178 178 Stories Sailing to the East

Having solved the causes of the Chimera Oak disturbance, we have not returned to the Wang capital in a long time.

"You enjoyed using the transfer gate to get back in an instant."

"You'll be back in a flash, so you'll almost forget that there's quite a distance from the town of Togai to the king's capital."

There's a transfer gate.

"Though I said I'm back in the King's Capital... it's only morning, and what shall we do now"

"That's an adventure! We have to get ahead of ourselves and become B-rank adventurers!

When Mr. Norb confirms his upcoming plans, Gyro suggests that you take any requests to improve your ranking.

"Regardless of ranking up, you're looking for a request, right?"

"Well, you better make money when you can"

With Mina and the others agreeing, everyone's opinion seems to have been summed up.

"Okay, let's go to the guild and find a favor -!

"" "" "Ooh!

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When I come to the Adventurer Guild, I'm still a mess in people today.

"I knew the Wang Dynasty was denser."

"Right. Though the town of Togai was quite busy, the Wangdu still has a lot of people in and out all day,"

I can also see that Mr Norb agrees with Mr Liliera's words.

After all, Wang Capital has more requests, so the guild is different in vibrancy, too.

"Well, shall we look for a request?"

We get mixed up in the crowd and look for requests.

It's been a long time since I've forced myself into a crowd like this to look for a favor first thing in the morning.

"Oh? Hey, Mr. Rex. This is my request..."

And, that's where Mr. Liliera points to the request at the top of the request board.

"Is that a S-rank request?

"But the request is strange."

I'm concerned about Liliera's surprise. I'll read the request form.

"Are you purchasing goods in an eastern country across the ocean? It looks like a normal request."

"Yes, it's strange that it's a normal request."

"What does that mean?

I don't think there's a problem with a normal request?

"Isn't it strange that you specify S-rank, which is the highest rank for the requesting adventurer, and its contents are normal purchases? I know if you're picking valuable materials. It feels like" D "or" C "in content."

"Assuming you have a problem and you have a problem purchasing, ask someone to solve the problem."

And you were wondering about the request we were looking at, and Megri joined the conversation.

But I see, it may indeed be.

"If you ask me, yes."

Hmm, I don't know as much as I think about it.

At times like this...

"In the meantime, shall I ask why at the reception? The guild took it, and for some good reason, it might be S-rank."

Yeah, at times like this, it's best to ask them directly!

"So is that."

"Sorry."

When we remove the request form, we take it to the reception desk.

"Oh, Mr. Rex. Long time no see."

Look at me, the receptionist says hello.

"Hi. I'd like to ask you about this request."

"Oh, is this a request"

The receptionist looks at the request form, because she looks like she's in trouble.

I was wondering if it could be some kind of troublesome request?

"Why do you specify S-rank when it's a purchase request?

"That's right. We were wondering, too, so we checked, and it seems that the reason why the ship is not coming back to the East is because of you."

And, surprise information popped up from the receptionist.

"The ship isn't coming back!? That's pretty important!?"

Even though she didn't think it was that important, Liliera turns her eyes around, too.

"That's right. I even asked the country to move this one and suggested to the client that I wait until the cause was resolved, but they told me that I needed to rush to purchase it because of the transaction problem. So if you're an S-rank adventurer, you're forced to ask me to help you if there's any reason why the ship won't come back."

Heh, that client was in such a hurry to want the product so badly.

"But would you ask S-Rank for a favor? It's a lot of money when it comes to S-rank requests, and it'll cost you a trip to get there. What kind of product does that make a profit?

"It may be strange to think of it as a request involving business, but it's not uncommon for a request to prioritize time and neglect profitability, like medication materials and other life-threatening items."

"Oh, so is that. If you think of it as an ingredient in medicine, you can also think of the cause of trouble as a disorder that S-rank adventurers crusade."

Medicine ingredients? I've certainly had a lot of work done under those circumstances in my previous life.

A lot of trouble got caught up after that.

"Plus I'm already getting paid and fees, so it doesn't seem like a prank. It's possible that you're hiding information in bad faith, but I don't think that's going to hurt you, given the average reward of the S-rank."

Oh, well, you had to pay the rewards and fees first to make a request to the Adventurers Guild.

