29-Episode 29: King City and S Rank Adventurer

I see King's Landing in sight.

When the leader raised his voice, the adventurers who were escorting him looked in the same direction at the same time.

'Is that the royal capital?　I'm seeing nothing but walls.

All right, you, that's the wall that defends King's Landing.

Oh, I see.

I can feel the excitement of the adventurers who are new to the royal capital.

''Have you ever been to King's Landing before, Liliella-san?''

''No, I've mainly worked around the town of Hexi, so this is my first time in King's Landing. What about you, Lex-san?

It's my first time, too.

Yeah, it's the first time in my life that I've been to King's Landing.

So I'm pretty excited about it too.

I wonder what kind of development the royal capital is experiencing nowadays.

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"Oh, so this is the royal capital!

'Wow! There's a whole bunch of people in there and the store is full!

When we arrived at the royal capital, the adventurers who had accompanied us immediately raised their voices as we entered.

''I'd heard rumors about it, but it's amazing to see it in person.

Liliera-san also seems to be overwhelmed by the number of people in King's Landing.

''What do you think, brother, isn't King's Landing awesome?''

The leader calls out to us from the top of the gohja-dai.

''Yeah, yeah, right.''

Hmm?　I don't feel too surprised for that.

No, no, I was just too surprised to speak.

'Hahaha, I know, right!

The leader of the group laughed merrily, but to be honest, I wasn't too surprised because the capital of this country is not as big as I thought it would be.

But to be honest, I wasn't too surprised, because the capital of this country was not as big as I had expected.

In my memory, the capital of the big country in my previous life and previous life was much larger and literally overflowing with people.

But this country's capital is just about as big as the capital of my past memories.

Well, I don't want to ruin everyone's impressions, so I don't say anything.

I'm not going to be able to get to the top of the list. Now, here's the request certificate.

The leader holds out a sheet of paper to us.

"A letter of request fulfillment?

It's a piece of paper that proves that I've fulfilled the request, and when I have a client, this is the piece of paper that I need to turn in to complete the job and get paid.

Liliela-san, who has revived from the excitement of coming to the King's Capital, explains about the request achievement letter.

''Oh, I can get something like that?

Normally, I thought everyone got what they asked for when they completed the job.

''Well, I was basically getting paid for defeating demons and requests directly from the guild, so I wasn't doing any work that involved meeting clients.

That's unusual.

So this is the first time I've ever met a client on a job where I've had to meet them.

"You guys have done so much for us. Not only did you save our lives, but you also solved a lot of problems we brought with you.

The leader of the group bows to me.

Hey, you, bow your head too!

The leader grabbed Boz, who was nearby, and made him bow his head.

No, no, don't worry about it. I'm not doing much of anything.

It may not have been much to you, but it was a big deal to us, a big deal that could ruin everything. So I'm grateful for that. It's not much, but it's a small thank you for saving my stupid son. Take it.

With that, the leader held out a small wooden box to me.

'What's this?'

It's our signature magic item. Open it up.

Dad, is that it?　Seriously?!

Looking at the box handed to him by the leader, Boz exclaims in surprise.

It seems to be something of considerable value.

''This is.........''

What was inside the crate was a small pendant.

However, that pendant was not a free ornament.

Because a suspicious light oozed out of the red gemstone embedded in the center.

It is a protective amulet. It is a magical item that will protect its owner's life for once. It is said that in the past, noble ladies and ladies used this to protect their lives.

"Hey, hey, Dad, isn't this our signature item?　You want to get rid of it?

You're a dickhead!　He saved our lives!　On the contrary, he even wiped my mess up. I'm not even close to paying you back, you idiot!

Aah!

Boz-san is being patted on the head by the leader again.

'So don't hesitate to take it,'

Well I'll tell you what.

I took the pendant without hesitation.

I'll say goodbye to you. We're going to finish up this idiot's mess.

The leader is probably referring to the matter of the magic weed.

Once you are involved in the work of the underworld, your life is in danger if you don't complete it.

That's why the leaders are going to deliver the packages they've received.

We can't get involved in this matter any further.

Hey, how are those people doing?

Liliella, who was worried about Boz and the others, asks me.

Well, there's no need to worry about it. I'm not sure what's inside, but the job itself is a delivery job. The people on the other side don't do anything about a free courier who doesn't know what's inside. I mean, if we did everything without anyone else, there would be no one left to carry it.

Is that how it works?

Yeah, that's how it works.

Well, this is something I heard from an underworld person I knew in a previous life.

Basically, they won't touch Katagi unless they are hostile.

