219 217 About the future

"Hey, Fran. Congratulations on winning the 3rd prize"

"Mm."

"Come on. Wasn't that a compliment, apparently?

The moment I entered the Guildmaster's office, Diaz said congratulations in a teasing tone. This guy, you know what I'm saying.

"... because Amanda beat me"

"Normally, it's not weird to be a Tengu when Rank C Adventurer comes third, is it?

Diaz shrugging his shoulders, but there's a nigga laugh on his face. I guess you know Fran won't be Tengu or anything.

If you think normally, it would be a miracle if a Rank C Adventurer took down a Rank A Adventurer and placed third. Though you'll be doing great.

"Even the Beast King can't beat you"

"You don't have to be out of that standard... I have no hands, no legs."

"I'll win one day"

"Seriously, I'm scared because I am."

I mean Fran, though. Well, before we beat Rank S, we need to be able to beat Amanda and Falund.

"Actually, with the results of this one, I was wondering if I could raise you to Rank B... I couldn't"

"I just went up to C, do you want to go up now?

"Is it too soon for anything?

"No, no, you're beating a Rank A Adventurer with pure combat power, aren't you? At least with combat power alone, you're way off the Rank C level, aren't you?

'Well, yes... Why didn't you do it?

As Diaz says, if you have no problems with combat power, it would mean there are other missing parts.

"The other branch chiefs told me a lot."

"The other branch manager?

"Oh, we talked about it in a far-sighted demon prop."

Apparently the first problem was Fran's age.

"I have trouble with a lot of guys worrying about not having a precedent or anything. If you even look at the records of branches in other countries, you're supposed to find some precedents! Well, whatever you look for, they'll just say the record's too old or something! I'll drag those guys down one day."

"Well, good luck with that at best"

It's like not involving us.

"The rest is a martial arts tournament, which doesn't mean you've measured your strength as an adventurer."

"I see."

You don't know if you're good as an adventurer, even if you're strong in battle at a ruled militant tournament? Well, I'm certainly not even convinced about that.

An element other than mere combat power is important to an adventurer's strength. If you blah blah blah blah, even if you are somewhat less combative, you can see through all the traps and disarm them, have perfect knowledge of warcraft and magic, and are always calm and deposited and flexible in your thoughts, then that would definitely be a good adventurer.

That said, I can beat Rank A, so it sounds good to give me about Rank B. Fighting is the most important thing.

"And Fran also had the opinion that he was ranking too high on an exceptional basis. If he treated one too favourably, he would hear dissatisfaction from other adventurers."

Hmm, I don't know that either. Except when Fran rises to Rank C, it's all special promotions.

"And then I wonder if Fran has less experience as a leader in combat."

"What do you mean?

"If you are a Rank B Adventurer, you may also lead other adventurers in battle when things happen. Stampede, Disaster, Upper Warcraft Attack. In a variety of situations, my role as commander is often required."

"Fran can't do that."

"Mm-hmm. Trouble."

"Right. I agree with that."

Characteristically, I would never be able to.

"Finally, I was also told that Fran's attitude does not correspond to Rank B. Rank B Adventurers sometimes take requests from nobles"

"Really?

"Yeah, it basically depends on the adventurer whether you take the request or not, but sometimes you can't turn down a request from a leading man of the land or something from a royal family. At that time, there's no risk of failure, so I'm going to introduce you to a strong man."

Does that mean Rank B Adventurer? Rank A Adventurers are small in number and have the highest power. Oh, come on. You can't even pull me out on a request.

will send rank b adventurers. What if such an adventurer has a bad attitude? It could also anger the aristocracy.

"If you see what's going on at the awards ceremony, you don't seem to have a problem with that."

I have courtroom skills. There's nothing I can do about just the tone, but what if I push it through there with a silent character?

"That's why Fran's rank remains C. I'm sorry."

"Mmm. I don't mind."

I don't have a choice.

Rank B would be something unusual in the first place at the age of 12. Earn points in the tunnel to increase your rank. That's training again.

"The truth is, I wanted to raise my rank in order to reward you somehow."

"Hmm?"

"Oh, there 'll be a lot of secrets about the Black Cat Clan's inner feelings, and I won't ask. But it's up to you to find out where Chiara is."

"Really?"

"That's right. If you hadn't brokered with the Beast King, I would still have resented and doubted the Beast King."

That said, Diaz bowed his head deeply.

"Thanks, I really appreciate it"

I guess I've never seen Diaz with such a sincere attitude. I guess that means you really appreciate it.

"I have fulfilled my covenant with Lord Lumina, and my shoulder is loaded."

I remembered in those words. What will happen to Lumina's treatment? You're not gonna crusade because you're worthless, are you?

'With that said, what's going on with the dungeon?

"Right. Lord Lumina's loss of power is causing much less warcraft to appear. If it stays this way, it may modify one rank downwards"

"Right."

"I'm sorry."

Lucky for us, but it should be a big blow for Urmut, who revolves around the dungeon.

But Diaz shook her head laughing.

"Just for the record, Lord Lumina was also thinking about the possibility of giving his life. With that in mind, the difficulty of the dungeon is not a big problem."

"But there will be less material and magic stones in the dungeon."

"Your income there will certainly decrease. But it can also be said that it has become a more suitable dungeon to train lower adventurers. It would also be possible to revitalize the town's commerce if we could bring them in a lot"

I can't believe you can even think of such a difficult thing, even if it looks like a joke. That's the guild master. If it has less impact, good.

"Well, we've talked for a long time, and finally we're talking about a request"

"Rank C, is that the request for nomination given to adventurers?

"That's right. As a matter of fact, I've already informed the other guilds that I'm asking you to do me a favor. I can't undo it now."

"What do you do with the content?

"That's it, isn't it? So, I thought about it. Why don't you guys go to the Beast Nation? If it's a request from the Alliance, you don't have to have too many troublesome immigration screenings or anything, and you can get the Alliance's help over there."

"Go to the Beast Nation and do what?

"Checking the cheapness of the adventurer who was missing. She suddenly disappeared one day, but some people are still looking. I want to know if it's cheap."

I mean, go to Chiara. You're privatizing it to good health, aren't you?

"Hmm."

'Isn't that a good story? So why don't you just take it?

"But there's an auction"

"It's going to be held in Wangdu. But it's not like you're definitely gonna have to join us, and let's prioritize the Beast Nation, huh?

(If you go to the auction, you might get a good demon stone)

'But you may not get it. Besides, there's a chance you'll get some interesting demon stones in the Beast Nation, right? Don't worry about me. "

"But..."

"What's wrong with you?

"I want to attend an auction in King's Capital in June"

"Huh? I see. But I still have more than a month. If you just go to the Beast Nation and do your request and come back, I think it'll take you about three weeks."

'Cause.'

"- Mm-hmm. Then we go to the Beast Nation"

The truth was that Fran, who couldn't help but want to go to the kingdom of the Beasts, nodded loudly with no worries and no joy.