Chapter 167 – The Married House of Sargadis (12)
Do you want to take the test together?
I was taken aback when I heard Tirsi’s words, but it wasn’t because this former aristocratic lady asked me for a favor.
“Wasn’t it the guild’s arbitrary division of parties even if they took the test together?”
The reason I’m confused is this
If I remember correctly, the silver class promotion test was to organize a party in the guild. Even if I and Tirsi took the test in the same season, wouldn’t the chances of being on the same team be low?
Tirshi then shook his head.
“There is an expedient. You cannot cancel once you take the test, and because of the schedule, the party classification is done sequentially from the beginning. So, if we want to be on the same team, we can take the exam at the same time right before the application deadline.”
“Ah. I guess it wasn’t the way to classify parties after the application deadline.”
If so, I’ll just give it a try.
If you take the exam at the same time one minute before the deadline, you might be able to put in a nice one at a party that lacks the number of people.
But if you’re really unlucky, there’s a good chance you’ll end up at a completely different party.
“Because we don’t have enough people, we might end up taking the exam by ourselves, or maybe we’ll be put into a party of 3 or 4 people separately?”
“If the number of people decreases, the number of Orcs to hunt will also decrease, so that’s fine. If anything, you can give up after taking the test. There is no choice in the case of becoming a different party, and then you can go and collaborate with each other.”
“Yes? Are collaborations allowed?”
“Audumla branch in Sargadis has poor promotion tests. In fact, I joined Audumra with that in mind…”
“Ah. If you’re aiming for a higher rank than the silver class, that’s a way.”
If you don’t like the Sargadis branch, you can move the city.
No, since Tirsi’s main job was an alchemist anyway, if she only wanted to build specs, she wouldn’t have to stick to the guild.
It can be said that it is similar to a person who wants to move to a large company and temporarily puts an enemy in a medium-sized company.
‘If you look at it closely, it’s because I have a similar mindset.’
Didn’t I also join Audumra to build combat power and achievements while earning money?
Everything people think is there.
‘I don’t know if this test is poor or not.’
As I said the other time when I was killing hobgoblins, the subjugation request brings something like the ear of the subjugation target and submits it as evidence.
In this case, it is the nose of an orc.
A nose horse with one on each horse.
‘If collaboration is possible, I’ll have to be careful with the number of passes.’
To pass the test, each adventurer had to bring two orc noses.
Collaboration is possible, so let’s say that a party of 4 of 4 joined forces to subdue 8 monsters. But at this time, if the other party hits the back of the head and bounces with 8 noses, isn’t it like giving them away!
‘So you didn’t forbid collaboration. Like we did in the tower, parties often join forces.’
If I had only intended to test combat power, I would not have sent test takers to the same area.
─It is OK to collaborate with other test takers.
──Of course, blocking water is also an adventurer’s ability, so try your best.
Maybe that’s what it means
For adventurers fighting in deserted places, cooperation and betrayal are inseparable, like the flip side of a coin.
‘If it were me, I’d secretly attach guards who had snitched to the max level and have them investigate those who were in control.’
It is possible to test the ability and personality of candidates with one test.
Well, maybe I’m overthinking it.
“But doesn’t Tyrsi know? That it would be difficult to form a party once we become the silver class.”
“Ms. Ralilura will be in the bronze class soon. Of course, since Fran fought in the same quest as us, it shouldn’t take long to get to silver. Until you meet the promotion standards, I’ll help you, even by myself.”
It was Tyrsi who seemed desperately in need of a promotion.
I drank tea once. It was to reduce the tension Tyrsi would feel while thinking about the words.
“Tirshi. It’s hard to ask, but Tirthy forgot the name of that earth. Anyway, was the wizard guild’s promotion delayed because of the human who was the mentor?”
“Yeah. Earthrate did not submit my thesis to the upper level.”
“Okay. Then you don’t want to delay your promotion even in your adventurer job. That heart, I understand very much.”
I couldn’t get a promotion because my boss treated me as a troll at work, but I must have been in a crazy mood because I looked stuttering in other certification exams.
I’d go crazy thinking that during the holidays my cousins would pinpoint me for not getting a promotion and for delaying my certification exam.
I don’t know the circumstances of Tirsi, but I also really sympathized with her because there was a time when I hated going down to my parents’ house after I finished my TOEIC and GPA.
At that thought, my voice naturally softened.
“In that sense, joining our party was a good choice. Oh, I don’t mean to say anything. Dating people is also a skill. We are also grateful that a professional mage like Tyrsi has joined the party.”