If you mess with Katagi and get into trouble, there is a big chance that the military police and the knights will start to move.

If that's the case, it's much better not to mess with them.

It's a good thing that the bad guys don't attack indiscriminately, unlike the wildebeest.

Then, well, I guess we don't have to worry about it.

I'm glad to hear that Rieliela's worries are over.

"Hey, you guys are going to the Adventurer's Guild now?

And the adventurers who were doing escort work with me called out to me.

''Yes, we have a report on the accomplishment of your request and we have another delivery to make.

I'll have to deliver a letter from Milisha about the auction of the Ancient Plant.

We'll get a place to stay and relax for the rest of the day. Then we'll report back to you tomorrow while we look for a job in King's Landing.

So I guess this is goodbye, then.

Yeah.

When we were about to say goodbye, Liliella spoke to the adventurers.

''Hey, were you guys happy with the way things ended?

What do you mean, it ended like that?

The demon attacked us, and that's why we're in trouble. Didn't you get in trouble for it?

With that, Liliera called us to a corner of the road.

And then she began to whisper about the case in a small voice.

We arrived safely at the royal capital this time, but we ended up bringing that thing with us. And you were left out of it. I'm just wondering what you guys think about that.

Liliera-san asks them for their opinion on the matter of the magic weed.

That said, what are they going to do by rehashing that story here?

For that matter, we didn't see anything.

We didn't see anything?

Why again?

We had no control over what happened. I mean, if it weren't for your brother, we'd be dead in the first place.

Yeah, yeah. So we didn't notice anything about it. They said we were so focused on guarding you that we didn't even care what happened.

Oh, oh ... these people are good people.

Perhaps Liliella-san was worried that these people would try to tell someone about the matter of the magic grass.

But it seems that her fears were unfounded.

Well, besides, thanks to your presence, I was able to defeat even more demons than usual and get more materials than usual. I'm grateful for your help, but I don't have any intention of telling you anything you don't need to know.

The adventurers told me that they were going to forget this ever happened.

In general, if you make a scene and make enemies with you, you'll lose your life. I'll take care of it, since it was a life saved.

"Ha-ha-ha, that's right!

Hearing the adventurers laughing at that, Liliella-san, who seemed to be satisfied with what they were saying, just said she understood and dismissed the story.

''Well then, take care.

Yes, take care of yourselves.

You're not going to be able to do that.

So this is the Guild of Adventurers in King's Landing. It's huge.

'Yes, it's bigger than the guild in Hexi town.

After leaving the adventurers we traveled with, we continued walking around the royal capital and finally found the Adventurer's Guild.

The adventurer's guild in the royal capital is large, almost twice the size of the town of Hexi, which surprised us.

I'm nervous to see how many adventurers are there when the place is this big.

Shall we go in then?

Yeah.

We enter the Adventurer's Guild with excitement in our hearts.

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'Wow....'

This is....

When we entered the Adventurer's Guild, the first thing that surprised us was the number of people in the guild.

We knew there would be a lot of people there from the moment we saw the building, but this was more than we expected.

'I didn't expect it to be so deep too.

Yes, just like Liliela said, the Adventurer's Guild in King's Town was also very deep.

I thought it was about twice as big as the Adventurer's Guild in Hexi's town, but if you add up the depth, it would be about four times as big.

Anyway, you want me to go up to the window and tell them what we've done?

Yeah, sure.

Excited with surprise, we headed for the counter.

There are so many counters.

That's a lot.

The building was large, but there were also many counters.

I wonder if this one is about twice as large as Hexi's town.

And the number of adventurers standing in line was also large.

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"Welcome to the Adventurers' Guild.

We stand in line and finally our turn comes around and we submit our request achievement form.

'.........Yes, I've confirmed it. In that case, here's your reward.

After receiving the reward handed to me by the receptionist, I don't forget to hand the letter that Milisha-san left with me to the receptionist.

''Also, here's something else I kept from the Adventurer's Guild in the town of Hexi.

Yes, sir.

When the receptionist receives the letter, she turns the envelope over and checks something.

'Is it not addressed to you? Let me see what's inside.'

With that, I open the seal of the envelope with a paper knife and start reading the letter inside.

.........I see......I have confirmed the contents of the letter. Then, when this matter is complete, we'll contact Lex-san from our end.

Thank you.

'Will Mr. Lex be staying in King's Landing for a while, as the letter says?　Or can you take requests for overnight stays in the vicinity of King's Landing?　If the auction ends while you are away from King's Landing, your reward will be handed over to you upon your return.

