Otherworld Adventure

After finally getting their guild cards, Cecil and Lucia exited the guild. The two were fascinated by the details written on the cards.

Name : Cecil Silvaria

Age : 14

Class : Magic Swordsman

Stage : Mana Vapor (5000 units)

Rank : 1 Star – Stone

Name : Lucia

Age : 13

Class : Enchant Spellcaster

Stage : Mana Vapor (1000 units)

Rank : 1 Star – Stone

"How'd they predict our stage so accurately? They even quantified our mana without an assessment test!"

"I thought there was going to be a test before we got the card too~"

Both Lucia and Cecil honestly thought there would be some kind of assessment before having their cards issued.

What surprised them was that the assessment itself was had begun the moment they picked up the magic pen to write their information down.

The pen itself needed one to imbue magic into it in order to operate.

When they started imbuing their mana into the pen in order to write, the pen started recording the amount of mana they had inside their mana points.

It caught them unawares and when the guild staff gave them their guild cards, there was a strange expression on her face as well as a more respectful tone and attitude that she gave off when handing the cards to them.

It was unusual of course, since the stage and quantity of mana they had inside their mana bodies weren't in line with what a normal person's quantity of mana when they were at the first stage of mana cultivation.

Normal people at the Mana Vapor stage would have a mana quantity of 100 – 500 units. Mana Sea stage would have 500 – 1000 units and Mana Core stage would have 1000 – 5000 units.

Only people at the perfect stage of Mana Core would have a quantity as high as Cecil's.

This was Cecil's amount while he was only at the Mana Vapor! Not to mention Lucia who had a mana quantity at the Perfect stage of Mana Sea while only being at the second stage of Mana Vapor.

For Cecil, it was already explained before by Lucia's mother, but Lucia herself had that large amount of mana attributed to the fact that her mother's mana technique being so unique.

The guild staff had already alerted the guild master of the two abnormalities that have just registered. So when the guild master came down to meet them, he halted when he laid his eyes on Lucia.

After scrutinizing Lucia for a bit, the guild master had a brilliant smile plastered on his face. Then he told the guild staff that took their assessment that it was better if they kept things in a tight lid for now.

After which the guild master followed the two out of the building.

A while later inside the guild building's cafe area...

"Well, aren't you two a promising duo."

Said the elegant fox-kin male that was seated across from us.

"Uhh, who are you again? We're kinda in a hurry."

"Haha, no rush, no rush~"

"..."

Lucia and Cecil were currently seated in a cafe across the guild building. After they finished ordering their food and handed the menu back to the waiter, a golden haired fox man abruptly sat himself in an empty seat at their table.

The man had fox ears just like Lucia, but they were golden in color. He also had golden eyes just like Lucia's father and if they took a closer look at him, he did somewhat resemble Lucia's father.

"We don't know you, but aren't you rude to not introduce yourself?"

"Ah, where are my manners. I'm Kozaki. Guildmaster of the adventurer guild based in Forest Hill Town."

"Wah?"

"..."

The duo speechlessly stared at the pretentious and shiny bastard that was in front of them. This guy... was the guild master?

"...and what would the guild master want from two newly registered newbies?"

"Haha~ no, it's nothing. I thought I'd come down and see how my niece is doing~"

"N-niece?"

Cecil immediately looked towards the girl who was seated right beside him. She equally had a confused look on her face.

"Haha~ I guess big brother doesn't talk much about me huh~"

"... you look a little like papa..."

"Haha, that's 'cause your papa's my big bro~ which makes you my niece~"

It turns out that the guildmaster of the adventurer guild in the town was Lucia's uncle. As for why he rudely interrupted their lunch.

"Well, a little birdy of mine came to report about two children with abnormal mana quantities~"

"Abnormal? Oh yeah... I guess that's us."

"Yes~ well, when I saw my niece here, I figured how she would have abnormal amounts of mana, I guess sis-in-law taught you that right~?"

"..."

Taking a glance at Lucia, Cecil finds that she's a bit uncomfortable talking to him.

"What I couldn't figure out was how you, a human boy, would actually have such an incredible amount of mana in you~ though I won't pry, since you're my niece's boyfriend. Just make sure that you keep that hidden, alright~"

"Wh-wha? B-boyfriend?! I-i-i, m-m-me w-w-with C-ce-Cel?!" Lucia exclaimed with a start.

"Hah?"

Cecil only responded with a dumb look on his face, while Lucia turned red as a tomato while trying to say something.

"Mr. Uncle, please don't try and embarrass Lucia."

"Hoho~, well anyway boy~ you understand what I'm implying yes? The dangers and everything~"

Although, Cecil was a bit confused, he remembered what his father once said. 'A man should always use 20 and hide the other 80.'

He never understood what it meant, but the situation right now kind of clicked with what his dad always kept on saying.

Not to mention the current tension the human and beast-kin continent were in right now. It was better if he kept a low profile and not attracts any attention towards himself. Attention and, as the guild master said earlier, danger.

"Yes, I understand."

The cards had the function to hide every other information on it with the exception of the name and rank.

Lucia and Cecil were already planning to hide everything else besides their names and ranks, so even without the guild master's warning, they would have done so anyway.

"Good~, well I won't keep you lovely couple from having your lunch~"

"Uh, okay."

"C-c-c-c-c-couple??!"

Lucia has been inarticulate ever since the word 'boyfriend' was said earlier. Cecil didn't have any particular reaction towards what the guild master said though.

It wasn't any surprise however, since he never had any contact with relationsh.i.p.s and such so he couldn't fathom the reaction Lucia had.

"Hey, Lulu."

"Y-YES!?"

"Calm down, let's just wait for our food and eat. Don't pay attention to what your weird uncle said."

Although he said that, Cecil himself pondered back at what the guildmaster said earlier, while waiting for the food to arrive.

'Dangers, huh'