CH 14

Chapter 14 Let’s Go to the Border Adventurer’s Guild!

「Jink-kun, the town of Qualta is bordered by the bridge that can be seen over there. This side is Rosalta’s territory, and the other side is Quall’s territory. The law changes once we cross the bridge, and the soldiers of Rosalta won’t be able to pursue you. Just to be safe, let’s cross the bridge now.」

When I crossed the bridge, following Will-san’s advice, I saw that the Quall side was much livelier than the Rosalta side.

「Um…. I feel like the Quall side is much livelier than the Rosalta side…」

The difference is like between that of a big city and a low-populated provincial city….

「It’s because Count Brand, who’s in charge of the Quall side, is a capable person. Besides, the Kingdom of Quall is a large country with four times the territory of the Kingdom of Rosalta. The budget for border security should be larger than that of Rosalta.」

As someone who has lived on the Rosalta side, I have mixed feelings about it, but… I guess that’s obvious.

「By the way, Jink-kun. Since you’re here, why don’t you raise your rank and register your job at the Adventurer’s Guild?」

「Is it going to be okay? I mean, we are so close to Rosalta. …… By the way, where is the Adventurer’s Guild in Qualta.」

「There are two Adventurer’s Guilds, with one on each side. Even if the guild says that they have no borders, it will be troublesome if they have a branch on only one side. Well, even if you use the guild on Quall’s side, the guild on Rosalta’s side can’t say anything about it. The guild will give preferential treatment and protection to those who register for rare jobs, so I think it is better to register here and make it public that you are an enchanter to avoid the situation where you’re 『being taken back secretly to Rosalta』. …… If possible, I would like you to meet Count Brand, but… Jink-kun, you hate nobles, right?」

「Well, I don’t like them. …… What kind of person is Count Brand?」

Even if Will-san recommends it, I absolutely won’t meet a noble who acts like a typical noble.

The experience of living in the middle of a noble society for 14 years as Jink and the knowledge of my previous life is telling me to not get involved with troublesome nobles….

「He is not your typical noble. He has a lot of connections, and he takes good care of excellent people regardless of their social status. Even I have been indebted to him since I was a low rank.」

I see, he’s that kind of noble, huh….

If that’s the case, I think it’s better to meet him at least once.

「If he is that kind of noble, then I would like to meet him. If you don’t mind, could you arrange a meeting?」

When I said so, Bogard-san ran after receiving an eye signal from Will-san.

「I asked Bogard to contact the Count, so I think you will be able to stay at his mansion tonight.」

「Eh!?」

「More importantly, would you like to go to the Adventurer’s Guild?」

「Ah, yes.」

「Then, let’s go! Karen, just to be sure――」

「――No enemies around!」

「Then, let’s go.」

While we were having a light conversation, it was (almost) decided that I would be staying at a noble’s mansion, and the topic was changed skillfully….

I really don’t want to antagonize Will-san….

I feel like I will be led around by the nose, mainly by his words….

After walking with Will-san and Karen-san for about fifteen minutes, I saw a large sign that said <Adventurer’s Guild, Qualta Branch> on the outskirts of the shopping district.

Apparently, that place is the Adventurer’s Guild.

When Karen-san stepped forward and entered the guild, I followed her inside.

Then, the adventurers inside looked at us all at once.

…… To be exact, they looked at Karen-san.

「Are you the S rank adventurer Karen-sama?」

「Yep.」

「Welcome. How can I help you today?」

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「I want to ask you to register this child’s job and raise his rank~. Jink-kun, lend me your guild card~. Also, take out the subjugation proof of the monsters you defeated here~」

「I have dismantled 80% of the goblins, kobolds, and the slimes, but… I haven’t dismantled the ogres and orcs yet.」

「If you don’t mind paying the dismantling fee, you can leave them as is~」

I was told so, so I put out the subjugation proof of goblins, kobolds, and slimes, as well as their magic stones.

I hunted them in the past six days, so I have two large bags full of them.

It’s a big help if they will take care of all of them.

Anyway, I put them in the designated place.

As for the ogres and orcs, I piled them up as much as possible for the time being.

「!? ……… Ah! Please excuse me. Did you defeat these monsters?

「Yes, that’s right.」

「Yep. Jink-kun, defeated them all.」

As soon as Karen-san affirmed it, all the staff started counting.

That’s S rank adventurer for you….

Since it was a good opportunity, I took out the remaining ogres and orcs to the empty space.

Looking at the monsters being dealt with one after another reminds me of the plastic bottles being sucked into the recycling machine at the supermarket.

I heard the onlookers whispering about the capacity of my item box, but I don’t care about the mobs.

「…… There are 812 goblins (G), 10 goblin archers (E), 7 goblin mages (E), 6 goblin shamans (D), 4 goblin generals (C), 2 goblin kings (B), 41 kobolds (E), 37 slimes (G), 56 orcs (D), 1 orc general (B), and 119 ogres (C). They were killed by Jink-san, is that correct?」

「Yes.」

「Yep.」

「I understand. Would you like to sell all of these materials?」

「Yes.」

「Then, we will pay you the reward for now. After deducting the dismantling fee, the total is 24 gold coins and 3 silver plates.」

「Thank you.」

It’s not much compared to the money I got from enchantment and appraisal, but I can’t help but get excited when I think I got money equivalent to 24,300,000 yen.

「Next is regarding the matter of rank up. With this, you have accumulated enough points to reach C rank, but you need to take the rank-up test to move up to rank D or higher. Would you like to take the test?」

「Please tell me about the content of the test.」

If it’s just a practical test, I think I can handle it, but if there’s a written test about adventurers’ common sense, there’s a high probability I’ll fail.

「Jink-san, are you a swordsman? If you are a swordsman, you can take the test right now, and it will be a mock battle with the examiner.」

Alright, it’s a practical test!

When I turned to Karen-san, she said, 「If it’s a rank-up test to rank C, it’s easier to take it as a swordsman」, so I decided to take it as a swordsman.

「Please.」

「I understand! Please wait a moment while we prepare.」

The receptionist went inside and came back a short while later with a gentle-looking man.

He looks like someone who would appear in a detergent commercial.

However, contrary to his refreshing features… I felt a faint presence of a powerful person drifting from him.

When I appraised him just in case…… I found that he was the guild master.