CH 112

Rank disparity

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The guild, which I visited first thing in the morning, was surrounded by a strange silence even though it was the time when it was crowded with people looking for work.

Looking out from the shadows, in the large space in front of the counter, two groups faced each other with an indescribable sense of tension.

Needless to say, one of them was originally living in Volzard, and the other was my classmates who showed up looking for a job.

It seemed that the two groups were observing each other at a distance of about 2 meters.

"Hey, which one's the 'Monster User' ..."

"I don't know ... They all have black hair."

"They're not a woman ..."

"Woman ... Doesn't the 'Maou' use them, don't do anything stupid ..."

I see, it seems that everyone in Volzard can't tell the difference between me and my classmates, and everyone looks like a 'Maou' or a 'Monster User'.

"Hey, they're really watching me ..."

"You, come here for a moment ..."

"No, doing something like that ..."

"Apprentice work is okay even after the crowd, right?"

"Somehow, we're not welcomed, are we?"

"That's right, because Takayama was such an idiot, of course ..."

Yeah, my classmates are my classmates, and they don't know how to blend in.

When I look closely, I saw that Manon was among the girls and seemed to be explaining various things.

This is no good unless I relieve everyone's tension.

In the middle of the two groups facing each other, I put out a shield of darkness and came out in front of them and greeted them cheerfully.

"Good morning! Everyone, let's do our best today as well!"

As a result ...

"I, it came out! M, 'Maou'!"

"Uwaaaa! From a place like that!"

"Stop, don't push, don't push!"

"It hurts, ouch, ouch, you're stepping on it, my foot, my foot!"

Everyone was surprised when I appeared from the shield of darkness so suddenly, and everyone tried to leave all at once, causing a big fuss.

However ...

"You idiot ... what are you doing!"

"Yes, I'm sorry ..."

As Planned ... Well, Donovan-san grabbed me by the collar and took me away.(TN:He says 'Plan' in Engrish here, but just Plan doesn't mean anything by itself.)

Aah, Manon-chan, don't look at me with those flabbergasted eyes ...

At the trainning ground of the guild where I was taken to, there were three people, Ridner, Maru, and Tarik.

By the way, they weren't in front of the bulletin board.

"Huh? Why's everyone here? Combat class?"

"No ... Donovan-san said he would introduce us to a good job ... right?"

Maru and Tarik also nodded at Ridner's answer.

I wonder what the good job is.

If there's such a good job, I think it would be great if you could introduce me to it.

"Kent, take out the Scavengers' corpses."

"Umm ... All of them?"

"All of them. Put them out over there."

"Yes, I understand. Zae, Tsuo, Kame, Suo, and Tala. Can you please?"

"Understood, My King."

I put out a large shield of darkness and summoned Zae and the others, who immediately carried out the corpses of the Scavengers I had placed in the shadow space.

Seeing me grabbed by the collar and taken away by Donovan-san, my classmates who were following me wondering what was going on, saw the Scavengers that looked like giant 'G's and groaned in unison.(TN:Again, 'G' = gokiburi = cockroach)

"Wow, gross!"

"It's 'G', 'G'! There's such a big one out there, what a different world ..."

"No, no, no way, I want to go back to Japan ..."

Well, most Japanese people would react in the same way if they saw that form.

"Okay, you guys, I'll explain the job."

"Y, yes!"

At Donovan-san's call, the three of them lined up side by side in an upright, unmoving posture.

Hey, can I slowly withdraw now.

"Dismantle these Scavengers, remove the shells from their back, and take out the magic stones."

"Eeehhh ... This, is going to be dismantled ... ?"

As expected of Ridner and the others, they all frowned.

Even if you grew up in Volzard, this form is physiologically impossible, isn't it.

"What, do you hate it?"

"A Scavenger is a bit ... right?"

In response to Ridner's question, Maru and Tarik nodded slightly.

"I'll pay 10 Helts for the labor of dismantling one corpse. It will take some time at first, but if you get used to it, you should be able to do more than 100 corpses a day, even if you slack off. Do you still dislike it?"

