When Heimdall squeezed into the hall with a gaggle of beautiful women, plus two Black Bears that didn't look very bright,
they instantly became the center of attention.
After all,
the concentration of good looks in this group was too high.
Even in Orario, which was full of beauties, such a gathering of top-tier women with varied styles packed together was definitely a rare sight.
"This is... the Guild?"
"It's not quite what I imagined..."
Kikakujuo Mary held her rapier with a hint of disdain.
Tsubaki, walking in front, said without turning her head,
"This is the real Adventurer ecosystem."
"Don't think being an Adventurer means enjoying rewards glamorously every day."
"Most of the time, Adventurers are dealing with mud and monster blood."
With that said,
Tsubaki skillfully parted the crowd and led the group to a relatively quiet counter.
A young female clerk sat there.
Emerald eyes, signature pointed ears, and even while seated, one could tell her spine was perfectly straight.
At this moment,
she was pushing up the glasses on her nose, meticulously checking the documents in her hands; her fastidious manner was as if the word'serious' was carved onto her forehead.
—Eina Zuell.
"Eina!"
When she was pushing up the glasses on her nose, meticulously checking the documents in her hands,
her fastidious manner making it look like the word'serious' was written on her face,
Tsubaki slapped the counter directly.
"Smack!"
A crisp sound startled the documents on the desk, making them jump.
"Yo! I'm here!"
Eina was startled, and the feather pen in her hand almost tore the document.
She quickly looked up and saw the Big Sister with an eye patch grinning widely.
The originally serious expression on her face instantly revealed a visible trace of helplessness.
"Miss Tsubaki..."
—The Captain of the Hephaestus Familia, Lv.5.
—[Cyclops], Tsubaki Cobrand.
Who in the Guild wouldn't recognize such a high-ranking figure?
Eina sighed helplessly and lowered her voice.
"This is a workplace, please refrain from making loud noises; it will disturb the other Adventurers."
"Is Miss Tsubaki here to handle some business?"
"I'm just bringing these newcomers, who managed to make the tight-fisted main deity pay out of pocket, down to the Dungeon to see what they're capable of."
Tsubaki shrugged, moved aside to make space, and pointed to Heimdall and the group behind her.
"Bringing newcomers?"
Eina was completely confused about what 'tight-fisted' meant.
However, out of professional courtesy, she didn't ask about gossip.
Instead, she quickly adjusted her demeanor and looked where Tsubaki was pointing.
Then,
her gaze could no longer move away.
A group of beautiful women—an older sister type, a loli, a young lady, a blind swordswoman, a green-haired girl...
What kind of Adventurer squad was this?
And then...
Are those Black Bears?
Those two creatures sniffing around the clean floor of the Guild, even trying to lick the nearby pillar...
They are definitely bears?!
Eina: "..."
Seeing this scene, Eina couldn't help but raise her hand and rub her temples hard, feeling that her migraine today might start early.
Although the Guild didn't explicitly forbid Adventurers from bringing pets inside,
bringing in such large, obviously aggressive beasts...
This is really too much.
"Um..."
Eina was about to look up and ask about their background.
But then,
A figure
Made Eina's movement to rub her brow suddenly freeze.
The door to her memories was instantly kicked open.
A month ago.
At this very counter.
It was this person.
At that time, he came to register his Familia's name, and when filling out the title section, Eina, following the usual procedure, asked him about his divine role and title.
As a result, the other party uttered a string of words that could frighten someone into paralysis:
lord of war, war calamity, Strife Maker, Father of All Weapons...
At that time, Eina still thought this was another newly descended deity playing a prank on her.
After all, Orario was not short of deities who enjoyed teasing public officials like her.
But later,
Out of caution, she looked up the Pantheon of Heavenly Deities and even privately asked some of the more experienced deities in Orario.
The feedback she received was—
"Ah? That lunatic has descended?"
All the titles were actually real.
...
"Lord... Lord Heimdall?"
"Long... long time no see."
Eina pushed up her glasses, her voice immediately becoming formal.
"Long time no see, Miss Eina."
