Tamers' Guild
After reporting the quest completion at the Adventurers’ Guild, Brother Noel and I headed to the Tamers' Guild, located on the opposite side of the fountain square, just across from the Adventurer’s Guild.
The building was smaller than the Adventurers’ Guild, and even though I had passed by it several times, I’d never gone inside. Honestly, there were empty beer barrels by the entrance, so I always thought it was a tavern.
When I pushed open the swinging door and stepped inside, there were only a few people around. The young man sitting at the reception desk had messy hair.
“Excuse me, I’d like to register.”
“Yes, welcome… Ahhhh, Young lady Joan!?”
“Ah, yes.”
“You finally, finally came… We’ve been waiting for you! But of course, we couldn’t exactly pressure the daughter of the Lord… I’m so glad, truly glad. P-please wait just a moment. Guildmaster! Guildmaster!”
“What is it? You’re making such a fuss. Try to calm down.”
“Young lady Joan is here! There’s no way I can stay calm!”
“What? Young ladyJoan? … Ah, we’ve been expecting you. I’m Dumble, the Tamers' Guild’s Master. Please, right this way… Ron, bring some tea.”
We were shown into the Guildmaster’s office.
The Guildmaster, Mr. Dumble, was an elderly gentleman with silver-framed glasses and neatly parted gray hair.
“I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to register with the Tamers' Guild…”
“No, no, I’m just glad you made it before entering the academy. If you had registered at the capital’s guild… those guys would be unbearable.”
“Eh?”
The last part was muttered under his breath, so I couldn’t catch what he said.
“Ah, never mind. Let’s proceed with your registration. Please fill out this form.”
“Okay. Let’s see… Contracted beasts… Snowy the Pegasus, Blau, Pearl the Fenrir, and… the Carbuncle, Rosso.”
“… Eh? What was that? C-Carbuncle?”
“Ah, yes. He just became my familiar.”
“Ahaha…”
Mr. Dumble’s gaze drifted off into the distance.
“Haah… You really are beyond all expectations. A Pegasus, a Fenrir, and now a Carbuncle…”
“Ahaha… Um, does the Tamers' Guild have some kind of registration exam?”
“No, we don’t. By the way, Young lady Joan, do you know how to tame beasts?”
“I don’t. My familiars… Well, I just named them, and that somehow formed the contract…”
“… Do you perhaps not have the Tame skill?”
“No, I don’t. Does that mean… I can’t register?”
“Yes… unfortunately, that’s the case.”
“Then… I can’t register?”
I felt nervous.
“Without registering with the Tamers' Guild, she won’t be able to bring her familiars to the academy, right?”
Brother Noel asked on my behalf as I sat there shocked.
“Normally, yes.”
“Then… is there an exception?”
“Yes, there is a special case… but it’s not easy.”
“What kind of method?”
“You get permission from the royal castle.”
““The royal castle?””
According to Mr. Dumble’s explanation, I would need to take a letter of recommendation from the Tamers' Guild to the royal castle, undergo an interview with bureaucrats and the monster subjugation corps, and if they acknowledge my contracted beasts, I’d be allowed to register.
Brother Noel and I received the letter of recommendation and quickly returned to the mansion to report to Father. Father instructed Gray to make an appointment for the royal castle interview.
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The Next Day, in His Majesty’s Office
“Sorry to bother you when you’re busy today.”
“No, it’s fine. You said it was urgent?”
“Before that, Your Majesty… I’m sorry, but may I ask for privacy?”
Father requested, and His Majesty ordered everyone to leave, leaving only His Majesty, the Chancellor, Father, me, Pearl, and Rosso in the room. By the way, Rosso was hiding his face in my hair on my shoulder, so no one had noticed him yet.
“So, Stan, what’s going on?”
“First, this.”
Father handed over the letter of recommendation written by Guildmaster Dumble yesterday. The Chancellor took it and—
“Hm? This is… a letter of recommendation from the Tamers' Guild? Hey, did you bother His Majesty for something like this?”
“I apologize for taking up your time… but please, read it first.”
Urged by Father, the Chancellor read the letter.
It stated that I couldn’t register with the Tamers' Guild because I didn’t tame my beasts through the usual method, and without that registration, I couldn’t bring my contracted beasts to the academy, hence the request for special permission.
““Ah…””
Both His Majesty and the Chancellor seemed to recall how I contracted my beasts.
“Uncle Alex, Uncle Holger, please… I want to bring Pearl and the others to the academy.”
“Indeed, without the Tame skill, you can’t register with the Tamers' Guild…”
“Yes. I would have preferred to join the Tamers' Guild in the Lampail territory if possible…”
“… Understood. There isn’t much time before enrollment. Let me confirm… Snowy the Pegasus, Blau, and Pearl the Fenrir, correct?”
“Um… Uncle Holger… Actually…”
“Hm? What is it, Lady Joan?”
“Actually… there’s one more.”
“Hah? You didn’t tell us that!”
“Of course not, I hadn’t reported it yet. She contracted him yesterday. Joan?”
“Yes… Rosso?”
Rosso peeked his face out from my hair and looked toward His Majesty and the Chancellor. Upon seeing him—
“A C-Carbuncle!?”
(I… I’m Rosso… P-pleased to meet you…)
His Majesty and the Chancellor both held their heads in their hands.
“Hahaha, surprised, aren’t you?”
“You… This isn’t a joke!”
“… At this point, all we can do is laugh.”
“… Ah… you’ve got it rough too.”
Ah… Sorry, Father.
But it’s not like I go out searching for contracted beasts myself…
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