"Now, every once in a while, all the adventurers of Mr. S Rank were out in the distance at some request, and they were having trouble wondering what was going on because there was no one to take this request."

That said, the receptionist grins that I'm glad I'm interested in this request. [M]

Uh, you're telling me to take that, aren't you?

"Um, it's a little anomalous, but I'm pretty sure it's a S-rank request, right? I don't have to worry about fraud because I'm paying my guild."

"It's just a pretty long way from the East, isn't it? Travelling back and forth will take a lot of time. It's a sailing trip, so I'll take care of the wind. It's a matter of not getting another job in the meantime."

Uh, sure, the fact that the destination is far away, does it cost you a budget for that?

What's going on around there? No way!? Or does it feel like charging expenses later?

"That's it, but I've already kept the cost of accommodation and food to the site, the cost of the carriage, and the cost of the ship as an expense. They say it's a good idea to get the extra money as a reward."

Can I even get extra money? Isn't that great?

"Oh, chubby. Maybe the client is a wealthy nobleman."

Upon hearing that he could get extra money, Mr. Megli makes an imagination that his client might be quite a bourgeoisie.

"Exactly what I'm going to answer around there...... and they say it could take some time to receive the item locally due to the issue of purchasing the item. The cost of the accommodation even includes an extension fee in the event of a delay."

"You're going to get suspicious the other way around because you're going all the way out there."

"I have a bad feeling when I think about making a request to S-rank."

It's too good to be treated, and everyone is wary the other way.

Sure, oddly well treated, if you ask me.

"Sure. But it's a request for S-rank..."

"" "" "S-Rank" "" "

Why are you all looking at my face?

"That S-rank would make me feel good to have something to hide."

"Bizarre encounter. If I was in that S-rank, I'd feel fine if my client was up to something."

That S-rank? You mean Mr. Roddy and the others, who are good at fighting on the team? Or are you familiar with magic, Mr. Ramies?

"" "." "Aren't you Ali something?

I don't know, but it seems like everyone's willing to take a request.

Conditions are good, and even for me, there's no reason not to take it in particular.

"Ah!"

And that's where you speak out loud, Gyro.

"What's wrong, Mr. Gyro?

"On second thought, we can't take this because it's an S-rank request!

"" "" Ah "" "

Yes, it was. Can't an adventurer take a top request too far from his rank?

Even in the case of highly-ranked adventurers, there are times when the lowest rank is determined, as in the case of previous mine sites.

"Oh, then you'll be fine. The condition of this request is that the S-rank Adventurer is in the membership."

"Huh?"

"Oh, it's true. It says that S-rank adventurers must have at least one member, and that other members are desirable."

"You mean desirable doesn't have to be! Then you'll be fine!

By checking the details of the terms, we know we can go together, and you, Gyro, make your eyes shine.

"Let's go, brother! If you're asking for an S-rank designation, I'm sure you're asking for an awesome one! I want to see my brother fight up close!

"My fight!? But I think I'm always watching."

"No, this is an S-rank request. Unlike the previous Alliance Mandatory Request, you're only asking for S-Rank!

"Huh? Oh, speaking of which,"

Sure, because all the jobs and fights I've received since the S-rank were what my guild asked me to do or stumble into on my journey.

This may be the first request purely designated S-rank by the client.

"Sure. And when I think about it, I feel like I've never seen an S-rank request before."

"Right? Then if you take this request, you know what S-Rank usually does! If you look at my brother's work, you'll find it helpful when I'm S-ranked one day!

Well, if you do think so, maybe you'll take this request.

If I can experience a normal S-rank request and I'm going to study it for you, Gyro, it seems worth it.

Plus, it feels good to be on a boat trip with expenses.

"Yeah, could be good"

Anyway, when it comes to going away in previous life and previous generations, it was basic to fly a ship or a transfer gate, so the time-consuming means of travel, which is a sailing journey, was a road trip for a very small part of the rich.

I've been aboard the Goodluzer once, but that was a complete warship, far from the ship, and it was my job to investigate demons.

But on the same request this time, if it's a sailing trip on a passenger ship, the sailors and full-time guards will do the battle, so we don't have to fight as passengers on the ship.