"I didn't expect you to still remember me."
"I was even worried that the busy work of the Guild would make you forget me."
"How could I..."
Eina chuckled dryly.
Forget?
Who could forget such a resume?
...
"Are these the members of your Familia that you have recruited, Lord Heimdall?"
Eina quickly changed the subject, looking at this group of girls, her expression complex.
"Yes."
Heimdall nodded.
"As you can see."
"They are all good kids."
"Just a bit unique."
Looking at the little bear trying to gnaw on the corner of the counter table, Eina's expression twitched slightly.
Is that just a bit unique?
However,
Since they were the Familia of a deity,
Eina did not dare to be negligent and immediately took out a stack of registration forms.
"Then please fill in some basic information."
...
Thus,
Under Eina's efficient operation, the registration procedures began quickly.
However,
There was a hitch regarding Tsukiyo.
"Miss... Tsukiyo?"
Eina called out tentatively.
"Are you calling me?"
At these words, Tsukiyo slightly turned her head towards Eina.
"Um..."
Seeing this, Eina's hand holding the Guild card tightened slightly, and the sense of dissonance in her heart finally found its source.
From the moment she entered until now,
This girl had never opened her eyes.
Even when walking, although steady, there was a subtle probing feel, which Eina, as a Guild employee who had seen many people, was all too familiar with.
"Pardon me..."
"Your eyes..."
"Shouldn't be able to see, right?"
Eina's tone revealed a hint of caution.
Tsukiyo did not have any extreme reaction.
She just nodded slightly, and a serene smile appeared at the corners of her delicate, doll-like mouth.
"Yes."
"Tsukiyo is blind."
Eina's gaze fell on Tsukiyo's eyes, which were open but unfocused, blood-red pupils.
Delicate, fragile, like a porcelain doll that would break at the slightest touch.
...
Thinking of this, Eina couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Although she had guessed it in her heart, seeing it confirmed with her own eyes still made her feel a sense of suffocation.
Blind.
In Orario, that was equivalent to being useless.
Let alone going to the Dungeon, a place full of crises,
Even living normally in this city was difficult.
Thinking of this, Eina furrowed her brows, her hand holding the pen tightening slightly.
Although as a Guild employee, she should uphold fairness and not comment on an Adventurer's physical condition,
But,
Seeing such a weak and helpless blind girl,
Eina couldn't bear it.
As a result,
"Lord Heimdall..."
Before Eina could say, "Tsukiyo can't see, she's so weak, helpless, and pitiful, and really not suitable for entering the Dungeon,"
The blind girl, who had noticed that Eina had labeled her as [weak], [helpless], and [pitiful],
—Tsukiyo interrupted her.
"Miss Eina."
"Your heartbeat has changed."
"Huh?"
Eina was taken aback.
The words of persuasion she had prepared were stuck in her throat.
She saw
Tsukiyo raise one hand
And steadily point her slender, fair index finger towards a corner of the counter.
"There."
"Under the stack of documents to your left, there is a feather pen, with the nib facing me."
At these words,
Eina instinctively looked down.
Under the documents to her left, there was indeed a feather pen.
Exactly as described.
Then,
"Also..."
Tsukiyo tilted her head slightly.
Her silver hair slid softly, revealing her slightly trembling ears.
As if capturing barely perceptible messages in the wind.
"In the hall, at the seven o'clock position, fifteen meters away,"
"There are two people discussing the dancers at the tavern last night in low voices."
"One of them has a boot sole that is probably very worn, making a dragging sound when walking."
Eina turned to look at the seven o'clock position.
There,
Two Adventurers were huddled together, whispering.
Seeing Eina looking over,
They looked puzzled.
One of the tall Adventurers had a boot sole that was indeed worn down on one side.
"As you can see."
"Some things are not only seen with the eyes."
In my opinion,"
"My hearing, and my sword..."
"Are more useful than eyes."
She finished speaking.
Tsukiyo lowered her hands and folded them in front of her, resuming the appearance of a well-behaved doll.
This child is blind, unable to see, weak, helpless, and pitiful.
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