*Inside the Adventurer's Guild in Ryan Town, Barris Kingdom

Hearing someone calling her, Ella withdrew her gaze from checking the mission assignment and turned back.

I saw the uncle who had received me before walking towards the counter with a young man who looked to be in his early thirties. He should be the president of the Adventurer's Guild - Enjie.

He was wearing a neatly trimmed blue robe, and his thin frame made it seem as if he was a magician rather than the head of the Adventurer's Guild. His neatly shaved beard and slightly longer black hair gave him a refreshing look.

Seeing Ella's face after she turned around, the guild leader was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to Ella

"Can you show me the Angel Crystal?"

"No problem."

He handed the fruit to Jayne. Jayne took it with both hands and, like the receptionist before, stared at the fruit and chanted an incomprehensible spell.

"[Beginner Item Appraisal]"

"It's Angel Crystal, indeed, and it's of very high quality. Are you sure you want to sell it?"

Jayne confirmed with Ella seriously.

"Yes, but I'm from far away and don't know the market. How much is this worth?"

"Hmm—for an Angel Crystal this fine—one platinum coin, I guess."

"Platinum coins? Are they more expensive than gold coins?"

Hearing a word she had never seen before, Ella asked Jayne

"You know nothing about the concept of currency... This is clearly a universal system across the continent. So, you're the child of some great noble?"

In response to Jayne's question, Ella just smiled and did not answer. Seeing Ella's reaction, Jayne had no choice but to continue speaking.

「1枚宝石币=100白金币=1w金币,而1枚金币=10银币=100铁币。三枚金币在节省的情况下,可以支撑一个三口之家生活一个月了。」

It seems that I really received an incredible sum of money. One platinum coin is equivalent to 100 gold coins, which is enough for me to live without working for more than ten years.

"I see. Okay, one platinum coin then."

"This is something that's in short supply. Little girl, you'd better refrain from casually taking things like this out. If someone with ulterior motives finds out, even if they see you're a child of the nobility, they'll take advantage of you when you're not paying attention."

After listening to Jayne's advice, Ella thought about it carefully and decided not to sell fruits casually in the future. It didn't matter if she was targeted. Based on what she knew now, she would have no problem dealing with most people. But if she was pestered by people who just wanted to buy fruits... Ella thought about the stars in the past who were surrounded by fans asking for autographs, and felt a slight headache.

"Okay, even though I only have this one fruit, I came to the Adventurer's Guild because I have something else to do."

Ella expressed her impromptu idea

"I want to register as an adventurer."

As if surprised by Ella's words, Jayne asked

"A noble lady actually wants to be an adventurer? This is not the way of aristocrats. Adventurers are not something that pampered nobles can become whenever they want. Besides, don't most nobles think that becoming an adventurer is beneath their dignity?"

"It's okay. I was planning to travel around the continent anyway, and having the identity of an adventurer is like having another souvenir."

After hearing Ella's answer, Jayne said in a somewhat helpless tone

"Okay, come over here and register."

Jayne pointed to the counter and waved to the uncle who had received him before. The uncle handed him a small piece of yellowed parchment and a pen.

"Just state your name, rank, and race."

"Don't you need to explain your origins?"

"Yes, some adventurers want to maintain their privacy, so we don't register the adventurers' specific information."

Jayne explained patiently, without any airs of a president.

Ella thought to herself that such a man should be very popular with women, and then reported her information.

"Elelaya, level 11, human."

After announcing the level, Jayne paused, but didn't say anything further. He wrote Ella's information on the slip of paper and read it in a language Ella didn't understand. A unique orange pattern appeared on the slip.

"Alright, registration is complete. Although Miss Ella hasn't completed any quests, due to the rules of the Adventurer's Guild, Miss Ella has been registered as a Mithril-level adventurer. From now on, Miss Ella can enjoy the treatment of Mithril-level adventurers in various Adventurer's Guilds on the continent."

[Miss Ella? That sounds pretty good. I'll let people call me that from now on.]

Ella nodded slightly in her heart.

Jayne handed the paper to Ella and continued to explain

"Since Miss Ella is visiting the Adventurer's Guild for the first time, I need to explain a few more things. Adventurers are divided into four levels: Iron, Mithril, Orichalcum, and Crimson Gold. There are two ways to increase your level. The first is to accept and complete quests of the corresponding level to become a higher-level adventurer. The second is to register as a high-level adventurer by increasing your level. The most basic level is Iron. For every ten levels you increase, you can increase your level by one. However, this registration method based on level only applies to first-time adventurers. After becoming an adventurer, you can only increase your level by accepting quests."

