Legend

Why don't you do the promotion exam in the Devil's Forest?

Yes, Ray was asked by the worker, but he doesn't look particularly surprised.

I guess I was talking about the Devil's Forest before they actually asked me, or that I was called to the guild today in the first place because I had a story about the promotion exam.

If the topic of Demon Forest is brought up in such a situation, it is harder to assume that it is not involved in the promotion exam.

"Why don't you take the promotion exam? So why are you telling me to make decisions like I'm in charge? It's the guild's job to decide around here, isn't it?

"Right. But this time, it's special.... you know what I mean?

Ray can't even shake his neck sideways if the worker asks him to turn his gaze.

"I know that, but how does that relate to the Devil's Forest?

"Before I explain it, I'll say what's presupposed. What has happened like this one is that Master Dusker can do it because he said he would have a negotiator for Ray. Other than that, we need to get the promotion exam as fast as possible, and if the promotion exam is slower, there will be delays for those who build more."

"I guess so."

Ray naturally knows how beneficial he is in building additions.

I've tried a lot of things right now, like how not to delay work while Ray is gone like that, but still it's very different from having Ray and not being there.

"That's why I want Ray to take the promotion exam as soon as possible, even without a request from Master Dusker."

"That's a story I can be convinced of when they say it. But if you say so, that's convenient for you, right? So you're gonna change the contents of the promotion exam?

I would have told the workers that, Ray, but if they actually told me that the content of the promotion exam was the Devil's Forest, I can't argue with that.

Fortunately, the workers weren't going to imitate things like cheating on Ray here.

"That's why it's the Demon Forest. As I said earlier, Master Dusker suggested that in the case of Ray, deputies would be available if requested by nobles. Therefore, if you want to take a promotion exam in the Devil's Forest, you don't have to take the exam for courtesy, so admit it as a special case under the authority of the Alliance Master."

"Can an Alliance Master's authority decide that on its own too?

"Of course, I can't do it alone. Aside from me, you'll need the consent of five guild masters."

The authority of the Alliance Master is enormous, but I guess it still doesn't mean that I'm free to decide anything by myself.

Especially this time around, the Rank A Adventurer, the best of the adventurers - with the exception of Rank S - for the rank promotion exam.

I guess you can't imitate that by changing the contents of the exam on your own.

"Five.... That sounds difficult, but can you do it? No matter how many workers say they change the content of the promotion exam, unless other guild masters tolerate it, right?

"Right. But I'll take care of that area. The handover from the previous Alliance Masters is well over."

The predecessors, naturally, mean the marina.

When people tell me I'm okay because I'm taking over from that marina, I'm strangely convinced.

I guess that means I have a lot of faith in the marina.

"To sum up the conversation for now, I need to take the promotion exam as soon as possible, so instead of taking some kind of exam in the Devil's Forest instead of a normal promotion exam, I don't have to take the exam about courtesy because there are some deputies.... is that it?

"You will. I don't think this is a bad story for Ray, either, do you? You don't like courtesy, do you?

"I don't like it, but once I learned from Elaine, I could do quite a bit of it."

"... to the Princess General..."

The usually sober worker is also surprised by the name Elaine out of Ray's mouth.

I knew Ray was studying there as well because the promotion exam to Rank A has a courtesy exam, but it was totally unexpected that he was learning courtesy from General Princess.

"Oh, so Elaine gave me a lot of credit for that... but when it comes to exams in the Devil's Forest, it doesn't make sense either."

"No, it won't go away. Because if you think about when you meet with royalty, you need to learn how to be polite. … Originally, I was going to figure out what to do with the area after the exam, but I don't think you need to worry about the area"

"... Didn't you hear about the manners?

"I was going to talk to you later.... So, what do you say? Are you willing to take the exam in the Devil's Forest?

Ray was asked again, but I'm pretty curious about the exams in the Devil's Forest.

I'm pretty happy for Ray that I don't have to test my manners.

For once, Elaine tells me that there won't be any problems, but that's why I thought if I didn't have to take the exam, I wouldn't have to bother.

Also bigger than that would still be about the Devil's Forest.

Many monsters were inhabited, so it could be called a bonus stage for Ray, who uses warcraft.

... although it's a bonus stage where you could lose your life if you do worse than a lot of high-ranking monsters.

"I'm convinced we're going to do the exam in the Devil's Forest, but what exactly am I supposed to do?

"There are two things you need to do. The first is to have two nights in the Devil's Forest. The other is to have at least two Rank A Monsters defeated in the meantime."

"... I see that's pretty harsh"

"For all the conveniences, it's a little more difficult than a normal promotion exam. But it's not extremely difficult."

I was a worker to tell you that lightly, but I don't know if that word is true if you try it on Ray.

No, I could have predicted that it would probably be true because there would be no first thing like a worker lying to himself in this situation.

"By the way, you can take that exam, Seto, right?

"Yeah, that's okay. Because it's Ray's obedience."

