[You guys also got that notification? Seems like we got a new gadget. It’s still in the store’s inventory if you want to have a quick look.]


    that soon and with no active involvement on their part. The [Shopkeeper] was just about to share his own theory regarding the Malcos Eagles’ involvement in the matter, but Emily was already shouting, both physically right next to him, as well as mentally into their telepathic link,


    [Why would anyone ever use that?! It’s soo useless!]


    But her slack-jawed expression immediately turned to one of sheer horror as she had another realization


    [And people have to pay money to use this?]


    [It’s a rare service, mostly offered by some of the bigger churches; that scarcity alone makes it worth some amount of coins.


    And though you are right that not many people are usually in need of such services, it is far from unheard of. There are some actual practical applications to a service like this. Just not for most regular people. Or rather, most regular classbearers, that is.


    I think your biggest misconception, however, is that those people plan to get rid of their class.


    It’s to replace their class.]


    She couldn’t believe her ears; it didn’t make sense.


    To someone like her, who had been born classless and struggled to survive from a young age, removing one’s class to replace it with a different one was the pinnacle of decadence, the ultimate degeneracy.


    [Replacing a class?] she repeated with disbelief, but maybe also even a hint of anger, trying to convince herself that surely she had simply misheard.


    should have had- a class on their own, but was denied that birthright, and someone who had witnessed this practice first hand.


    [Yes, though not done very often, it does happen,] Bandur confirmed once again.


    [Don’t forget that most of those people, those whose family trees are entirely made up by classbearers, are actually born with their class; they don’t get to choose. Now, a noble [Berserker] - could you imagine? Even in Malcos, where that class’ image is far from being as terrible as it is elsewhere, it is still not exactly prestigious. Nor especially useful, considering it’s very narrow area of application, with its sole focus on heavy-handed man-to-man combat and its steep, deadly learning curve. Unsuitable even to show off, ha] another bitter laugh.


    This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.Then, almost reluctantly, [But don’t be mistaken. That practice is not just motivated by vanity. There are also more practical concerns.]


    [Really?] Emily’s doubt was evident.


    [Really. Or who would you rather be governed by? Said [Berserker] or a [Sage]?]


    [I meeean… Samuel is a [Berserker], so...]


    [Em,] Severin reprimanded, but had to suppress a chuckle.


    [Well, I gueeess a [Sage] would probably be preferable,] she admitted, before mumbling to herself, “But it’s not like they care about us either way.”


    For now, however, Bandur, who wasn’t privy to her short remark, continued on with his explanation.


    I am sure you could accuse those guilds of many things, not being pragmatic isn’t one of them.


    Considering that not all classes are equal, with some even thought of to be strictly better than others in the broach context of adventuring, why not reward a loyal, experienced guild member with an upgrade? Better than replacing them and relying on some unknown newcomer.


    Group dynamics or even just specific boss encounters can also be reason enough to change a group’s class composition; as long as they think it’s preferable to the alternatives, they won’t shy away from those things.


    That said, the loss of class-experience and the need to re-level and start over from zero, is a big enough obstacle even to those guilds that it is only seldomly done.


    So. While I think you severely underestimated its practicality and demand, you are right in that it will hardly be a bestseller of ours. I suspect to see at most one or two sales a year; and that is assuming our customer numbers keep increasing as they currently are.


    That said, depending on the price…]


    ‘


    [How cheap?!]


    [So high!]


    [Huh?]


    [Huh? Oooh.]


    [How is that cheap!?]


    [You can’t just look at the absolute amount. You also have to consider the competition,] explained Severin, who, after catching the dwarf’s exclamation, quickly caught on and realized his own mistake.


    Twice the monthly amount Magda’s Society paid him for the property lease, to be exact, and enough to make him curious; with a quick jerk of his right hand, a motion made out of habit not out of necessity, Severin pulled the actual device into the real world.


    He gave up, and instead, together with Emily, inspected it more closely and in person.