28 Lesson 28

"No, so three hundred and two..."

I thought they asked me back. The word Atal returned calms me down in an instant in the guild.

"Shh, it's amazing! That's Master Atal!

But among them, it was Caro who praised Atal without reading the air. I was so happy to hold my hand in front of my chest that I was about to jump again.

"Hey, Caro. I'm glad you compliment me...... could this be it?

Though I somehow knew from the time I heard Busta's numbers, Atar, puzzled, confirms to Caro just in case.

"Oh, um... yes"

Caro pinned his ears to the hard to say Atal words and nodded naggingly.

"Um, it's unusual to give this many numbers at F-ranks like ours. Do you say... at a time when you are defeating more than twice as many as you defeated the most, the..."

It didn't have to be pointed out by Caro. I figured it out, but Atal himself was surprised by his numbers and seemed uncommonly confused.

"Oh, hon. Anyway, the result of this crusade was that Mr. Atal came first, followed by Mr. Basta second. By contrast, those who were rubbing with Atal before they left had obviously inferior results, so this battle Atal's victory means..."

I smiled at Atal's agitation, which would seldom be seen, and there was a voice to interrupt it when Francilia, who had regained her mind, tried to declare so.

"Wait a minute"

The Lord of that voice draws everyone's attention. The Lord was the Atar who recovered from the confusion.

"That bet, but isn't that enough? You could've figured out what I'm capable of, and you're not gonna get tangled up like that anymore, are you?

The adventurers who had been involved before they left desperately nodded over and over at Atal's words, which stumbled through the numbers to this point overwhelming.

"Then it's fine. We could all protect the city from demons, that's what matters. And... there will be plenty of rewards from the Alliance."

Listening to Atal's words with a smile and seemingly beautiful smile, the adventurers laughed, causing Francilia to pull her cheeks, sweating.

"Yes, you know, of course I'll do good. In the meantime, your crusade count has been recorded, so let's break it up today. Also, please come to the guild tomorrow"

While the adventurers complained that they didn't get paid right away, they honestly left the guild behind from the sense of accomplishment that protected the city and the exhilaration that ended the great battle.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Atal and Mr. Caro would like to come this way"

"... do I have to go?

The two of them who were about to leave the guild multiplied by it would be voiced by Francilia, and Atal, who had a bad feeling, would have a subtle look.

"I'm sorry, you two, but Mr. Atal has a little too many crusades, so I want to talk to you about a lot of things."

Francilia looked sorry, but there was a willingness in it not to let her get away with it.

"... oh, okay. Let's hope it's a good story."

Franphilia leads the way to the Guildmaster Room, even as she grins bitterly at Atal, who nodded over her shoulders.

"Please call both of you. I'll make you some tea now."

Upon entering the Guildmaster Room, Atar and Caro sit on the couch as recommended and prepare their own tea.

"Sorry to keep you waiting...... So, I'm talking about the rewards for you two, but Caro will give you the rewards as prescribed, just like the others. The problem is Mr. Atal......"

That being said, Francilia finally gets a tougher look.

"A little too much"

"Shh!... No, well, maybe a little more. But there's nothing wrong with that."

I was surprised by Atal trying to clean up all those crusade numbers with the word a little, but I manage to regain my calm.

"Anything else?

"Yes! Giganto Demon was the most powerful enemy in this battle. It was you, Atal, who stopped this."

Atal was now the turn to be surprised at Francilia's pointing out with her pointy index finger.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Atal himself, he thought that that battle was the result, including Francilia, because there were the other three. That's not why I'm going to put that fight in my own hands, but I'm going to give you the members who participated in the fight against Giganto Demon.

"Of course I'll add a reward for each of the three who missed me. It's just that that battle would never have been made without Mr. Atal. It has been understood by others."

By the time I got here, Francilia had already talked to the three of us. The other three seemed to have no objection to the matter.

"So I would just like to say that Atal will pay you even more… it is quite tough to pay the original reward because we are going to pay a considerable amount of money out of the guild this time"

While he understands that this battle was so tough, Franphilia as Alliance Master is wrinkling between his brows.

"Oh, well, it doesn't matter if it's like the others. Because it would still be a reward there."

I could easily imagine that even if I paid everyone within the limits of what I could pay in the guild, the amount that would go into Atar's pocket would be a lot. That's why Atal had no intention of demanding the kind of reward that the Alliance would break.

"I appreciate you saying that, but then I won't allow my insistence. So what if it means giving you some magic items?

Atal and Caro's eyes were shining in anticipation that there must be something quite rare when it comes to magic items held by former S-rank adventurers to unexpected suggestions from Francilia.

"Well, I have trouble expecting that much...... take this first"

That's what she took out was the bag.

"This is..."

"Maybe..."

Atal and Caro, who looked at each other, were thinking the same thing.

"Did you know? This is a magic bag with extended magic that can hold quite a bit more than it looks"

"I know! I talked to Atal before, and he said it would be useful..."

Caro's eyes were shining to the fullest on the magic bag he had never seen before.

"Pfft, I'm glad you're happy, but there's a continuation to this bag description. Oh, my God, this magic bag, it's so precious with extended magic as well as time-stopped magic!

When he heard that, Caro was too surprised to open his mouth and lose his words.

"Hmm, that sounds convenient"

"Oh, that? You're not too surprised."

Franphilia was feeling like she had eaten a shoulder watermark because she had a less attal reaction than she thought.

"Oh, no, I'm sorry. If Carol reacts, I know it's valuable, but I don't know anything about it."

Atal apologized as he scratched his head with a bad-looking look on his face. One way or another, I was more surprised at the convenience of buying a magic bag.

"Yes, no, we've got about two others, please check this out"

Everything prepared by refocused Francilia was precious, and for the other two, Atar was honestly surprised.