Legend

Dusker goes up on a platform prepared in front of the stage.

I'm not going to be using a wooden box from a store in any way, shape or form.

It's natural that it's made appropriately because the dusker is riding on it.

Not to mention, it's also an aspect of the ceremony to announce that Ray has passed the promotion exam, and it's also a place to reveal the corpse of the crystal dragon that Ray defeated.

It was a fairly large platform, and there was quite a bit of room to stand.

...... Since Ray will be lined up there alongside Dusker, it's only natural that he would be.

'Well, gentlemen. I'm glad you're here at your busy time," he said. ...... Most of you may not know why I am here in this place.

Dusker's voice, standing on the platform, echoed around him.

The number of those gathered could already be in the hundreds ...... or even over a thousand by now.

Even so, even though Dusker didn't use any kind of magic item in particular, he was still able to make his voice reach the ears of everyone gathered at the place.

The crowd ...... around the stage, or rather those who had already become spectators, listened to Dusker's words.

A few of them are making suspicious movements, but Egg's men are already waiting around the perimeter of the area without a doubt.

Even though they are Egg's subordinates, they are not that skilled.

They are not particularly warned by those who are making suspicious movements, since they mainly act in the midst of ordinary people, even if it is only to blend in with them.

Nevertheless, there were some people who were wary of them, and such people were proof of their skill.

''Some of you may already know this, but Ray, a rank B adventurer nicknamed Crimson, was given a special exception to take a promotion test from the requests he has completed so far. ......, but this special exception is by no means a special exception in the sense of an exceptionally easy test. You all know that it's an extremely dangerous test that requires you to spend three days and two nights in the Demon Forest and defeat at least two rank A monsters.

It was only in this Gilm, where there were many adventurers, that many of them could understand how dangerous the promotion test was.

And even if they were not adventurers, those living in Gilm would not be surprised if they had heard of the Demon Forest at least a little bit of experience.

Many of those people are ordinary people, so although they don't know specifically how dangerous the Demon Forest is, they still understand that it is a dangerous place.

''And ...... Lei has successfully passed that test!

"Oh, oh, oh, oh!

At Dusker's words, surprise rose from the mouths of the crowd.

The fact that Ray had already returned to Gilm and was preparing for the festivities to match, many had already imagined that Ray had passed the promotion exam.

......, but even among those few, those who had bet on Ray's rejection, and on top of that, had not yet given up on winning the bet, even in the current situation, let out a frustrated voice when they heard Dusker's mouth say that Ray had passed the promotion exam.

''Then let me introduce you. ...... This is Ray the Crimson Ray, who will become a rank A adventurer as of today!

'Wow!'

Prompted by Dusker's words, Ray walks up on the platform with the worker.

A short distance away, Marina watches such a Ray with a smile, and ...... up on the platform, Ray finds Vihera in the crowd and a familiar carriage a short distance away from the crowd.

Aside from Vihera, I even thought for a moment that the carriage was just my imagination, but it is a first-class magic item, and furthermore, if the horse towing the carriage is also trained to look at and has a kind of bizarre power, ...... such a carriage is the only carriage that Elaina has.

It's clear from the sight of Arra on top of the gyoza-dai that this is the case.

If that was the case, then there was probably no doubt that Bune would be at Vihera's side.

In other words, all of Ray's companions had come to see this ceremony.

That made Ray happy, but at the same time, he felt slightly embarrassed.

However, I won't mimic such happiness and embarrassment on my face right now.

Beside Ray standing on the stand, the worker opens his mouth.

''As some of you may know, I'm the Worker who serves as the Guildmaster of Gillum. And in the name of the Guildmaster, I declare that Ray has passed the promotion exam and has become a Rank A adventurer.

'Wow!

The crowd cheered again as Worker declared.

Dusker's words were a big enough shock, but this time it was the declaration of the Guildmaster himself.

...... If you think about it normally, the lord's position is higher than that of the guildmaster and the lord.

But in this case, the adventurer Ray, who belongs to Ray's ...... guild, was promoted, so the guild master's declaration of that was enough to show the spectators that Ray was once again promoted.

''Well, then, ......, let's get a word from Ray.

Huh?　And at the worker's words, Ray looked surprised.

I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do that at all.

I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do that.

I'm not sure I've ever seen such a thing before.

(For a surprise, I think the corpse of a crystal dragon would be enough.)

Although I think so, but since he held a ceremony like this and declared his promotion to rank A adventurer, it wouldn't be strange if he asked Rey to greet me as well.

Nevertheless, Rey was never good at greeting people in such occasions.

I was unsure of what to say ...... and decided that it was appropriate for now.

''I'm Ray, who became a rank A adventurer today. As many of you may know, I'm based here in Gillum. That's why I'm so attached to this place called Gillum. This is why I have a strong attachment to Gilm. I will continue to work in Gillum as an adventurer, so I hope you will continue to watch over me warmly.

It's not like he was thinking of any particular words of greeting, so what came out of Ray's mouth was an improvised word.

But because it was an improvised word, there is no doubt that it was Ray's honest thought.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it.

I'm sure you'll find that many of these spectators are also residents of Gillum.

