I was dragged along after being told that wed first report back to the guild.

Before actually entering the guilds building, Sword emphasized, Even if theres some moron unable to discern your strength, dont kill em, okay?

Wouldnt it be fine for you to not bring me here then? I mean the place is crowded with idiots, you know? I tried to ignore their existence by magically blocking off sound waves, but since I couldnt cut them off completely, I faintly perceived how people were talking nonsense to me.

The people of this world are stupider than monsters.

Once we entered, all eyes turned into our direction. How annoying.

So you made up, huh? The guild master approached us.

I understood why you told me things like Please forgive him or Hes regretting it.

Argh, so that was already part of what you didnt understand? He slapped his forehand with his open hand.

When I looked at the receptionist, it made her jump.

I wonder whats going on with her. This receptionist lady, who welcomed me at first, is reacting very oddly, or rather, excessively

Also, I understood why she suddenly started to say, Im going to introduce you to nice partners, okay?. To be honest, I suspected her possibly wanting to earn some money through a mediation fee or sell off a newbie adventurer, who doesnt know anything, to some shady adventurers, but now I know it wasnt that.

No sooner than becoming pale, the receptionist lady suddenly became all teary-eyed, and finally started to bawl for real.

I drew back from her.

All of it is Mr. Swords fauuult! I only did as I was askedAnd it all it earned me was to be regarded as a nasty wench on top of getting avoided!

No matter how you look at it, arent you treatin people way too terrible?

He said, but didnt she mention something about all of it being Mr. Swords fault?

That much is as easy as pie for the people of this world, isnt it?

No, the folks goin that far among the guild staff Well, I guess its better to be safe than sorry. Cant be helped.

The crying receptionist threw a dagger at Sword with an amazingly fast motion!

Just die! You havent taught him anything decent, and your way of talking sucks, so you tainted Indra, that cute and innocent boy, with your darkness! Youre a pest for society!

Wow.

The self-alleged bigshot doesnt seem to be all that respected, Id say. Also, Im a girl.

Oh, right. The guy, who almost had his head cut off after picking a fight with you, had his adventurer license revoked. From now on he wont ever be able to work as an adventurer again.

The guild master told me, but well

You mean over here, right? If he re-registers elsewhere

Idiooot, your so ignorant. Aint no way thats possible. Dont look down on the guild. When a license is revoked, the information will also be passed on to all other places. Usin a guild-exclusive magic tool, all guilds are bein notified about registrations and revocations at the same time. The self-alleged bigshot found some fun in berating me.

An Exclusive Network System!? Theyre quite advanced in that regard, I guess

Huh?

I was asked when I unconsciously mumbled that out loud.

Dont mind me. Im just talking to myself. But, whats going to happen if he uses an alias or a disguise?

Look, even if you change your name or appearance, you remain you, and I remain who I am, right? This adventurer card here is a magic tool and recognizes the person themselves, no matter how their outward appearance might have been changed. Same applies for the guilds magic tool.

Oh, biometrics!?

Why such cutting-edge technology in a place like this!?

Again with those cryptic wordsit might be fine for nobility even without gettin somethin like that card, but for a commoner its a must. Its a precious, precious card that proves their identity. It also got the convenient function of releasin a flashin as warnin if its in the hands of someone else. If your registered as criminal, let alone gettin your card revoked, the information is also passed on to the magic tools of the knight order, guard stations and checkpoints. Otherwise they wouldnt be able to arrest criminals, right? The only ones not possessin this card are nobility and people born as children of robbers.

Whoa, it sounds like nobles and robbers are on the same level in this world, doesnt it? Looks like they have no clue of what noblesse oblige means.

I understand. Biometrics, huh? Thats truly impressive.

Hearing my reply, Sword nodded in satisfaction.

Finally you realized that this world got some points of note as well, right?

Treating nobles and robbers as the same kind shows what kind of a hopeless case this world is. Anyway, please ask them about the matter weve been talking about before. You call yourself distinguished and important, dont you?

The guild master and the receptionists burst into laughter.

Ive been tellin you its not self-alleged, dammit! Hey, guildmaster, give this girl some Sorcery Liquid!

Wut?

Magic tools can be explained as electronic devices in terms of the other world. They always require a magic crest to be drawn onto them. Such crests are superb technology that wont come off even when washed or chafed.

I was taught that these magic crests are drawn with something called Sorcery Liquid. As far as I can tell, magic crests are programs running on a programming language. That means, if I had a dictionary for the programming language and Sorcery Liquid, I could basically create magic crests myself, right? And Im good at programming!

But Ive been told that such dictionaries dont exist and that its common practice to be taught how to make magic crests by becoming an apprentice of a sorcerer whos proficient at creating magic crests. Seriously, that sucks.

Hmm, but wait a second, what exactly is that Sorcery Liquid anyway?

You require Software to assemble program code and execute a program. In other words, Sorcery Liquid is a medium to execute a magic crest through magic elements so as to transform it into a spell. A processor handles the same task.

So, when I told Sword that Id like to know how to make Sorcery Liquid, he told me, Thats why youd become the apprentice of a sorcerer!

So its a requirement for this as well!?