I see, you can't get a report if you're out of town on an adventure.

''I understand. I haven't thought about what I'm going to do at the moment, so I'm going to look at the request board later and think about it.

''I see. Fortunately, in the royal capital, there are more requests for A-ranked jobs than in other towns, so Lex-san will have a wider range of work to take on.

That many?

When I asked that question, the receptionist nodded with a smile.

Yes, there are many people in the royal capital, so that's the reason why there are so many people applying for requests. There are many people, so the types of requests are all different, ranging from F-ranked to S-ranked requests.

''S-ranked!''

An S-ranked adventurer is the highest ranked adventurer in the world.

There is a request for such adventurers in the royal capital.

''Is it possible that there are S-ranked adventurers in the royal capital?

The receptionist also smiles.

''You two are lucky. It's just that right now there are a few S-ranked adventurers staying in the royal capital.

'Oh!'

Normally he travels to so many countries that he doesn't know where he is, but this time he's come to our country because of his work.

Oh!　S-ranked adventurer on the job!

'I'm out of King's Landing on business today, but I'm sure I'll be back within a few days.

Wow, I'm thrilled to see an S-ranked adventurer out there!

It's exciting, Mr. Liliera!

'What?　Really?

But for some reason, Liliera-san didn't seem to be interested in S-rank adventurers.

''Huh?　Aren't you excited about S-ranked adventurers, Liliera-san?

''I'm not. And having a first S-ranked adventurer has nothing to do with us.

That's a clever opinion.

Okay, we don't want to waste any more time talking to people waiting in the back, so let's go.

Oh, yes.

Liliera-san rushed us away from the reception desk.

''First of all, there's practically an S-rank here, there's no need to be surprised,''

'What?　What did you say?

In the midst of a guild full of people, Liliera-san murmurs something to herself.

But her voice is so low that I couldn't hear it with my ears.

''Nothing...''

You're not going to be able to do that.

Well, we'll look into the request tomorrow, and then we'll find a place to stay.

Liliella suggests.

'Huh?　Don't you check the request board?　I came all the way to the King's Guild.

There's not much to do at this time of night anyway. We need to get a hotel first. I'll tell you what, don't stay at a place that's too cheap, it's dangerous. I'll stay in a reasonably good place.

You didn't spend any money on equipment, but you do spend it on a place to stay?

It's a bit of a surprising statement.

If it's too cheap, it's easy to be robbed or robbed. That's why you should stay at an inn that is at least guaranteed to be safe, even if it's a little expensive.

I see, you're defenseless in your sleep.

Speaking of defenseless.....

''That's right, Liliera-san. I'm going to raise you this.

Saying that, I hold out the protective amulet I took out of the wooden box to Liliella-san.

''Eh?　This is from earlier.

Yes. I won't be using it, so I'm giving it to Liliella.

I'm giving it to you, aren't you the magic item?

Yeah, well, it is.

I'm not a guy and I don't like doing this. I'm giving it to Liliana.

I said that and tried to give it to Rieliela, but she wouldn't accept it.

You can't!　It's a magic item!　How much do you think they cost?

How much does it cost?

'Yeah, well, I don't know the exact amount, but it's a magic item, even if it's disposable, it's still a magic item, so it's a few hundred gold coins!

Hundreds of gold pieces?

That one?

No, no, no, I don't think it's going to be much.

Because this is it.

What are you talking about? It's the price of magic items. Even at the disposable level, it's basic to be at least 100 gold units level.

No, that's ridiculous, because it's a kid's personal protection equipment.

It's a babysitting magic item designed to keep kids from getting hurt when their parents take their eyes off of them and go away.

How do I know this?　

That's because I made it.

Well, I made it, but that was me in a previous life.

My boss in my previous life asked me to make this for him because his son is going away soon.

But it's amazing how this came back to me in this life.

Because you can make this with not just 100 gold coins, but about 1 silver coin!

You can make it now if you want.

Well, that's okay. And I want Liliane to use it. You see, it looks great on you, Liliane.

With that said, I took the opportunity to put the pendant around Liliella's neck.

Do you think it looks good on you?

It looks great on you. I'm sure you'll be able to find a few hundred gold coins for the sake of protecting Rielieliela.

All right, all right. I'm going to take the liberty of using it. I'm sure you need me more than you do.

I didn't say that much, did I?

Oh, my God, this is so easy to do, it makes me sick in more ways than one.

What do you mean?

Nothing!

Liliera-san, with a red face, suddenly starts running.

