Chapter 365: Relief Effort in the City of Troubles.

Chapter 365: Relief Effort in the City of Troubles.

Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Continuous Cast Lv. 6] [Mana Eyes Lv. 7][Benevolent Aura Lv. 6] gained

423 human and beastman have become your followers

Total follower count updated. Total followers of [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]: 18403

Rank B. Hunters and Mercenarys guild. Thank you so very much for all your help, Princess Hestia.

Eh?

Four days of healing. It took me four days to finish healing everybody in Elyonda, which included the civilians, the tourists, the adventurers, the knights, and any nobles. Which was why my follower count rose up so high, since I actually got to personally meet some of the people who were still a bit apprehensive of me.

As much as Elyonda was a religious state, there were quite a few people who admitted to me they didnt believe I could have actually regrown some peoples limbs. In fact, they didnt even bother to come with the initial wave of people, which was mostly made of fanatics who came purely cause they knew of my singing and healing abilities. It took these hold outs until the third day to actually appear, after they saw two days of my hard work.

Well, outside of that reason, all this healing took me four days also cause of the time involved. While using [Miraculous Grace] wasnt a problem if I did it slowly and for a single person, having to do it more than once and for hard procedures like regrowing limbs or bones was a herculean task. The spell by itself consumed a ton of mana, which meant arcane corruption. That alone meant I had to be careful considering how many people were injured in this city.

Now, I could have had Neill perform the same thing she did when I healed the demonkinseject the corruption right out of my body with her dragon paths. However, the city had a severe mana spawning problem right now, to the point you couldnt go a day without at least ten rank Cs or Bs appearing. This meant those capable of fighting, like my group, had to be sent out hunting monsters repeatedly over the past few days.

Sure, the saurians, the wyverns, Neill, and others were leveling up pretty well and the slain monsters provided food, but the city was beyond understaffed. The place had so many problems, including building temporary shelters for everyone that lost their homes with earth magic. I also was included here.

Honestly, I could go on and on about how much this ruined city neededwater mages to push the flooding away, fire mages to burn corpses, earth to build homes, and wind magic to clean up rubblebut it wouldnt end. There just was so much. Even poor Rita was being overworked like a horse, since she had flora magic. The land had to be cultivated again. And we couldnt forget Mothers ice had also frozen a good chunk of the place, too.

You know, I saw a ton of these natural disasters hitting cities and towns on the news, but the moment it affected you, you really realize how much of a nightmare this all was. Healing could only do so much until hunger came into play. Food and safety really were the biggest problems here.

It was when I was resting after the mass healing that a representative of the hunters and mercenarys guild asked me to come to their temporary guild hall. Although, it was just a tent with the receptionists and guild master, really. This was prime time for adventurer work, after all.

This was how I just got my ranks upgraded.

But why? I asked the temporary de facto guild master as I took back my ID.

The adventurer guilds are usually neutral when it comes to wars, but this was technically a monster invasion. While you didnt formally receive the Quest, my lady, you still partook in the Quest that Duke Alberstien and Lord Jethro issued. As Lady Renee said, You deserve what you are due, the guild master, a rather drained-looking man in his forties, explained. My own contribution to the invasion was quite meager, I admit. I shot down a few high orcs and echikobolds, but for a rank B? Pitiful. However, the reports I read from the people I asked told me you had done more than just kill a couple of monsters.

I guess I did.

Wooooo! While I wasnt feeling that too enthusiastic about the rank up, the person next to me was feeling it for me. Rank A! Finally! Ahahaha, come on, why arent you more excited about it? Rank B? That means more possible Quests you can take, so why not just say WAAHOOOOOO! Eh?

Neill was pretty much a pure adventurer with a tendency to plan her trip towards cities with tournaments. I had forgotten that fact.

Wahooooo! Seeing her so excited, I just did my best to sound hyped up, although it did kinda remind me that I have barely taken on any normalQuests since that geisenlarg extermination. I made such a big deal of raising my rank when I first became a hunter, but now, it just was something I put behind my idol and blessed work.

Well, it does make things more exciting though.

Also next to me was Tasianna, who was here since she also got her rank upgraded. In her case, her actions and contributions were just delivered to us this morning from the guild master in Port Annencia, probably ordered by Duke Greenveil, who I sent back home with his knights on the day I woke up.

