After hearing all kind of nonsense that somehow was the truth, he, the guild master, was feeling really tired, even though they didn't fought in the end.
" ... Right, do you know how to read and write ? "
Asking the young man that was following him a question, there was another set of footsteps beside theirs, the one from the maid that he got to summon back, but this time he was ready and closed his eyes before the flash.
Still, it was such a strange sight, to think that such a beautiful girl was a summon.. at least, he could tell that the young man had great tastes if he was the one who created the card.
" I do, are you asking because of the requests the adventurer's receive ? "
Remembering the weird scrambling that he saw on the card earlier, he wanted to ask if he could also read that, but kept his mouth shut as it was his time to give an answer.
" Well, there's that, but it also count for your adventurer's badge, people who can't read will have a special mark inscribed on it, telling the staff members if someone need assistance with reading requests or not, though it's not really needed in such a small city with few adventurer's, but once at Litheria, it can get really busy. "
Reaching the stairs leading to the first floor, he started climbing them with heavy steps, not because he was angry, but simply because of the sheer mass of his bear like body.
Of course, everytime he took the stairs, he would, like a magnet, attract others gaze, but what could he do about it ?
His current body was the proof of his strength and the reason he was a guild master as well, if he wanted the advantages, he had to accept the responsabilities too, there was no way to avoid it.
" Hey, lazy bum, go to the back and take me a silver grade badge and an iron one, they know how to read. "
" What- ?... Guild master, are you sure ? "
Seeing the surprise on the face of the human with brown hair, he wanted to sigh heavily and go hibernate somewhere else if it meant that he could avoid the current hassle he was in, but with no choice than to do his job, he didn't wanted to take more time than necessary.
" Just hurry up before I kick your ass and send you flying there ! "
" Sir yes sir ! "
Eventually, under his menace, the lazy guy working under him got up from his chair and used the back door behind the counter in a hurry, which would lead to a small storage area.
" ... By the way, I know the girl's name, but what about yours ? "
Thinking that he'll have to carve the names of the both of them on the badges, he decided to ask now about the young man's name, but even that, gave him a new headache as he couldn't take how secretive he was being.
" Just Arthur will do. "
" ' Just Arthur ' , you fucker, do you want to use an alias or something ? Just know that the badge won't react to the blood if the wrong name is engraved in it. "
Explaining the reason of why he asked his name, he could see this one sigh at his words.
' You bitch, I should be the one sighing, I'm tired of your bullshit. '
- Arthur's POV -
Sighing as he heard something that would make his life complicated, or more like, the choices he was about to make and how he'll take it, he decided to try his luck based on one simple thing.
" ... It's not really an alias, just the short version, full name is Arthurion. "
Telling him about the name he saw once in his status board, there wasn't any family name attached to it, and since his family wasn't in this world, he thought that it wasn't that strange.
But there was one thing he was questioning himself with.
If the badge was supposed to react to the blood and his name, won't he have to use his full name from earth ? Or did the one who sent him here already thought about that and changed his body somehow ?
" What a peculiar name. "
While he wanted to nod at that, he restrained himself, since he couldn't just tell him that it was his ID from a game he used to play before coming to this world, he just stayed silent and waited for the truth to be unfold even before his eyes.
The man from the counter coming back with one badge in both hands, they really were silver and iron colored, or maybe made from the said metals.
As for their forms, besides the color, they were completely round, not like a sphere, but almost like a pebble with the back side being flat while the front side showed a light curve with a red bead at the center of it.
After handing them to the guild master respectfully, this one took the both of them in one hands, showing again how big his body was compared to a normal human, as he was surely towering everyone here by just being above two meters tall.
And using his free hand to reach for his pocket, instead of a pen, he took out a small chisel.
" Alright, I'm gonna need you both to spell your names for me. "
With no hammer around to be seen, he saw the guild master lift his arm and use the chisel as it was while he was spelling their names, carving both badges, scraps of metals fell to the ground as if they were simple potato skin that he peeled with a knife.
The sight of it was somehow scary and he could understand now why the guy didn't want to have his ass kicked by such a mountain of muscles.
" And.. there you go. "
Once he finished carving the last letter of Mariane's name, he then handed them the badges, but since his maid was carrying the box, he was the one to receive them.
" Gonna need you to put a drop of your blood on top of the bead... Need a needle or something ? "
As he was about to refuse and wanted to do it like a real man, by biting on his thumb like those guys from fantasy novels, he thought about Mariane behind him and ended up nodding as he didn't wanted for her to suffer an injury.
While he thought that she could just recover from it almost instantly as long as he made her revert into a card, he didn't wanted to expose his abilities to the public more than what he already did.
Another thing, he knew that she would get worried about him if he were to bite too hard and the bleeding wouldn't stop for a few minutes, so he had to do it the needle way too.
" ... Lazy bum, go grab two needles for them. "
A sigh came out of the mouth of the guild master, while the poor guy stared at him with remorse, probably wanting to ask who was lazy when he was the one doing everything he was ordered to.
But without much of a choice, he started looking around behind the counter for needles, and with a bit of waiting, he finally found where he put them last time before giving them.
" Took you long enough. "
Under the reprimand of the guild master, he almost wanted to cry, reaching the first stages of depression, but Arthur couldn't care less about his feelings as he grabbed first the needle and pierced his skin with it.
A single drop of blood coming out of his right thumb, he caressed it against the bead before this one could fall, smearing it with the red and warm liquid.
Once he removed his thumb, he could see that the blood actually got absorbed inside the bead, and turning around a few time, as if in a washing machine, it finally settled down, the letters carved by the guild master then emitting a dim blue light.
' Now that's fantasy for you. '
Slightly mesmerized by such a sight, he felt quite excited but had to calm his heart before looking at the bearkin.
" Is it good now ? "
" Yeah, just have to do it for the wolf girl. "
Nodding, he approached Mariane, where he got back the box containing his belonging and put it under his arm easily, waiting for her to grab from his other hand the non-used needle and her iron badge.
It was only when they were both done with it that the bear like man clapped his hands loudly.
" Alright, congratulations for the newbies, now, should we talk about the escort request ? "