Eina promptly greeted Shirou once he had stood next to the teller counter.
She was not familiar with his face, his appearance certainly stood out from all the adventurers she had seen, so she had a rough of idea how this interaction would play out.
"O-Oh. Uh. Hello, my name is Emiya Shirou, and I'm looking to apply here as an adventurer"
'As I guessed, he is new here. He seems composed but he radiates an aura of wonder...normal in new adventurers...'
Eina Tulle was secretly saddened at seeing how Shirou acted. She was all too familiar with aspiring adventurers coming in with wonder in their eyes, only to come out of the whole ordeal of adventuring the deceased.
Though she was heavily affected, she didn't let it hinder her performance at work. She has long resolved to continue doing her best for the adventurers she was assigned with.
Still maintaining her professional smile, Eina replied to Shirou.
"Understood, if you could please head towards that table over there, I'll soon head out to assist in your registration"
Eina pointed her hand to a nearby table for discussion. The procedure for registration was a lengthy one and required a guild staff to walk a new adventurer through the whole process.
Shirou quickly complied and began walking to the table.
Eina got off the teller counter and signaled for a replacement to take over for her.
A short human girl with pink hair soon came walking to the counter to fill in for Eina. Misha Flott, a long-time friend of Eina, and her co-worker in the guild.
"Don't worry Eina, I can cover for you"
Misha told to Eina in familiarity. The 2 would often fill in for each other when needed.
"Thanks, Misha..."
Eina replied to her with a friendly smile, but Misha knew her well. Both she and Eina feared losing their assigned adventurers, she knew Eina will be saddened every time she had to go through the registration process.
"Y'know I can handle the registration in your place Eina, you don't have to push yourself..."
Misha was also affected the same as Eina. But where she has accepted the high mortality rate of adventuring as an occupation, Eina kept giving it her all to every assigned adventurer she had.
No matter how many of them fell, she would dedicate to each one the same amount of effort to ensure their safety.
"It's alright Misha, if I run away now, how can I face them again... All I can do is give them enough information on dungeon to ensure their own safety."
Eina refused to stop what she did. For the sake of her assigned adventurers, for the sake of her friend Maris Hackard... Her first assigned adventurer who give her strength to move forward...
Finding strength once again, Eina then left the counter with the confidence expected of a guild employee, Misha only watching in sadness at the futile battle her friend was going through.
...
"Alright, with those papers done, we can move on to the next set of documents..."
"ugh..."
The sun was now setting over the skies of Orario. Shirou and Eina could be seen talking together in the guild hall, both sitting at a table filled with stacks of paper and legal contracts.
"I didn't expect registration to take this long..."
Seeing the tired expression of Shirou who had been signing documents for an entire afternoon, Eina could only sigh in understanding.
"Well there are many things the guild needs to keep track of and to avail all the services of the guild, you would need to enter into a legal agreement for each one, otherwise every complaint we receive might be a potential lawsuit..."
Knowing how much adventurers complained to the guild over the smallest of issues, Eina could only be glad that the predecessors of the guild have taken such extensive measures to protect itself from such things.
"Agreement after agreement. Even some contracts for insurance..."
"The guild does provide emergency treatment near the dungeon after all... Along with post-mortem treatment and cemeterium..."
Shirou was silent after hearing what Eina said. A concerning amount of corpses come out of the dungeon daily. The services needed to investigate and secure the body, and the processes of what to do after its retrieval...
These services provided by the guild are what keep Orario from becoming a graveyard of countless corpses.
"I appreciate services like these you know? It really goes to show the effort the guild places. Most other governments would just treat it as a natural consequence and do nothing"
Shirou smiled kindly. Though the process was a hassle, he knew these services went above and beyond what the guild was required to do.
The head of Orario Lord Ouranos, wasn't a perfect leader as he let the filth like 'Evilus' grow, but he did care for the people of Orario greatly.
Seeing such a mature response from Shirou, Eina couldn't help but be surprised.
"Most would not talk about this stuff when registering... You're really mature for your age Mister Emiya."
Eina was glad that Shirou was more sensible than most other adventurers who simply wished to dive in immediately in search of fame and wealth.
