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The glass curtain wall in the distance reflected dazzling spots of light, and what came into view was a building that I had seen countless times in anime.
RNG!
The golden rain is still falling, and I've always been a royal fan!
"So what are we doing here? Aren't we supposed to be going to the Adventurers' Guild?"
"This is the nearest adventurers' guild." Chihaya Aine turned around and looked at him with some confusion.
Koshimura looked up at the bright, prominent characters "RiNG" above his head.
"what?"
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Inside RiNG, the air was filled with a faint aroma of coffee, and the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling emitted a warm glow.
In the center of the hall, a tree that seems to be integrated with the building extends naturally from the wooden floor, its bark shimmering with subtle pale gold patterns that flicker like breathing.
On both sides, groups of energetic young women sat at the tables and chairs, with half-finished drinks on the tables, seemingly discussing something.
I didn't see anyone wearing armor or robes or any other strange costumes; they were all dressed in everyday clothes.
Aside from a few minor differences, it's almost identical to RiNG in the anime; you can't tell it's an adventurers' guild at all.
Koshimura Sawa quickened his pace and walked side by side with Chihaya Aine to the wooden bar.
"Welcome to livehouse RiNG. Are you two new registrants or completing a task?" A familiar voice came from behind the bar. It was RiNG's legendary employee, Rinko Maji.
“Hello, Ms. Narita, we are here to register as professionals,” said Koshimura Sawa.
Actually, I've always been a fan of yours. I bought the Good Opera figurines not because I'm a champion fan. Think about it, if I buy all the Good Opera merchandise, then Good Opera fans will have nothing left to buy, right?
“My name is Rinrinko, not Naritaji.” Rinrinko smiled, her eyes narrowing. “Professional registration? For first-time registration, we need to verify your identity information, conduct a professional ability test, and file a record. Could you please show us your identification?”
"Ah, wait a minute—" Chihaya Aine immediately rummaged through her small bag and quickly pulled out her student ID.
Do I have identification?
Koshimura silently reached into his pocket and actually pulled out a personal number card.
Moreover, I don't know why, but my name in this world is also Yuecunze, except that Yuecun has become my surname.
Dad, so you've been setting this up since I was born? You're so despicable.
Rinrin took the two people's identification documents and quickly scanned and entered the information on the computer behind the counter.
"Okay, information entry complete." Rinrinko looked up, returned the documents to the two, and suddenly glanced at the empty space next to Koshimura Sawa. "Next is the professional ability assessment, KSM-chan—?"
"Hi—what's wrong, Rinrin-nee?" Koshimura Sawa suddenly heard a vibrant voice explode in his ear, startling him so much that his hair stood on end and he couldn't help but shiver.
"Whoa!" Chihaya Aine screamed in fright and instinctively stumbled backward.
Right next to Yuecunze, the air rippled like water, and a petite figure was sketched out of thin air, quickly becoming solid from an illusion. Just by looking at the outline, you could recognize the conspicuous cat head.
When did the ancestor of the Bang family arrive?
[That person's hairstyle is like stars, okay? Yunbang wholesalers, tone it down.]
Byd Giraffe, you've come back to life again at times like this?
"ksm-chan, I remember telling you not to use advanced invisibility to scare people everywhere, right?" Rinrinko looked at her with a hint of helplessness.
“Alas—but if you learn magic but don’t use it, wouldn’t it be a waste of time? You can only become proficient by using it more.”
Where can you find free learning? Touma, the mistress, won't accept any rebuttals.
Kasumi Toyama's figure was now fully revealed, and Koshimura Sawa then noticed that she was also wearing RiNG's black uniform, but with a matching black shawl and an exquisite badge on her chest featuring a longsword, staff, and shield crossed together.
“ksm…” Rinrinko sighed and rubbed her forehead. “Never mind, business is more important. I’m too busy here. Why don’t you take these two newcomers to do their ability tests first?”
"A test?" Koshimura Sawa saw Toyama Kasumi suddenly clench her fists and lean in front of him, staring at him with shining eyes. "Oh, oh, oh—could you two be the legendary newcomers? I'm Toyama Kasumi, the guitarist and lead vocalist of Poppin'Party!"
Oh no, I feel like I'm about to be sunk by the energy of the yang corner...
