“Haaaa? W-Wait a minute!? What’s with this baby!?”
The Guild Leader was surprised by Lindwurm, but when he noticed my presence, his eyes opened wide. Ilia, the receptionist, repeated her words, with a wry smile.
“So that’s how it is. Guild Leader, Miss Fana brought this baby to the reception just now.”
“Fana did?”
“She said she picked him up outside the city…”
“……I don’t really understand.”
I said hello again.
“Hello, I’m Reus. I want to be an adventurer.”
“To be honest, I haven’t been able to accept this situation at all yet. Furthermore, you are still at that age.”
“But, there’s no age limit for the exam, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right. So technically, it is possible for a baby to take it. However, even if you did, I don’t think you would be able to pass it. Even if you could speak and take a hundred steps, you still couldn’t walk properly. No, usually the order would be reversed, but…”
“It’s not like I can’t walk though. Here, look.”
I jump off Ilia’s boobs and land lightly. The next moment, I kicked the floor and I instantly moved to the ceiling.
“Eh?”
To Ilia, it must have looked like I disappeared, so she wandered her eyes around. On the other hand, albeit with a slight delay, the Guild Leader seemed to see my movements as his gaze followed me. Then I kicked the ceiling and moved to the wall behind the Guild Leader. Kicking that wall as well, I jumped onto the guild leader’s back.
The Guild Leader hurriedly looked back at me, but it was too late. Before he could turn around, I had already wrapped my legs around his neck and completed the shoulder ride.
“Wha-!?”
“See? I can move reasonably well, right? What do you think? Can I take the exam now?”
I asked as I pat the Guild Leader ’s bald head.
“I-Impossible… Even though I was caught off guard, I didn’t think that you would be able to get behind my back so easily. No, I couldn’t even catch it with my eyes in the first place. Even though I’m retired, I’m still a former A-rank adventurer…”
He muttered to his self and doesn’t answer my question at all.
Ilia was also perplexedly asks,
“Huh? Eh? When did you get to the Guild Leader?”
“Well, it wasn’t just that you can talk…. But you-, who the hell are you?”
“Huh? I’m just a baby.”
“You can’t be just baby!”
It’s true though. The Guild Leader exhaled heavily,
“Well, the world of adventurers is a meritocracy. I can’t just turn away someone with that much power.”
“Then, can I take the exam?”
“Yes, I’ll tell the examiners beforehand. ……They’d be surprised if someone like you suddenly appeared you see.”
It looks like I can now take the exam. Ilia then gave me the schedule.
“Well, for the time being, the most recent exam date is the day after tomorrow, but…”
“Then please do that oneechan.”
“I-, I understand…”
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-Dorje’s POV-
Ilia, the receptionist, leaves the room with the baby in her arms. The moment the door closed, as if the thread of tension that had been holding me tight had been broken, I involuntarily fell to my knees on the spot. Sweat dripped from my forehead and it wet the floor.
“…… A ridiculous monster has appeared.”
That staff was terrifying, but it was definitely the baby who was truly dangerous. Instead of being taken behind, he tightly attached to my neck. If he had wanted to, I would have been killed.
I’m a former A-rank adventure but I’m almost killed by a two-month-old baby!
It is so ridiculous.
“And if my hunch is right.…. He is not serious yet…”
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“Are you done?”
“Ah-, Fana-oneechan. Yes, it looks like I will be able to take the exam safely.”
When I returned to the reception desk with Ilia holding me in her arms, Fana was still there. Maybe she felt anxious and waited for me.
“I see. Good luck.”
“Yes, thank you.”
“When is the exam?”
“The day after tomorrow.”
“What are you going to do until then?”
“Hmm, maybe camp in the wild? I don’t have any money you see.”
Naturally, since I have been living in the forest, I am currently penniless. I couldn’t afford to stay at an inn.
“W-Wait! That’s no good right? If you camp in the wild, with your appearance like that, you’ll look like a completely abandoned baby!”
Ilia, who had been listening to our conversation, exclaimed outrageously. But, in the first place, it’s true that I have been abandoned though.
Then, Fana said,
“In that case, would you like to stay in my room?”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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