Yeah, you look like you can enjoy your sailing trip in peace!

I think it's ants because if you go home at the transfer gate, you'll also shorten the time, as there's no choice but to get there for once.

"I'm looking forward to your sailing trip."

"I don't know, I just had a really bad feeling about it."

"Me too."

"Me too."

"Me too."

"Me, too."

"Cucumber"

Why?

"Anyway, I'm going to take this request!

I declare to accept the request again from the receptionist. [M]

"Yes, we have confirmed your acceptance of the request"

All right, we're going on an adventure across the ocean!

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Coming to the harbor with flying magic, we just decided to look for a ship bound for the East.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for a ship going to the East."

First, I'll talk to the sailor who worked nearby.

"Ah? The East, huh?

The sailors had stared at us with a frigid, stinking eye, but they immediately grinned.

"Are you adventurers?

"Yes!"

"Then it's the third ship over there. Tell Sig I asked him, and he'll tell you."

"Thank you!

"Be careful, at best."

To thank the sailors, we head to the docks.

"I'm glad you're kind."

"But you were some kind of disgusting laughing people."

"Uh, I get it. He's got a bad look at us."

……

But for some reason, Liliera and Mina didn't have a good reputation.

"Sea men are seen on the strong side because they work out at work. And don't let pirates and demons lick you."

Yeah, the captain I knew in my previous life used to moan that his face was too scared to be mistaken for a pirate. He was really a flower lover, a simple guy.

I was so fond of flowers that Ajito had a botanical garden made of rare flowers collected from all over the world. Well, that caused me to collect even dangerous plants, and I was about to get caught in danger.

I wonder what's going on with that botanical garden by now.

As Sig told me, I came as far as the third ship, and I speak to the sailors working nearby.

"I'm sorry. I was introduced to someone named Sig, is this ship suitable for you on a ship bound for the East?

"Sig's?

When the sailors who heard Mr. Sig's name looked at each other, they nodded with a powerful smile.

"Whoa! This ship is going to the East!

"We'd like to go to the East too, is it still possible to board?

"Oh, I'm fine. But you're lucky."

"Is it luck?

I tilt my neck at the word "sailor's luck."

"Yeah, I was actually planning on sailing. The East is a long way from home, and there aren't many ships on the way. When this ship came out, we didn't know which ship was headed east next."

I see you don't have regular flights to the East.

Hmm, you were right to fly in when you thought about it.

"Ten silver coins if you want to get on the boat."

"Okay."

We pay the sailors ten pieces of silver and go up to deck.

Captain, it's a guest.

The sailor called me and a man in the captain's clothes, who was standing on the deck, turns this way.

Whoa, you look like a captain.

It has a masculine body of the sea.

"Well, that's unusual. Guests?"

He wants to go to the East with us.

"You want to go to the East? That's fancy!

"Extravagant...?

"Oh, recently, among sailors, we've been talking about ships going to the East that won't come back."

Yeah, we heard that in the guild, too.

"I never knew you'd want to go to such a dangerous sea."

"It's a request from the Adventurer Alliance."

"Request?"

That's what the captain looks at us for.

"You sure look like an adventurer as long as you can. Well, if you remember my arm, it would be good. But I don't know what's going to happen over there. I can't help you if you fall off a ship!

"Heh, that's our line! Osama is the one who got attacked by demons. Don't fall into the ocean! Shit, we'll help you if you fall!

And, Gyro, you ride back the captain's provocation.

"Ha ha! Help me, man of the sea! I like it, kid!

A little hiatus, but the captain gave Gyro a luxurious laugh as he liked your attitude.

"Captain, we're ready to leave port!

"All right! We're sailing!

The ship lowers its sail and begins to move as it leaves the harbour.

And the sight made me uncomfortable.

"Is that it? Didn't the leading sail go down?

I wonder, is there a rule that all sails shouldn't be sailed down by the harbor or something like that?

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The ship slowly leaves shore, moving more and more offshore.

Um, this relaxed atmosphere. Sailing on guard at work. Then you can't taste it!

"Well, that'll be good enough"

And the captain squeals where the land is much smaller.

"Heh heh"

For some reason, the sailors around me laugh with pleasure.

"What's wrong with you?

