6. Discovery

"Alright then, let's go to the guild." Kento said, they walk some more, now with more people, Blake just clings on Kento, trying to avoid Brad who just keeps slowly approaching her, Blake even hiss at Brad, Kento and the rest just give a small giggle, after a while, they finally reach the adventurer's guild, "Seems like a really lively place." Kento said before entering, as Kento enters the building, everything became silent, everyone was staring at Kento with eyes like daggers, "Hehe, look at him, hiring that much people, he must be a rich young lord" a tough looking patron said, "HEY, WATCH YOUR MOUTH" Brad said, "It's fine Brad, don't mind them." Kento said, "But master, they-" Brad said before Kento interrupts, "It's fine" Kento said again sternly, "Did you hear that, Brad just called that guy master, and there's Vamuc, Aegis, and Blake too, i wonder how much he paid them" another patron said, Kento just ignore them and walks to the counter, "Hello, my name is Barbara, welcome to the adventurer's guild, how may i help you today" said a girl with short brown hair, black eyes, wearing a green and white dress, presumably an employee outfit, wears a monocle but doesn't have glass in it and looks to be 19 years old, "Hello, i want to register as an adventurer please" Kento said.

The patrons start laughing, "GHAHAHA, A WIMPY GUY LIKE YOU WANTS TO BE AN ADVENTURER? GO BACK TO SUCKNG ON YOUR MOMS TEATS" a patron said, "Grr, how dare they" Brad said, "Brad, listen to your master, ignore them" Kento said, "...Yes master" Brad reluctantly reply, "Alright then, i need you to fill in this form" Barbara said as she hands Kento the registration form;

Name:

Age:

Stats:

Magical affinity:

"You just need to fill in your name, the rest will fill itself when you're done with the test" Barbara said, "There's a test?" Kento asked, "Yes, now please fill in your name and age" Barbara said, *I can read this* Kento thought to himself. "Alright then." Kento said as he fills out the form. "Here you go" Kento said as he hans the form to Barbara, "Let's see here, name; Kento Suzaku *Hmm a family name, he must be an aristocrat* Age;...90?" Barbara said, the whole guild burst in laughter, "HAHAHA, IF YOU WANNA LIE, AT LEAST MAKE IT BELIEVABLE" a patron said, "...Well, i'm just gonna put this in the orb of truth" Barbara said as she takes out the orb from under the counter, she holds the form above the orb and the form disappear, after a few seconds the orb still doesn't do anything, "Can…can you touch the orb and tell me your age again?" Barbara said, "Uhh…okay? I am 90 years old" Kento said while touching the orb…still no respond, everyone just stood there silently, after a while Barbara breaks the silence "A-anyway, since we have confirmed you are telling the truth, follow me and i will guide you to the test room" Barbara said, as Kento and gang follows Barbara, they are talking among themselves, "I can't believe you're 90 years old Kento, are you actually an elf?" Blake ask, "No, i'm 100% human" Kento said, "But how are you 90 years old, you look like you're in your 20s" Brad said, "Hmm…Maybe that's the reason for my amnesia" Kento said, "Alright we have reached the test room, only Mr. Kento Suzaku can enter, the rest of you will have to wait outside" Barbara said, "Well, I'll be back" Kento said as he enters the room

