"What are you laughing at?" Uchiha Madara asked curiously.
Ayama pointed at Uchiha Madara and continued laughing. "You're definitely not the first, and you won't be the last to get played. I already told you, this is only a test. Did I ever say that I had a secret crush on her, or that I liked her openly? Ali is an adventurer too. She's only helping the Adventurers' Guild with its work! But eight out of ten test-takers think I like her!"
Uchiha Madara curled his lip. "That Miss Ali is quite beautiful. Are you really not tempted at all?"
Ayama said, "I'm already married! No matter how pretty Miss Ali is, she's just an ordinary adventurer. Work is work, and private life is private life!"
"Alright..." Uchiha Madara said with an awkward smile. "Then what's the second test?"
Ayama finally managed to stop laughing. "Alright, the second test may be a little more difficult. The Adventurers' Guild just received a commission: a fire has broken out at Aselo's home in the western district, and adventurers are urgently needed to put it out. Go figure out a way to extinguish the fire!"
This test does have some difficulty to it. But for me, it's not too much of a problem, Uchiha Madara thought.
He hurried to Aselo's house in the western district and saw black smoke billowing from it. The smoke blanketed the entire sky above the house, nearly staining even the clouds black.
Uchiha Madara was dumbfounded at the sight. He had thought it was a small fire, but it was this huge? He did not know water magic, so naturally he could not put out the blaze directly.
To extinguish a fire, he needed water. But with a fire this large, even if there were a small river