''Oh, wait!

I'm not waiting!

I don't really know what women are thinking about, as I did in my last two lives and my last life, but I don't really know what they're thinking.

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Well, it's your first assignment in King's Landing.

The next morning, we came to the Adventurer's Guild in King's Landing again.

"What kind of request shall we accept?

''Well, since we don't know the geography and security of King's Landing, I don't think it's best to accept a request for an escort in the city yet. If you do, would you ask for a request outside of King's Landing, where there is more freedom?

So you're asking me to take down a demon?

I mean, there are an inordinate number of requests to take down.

Sure, we look around the request board, but the majority of the request board was filled with requests to defeat. The rest are a bit of escorts and permanent requests.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of different types of demons. This means that you don't need to say which monster you are, but if you defeat a random monster near the royal capital, you should be able to complete any of the requests.

So many requests to defeat demons were so many that Liliera-san jokingly said.

''Let's take a random B-ranked request to defeat them. The purpose is to understand the geography around the royal capital and the distribution of demons.

I see, so that's how you gather information while completing your requests.

That's the wisdom of an adventurer.

Well, let's go with this one.

After accepting Liliella's suggestion, we decided to accept the request to defeat a B-ranked demon.

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"Cyclone Break!

A micro-compressed small tornado hits the demon in the sky and knocks it down to the ground.

The demon that was hit by the magic is already out of it's depth, and I store the demon in my magic bag before it falls to the ground.

I've been shooting down demons by repeating this process since a while ago.

The actuality that there are so many demons.

I mutter as I look at the demons I defeated.

''I knew it, did you feel the same way?''

''Yes. The Forest of Demonic Beasts was also full of demons, but this place is more than that.

We were searching for the monsters to defeat in the wilderness near the capital.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it in a few days.

I think that's an exception, since everything is demonic, including the trees around it.

''It's true that even though this place looks like a wilderness, there are an awful lot of demons here. And the wyvern has been annoying me for a while now.

I've just heard a remark that I can't believe I just heard.

While dismantling the demon, Liliera-san turned around to me with zit eyes.

''Yes, the wyvern that was hiding in the shadows of the rocky area a while ago suddenly jumped up and attacked me, so I was shooting it down a bit and a bit. I think there's probably a wyvern nest around here.

''I heard a terrific sound thumping just now, but that was the cause!

Liliera-san looks at me with a surprised expression.

''Oh, sorry, was it too loud?''

Oh, shit, did I interrupt the fight?

''No, it's good because it saved me. But wyverns are a subspecies of dragons, so even a B-ranked party would have a pretty hard time with them. How many of them did you kill?

Well, there are about 10 wyverns. And there's also one big one. I put it in the magic bag right after I defeated it, so I didn't check what it was, but it wasn't much of a monster.

'Hmm. Probably not, but oh well.

Liliera-san dismantles and incinerates the corpses of the demons she no longer needs using her no-casting magic.

This is also a part of the training of the Wingless Magic.

''Since we defeated all the demons to be defeated just now, shall we return to the capital?

Yes.

If we are too late, the gates to the capital will be closed and we won't be able to enter.

So we hurriedly returned to the capital.

As we return to the Adventurer's Guild, I notice that the guild is strangely noisy.

''What's going on?''

With that in mind, I looked around and saw a crowd of people in one corner of the reception area.

'What's that?'

As I approached the crowd, I noticed the corpse of a large demon on the floor of the guild.

'Oh, it's a wyvern,'

Yes, there was a dead wyvern on the floor of the guild.

And it wasn't just one dead wyvern, there must have been at least 10.

It's amazing. That's an S-ranked one!

S-rated?

I overheard the conversations of the adventurers nearby and I couldn't help but shout out.

''Did an S-ranked adventurer defeat that wyvern?''

Hmm?　Oh yeah, I heard that the Cyclone, an adventuring party led by S-ranked adventurer Roddy, took out that wyvern horde.

Oh, there's an S-ranked adventurer party coming!

Apparently, most of the members are A-rated and at least B-rated to get into the party.

Well, it's just like a high-ranking party.

"Hey, check it out. Isn't that Roddy?

A blonde adventurer emerges from the back of the guild.

''That person is an S-ranked adventurer.......''

The S-ranked adventurer Rody is wearing a silvery, richly decorated armor.

And his sword sheath and cloak are also terrific.

It looks like he spent a lot of money.

S-ranked adventurers care a lot about their appearance.

And from behind Roddy-san, a number of beautiful women show up.

All of them are dressed in armor and robes, so those people must be Roddy-san's party members.