"10 Helts for one hundred ... 1,000 Helts a day!"

"Let's do it, Ridner!"

"I'll do it! Please let me do it."

As soon as they heard the labor pay, the expressions of Ridner and the others changed completely.

"Okay, count how many there are first."

"Yes, I understand!"

Ridner and the others made up their minds and headed for the pile of Scavenger corpses.

"Kent, I'll buy these for 10 Helts each. Is that okay?"

"Yes, I don't really know the price, so I'll leave it to you."

When Ridner and the others counted, there were 1846 Scavengers.

In other words, I will be paid 18,460 Helts from the guild.

The same amount will be paid to the trio of Ridner and the others, but that will be after dismantling this mountain of corpses.

From what Donovan-san said earlier, it should take six days even for three people.

Somehow, I started to feel like I'm enjoying myself and making too much money.

"Okay, use the hand ax prepared there to crack the outer edge of the shell. Once you've finished splitting it, cut it off at the head, and stick the knife in the gap to remove the shell. You can see where the stone is at a glance, so gouge out the surroundings and take it out. The corpses you finished dismantling go here, and the shells and magic stones are washed clean and put together."

"Yes, I understand."

I watched the work of Ridner and the others, but when they turned it inside out and broke the edge of the shell, the visual of a giant 'G' with ten legs gave me goosebumps.

In addition, whitish bodily fluid leaked out while the shell was being cracked, and when they cut it off at the neck, it splattered.

Ridner and the others, 'Gueee' ... or something, 'Ueee', they also continued to groan.

However, I still think it's a big deal that they don't try to stop.

Even if you do such hard work for a day, the amount you can earn by yourself is 1/18th the amount I was paid for the corpses I was planning to throw away.

Thousands of Helts a day is expensive compared to the work I've done in the past at the Livre Plantation and the Garm potato warehouse, but even so, I still feel guilty.

"Ueeeeee ... 'G' dismantling work is impossible, impossible, impossible ..."

"Let's go, we can't watch this ..."

"Gross, it's too gross, they can do such a job well ..."

The words of my classmates watching over the dismantling work made me feel even more guilty.

"Umm ... Donovan-san."

"What. Oh, did I leave you hanging ..."

"Yes, that's true, but would it be better for me to help them too?"

"What are you talking about, you?"

"No, because I'm the only one enjoying myself too much ..."

"Are you stupid. These guys are thinking about forming a party and working as adventurers. Dismantling is a life-long process. No matter what kind of monster it is, if you can't dismantle it without changing your complexion, you can't be an adventurer.

"I see ..."

Come to think of it, when Ridner and the others start subjugating monsters as adventurers, they won't have any genus who can take out the magic stones like I do, so they'll have to dig out the magic stones from their prey themselves.

"They can practice dismantling without running the risk of fighting monsters, and on top of that, they can get paid for it. It's a sufficient job."

"That's right, but the amount of money I earn is ..."

"Hmph, there's no way an A-rank adventurer and an F-rank adventurer earn the same amount of money. Polish your skills, accumulate achievements, raise your rank, and be able to do a job that pays you money ... that's what an adventurer does."

Donovan-san seemed to be talking not only to me, but also to my classmates who were watching, but they look uninterested.

Well, in light novels and anime, if you go to another world and become able to use magic, then as an adventurer you can earn money by hunting monsters.

For my classmates, since they registered in the guild and made a card, I guess it's a feeling that they want to go hunting with weapons and dive into dungeons.

However, in reality, it might not be fun if they were forced to go outside the ramparts, let alone dive into the dungeon.

After instructing Ridner and the others to clean up after work, Donovan-san seemed to be returning to his work.

"Kent, I will pay for the nomination request after confirming the status of the dungeon, should I have it deposited into your account?"

"Yes, that's fine."

"Then, if there's nothing else, I need to get back to my job."

"Yes, ah, I dug up one ore in the dungeon, but can the guild appraise it or buy it from me?"

