Volume 1 Chapter 24 You Are Not a Human of This World, Are You？
The awarding ceremony continued solemnly, and now it was my turn.
"Next, please~"
I stood before the guild master.
In front of me was a 149 cm tall silver-haired girl with half-long hair... seated on a chair.
Yes, she's cute.
"Congratulations on becoming an F-Class Seeker... Huh!?"
"??"
Suddenly, when Sakurako-chan locked eyes with me, she froze.
Huh?
Did I do something rude?
"Um, uh...?"
"Ah, I-I'm sorry...! Again, congratulations on being an F-Class Seeker..."
"! Ah, thank you"
Oh!
Without a doubt, there's a loli right there!
But, what's going on?
She has been looking oddly flustered for a while now.
What could be wrong?
"You, what's your name?"
"Ah, I'm Yuki Takeru..."
"You're Yuki Takeru!"
"Huh!?"
Buzz...
When I answered her name, Sakurako eagerly repeated my name.
I was surprised at her reaction, as if she already knew me.
Then the people around started to say, "What? What?"
Then,
"Yes, sorry, Takeru-kun. ...She has been a bit tired lately as a Guild Master, so I think she has been mistaking you for someone else... Oh, ohohoho!"
"Mgh! M-mghhh?!"
Yoko-san, who was next to her, casually covered the mouth of 'Noja Loli Guildmaster Sakurako-chan' from behind.
Huh?
That little girl, isn't she the guild master?
Is it okay to do something so rude???
"Uh-oh! I'm sorry. Forgive me."
"No, no..."
Sakurako-chan doesn't seem to be particularly blaming Yoko-san.
Good, good.
"So, once again... this is Yuki Takeru's F-Class Seeker registration card"
"Thank you"
"The registration card is usually worn around the neck. I'll give you one specially."
"Huh?!"
Saying that, Sakurako-chan told me, "There, turn right," so I just followed.
When I glanced sideways at Yoko-san, she seemed a bit anxious... but she didn't look like she intended to stop.
Well, to be honest, I have no particular problem with it... Thank you for the reward!!
Then, as Sakurako-chan tried to put a 'metal' F-Class Seeker registration tag around my neck, she leaned in from behind... and that's when it happened.
"You... are not a person of this world, are you?"
"Wha...!?"
"Shh... Stay calm. It's okay, I won't tell anyone, just stay quiet for now."
"...Y-yes."
W-what's going on!?
What is it, what is happening!?
Why does this person know my secret?!
As my heart raced with anxiety, Sakurako-chan continued speaking.
"Next time, I will come to meet you personally, so until then, don't draw attention to yourself, okay?"
"...Y-yes. Understood."
"Good."
Saying that, Sakurako-chan took a small, deep breath and then said,
"Oh, it looks good on you!"
And the tension returned to normal.
"T-thank you..."
"Well. Then, continue to work hard as a Dungeon Seeker! See you next time..."
"Yes"
After the ceremony, I fled the venue.
* * *
"Wh, what was that? What was that Guild Master's...Sakurako-chan's words just now?!"
After I went outside, I went to an empty alley between buildings and looked back on the situation.
"So, this is the first time I've met with Sakurako-chan. So how did she figure out who I am?"
After I found out about 'ability inheritance', I was careful and used 'skill: Disguise (Extreme)' to make my status look like 'level 2' so that others wouldn't notice.
But why?
And there's one other thing that bothers me.
The fact that she 'already' know me.
"Well, it's a possibility... or rather, I think she definitely heard it from Yoko-san. But even so, that doesn't mean my identity will be exposed. Plus, since Sakurako-chan whispered it to me secretly, I believe only she knows about my identity..."
However, that's just my subjective opinion and mere speculation.
Maybe the guild has already marked me...
"N-no way, that can't be! I didn't feel any oddness in Yoko-san's attitude..."
If my true status had been figured out and shared with everyone in the guild, they would have approached me differently.
"Phew, for now, let's set this topic aside. Anyway, Sakurako-chan mentioned she'd come to find me. I'll ask her a lot when she does."
Saying that, I took a moment to calm down and began to think this instead.
"Actually, to be blunt... if everyone finds out 'I'm the one who returned from another world,' isn't that not really a problem?"
Right, even if I said I 'transported back from another world,' honestly, no one would believe me, and I wouldn't either if I were in their shoes.
They'd just think, 'This guy's a weirdo,' and that would be the end of it.
I don't like being seen that way, but that doesn't mean it would hurt my heart or bother anyone else.
"Huh? If that's the case, then there's really no problem. Wow, I wasted my time thinking seriously about this."
And, once I had that thought, I felt much better.
"Okay, okay, no problem. Okay, okay. Now that I know that..."
Grrr.
"I'm getting hungry~"
So, since I didn't have anything in particular to do after that, I just went to a hamburger chain restaurant near the station.
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