Legend

"Mr. Ray!? What the hell is wrong with you, I haven't seen you at all in the last few days!

Ray, who came to the guild after Marina told him, was immediately captured by Kenny.

There are still quite a few people in the guild, but Kenny is still sharp around finding Ray quickly.

I don't deal with other adventurers right now, and I concentrated on paperwork, so I was able to call Ray as soon as I realized it, so I guess so.

Lenora, who was dealing with adventurers next door, suddenly turned her gaze to Kenny, who shouted out loud, but now she needed to deal with the adventurer she was dealing with rather than pay attention to Kenny.

Still, I didn't forget to turn a sharp gaze for a moment.

"Go out for a minute. So I came back today."

"Ray, it's you who does that at times like this, isn't it?... Look, why don't you take a look around? Some people are staring at each other, right?

That's what they say, Ray checks what's going on around him.

Then, indeed, they are more gazed at than usual, and some of them are gazing at whether they heard the words of Ray now or not.

But the problem is...

(Regardless of the frightening gaze, some guys are turning a resentful gaze. It's not as hostile as that. What the hell was that? No, well, I'm partying with Marina and Vihera, so I'm used to being able to look at you like that)

Both Marina and Vihera are beautiful enough to deserve the word extinct as an adjective.

Ray, partying with two beautiful women like that, it's not uncommon for a man to turn his jealous gaze, naturally.

In fact, not only those two, but also the gaze of jealousy was pointed at them by those with a special taste for children like Büne, but Ray doesn't realize that.

"You've got some strange gaze on you. Why?"

"Ray, there's a bet going on about what's going to happen with your promotion exam."

"Is that normal?

"Right. Rank A Adventurer is the pinnacle of an adventurer. The adventurer deserves it, but it deserves a lot of other people's attention. And if we get attention, there's gonna be people out there who make that a bet. Not to mention that this exam is not a normal one, it's a test that takes place in the Devil's Forest"

"I haven't started the exam yet, and there are people out there who are looking at me like they're gonna resent me?

"Ray, you haven't been in the Guild for a few days, have you? So you must be the one who gambled that you would be disqualified if you didn't make it to the exam. Oh, of course I bet on your pass, Ray. Or maybe everyone in the guild is betting on your passing, Ray."

Kenny with a full smile.

Alliance officials naturally know exactly how powerful Ray is.

So I guess that's what you understand when you definitely pass the promotion exam if you have Ray's strength.

Even if the place where the promotion exam is in the Devil's Forest, Ray will be fine, and that's what I decided.

(Alliance officials who know my powers bet, okay? Normally, was it insider trading? It's not weird to be punished like that...... well, isn't that it?)

Insider trading is important information about your company… for example, doing some groundbreaking research and imitating things like buying stock in your company before it gets published.

Such practices are prohibited, but that is only a story in Japan.

In Elgin, the legal development of that hand is not well established.

On the contrary, bribes even go through normally.

"By the way, can I bet too?

"Huh? Hmm... I don't know. Well, I guess that's a little tricky, huh? Ray, I don't think you'd do that, but some people are going to take an exam and say you're not going to pass."

If you are familiar with Ray, I can assure you that Ray will not imitate such a fool.

In the first place, Ray has so much property that he can't use it up at the moment.

Also, in case you lose Ray's fortune, if you're going to make money, you just need to get a request from the guild or sell monster material, and if you're going to make more money, you can make as much money as you want by hunting bandits.

Still, Ray says he wants to bet on himself because he understands that this equals a kind of festival.

If so, it would be natural for me to want to attend that festival as well.... In a way, Ray taking the promotion exam is the central figure in the festival.

"I'll ask you once and for all if you can. Who am I supposed to ask?

"Hmm, in this guild... you see, that adventurer"

What Kenny showed is that Ray is an adventurer I remember seeing several times too.

Not a rapidly growing number of adventurers in the additions, but adventurers who had been working in the Guild since before.

"Okay. And I'd like to see a worker."

"Well, Ray, while you're listening to me about betting, you're gonna ask the Alliance Master a little bit. It's a little hard to get to the back stairs in this situation."

"I guess."

To Kenny's words, Ray remembers when he came to ask about the rank promotion exam.

That's when Kenny broke a bunch of paperwork or something, and I heard that scream.

Now praying not to, Ray approaches the adventurer taught by Kenny.

"You got a minute?

"What's going on?

An adventurer man who returns words without showing any particular surprise, even if Ray talks to him.

If you try to be a man, you know Ray pretty well.

That's what I understand when I don't imitate things like waving violence at myself for nothing.

"Heard you were making bets on my promotion exam. Would you like me to take part in that bet, too?

"No, you can't think about that normally"

"Is it because it's possible that I deliberately failed my promotion exam and won the bet? But normally, you know which is more profitable, winning a bet here or passing a promotion exam, right?

"I guess. But if you were betting, you wouldn't be stopping the exam as soon as it got dangerous on the promotion exam or anything like that, would you?

Were you worried about that?