In the room there is a weapon rack, filled with a bunch of weapons from swords to staffs, a training dummy, a target, and a drawer that seems to draw Kento in, "Alright, pick a weapon from the rack and use it to strike the training dummy or the target, they are both enchanted with sturdy, so hit them with all of your strength, the training dummy will shows how strong you are with melee weapon,, and the target will how how accurate you are with range weapons" Barbara said, *Maybe i shouldn't him them with all my might* Kento thought to himself, "Can i go unarmed?" Kento asks, "Umm…you could, but it's better if you choose a weapon" Barbara said, "It's ok, i also want to test with other weapons, but i'm going unarmed first because i am a martial artist" Kento said, "Martial artist isn't going to take you far in the adventurer life, but suit yourself" Barbara said, "Thank you" Kento said, Kento then walks toward the training dummy *I wonder how should I do this* Kento thought to himself, "Excuse me, but what is the average score people usually get?" Kento asks, "Hmm…that is supposed to be a secret, why do you ask?" Barbara ask, "Well, i just wanna know myself if i can qualify or not" Kento said, *This is a lie, I just wanna gather data* Kento thought to himself, "Well, this is actually confidential so i can't tell you, sorry" Barbara said with a smile, "Oh…okay then, thanks anyway" Kento said, *Welp, looks like I'll just have to guess, Maybe i'll try the Oizuki since i can soften the blow* Kento thought to himself, a message box appear "you have acquire the skill 'controlled strength' from you knowledge and experience of martial arts" *Dynamic Skill Acquisition sure is useful* Kento thought to himself, Kento readies himself in a karate stance, 1 meter apart from the training dummy, left leg forward, right leg back, left fist forward, right fist back, slides in and then PUNCH, *I've soften the blow by 90%, let's see what's my score…500000, i wonder if that's good or bad* Kento thought to himself, "Excuse me Ms. Barbara, i got a score of 500000" Kento said, "Haha, surely you jest, if you actually score a 500000, that would actually make you the strongest adventurer that ever lived, now, let's see your actual score" Barbara said, *…Damn it *Kento thought to himself, Barbara then walks toward the dummy and see that the score is actually 500000, "I-i-i'm gonna call the guild master" Barbara said while shaking, Barbara goes to an orb and said something to who i presume is the guild master "G-g-guild master, p-p-please come to the testing room immediately" Barbara said, suddenly there were loud footsteps approaching, the door opens and a man with a big muscular body the size of a gorilla, light brown tied up hair with long sideburns, and wearing what seems like casual clothing with lots of belts, "BARBARA WHAT'S WRONG, DID THE NEW APPLICANT BOTHER YOU IN ANYWAY?" the guild master shouted so loud that the entire guild heard him, "n-no he didn't bother me, but look at his score" Barbara said as she points to the dummy, the guild master walks to the training dummy and scoffs at Kento who he thought was bothering Barbara, "B-b-barbara, am i seeing things?" The guild master said after seeing the score, "No sir, fortunately you are still sober" Barbara said, "You, strike the dummy again" the guild master said to Kento, "Can you please tell me what the average score is?" Kento asks, "No, that is a matter of privacy, why do you want to know anyway" the guild master ask, "I don't want to be evaluated highly" Kento said, "Why, wouldn't it be better if you actually get a high score?" The guild master asks, "I have my reasons, tell you what, if you tell me the average score, i'll show you my full strength" Kento said, "BAH, you mean to tell me 500000 is not your full strength?? The guild master said, Kento just stares at him intently, "You're serious aren't you...how about this, we'll let you choose what rank you want to start with, and you can show us your full power" the guild master said, "Deal, but first, can the dummy withstand it?" Kento asks, "The dummy is made from the strongest metal in the world said to be from the land of the gods, it should be able to withstand even a huge explosion, but as a precaution, we also enchant it with physical and magical resistance" the guild master said, "Alright then, can you adjust the resistance to 99%?" Kento asks, "99%? How are we suppose to see results if we set the resistance that high?" The guild master ask, "Please, i have seen this type of scenario many times, just trust me" Kento said remembering all of the isekai stories he read, "Suit yourself, Barbara, can you adjust the dummy's resistance to 99%?" The guild master asks Barbara, "Yes sir, wait just a moment" Barbara said, Barbara then walks up to the dummy and starts the maintenance, which gives me a few minutes of break time, "Sorry, i haven't introduce myself, my name is Kento Suzaku" Kento said to the guild master, "The name is Cross, as you have heard, i am the guild master" Cross said, "Pleasure to meet you guild master" Kento said, "Likewise" Cross replied, Barbara then approach us, "Guild master, i am done with the maintenance" Barbara said, "Thank you Barbara, now Kento, Show me what you got" Cross said, Kento then walks up to the dummy bare handed, "Wait, where's your weapon?" Cross said, "I'm a martial artist" Kento replied, *If he wants my strongest strike, then maybe i should use Oizuki again, this time with 100%* Kento thought to himself, Kento then relax his body, one meter away the dummy, *What is he doing* Cross thought to himself, Kento then strike the dummy with a devastating Oizuki, the fist colliding with the dummy creates a loud echo that surrounds the room, after everything settled down, the dummy shows 000000000 as the score, *Damn it, did I break the dummy somehow?* Kento thought to himself, Cross then approached the dummy, "Sorry guild master, it seems i broke the dummy" Kento said, Cross just stood there silently, Barbara then approached Cross, "Umm...guild master? Are you ok?" Barbara asks, Barbara then looks at the score, she was so shocked that she fainted, "Umm...i promise i will pay for the damage" Kento said, "Kento, did you know what you just did?" Cross said, "I'm sorry, i will work for how long it needs to pay for it" Kento said, "No, it's not broken, the dummy's highest score one can reach is 999999999, you just strike the dummy, with your bare hands, with the resistance up to 99%, and it shows up as incalculable, not even the 1st hero can achieve this score, what kind of monster are you" Cross said, "I assure you, i'm a human, you can use the orb of truth" Kento said, "Fine, since you have showed you your full strength, i'll hold up our bargain, what rank would you like to start with" Cross said, "How many ranks are there" Kento asks, "The lowest rank is G, and the highest rank is EX, however, the EX rank is reserved for special individuals and is not written in their guild card, but a star somewhere in the card, so technically the highest rank you can achieve is S rank" Cross explains, "Does that mean a special individual will get an S rank on their card but there is a star somewhere to show that they are actually EX rank? Kento ask, "Correct, but there's more, in order for you to be promoted from G to F rank, You need to raise your tiers to 1st tier, everyone starts from the 10th tier, and will be raised depending on achievements, quests, monster hunted, deeds, and reputation, keep in mind it can also drop if you do anything illegal, now that you know this, what rank would you like to start with, with your level of strength, even an EX rank is doesn't justify your strenght" Cross said, "Hmm...alright then, i'll start from G rank 10th Tier just like everyone else" Kento said, "Are you sure this is what you want, even if you ask for an EX rank, i would give it to you" Cross said, "Yes i'm sure, i just wanna live life leisurely, if i suddenly get the EX rank, everyone will pester me to no end, so i'll just work on it slowly" Kento said, "If that is your decision, i won't object, but i still need to give you a star because you're a special individual, however, i will ask Barbara to cast invisible magic on it so it doesn't shows up, you will be a 10th tier G rank is that right?" Cross said, "Yes, thank you, also, one more question" Kento said, "What is it?" Cross said, "What's inside that drawer?" Kento asks, pointing at the mysterious drawer, "Hmm…i heard from the previous guild master that inside the drawer is a weapon, but no one can actually see it" Cross said, "Hmm…the drawer seems to pull me towards it, can I go open it?" Kento ask, "Well there's already a lot of people opening the drawer to find that it's empty, we can't even move it because it seems to be enchanted with unknown magic" Cross said, Kento then walks towards the drawer, Kento opens the drawer, and inside it is a Jet Black Katana with it's Saya, Kento then takes the Katana out and examine it, "Hey guild master, why is there a Katana in here" Kento asks, "Hmm…a Katana?" Cross said, Cross then saw that Kento is holding a Jet Black Katana, "Hoo…this is interesting" Cross said, "Hmm…? How so?" Kento asks, "Well like i said before, everyone who opens the drawer said that there's nothing in there, and here you are, taking out a weapon which you called a Katana, perhaps it was meant for you" Cross said.

