"Why did you give us that Adventurers Party name?!... We don't want that weird name!... Change it, change it, change it!"
As Vier throws a tantrum in front of the receptionist counter, every other Adventurer, along with the Guild's staff within the reception hall, looks at their group with a grin on their faces.
They're not making fun of the argument between Vier and the female receptionist or how Vier is acting like a child, which is suitable for a 14-year-old child like her.
They just find it funny as they recall the Adventurers Party name that was given to Vier's group without their consent and posted on the notice board earlier this morning for everyone to see by the said receptionist.
[Notice!... From now on, Vier, Felin, and Mifumi-sama's Adventurers Party will be named... Dwarf Cat-eared Elf.]
...PFFT!!! HAHAHA!!!...
Everyone can't hold their laugh as they remember Vier's surprised reaction after seeing that notice when her group arrived at the Adventurers Guild late this morning.
"It's your fault that I have to give your group that name! I keep telling you to submit a name for your group if you want to take the Adventurers Academy Admission Exam. The exam is tomorrow, and you still haven't submitted any names. What do expect me to do?!"
"Then change it right here, right now, Heleen!"
The argument between Vier and their assigned receptionist, Heleen, continues as everyone around them enjoys watching it as a form of entertainment.
"Why would you want to change it? I spent many hours just to come up with that name. I even drew a mascot to show what a Dwarf Cat-eared Elf looks like."
...MASCOT?!!!...
As Heleen said those remarks, which surprised not only Vier, Felin, and Mifumi but everyone else listening to the argument, she pulled out a piece of paper from under her counter and showed everyone the drawing of the mascot she had come up with.
It is a chibi drawing of a girl with dark walnut curly hair and light maple eyes. It is exactly like Vier except for the additional cat ears at the top of her head and the long pointed ears of an Elf.
...PFFT!!! HAHAHA!!!...
Everyone burst out laughing after seeing the doodle made by Heleen.
"Don't laugh!!!"
Vier can only screams in rage with her face as red as a red maple leaf.
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"I think the mascot is cute."
"Mhm!... It's a small Vier like me and Mifumi-sama."
Regardless of Vier's dismissal of the Dwarf Cat-eared Elf mascot, Mifumi, and Felin, who stay silent during the argument, find the name Dwarf Cat-eared Elf and the image of the mascot to their liking.
"See?... Even Felin and Mifumi-sama approve of it."
"Please don't get fooled by Heleen, Felin, Mifumi-sama."
"If you want me to change it, then give a better name and a compelling reason right here, right now!"
Throwing her own words back to her, Heleen has cornered Vier. After all, until this moment, Vier still hasn't thought of a cool name for their Adventurers Party.
Vier did her best to come up with a cool name right here, right now, while being glared by Heleen.
She tried to recall some words that were taught to her by her Onee-chan in her dream in the hope of finding a cool name.
...Special Force, Counter-Strike, MI7, Terminator...
But even though she can use those words, she still doesn't have any compelling reason to defend those names like what Heleen was demanding.
With a few choices left and what she had stored inside the Storage skill of her pet slime monster that was hiding inside her belt pouch, Vier made up her mind and chose a name for their Adventurers Party.
"Black Ops... I want the name Black Ops for our Adventurers Party."
"Black Ops?... What does that even mean?"
Heleen tilts her head as she tries to figure out the meaning of the name Vier has said.
"It's a group of convert individuals doing a secret mission for the greater good."
Vier explains the meaning of the name Black Ops the way it was explained by her Onee-chan in her dream. Yet even with that cool name, Heleen still dismissed the idea of changing their Adventurers Party name.
"Nope!... Besides, Dwarf Cat-eared Elf is a much better name, and you don't have any reason why your group should be named Black Ops."
"Mhm!... Puro-III..."
As Heleen asks for the reason for the name Black Ops, Vier ask her pet slime monster, Puro-III, to release a certain black-colored Potion from its Storage skill.
"If you want a reason, then look at this."
What Vier was holding in her hand in front of Heleen is a Magic Potion made by Vier under the supervision of her Alchemy mentor, Arenea-sensei.
Vier drank the black-colored Potion. And after a few seconds, Vier's hair's dark walnut color starts changing into black.
"See?... Now that all of us three, me, Felin, and Mifumi-sama, all have the same black colored hair, wouldn't the name Black Ops suit us?"
...OHH!!!...
All the male Adventurers and Guild's staff have a look of amazement after seeing an unfamiliar Magic Potion that can easily change the color of one's hair.
"Mifumi-sama, Vier is doing her weird face again."
"That's what you call a smug face, Felin-chan."
Aside from Felin and Mifumi's casual remarks, Vier, who noticed the admiration of all the male Adventurers and Guild's staff from the trick that she did, put on a proud smug smile without any second thought.
However, Vier failed to notice the glare of all the female Adventurers and Guild's staff directed towards her.
Glare like how a hungry beast looks at its prey.
"Huh?"
When Vier noticed the presence coming from those hungry beasts, it was already too late. She is already surrounded, and there's nothing she can do but give all of them a share of her Hair Color Potion so that her life can be spared.
"Sob... They took it all... Sob... All the Hair Color Potions are gone."
"Don't cry, Vier."
"It's not like you paid for those Potions. Arenea-sensei gave them to you for free, so you didn't lose anything at all, Vier-chan."
"Sob... Felin, Mifumi-sama... Sob..."
As Felin and Mifumi-sama console Vier, something important has totally slipped their mind.
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The next day, the members of Adventurers Party Black Ops head towards the north gate of the Green Dale town for the Adventurers Academy Admission Exam.
Upon arriving at the meeting place, Vier, Felin, and Mifumi easily notice the unusual appearance of all the female Guild staff preparing for the exam.
All of them has their hair color different from their original hair color.
"All these scums... How dare they steal from a child and act like nothing has happened."
"Language, Vier-chan."
"Mhm!... Language!"
"Besides, your Hair Color Potion only lasts for a day. They will be back to their usual appearance soon."
"Huh!... Enjoy it while it lasts, scums..."
...Vier! / Vier-chan!...
Putting aside Vier's irritation at the cheerful smiles of all the female Guild staff and Felin and Mifumi's effort to stop Vier's bad behavior, the three of them went to the improvise notice board where the names of all Adventurers Party taking the exam are posted.
Looking at the notice board, the Black Ops read the names of all the Adventurers Party listed.
[...1 - Oreo Sky...
...2 - Roaring Sprear...
...3 - Huntsman...
...4 - Speed Rush...
...5 - Neo Heroes...
...6 - Dungeon Keeper...
...7 - Poop Shape Cloud...
...8 - Glass Lake...
...9 - Aurikal Sword...
...10 - Dwarf Cat-eared Elf...]
Some of the Adventurers Party's names listed on the notice board sound unusual. There's even one that is like a total joke. Yet all those names didn't matter to Vier.
After all, the name Black Ops isn't listed there but instead, the weird name that Heleen gives to their group.
"HELEEN!!!..."
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PuroShark Writer's Note.
Here's a picture of what Heleen and the Dwarf Cat-eared Elf mascot look like. Look at the comment.