Kate, you and Reefa's promotion exam to the gold adventurer.
I was informed in the city about a week ago that it would take place at the guild's training ground.
The guild is deeply linked to the life of the city.
If a new gold adventurer were to emerge from that guild, it would be a topic of considerable discussion in the city.
In fact, many people were gathered in the audience at the training ground on exam day.
"I wonder if you're both okay"
"Lyla, aren't you worried too much?"
In the front row of the audience, Fran, a fellow teaming up with me softly, calls out with a bitter smile.
Next to her is another teammate, Keel, sitting arm in arm.
Unlike his usual oligarchy appearance, he stared jiggly at the still unmanned training ground as he expressed his interest.
"I've heard a lot of rumors about them, but I didn't expect them to get promoted so fast"
"I thought one day because of my qualities, but not six months later... and I didn't expect to be run over without going up to silver..."
I'm not telling you two that Reefa is a brave man.
I was stopped before when I told the castle that Kate had been captured, and most importantly, because I can't reveal the secrets of two people who can be my friends.
"Ah..."
... reminded me that I met the queen at the castle as a pyjama.
I remember suffering an unprecedented amount of shame from the queen who endured so hard and smiled...
"Huh, you both want to go up there?"
"No, you don't even think of fine dust."
"I'm good enough as it is now.... I don't want to die."
I laugh bitterly at Keel and Fran for answering instantly.
Gold adventurers and silver adventurers, each with the name Adventurers, seem to recognize it almost as close to something else.
Golden adventurers whose dangers surrounding the request are unusual and whose responsiveness and strength are required to be able to solve any situation are not something they can do with half-baked readiness.
"Lyla should have been a gold adventurer without worrying about us..."
"Well, I'm still good."
"Say..."
"Because I still want to be on the team and I'm happy as it is now"
There is only a little bit of desire to become a gold adventurer and also to try a more challenging request.
But that's just the desire to try.
You don't have to go out of your way to do anything dangerous, and more importantly, you don't have to get promoted up there because you have enough money now.
Fran, who sighed loudly at my words, looks at this one as he drops his shoulder.
"Ha... This time, it was two kids named Kate and Reefa who took the exam, right?"
"Yeah. Didn't you two meet Reefa?"
"I've seen it a few times, but I've never talked to you."
Keel nods quietly at Fran's words as well.
We also do expedition requests quite often.
Kate, you didn't have a chance to interact unexpectedly because you were also caught or going to the Kingdom of Filgen.
"I was surprised when I was training with Rick, Snow and Selah before, but you're a really strange kid"
"Perhaps he's involved in the recent anomaly of Orochi's ruins."
Keel, who was silent enough to snort at Fran, opens his mouth.
Even before that, I heard you trained for the Golden Adventurer.
"Speaking of which, Kite, you guys told Serra..."
"Did I call you?"
"Wow!?"
I'm amazed enough to jump while sitting in the voice I remember next door.
When were you there? Right next to me was Mr. Sella, the same Tamer and gold adventurer as you, Kate.
With a mole-like demon dressed in flames, she looked at us astonished and smiled small.
"Huh, I wonder if you guys know Kate and Reefa?"
"Yes. I'm Lyla, I live in the same inn as them."
"That's a familiar name.... but was he the one who refused to talk about promotion?"
"Right."
Do they still say you're not well?
As she stood just a little, Serra grinned casually.
"There's nothing wrong with that. It's more dangerous when you get promoted. Especially when it comes to gold...... that's how careful you have to be. I respect your choice."
"Oh, thank you"
Serra is also treated as a complete freak in the guild, but she's a beautiful person when she sees it this way.
I'm surprised she's here, Kate, but it's not funny when I think about her involvement with you guys.
"Did Serra come to support you and Reefa, Kate?"
"Huh, because they're my apprentices. Especially to you, Kate. Same Tamer. There is no reason why I should not come to his sunny stage, a disciple and junior."
I know you're a junior as Tamer... is that it?
"Only Serra taught me for seven days..."
"It is also the role of the Master to see the growth of his disciples.... Like?"
"Ha?"
Nod to unspeakable force.
I can only be baffled even by Serra, who is on the master's side as if she had coached me for years.