There is a note under the Saya, Kento picks it up and read it, "To you who is deemed worthy by this Katana, i don't know how many years have passed, but please take care of it, it will help you if you are ever in a dire situation, Sincerely, Ariri", "Guild master, who is this Ariri" Kento ask, "Hmm…if i remember correctly, Ariri is one of the hero's companion and also the first guild master, it is said that his swordsmanship was so powerful, he could cut things so fast that no one sees him move…Wait a minute, is that his sword?" Cross asks, "Yeah, he even left a note behind" Kento said as he hands the note to Cross, "Man…you even got acknowledge by this Katana thing, and it's a weapon of one of the hero's companion, the more i look at you, the more of an enigma you become" Cross said, "Sorry about that, i didn't mean for any of this to happen" Kento said, "Fate is really strange sometimes, first, you're just enjoying your day and then suddenly a monster appear out of nowhere" Cross said, "Hey hey, i'm still human you know?" Kento interjects, "Well whatever, so is that gonna be your weapon?" Cross ask, "Yeah, i'll take this" Kento said, "Good, now go to outside and wait for Barbara to wake up so she can issue your Guild Card" Cross said, "No need to wait, i am already awake" Barbara said, "Oh, miss Barbara, i'm sorry for surprising you" Kento said while bowing, "It's ok, i'm just glad the guild got itself a really strong person, now please follow me back to the counter" Barbara said, "Barbara, remember to give him an invisible star" Cross said, "Yes, i heard you from before" Barbara said.

Kento, Barbara, and Cross left the training room, Kento is immediately surrounded by Blake, Brad, Vamuc, and Aegis, "So how did you do" Blake said eagerly, "Yeah master, what rank did you get, knowing you, you would at least get a B rank" Brad said, "Can i tell them?" Kento ask Cross, "If you can trust them, go ahead" Cross said, "Well, according to the guild master here, i am eligible for the EX rank" Kento said, the group just went silent, as if to process the information they just heard, "...Hahaha, master, you sure know how to make a joke" Brad said trying to make sense of things, "No, i did said that, i think even an EX rank is not enough for him" Cross said, the group went silent again, "T-then what rank did you get" Blake ask, "Well since this is a special case, i will let him decide on his own rank" Cross said, "I've decided to start as a G rank" Kento said, for the third time, the group went silent