'Oh, as expected of an S-ranked woman, the rank of the samurai is also an S-ranked woman.

Haha, even if you got an S-rank, we couldn't put a beauty like that on your side.

Yuck.

No wonder the adventurers are like that.

In fact, they're all so beautiful.

"Hey, let's get to the reception desk.

I was looking at Roddy and the others, when Liliella-san tugged on my arm gingerly.

''Oh, I'm sorry.''

Oh, my God, I'm in love with this other woman.

What?

'It's nothing!　Come on, come on.

For some reason, a prurient and angry Liliella takes us to the reception desk.

''Excuse me, please confirm the request to take down.''

Sure. Now, would you place the material on this table?

"'Ooooooh!'

And suddenly, I hear a cheer from the side.

'What's going on?'

When I looked, I saw S-ranked adventurer Roddy raise his arms to the heavens and declare something.

''Everyone, these wyverns are only an appetizer. We are aiming to defeat the Lord of the Wilderness, the Kaiserhawk, an S-ranked demon that is said to have suddenly made its home in the wilderness!

"'Ooooooh!'

Kaiserhawk, as I recall, is a super-sized hawk demon that is dozens of times larger than a normal hawk.

Not only is this thing huge, it's also a monster that eats large monsters like wyverns and fights with dragons.

But it's funny, Kaiserhawks aren't supposed to appear anywhere near human settlements.

Ah, so that's why Roddy-san came to defeat Kaiserhawk.

It's true that from the point of view of the average person, demons fighting dragons are dangerous.

It probably doesn't matter to Roddy-san how strong the demon is.

No matter what kind of demon he's up against, he'll fight for everyone's peace.

You're thinking about those who can't fight like the great swordsman Rygaard!

'So you can all relax!　In a few days, we, the Cyclones, will defend King's Landing from the threat of Kaiserhawk!

Good job, Roddy!

"I'm counting on you, S-Rankoo!

Everyone is excited by Mr. Roddy's declaration.

"Excuse me, could you get us some material, please?

I was warned by the receptionist from behind.

I shouldn't have, I was too busy listening to him.

'Oh yes, I'm sorry.'

I take out the materials to be defeated from the magic bag.

''Ah, that's right. Since I defeated the demons other than the target to be defeated, could you buy them, including dismantling them?

Yes, sir.

I won't be on the evaluation table, so I'll leave it on the floor.

I leave the wyvern I just defeated on the floor.

I line up one or two of them, and then I finish lining up all the demons.

I'm not going to be able to tell if it's a wyvern or not. Isn't that a wyvern?

Isn't that what an S-rank would have beaten?

For some reason, the adventurers around us are buzzing around looking at us.

I'm not sure if there is a party other than us that can hunt wyvern. The adventurers of this country are quite good at it.

And Roddy, who had been over there earlier, came over here.

No, no, no, anyone can hunt a wyvern, right?

Did you guys beat him?

'Ha, yes. I jumped up from the rock and shot at him.

When I explained the situation when I shot down the wyvern, Roddy-san nodded in admiration.

It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of it," he said, "because it's the moment you jump up and change direction, the moment your speed slows down. That's quite an unusual way to defeat them.

Oh, thank you.

I would have just shot him down at random but no, wait, what?

Oh well, this guy saw the wyvern that was knocked down by me, and he's showing me that there are ways to beat it that way!

You're asking me to fight more efficiently and in a variety of situations!

As expected of an S-ranked adventurer!

But don't take it too far. If you get overconfident in your own abilities, you'll be dead in the blink of an eye, no matter what kind of adventurer you are.

Okay, Mr. Roddy!　

Phew, what a simple boy.

That's the S-ranked adventurer. An unwary mind!

Um....

And the receptionist who was doing the evaluation there speaks to me.

'Yes, what is it?'

Well, that's the corpse of the demon over here...

And the receptionist pointed to the corpse of the last demon I had defeated.

I don't remember what I defeated because I packed it in at random.

Let's see, this guy is........

What's this?

Oh, my God. It's not possible.

''No way!''

Roddy-san shouts in surprise, and the adventurers around him begin to buzz.

"Ah, it's Kaiserhawk. It was mixed in with the wyvern you just shot down, wasn't it?

No wonder I thought there was only one big one.

Maybe the wyvern was hiding from this one in the rocky area?

Well, let's not get into the details. It's just a wyvern and a Kaiserhawk.

I'll buy this one too, please.

Is that all they'll say?

I don't know why, but everyone around me gave me a hard time.