Translator: Tsukii
Editor: Lilia
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Chapter 42 – Aim for a High Score! (Snapped)
Most adventurer schools adopted a three year system.
Erin and the others were first year students, and I was appointed as emergency instructor around the middle of spring.
In other words, it was the time to learn the basics of the basics: what it meant to be an adventurer.
No matter how I thought about it, it was definitely not a lesson for a warrior who fought on the front lines to observe.
“……And so, the guild’s existence is based on cooperation with various organizations, in addition to receiving recognition from the nation they belong to.”
As requested by Sir Topgun Braveheart, I was conducting a normal classroom lecture.
Even Erin and Kuyumi were listening intently to the class since there were observers.
Those two would usually speak quickly, poke fun at others, or supplement my explanation, though… so I guess this was a nice change of pace.
“In addition to the partner organizations I mentioned earlier, there are other places that adventurers use for their activities…”
But the one whose behavior was most different from usual was as expected, Sharon.
The reason was obvious, it was because the person who was sitting at the back… err, he was sitting, right?
If anything, that paladin looked more like he was lying on the top of the chair. That itself wasn’t a problem, but-
“That’s it, Sharon-dono, gowasu! Raise your hand and answer, gowasu!”
H-he’s noisy~……！
What was he coming here for? Wasn’t he supposed to grade the lesson? Why was he acting like a member of a fan club instead?
Sir Braveheart was cheering for Sharon quietly.
No, this wasn’t that kind of class.
See, Sharon’s ears flushed red as she trembled.
“Ah~, for example… Sharon, what kind of organizations can you think of?”
“Merchant groups that sell potions!”
“O-ouh, that’s right.”
She instantly answered with a desperation-filled tone.
On the back, Sir Braveheart stood up and gave enthusiastic silent applause.
However, there wasn’t much difference between his sitting and standing height.
……No, I ignored it and convinced myself my senses went buggy, but wasn’t that clearly weird?
He almost looked like a certain round star warrior. 1
Was he born that way?
If so, who was the handsome and tall knight with a disgusting personality in the game version?
It was a possibility I didn’t want to think about, but maybe this was a completely different person?
I doubt people with paladin class fighting power could emerge that easily, though…
“Sharon was given the opportunity to speak, that’s +50 points…!”
As I looked at him while wondering who the heck he was, he was muttering and writing down additional points in his notebook.
Rather, what criteria did he use for scoring?
“Kufufu… to think Oidon got to see Haruto-san standing on the podium, that would be adding another point every second gowasu…! Oops, that was close. Oidon must keep private and public matters separate.”
I really wanted to interrupt his loud soliloquy and declare that I couldn’t feel a slightest attempt from him to keep private and public matters separate.
That said, I didn’t want to lose points for acting carelessly.
I didn’t know what his standard was, but what was the perfect score?
What will be done to Sharon according to the score?
I couldn’t do anything since I didn’t know the rules. I really had no choice but to carry out lessons as usual.
“As expected of you, Sharon. It’s amazing you had that in mind even though I haven’t mentioned it yet.”
“……You don’t have to force yourself to praise me.”
Sharon looked unusually dissatisfied.
I shrugged and replied with a wry smile.
“That’s not true. You haven’t actually set out on your adventure after all.”
“……That might be true, but-“
“But you manage to think of what you think would be necessary. That perspective is necessary for adventurers.”
Even when traveling, people would sometimes regret and think they should have brought this and that as they arrived at their destination.
When it came to adventuring, it was impossible to narrow down all situations that one might encounter, so there would be almost infinite numbers of options when it came to packing.
Of course, potions had high priority.
Carelessly not bringing them might lead directly to death.
But in fact, many people still carelessly neglected to bring them.
……The situation of our party had been fundamentally different ever since Mariemaia joined, though.
If we wanted to, we could have tried a challenge of adventuring without bringing a single potion.
Well, it was too scary to attempt, so we didn’t, though.
“In addition to public institutions, there are also merchant groups and transportation agencies that take care of transporting goods and people, so adventurers are able to make their living.”