"My father taught me to appreciate the little things in life. Especially the small acts of kindness that are never brought to light"
"You're father must be a really kind man to have raised you like that"
"Yeah, he was."
The 2 smiled softly at the conversation they were having. This didn't go outside the notice of the adventurers and the guild staff.
Eina and Shirou were both naturally attractive, so they gathered lots of attention from the passer-by in the guild.
'Oho?~ I can sense the coming of spring for my dear half-elf~'
Eina, in her 17 years of life, has yet to experience her own romance.
She has been constantly approached with confessions of love and interest, but she has always turned each of them down. Saying her suitors didn't match her preference.
Misha was eager to see her reserved friend experience the throes of heated passion, and would constantly tease the girl at every chance she got.
'Looks like I'll dig the details of that boy out of her once she's done. That hottie has a good chance'
Aside from Misha, there were numerous others who had their own observations.
Passing adventurers who were fuming with jealousy at the pleasant atmosphere Shirou shared with Eina.
The guild staff who were curious about the handsome boy that had registered.
And a certain red-haired wolf girl who looked upon the two with her constant serious expression, but was saddened at the potential grief it might cause the half-elf.
Moving back to Shirou and Eina.
"Done. Now, all that's left is the registrations themselves, there are multiple types of adventurer identification you can receive"
There were different classifications of adventurers one would be able to apply for. All with varying degrees of fees and associated benefits.
"But I'll just put you up for Class-II registration"
Class-II adventurer registration would refer to an adventurer who registered in guild but still haven't found a familia for themselves. Though there are many adventurers who register without having a familia, the guild would be able to put the registration on hold until they are able to enter a familia then changed them under Class-I registration.
"The guild will give you 1 month to find a familia. If you wish to extend it, it will require the payment of a fee. If you fail to do so, the registration will be considered null and void, and you will have to wait another month before applying again..."
Eina began listing out the procedures and steps necessary for Class-II registration, but Shirou cut her off.
"Miss Eina, I would like to register for Free-Class"
"?!-"
Eina didn't expect such a thing to be said by Shirou. Free-Class adventurer registration, a classification made for adventurers who wished to explore the dungeon without the assistance of falna or a familia.
It came with decreased fees when exchanging magic stones with the guild, but came with a restriction on which floors they could enter.
It was a classification created during the days when the gods had just descended. In those times, adventurers with falna were still new and in the minority in the profession.
Times have since changed, but the classification still remained for special scenarios the guild would encounter.
Hearing the unreasonable request of the adventurer she thought was sensible, her personality quickly shifted from the kind receptionist that enamored many, to the strict instructor which brought fear to many adventurers in Orario.
"What did you just say?!"
Hearing Eina raise her voice, many people in the background recognized what was about to befall Shirou. Many of them give condolences to the poor new adventurer.
Misha on the other hand sighed as she saw her friend.
" *sigh* and here I thought this time would be different..."
She could only pray that the red-haired boy would be able to put up with her friend.
"Free-Class?! You plan on going to the dungeon without a familia?! WITHOUT FALNA?!-"
"M-Miss Eina you're raising your voice too much-"
Shirou quickly requested the half-elf to lower her voice. He knew full well what kind of response his request might bring.
"How else do you want to me react?! An adventurer without falna may very well be the same as going in their weaponless-"
"I mean... it's not like I'm the only Free-Class adventurer, Miss Eina..."
What Shirou said was true. There were many adventurers in Orario with Free-Class registration, but the majority of them consisted of individuals who failed to enter a familia and needed to earn money for living.
"Just because there are more idiots around, it doesn't make your decision any less idiotic! It only adds one more idiot to the bunch of idiots!-"
"Ack-"
Harsh but fair. That was what made Eina so feared as an advisor.
"I appreciate your concern Miss Eina...but this is what I plan on doing"
Hearing the resolve in Shirou's voice, Eina still refused to just accept him walking to hell of his own volition. She wasn't going to let him die without a fight.
"Can you please tell me why you would even consider that Mister Emiya? You're quite handsome, so even if you aren't talented, I'm sure the guild can introduce you to a god or goddess willing to accept you" She tried to persuade Shirou from making any reckless decisions.