“… Nope. She has no face because she is calculating.”
Tyrsi shrank as if she had nothing to say.
Oh fuck it I could not speak Lately, I’ve been so close with the people around me that I forgot to choose my words.
This was almost the same as what the part-timer boss said, ‘Heh heh, it would be nice if you could study for licenses at our store’. It was natural for her to choke if she noticed.
Uncomfortable, my elitist haggard sprinted through the waves of memory to find another topic.
“Uh, but if you fail the exam, you can’t take the exam for a year, right? Isn’t it okay to challenge too quickly?”
“Yeah… ? Oh, that only applies to the Bronze Class Promotion Test. It was said that this provision was created because many iron class adventurers who lacked skills often ruined requests.”
“Ahhh. Indeed.”
This topic was a joke. It’s funny to think of the idiots who get caught up in the request of the bugs and then troll and lose their job, but it’s not a situation to laugh at.
Tirshi said with a bitter smile.
“Monsters active in winter have resistance to the cold. I’m good at ice magic, so I won’t be of much help in winter exams. In spring… Nord is going to Romania for her auction.”
In this fucking world
The more I listened, the worse the circumstances of Tirshi were. Even after throwing a party, I was useless to Tyrsi unless it was this fall.
‘If I miss the fall exam, I’ll have to wait for at least half a year or else I’ll have to take the exam alone.’
The undead Confucian dragon inside me shouted.
It is said that giving back as much as it is received is the duty of a person in a Confucian country.
Tirsi was busy trying to save us even when I was fighting with Afro Shell Gimon in the dark-digital world, but I’m here.
The bastard who refused to say that this was my affair was the bastard who would pour the ashes of Ji’s parents into the back mountain as soon as the funeral was over.
With my conscience pricked, I seriously decided that I should discuss this with the other party members, but isn’t Tyrsi shaking his head suddenly?
“… Whoops. Now that I’ve said it, I’m sorry that I seem to be appealing to the goodwill of the Nords. Please pretend you didn’t hear this.”
“Yes?”
Why did I suddenly feel like canceling the conversation?
Could it be that you saw me as contemplating what to do when I was fascinated by the circumstances? Frightened, I slapped my hand.
“Why do you say that? As a party member, this is something worth asking. I’ll talk to Fran and Lalilura.”
“No. Did you say I am a calculating woman. I am uncomfortable with giving and receiving things that are hard to put a price on, like favors.”
Oh My God. Maybe it’s because I’m a person who has learned a lot. Talking jokjok makes me want to slap my forehead.
Right. The closer you are to each other, the more neatly you give and receive. The more people who couldn’t do that, the more they met, the more they broke up after consuming their emotions.
‘Fuck, but if I end it here, only Tirsi will lose.’
I felt the need to relieve Tirsi of that innocent feeling of guilt.
These little things piled up and the party was disbanded.
It’s like the guild leader who raised the guild rankings by pooping blood alone in the game, feeling the hard work and getting hit!
“Tirshi. You can be a little calculating.”
“Yeah?”
“If you help others, you will be laughed at as a hogu, and if you act selfishly, you will be criticized for knowing only good things. It’s best to stay in the middle of everything. I know you are someone who can do that.”
Why the hell, if you look around the internet, don’t all smokers act like they abide by the no-smoking area and don’t throw away cigarette butts?
Of course, in reality, there is a 90% chance that the people who do street bread and smoke terror in the bathroom upstairs are cheating.
That doesn’t mean that the person who selfishly smokes is a scumbag who can actually search for it after being beaten until it is searched for. It’s just fines and tax increases and you get scolded.
How many people live without making a single mistake in their lives!
Even for me, when I was young, I was a terrifying phantom thief Buko-Kang who attacked my classmate’s Jetty. I tapped my claws with my fingers.
“I have heard of the saying, ‘Conscience is intelligence’. People who have learned what to be ashamed of don’t even feel ashamed. As smart as she is, she can objectify herself, so even a little selfishness feels like a bad thing.”
“A little selfishness… What?”
“Then what is a little selfishness in wanting help from a party mate? When this kind of obsession intensifies and the attitude of trying to be a good person becomes a complex, it is all good boy syndrome.”
Take the fucking 21st century Earth Psychology.
They say that a really good counselor just needs to listen to what others have to say. I am not an expert either.
“If paying attention to a party member is calculating, then what about me? When I was captured by a bug monster and went to the other world, I wanted Tyrsi to help us, but am I too calculating?”
“Oh no! Isn’t it… I’m not…”
——But, is that the same thing as this?
