59 Episode 27: The Count asked about the rank up.

I returned to the city of Surie with [Spatial Leap].

Of course, Iris and Lily were with me.

When I headed to the guard's station, Count Mayard greeted me.

''Oh, Ko-dono!　Nice to see you back in one piece!　...... So, what's the situation?　

The undead have all been defeated. Mobius has been completely obliterated, and the crisis should be over.

'That's great: ......!　Without you, I am sure many lives would have been lost. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Count Mayard bowed his head, deeply and profoundly.

It wasn't just the Count.

The guards in the stuffing station also bowed their heads, and one after another they spoke words of thanks.

''Thank you, [Dragonslayer] lord.''

''I've seen the northern sky shine brightly many times. You have an order of magnitude of power, don't you, [Dragon Slayer] Lord? ......!

''Even the ancient sage is so lightly defeated, I wouldn't want to make enemies only with the Dragonslayer Lord. ......

After that, Count Mayard and I would head to the Adventurer's Guild.

The purpose was to check my guild card's record of defeats.

When we arrived at the Adventurers' Guild, we were taken directly to the reception room in the back.

The guild master, Popolo Pollois-san, comes in.

''Ko-san, thank you so much for defending the city of Surie. As one of those entrusted with the defense of this city, I would like to express my deepest gratitude. ...... With that, let's check the history of our defeats, shall we?

There was that silver box on the table in the reception room.

I put my guild card through a slot in the side of the box.

A translucent panel floated up in the air.

The demons I defeated were listed there.

The date and time were also recorded exactly.

...... According to it, I had defeated over 40,000 undead.

Count Mayard let out a sigh of admiration.

''That's a ridiculous number ......!　I'm always amazed at how well you did in defeating the black dragon before,

Mr. Popolo goes on to add.

'The problem isn't just the numbers. There are also a lot of Durahan Lords, Elder Liches, Wyvern Zombies ...... and S-ranked demons in the mix. ...... Really, it's a terrifying ability.

Hold on, Mr. Popolo.

I decided to make a few corrections.

'It was only the golems of ancient weapons that defeated the army of the undead. I only defeated Mobius.

'...... By Mobius, do you mean the No Life King mentioned at the end of your defeat history?'

Come to think of it, when I [appraised] Mobius, it said 'Race: No Life King'.

Apparently, as a classification, it's treated as a demon.

'As you may know, the No Life King is an X-ranked demon. I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one. ...... The fact that you defeated it means that Ko-san is also a natural disaster-grade being. As I thought, he has a terrifying ability.

Apparently, Popolo-san has no intention of changing his conclusion.

Next to him, Count Mayard said, "Gahahahahahaha! He laughed.

''So Lord Ko is a man of extraordinary strength and even has an army of ancient weapons with him!　If we turn them against us, they will not only destroy our land, but our country!　Oh no, hilarious, hilarious!

I'm not sure what was amusing about it, but at any rate, it seemed to be appreciated by Count Mayard as usual.

Thank goodness for that.

''By the way, Master Popolo, there is one thing that bothers me.

Count Mayard murmured as he looked at my guild card.

''Ko-dono's adventurer rank, isn't an F a bit too low for you?''

...... The Earl is right.

Popolo-san nodded while holding his glasses.

''I will definitely report Ko-san's activities to the guild headquarters in the royal capital. Let's also make a suggestion about rank advancement. ......, but it will take some time for you to be promoted.

"Law.

Count Mayard narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard as he asked.

'Why is that, Lord Popolo?'

...... I'd like to ask you to keep this confidential.

In a whisper, Popolo-san muttered.

''Systems such as adventurer rank are, as a matter of fact, managed by a device found in the ancient ruins beneath the royal capital. ...... Kou-san's achievements are too great, so the device may not be able to handle it.

So why don't we do it manually?

...... I'm embarrassed to say that it would be difficult to do that. Even the people at HQ don't know all the functions of the equipment, they are just told by their predecessors 'how to make it work the same way it did yesterday'. 'How to make the equipment work the same way as it did yesterday' is all we've been told by our predecessors.

Oh, come on.

Are you okay, Adventurer's Guild?

It seems that the guild has a long history, but I don't know how they've managed to survive until today.

Maybe they are just barely able to survive by putting a tremendous burden on the site.

Be that as it may, the ancient ruins under the royal capital, huh?

If I use my skill ...... [Master Code], you could take over the adventurer's guild system, right?

Well, there's zero benefit to taking over, and I'm not going to run it.

In any case, it seems I need a little time to get my rank up.

At that point, he said, I'll probably get to A or S at once.

* * *

As for this time's reward, it was to be paid by both the Adventurers Guild and Count Mayard, respectively.

The exact amount will be announced at a later date, but it will be at least 500 million comsa or more, he said.

It may seem like an excessive amount of money, but according to Count Mayard: ......

Don't worry about it. You've done what you deserve to do.

It seems that this is the case.

''Besides, if we make the place where Ko-dono fought Mobius a new tourist attraction, we can make a few hundred million or so right away. Don't worry about it, gahahahahahahahaha!

Then, well, let's take it without reservation.

If we add in the bounty in Onen, our savings are going to exceed one billion comsa.

I'm going to take a ship to King's Landing, but I might as well take a luxury cruise ship.

After the report on this battle, I left the Adventurer's Guild.

The time is already around midnight.

It seems that Count Mayard and Mr. Popolo have other things to deal with after the fact, and they can't rest yet.

It's hard work for the big guys too: .......

I hope you'll do well enough not to break your body.

I'm hungry. ......

In retrospect, I still haven't eaten my dinner.

What kind of restaurant is open this late at night?

Well, if the need arises, we can go to the ancient ruins of Onen.

Ask for Osewa Slime and they'll give you a good meal.

As I was thinking ......, I was approached from behind.

'Ko, thank you for your help. ...... I know a place that's open, what do you think?

Thank you for your hard work, Ko-san. May I join you, if you'd like?

Iris and Lily.

I wonder if they've been waiting for me.