On the blackboard, I drew a rough diagram of the relationships between the adventurer’s guild and surrounding organizations.
It looked complicated, but it wasn’t difficult if it was studied one by one.
“The drawing on the board is clear and easy to read, so that’s +80 points, gowasu.”
And now I even managed to earn points personally.
I could hear all his scoring. Usually, there should be something done to prevent the party in question from hearing it, though.
As I tried not to think about the score situation as much as possible, I continued the explanation.
“That said, that’s only from an adventurer’s perspective. When talking about people of other professions, you need to keep in mind that the circumstances are different.”
As I continued explaining, I glanced at Sir Braveheart who was nodding on the back.
From Sharon’s perspective, he wasn’t even her guardian, just a man who had a slight connection with her in the past.
She must be confused why he was here after all this time. And I was also confused.
“For example, how’s the situation for Sir Braveheart?”
I guess I should test him a little.
When I did just that, he straightened up on his chair.
“In Oidon’s case, in addition to those who support the knights, there are other sponsors who support Oidon as individuals.”
“I see that personal sponsorships are allowed for paladins.”
In the game scenario, there was a paladin who took advantage of this to commit corruption.
It was you, Sir Braveheart.
“Yes, thanks to that, Oidon was able to enhance my equipment and specialize as an individual force.”
Sir Braveheart laughed while scratching his head.
It was a scene that shattered the image of a solemn and strict paladin that had permeated the general public.
……Perhaps because his appearance was too different, I was surprisingly not wary of him.
Both the impression “This is not good,” and “Isn’t it okay to relax?” happened at the same time.
If I referred to the game scenario, the choice to not be wary against the scum paladin was nonexistent.
“According to the famous story I have heard, when it comes to the equipment of paladins, especially for those who use swords as their main weapon, the paladins prefer to order their weapons personally, rather than having the order of knights issue one for them.”
“Hahaha, you shouldn’t play dumb, Haruto-san. If it’s you, you should have known that was true.”
Well, I did know about that.
Well… I knew it more from the connections I made as a Descendant of the Hero, but the game text did mention that as well.
“I want everyone to pay attention – this is the reason why paladins have different equipment compared to ordinary knights. Their equipment is high-quality, no, that isn’t enough to describe it. It’s more of a custom-made product, so there’s no incompatibility problem at all.”
If one received equipment orders from a paladin, of course they would try to make something the highest quality the best they could.
However, things were completely different to us adventurers.
“On the other hand, we adventurers have tremendous ups and downs in the quality of equipment. All of you already have your own equipment, but if an ordinary adventurer tried to have their own equipment made, most of them end up as garbage, so there is a great risk.”
“Garbage… isn’t that evaluation too much…?”
“Erin-chan might not know, but sometimes, they’ll sell swords that would break just by swinging it once, you know♡”
“They should just go out of business then, shouldn’t they?!”
Although Erin complained about the way I said it, after she heard Kuyumi’s explanation, she screamed at the injustice.
That was reality.
By the way, the fact that creating equipment was some sort of gambling was also true for the game version.
When submitting materials to be forged into equipment… well… the range could be from one rank lower from the holy sword to straight garbage.
That was why buying ready-made items was a more stable option, but if one wanted to challenge a high difficulty quest, they had to win the equipment gamble.
However, reality wasn’t like a game, where one could try endlessly as long as they farmed materials.
In order to embark on an adventure, one had to compromise.
“Therefore, among the partner organizations, there are places that support equipment development. This is something that is often forgotten, but many adventurers rely on this organization when they are thinking about updating their equipment.”
I added the name of the equipment development support organization on the board and tapped on it.
It was a signal that it would appear on the test.
……I tried to poke around a bit regarding this sponsor organization, but I couldn’t find anything suspicious.
As I confirmed the three of them were writing in their notebooks, I subtly checked the paladin on the back.
“Oidon got him to talk to me… that must be worth +500 points, gowasu…”
Should I just stop worrying about points? It seemed to be a sure win anyway.
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