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A plain southeast of the capital of the kingdom.

The area around the capital is calm, so you can hear the sound of carriages going down the street.

Nowadays, however, many people are busy in places where there was nothing. But it's not a busy commotion, it's a hasty one.

"It's been a long time."

Mars, you're here.

When the six of you visit the meadow, Heath, an adventurer based in Aleister, welcomes you. An avant-garde adventurer focused on melee. He was proud of his trained body, but now there were bandages wrapped around his body and it was painful.

Heath's adventurer rank is A. That said, he refused to be promoted because he was not interested in being raised to the rank of S. As for myself, it seemed more appropriate to deal with strong monsters in places like the periphery.

When I returned to Allister, I heard that you had failed.

My fellow Heathians, who made me feel bad about what I said.

Three front guards and a wizard became an admirer of Heath at a one-person party, so it sounded insulted.

No, no, no, no.

Heath was the first to react.

"But..."

"It's true that I lost."

Dimensional distortion in front of the ruins.

In front of the dimensional distortion that can be called the entrance, the doorman is coming out from the other side this time, challenging those who try to enter.

With sufficient strength, Heath was recommended by the Adventurer's Guild, and he himself was able to fight the powerful, so he was joyous and bravely challenged to fight the gatekeeper.

The results are obvious from what we see now.

“Can you tell me more about the situation?”

"Yeah. I don't care..."

Oh, you're here!

Heath's words were blocked and a loud voice could be heard from behind.

Three people are approaching us.

The first was Richdelt, the guild master of the adventurer's guild in the capital of the kingdom. Originally from the Marquis family, his brother's succession to the title made him desperate to succeed the Marquis family. Even so, he is trying to gain power without being able to abandon his ambitions.

The second, Walter the Submaster, must have come from a family in conflict with the Guildmaster's home. Although he had no ambition of his own, he had no choice but to work in the Adventurer's Guild to sabotage the Guildmaster under orders from his parents.

Both of them had more power than S-Rank adventurers, and they wanted to use my power, which was trusted by the current royal family.

The last one is a young man walking with his body swaying. Unlike the two of them, he was from an aristocrat who admired adventurers purely. He gave up being an adventurer because he had no talent, and became an official of the guild to support the adventurer. Without him, the work related to the ruins would have been delayed.

You can trust at least two guildmasters and a submaster.

“Thank you for coming. How about a meal first?"

“I'll explain what happened.”

Richdelt and Walter walked over with a smile on their faces.

Both of them are still noblemen. Even if such a person possessed power, it was only humiliating to roar at an opponent who was only a civilian.

"Both are fine."

"What...?"

"What does that mean..."

Reject the two men's proposal.

"If you want to talk about it, you have to ask the party... who knows the details"

Shax must be familiar with the guild. But Shax hasn't been able to stand around like he thinks because of the guildmasters.

The most important party in the present situation is.....

"I hear more from the people who challenged the gatekeepers. I'm out of your way, so you need to go somewhere."

Oh, my God!

“We may have received a request from Aleister's guild, but we are in charge of the ruins. Challenging without our permission is....."

Take one document out of the storage ring and show it to the two of them.

It's a document proving that Liliana has gone through the process. All you need is the Guild's procedures, and you don't have to go through the Guildmaster. That said, it's against the Guildmaster's will, and it makes Liliana's position in the Guild even worse, not just mine.

However, I am not worried about that.

"I'll give you some advice, but it's a mistake to blame her for the procedure." If there's anything you want to treat her coldly, we'll take appropriate action. "

"And of course..."

There's nothing wrong with the paperwork.

Richdelt's confirmed expression was stiff, but if you have a connection, it's better for you, so we'll have to tip the country in case. The country will move, but because it owes a lot, even if it is a request from the civilian population, it must be dealt with immediately.

It's so lively, isn't it?

You guys are here, too.

Laed, a man in a bun carrying a giant axe.

Carmo, a young woman with burning red hair and a black robe.

They were both S-rank adventurers belonging to the Kingdom, and the reason they were here was obvious.

Did they call you both?

I see. Four S-rank adventurers have been dispatched.

"But none of us have won."

The battle with the gatekeeper is one-on-one.

The conditions were favourable for Raed, who stood in front of him, but not for Carmo, who was a wizard.

"Not really." They want to see what the challenger is capable of. ”

A fighter is chosen from among the gatekeepers.

The gatekeeper also dealt with the wizard's challenger.

Carmo also managed to fight the wizard and compete against each other, but the opponent's magic power was more abundant, so he was defeated due to run out of magic power.

There was no excuse for being unfavorable to the wizard.

"I understand the situation."

At present, the number of gatekeepers is five. Although the gatekeeper may change according to the opponent, the conditions will suit the challenger.

Too convenient.

"Well, I agree that it's suspicious." I was just wondering if there was something going on when Alistair came over here. "

Heath had the same idea at first.

With that in mind, it was time to fight the gatekeeper.

"There's only one challenge." I'm sorry I didn't fight with all my might. "

There is a reason why I could not change my mind.

But it was just an excuse.

"The reason is that it's faster to actually see it."

As you walk while talking, you can see the dimensional distortion.

A meadow where nothing should have happened. I used to see the other side, but now I can see the other side of the distorted space, so I can see a different scene.

Apparently, the other side was connected to the forest, and I could see the trees.

However, this time, the scene in front of me was different than the scene on the other side.

A woman stood like a gatekeeper in front of the distortion that could be seen on the other side. It was a small woman, but she had a large sword about her length in her hand and was looking at a group of adventurers.

My eyes are shiny and I don't try to hide my provocative attitude.

"Don't be alarmed because you're a woman." Unlike her petite appearance, she can swing that big sword. "

“Yeah, I'm not alarmed.”

I am truly not alarmed.

Lord

Have you noticed Melissa?

Yes, Mr. Noel and I have noticed.

Melissa and Noel noticed the magic inside the gatekeeper's woman. It's the alienity of the ingeniously hidden things. I saw a carmo nearby, but I didn't notice it. Even just by misleading the S-ranked adventurer's senses, it could be said that it was a human-aware force.

Alien magic power and the power to cover it up.

Apparently, the enemy wasn't an easy opponent.

"If you think it's so busy, there's someone with you that you've never seen before." But you're unlucky. Today's gatekeeper is Atai. You can expect the next one tomorrow. Well, I don't care if it's atai. "

-Yes!

"What...?"

Aira raised her hand where the gatekeeper woman was losing interest.

"If you're so confident, I'll smash you to pieces."