Sitting down, the receptionist immediately stood up and apologized to the other people waiting for their turn before walking into the room behind them.
He sighed deeply, thinking back on what he had done. Just how stupid could he have been to be annoyed by someone because he did not start the conversation before them?
A few minutes later, the other receptionist, who was working at the other table, came in. Four beautiful women spread out in the room, one of them sat down next to him and began to tease him.
"Hahaha, what were you doing earlier?" The woman had striking red hair and eyes, a captivating gaze, and a voice that commanded attention.
Men, adventurers or not, would line up just to catch a conversation with her. Her uniform couldn't be fully closed due to her ample figure, leaving the top buttons open and revealing her cleavage.
"They called her the Stone Maker..... not for her skills, but because men froze stiff whenever she leaned close."
"Back off!!!" The man snapped, pushing her way from the couch.
"Kya. A bit rude don't you think?" She teases. "Still, what were you thinking a while ago? Did someone who admitted he can't read and write, really annoy you that much that you actually tried to embarrass him?" Reminding him of their reputation.
"Aaaah, stop it. I know what I did was wrong." He paused for a bit. "It's just, I mostly do all the talking when working with the people applying to become an adventurer, while they just stand there waiting for me to finish. So when I get pushed back where I'm the one just staying silent and he was the one talking.... I .... I felt annoyed by it."
Without letting the woman talk he began to talk about what happened, this time from his point of view.
When he was helping the other applicants, he already saw Nine in the back. When he saw him, he couldn't help but mock him in his head.
Nine stood out for being plain; his simple clothes were ill-suited for any task.... be it selling in stalls, exploring for herbs, or assisting locals with their problems. Unlike everyone else who carried weapons, he didn't even have a small blade for cutting herbs.
To him, Nine was nothing but a pathetic person.
Not like those people who wanted to become adventurers because they thought they had what it takes to reach the top. Or some village children who listened to a gallant adventure of someone and thought to themselves, I'll become like them.
To him, Nine was below those people. But the moment Nine sat on the chair, everything changed. The man who seemed to be at a loss a while ago suddenly emitted this atmosphere of a well-prepared adventurer ready to take on a dungeon wave alone and leave victorious.
The man who acted like a hunchback and was looking around nonstop a while ago changed; he had this determined look, and that made him stand out than the other applicants.
Normally, when someone is applying as an adventurer, they would stay silent only answering the question asked by the receptionist, letting the receptionist do everything for them.
But Nine addresses everything he needed to know the moment he sat down. From his name, age, gender, level, and experience.
The seemingly uncontrolled person who makes one think of him as nothing but a pathetic person, suddenly turns into a well-mannered one.
Someone who could look you straight in the eye. Someone unafraid to speak. Someone confident..... the kind you never see in applicants.
All of these impressed him greatly, but the one thing he couldn't help but hate Nine for, was how he was the one listening and needed to wait so he could start.
This infuriated him, and he wanted to be the one at the top of the conversation, where he was the one leading and not the one following.
But each time he tried to take that position, Nine would push him deeper than before. When he tried to bury with Nine being illiterate, then Nine made a comeback:
"You're nothing but a worker in here."
Nine didn't intend any deep meaning to these words, but to him, he was reminded that even a low-ranked adventurer will be recognized and remembered by someone from one of their adventure.
While he, a receptionist will be known as nothing but a worker in the guild.
Someone who just sat behind a table and smile all day. Someone who can't fight on his own, and decides to hide inside the guild.
Someone who will be remembered as nothing but a worker who doesn't fight against monsters, explore hidden dungeons, and labyrinths.
When he tried to make himself the one leading the conversation, Nine would simply push him aside and take the lead. Telling Nine what to do, too, was useless since Nine would not let him finish his words.
He was on the verge of giving up on getting his pride back, then. He saw Nine stats and skills. When he saw that he couldn't believe that such a thing was possible, a level 1 over the age of 17 and having 10 points in all his stats?
That was ridiculous, he had seen thousands of people's status, and almost all of them were above level 5 and had two stats above 20 points. But him? He didn't even have a stat above ten points. Most of all, a skill.
He can't even be promoted to E-Rank on the spot like almost everyone else. Sure, some individuals were also F-Rank only when they started, but these people have higher levels, stats, and skills.
So when he realized he could embarrass Nine by loudly announcing he was only F-Rank, he was delighted. Thinking this would at least make him lose that arrogant tone of his.
But then after he did so, Nine simply asked him what those requirements were. He didn't expect that Nine would do such a thing and not be bothered by what he had done.
"That's alright." The red-haired lady said, caressing his head as he lay flat on her thick thighs. She let him take his time before continuing.
"Didn't he say. He didn't take any of the quests you were offering, not because he was offended by what you did, but because he was tired and only wanted to apply as one. So don't feel bad about it, just try to redeem yourself with him next time you see him."
The man sighed only, before opening his mouth. "Thanks sis, I'm so glad all of you are with me." All five of them in this room are siblings; they were born to the same mother and were born on the same day.
Being together since childhood, they found themselves doing the same thing with just a tiny difference. As they grow older they only find themselves doing the same work.
Looking at her sister's large chest, he sat up and said: "Should we go back outside now?"
"We still have fifteen minutes in our break, well we do you only have five minutes left. So just stay here till then, besides, it's midday, most adventurers won't even be here." His sister replied.
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Chapter 3 end.