Or many of them had come here for work on the extension, and the words were probably enough to inspire even them.

'Thank you, that was a wonderful greeting that came straight from Ray's heart.

Saying this, the worker holds out something to Ray.

Ray takes it and asks what the hell is it?　When you understand that ...... it is a guild card, even though you have doubts about it, it makes sense.

It's not just a guild card.

Guild card as a rank A adventurer.

Until now, I would have given the guild card I had to the guild and received the next rank's guild card by renewing it.

But if it was a rank A adventurer's guild card, it would still be different from a rank B or lower adventurer's guild card.

''I'll receive the rank B guild cards later.

The words are said so that only Ray can hear them.

Ray doesn't disagree with the worker's words either, so he nods to them honestly.

''Well, ...... as far as Ray's promotion is concerned, that's enough. Let's move on to the next topic.

Dusker watched the exchange between Worker and Ray, but when he saw that it had died down, Dusker opened his mouth again.

'I'm sure some of you are also curious about the stage behind me ...... and whatever is covering it.

As Dusker announced this anew, the crowd's eyes saw something behind Dusker.

Marina's spirit magic prevents them from seeing the corpse of the crystal dragon that is currently adorning the stage.

Naturally, many of them were curious about the stage behind Dusker and the others.

However, considering the current situation, many of those who first turned their attention to Ray's promotion exam ...... Thus, if such a thing was once again said by Dasker's mouth, it would be natural for many to be interested in that side.

I am sure that Dusker also knew that and put it into words like this.

''Ray has defeated many monsters in the Demon Forest. But ...... there will be some who will not honestly believe me when I say that here.

While listening to such talk, Ray makes a subtle expression.

Dusker, who usually uses the first person of me, is now using the first person of me, but there is something strange about it.

Of course, this may be natural when speaking in public, but knowing Dusker as he usually is, I still feel a sense of discomfort.

Nevertheless, it seems that Ray is the only one who thinks like that, and the worker listened to Dusker's story with no particular change in his expression.

'So, there's only one monster on this stage, the corpse of the monster Ray has defeated in the Demon Forest. If you look at this ...... and this monster was defeated by Ray, then no one should have any doubt that Ray has the ability to be a worthy rank A adventurer.

Dusker's proclamation ...... nay, affirmation raises the expectations of many of us.

If Dusker goes so far as to say, what kind of a monster corpse on the stage is that?

Despite these expectant glances, Dusker continues to speak.

''But I need you to pay attention. The corpse on this stage is extremely powerful. The faint of heart will have no one to blame for that if they leave here without seeing the corpse.

A warning of sorts came out of Dusker's mouth.

But it was a warning as well as a warning, and it was also a way to inflame the crowd's expectations.

As long as they were in Gilm, many of them wouldn't mimic being easily surprised by most of the spectacle.

The lord, Dasker, should have known that as a matter of course.

Nevertheless, he still says these things.

That would be the same as saying that you should be suspicious in many ways.

So much so that no one walked away from the scene after hearing Dusker's words.

It could be that many of them are feeling uplifted by the announcement about Ray's promotion.

If you're not an adventurer, it's not so easy to know who is a rank A adventurer.

But Ray is definitely a rank A adventurer since this is how Dusker and Worker made it public.

...... Most importantly, in Ray's case, the promotion test was quite widespread, so it's a bit of a new story now.

Still, for what it's worth, Ray's association with the residents of Gillum is reasonably long and deep.

In particular, Ray mainly works in the cafeteria and food stalls, and often buys various items in bulk at other stores, so he has a wide range of faces in that sense as well.

Or maybe he's famous in the sense that he's the owner of Set, who is halfway turned into the mascot of Gillum.

Dusker looks astonished when he sees that no one is walking away. ...... It's an act, of course.

'This is a surprise. I didn't expect them all to stay. But you know what?　I've already advised you. Knowing that, as long as I remain here like this, if anything happens, it will be at my own risk. ...... That's fine with you, isn't it?　Again, if you think you're feeble-minded, you'd better walk away.

Dusker told him that again, but when he saw that no one was still walking away, he nodded widely.

'Then see to it that you do not regret it!

While saying that, Dusker turns his gaze to Marina while waving his hand in an exaggerated manner.

Marina uses spirit magic to annihilate something that was covering the stage before that signal.

If Marina didn't disarm the spirit magic with this, Dusker would have become a clown. ...... Marina also doesn't dislike Dusker in any way, so she doesn't imitate him.

And so the stage was exposed ...... and what existed there was the corpse of a crystal dragon.

It's not just the corpse being placed there, but also the parts of the body that were originally severed by Marina's spirit magic seemed to be firmly attached to each other, full of dynamism.

That's exactly the kind of scene that would make everyone think that perhaps the crystal dragon's corpse would start moving like this.

In fact, several spectators tried to scream at the sight of such a crystal dragon corpse ...... and as if to interrupt them, Dusker opened his mouth.

''The rank S monster that Ray defeated in the Demon Forest, the Crystal Dragon!　It's a new kind of dragon we've never found before!

It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time with the help of a good friend.