"Heh heh, you don't seem to have noticed yet"

Haven't you noticed? Do what?

"I'll tell you! Ome and the others, lower your sails!

"" "Oooh!!" "

As the leading sail descends on the captain's instructions, a painting of the pitch-black skeleton emerges from the bright white cloth.

"but skeleton painting!?"

Everyone shouts surprise when they see the skeleton painting there.

"Ha ha ha! Oh, it's the Dreld Pirates' ship! You dumb boys!

At the same time, the sailors with the sword surround us.

"Pirate? Captain, what the hell is this?

"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

"Caught!?"

The captain takes the sword on his shoulder and smiles pleasantly with Niyaniya.

"Did you cheat us?!?"

"Exactly. Did you think pirate work was all about attacking ships? Boy."

Well, it was the sailor who showed up there earlier telling us where the ship was, and his name was certainly Sig.

"Were you a guru too?

"Heh, pirate business also involves kidnapping unknown children."

"Goddamn it, I'm sorry I just became an adventurer with dreams and hope, but that's it for the boys" adventure.

The sailors approach me with their weapons, saying whatever they want.

"You lied about going to the East."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Kidnapping with pirates off the coast would be a lot more money!

You lied about going to the East.

"Drop your weapons and get caught quietly. That way you won't have to look in the eye."

"Hehe, he's got some pretty good gear. Could it be the aristocratic kid?

"Then you're going to be able to grab the ransom. I'm not willing to give it back if I get paid."

"Then we'll enslave him and sell him!

"Hey, you ladies will be adorable to your husband if you stay quiet. Kids will treasure you as a young workforce."

Looks like you're going to sell us as slaves.

"Whoa, that kid over there is a guy, but he's going to buy it for his hobby husband, right?

"Hino!

One of the pirates sees me with an unpleasant eye, and Mr. Norb screams.

"Everybody, be careful!

I urge everyone to be vigilant.

How confident these pirates must be in their arms to show their identity in such close proximity to land.

If they attack their prey where they can normally see land, they magically send a signal to land and the Knights find out right away.

And the Knights raid from the sky and the sea, and it's the mountain of Sekiyama that gets caught after being drilled in the bottom of the boat to eliminate the escape.

Even if we take hostages, if we don't have a ship, we'll have to go back to land, and it's up to us to be magically powerless before then.

But it's more than just ignoring Theory and attacking him, it would be reasonable to see that he's taking those measures unless he's a total idiot.

I don't know what kind of hand you're going to use. This is dangerous if we don't fight with vigilance!

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"... sorry"

"Please, all my life."

"" "" "Please Help" ""

"Gazigazicu"

"Please remove this creature."

I thought, the battle ended unexpectedly light.

Besides, one of them is crying because of Moffmoff.

"Huh? That?

Could these people really be surrendering?

"I will send you anywhere in the East, so please help me"

As far as the captains are concerned, they don't even look alarmed.

If you're going to get caught off guard in the first place, you're not going to bother revealing who you are, are you?

"I thought this would happen"

And I'm surprised that Mr. Megli squirmed bossly.

"What!? Could you have noticed? Mr. Megli?"

Megri realized these people were pirates and kept quiet!? Why!?

"Mm, the moment I saw the sailors' faces already, I figured it out in one shot. Even the face of a villain. But I also saw this happen, and then I thought if I did it right, the boat cost would be free, so I kept quiet."

"So you kept your mouth shut!? Anything is too dangerous!?"

"It's just a matter of not telling our allies how much we can fly."

"Yes! What were you going to do in case anything happened!

"I wish I had more teeth"

"Gyro, that's not the problem."

It's too dangerous for a boulder to keep your mouth shut about being attacked on purpose to save money on a ship.

Everyone condemns Mr. Megli, but where does Mr. Megli blow the wind at the time?

"There's no way Lex would lose to just a pirate in the first place. If you can defeat Rex, who can defeat dragons and demons by himself, you can earn more by becoming an S-rank adventurer with that strength."

No, no, that's too much for a boulder.

That's not why we're all convinced!

"" "" "Uh, I can tell you" ""

When I thought that, for some reason, everyone was convinced of Mr. Megli's outrageous argument.

"How can you be convinced?"