Shroomkid Gonbee: From Forest to Sorcery

Chapter 6 I Wasn't Expecting A Mock Battle

CLANG

Standing on a large boulder in the small arena in the back of the adventurer's guild, was Fivim banging her gauntlets against each other in an attempt to intimidate the little Shroomkid mage, Gonbee. Also known as me.

No. I wasn't intimidated...

CLANG

Okay, maybe I was a tiny bit.

Fivim wasn't a mage like I was, but I could tell she was still pretty strong. It looked like sparks were flying whenever she smashed her gauntlets together, whether that was from the lightning mana crystal in her right gauntlet, or the sheer force of her clanging I didn't know.

Wait a minute!? I'm a mage. So, I should know.

I just need to focus the mana inside myself, and I'll be able to sense if the mana crystal is being used.

CLANG

That didn't help. In fact, it broke my concentration. So, the intimidation strategy was working on me.

"You're going to have to try harder than that if you're going to make it as an adventurer," Ms Navem the Guild Master said to me.

It seems she noticed my lack of focus.

"What's wrong little brother, don't tell me you're already getting scared," Ms Fivim called out. I guess she still wants me to be her little brother, I guess.

CLANG

Please stop that, I need to focus. Though it's not like she would if I actually asked. What I need to do is make it look like it doesn't affect me. I'll do that by diverting with a different question.

"So, I just need to beat Ms. Fivim to become an adventurer?"

"Did you just call me Miss again? It's BIG SISTER, BIG SISTER."

Again, with the big sister thing, this really isn't the time to bother with something I really don't get the concept of.

"Now now Ms Fivim, you can talk about that with the boy later," Guild Master Navem replied to Ms, I mean big sis Fivim before returning to me.

"As for your question, no. The adventurer system has 8 ranks starting with G at the lowest going up to A and then S rank. You've proven your worthy of F rank already with the tests you've taken."

"Then what is this match for?" I asked curiously.

"Amongst the tests you've taken, some of them were meant for higher rank exams."

"Higher rank?"

Did she mean I could start at a higher rank?

"That's right, however for a higher rank you also need to pass a combat test. Ms Fivim is one of our guilds highest ranked adventurers at B rank. Which is why she'll be conducting your advancement exam."

"I, I , wasn't expecting to get a high rank."

I was starting to get dizzy. Everything was happening so fast; my mind couldn't keep up. I was supposed to just get the starting rank, now I'm going to fight against a B rank opponent.

"Now stop dawdling and get down their boy," she said as she pushed me into the arena.

"It's about time little bro," Fivim called out, "I was starting to think you were going to chicken out."

"No," I wanted to say more, but I really wasn't mentally prepared to fight at all today.

"So, Guild Master, What level should I start this at?"