I was summoned by the Mercenary Union Karan.
Recently, I went to my usual room thinking that I shouldn't face each other.
"I haven't seen you the other day.... Silver Flash and Eina aren't with you?
"Should I have brought him in?
"No, it's not a problem for you alone. However, I was always with someone, so I thought it was a little unusual."
Karan's right, I'm alone today.
The other three get along with the "girls' club".
The next morning, Eina and I spent the night we'd never forget.
I carried Aina back to the clinic. Aina's hips trembled like a completely new baby deer, preventing her from walking properly.
Sometimes the other person is "for the first time", and I should have tried to be gentle, but at some point, both Eina and I got fever and worked too hard.
But, the two of us who came home early in the morning, Cunei and Mikage welcomed us warmly. Apparently, they were expecting this development when they went to work.
Aina was fiercely embarrassed to be seen, but at the same time thanked them for accepting her comfortably. I have also renewed my determination to work hard for these friendly women.
A few days later, Aina's condition became perfect, so the women went out alone. I wonder if there are things you want to talk about in the same water.
That's why I came to the union alone.
"So, what's the big deal?
"I'm sure you've got a good idea."
Well, I guess.
Fatal bad guess, I can predict.
--I was told by Karan that my promotion had been officially decided.
Now I'm a third-class mercenary.
We're one step closer to the second level of the target - the same rank as Mikage.
Nevertheless, as far as the lizards are concerned, there is a large gap between the second and third grades. Only a handful can be promoted up to the third grade, but from there onwards. I'm not going to be able to clap like I've always been.
I was vaguely thinking that there was still a long way to go, but something unexpected came out of Karan's mouth.
"Besides, it was quite unusual at the time of the third grade promotion, but I was given two names for you."
"Two names? Is that like Mikage's" Silver Flash "?
Karan nodded and then opened his mouth again.
"By the way, do you know how to name two mercenaries?
"I've heard of the extraordinary activity of mercenaries and their strange nature..."
Mikage's "silver flash" comes from the fact that Katana's sparkle, which is shaken at a speed that is difficult to see, looks like a "silver flash".
When I first became a mercenary, I was not yet recognized for my abilities, and because I was hunting all the big rats, I feel strangely nostalgic that the dishonor of "rat killer" was spreading within the union.
"Yes, one is what you say, and if the two names that someone says stay fixed. And the other is when a mercenary is given by a powerful man like a nobleman."
It seems that nobles who have been impressed by the courage of mercenaries will send two people in anticipation of their future activities.
However, when it comes to being active enough to meet the expectations of the nobles, that is the usual practice from second-class mercenaries. They say it's very rare to be sent to a tertiary mercenary like me.
From the flow of the story, the two names I receive will be given by this nobleman.
"... so, what are the two names I get? I don't think so. Dog Head Killer | Not Goblin Killer. If that's the case, I will protest categorically, even if the opponent is a nobleman."
"Don't worry, it's not like that."
Karan shook his neck to my nerves. [M]
Then he told me that he had changed.
"The two names sent to you are Blackblade."
Black blade - is that a black blade?
"But why the black blade (...)?
I can understand "black". My favorite spear (gram) is black with dust.
But then, the Black Spear is better suited. Why is it the "blade"?
First of all, the gram is black to the blade, but the tip of the spear is only a partial range from the whole point of view. I can still tell if my specialty is the Sword.
"I got a notice the other day." When Mercenary Yukina was promoted to the third level, she was awarded two "Black Blades". "There was no doubt that the union's seal was written on the document and that it was official. But the two main senders weren't listed anywhere in the paperwork."
Karan roared with his arms around him.
Well, I see.
And it was Gram who spoke as if there was a meeting point.
When I turned a little bit of consciousness in the conversation (channel), Gram began explaining with a sense of pride.
Probably, the black blade is like the Dragon Destruction Magic Blade (Balmunk) my partner used when he slapped the Dragon.
Indeed, what formed that huge sword was just black. It looks like it deserves the name of a black blade.
I was convinced, but I noticed a lot there.
Dragon Blade (Balmunk) - Whatever its real name, the only one who witnessed that huge black sword was the moment he slapped the Dragon.
Besides, the King's direct circular lays down a clawpoint about the truth of the place. Oh, and there's no way I'm going to leak the information... oh, maybe.
Exactly. It's a communication from the upper echelons of the union, but it was the King who spoke to them. "
Eina's father.
But surely the Mercenaries Union wasn't an independent organization?
Speaking of the Lord of one country, is it that easy to talk to?
As my partner says, the mercenary association is not an organization belonging to the state, but it is not unrelated to the state. They put an organization building on the premises and they're working on it. "
Does it seem like it is operated by renting premises? Can't we ignore the intentions of the owners of the site?
"Oh, don't get me wrong. As far as promotion is concerned, the union has assessed your skill and merit. [M] The paperwork only had the condition" When I was promoted to the third grade... "
Because I was having a conversation with Gram (Channel), Karan, who was mistaken for me, said that he was in a hurry. Perhaps you thought I bent my navel.
"No, I don't care about that. However, I knew the two senders a little bit."
Anyway, it's okay.
From today on, I will be Yukina of the Black Blade.