The short walk back to the guild provided me with the time I needed to collect my thoughts and focus my mind. The Percivil issue will have to be addressed eventually, I guess, but right now I need to prioritize my business at the guild.
When I enter the guild, it looks a lot livelier than last I saw it. Lots of adventurers are shouting and talking, scanning the job boards, and most of the tables are full. By now it's probably almost noon – my morning errands took longer than I expected.
I approach the reception desk in the guild and notice a young blonde woman in a similar outfit as the bunny girl last night. Safe to assume she's the day shift guild receptionist.
She nods my way as I approach, and she seems to have a more 'polite but serious' vibe than the other girl.
"Good morning, I'm the guild receptionist, Melanie. How can I assist you?" (Melanie)
Straight to the point, I like it. Also, Melena and Melanie, seriously? Did you guys take fake names? No way that's a coincidence.
"To you as well, thanks! I recently turned eighteen, and I'm here to register with the guild. Melena may have mentioned me. I dropped by last night, but she said I'd need your assistance for the magic assessment." (Mizuki)
Upon hearing this, she looks at me with intent for the first time, and a look of shock flashes across her face briefly. What's up with that? I changed my clothes.
"Yes, she did mention a young man that fits your description. Very well, let's start you off with this, and then I can explain the magic assessment." (Melanie)
She hands me a small form asking for basic information like age, race, place of birth, and preferred weapons. For place of birth, I just put 'small village' – if that's a problem, she can tell me, and I'll make up an excuse. Obviously putting 'katana' under weapons is a no go, so I just put 'daggers and short blades'.
I hand the form back to her, and she briefly scans over the information. After a second, her brow furrows and she glances at me.
"Sir, I'd like to emphasize to you that if you're caught lying on this guild form you will be banned from the guild. I'd also like to remind you that neither Elmesia nor the guild condones discrimination against non-human races. So, honesty is the best policy." (Melanie)
She thinks I'm not human!? Is it because of my eyes? Better play it cool, and nip this in the bud. I make an exaggerated deep sigh, as though I'm unbothered and get this all the time.
"I can assure you that I'm human. My eyes were originally normal, but a terrible illness as a kid almost cost me my vision. When I recovered, they looked like this." (Mizuki)
She looks flustered, but still skeptical. I hold her gaze without backing down, and she eventually looks away.
"Very well, then everything here should be in order. Let's proceed with your magic assessment." (Melanie)
Damn, that was tense. I'm glad she dropped it.
"First, I'll use a class crystal to determine if you have elemental, alteration, or dark affinity. Next, we'll use a subtype crystal to determine what specific spell affinities you may have within your class. Finally, we'll assess your magic power level. Allow me to demonstrate this process." (Melanie)
She pulls out a large crystal ball and places her hand on it. Then, it glows white, then red, then turns off.
"The second color indicates your magic class. Red means elemental, green means alteration, and blue means dark. As you saw, I'm elemental class." (Melanie)
Next, she puts away the crystal ball and pulls out a smaller crystal ball. She places her hand over it, and it glows blue for a moment then turns off.
"The colors indicate my elemental affinities. In my case, I only have a water affinity." (Melanie)
Finally, she grabs something that looks like a thermometer with a bulb on the end and several notches along the stem. She places it in her hand. After a moment, it glows white at the base and the light begins to climb up the stem to just past the first notch, then stops.
"This measures magic power. Each notch on the stem represents a ten-fold increase in magic power. All the adventurers currently in the guild system have magic power levels ranging from one to a bit over three notches, and there are even adventurers in the guild's historical records that nearly reached four notches!" (Melanie)
Alright, seems straightforward to me. She didn't mention the results of multiple classes, though, which Azazel said happens for some human transfers.
"Thank you for demonstrating all this! I was curious, if you had an affinity for two classes, what color would be produced in the first crystal?" (Mizuki)
"Oh, I'm not quite sure. Don't worry, though, that hasn't happened in any guild in centuries!" (Melanie)
Hmm…something to consider, then. Well, let's get this started!