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Adventurer’s Guild, Blaine Branch.
“Ah, Leon! “You’re here!”
Rize, who was sitting at the counter as always, welcomed him. Her attitude was so friendly that people who only knew her business-like side were shocked.
Leon said hello and approached the window.
“Did you make me wait by any chance?”
It has been exactly four days since the <Rock Slime Conquest>.
It took that much time to realize the power of Aurors and learn the basic methods of operation. According to El Cid, what he learned in four days is also very rapid progress.
This was because, thanks to baptism, all eight vital organs were opened, making it incredibly easy to control Aurors.
El Cid did not take the risk for no reason.
“I received a call from the garrison, but I was worried because he didn’t come for four days. … “Oh, you feel a little different?”
Rize opened her eyes wide.
Her job is to deal with numerous adventurers here. It seems that he caught the change in his presence as he acquired Aura.
Leon did not deny that.
“I learned something while subduing monsters.”
“also!”
Rize smiled brightly, happy as if it were her own work.
“There’s one more thing to celebrate.”
“One more, you say?”
“yes!”
When he just tilted his head because he couldn’t think of anything, Rize opened the drawer as if she knew she would. The qualification screening had just finished yesterday, so the timing was right.
She placed the item she took out of the drawer in front of him.
A dull, shiny, steel plaque.
Leon, who saw the iron plate, asked back with a surprised face.
“This?”
“What you think is probably right.”
The Adventurer’s Guild is divided into seven ranks.
F rank, not even given a certificate.
An E rank with only its name and seal stamped on a wooden board.
In reality, only those who possessed a D-rank, copper tile were recognized as belonging to the Adventurer’s Guild. Above that, there were C ranks with iron plaques, B ranks with silver plaques, etc.
But handing Leon the iron plate already… … .
“Congratulations on your promotion to C rank, Leon. “I, Rize, and the Blaine branch will continue to help as much as we can.”
“… “It’s a promotion.”
He traced the letter ‘LEON’ engraved on the iron plate and spoke in a voice that still had a hint of nervousness.
“Isn’t there a separate promotion review for C rank?”
“Well, there was.”
Rize also answered with a subtle expression.
“<Sewer Monsters> and <Rock Slime Suppression> received very good reviews. The lord and the garrison commander both sent letters of thanks. Thanks to that, it was omitted.”
“yes? “My lord?!”
“It wasn’t handwritten, but it was sent by an administrator. “You have satisfied all of the promotion conditions to C rank.”
It was an unexpected reward.
Solving two requests and getting promoted means there will never be a case like that in any branch. Perhaps the purpose was to encourage more avoiding missions, using him as a precedent. The enormous amount of overachievement may also have played a role.
Still, it’s not a bad story for Leon.
As the range of requests you can take on expands, it will become easier to search for ‘evil’.
“From now on, we will be able to see C-rank requests as well.”
“yes! “You can do this starting today.”
As soon as I was promoted, I was looking for another request.
While Rize was once again impressed by his sincerity, he also felt that the Holy Knights were a bit different.
For some reason, I felt comfortable being around Leon.
Of course, that atmosphere was thanks to the sun’s aura, but Re:Zero, who did not know that, could easily have been mistaken. The feeling of divine power was quite similar to the aura of the sun.
“hmm… .”
Leon groaned after reading all the requests.
There were a few requests that seemed good for training, but none seemed to be related to ‘evil’. So, would it be better to focus on training until you find a clue?
Rize looked at his face and asked cautiously.
“Would you like me to show you some other types of requests? As expected, the reason you keep taking on missions to avoid… .”
“no. That’s not the reason… … .”
Leon said ‘Ah’ and realized his mistake.
“Rise, can you show me a request related to the slums? “There are rumors around that it is a bad request.”
“Is it a slum?”
Generally, a slum refers to a place where poor people gather, but that is not the case in Blaine’s slum.
Thieves, intelligence dealers, escaped convicts, smugglers, assassins… .
This is an area occupied by illegals who came from several countries. Slums were crime areas born from the vast size and characteristics of the free city, where even nobles found it difficult to intervene.
Usually people do not even know of its existence or do not understand its reality until they die.
however.
“… There is not a single request directly related to slums. “That’s the job of a mercenary, not an adventurer.”
“this.”
Adventurers do not lend a hand in quarrels with people.
Since most of the commotion in the slums was a fight between people, the requests coming into the adventurer’s guild were also wiped out.
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Leon thought for a moment.
I couldn’t become a mercenary now. Unlike adventurers, mercenaries had many restrictions on their actions, and because they could intervene in territory wars, there was a lot of room for interference from nobles. However, the territorial nature of the slums was annoying as I wandered around without any justification.
“Leon, then how about this request?”
At that time, Rize handed out a request.
“<Suppression of living armor in abandoned houses>? “I think I saw you last time.”
“Yes, that’s it.”
The request is that decorative armor left in an abandoned mansion has been turned into living armor and has become an unsellable item.
Not only is the amount set as a request fee small, but there are only a few D-ranks capable of destroying Living Armor. Wearing full plate mail and armed with long weapons such as halberds, Living Armor’s combat capabilities were quite high.
It is said that there was a time when mithril armor was transformed into living armor, but it was said that he could not even touch it until a master-level knight came.
‘The living armor for this request is made of miscellaneous metal with silver plating, so if you hit it with a blunt object, it will break easily… .’
What is the reason for even recommending this?
