On Showing Off, Nobody Did It Better Than Wood

Faced with Aina's reproachful look, Wood could only spread his hands in an innocent gesture.

He really hadn't meant to show off. He'd dumped everything from his backpack onto the ground simply because there was too much stuff, and he didn't think it would all fit on Aina's little counter.

He'd only emptied his entire backpack to make it easier for Aina to count everything. Who could have guessed the adventurers nearby would react so strongly?

Wood's haul was so astonishing—not only was there an enormous quantity of it, but the monster materials were things they'd never seen before—that determining its value would take even more time.

For that reason, the Adventurer Guild had deliberately closed several counters and assigned all the staff, including Aina, to calculate Wood's earnings.

Whenever an adventurer entered the Guild, intending to exchange their magic stones and materials for valis, they found all the counters closed. Anyone who was just about to start cursing was promptly thrown out by the other adventurers inside.

"Damn it, what's the rush with your junk? Can't you see the Guild ladies are busy right now?

"Get out of here! Come back tomorrow. If you dare show up again today, I'll break your legs myself!"

That was right. Before anyone from the Guild could explain, the adventurers already inside had taken it upon themselves to throw the newcomers out.

As if! The adventurers were all eager for the Guild to finish counting Wood's haul so they could hear him reveal where the drops had come from.

The entire Guild was now serving one person: Wood. Anyone who tried to add to the Guild's workload at a time like this would become the target of every adventurer present!

The adventurer who'd been thrown out looked completely bewildered. But once he'd gotten