Chapter title: Urgent Request from the Royal Capital
ăAlright, I guess weâre done for the day.ă
ăWeâre done here too.ă
After finishing todayâs work, we headed back to the adventurerâs guild.
ăIâm getting used to the jobâŠâŠ.ă
Serena hummed in a good mood as she lined up beside me.
ăItâs been exactly one week today. You get used to it when youâre doing this many requests a day.ă
The monsters that appear around this town are not very strong, as I found out after doing the job. Iâve tried to look at them with my [analytical eye], but theyâre at most level 30.
The monsters in the Lost Forest were at least level 100, so there was little danger to me and Serena.
ăMarie did her best too.ă
ăYes, yes. Marie did a great job too.ă
ăHmm. Marie-chan?ă
Serena reacted to the word Marie.
Iâm currently under contract with Marie. Thanks to this, I can communicate with her in my head.
Marie doesnât like to be seen in front of people, so in the city she talks only in my head like this.
When I told Serena what Marie said, she saidâŠâŠ.
ăThatâs true. Itâs been a great help to me because she tells me everything from where to look for enemies to where to find goods.ă
Thanks to Marie, weâre getting three requests a day.
The guildâs rules allow for only one request at a time, but if thereâs still time left after completing it, you can continue working.
Most adventurers donât want to work that hard to earn money, so they stop after one request, but we wanted to raise our ranks quickly, so we worked hard.
ăThis achievement would bring both our party rank and adventurer rank to D.ă
We raised our adventurer rank to E on the way. If we become D rank, the range of requests that can be received will increase, so I would like to take this opportunity to earn money.
ăIt seems like weâre getting a lot of attention lately.ă
Serena said this as we entered the Adventurerâs Guild.
ăIs that so?ă
ăWeâve been promoted to E rank within four days of signing up, and now weâre being promoted to D rank. Iâve heard that the speed at which weâve been promoted so far is one of the top ten in the adventurerâs guild here.ă
ăWeâre not number one, huh?ă
Itâs interesting to see that there are people who are better than us who have trudged through the lost forest.
ăThey say the number one got it in two hours and thirty five minutes.ă
ăHow did they do that?ă
ăThey registered, went outside the city as fast as they could, and killed an A-rank monster by themselves.ă
Thatâs a hell of a guy.
ăItâs someone with an amazing unique skill set and they overpowered a read dragon.ă
ăThatâs awesomeâŠă
Itâs hard to believe that they could overpower a Red Dragon, let alone have the guts to do so.
ăWell, now that we know the attention weâre getting, letâs move up the ranks.ă
I said, and headed for the reception desk.
There was a lot of noise in front of the reception desk. Even the adventurers who normally relax freely in the nearby tavern have gathered in front of the counter.
ăEr, so this request can be accepted by D rankers and above.ă
The receptionist uses a loudspeaker to make everyone listen. However, since I was in the middle of speaking, I couldnât understand what she was saying.
ăHey, good work. Have you been working hard today?ă
Then Mr. Russell spotted us and walked up to us through the crowd.
ăWhatâs this all about?ă
I guess he was going to explain it to me, Mr. Russell, brought his face closer to mine.
ăI heard that they are gathering skilled adventurers at the request of Royal Capital.ă
ăThere is an adventurerâs guild in Royal Capital, isnât there?ăDonât they have an adventurerâs guild in the capital?ă
Iâm sure they have more adventurers than we do.
ăIt seems that theyâve been sent to explore a new dungeon at the most inopportune time. Theyâre short on manpower.ă
ăIn other words, this request is urgent, isnât it?ă
ăWhy do you say that?ă
While we were talking, Serena asked a question.
ăIf thereâs no time limit, it wouldnât be a problem to wait for the high-ranked adventurers to come back from the dungeon, right? However, there are circumstances in which it is necessary to hurry to get adventurers from other towns.ă
Itâs not just this town, but all the surrounding towns must have been contacted.
ăThatâs right. If itâs urgent, then itâs definitely job that pays well.ă
Russell-san also agreed with my guess.
It may be more risky, though, because you canât prepare for itâŠâŠ.
While I was thinking about itâŠ
ăElt and Serena, what are your adventurer ranks, right now?ă
ăIâm going to complete the request, and Iâm about to move up to rank Dă
ăHou, as expected. Does this mean that you can accept this request?ă
Thatâs true, butâŠâŠ.
ăHey, Elt. Letâs accept this request.ă
Serena also seems to be enthusiastic about it.
Certainly, I would like to accept such a request that pays well.
ăWhat kind of work is this?ă
But thatâs only after Iâve confirmed what the request is about.
ăIâve heard that this request is from the government, and theyâre in need of a large number of adventurers. You can get a commission, but if you do well, you might even be recruited as a solider.ă
I was convinced by his words. Russell and the others are going to accept the request.
ăLook, the request isâŠă
We were surprised to hear Russellâs words. What he said wasââ