Seichun’s Town is bustling with adventurers, but there’s a reason why adventurers, not merchants, hold power here.
It’s not just about simple strength; in this town, supply can’t keep up with the demand for goods.
In short, even if you submit a request to the Public Guild, it’s often rejected simply because there aren’t enough adventurers.
Of course, this applies only to materials obtained from Gazenran Tower from a certain floor or higher.
However, that “certain floor” is about where you’d be after leaving the Beginner class and entering the Intermediate class.
Gazenran Tower uses a unique system for dividing adventurer skill levels.
The first to the fifth floors are for novice adventurers.
The sixth to the twentieth floors are considered the Beginner class.
The twenty-first to the fortieth floors are the Intermediate class, and materials from around this range are the most frequently requested.
Anything above the forty-first floor is the Advanced class, but requests rarely go to the Public Guild for those levels.
Typically, adventurers who can operate beyond the 41st floor will submit requests directly to the guilds they belong to.
Furthermore, for materials obtainable in the Intermediate class, major merchant guilds often have their own affiliated guilds, and they will submit requests there.
This naturally leads to a competition between merchant guilds for adventurers.
If there were more adventurer guilds, the standing of adventurer guilds wouldn’t be as strong as it is now.
However, the current situation is that there aren’t enough adventurer guilds, so adventurer guilds inevitably gain higher standing in Seichun’s Town.
Moreover, historically, adventurers have held a higher position.
The day after Kousuke and his party arrived in Seichun’s Town.
They visited the Public Guild that morning to perform the renewal process for their Guild Cards.
In this context, the Guild Card refers to the one usable within the West Continent, not a Crown Card.
After all, Crown Cards are unusable on this continent, which lacks Crowns.
As such, they were engaged in the card renewal process from the morning, and naturally, Kouhi and Mitsuki attracted the attention of the adventurers present in the facility.
Kousuke, however, was oblivious to some envious gazes from individuals of the same gender.
Setting that aside for the moment, while waiting for their cards to be renewed, the receptionist informed them about the position of private guilds in Seichun.
Perhaps thinking that they would be molested by other adventurers if they did nothing while waiting.
From the receptionist’s perspective, Kousuke, who had Kouhi and Mitsuki—the ultimate beauties—with him, appeared as nothing more than prey.
Even with a Guild Rank of C Rank, she figured they couldn’t match the numbers.
Sensing the receptionist’s thoughts, Kousuke received his renewed card and thanked her.
“Thank you for telling me all that.”
“It’s part of my duties. Are you not taking any requests today?”
“Yes. We just arrived yesterday, so we’re just wandering around today.”
Kousuke said in a relaxed tone, and the receptionist offered him a smile.
“I see.”
Thinking that was the end of the conversation, Kousuke turned to leave, but his expression suddenly shifted as if he’d remembered something.
“Speaking of which, do you know of any delicious food stalls?”
“Food stalls?”
“Yes. Since I came to Seichun, where food gathers, I thought I’d try eating around.”
Kousuke said playfully, and the receptionist smiled in response.
“If that’s the case, the food stall at that corner is good.”
After receiving such advice from the receptionist, Kousuke and his party left the Public Guild.
“What will you do next?”
Kouhi asked, taking a bite of the grilled Ilboa meat skewers the receptionist had recommended.
They had mentioned renewing their cards, but hadn’t discussed any subsequent plans.
“Hmm. I don’t have any particular plans. I was thinking of looking around weapon and armor shops, or magic tool shops.”
“You told the lady just now that you weren’t taking requests, but are you really not going to do anything?”
Mitsuki, who had finished her skewers, asked, tilting her head.
It was an unspoken suggestion that they could at least peek into a tower.
“Hmm. Well, I suppose I could go to a tower. But I don’t really feel the need to rush into it. The tower isn’t going to run away, after all.”
Kouhi and Mitsuki offered slight smiles at Kousuke’s little joke.
“That’s true.”
“Indeed. There’s no need to rush like the first time.”
As Mitsuki said that, the three of them recalled the time they conquered Amamiya Tower.
Back then, driven by the desire for a base of operations, they had hurried to clear the tower.
This time, since they didn’t intend to conquer it completely, they figured they could take their time.
Kousuke looked around, wondering where to discard the skewer, when Kouhi snatched the meatless skewer from him and put it directly into her Item Box.
Watching her sidelong, Kousuke continued.
“After hearing what you said, I was thinking we could try creating our own Adventurer Guild. What do you think?”
It was a sudden proposal from Kousuke, but Kouhi and Mitsuki, being accustomed to his ways, responded immediately.
They seemed to have anticipated Kousuke’s thoughts while listening to the receptionist.
“I think that’s a good idea.”
As Kouhi nodded in agreement, Mitsuki tilted her head.
“The question is, to what extent will we develop our strength? Are we considering the Crown as well?”
Mitsuki was referring to developing their strength to a certain extent and then establishing a Crown Branch.
Of course, Kousuke had also considered this when proposing the guild.
“I’ll think about that, but it depends on discussions with Gazeran, don’t you think? If we were to create one, it would be the Adventurer Division first.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to have Lord Schmidt involved as well?”
Kouhi suggested, but Kousuke crossed his arms, pondering.
“I don’t know. It seems like the merchant guilds here are already over-saturated. I don’t think it’s a good idea to have new entrants interfering.”
“I see.”
“Well, I think we should discuss that as well, but for now, we’ll operate purely as a personal guild.”
If they tried to operate as a guild with a Crown from the start, they would undoubtedly face interference.
Therefore, it would be better to first establish themselves as a small guild that doesn’t attract attention.
Kouhi and Mitsuki nodded in agreement with Kousuke’s idea.
By operating as a small guild at first and then gradually building up their strength, no one would complain when they eventually established a Crown Branch.
More accurately, they would make it so no one could complain, but given what they heard earlier about Seichun’s situation, it shouldn’t be a problem.
Of course, there would likely be various obstacles as the guild grew.
In any case, since the ultimate goal involves the Crown, discussions with Gazeran are essential.
Moreover, it would be beneficial to involve Doru, the supervisor of the Adventurer Division.
What was supposed to be a casual trip to Gazenran Tower had now turned into something involving the Crown.
As usual, Kouhi and Mitsuki couldn’t help but offer a bitter smile at Kousuke’s diligence (?).
Thus, for this installment, the objective was set from the outset lol.
The story will likely unfold around how they expand their private guild.
Although, it’s rarely the case that things proceed according to the story I initially conceived lol.