While listening to Jayne's explanation, Ella touched the orange lines on the paper and felt the flow of magic that she had felt when casting magic before.

"This pattern is a magic spell that only the guildmasters of each adventurer's guild can use. Guildmasters of my rank can only register it for Mithril at best. I was supposed to verify Miss Ella's rank, but since she doesn't seem like the type to exaggerate her rank, I made an exception and didn't register her."

Seeing Ella touching the lines on the Adventurer's Certificate, Jayne couldn't help but continue explaining. Then, as if remembering something, he smiled and suggested to Ella:

"Miss Ella, are you planning to stay in town for a while? Taking on some quests to practice your skills would be a good idea, right?"

"I'm planning on taking a mission, but not today. I need to find a hotel first."

"In that case, I do have a place to recommend," Jayne continued, seeing that Ella had no objection. "There's a hotel called 'Sao' on the north side of Central Street near the commercial district. It's conveniently located and surrounded by commercial areas. The environment is better than most hotels on the east side. It's a bit pricey, but it's not a problem for Miss Ella."

After listening to this, Ella decided to go to this restaurant. She had no other better place to go anyway. Going to the place recommended by the president was a good choice, and the president didn't look like a bad person.

"Okay, I'll check in this afternoon."

"Well, if you have any difficulties, feel free to ask me at the Adventurer's Guild. As you can see, there's nothing busy here. I want to study the 'Angel Crystal', so I'll take my leave now."

Jayne bowed to Ella, then turned away from the counter and walked towards the stairs.

"Thank you, President Jayne, for your care."

Ella thanked Jayne, and then Jayne's wry smile was heard from the stairs.

"If possible, I'd prefer Miss Ella to call me Brother Jayne instead of Guild Master. It sounds too old-fashioned."

Ella thought of the way her junior schoolmates addressed their seniors in the comics she had seen, and she tried to imitate the tone of voice that seemed to carry a symbol at the end of the sentence.

"Well, thank you, Jaune-sama~☆"

Ella seemed to hear the receptionist beside her whistle a kind of booing whistle, and then came Jayne's voice from the stairs with a hint of apology - and a hint of panic.

"Ms. Ella, please call me President..."

As the footsteps faded away, the uncle next to me sat back at the counter and looked at me with a somewhat evil smile - not a lewd smile, but the kind of wicked smile between friends who wanted to do something bad to each other - and said with a grin.

"The president's secondary profession is a pharmacist. He enjoys collecting all sorts of magical potions and props, especially precious magical materials. The 'Angel Crystal' you brought today, little girl, is something that really delighted the president. The last time I saw him this happy was four years ago."

"No wonder the guild leader is so kind..."

"No, no, the president is usually this kind, but he was just being extra friendly today. Do you know why he asked you to call him president instead of big brother at the end?"

"Why? Aren't you disgusted by my strange tone?"

After hearing what Ella said, the receptionist suddenly looked serious.

"How could I be disgusted? Honestly, if I were twenty years younger, I would definitely chase you. Whoever said your smile just now was disgusting, I would definitely be the first to go up and smash his head. The president is panicking because—"

At this point, the uncle paused, looked back, and found no one behind him. He smiled at Ella.

"The president has a sister who is about the same age as you. He loves her very much, but her sister is like a little devil. She enjoys teasing the president all day long. The tone you used just now was exactly like her sister's. It must have brought back bad memories for the president, hahahahaha."

It must be because it is rare to see the president so flustered, so the uncle burst into laughter after he finished speaking.

Ella looked at the laughing uncle and couldn't help but smile - people from the other world are also quite interesting.

This was Ella's first impression of the people from another world.

Chapter 11 The Princess and the Unexpected Visit

*Genesis 6185 August 14th at 8:16.47 PM, Paris Kingdom, Sao Hotel

After getting the money, Ella went directly to the "Kokoro" clothing store to pay for the clothes. Now she is looking at the layout of the hotel "Saou" recommended by President Jayne.

"There's no private bathroom... The window is small, more like a vent? The bed is a little hard, but the sheets look freshly laundered and cleaned fairly well. Well, let's not be so demanding."

After throwing the large package of clothes that the shop assistant Jana had brought onto the bed, Ella threw herself onto it. Although it was a normal-sized single bed, Ella's petite figure meant there was room for another person.

Feeling the breath of human life coming from afar, Ella sighed while holding the big package.

