Chapter 18 The Result of the Discussion Between Adults

「You guys, send Jink-kun to the capital safely no matter what!」

「「「「Yes!」」」」

「I am sorry that I made you prepare some escorts for me.」

「It’s not a big deal, so don’t worry about it. I don’t know when, but we’ll see you again!」

「The next time we meet, I will be stronger!」

「Please take care. After we finish our work in Rosalta, we will be heading to the royal capital too, so let’s meet again then.」

「Thank you for the bracelet! I’ll take good care of it~」

「Let’s meet again!」

「Yes. Count Brand, Guild Master, Will-san, Karen-san, and Bogard-san, thank you for seeing me off! See you!」

I was seen off by many people and left Qualta.

…… Last night, the adults had a serious discussion based on my wishes, and they made plans for the future.

・ In places where strong monsters appear, I’ll advance quickly while raising my level.

・ Until I reach the royal capital, as much as possible, I’ll pass through the territories of nobles (of the General Public Faction) who are close to Count Brand, and ask them to let me stay at their mansion (Count Brand will contact them in advance). When I’m in another territory, I’ll camp outside with a lot of guards. Specifically, Qualta → Count Damask’s territory (Damak) → Count Kochel’s territory → Duke Soljar’s territory (Solun) → Duke Soljar’s territory (Lujar) → Baron Moburi’s territory (Camping) → Viscount Salted’s territory (Salte) → Marquis Julich’s territory (Julitz) → Marquis Julich’s territory (Julichilde) → Royal Capital Qualarute.

・ In places where only low-ranked monsters appear, I’ll study for the exam in the carriage. (You can rent carriages from the guild).

・ The guards are from a veteran B rank party 『Golden Spear』 under the care of Count Brand. Also, when passing through a difficult place or camping out, I’ll hire guards, A rank or B rank party, from the Adventurer’s Guild.

・ Because there is less than a month until the exam (I plan to skip a year), after I arrived at the capital, I’ll stay at Count Brand’s mansion in the capital and keep studying until the exam is over. As for applying for the exam, Count Brand will do it for me using a communication magic item. By the way, I’ll be taking the exam for the first class of the Magic Department at the Quall Royal Academy, which is famous for being the most difficult of all the high schools. I’ll also apply for the second class just in case.

・ After the entrance exam is over, I’ll look for a suitable mansion and talented slaves before entering school.

・ If I have enough time, I’ll visit Count Brand’s acquaintances.

I feel like Count Brand’s name is mentioned too much, but the faction he belongs to, the <General Public Faction>, seems to be the second largest faction in Quall, and according to Will-san, there are many sensible nobles and many adventurers, including the <Sacred Flame>, who belong to it, so it would be better to get along well with them.

By the way, the largest faction in Quall is said to be the <Noble Faction>, which is composed of the typical nobles.

Even judging by names, it would be better to get along with the <General Public Faction> than with them….

By the way, it seems that the first class of Magic Department of the Quall Royal Academy, which is the most difficult, has a limit of three students, and if you can graduate here, it’s said that even a commoner will get the status of an honorary viscount and will have a successful career after that.

I heard that the written test is so difficult that even Will-san and Count Brand said that it’s reckless, but looking at the past exam questions, I decided to take the exam since it wasn’t that difficult and seemed manageable.

「Jink-san, why don’t we take a break over there? If we go any further, our members will be exhausted.」

「Yes, I understand!」

The one who just called out to me was the leader of the <Golden Spear>, the A rank adventurer Michael.-san

And the other members of the <Golden Spear> are Morg, Rouge, and Hanna.

Michael (45)

Level: 163 (75/1630)

Job: Adventurer (Spearman, A)

HP: 1630/1630

MP: 30/30

Skills: Spearmanship 103, Body Strengthening 18, Etiquette 1

Gift: _

Others: Tittles, Aptitude list

Morg (42)

Level: 70 (648/700)

Job: Adventurer (Spearman, B)

HP: 700/700

MP: 21/21

Skills: Spearmanship 48, Body Strengthening 4, Etiquette 1

Gift: _

Others: Titles, Aptitudes list

Rouge (39)

Level: 60 (246/600)

Job: Adventurer (Magician, B)

HP: 600/600

MP: 1574/3865

Skills: Fire Magic 42, Wind Magic 10, Body Strengthening 2, Etiquette 5

Gift: _

Others: Titles, Aptitude list

Hanna (37)

Level: 61 (424/610)

Job: Adventurer (Archer, C)

HP: 610/610

MP: 154/324

Skills: Archery 44, Body Strengthening 3, Presence Detection 21, Water Magic 5, Etiquette 5

Gift: _

Others: Titles, Aptitude list

「Still, I’m surprised that Jink-san has a lot of stamina. And here we are, sweating all over our bodies. …… To be honest, I thought that it would be better for an enchanter to use a carriage for the entire journey, but… if anything, we are the ones holding you back. I am sorry.」

「Please don’t worry about it. …… But, I think I want to raise the speed a bit more. …… Oh, I know! Everyone, would you like to use enchanted bracelets to strengthen your body?」

Saying so, I give all members of the <Golden Spears> four misanga bracelets with <Body Strengthening +11>.

While appraisal cards and magic bags are useful on their own, enchanted equipment is not very useful unless the person equipping it has the same skill.

However, <Body Strengthening> is a skill that most people have, and it is a type of skill that can be used naturally, so it can easily strengthen people even if they don’t originally have it.

With this, we can move much easier.

…… Of course, I had them drip their blood and made the bracelets exclusive to them.

They were so happy when I said I will give the bracelets to them after the escort was over.

After a short break, we continued our travel.

It seems that the benefits of <Body Strengthening +44> were great, and everyone was surprised that they were able to run for about 3 hours without getting tired.

After that, we made steady progress with occasional breaks in between, and we arrived at today’s destination, the Damak city ruled by Count Damask, while the sun was still high.

After passing through the checkpoint for nobles, there was a luxurious carriage sent by Count Damask….

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「Jink-sama, and everyone from the 『Golden Spear』, welcome to Damak. We are people sent by Count Damask. Please get into the carriage.」

I get into the carriage and sit down on the high-quality seat.

…… My butt doesn’t hurt at all even when the carriage is moving!

The carriage that the Nonland family prepared for me looked gorgeous on the outside, but the inside was so poorly made that I always thought I was going to get hemorrhoids….

I was slightly shocked, but I enjoyed the view of Damak.

As expected of one of the leading cities in the large country, it’s as lively as Rosalta’s capital city.

But well, everyone seems to know whose carriage this is, and when the carriage passes, they hurriedly make way and kneel quietly….

「Everyone, we have arrived at Count Damask’s residence.」

It looks like we’ve arrived at the mansion.

When I got off the carriage, I was greeted by a huge man with a magnificent beard who looked like Guan Yu from the Three Kingdoms.