Starting from zero: growing up with knowledge from another world

Chapter 2

  Today I had to wake up earlier than usual and go to the guild with my day. Mom was going to be busy doing stuff out of the house for some reason, and it was decided that it would be better for me to get used to the atmosphere of the guild for when I'm older than for me to potentially interfere with what my mom had to do. Frankly, I would be fine staying home and reading, but there is no way parents would leave their 5-year-old child home by themself.

After quickly eating breakfast, I clean up and get dressed in my training clothes before heading out with Dad. This is my first time being outside before dawn, there are some merchants out and about, getting ready for their sales, but it is still quiet and mostly devoid of life at this hour. Arriving at the guild, other employees are showing up too, but adventurers will be showing up a bit later for the morning rush after the new quests are posted for the day.

Dad takes me behind the counters inside and has me wait in the employee area while he goes to check who has requested training for today, as well as any reservations for training ground space. While he was doing that, I was getting surrounded by the other employees, mostly the female receptionists and grandparent-like employees.

"And who might you be?" Asks one of the receptionists.

"I don't know whose kid he is, but he's a cute kid"

"Maybe he's here to see what it's like being a guild employee"

"Or to see the adventures"

"Bah, who would want to look at those over-confident buffoons"

"Quiet! How is he going to be able to say anything if you idiots don't stop talking?" Finally, the room quiets down after this elderly lady shuts everyone up. "Sorry about that, they're good people, but they can be a bit chatty. They normally are dealing with brash, boisterous, and overly friendly adventurers all day. You must be Ronan's kid, I'm Revna, the vice guild master here."

"Hello, I'm Cero, and yes, Ronan is my father. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I'll be spending the day here, so I'll be in your care." I respond with a slight bow of respect.

"My, oh my, how polite. You obviously take after your mother, if your father was even half that polite even once, I might have had a heart attack from the shock! Hahaha" Joked Revna, well the last part was probably a joke. "If there is anything you need, don't hesitate to come to tell me, alright?"

"Thank you, I'll be sure to do that if my dad gets too busy and forgets I'm here," I replied with a playful smile.

"What's all the fuss about in here? Come on Cero, I'll show you around while we head to the training grounds." My dad called out, having finished checking what he needs to do for the day.

"Coming!" I reply to my dad and say goodbye to the other staff that had surrounded me earlier. Then my dad pointed out what each part of the guild was for as we walked towards the training grounds. He also, showed me where the stairs were, and told me that there were meeting rooms, some offices, and the reference room was up on the second floor. There were also stairs going down, and I was told that the only things down there were a storage room, and some jail cells for adventurers found to have committed crimes to stay in until they are taken to the guard station. Though the jail cells can be used when the guard station is full, or they need to keep prisoners separated.

Arriving at the training grounds, I saw that it was a lot larger than I had initially believed it would be. The huge area was divided into three side-by-side areas that can each deploy a protective barrier around it to keep any debris or magic from affecting the rest of the training grounds. There was also a seating area on one side, a room with training gear and weapons, an equipment room, and a medical office which also has an entrance from the guild hall. I was also shown the outdoor training grounds, which had a track-like area around it.