"Of course. Since the ore has stopped being brought in due to the maximum outbreak, it might go for a good price now. Bring it to the purchase counter."

"Yes, I understand."

When I returned to the guild following Donovan-san, my classmates followed me.

"Tebez, ore purchasing."

"Yes? Well, the dungeon is in the middle of a blockade ... Ah, is that Kent-san, I see ..."

Donovan-san called out to Tebez-san, who came out to the counter.

"Then, can you put it here?'

"Yes ... Umm ... Reinhardt, please."

[ Buhahaha, you don't train enough, Kent-sama. ]

There's no way I can lift an ore that is too big for me to hold.

I put out a shield of darkness and ask Reinhardt to carry the ore left in the shadow space.

"What ... wait! Please wait a minute. If you put that on the counter, it might break, so please put it on this scale."

Seeing the size of the ore that Reinhardt was holding, Tebez-san hurriedly opened the counter door and pointed to the large scale placed inside.

It seemed that one of my genus had taken care of it, and the mud from the ore had been washed away.

The ore emitted a dull silver light and seemed to be quite heavy.

"Kent-san, this is silver ore. Also, it's seems quite pure."

"Eh, this is silver?"

"Yes, I specialize in ore appraisal, so there is no doubt."

Tebez-san is an earth-attribute magician who specializes in appraising minerals.

Of course, there are people at the guild's branch office near the dungeon who could appraise, but the final appraisal at Volzard would be Tebez-san's job.

"Silver ore of this size is rarely seen. Of course, this is from the dungeon, isn't it?"

"Yes, yesterday, when I was handling the nomination request in the dungeon, I saw it glowing near the ceiling, so I picked it up."

"I see, it was quite high, wasn't it? Those in low places will react to a search if someone searches with earth-attribute magic, and they won't overlook one of this size."

"Yes, it was certainly as high as the roof of the second floor."

After weighing the ore, Tebez-san wrote the numbers on paper and started the calculation.

I guess he's multiplying the weight by the market price of silver.

"Well ... how about 690,000 Helts?"

"Eh ... 690,000 Helts?"

"Are you dissatisfied? The price of ore is rising right now, so I am caulculating with a better price than usual ..."

"No, no, it was unexpectedly high priced ... Yes, that price is fine."

"Then, could you please sign this document? Is it okay to pay it to your account?"

"Yes, please put it on my account."

Somehow, I'm scared that I'm too blessed.

I just casually dug it up, and it's worth as much as Ridner and the others could get in two years.

[ Buhahaha, as expected of Kent-sama, even if you are active in the dungeon, you can become first-class. ]

[ No, no, this is beginner's luck. It won't come out like this every time, will it? ]

[ No, no, that's not necessarily true. If you focus on the area near the high ceiling, there are still ores that are overlooked because they can't reach them even if they know they're there. ]

When told that, it certainly makes me think that if we make use of our special skills, we can be active in the dungeon.

Whether it's going or coming back, it doesn't take long, so it might not be a bad idea to work in the dungeon once things are settled.

When I suddenly looked around, my classmates were looking at the silver ore with a strange expression on their faces.

As a side note, the congestion in the morning had already subsided, and all the girls were gone.

Just as I was wondering if it was time to decide on a job, Hasegawa-kun, who was in the same class as me, started talking to me.

Hasegawa-kun is not as conspicuous as Takeyama or the old and new duo, but he is in a mob position in the class like me.

"Hey, Kokubu, they said that stone was 690,000 Helts, right?"

"Yeah, but is something wrong?"

"I heard that 1 Helt is worth around 10 Yen, so that means 6,900,000 Yen?"

"Well, that's how it seems."

"Didn't you also sell the corpses of the huge 'G's earlier?"

"Yeah, around 18,000 Helts."

"Isn't that over 7 million Yen in total ..."

No, if the achievement of the nomination request is confirmed, an additional 1.3 million Helts will be transferred, so if converted to Japanese Yen, the total earnings will be over 20 million Yen, but let's not correct him.

"Somehow ... isn't Kokubu making too much money?"

