9 Hygiene
Grabbing the Quilin pen, Kiro started filling up the information from the parchment.
Looking at the parchment once more.
Kiro gives a slight nod of approval.
What Kiro wrote is.
[Name: Kiro]
[Age: 18]
[Job: BLANK]
[Weapon of choice: BLANK]
[Place of Birth: Village of Dorest.]
At the very end of the parchment, there was a tiny text saying. It wasn't necessary to fill up the job and weapon of choice.
So naturally, Kiro wouldn't write something. He couldn't just write his Unique Job, or else endless of trouble would befall him. For the weapon of choice in his entire life, he hadn't used a single one, except at the time inside the forest. As for the place of birth, Kiro could only pray that chief Geoffrey wouldn't divulge him.
After that, he handed over the parchment to the beautiful Goddess.
Seeing that Kiro skipped some details, Rosie didn't mind at all, putting back the parchment inside the drawer.
"Okay, I received Mr. Kiro application form, the payment for the basic training course is one gold coin and 40 silver coins, If Mr. Kiro doesn't have the money right now. The Guild offers a loan, and could slowly be paid by doing some miscellaneous job, or once Mr. Kiro successfully entered the Guild, we can get the payment from your rewards for every commission you complete until all the accumulated deduction reaches the preview's debit."
Kiro was shocked to know that there was a payment for the training course. He couldn't help grumble deep inside him.
'What the heck with this Guild? Aren't they just trying to exploit the beginners?'
Seeing Kiro's reaction, as if knowing what he was thinking, Rosie added another explanation.
"For the reason the admission fee is expensive, first 50% of the payment will be handed to the trainer, second 30% is for the materials that the trainee will use for their training, 10% is for the food expenses and lodging of the participants and the remaining 10% will be the payment for the guild."
For the time and effort, the Guild put into at the end of the day. They will only receive 14 silver coins per person.
Hearing Rosie's explanation, Kiro couldn't help to gulp his dry saliva in embarrassment.
"Hehe... It is okay, Ms. Rosie. I will pay the admission fee right now." Kiro cracks a dry laugh while placing one gold coin and 40 silver coins on the counter.
Seeing Kiro didn't bat an eye while paying such a huge amount, Rosie's assumption of him being a son of a wealthy family became more firm.
"I received the exact amount of the payment, thank you for joining the Guild's basic training course. Please do remember to come back here tomorrow morning. I will introduce Mr. Kiro, the proctor that will handle your training. I hope you successfully finish the course." Rosie gives a service smile while putting the admission fee inside the small pouch.
Staring at Rosie's warm smile, Kiro was petrified once more. Even though it was only a part of her professionalism, he still could not help to admire her beauty.
A sharp pain runs through Kiro's head, waking him up from the dream-like scenery.
"Master! Wake up and leave this place first, there is something I need to tell you." Fixie anxiously said.
Hearing Fixie's nervous voice, Kiro finally regains his senses.
Taking a last look at Rosie, Kiro walks away from the counter.
"What is it, Fixie? Why are you so tense right now?" Kiro asked in confusion.
"Just leave the place first, Master, then Fixie will explain why Fixie is like this." Fixie urged Kiro to leave the Guild.
Helplessly shaking his head, Kiro could only agree to leave the place first.
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Outside the Guild, Kiro headed toward the public plaza. Food stalls were lining up inside the square innermost part.
"Num... So what is it?" Kiro mumbled while chewing a meat skewer.
"Master, It is Fixie's fault for not reminding Master that there is a dangerous existence that can threaten Master livelihood, Fixie just now remembered it, If you encounter such a person, Master needs to be mindful or else Master freedom isn't something Fixie can guarantee," Fixie said in a severe tone.
"Just tell me, what are you so afraid of? I promise I will be careful." Kiro stopped chewing his meat skewer and after hearing how serious the matter is.
"That woman called Rosie... Master should be careful of her."
"What about her? I couldn't find anything hostile from our interaction a while ago?" Kiro asked in bewilderment. He didn't know how the thoughts of his little fixie work.
"That's not it, Master. Fixie meant to say is, you have to be vigilant from that woman. She is powerful. Fixie can tell just by feeling her aura. Master couldn't differentiate what is wrong with her, because Master is still only Lv.1, while Master can use [Appraisal] skill to know her, but I recommend Master not to do it for now." Fixie explained as she continued.
"In this world, Master is not the only one who has a [Appraisal] skill, so Master should be mindful of using it. Because the higher the level of the person is, the greater their experience in life."
"Fixie wanted to say. They could easily tell if someone is observing them using Innate Skills like [Appraisal] while there is more way to counter and detect the Appraisal user. Such as utilizing a device to counter the skill or to hinder its usefulness, like disguising their own statistics, or block the user for peeking at them."
"That woman, Fixie, can feel a powerful aura around her. She wasn't a simple person at all. If Master is really curious about Rosie, Master should listen to Fixie, Master, you have to level up your [Appraisal] skill up to Lv.3 or at least Lv.2 for Master to use his Innate Skill without getting detected or hindered." Fixie said those words earnestly.
