsCo. name, Heleen-san continues with the argument about our Adventurers-Party name.
"I think the name DwarfCat-earedElf is much better, and it represents your group perfectly."
"You're saying I'm small like a Dwarf, Heleen-san?"
I try to intimidate Heleen-san by acting mad.
"You're still small like a Dwarf, Vier-chan. And I know what Demi-Human Bloodline runs in your blood so don't make me say it!"
Tsk!... It failed. Blackmailing me with another secret of mine is a cowardly move Heleen-san. However...
"That is still an uncool name!"
"I like how BlackOpsCo. sound compares to DwarfCat-earedElf, Heleen-san."
"That's right, Heleen-oneesan. BlackOpsCo. is better."
"See? It's your naming sense. That's the problem."
Heleen-san got a stunned expression after hearing my remark about her naming sense.
"My naming sense? Then tell me how the name BlackOpsCo. represents your group. How did you come up with that name? If you can't convince me, I'm not going to accept that name!"
"I'm sure Vier-chan has a good reason for choosing that name, Heleen-san."
"Right! Vier has a reason!"
"Ehh?..."
I can't tell them that I chose that name to drive away those annoying Dream-Holders so what should I do now... Wait!... That's right! I came prepared for this.
"Can't think of a good reason, Vier-chan?"
"Wait!... If we use the name DwarfCat-earedElf, that will only represent me, Felin, and Mifumi-sama. What if we add more members to our group?"
"The three of you are the founding members so it's okay."
"No! They might feel left out!"
"That might be true but how is the name BlackOpsCo. would represent your group? Tell me, Vier-chan!"
"Sheesh!... Just look at Mifumi-sama and Felin's hair color."
"You're saying that you chose the name BlackOpsCo. because Felin-chan and Mifumi-sama's hair is colored Black?"
"Of course!"
"Then how about you, Vier-chan! Your hair is colored brown!"
"That won't be a problem since I got this potion... release... Hair-Color-Potions..."
What I released from my Slime-Watch is the box containing the 30 pieces of special potions that I received from Master Arenea earlier today.
Now all that's left is to demonstrate the effects to Heleen-san.
"Just wait and see its effects after I drink this!"
I hope Master Arenea didn't make any pranks and made this potion according to my request. Here we go...
"gulp!... gulp!... wah!..."
"Vier-chan! Your hair color is changing!"
"Amazing! Your hair turns black like us, Vier!"
"Did you see that, Heleen-san? If we have other members drink this while we're doing quests, the name BlackOpsCo. would really suit us all."
...BAMMMM!!!!!...
...CRACK!...
"""Ekkk!!!"""
Everyone not only our group but also the crowd around us was surprised by that sound.
I think I heard something got broken. It's either Heleen-san's counter or the bones from her hands. After all, that almost explosive sound came from Heleen-san slamming her hands at her counter.
Sheesh... Why does everyone keep slamming their hands on the table when they're mad?
"Is that thing permanent?! Does it have any side effects?! Can anyone use it?! Does it come in other colors?! And where can I buy it?! Vier-chan!"
Somehow, Heleen-san is acting like crazy. It's kind of scary but that is not what we're talking about right now.
"Why are you asking that? We're talking about our Adventurers-Party name so..."
...BAMMMM!!!!!...
...CRACK!!!...
"Tell me right now! Or I won't even consider listening to your request!"
Heleen-san shouted like a boss getting mad at her subordinate. It's super scary that I unconsciously react and answer all of her inquiries.
"Yes, Heleen-san! It will only last for half a day. It doesn't have any side effects since Master Arenea made it. Anyone can use it as long as they're Human, Half-Race, or Demi-Human. Yes, it comes in many colors. It's not for sale yet but if you make a personal order, Master Arenea will make it."
"I see, you're saying that your group is planning to add more members in the future, and the name DwarfCat-earedElf won't be able to represent this new group. So you want to have another name which is the BlackOpsCo.?"
"Ehh? Are we done talking about the Hair-Color-Potion?"
"You're confusing us Heleen-san."
"You're acting weird,Heleen-oneesan."
"Answer my question already, we're running out of time for the submission."
"Ehh... Yes, the name DwarfCat-earedElf won't be able to represent us in the future so we want another name which is the BlackOpsCo.."
"Okay. Then I'll write that name in your Adventurers-Party form."
"""Thank you Heleen-san/-oneesan!"""
Sheesh... We're finally convinced Heleen-san to remove that weird name...
"On one condition!"
Ugh!... I kind of have a bad feeling about this condition that Heleen-san would request from us.
"What is that condition then?"
"Share some of those Hair-Color-Potion with me right now. Since it's you, Vier-chan, I know you have a lot of it, right? And I want two... no! I want three of every color you have."
"What?..."
"You can't do that! That's extortion, Heleen-san!"
"Why do you keep doing bad things, Heleen-oneesan?!"
"Sheesh!... Hmmm?... Ohh!... I think I ran out of ink. That's too bad, right? I guess I just have to submit your Adventures-Party forms for the Exam like this..."
"Please accept this gift Heleen-san! It's the 10-set Hair-Color-Potion! The box contains 3 samples for the 10-color set! Please accept this gift!"
"See? This is not extortion since you're giving this to me as a gift. Right, BlackOpsCo.?"
"""Yes Heleen-san/-oneesan!"""