Mildiesta, Hensberg Kingdom, Northern Continent.
"Farewell, Elena-sama and Ryuji-sama! May the Sun God bless your journey!"
Raff-san shouted, waving his hand at us from a distance.
"Yes, thank you, Raff-san. May the Sun God bless you too!"
And now, Ryuji-san and I have arrived in Mildiesta City. One of the busiest cities in the Hensberg Kingdom. Mildiesta is a city famous for its musical traditions. And of course... 'sake'.
'Sake' in Mildiesta City is the best in the Hensberg Kingdom. It could be said to be the mascot of the Hensberg Kingdom. Many merchants from other kingdoms come to Mildiesta just to buy 'sake' here. Mildiesta sake is even the best in the Northern Continent... Well... that's what I think.
I've never tried it either. After all, I'm only sixteen years old. So it's natural for me to avoid it. Because Father Head Dante always told me to avoid alcoholic beverages.
"Sake is a curse. Listen carefully, Elena! A CURSE! Never, ever try it, Understand!"
Even though he always ended up partying while drinking 'sake' with the uncles in Toffa Village. I often saw Father Dante's habit. Sister Eri, who is a nun at the Sun Temple, always told me,
"Elena... never imitate Father Dante's stupidity, UNDERSTAND!"
Yes... Sister Eri, of course I would never do that. For me, drinking 'sake' is a foolish thing. How could it not be? Their breath becomes so stinks from drinking 'sake'. And sometimes there are some uncles who even vomit.
Why are they so addicted to a drink like that?
It can be said that Mildiesta City is a trading city. On every side of the road here, it is filled with merchants selling their wares.
"Young Lady... wouldn't you like to buy my perfume?"
Suddenly a voice came from my left. I turned my face and saw an aunt showing off her perfume right in front of my face.
Isn't this too close?
I took a slow step back and waved both my hands, saying,
"Ah... no no thank you very much."
Suddenly the aunt brought her face closer to me and whispered,
"Young Lady... this perfume can make your handsome lover even more crazy about you! He will keep 'hugging' you all night!"
What?! No! Eh... what exactly does this aunt mean?!
My whole face felt hot. Without realizing it, my body swayed slightly backwards and bumped into Ryuji-san.
He caught my shoulder with both his hands and said,
"Are you alright, Elena-san!"
I felt a tickle all over my body.
No... I'm not okay! I could only say in my mind, of course!
I quickly took Ryuji-san's hand and walked away from there. That's right... I have to get away from this aunt. This is so embarrassing.
"Miss, Don't you want to buy this to please your lover!"
The aunt kept shouting from a distance. What does that aunt actually think?! I was too embarrassed to look at Ryuji-san's face.
"Could it be that old woman thinks that I am your lover, Elena-san?"
Ah... how could you ask such a direct question, Ryuji-san!?
"So what did she whisper that made your face and both your ears as red as that?"
Please stop asking!
I exhaled quite long, trying to calm myself. And then raised my right leg high behind me.
"What are you doing, Elena-san?"
Ryuji-san asked me in bewilderment.
A moment after Ryuji-san's stupid question, I quickly swung my left leg hard and kicked his leg. The insensitive man's leg in front of me.
Duuaakk!
"Ouch... ouch... what are you doing, Little Girl!"
He jumped up and down in pain with one leg while both his hands were holding his ankle that was hit by my outburst. After doing that, I walked away leaving the insensitive man in front of me.
"Hey... Little Girl! Where are you going? Hey... hey!"
This is really embarrassing. Is Ryuji-san really that insensitive when it comes to women?
I ran away covering my face with both my hands. Trying to hide my shame.
Now I know one thing for sure. The hero I summoned into this world, Ryuji Honda, is a man who is insensitive to women.
Yes... that's for sure!
****
Now in front of me was a door with a noisy sound behind it. It was the door of the Mildiesta Guild.
"Alright... let's go in, Ryuji-san!"
"Ah... yes."
Ryuji-san and I had made up. At least that's what I thought.
After the embarrassing incident with the perfume-selling aunt, Ryuji-san ran after me. And he found me sitting alone hugging my suitcase. Then he approached me and said,
"Are you angry with my question earlier, Elena-san?"
At that time I looked at him while frowning. Ryuji-san continued his words,
"Yes... I'm sorry. Even though I don't know where I went wrong. Can you stop avoiding me?"
I felt a little sorry for being angry with him. Ryuji-san didn't do anything wrong. I was just embarrassed, very embarrassed, because of what the perfume-selling aunt said.
"No..."
I then got up and continued my words.
"Let's just forget about it. Let's go straight to the Mildiesta Guild in the middle of the city."
And here we are now, in front of the door of the Mildiesta Guild.
After I opened the door and entered the room, the merry sound and sight became clearer and clearer. The adventurers were singing together, while some of them played their instruments. And of course, some of them were laughing merrily with red faces and bodies swaying from side to side. Yes... they were very drunk.
Free, merry, and filled with the aroma of 'sake', that was my first impression when entering this room.
"Ah... Young Lady? What brings you here?"
One of the uncles who was sitting at the table next to me with his friends greeted me.