Koshimura forced out a stiff, formulaic smile: "Uh... hello, I'm Koshimura."
"Ah, hello, I'm Chihaya Aine, nice to meet you!" Chihaya Aine reacted very quickly, immediately activating her own Yangjiao Domain to fight back. "Senior, you actually know advanced invisibility techniques? That sounds amazing."
"No, it's just a simple fourth-circle spell," Kasumi Toyama said, but couldn't help but smile. "These two newbies are so energetic! I'm getting all excited!"
General KSM once said: A girl band must be kirakiradokidoki.
Look at our New Era Girls Band, they execute it very well. MYGO is in charge of kirakira, and mujica is in charge of dokidoki.
"Then, come with me!"
Kasumi Toyama led the two through the reception area to a door marked "Resonance Testing Room," covered with sound-absorbing padding, and pushed it open.
"Clang clang, it's this Lu Yin Qi Yi (two) Ba [Si+IV6x Ba Li La].
The space behind the door was surprisingly spacious, much like a typical band practice room, with various musical instruments displayed on the walls and floor.
"So many musical instruments!" Chihaya Aine exclaimed, her eyes wide as she looked around, feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of instruments.
The variety is indeed quite complete. Yuecun Ze looked at the suona hanging on the wall and his mouth twitched.
This thing isn't for necromancers, is it?
"The test is very simple. Just pick any instrument that suits you, and then use your class ability. If you are a magic-based class, then cast a spell." Kasumi Toyama came to the center of the room and gestured to the instruments around her. "Don't worry, the instruments here are specially made. They can only detect the fluctuations of magic power, and they won't actually cast spells."
"Shouldn't we use something like a testing slab or a crystal ball?" Koshimura Sawa casually picked up a guitar.
He did have a guitar sword, but he seemed to have used too much force when he swung it, breaking a string, so it probably can't be used for the time being.
"That's how we used to test, but after Manager Tsuzuki improved it, we switched to testing directly with musical instruments, since the energy transfer efficiency is higher." Kasumi Toyama smiled. "I heard that all the adventurers' guilds in Japan have switched to this method now."
"Any spell will do?" Chihaya Aine asked nervously.
As a master of C chords, she currently only knows one first-circle spell, "Burning Hand," and nothing else. It would be embarrassing to limit herself to specific types of spells.
“Sure, as long as it can be detected.” Kasumi Toyama activated a device in the room that looked like a combination of brass and crystal, with several thin pointers and faintly glowing runes. The crystal began to tremble slightly and emit a dim light. “Who wants to go first?”
"I'll go first." Seeing that Chihaya Aine was a little embarrassed, Koshimura Sawa adjusted the straps slightly and gestured to Toyama Kasumi.
"Okay~" Kasumi Toyama plugged the guitar cable into the strange device and gave an OK sign. "We can start now."
This is a dangerous move; we at Bondori are about to lose the South Korean market.
Koshimura placed his hand on the strings and gently strummed them.
A flash of dark green light streaked across the strings, only to be instantly absorbed by the pickup.
The device, a mixture of brass and crystal, began to whirr and make a sound like an inkjet printer, and soon produced a sheet of paper.
Just as Yuecun Ze was about to ask if that was all, he saw the paper being smoked, roasted, and crumpled by the machine, turning from an ordinary A4 sheet into a material similar to parchment.
Why does this machine even come with an antiquing effect? Does your Adventurers' Guild even need to recreate this?
"Let me see..." Kasumi Toyama picked up the parchment, her expression suddenly becoming tense. "Eh? This..."
I now seriously suspect that my passive skill is making everyone around me gasp for breath when they talk.
"What's wrong, senior? Is there a problem?" Koshimura Sawa also became nervous.
“No, it’s nothing. It’s just that the profession of sorcerer is relatively rare.” Kasumi Toyama handed him the parchment in her hand. “After all, most of the beings in the Void who have the power to make contracts with humans do not have enough intelligence. Those who can make stable and effective contracts with humans are extremely rare.”
Koshimura Sawa took it and looked at it.
Name: Koshimura Sawa
【Sex: Male】
【Race; human】
【Class: Evil Sorcerer (Spellsword Master) lv.2】
[Contract Source: Unknown]
【力量:10(+0) 敏捷:14(+2) 体质:14(+2) 智力:13(+2) 感知:10(+0) 魅力:18(+4)】
There's much less information compared to what the giraffe provided.
