BMN Chapter 12 (Patreon)

Chapter 12: The Adventurer's Guild

"Excuse me, could you tell me where the Adventurer's Guild is located?"

Bai Luo stopped a passerby to ask for directions. Following their guidance, he soon found his destination.

The city's Adventurers' Guild was housed in a rather impressive building. Before even entering, Bai Luo and Ogerpon could smell delicious aromas wafting from within.

"Poni?"

Ogerpon asked, "It smells wonderful. Is this a restaurant?"

"The guild also functions as a tavern. Adventurers can order meals here."

As Bai Luo explained to Ogerpon, he took the lead and pushed open the guild's doors.

Upon entering, they were greeted by a hall spacious enough for banquets, with long tables arranged throughout the space.

Although it wasn't quite mealtime, many adventuring parties had already gathered, drinking and sharing boastful tales.

The lively atmosphere made the entire guild buzz with energy.

"Ah, welcome!"

"If you're looking for work, please visit the counter at the back. If you'd like to dine, there are plenty of open seats—feel free to choose anywhere you'd like."

As soon as they entered, a red-haired waitress greeted them warmly.

Seeing the unfamiliar faces, adventurers clad in armor, leather gear, and mage robes all turned to look, their gazes settling on Bai Luo and Ogerpon.

"What is that creature?"

"Some kind of monster?"

"Probably a familiar of some sort. It looks adorable."

"It really is quite cute."

"..."

Bai Luo didn't mind the attention. As a human, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about him.

Ogerpon, however, drew considerable interest.

This world had no creatures resembling Pokémon.

The monsters here, aside from those in the Demon King's army, possessed virtually no intelligence and were purely bestial.

Additionally, familiars in this realm were generally understood as summoned beasts.

While some adventurers in the guild were summoners, none had ever encountered a familiar quite like Ogerpon.

"Poni?"

Being stared at by so many people, Ogerpon shyly retreated behind Bai Luo.

This reaction only attracted more attention.

Particularly, the young women present, who instantly fell in love with Ogerpon.

Unfortunately, they didn't know Bai Luo personally and hesitated to approach directly.

"Come along, Pon-Pon."

Bai Luo took Ogerpon's hand.

He ignored the crowd's discussions and curious stares.

The adventurers meant no harm—they were simply intrigued.

Soon, Bai Luo and Ogerpon crossed the hall and reached the service counter.

Four staff members worked at the counter, two of them women. Bai Luo chose the mature, blonde receptionist he recognized.

"You two..."

The receptionist, Miss Luna, looked at Bai Luo and Ogerpon curiously. "Ah, forgive me—I should say, sir. How may I assist you?" 

Luna had initially mistaken Ogerpon for a human child.

It was understandable—Pon-Pon stood barely over a meter tall.

In human terms, she appeared to be at most a seven or eight-year-old child.

But upon closer inspection, while Ogerpon was undeniably adorable, she couldn't be classified as human. She resembled some kind of intelligent monster instead.

However, considering that Ogerpon was well-behaved and this was the adventurer headquarters, Luna didn't dwell on it, simply assuming she was Bai Luo's familiar or summoned companion.

"I'd like to register as an adventurer."

"Ah, a newcomer seeking to join us! Of course, that's no problem at all."

Luna smiled brightly. "As long as you pay the processing fee of 1,000 Eris, we can conduct your stat evaluation."

"Processing fee..."

"Ahem."

Bai Luo realized he lacked this world's currency entirely.

Fortunately, unlike Kazuma and Aqua's panicked situation, he remained calm and retrieved a gold nugget he'd collected in the Great Jura Forest from his Pokémon Storage, placing it on the counter.

"We've traveled here from a very distant place and spent all our Eris during the journey. I was wondering—does the guild accept direct gold transactions?"

Gold was considered precious in most worlds.

To prevent exactly this scenario, Bai Luo had specifically prepared adequate supplies of gold, minerals, and gems.

Of course, this particular gold nugget had undergone processing.

Bai Luo had analyzed the magicule concentration in the material and reduced it by several levels before offering it for exchange into KonoSuba currency.

Otherwise, this item would only register as 'some unknown metal resembling gold' in this world.

It couldn't be helped—different worlds operated under vastly different physical laws.

Without proper processing, Bai Luo wouldn't dare present it casually.

"Uh, please wait just a moment."

Luna was startled by the gold nugget Bai Luo produced. "I'll fetch our assessment equipment immediately!"

Despite her surprise, Luna didn't hesitate in performing her duties.

Just as Bai Luo had expected, the Adventurer's Guild's services were remarkably comprehensive—they could even handle gold and treasure appraisals.

"This!!"

Soon, however, Bai Luo encountered an unexpected complication.

"Such an intense magical reaction!"

Luna stared at the detection instrument's readings in amazement. The well-endowed blonde exclaimed in disbelief, "It's merely a piece of gold, yet the magic it contains exceeds even high-grade magic crystals!"

"Incredible!"

"Could this possibly be gold excavated from a magic crystal mine?"

Not only Luna, but even the gold merchant who'd come to examine the specimen was astounded by this piece of gold.

"Uh, well..."

Bai Luo scratched his cheek embarrassedly. Oh no! It seems I didn't strip away enough magicules.

But I did reduce it to medium chaos world levels!

It appeared that even among medium chaos worlds, there were significant differences in magicule concentrations.

The KonoSuba world probably ranked on the lower end of medium chaos worlds.

"Can it still be exchanged?"

"It can, absolutely."

The examining gold merchant adjusted his glasses and inquired, "The question is—which exchange method would you prefer?"

"What do you mean?"

"That is, do you wish to exchange it as gold, or trade it based on its equivalent value in magic crystals?"

This was the first time the merchant had encountered such a situation.

Transforming perfectly good gold into magic crystal material—young people these days certainly have creative ideas.

"Ahem!"

Bai Luo understood immediately. "Which option offers better value?"

"The magic crystal route, naturally!"

"Excellent, then let's sell it as magic crystal material. Thank you for your assistance."

Within minutes, Bai Luo had exchanged the gold nugget for approximately 3 million Eris.

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