Or rather, the idea that you could easily build magic tools is weird. I mean, just clocks are already items that have been finally completed after investin huge amounts of time and money. Back then, the sorcerer, who wanted to create it, had to persuade the king by tellin him that he wants to establish a standard for this world. The way how to make clocks has been revealed to the public for the sake of allowin it to spread. Nowadays you can get your hands on them at a relatively cheap price since the country is subsidizin them. But you see, basically, other magic tools are sold by the folk who made them, so some among em are stupidly expensive even if the magic tools are nothin special.

After that comment, he scrutinized me really intently.

You think youd be able to make magic tools if you could get your hands on Sorcery Liquid?

I cant say anything for certain as long as I havent analyzed the liquid first. I suspect that spells are imprinted with Sorcery Liquid. Kind of like this spell will be invoked if you use the following characters. Though it might be actually far more complex, considering theyre being made by folks who adhere to secrecy. Anyway, you draw characters on the medium you want to move with Sorcery Liquid. The liquid interprets the characters, passes on instructions to the magic elements, and the magic elements carry these instructions out, resulting in the magic tool operating. Probably.

Such a weak endin after talkin all confident!?

After we had that conversation, Sword mentioned that I might be able to obtain the liquid if he acts as intermediary.

You know that its nothing I can hand over just like that, dont you!?

Sword thrust his adventurer card into the face of the guild master.

Hand it over.

People like you! Just Clock! Come with me!

Does he mean the Sorcery Liquid of a clock?

After following him, we entered a room through a door with a Guild Master plate. Removing the seal on a shelf that seemed to be a magic tool, he took out and handed over a heavy jar.

Here. What are you planning to do with it?

Analyzing. I love this kind of work.

Come to think of it, my otherworld self made a robot to automatically clean her desk with her summer vacations crafting set. Different from the other world, everything in this world is made with magic, even without exclusive tools and materials!

(Note: The only ones capable of that are people at Indras level)

Afterwards I got tired from insistently being told that he wanted to watch me analyzing the liquid, or at least be taught about the results of my analysis.

Since Im going to do it with magic, anyone can do the same, no? Besides, you could get it explained to you by becoming the apprentice of a sorcerer, couldnt you? I hate to take an apprenticeship for each and every little thing, so I usually analyze things myself. Then again, I dont know whether itll be possible to analyze it. I turned the guild master down.

After carefully storing it away, I retrieved some liquor from my magic bag to distract him.

Here, as thanks.

Swords eyes flew wide open.

Hey!! Thats the booze that has ripened for three years which you called Brandy, isnt it!?

Oh? Even though you ran away from home, it still shows that youre of noble origin. Isnt it a rather sophisticated way to thank someone by giving them liquor?

Sophisticated? Still it sure looks like this world got plenty of drunkards. Especially when considering that production methods are being concealed.

No, no, no, no, noooo! Give it back!! Sword tried to snatch the brandy out of the guild masters hands.

Its not yours, is it? I retorted, but he didnt listen at all.

However, the guild master defended it to the last, She gave it to me!

Your a hundred years too early to drink this!

Sword! Someone like you can get as much high-class liquor as he wants, right!? For me its not easy to obtain drinks that would be drunk by the nobility!

That aint no nobility booze! Its a drink made by her!

The guild master quickly looked my way with his eyes wide open.

You can produce liquor?

If its something simple, yes. The one I gave you can only be made if you can use magic.

The guild master stared at me, flabbergasted. Meanwhile Sword drew close to me.

Hey! Why did you give it to that guy!?

I said moments ago that it was an expression of my gratitude. The fact of him taking the liquid out of a magic shelf must mean that its quite difficult to get your hands on it, right? In such a case I must also thank him with something appropriate.

What bout your thanks towards me!?

It has been offset with your rude behavior.

Sword froze after suffering a heavy shock. The guild master, on the other hand, smiled broadly.

In short, its such a wonderful drink that Sword would go into a frenzy over it, and a high-quality product you cant make unless you can freely employ magic that would cause the Bloody Witch to run away in terror, huh? Im looking forward to drinking it then.

Just now he said Bloody Witch, didnt he? Is the translation not working or something? Well, whatever.

It wont last long once you open it. Itd be best for you to empty it within a few days after unsealing the lid. If you cant drink all of it, you could also use it for cooking.

As if Id be able to do something so wasteful!

He saysbut, why is everyone claiming that its a waste to use alcohol for cooking?

Also, please give this to the lady who had been bawling. Tell her from me that Ive just been cautious and that its not like I hate her or anything.

She seems to have been hurt to such an extent that she threw a dagger at Sword.

Im sorry, okay?

She can put the end of this stick into the container, wind the content around it and lick it, or smear it on bread. Adding it to fruits works as well.

I passed him some starch syrup.

Is this liqour as well?

What would be the point in giving liquor to a woman? Honey exists in this world, doesnt it? Its a similar kind of food.

Oi Her Noble Ladyship, honey is a high-class ingredient, you know? You really fine with handin it over so readily?

I didnt say that its honey. Its foodstuff that can be made easily and cheaply. Its no honey, so dont get all formal on me as if expecting something out of it. I answered and entrusted the guild master with the syrup and my message.