In addition, Shay and Beth also got their contributions reported, but since they werent adventurers, we couldnt do much about it. Beth, who had come with us alone since one of the twins had to watch over Mother, didnt think it was necessary. To her, she would do whatever I wanted, even if she was officially part of Aurora or not. Her brother had a similar opinion.

Wanting to know why Tasianna was more excited about it than I was, I asked her to elaborate. Well, obviously, dungeons, my lady! Dont forget that we need higher ranks to enter the higher level ones!

You goddamn genius, I had forgotten all about that! THE LOOT! I jumped right up, before I snapped my head over to Neill and back to the guild master. There were 20 reported rank Bs, and I managed to kill five of themthe navy oneswith a spell and a spell song all by myself. Not including their battalions and fleet. Why am I not rank A, then? Why only B? I thought you needed a couple of rank As to defeat a rank B monster?

Oh, thats because you still need to fulfill the rest of the requirements, Sis, Neill answered for the man, before deepening her voice to sound like an officious old man. Ahem. Requirements to become a rank A hunter or mercenary: first, 40 rank B and ten naturally gained rank A points, reaching level 100, and, lastly, a qualification test against a rank A adventurer or acknowledged combatant. I took my test a while ago. Ha, should have brought somebody at Yorshkas or VifiYoks level.

Neill was smirking, knowing full well how impressive of a feat becoming a rank A adventurer was. Sure, I had been meeting more than my fair share of rank A adventurers, despite how rare they were, but most were either associated with the guild or some high-ranking position like a knighthood. Like Yorshka and Farron were knights, and the saurians werent rank A yet, but they would have a meeting with the guild after us. Even then, they belonged to a recognized warrior faction.

Outside of them, Tehmrayn was a Champion and knight, Larent was a former knight, Muraina, the elven ranger in Griffonpeak, was the representative of Artoriass hunters guild, and Neill was my sister. Aside from my enemies, I was pretty sure those were the only official rank As I had met up until now. Those I could confirm, anyways.

Then again, wasnt Tehmrayn level 161? Wouldnt that make him rank S? Honestly, I should finally ask about it.

Question then: how do you become a rank S? It was a question I hadnt asked up until now just cause it wasnt relevant to me. I was a rank C for most of my adventurer career, after all.

The guild master placed his hand forward, only showing two fingers in a peace sign. Level 200.

Thats it?

How many people in this world are at such a high level? the guild master asked me, but I couldnt really answer it. We cannot test you outside of sending you off to slay a rank A all alone or have you join a party to slay a rank S. However, those were the only few ways you can level up to such a level. What do poultry sums of points mean in the face of overwhelming power?

If that is the case, then getting to rank S will take a looooooong time. I cant evolve, after all.

You were promoted to rank B because of your ability to decimate rank Bs as if they were nothing. Even fighting a single rank B would have sufficed. The same thing applies to Miss Tasianna. Lady Hesita, through your deeds in this siege, you have gained enough rank B points through slaying rank Bs, slaying hordes of rank Cs, and taking on a raid against an SS rank. You also recieved enough rank A points from this battle as well. You are over level 100 too. All you need to do now is to take the test, and you will be promoted to rank A.

And thus concluded my meeting with the adventurer guild. How long has it been since I started out as an adventurer? Nearly a year, I believed. I was this close to becoming a rank A. All I needed to do was to ask Farron or Muraina for a test, and I could probably become one.

Tasianna on the other hand was still missing some rank A points, due to her contribution mostly coming from the Port Annencia battle in the Lecartiglio Duchy. Apparently, Yorshka was the star over there, so she and the wyverns had less to show for themselves.

Speaking of the wyverns, I had asked Beth if she still didnt want to become an adventurer, arguing that they could only join me in a dungeon if the twins became one. Hearing me say this, Beth said that she would discuss it with her brother. Both were feeling like they were severely falling behind us.

Blessed Hestia!

As I left the guild tent, a horde of people holding up baskets suddenly ran up to me. Some of these people were wearing tattered clothes while others looked like they were soldiers. Still, all of them held up the baskets they were carrying, offering them up to me. Looking inside each of them, I noticed there were sun-dried fish, fruits, and wild vegetables.

What is the meaning of this? I asked with slight irritation, prompting one of them to answer.

Our gratitude! Please, today, please accept them!