"I've really been thrown into another world—I'm talking about a game I haven't finished yet, so what's the ending like? Ah~ah, I'm really looking forward to it. When my mom finds out I'm dead, she'll probably say 'it's no big deal' in front of everyone and grieve alone in her room. My sister will probably comfort me too... Will those bastards who haven't been online for a long time miss me? They probably will. If they find out I'm dead, everyone will probably say that guy really went to another world to find true love, and then continue chatting about random things."

Ella felt a little sad, not because she thought that no one would pay much attention to her death. On the contrary, she thought this was the best situation. She couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere where no one was talking.

The sadness comes from the fact that I didn’t get to say goodbye to that group of people in the end—whether they were my family or my friends in real life or online—and I just came to another world alone in silence.

"In the end, I didn't even get to say a word. I really want to tell them that I'm looking for happiness in another world."

Ella stopped talking, turned over, and looked at the lines on the ceiling eroded by time. Nostalgia lingered in her heart for a long time, and then she slowly closed her eyes to relieve the fatigue of the day.

The sun gradually sank, and the orange-red light shone into the house through the narrow windows without glass. Finally, the light slowly faded, and the curtain of night was hung.

Feeling a little hungry, Ella slowly opened her eyes and looked at the moonlight shining into the room.

"It's already evening, let's go out for dinner."

He propped himself up, patted his face lightly with both hands, and cheered himself up. He placed the sword on the bedside, then faced the metal in the room that should be functioning as a mirror, put on the brown and black robe he bought in the afternoon, pushed the door open and walked out of the room.

Coming down from the second floor of the hotel, she noticed that the diners on the first floor were all looking at her. After a day, although she still felt a little uncomfortable, she had gotten used to the stares. Ella forced herself to ignore the group of people and walked straight to the counter to ask the aunt who was setting the dishes.

"Do you have any recommended dishes?"

Hearing a voice asking a question to herself, the aunt looked up and saw that it was Ella and answered with a smile.

"Today's recommendation is Barris red meat. Miss Ella, you can try it."

"Then Barris's red meat, can I bring it up to the room?"

The aunt looked embarrassed

"To prevent guests from getting greasy stains on the sheets, we can't bring food to the rooms... It's not that I don't trust Miss Ella, but if I make an exception just for you, there's no way I'll avoid trouble from other guests."

The second half of the sentence was whispered to Ella.

The reason why Ella wanted to eat in the room was that she didn't want to be pointed at like an animal in front of others - even though they were quietly discussing her cute appearance.

Although "Angel Crystal" can also replenish hunger and tastes good, Ella thought that since she had come to a different world, she should experience the customs of that different world. Food is naturally part of the experience. Moreover, if outsiders knew that she did not go out or eat all night, she would inevitably be suspected.

Now that I know I can't hide behind others, I have no choice but to bite the bullet and fill my stomach first.

"Okay, I'll eat on the first floor then."

"Please find a place to sit. I'll have someone bring it to you in a moment."

"Um."

Ella found an empty seat and sat down, and the food was served soon after.

The red meat slices wrapped in what looked like purple-dyed cabbage gleamed in the firelight. Along with them came a few slices of black bread and a dish of clear soup with chopped green onions floating in it. It looked like this was tonight's dinner.

"I didn't expect it to be quite normal."

Looking at the food on the table, Ella breathed a sigh of relief. She had originally thought it would be some kind of dark cuisine. After all, she had never seen what food from another world looked like, and she had mentally prepared herself to eat even a lively tail.

"It's so much better than eating instant noodles at home alone."

He sighed softly, remembering that when he was alone at home, he would simplify his meals as much as possible. The food would only improve when his elder sister came to his house. Apart from that, his three meals a day were always a repeat of takeout and instant noodles.

Just as Ella was about to dig in, she suddenly realized that she should act like a lady to better reflect her position—or, more accurately, her status in other people's eyes. So, she imitated the ladylike postures of the movies she'd seen before and began her meal, which even she found awkward.

"As expected, she's a noble lady. Even the way she eats is different from the rest of us."

"Tsk tsk, that extraordinary aura! I wish I could sit at the same table with her—no, eat at the table next to her."

"That cute face and figure..."

"That's impossible. You're just dreaming."

"Hey, Peter, everyone should have dreams. Please don't discourage me."

"Looking at the way she eats, I think she must be a princess from a foreign country."

"But no matter how I look at it, that movement feels so awkward."

"..." The group of people suddenly fell silent

Then they stared at the person who spoke last, and as if they had agreed beforehand, they patted the person on the head and said

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