Today is Saturday, I was doing the same routine I did for two days since I arrived to this world. I woke up, eat breakfast, wash my clothes and most importantly train my appraisal. I focused my mind to the object in front of me as I began to move the celestial energy towards my eyes then I mutter the word.
"Appraisal!" as I finished saying the word a bunch of words started to appear in front of me and form a sentences.
--Static V shoes counterfeit--
An imitation of a popular brand of shoes worldwide that started during 1977 right before the start of the mirror worlds starts appearing all over the world. This shoe is a size nine along with its blue and black color palette that complement each other seamlessly. It has a thick but soft layer of foam for extra comfort and it enchanted by a ----- called ------ to trick costumer to thinking this the original.
"I see this shoes are fake but understandable given my economic situation" I said while looking around my room.
"But there is a part I cant view why? is it because of the level difference between me and the caster? or it is something else?"
"Lets try this way then, appraisal!" I try again but this I only focused on the part I couldn't see and my nose starts bleeding as my head began hurting as if someone as crushing it while my vision suddenly distort. Even so I continue words appear on the part I couldn't see but my breathing suddenly became heavy and I was grasping for air.
"I ca-can- cant give here!, I n--need to see it"
It has a thick but soft layer of foam for extra comfort and it enchanted by a criminal called clown using the skill Immersive illusion to trick costumer to thinking this the original.
After reading that part I deactivated my skill and sat down on the floor to recover as well as wipe my nose bleed and thirty minutes passed by, I activate my skill again but this time I tried to focus on the name of the criminal for an experiment.
--Clown--
A former Triple AAA hunter who rule a certain portion of the underworld--------
"Ughhh!" I suddenly cough up blood as my skill was immediately cancel due to me losing focus.
"Fuck!!" while I was smirking with with blood dripping form my mouth. I wipe my blood and collapse to the floor exhausted.
"But I learn an interesting way of using this skill!, I can also appraise the information inside of another information this is useful for gathering information I might need for the future but the drawback is that I coughed up blood"
"Just learning that much brought this consequences huh? I shouldn't try this often because of the draw back. I need to stick to my normal routine for now" I slap my cheeks with my hands to motivate myself.
"I cant die yet I still need to earn money!" I proudly declare.
"Let's continue, appraisal!"
I woke up and got up form the floor wiping my nosebleed. "Did I collapse again?"
I turn on my phone and look at the time. "What time Is it now? hmm 8:00am?"
"Its already the Sunday!? ughh my stomach" after that I cooked my breakfast and bath myself then I continue to research about my job because I was suppose to work tomorrow.
"Hmm There is no fixed number on how many an appraiser can use their skill? why?"
Based what I could find online appraiser are a rare mutation among humans thus leading to a lack of data to find an estimate. Appraiser also often died as monster from the mirror world always targeted them but the monster attacks only make up about twenty percent of the time because the eighty percent were done by other humans as appraiser are dangerous due to their ability.
"Wow, this is ridiculous!!" I sigh after reading all of the information I have read and I began to think.
'Well considering I manage to gain a bit of info from just appraising a counterfeit shoes'
"I didn't being an appraiser would bring this much danger but what can I do I'm already on the on this situation and I can't just back out now" I scratched my head.
"Let that aside I need to train my skill"
After a while I was lying on the floor breathing heavily and having a distorted vision. Thirty minutes passed and I finally recovered from the effects of appraisal but I have finnally broke my limits.
"Finnally I use appraisal three times, all those blood and sweat were worth it" I got up and cook my lunch then I washed all of the clothes on the plastic basket using the wash basin and my hands which took couple hours.
"Man I missed the washing machine"
I began to cook my dinner as the night slowly engulphed the surrounding and the darkness set in. I sleep early to gain energy for tomorrow morning as I have to go to work as an appraiser. Just like that I was off to sleep and was woken up up by the alarm.
"Is it morning already?!" the sound of the alarm jolted me awake.
"What time is it?, 6:30am" I first bath myself and after that I changed into a suit that was inside of the cabinet. I cooked my breakfast which is a simple meal of noodles with eggs along with rice.
"7:20am huh, I should go now" with that I departed from my shabby apartment to the ember guild headquarters. After a while I arrived at the ember guild's headquarters and went inside.
Once inside I approach the front desk and ask the receptionist where should the appraiser go. "Ahh you are an appraiser!, then you should go the second floor room h02 for the orientation sir"
"I see thank you" I bow to thanked her then left and found the stairs going up the second floor. I have arrived to the orientation room but fortunately it hasn't began yet.
'Hmm guess it is true that appraisers are a rare mutation considering they're only ten people in here or the others hasn't arrived yet' but after an hour of waiting no one arrive except for two people who I guessed to be the ones who will orient us because they were wearing fancy things that normal people cant afford.
"Hello everyone I am Miguel Sanuel, I have been tasked of the explaining what are your job in this guild but first of all let me properly introduce myself. Ahem! I am Miguel Sanuel an analyst assign on the mirror world information gathering department, my job is to go inside of a mirror world and use my appraisal skill on gather as much information for the combat team to use"
"Hmm? it seems like I have given some of you a scare by mentioning going to a dungeon but you dont have to worry for your safety because four celestial hunters will accompany you which ranked from B-A. With that out of the way now I will explain how much is your salary...."
So from what I have heard from the two analyst it seems that our salary varies based on what department we are assign on but the starting salary is forty thousand aegis. They also explain the departments the fist one is the "Artifact department" which focuses on appraising an item for guild's purposes, Second one is the "Scouting department" which focuses on finding talents to bring into the guild to nurture. The third one is "Mirror world information gathering department" or MWIGD for short and lastly the "Auxiliary Department" which basically back ups of some sort, they have a diverse job ranges from department to department.
"Now then we will begin the department assigning process" he took out a box and gave it to his partner. His partner begun to approaching us and after a while we all pick up a card from the box which are all white.
"I will explain what color is this department! The Artifact department is blue, The Scouting department is green, Mirror world information gathering department is red and the Auxiliary Department is gray" he snaps his fingers and all of the white card we were holding began to show its color.
'I got the artifact department! this a good draw' I briefly glance at the others and some them probably got the most dangerous department just from the faces they were making.
"We are ending the orientation, also the I will give a map of this building so that you can find your departments and those who got assign on the same department me follow me" after that we goes or separate ways as for me I just follow the person who were assigned to the same department as me. I look at the time on my phone and its 8:40 am and we finnally arrived to our department.