Time to Shine! Part I

"Here’s the details of our town’s tournament,"

The sweet voice, barely masking a massive urge to laugh, sounded as a window displaying some information appeared in front of them. Kaew, meanwhile, wore the sourest expression her face could muster. On the other hand, the bespectacled man—currently sporting a wild, puffed-up green afro—seemed entirely unbothered as he scrolled through the data displayed before him.

"S-so, if you have any questions or wish to register for the competition, p-please let me know.”

"Thank you," Joke replied with a perfectly straight face as the woman walked off. He stood near the guild bar of the adventurer's guild in the town of “Vinzel”, utterly unaffected by the commotion he was causing.

"Seriously though, don’t you feel anything?" Kaew suddenly asked, standing beside him.

"Huh? No. What should I feel about?"

"About the way people are staring at us like we’re a walking joke, you idiot!"