Legend

"Oh, I see the city of Gilm."

Marca sounds happy in the carriage.

Finish your lunch with a dish made from bicorn meat that you just hunted in the meadow, have a light meal break and then go on a carriage for a few hours. In the time it was time for the evening, the Rays had arrived in the city of Gilm.

Sometimes after lunch, in the carriage of the Duke of Quento's house, the food Marca delighted to eat for lunch, or the story of water so delicious that Ray had never served it before.

It should be noted that when Marca borrowed a dagger of running water from Ray to get the water out, it was not as clear as Ray's, but it still came out with a clear flavor of water to please Marca.

Most……

"Whew, Ray. Why don't you give the dagger of running water to your concubine? Of course I won't just give it to you. If the concubine has a price to pay, I'll pay as much as I can."

Marca, who liked the dagger of running water so much that she couldn't take it any more than once, began to bring it to Ray.

But even for Ray, the dagger of running water, which produces as much water as it can just shed magic, is not to say essential in acting as an adventurer… but it is a very useful magic item if you have one. If you need pure water, there is also the means to keep it in a barrel and in the mistering like a regular adventurer or an adventurer with a carriage. However, given the taste of water, the dagger of running water is more overwhelming, so there was nothing like Ray responding to Marca's request.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not giving this away."

"Ma'am, if you persist too much, Mr. Ray will hate you, won't he? If that happens, you won't be able to play with Seto..."

"Mm, mmm. I'm sure that's troublesome. … I can't help but ask around Ozos if there are similar magic items"

Ozos. It is only called the Magic City and is a thriving city when it comes to buying and selling magic items. The Kings of the Kingdom of Mireana, who stained themselves with and understood that the Bestian Empire was investing in alchemy in the last war, are currently plotting to fatten their connection to Ozos, and would not be wrong as an option to be taken by one of the leading kings, the Duke of Quento's daughters.

"Do that. If this kind of magic item spreads, it's convenient for adventurers when camping."

"Hmm, I don't think ordinary adventurers can buy expensive magic items like that, regardless of what they use for their normal lives."

The carriage proceeds even as he leans his neck toward Ray's words, and continues straight into the city to the guild after completing the process.

... Note that even though the dishes I desperately made were produced by magic items, Shty, merely lost to water, was depressed, just quite confident in the cooking arm.

Four people are in carriages described as bad tastes: Roble, Shty, Arnicht and Orchide. Among those four, Roble and Arnicht are incompatible and ignore each other. And Orchide was leaning against the carriage wall and enjoying a slow afternoon's sleep. Then I had to take the initiative and continue the conversation, as when I headed for the bicorn crusade in the morning, to make it a little brighter in the carriage, but there's no way I can expect that from a depressed now shti, and as a result, the carriage is still quiet with odd tension.

And speaking of quiet, the same was true of the guild carriage with the Ones and Residence on board. But the fortunate thing about being unhappy was that the two people in this carriage didn't have the character to bitter silence?

That is how the silence of the two carriages and the lively journey of one carriage also ends by arriving at the guild.

He finished the crusade for Bicone, which is also the main one when it comes to the rank-up exam, and all that remained was an interview to be said even with the last exam.

Everyone gets off the carriage in front of the guild and Seto rolls to sleep in a space for his submissive, even if he is told nothing.

Confirm that only horizontally for a moment and the Residence opens its mouth.

"Well, first of all, the bicorn crusade was hard work. After that, as I said in advance, it's an individual interview. From each one of us waiting in the conference room, we're going to call one here"

That's what I told you, Residence just walking into the guild.

Others follow them into the Alliance...

"Oh, he's back. He's back. So, what do you think?

"Um, did I tell you that as far as this goes, Shty or something? You're not well with that woman. Did you miss the bicorn crusade?

"A guy like Roble... he's not well either. Bicone, isn't it? I don't think he's going to fail that crusade."

"Uh, I don't think so. I know a little bit about that Roble thing, but I'm not that depressed by the failure of the crusade."

"Then why?

"Come on? That's not how I get it."

"Ray... I don't see much expression on the hood, but it doesn't look like anything like this in particular"

"If it's pure combat power, it's not about rank C or rank B. It's strange to have an alias in Rank C in the first place."

"Well. If Ray were to fall, it would be another item..."

While listening to such a conversation, the line passes straight in front of the counter and goes upstairs.

Lenora and Kenny at the counter naturally noticed Ray's appearance, but they were also very busy paying off the adventurers who had accomplished the request in the evening, or even handling the affairs of the party that had failed the request, and could not even speak up to Ray.

Since it is the busiest time alongside the morning, I can't help but say that Kenny nevertheless sighs unfortunately without being able to speak to Ray, who I could only see for a moment.

Most of the time, he immediately attacked Lenora, who was carrying adventurers next door, with documents rounded to his head, and went back to his job.

Even so, it is still quite bright than it is summer, and the sun is not yet at sunset. In the meantime, the conference room on the second floor of the Alliance had gathered those who had taken the rank-up exam.

The test participants, beginning with Ray, the Residence, who is also the guild's examiner, and the nobles, beginning with Marka. 9 in total.