Ray was poked at the intent, but he shook his neck sideways saying he didn't have to worry about it right away.

"My bet is to pass the promotion exam and I'll be a Rank A Adventurer. I don't think there's a problem with this.

"It's..."

To Ray's words, the man shuts up.

In fact, that wouldn't explain Ray's opposition to betting on his passing.

If anyone disagrees with that, when Ray passes the promotion exam, is it just the ones who get less money?

However, in the case of guild officials, you won't be dissatisfied with whether Ray passes the promotion exam or if he ever delights with it.

I don't know who bets on the other passes.

"What do you say?

"Just give me a minute. I'll talk to you upstairs."

"Right, just right"

Ray's gaze as he spoke to the man captured Kenny coming from behind the guild counter.

Ray only tells the man he asked him for the last time, and he goes straight to the counter.

"Ray, the Alliance Master will see you soon, but Ray will miss you. Just... you know, you seemed a little angry, so be careful."

"I guess."

To Kenny's words, Ray nods as convinced.

If you try to be an Alliance Master, Ray's appearance has disappeared from the guild over the last few days, even though the promotion exam is scheduled for tomorrow.

I guess it's natural to have feelings that make you feel like a kicker.

(Though I don't think that worker would do something like panic)

From Ray's point of view, the worker who succeeded to the marina and became the guild master seemed to be on par with or above the marina in the sense of calm anyway.

Ray can't think of such a sight as a worker panicking.

"So be careful when you talk to the Alliance Master.... If it's true, Ray, I wanted to give you a lift to the office, but you told me to stick to my job, so I'm gonna have to give you priority."

Kenny looking really sorry.

Lenora, who was watching how Kenny was doing away from home, questions just a little bit.

Given Kenny's character, that's why it didn't seem strange to imitate things like taking Ray upstairs to the office.

Most importantly, I quickly forgot that I also concentrated on interacting with adventurers.

Ray leaves Kenny on the spot looking sorry from the bottom of his heart and heads to the back of the counter.

(Have you lost some paperwork?

It was really a little, but I feel like the number of documents stacked inside the counter is decreasing.

I guess the result of the Alliance employee's struggle is that, Ray, who goes along with it.

I hope the paperwork keeps decreasing slightly and it will be easier to walk here.

I think so, but soon I also think this degree might be an error.

I just happen to have fewer paperwork now, and I guess over time the pile of paperwork will come back to life again.

Ray arrives in front of the Guildmaster's office up the stairs, hoping the guild staff will work hard.

"Worker, it's me, it's Ray"

"Please come in."

I tell him as he knocks, and he hears a worker like that from inside.

That's how I opened the door, where, as expected, the workers were doing their jobs.

However, the number of paperwork towers in the room was also lower and taller than before compared to when Ray arrived a few days ago.

(You worked hard)

I think so, but don't say anything because it was going to be a lot of trouble when you mouthed it.

"I'm sorry you've been away for a while. Honestly, I didn't think it would be this long."

"Absolutely. Given the current situation, the absence of Ray to take the promotion exam could have been a major disturbance."

A worker who tells you he's smudged doesn't seem in that much of a hurry.

(Or are you hiding it because I'm here? Or is it hard for others to understand even if I'm in a hurry and I can't find it or something like that)

It was Ray thinking that way while watching the worker, but the conversation with the worker continues.

"Anyway, there's nothing more wrong with you than coming back like this, is there?

"Right. I'll give you the magic items to use in the Devil's Forest tomorrow. Show your face to the guild tomorrow morning."

"Okay. So, who goes all the way to the Devil's Forest?

"One, I'll put out a Rank A Adventurer. But that adventurer will be back in the Guild as soon as he leads Ray to the Devil's Forest. That's okay, right?

"Oh, that's okay"

As for Ray, the Devil's Forest is not where he has been since he woke up in this world.

But it has already been a few years since I came out of that demonic forest with Seto.

On top of that, if you ask me if I can travel by myself and Seto alone to the Devil's Forest than I have appropriately proceeded from the Devil's Forest and come to Gilm, it's honestly a subtlety.

Of course, it would normally be possible to reach the Devil's Forest over time.

But I don't have the time to do that, given the current situation.

If so, I was sure I should have been told the place by someone who knew the Devil's Forest well.

"See you tomorrow morning"

I thought they would definitely say more Netineti, but no particular attention seems to be paid.

While I'm relieved by that, I guess the worker doesn't have a problem because he's back for now, so I think about it and get out of the office.

Workers, too, wonder if cleaning up that one would be a priority if they saw how the paperwork tower was inside the office.

As I go down the stairs and move inside the counter, I see Kenny playing adventurer.

If you look at Lenora, you're dealing with another adventurer.

"Mr. Ray, this way please"

That's what one of the guild officials said to Ray's appearance, so that he could get out of the counter.

When Ray gets out of the counter after saying thank you to the other person, just the adventurer earlier...... Ray stepped toward you where the adventurer said he would ask the one above if Ray could take part in the bet about Ray's promotion exam.