Tirshi wrote those thoughts big on his face and was confused.
The sky blue eyes swaying in the light of the candlelight make me feel like I’m an evil hypnotist bewitching innocent women.
It’s not some kind of Knox’s Ten Commandments, but the prejudice that Asians are good at evil magic is racism.
… But damn, if there were guards whose motto is excessive suppression of presumption of guilt, I would have started with my head on the table.
“Yes? So Tircy can be a bit selfish against me. Of course, put your worries aside. You must have seen and suffered a lot when the thieves stole our thesis, but I’m a guy who can’t stand it unless I pay it back.”
I took a cookie out of the cookie jar and said.
“If you feel like you’ve been eaten away, I’ll definitely tear you away as much as you’ve been eaten away, so Tirshi can be calculating as he pleases.”
Mind! It’s Tyrsia! We are Nami! Oops
I thought so and handed over the cookie, and Tirsch accepted it with a bewildered face.
“… Really, it is reliable in many ways.”
Tirshi, who was looking at the cookie he bought from the store, shook his head and said,
“All right. I beg you. Nord.”
Tirshi was smiling broadly as he said that after feeling less sorry for her.
Damn, i’m glad I won’t have to worry about anything anymore.
“As much as you like. In fact, I’ve been running out of money, so it’s good for me to get a bigger paycheck.”
I shrugged. Like this time or the last time, I had a strong wish that the gold coin falling into my hand would not happen.
So I cleaned up the teapot and left. It was fucking dark outside. It was because the conversation was long.
“Let’s end this talk. Tyrsi? It’s late. Let’s go to sleep for the night. I prepared a bed for guests to stay in the spare room.”
“Yeah? It’s clear from earlier that Ms. Ralilura has no room left…”
“I lied on purpose to say this. Anyway, that human capybara, isn’t Tyrsi going to get a good night’s sleep if he sleeps with my family?”
When I said that, Tirshi stood still, like a turtle with a stone dropped 10 cm in front of him, unable to say anything.
“… Foot. Whoop whoop! Ahahahahaha!!”
Tirsi, who had been frozen like that, suddenly laughed. I don’t know if you understand the meaning of the word capybara, but it seems that you really liked my lie.
“Seriously, Nord surprises me in unexpected places every time.”
Tirthy, who was laughing so hard that she even cried, wiped his eyes with his finger and said,
“I’ll take care of you and stay with you for one night. Oh, can I help you clear the dishes?”
“My guest, Lariru, is asleep, but if I only work for Tirsi, I’ll be embarrassed. I’ll clean it up myself.”
Seeing that Dana wasn’t coming down either, it seemed that she had gone to her room after having some francs to sleep. I pointed to the stairs.
“Go up the stairs and it’s the room on the left. Oh, the bed is what I put in the leftovers in the main room when I bought the house. I changed the sheets, but if you feel uncomfortable, you can clean it with magic.”
“Thanks. I will write cleanly.”
Tyrsi bowed her head deeply and went upstairs.
That’s how I put away the teacup set Tirsi bought and went to my master bedroom.
It was a dirty big bed that the three of us could lie on, so it was when I thought it would be okay to sleep while swimming and playing by myself today.
-Smart.
Someone knocked on my room door. I thought that Tyrsi had come because she was curious about something, so I opened the door and opened his collar, and his eyes were the size of a fist.
“… Hmmmm.”
It was Dr. Cheokcheok with purple dog hair who cleared his throat as soon as our eyes met.
Dana, who came to my room hugging the pillow, licked her lips.
“No, well, I came because I felt a little sorry for letting my ugly husband sleep alone. Are you dissatisfied? Tell me quickly if you have.”
─Swipe. Dana looked at me as she rubbed her slippers on the floor.
Then, when I was surprised and couldn’t answer, I said in a hurry, probably embarrassed.
“Ah. F, did you get permission from Fran? He said he didn’t have to ask about this every time. No, just that… Yes.”
I still couldn’t stand the stun, so I just opened my mouth, but Dana pushed me with her pillow and got angry, as if she couldn’t stand my reaction.
“Ugh… ! Shibalom! Say whether it will go out or go in, say it! I came here enduring embarrassing myself, not like me!”
“Hehe. What’s embarrassing about a married couple sleeping in the same bed? Now, come in quickly.”
I put my hands around Dana’s waist like a gentleman forager, and Dana rested her head on my chest. Then he groaned in a volmen voice.
“… Three, are you not going to have sex?”
“I’m so sorry.”
This house is well soundproofed.
