The minor scuffle outside the Adventurers' Guild wasn't really a big deal. Compared to the bustle of Titan City-state, it barely even counted as an incident. It couldn't possibly cause much of a stir.
After all, it was just a conflict between adventurers. These things happened every day.
Although this time the story had taken a slightly different turn: the Mushroom Person, who should have been trampled, had actually staged a comeback and gained the upper hand against a ruthless guy like Copper Box. Still, the Mushroom Person had ultimately chosen to let bygones be bygones. Didn't that just prove he was still a lesser being?
Otherwise, if you'd already won—and won fair and square, at that—why wouldn't you accept the spoils? Why back down instead?
Put plainly, wasn't it because you were weak and feared Copper Box would retaliate later, resorting to underhanded tactics behind your back?
Yes, the Mushroom Person had won this time. But he'd only won because Copper Box had been too arrogant and underestimated his opponent, letting the Mushroom Person choose the form of their contest. Otherwise, even if the Mushroom Person excelled at the Ground Traveling Technique, what chance would he have if they didn't compete in that or one of the few fields where Mushroom People excelled?
In terms of overall strength, the Mushroom Person was still a nobody.
So, after turning down one group of people after another, nobody at the guild paid any attention to the three Mushroom People. Everyone went about their own business. Who would waste their time thinking about Mushroom People all day?
Some of the adventuring parties whose invitations had been rejected even muttered to themselves that the three Mushroom People didn't know what was good for them.
They'd kindly invited them to join, giving them a