"Excuse me, Sir. We're from Toffa Village and we want to register as adventurers..."
"Ha ha ha ha..."
He suddenly laughed loudly after hearing my answer, then he turned to the crowd and shouted,
"Hey... friends, Listen to me! We have a new couple of adventurers coming."
The sound of their laughter grew louder.
What?! Please stop this! Why does everyone always misunderstand me and Ryuji-san!
"I'm sorry, Sir. But we're not a couple."
I replied with a sense of shame.
"What? A handsome adult man who travels with a beautiful girl is not a couple. Then are you siblings?"
"No..."
I replied while bowing my head. This is so embarrassing!
"Hey... are you okay, young man?"
The uncle turned his face towards Ryuji-san,
"Why are you wasting a girl as beautiful as this!"
"Me...?!"
Ryuji-san replied while pointing his index finger at his face. He looked confused by the drunk uncle's statement.
"Ha ha ha ha ha... are you really a man, young man?"
The drunk uncle laughed even harder seeing Ryuji-san's reaction to his question.
This is really embarrassing!
At this time, I could only bow my head to hide my shame. But suddenly a voice came from in front of us,
"Stop it, Seth-san! Please stop teasing them!"
"Excuse me, Anna-san."
Then I saw a woman with pointed ears up and beautiful dark skin. She was a Dark Elf. She was a woman in her twenties with a beautiful and seductive face. An aura of beauty typical of an adult woman.
"I'm sorry if you're uncomfortable... Young Lady?"
She said with a smile to me, with her sensual smile.
Is this what is called the charm of an adult woman?
"And Sir is?"
She turned her face towards Ryuji-san.
"I am the guardian of the Young Lady in front of you."
I was surprised to hear Ryuji-san's answer. I spontaneously turned my face towards him, confused. But he just looked at me with a small smile on his face.
"Ah... alright! At least I know what you two are here for. Follow me to register over there."
She said while pointing to the counter in the lower right corner near the stairs.
And I started asking the Dark Elf lady who was escorting us to the counter,
"So your name is Anna, right?"
"Yes... do you remember?"
"Of course! I heard clearly enough that the drunk uncle called you Anna."
"Do you hate Seth-san, Young Lady?"
"A little..."
Anna-san laughed softly.
"Please forgive Seth-san, Young Lady. Actually, he is a good man, but he does like to tease young adventurers here... But he has no bad intentions, I dare to guarantee it. So if I may ask, what is your name?"
"Me... Elena... Elena Fearis."
"Alright then, Elena-san, please fill out this registration form!"
Anna-san said, handing me a piece of paper.
"And this is for you, Sir!"
She handed a piece of paper to Ryuji-san while getting close her face to Ryuji-san face. Wasn't that too close?
"You're really quiet, Sir. If you don't mind me asking, what's your name?"
"Ryuji... Ryuji Honda!"
"Ah... an unusual name."
And she looked at Ryuji-san's face even closer, and start smiling mischievously.
"Usually, a man would ask me a lot of questions. Doesn't Ryuji-san want to ask me something?"
Ah... isn't this Dark Elf blatantly trying to flirt with Ryuji-san? Why doesn't she feel embarrassed towards me? Is she the thick-skinned type of adult woman?
"No... I feel there's no need to know about you."
Ryuji-san replied in a flat voice. Very flat!
"Ah... well, I apologize if I'm being a bother. Please fill out the registration form I gave you earlier. And excuse me for a moment."
Anna-san then went into the room located at the registration counter in front of me. She must be very embarrassed by Ryuji-san's flat answer.
"Elena-san, can you help me fill out this form?"
I stared at Ryuji-san's face for a moment. And I started thinking hard... how could there be such an insensitive man towards women?
"Elena-san? Why are you silent? Have I made another mistake?"
"Ah... no!"
Then I quickly took the piece of paper that Ryuji-san handed me and started filling it out. For the place of origin... I'd better leave it blank. No one should know that Ryuji-san is someone who was summoned to this world with the 'Summoning Hero' spell.
Not long after, Anna-san came back carrying a Mana Crystal to measure our levels.
"Alright Elena-san, please place your palm on this crystal!"
I started to put it on and my class and level were shown.
"Ah... You have the class of Priest with light magic, and... your level is Rank C."
As I expected... I didn't expect more. At least Rank C is good enough for a beginner.
"And Ryuji-san, please!"
Now it's Ryuji-san's turn.
Actually, I was also quite curious about Ryuji-san's Rank. And Ryuji-san started to put his palm on it, then the crystal glowed. My heart pounded a little waiting for the results of the Mana Crystal measurement.
"This is amazing, Ryuji-san!"
Anna-san's shout startled me.
"You are in the class of Swordmaster with Rank S! This is the first time the Mildiesta Guild has gotten a new adventurer with Rank S. Congratulations Ryuji-san!"
"Uuwwoooooo!"
Miss Anna's congratulations were almost simultaneous with the loud cheers from all the adventurers in the Mildiesta Guild room.
I was speechless, not believing what I heard.
The hero I summoned is a Swordmaster with Rank S!