Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 2: Never before has there been such a wonderful start.

As the light faded and her eyes gradually adjusted to the brightness, Charlotte found herself in a beautiful and peaceful rural town.

Pedestrians came and went on the street, seemingly unaware of his sudden appearance.

No one realized that the peaceful and tranquil remote starting village was welcoming a new, or perhaps the last, reincarnated player.

Sudden.

A terrifying burst of maniacal laughter rang out.

"Hmph hmph hmph... Haha... Hahaha... Ahahahahahaha——————"

This time, pedestrians noticed him.

Many people pointed and whispered about Charlotte, who bore a striking resemblance to the four heroes of the Uchiha clan who laughed wildly at the sky. However, he didn't care about others' opinions at all, and instead raised his arms and shouted:

"Never before has there been such a wonderful start! Cheers! Applause! OK?"

As far as he knew, reincarnation automatically taught one the language of this world, but there was a certain probability of becoming an idiot; clearly, he was quite lucky.

Now, as long as you switch jobs to become a Grand Magister, you will definitely achieve great things and become a winner in life!

But before that—

Under normal circumstances, the first choice would naturally be to go to the Adventurers' Guild to change jobs, but changing jobs requires a processing fee of 1000 Eris. Going there without any money would only make you look foolish.

Are you going to get a job?

This seems to be the only way he can currently earn an income, but... it's impossible for him to work, he'll never work in his life!

He worked before he time-traveled, and he's still working after he time-travels. Didn't he time-travel for nothing?

What should I do...?

Charlotte quickly ran into a problem. "Hundredfold Magic Power" was indeed a powerful cheat, but without changing jobs or learning new skills, it was completely useless.

I was careless; I'm out of money. I should have chosen a cheat like "100x Money".

What? No? Then it's alright.

Just as Charlotte was scratching his head in frustration, his body almost reacting with the same rejection as Mabel, and he was forced to face reality and get a job, an old man dressed in what looked like clergyman's attire appeared before him, patted him on the shoulder, and said gently:

"It's okay. Even if life gets tough for a while, never give up hope."

"……Um?"

"The goddess Eris once said: If things don't go as planned, believe that heaven has another arrangement, and everything lost will return in another form. You must believe that as long as you work hard, time will not let you down..."

Then the old man stuffed something into his hand.

Take a closer look.

Three banknotes with a face value of 1000 Elis.

Shy Charlotte blushed instantly and explained somewhat agitatedly, "No, no! I'm not begging!!"

"I understand, you've just encountered some difficulties." The old man said kindly, "I saw you laughing and crying just now, your emotions were so high and low, something heartbreaking must have happened. This is just a small token of my help, please don't refuse. The goddess Eris also said that one should not turn a blind eye to those in distress."

I was pitied by others!?

And having someone point out my crazy state just now... I have to say, it's quite embarrassing.

"I……!"

He was about to return the money, but then he thought that what he needed to do now was not to refuse out of pride and suffer the consequences, but to accept the old man's kindness and become an adventurer, and then repay him properly when he achieved success.

Thinking about this...

He gripped the banknotes tightly in his hand.

"I understand. Thank you, Grandpa. I will definitely become a famous adventurer and repay you a hundredfold!"

"Hehe, it's alright, it's alright. May the goddess Eris bless you."

With the old man's heartfelt blessing, Charlotte bid him farewell and, guided by the old man, ran non-stop toward the Adventurers' Guild. He couldn't wait to become an adventurer and make a name for himself.

As the doors of the Adventurers' Guild were kicked open, a figure appeared in the doorway.

"Hey hey hey! I'm here!"

The deliberately profaned words seemed to be meant to boost morale, and the bustling union fell silent. Everyone unanimously shut their mouths and turned to look at the stranger who had barged in.

What came into view was a young boy, wearing what appeared to be a matching blue long-sleeved shirt and trousers, with two white stripes separating the sleeves and trouser legs—a style I had never seen before.

He is tall, handsome, and has fair skin.

He looks a bit like a gigolo.