But when did it upgrade without me even realizing it?
Could it be the experience points gained from killing the red dragon?
"Just in case, let me ask, the one you signed the contract with isn't some...evil entity, is it?" Kasumi Toyama asked somewhat uncertainly.
"No, that's not it, except it's a bit of a rip-off..." Koshimura Sawa said, embarrassed.
"But you still have to be careful. I've heard that some sorcerers have been ruined by contracts, leaving them with nothing but their underwear," Kasumi Toyama warned.
So you left me my underwear? Giraffe, you're so gentle.
She turned to look at Chihaya Aine: "Next up is Chihaya-chan, right?"
"Okay." Chihaya Aine nodded nervously. "Toyama-senpai, you can just call me Aine."
"Okay, Ai-yin, you can just call me Kasumi too. We can begin now~"
Chihaya Aine took a deep breath.
C chord, Fm...
A burst of intense heat erupted from the strings, but it was quickly absorbed by the pickup.
Chihaya Aine couldn't help but close her eyes and raise her small face: "How is my C chord?"
Kasumi Toyama was busy operating the machine and didn't have time to pay attention to him. Koshimura Sawa glanced around and could only applaud perfunctorily.
Although I really don't want to admit it, she did save my life after all, so I should let her be happy.
However, I feel like I've forgotten something?
"A dragon vein sorcerer, that's a very powerful profession—" Kasumi Toyama had just turned around with the parchment when she saw a green beam of light shoot out from Ayane Chihaya's guitar and hit Sawa Koshimura.
[Wild Magic Surge: 1d100=42]
[You transform a random unit on the field into a potted plant for 5 minutes. While in potted form, the unit is incapacitated and vulnerable to all damage types. If the unit's health drops to 0, the pot is destroyed, and the unit reverts to its original form.]
Koshimura felt an indescribable sensation within his body, and his vision suddenly began to spin, making him appear shorter.
Immediately afterwards, from the well-insulated room, came the sound of a terracotta flowerpot falling onto the wooden floor.
He turned into a potted plant.
It was even a potted green ivy.
"I'll turn into grass" (a noun used as a verb, meaning to become grass).
Chihaya Aine, is it because I wrote over 100 fanfiction pieces about her in my past life? Why are you ignoring me now?
Chapter Seven Neon Umbrella'〒Cold s〕?(i玖〨7?Shaanxi-like Special Transmission)
"Kasumi-senpai, what should we do? Koshimura Sawa has turned into grass!" Chihaya Aine asked in a panic, holding a pot of Koshimura grass (a type of plant).
"Maybe... it'll turn back soon? I don't know advanced restoration magic... If only ARS were here." Kasumi Toyama squatted down and poked Koshimura Kusa with some curiosity. "Koshimura-chan! Can you hear us? If you can, move a little."
I'm a plant, how can I move?
Why is it that even though they've turned into plants, they can still see things from the outside world and hear other people's voices?
Magic, isn't it amazing?
jsjj, please don't take this opportunity to settle scores with me. I've been infected with the ginger corpse virus since the beginning of the year, maybe even longer than you've been watching LPL.
"Ah, ah—(a desperate cry from Tang) It's all my fault—" Chihaya Aine's voice was trembling with tears, "Koshimura Sawa, please don't lose your form, please don't die—"
I'm not dead yet, why are you already making a scene...?
Unable to speak, Koshimura could only try to control his leaves. With his tireless efforts, the leaf at the top finally trembled with great difficulty.
"Ah! It moved, it moved!" Kasumi Toyama exclaimed excitedly, pointing at the trembling leaf as if she had discovered a new continent. "Koshimura-chan! You can hear us, right? Are you conscious right now? If so, move again."
Chihaya Aine held her breath, staring intently at the potted plant in her arms.
Koshimura Sawa moved the leaf again.
"The magic power in my body seems to be fading... Can you sense what state you are in right now? Can you change back?" Kasumi Toyama continued to ask.
I recall that the Wild Magic Surge's bonsai-turning effect does have a time limit.
Koshimura shook the leaf again as if nodding; he was becoming more and more skilled at controlling this plant body.
met free