Chapter 115: I think you should steel yourself and use Leonization

"Kazu-kun’s side isn’t as bad as before, but because of Leonization experience is in a state that’s hard to increase, so if it stays like this you’ll stay a trainee."

Hearing Lumia’s words, Kazui put on a sour expression.

"I think you should steel yourself and use Leonization."

"I’ll wait and see a little more, then decide... I guess."

Awkwardly putting off the decision, Kazui continued.

"Speaking of Leonization, I... don’t know much about Leonization, so I want you to teach me in detail?"

"Fine. Doing it here would take long, so tonight... when you come to my place, is it all right if I teach you then?"

"I don’t mind."

"Then for now let’s finish paying the reward."

Kazui nodded, took a white contract card from his pocket, and held it out to Lumia.

While he was at it he also placed the two magic stones he had obtained by defeating monsters on the counter.

"Please buy the magic stones too."

Yuri also placed a contract card he took from his pocket on the counter.

"I’ll confirm, so please wait a moment."

Lumia’s way of speaking changed to a very work-like tone.

For consultation and advice her way of speaking became familiar, but in scenes where she used set wording as staff, Lumia’s tone became hard.

Lumia took the two contract cards and turned toward the register.

Inside the counter there was a dull-colored register.

To Kazui, born and raised in Japan, it looked like a retro register from an old movie.

It was a magic machine, used for paying rewards and buying magic stones.

On top of the register there was a metal plate, and in the center of the plate a magic circle was marked.

Lumia placed Kazui’s contract card on the magic circle.

Then the plate’s magic circle gave off white light.

In the case of a genuine card, the magic circle shone and showed the staff it was genuine.

"Confirmed."

Lumia took the contract card and punched numbers into the register’s buttons.

She punched in the work registration number and reward amount marked on the contract card.

Then the register let out a machine sound, spat out a white tape-like receipt, and the register drawer opened.

Lumia took Dale bills of the same amount marked on the receipt from the drawer and handed the receipt and bills to Kazui.

"Your reward. Please confirm."

Kazui confirmed the bills he was handed and the receipt.

"Confirmed. Exact."

Hearing Kazui’s words, Lumia put the contract card in a drawer inside the counter.

Unlike the reward for the city defense battle, where the requester was the Guild itself and participation was mandatory, for ordinary work the Guild introduced, rewards were paid in this flow.

Having finished paying Kazui’s reward, Lumia performed the same work on Yuri’s contract card and paid the same amount.

"Next is... buying the magic stones."

Lumia checked the two magic stones placed on the counter with her eyes.

"Two Privates’ worth?"

From the size and color, Guild staff who did counter work could usually tell from a monster with how many sun marks the magic stone had been obtained.

"Yes. One slime and one Yatebeo."

Kazui answered Lumia’s question.

"I’ll confirm."

Lumia placed the magic stones on the magic circle on the register.

Then the magic circle gave off light and informed the Guild staff the magic stones were genuine.

"The current purchase price is two thousand five hundred Dale for this one stone, five thousand Dale total. What will you do?"

"Fine, right?"

Kazui checked with Yuri for form’s sake. Yuri nodded, so Kazui answered Lumia.

"We’ll sell."

"Please wait a moment."

Lumia punched numbers and symbols into the register.

Then same as with the reward, the register started printing a receipt.

From the drawer that had been left pulled out, Lumia took bills and held them out to Kazui together with the receipt.

"Payment for the magic stones. Please confirm."

Confirming the receipt and bills, Kazui answered Lumia.

"Confirmed. Exact."

From the five thousand Dale he received, Kazui held out two one-thousand Dale bills and one five-hundred Dale bill to Yuri.

Money obtained by selling magic stones gotten from the same work to the Guild and the like was normally split equally in the party.

Lumia understood that Kazui and Yuri would split five thousand Dale in half.

That was why she had given Kazui four one-thousand Dale bills and two five-hundred Dale bills.

Yuri took the bills, put them in his wallet together with the reward and receipt, and put the wallet in his pocket.

Kazui did the same as Yuri.

"You also wished to apply for work, right?"

Asked by Lumia, Kazui answered.

"Yes! This, please."

He handed Lumia the posted paper he had peeled from the bulletin board.

"Work that feels just right for Kazu-kun and Yuri-kun’s levels."

Lumia checked the contents of the posted paper and started advising.

It was no longer an exchange of set phrases, so Lumia’s tone became casual.

"At this time of year, on the route to this job site, sometimes a terrible fog comes out and you can’t make it a day trip."

Lumia continued.

"The contractor should be preparing for camping, but sometimes they cut corners and don’t prepare even for the adventurers, so you should go prepared for camping just in case."

Kazui and Yuri nodded at Lumia’s words.

"If a day-trip job stops being a day trip, the extra fee is according to Guild regulations. What will you do?"

They looked at each other and confirmed each other’s will.

On top of that, Kazui answered.

"We’ll apply."

"Then please wait a moment. I’ll issue contract cards."

Lumia started the procedure for issuing contract cards.

The Guild also issued contract cards as contracts to adventurers.

Lumia placed two black cards on the counter.

The contract card given to the requester was white, the contract card given to the adventurer was black. The colors were different.

The former was also called a white card, the latter a black card.

Adventurers showed the white contract card to the requesting partner and proved they were adventurers introduced by the Guild.

When they finished the work, the requester and adventurer signed both cards showing the contract was fulfilled and exchanged them.

"Contract cards. At the point you receive these the contract is established, and the adventurers bear the duty to fulfill the introduced work."

Kazui and Yuri each took one contract card.

"The contract is established. I pray for the success of the work."

Lumia bowed politely, and Kazui and Yuri returned the bow.

"Then see you!"