He looked like a nobleman who had heard tales of adventurers and thought they were cool, so he secretly ran away from home against his family's wishes... except he wasn't blond. After all, blond hair was an open secret among nobles in this kingdom.

The boy, instead of being nervous under the gaze of many people, shouted loudly:

"I've arrived, everyone get out of the way!"

How arrogant!

However, this does confirm what I just guessed.

He really does seem to be an aristocrat.

The unsure adventurers tacitly made way for each other, allowing unobstructed passage from the doorway to the counter.

The boy, facing everyone's gaze, did not show any fear. Instead, he raised a confident and arrogant smile and strode towards the counter.

Heh heh, it worked!

Charlotte's high-profile, even arrogant, actions were naturally a prelude to future developments.

Being a Shadow-level powerhouse doesn't suit my personality, and pretending to be weak while actually being strong is an outdated version from ten years ago. Besides, since I've decided to become an adventurer superstar, I should naturally show my brilliance from the very beginning!

A high-profile Dragon King is the way to go!

After all, only in this way can we acquire more resources and gather more outstanding partners around us, right?

Arriving at the counter.

"Big sister!"

Charlotte pulled out one of the three 1000-dollar bills and slammed it hard on the table. Then, she pressed it down with her index and middle fingers and slowly pushed it toward the other person.

This person's demeanor is not like that of a novice adventurer registering for a game; it's more like a gambling god engaging in a bet with stakes of hundreds of billions, trying to overwhelm the other party with sheer force of will.

"I want to register as an adventurer, please."

"Okay, okay..."

The saleswoman at the counter looked embarrassed.

However, her good professionalism allowed her to maintain an awkward yet polite smile. After accepting the handling fee, she took out the exclusive magical item for job change from under the counter.

"Then, please place your hands on it."

"Foolish folly, take it all in! This is the true power to change the world! The Magic!!"

The instant the hand was placed on it, an incredibly blinding light spread outward from the magical artifact used for job change. The towering pillar of light caused everyone to gasp in surprise, and even the final boss, far away in the Demon King's castle, fell from his throne and exclaimed that it was impossible...

It's all fake, just a fantasy.

None of these things happened.

Even when the goddess Aqua registered as an adventurer, there were no unusual celestial phenomena, so Charlotte naturally wouldn't either.

but……

"Wow, that's amazing!"

The saleswoman at the counter let out a scream that sounded like she was in terror, setting the mood. She opened her eyes wide and shouted in disbelief:

"His magic power is so high, even more than ten times higher than that of the Crimson Demon Archmage! It's unbelievable! This is the first time I've ever seen someone with such high magic power!! Axel... no, even the kingdom might not have one!!!"

"What?! Really?!"

"Ten times more magically powerful than the brain-dead Burst Girl!?"

"That's unbelievable!"

Her speech caused an uproar in the Adventurers' Guild, with everyone cheering... though no one knew exactly what they were so excited about.

"I'll be promoted to Grand Magister, thank you."

Charlotte's mouth stretched to the back of his ears, displaying the arrogance of the Dragon King to the fullest. He was just waiting to change his class so that he could rely on his own domineering aura to make others bow down in worship.

Expecting the expected answer, the saleswoman at the counter shook her head with a look of regret and disappointment.

"Sorry, you cannot change your class to Archmage."

"Why? Shouldn't the magic power be enough?"

"Indeed, your magic power is very high, far exceeding the requirements for job advancement. However, becoming a Grand Magister requires more than just magic power."

At this moment, Charlotte finally realized the seriousness of the problem; he discovered that he had overlooked a crucial condition.

While the amount of magic power, which determines the strength of magic, is certainly important for archmages, there is another crucial requirement besides magic power to advance to the archmage class—

"Wait, wait a minute, big sister... please, please don't say those cruel words, please..."

however.

Even though Charlotte kept pleading in a low voice, on the verge of tears, the saleswoman at the counter still coldly said:

"I'm sorry, you're not smart enough."

"No! Noooooo!!"