After hearing Fixie's statement, Kiro couldn't help but praise himself that he didn't use the Appraisal skill to check the beauty. Well, truth to be told, it was not that he didn't want to use it, but because he was so mesmerized from her bearing to the point he felt like he was only an average person compared to her.
"Okay, I understand. I will listen to Fixie." Kiro thought for a moment. He knew that Fixie would not do something that harmful to him. After unlocking the System Upgrade, Kiro could slightly feel the feelings conveyed from Fixie's voice. He could tell she was genuinely worried about him.
"Well, I know Master is weak from the beauties, so Fixie couldn't help to warn Master urgently," Fixie said jokingly.
"What? I'm not a hungry beast, you know." Kiro rebuked her, but deep inside Kiro understood what he was feeling. It will be a lie if he says he wasn't attracted to the beautiful Goddess.
"Well, Fixie can only congratulate Master for finding a suitable companion. Fixie will help Master if Master wants to pursue her, you know! Heeeh~ perhaps Fixie is wrong. I guess Fixie respectable Master has a high resistance from a beauty like Rosie."
"W-what are you talking about!" Kiro said. "Mm... Well, If Fixie has some thoughts, your Respectable Master I, Kiro wouldn't mind listening to you." He could only come along with her playfulness, Kiro was also curious to what kind of plan the little Fixie has to capture the beauty like Rosie.
"Hehehe~ I guess It can't be helped, Fixie is such a good lady so that Fixie will tell Master..." Fixie chuckled teasingly, as she told her plan to Kiro.
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After finding a suitable Inn, Kiro sat on a wooden carved chair.
"... Will your plan work?" mumbled in deep thought.
"Of course it will, Master! Fixie will never lie to Master! As long as Master listens to Fixie's well-thought plan. Any beauties that Master's wanted, It will be within your grasp!" Fixie.
"Well, hearing your Ideas, It is a well-thought one, but the plan is a long-term one, so there is no need to rush things through." Kiro gives her praise.
He didn't know the little Fixie had this kind of side too.
The plan is, Kiro should focus on attaining a greater height for his [Appraisal] Skill, well the difference between his ability to another appraisal user. His Innate skill can be upgraded, and what is more, the additional feature will be added for every upgrade.
If he reaches the appropriate level, then only at that time they will properly begin their plan.
"Either way, there's nothing to lose if I give it a try," Kiro mumbles in a low tone.
Now that Kiro presumes of it, he is gradually adopting from this world step by step.
He even has time to pursue a romance now.
'Well, I don't know if it is a good thing or not, but after a week of staying in this world, I gradually adopted the lifestyle here. But there is no way I could get used to sleeping at a crude wooden bed frame or from that itchy straw mattress. But there is no more urgent matter than taking a bath! It has already been a week, but I couldn't find a way to cleanse myself, there is no proper hygienic equipment in this kind of low-class Inns.'
Kiro couldn't help to lament. He is a person from the modern world. For 18 years of his life, taking proper hygiene is a must. There is no way he could easily cast aside the convenient things he already experienced from his former world.
Thinking this far, Kiro finally went down, asking the Inn poster girl for information.
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"Good afternoon Alina." Kiro greets the girl who is standing at the entrance of the Inn.
"Hello, Mr. Kiro, Good afternoon." Alina politely gives her greetings.
Alina is a girl who has brown bob cut hair, dark brown eyes, healthy tanned skin color, along with her charming appearance that attracts a different type of gaze from time to time.
"Alina, do you know where I can find a utility store?" Kiro asked with expectation.
He already had enough just by using hot water to wash his body and his hair. But It wasn't enough to get rid of the accumulated oil inside his hair. He wanted to have proper hygiene at least three times a week as a minimum, but knowing he was lack of funds. Kiro can only think of having a substantial nice warm bath inside his dream.
Hearing Kiro's question, Alina pondered for a while.
"What do you need, Mr. Kiro? Our Inn might have it." Alina said while pondering why he wanted to go to the utility store.
"I wanted to buy some necessities for hygiene."
"Hmm... Mr. Kiro is so rich, isn't he? Only wealthy families and nobles care so much for their appearance and hygiene... Well, Mr. Kiro can find the best Utility Merchandise at the Inner commercial district in this town."
"Mm, I am not rich at all, you know? Doesn't Alina take care of her looks and hygiene too? Alina is a pretty lady, and I can smell the fragrance of a flower around you." Kiro tease her, while it is true that he could smell a pleasant scent around Alina.
Alina's cheeks flushed in red. Because of her healthy tanned skin tone, her face right now was entrancing enough that some passengers stopped walking and admired her beauty.
"Humph, Mr. Kiro is such a glib tongue, please stop teasing Alina." She pouted slightly as she hid her face from embarrassment.
Kiro couldn't help laughing at Alina's reaction, walking away as Kiro headed straight to the Inner commercial district.