Another side effect of my healing was the fact some people had become even more fanatical. I couldnt understand why. Sure, some people were entranced by my singing, which was what I expected, but even more were coming up to meet with me cause I was a blessed. They called me a miracle worker, considering my healing spells were stronger than a normal priestesss. Well, the spell I used does have miracle right in the name, but still!

It felt like I was being adored too much, and in a way I didnt want. This behavior was even more grating since some of them even offered donations and white grace payment, despite how I didnt want them. I wasnt here to take things from people in need. Sure, I ate a lot, and with my solar core broken, I couldnt harness solar energy. But I couldnt just accept this, right?

I told you this already, but I dont want your gifts. Yes, I appreciate them, but I didnt heal you because of monetary or materialistic gain. I did it because I promised it to you and that it was the correct thing to do. Just accept it already, please!

This was not the first time.

How could we? This time, a woman spoke up. You saved my childs legs! Those godless undead were eating my child and I in the arena, but you came up to save us! You burned the enemy away with your purifying flames! Oh, Goddess above, please, accept it, Lady Hestia!

Yes! Not even the knights came to our rescue! Not even the nobles! We forgave Prince Markval, but he wasnt the real reason we survived! Its like Champion Rhea has said, you and the many other adventurers were the heroes!

As the man said that, others came up to us, each presenting presents to Tasianna, Neill, and Beth. Looking at their frowns, I could understand their feelings too well. They, too, were victims of Renees owe what is due speech.

[Master ] From my shadow, Rajah was growling a bit, frustrated by how they were inconveniencing me. How, just like Beth, he had to hold his temper.

No! Still, this was something I couldnt just accept like a rug. Hearing me raise my voice caused the people to cower a bit.Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

As a normal internet dweller, I had learned of the more devoted fansthe stansspending obscene amounts of money towards somebody they idolized. Whether it were streamers, entertainers, or just political figures. They would throw away money on merchandise or donations, despite needing it themselves!

Some might call them suckers. Others, simps! All these insults may be true, and to an idol, the support of their fans was an important factor for their career. Free money, you could say, and I could understand it. Idols work hard; breaking sweat and ruining their bodies to perform for their fans, so why shouldnt they accept some compensation? It made sense.

However, my goal as an idol was to bring smiles to peoples faces. I was born and raised with a silver spoon, so I never knew the importance of money until Saori forced it into me. If I had become an idol on Earth, I wouldnt have cared about the money. I just wanted to perform.

However, with my current situation in this world, davi was important. I needed coin for nearly everything. For example, the recent [Crystal of the Divine System] purchase really hit my partys funds like a freight train. Monetizing my concerts for the nobility and rich and selling people merchandise and food during the performance were a necessity. Still, I had my limits to this.

For example, taking food from people clearly losing weight due to rationing. With water mages, water was abundant, but not the ingredients for a healthy and balanced diet with two or three meals a day.

If you want to show your gratitude to me, then show it by helping people out who need your help! If personal feeling arguments wouldnt work, then the next best way to do it was to take advantage of their religious feelings towards me. I cannot be everywhere to help everybody, so I do my best wherever I can. This is why we people, those living in society, join up together. A single person, no matter how strong, cannot do everything. But, in a team? We can share the burden, widen our horizon, and reach the ledges a single person cannot.

I looked over at Tasianna, Neill, and Beth. I smiled and gave them a nod. Defeating the leviathan and the grimgarians wasnt a one-woman job. I couldnt have done it myself. We did it together. However, with the fighting over, you now have a bigger problem. Your ruined home. Helping us when we dont need it wont get you anywhere, but if you can lend this hand of yours to others, those too weak to stand here with you, then I am sure the Goddess will smile upon you. Even if it isnt Goddess Aurena, I would be happy to see us all work together.

Well, if they sent a request, I might consider it. Its still good experience.

Oh wait.

Hey, have you heard anything from God Yeostar? I asked Renee after remembering that fact, but she shook her head. After she first heard his voice during her inauguration as a Champion, she hadnt heard anything from the man.

In fact, Aurena and Kramps hadnt spoken to me ever since the siege. This silence was so weird. Was something happening up in Heaven, or were they ignoring us? In any case, thinking about it didnt do me any good. I had something to do with Renee today.

Anyways, Tasianna, can you help Renee out with the documents, please? I want to start my information session with her right away! Tasianna nodded and left us to deliver the documents, while Beth, Rajah, and I went to the training fields.

After all, I had a Unique Job and skill to appraise! Uniquer!

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