When Leon asked with that gaze, Rize spoke.
“Please take a look at the location of the mansion. “It’s close to the slums, so it will help you get around the area.”
“ah.”
It is definitely different whether there is an excuse or not.
Even though the power of the slums was strong, there was no one willing to challenge the Adventurer’s Guild directly. I didn’t know that if I touched the wrong guild, a high-ranked adventurer might pop out.
Up to B rank, it was a worthy opponent, but from A rank onwards, it was a force controlled by the nation.
“Thank you, Rize. “I will definitely repay you next time.”
“Never mind. This is my job, right? Oh, and also collect the request fee for <Rock Slime Subjugation>. “The garrison commander added some extra money, so the amount is okay.”
“Oh, and… … .”
Leon, who was handed the money bag, opened his mouth.
And I asked one more thing.
It was as if it was no big deal, but it was a question that Rize, who mistook him for a paladin, would take seriously.
“Can you tell me the location of Blaine’s church?”
“platform… “What?”
“Yes, I have something to visit.”
It was exactly as I thought.
Rize’s smiling face hardened, and deep tension appeared in her trembling voice. It was a story everyone knew. A paladin in the middle of penance cannot ask for help from the church, but an exception is made when a religious enemy appears.
Those who insult the mercy of the Goddess.
Regardless of affiliation or power, the Holy Church must do its utmost to destroy them all. It was also the only justification for the Seongcheolswae Knights, who advocated ‘mercilessness’, to be dispatched.
“… “It’s in the northeastern Prima district, number 13.”
“Prima 13, I remembered.”
He said ‘Okay then’ and came out of the guild.
Rize continued to look at the back with a blank expression, but soon began to worry.
An incident occurred where the Holy Knight had to visit the church.
Appearance of religious leaders.
Connecting the context, it could only be interpreted to mean that ‘an enemy of the Holy Order appeared in Blaine.’ Since one or two sloppy warlocks would not think of calling a church, it also meant that a significant figure had come.
“I have to report.”
Eventually, Rize stood up and walked towards the guild leader’s room. If this guess is correct, it was not something that the guild would just sit by and watch. If the denomination moves, there will literally be a storm.
As of now, no one knew what kind of repercussions this misunderstanding, which was not a misunderstanding, would have.
* * *
[You’re so clever.]
El Cid said.
Leon definitely didn’t tell a single lie. It was true that he was curious about the location of the church, and it was also true that something happened that made him want to visit the church.
However, a mixture of meaningful language and the receptionist’s misunderstanding allowed the work to proceed as intended.
“Once the report goes up, the guild will take action.”
[Hmm, I guess this would be the most effective method except for you revealing your identity. I won’t move due to a warning from a D-rank or C-rank adventurer who isn’t a paladin.]
“Everything is true except my identity, right? If anything happens, it will be resolved by showing you to the church.”
Of course, it was a last resort, but the holy sword El Cid was a means of guaranteeing the church’s full cooperation.
It was a holy sword that had not even been sealed, and I was well aware of my own lack of skills, so I just hid it. It was something I would have to reveal in person someday, so I wouldn’t hesitate if it was an unavoidable situation.
Leon took a step forward while making that promise.
“Anyway, it’s Living Armor, so it’s rare. A monster with moving armor… Right?”
[huh? It’s not.]
El Cid denied that common sense as if it were obvious.
[Are you stupid? Living Armor didn’t come from outer space, so why are you treating it like a monster? Do they breathe or eat? If you leave it alone, it won’t cause any harm.]
“They say the house isn’t selling.”
[Will the world be ruined if housing prices fall? If it falls, there will be a day when it rises.]
If the landlord had heard his verbal abuse, his clothes would have all exploded, but fortunately, only Leon could hear his voice.
And El Cid’s explanation continued.
[Living Armor is a rare natural phenomenon. The armor is moved by the power of magic, witchcraft, or someone’s thoughts. They are tin cans that do not have any ego and only have the action principle of ‘repel intruders’.]
“Uh, then won’t it be resolved with dispel?”
[It’s impossible because it wasn’t magically established. Dispel is the principle of removing bricks or pillars of a building and collapsing it, not destroying piles of dirt.]
So wizards are of little use either.
Since well-made armor has considerable magic resistance, high-quality living armor could actually become a magician’s natural enemy. There were sometimes magicians who tried to use Living Armor as their familiar, but the cost of failure was terrible.
Living Armor is a particularly dangerous entity in places such as ancient dungeons, and the variation in its power is extremely large.
“Well, the guy we have to deal with is nothing special.”
Leon read the request and commented briefly.
Armor made of miscellaneous iron and plated with silver.
Since it is nothing more than an ornament, not only its strength but also the completeness of the connections is low. It may take some effort to break it, but if it is a holy sword, no teeth will fall out.
[But why has it not been subjugated until now? If it had been a punishment mission, it would have been resolved a long time ago.]
“well.”
At the bottom of the request form, there was a reference written there.
“The armor’s regenerative ability is abnormally high? I destroyed everything from the helmet to the gaiters, and it happened in less than 10 minutes. “It says that they eventually retreated because their weapons couldn’t hold up.”
[Is that how much living armor is made of miscellaneous iron? It’s strange.]
“You’ll find out when we arrive. “Let’s go first.”
The destination is a mansion near the slums.
Feeling the power of the sun flowing through his body, Leon’s steps became even faster.
The eerie sound of the wind saw them off.