"It's true that it's too much money for me to spend on my own, but if something happens to us that requires money, I have no choice but to pay for it, and if it's split between 200 people, it's 35,000 Yen per person. We're basically in a state where we have no savings, so frankly speaking, we can't feel at ease with this amount of money."

"I see ... if you think about savings, we don't have anything on hand ... that's dangerous."

"Speaking of which, what about the teachers?"

"Ah, they're going to the ramparts construction. They're indebted to you, so they're going to contribute to the city in some way ..."

"I see ..."

Katou-sensei of Health and Phys Ed is fine, but Oda-sensei, Nakagawa-sensei, and Furudate-sensei are likely to be unable to move due to muscle pain tomorrow.

"So, aren't you going to work?"

"Hmm ... What should I do ... Wait, is there a job we can do?"

"For now, why don't you take a look at the bulletin board?"

"Yeah ... I wonder if it's possible to get living support from Japan?"

"It's not impossible, but I don't know how many months or years it will be before we can return to Japan. Isn't it dangerous to do nothing until then?"

"I guess so ..."

"For the time being, why don't you try doing it like a part-time job?"

I guided Hasegawa-kun and the others, who were reluctant to go up, to the front of the bulletin board, explained how to receive the job, and asked them to choose the job they wanted to do and the job they could do.

At this time, all that are left are apprenticeships or jobs with a high degree of difficulty, and of course the jobs that can be accepted are limited to apprenticeships.

However, even if it it was early, the only work Hasegawa-kun and the others could do right now is apprenticeship.

After picking up a job posting, Hasegawa-kun and the others went to the counter, where the guild Onee-san greeted them with a big smile.

"It's a little late, so the daily wage may be discoutned, but please do your best."

I listened to one of my classmates asking with a lot of ulterior motives, but it seemed that the guild Onee-san is Fleur-san.

I wonder if she's a bear beastman, she's a mature beauty in her early twenties, but she looks cute with her round ears sticking out.

Encouraged by Fleur-san, whose chest area in the guild's uniform looked very tight, Hasegawa-kun and the others had lewd looks on their faces as they went to the workplace where they were instructed to walk with a step as if they were skipping.

After all, they were looking forward to subjugating monsters and exploring dungeons when they came to another world, but they definitely can't miss the event of making friends with the beautiful receptionist Onee-san's of the guild.

When I was thinking of moving to Lastock after seeing that everyone had gone to work, I was stopped by Fleur-san.

"Kent-san, do you have a minute?"

"Yes, what is it ...?"

Now that my achievements and name are finally getting well-known, it seems like there's going to be a 'mufufu' event with a guild Onee-san.

No, no, hold on, is it an invitation for a date?

It would be a problem if the chairman or Manon found out ... Ha ha ha ...

"Even though Kent-san was with them, it would be a problem if they were still slacking off until this time."

"Hee ... umm, is this about the others?"

I was a little taken aback by Fleur-san's sharp tone, which was different from what I expected.

"Right now, what time do you think it is? No matter where you work, it's already time to start working. They want to work as an apprentice at this time ... do you think that would make a good impression?"

"No, I don't think that ... But you told them to do their best with a smile like that ..."

"Of course. There's no way I can say something that cuts off the motivation that's already lacking. All the girls went out looking for work skillfully. Please tell all the boys to work diligently as well."

"Yes, I'm sorry ..."

Eeehhh ... Aren't I the only one she's treating poorly?

Date invitation, 'mufufu' events ...

"Do you still need something?"

"No, not really ..."

"Then, it's fine to leave."

"Haa ... I'm sorry."

Fleur-san drove me away without 

Huh ... That's strange, something's wrong.

Though the Onee-sans in the guild should know that I have this many achievements, have raised my rank to A, have done a lot of nomination requests, and have a fairly high income ...

Is it because of that? Is it because of Donovan-san's Plan?(TN:Plan in Engrish again here.)

If that's the case, I'll definitely demand an improvement in treatment ... I can't do that ...

It seems that the event with the guild Onee-san didn't happen to me.