In the meantime, the Residence opens its mouth in front of the Rays sitting in the chair.

"Well, as I said earlier, we're going to have an individual interview. You can rest assured I'm the only one doing the interview."

To that word, it was Roble who exhaled with relief.

I guess he was grateful that the only subject of the interview was the Residence, just because he decides that he is decidedly out of character with Arnicht.

Such a glimpse of Roble's condition, the Residence then calls out to Roble all the time.

"Just fine. The first interview came from Roble, right? As the others wait here. The place for the interview is a private room next to this conference room. Roble, come with me."

"Huh? Ah, oh. Okay."

"Good luck, Roble"

Shty calls out to Roble, who nods nervously.

So you restored your energy, Roble nods small and leaves the conference room after the residence.

"... Roble, I hope you're okay. You don't like interviews and stuff like that."

Potty, and shuddering shti.

"But if the rank rises, does it also mean we meet with the nobles more often? Well, rank B is a lot of people, so it doesn't necessarily necessarily involve nobility."

That's what Marca said when she sat down in the chair that Koan told her to pull.

"Right. And if you're partying, you can leave it to the other members to discuss it with the nobles."

"With that said, thunder god's axe elk looked like that"

Ray, who was listening to the two, tells that as he remembers the face of a rank A adventurer who looked familiar as if the evil kid had grown as he did.

I guess I was just impressed by the fact that I was listening to that area from the elk.

"... I certainly can't imagine Mr. Elk, the Axe of Thunder God, caring about courtesy or anything"

"Most of all, I'm sure you know the minimum amount of courtesy you need. And because you have something above courtesy."

It was obvious that something like that was combat power, or that it was appreciated that it did not imitate backwards against my client.

"But I think we need some manners nonetheless. Especially given that nobility and royalty ask for it."

That's what Arnicht told me when he was listening to the three of them, and Marca and Koan just nod that he's certainly not wrong.

Because it was obvious that even without courtesy, you might be able to rank up, but still, it was better to be there than not.

In the first place, it was also true that there couldn't be so many non-standard people in Elk.

"Hmm... I don't care about politeness or anything like that. It stinks. Come on. I'm sorry I'm so tough."

"Well, you're proud to be a nobleman, too."

Spending time talking like that eventually Roble returns to the conference room after about 20 minutes.

As soon as he entered the room, he concentrated his gaze from everyone for a moment, but immediately opened his mouth.

"Ray, you're next."

"... me?

After all, I just thought it was Shty's turn to be a party member next for Roble, and I accidentally ask him back, Ray.

But Roble nods silently.

You must have seen that snort and understood it was no joke or anything. Ray gets up from the chair where he was sitting and leaves the conference room.

Feeling the gaze of everyone who can be turned against your back.

"Well, have a seat first"

Room on the side of the meeting room. In terms of size, it can be said to be just the right size for a small group of people to discuss.

Ray, who enters such a room, sits in a chair as recommended by the Residence.

"So, I'm going to start your interview... right, but before you do, tell me what you felt and thought about this Rank Up exam."

"Is that okay with anything?

"Oh, of course"

Ray, listening to the words and staring toward the Residence, eventually opens his mouth.

"A strange suggestion was made by Arnicht when Seth was driving the bicorn away. Is this about the exam?

"... strange content? No, I'm not directing anything in particular. What exactly is that?

Ray is encouraged to continue the story, but silent for about a few seconds.

Should I say it here, or not? I was unsure which way to go, but eventually I open my mouth by deciding that this would also be part of the exam.

"They brought me here to deliberately miss the bicorn because I would pay them separately. He wanted to stop any material that could only be taken around the city of Gilm on the border from flowing into the Kingdom of Mireana."

"... is that true?

"Oh, definitely."

Rather than say doubt, it was the residency that asked back, including the nuance of sanity, but Ray nodded and affirmed immediately.

"Look, for once, if you imitate a nobleman to fit into a trap, it would be a pretty heavy sin. Is that what you said after you understood that?

"I'm not trying to frame Arnicht for innocence. I'm just purely telling you that I've been brought up with this story."

Yes, Ray explained, but was still convinced that the exchange at that time would be for Bluff, the so-called exam.

(In the first place, it seems that Arnicht's arrogant personality is making him look like he had to for this rank-up exam. Given that, it would be the right choice to speak of Arnicht's actions here…)

"Hmm, well. Then I'll check it out here too... are you sure? It was more of a joke or a mistake than I said on this occasion.

As if to press to confirm...... Residence who says that if it was a result without roots or leaves it would only be detrimental to Ray.

"Oh, that's fine. If I'm wrong, I'm sure I'm wrong, so I'll be punished for it."

"... fine. If that's all you have to say, I won't say anything more. You'll be telling me the results of your research later, so just remember that area."

That was the end of the Arnicht case for now, and after that the interview ended when people asked me how I felt about taking the exam and the impressions of Roble, Shty and Ones who acted with me this time.

The results of the Rank Up exam will be found after 5 days. Until then, Rank Up exam participants, including Ray, will have days of tension.