"What do you think will happen to Serra in this exam?"
"Huffle, I'm sure it'll be interesting."
Ms Serra laughed joyfully as she stroked the mole demon she held.
"Rick and Snow are not very good opponents for the exam. First of all, there will undoubtedly be a difference between the actual experience and the bad habits of the people... but they will still be devoured."
Convinced, her words become silent.
It's like you know what's going to happen.
"Especially Kate. You're going to wake up in this fight. I don't think I've fought like that before."
"That kind of fight? That's..."
My surroundings bothered me when I tried to listen back unexpectedly.
When I reacted to that and turned to the training ground, I saw you and Mr. Rick coming out of the back door of the guild.
"Kate, you're out. There's Rick, too, and let's start with him?"
Black hat on head and water bottle on hips.
With an impressive dark blue jacket, he turned to Mr. Rick as he moved to the center of the training ground.
An unpleasant silence sounds.
The guild chief, who is in a position to watch the exam in it, stands between them and exchanges some words.
I don't hear voices in the hustle and bustle around me, but I'm probably checking the rules and stuff.
"Is that Tamer the Rumor?"
"You look like a normal kid, but hey."
Where's the demon? You're Tamer, but you don't have a demon? '
I can hear the audience like that.
Well, I've already seen his usage demon, but from people who don't know him, you don't even know where the usage demon is.
Even Yulan, who recently became a demon, is hard to understand with a little snake.
"Kaito! I'm here for you!"
"Come on, brother kite -!"
"Boy, don't lose!"
On the other hand, some people have been involved as a request before, knowing his existence.
I guess there are a lot of people who know him who have been involved with a lot of city people in this short period of time, who have taken the initiative of making requests within the guild that no one usually tries to do, etc.
I was honestly glad to know he was accepted by the people of this city, who knew he was lonely with no idea where he was going.
Waving in the light of such people, he turns to Mr. Rick after a small, deep breath.
Sounds like it's about to start.
"Right."
The guild leader leaves the scene and only two people are left in the training area.
Silence dominates the place between them.
Even those of us in the audience are swallowed by that silence.
If you're even forgetting to breathe too much of the tension, Mr. Rick's body accidentally braces - the next moment, he was waving his sword down at you, Kite, stuffed with distance in an instant.
A blow that doesn't even show you the bare gesture you pulled out.
But with golden light all over your body, kite, you're defending it with a sword that lime has deformed.
"Fast...!? You're very responsive..."
Fran's surprise voice.
And without turning back my voice, I follow the movements of you and Mr. Rick with my eyes.
Kite, who instantly changed his lime to a double sword, responds as he receives, plays, and flushes the sword rolled out of Mr. Rick.
"Launch, Hakuro!"
When two swords are swung up from the bottom with his voice, a gust of wind blows into the training ground.
The two of you are no longer on the ground.
The audience losing sight of them and leaking the voice of confusion, but my gaze and that of Mr. Serra were upwards.
"Up...!"
Mr. Rick, who was launched into the air in the wind earlier, and Mr. Kite, who jumped after him.
Mr. Rick, who scaffolded the sword created by magic around him, exchanges fierce swordspears with you, Kite, who swings the flame-wrapped spear around him.
"Schiff!!"
"Ooh!"
Translucent wolf ——— temporarily raised by the power of a hawk, he wraps an electric shock around an arrow he pulls out of his hips, turns to a bow that deforms the lime, and sets his aim for Rick under his eyes.
"Ha ha! That's it!!"
Rick, who saw it, also spawned three swords on hand and threw them in front of him - beating himself up with his own sword and flying at will.
The sword flown as it spins at high speed goes straight to you, kite, and clashes against the lightning-wrapped arrow he unleashes.
Flashing so wrong as to be lightning above and purple magic bouncing off.
……
Everyone on the spot in a battle beyond even common sense had their mouths shut.
Only Serra next door looked so whacked but I... no, I was excited, just like Serra.
The light stops and you and Mr. Rick land from the sky.
Are we done with the prep movement? Or are you serious about that? '
"Joke. From now on, it's the real deal."
Once they stopped moving, and now once they were facing each other, they set up their own weapons, grinning like they had exalted each other.