"So anyway about the Rank A monster, what if it turns out to be like me riding a ceto and getting out of the Devil's Forest?

"Oh, there's no problem there. Ray will have a magic item to give you a location."

"You know, there's something like that."

Sounds like a GPS.

That's what I thought, Ray, but I wouldn't put it in my mouth that it wouldn't get through to a worker here in a place like GPS.

"Yes, you will act in the Devil's Forest, so at least you will. But given the current situation, that's exactly what we can do."

Originally, it would be the worker's desire to back up more fully if it were also to act in a dangerous place called the Devil's Forest.

But Ray also understood that given the current situation, it was only natural.

"Well, in Ray's case, you'll be able to get away with it instantly if anything gets really dangerous than having Seto. Still, just in case. So bear with me. Of course, if Ray decides there's something at stake and we can't continue the promotion exam any longer, we'll get people out of here."

Even for workers, Ray is very important.

That's why, if Ray's cooperation disappears, the construction of the additions will be more difficult than ever, and more adventurers will need to work to cover it, so much so that nature and paperwork will increase.

That's why I guess you don't want Ray to die in the Demon Forest exam if you can.

Ray could understand the thought of such a worker.

"So, when it comes to testing in the Devil's Forest, when exactly do we do it?

"... so you take this exam?

"I'm more surprised at the worker I've been suggesting. What are you going to do? What would you have done if I hadn't taken it on?

"In that case, you would have done a normal exam."

If I tried to be a worker, I suggested to Ray a promotion test in the Devil's Forest, considering the demands from Dusker and his convenience, as well as the progress of the additions.

Still, that's not what I thought was more likely to take on than an exam in a place called the Devil's Forest.

"Normal exams seem interesting too, but have the workers forgotten my hobby?

"Hobbies?... Oh, Demon Stone"

Until Ray told me, I guess the workers forgot about Ray's hobbies, too.

After a few seconds of silence, I finally remember.

In fact, Ray's hobby is a superficial story.

Demon Stone is a must for Warcraft, and Ray decided he had a hobby of collecting Demon Stones to mislead it.

"That's right. Retain at least two Rank A monsters. Okay, but I guess it doesn't matter if you knock down more than that, does it?

"I don't mind that, and it helps in that you can get information on Rank A monsters..."

A worker confused by Ray's words.

Naturally, exams in the Devil's Forest are impotent... and that's what I think is impotent from a worker's point of view.

Not reluctantly, but it was totally unexpected from a worker's point of view that he would definitely want to take it as a pleasure.

"Two nights in the Devil's Forest... if you do that, I'm a Rank A Adventurer too"

"There are monster crusades, too."

"I know. By the way, the purpose was to talk about two Rank A monsters, but doesn't a monster below Rank B make sense to hunt?

"You will. Of course, only the monsters in the Devil's Forest will buy it for a high price if they sell it in the Alliance."

I'm sure Ray deserves the word of a worker who says so.

Even for the Alliance, you want very much the material of the Monster of the Devil's Forest.

"There's nothing like selling monster meat because I want it too. However, if it's material or something, maybe I can sell it. I'm not sure I'll ever sell it because I might use it."

"I'm afraid I don't mind that. It's only natural for adventurers to decide what to do with the corpse of a monster they defeated themselves. However, I'm pretty sure you want me to sell it to the guild if you can."

Ray nods at the worker's words.

Nothing, Ray doesn't have anything to think about the Alliance.

More than that, selling monster material defeated in the Devil's Forest is not particularly a denial.

"So when are we going to take the promotion exam in the Devil's Forest?

"Right. Of course you have magic items to prepare, but besides that, you also need to prepare for a lot of things.... what about ten days from now?

"Ten days later? It won't take long again."

As for Ray, that's what I was willing to go to the Devil's Forest right now.

So that's what they said when they asked me that it was actually ten days after I took the promotion exam, but what I came back from the worker was a frightened gaze.

"Ten days is also something like finally getting everything ready as a top priority? If this is a lower ranked promotion exam, you won't need to be that ready either. But this is a promotion exam to Rank A, right? It's like doing it in the Devil's Forest, too, unusual."

The word of the worker is by no means daunting.

Ten days is the number of days that the worker can finally manage by focusing on you.

Even so, they told me it would take time to get out of Ray, so I guess the workers don't find it interesting.

"You got something to prepare that far? Well, I just wish I had a magic item."

Camping for two nights and three days in the Devil's Forest...... was a slightly too light a look at the Devil's Forest, but all assumed that this promotion exam would be held as soon as possible.

That's why Ray alone...... no, Ray and Seto alone go to the Devil's Forest to be exact, so isn't that the only thing we have to prepare is a magic item with a GPS effect? And it would be natural for Ray to think that way.

The worker said it would take ten days because he actually needed to prepare for everything else.

Ray also told the worker that way, but still managed to argue... eventually it was going to be that the exam would take place in five days.