"What?! You said you already got a B-rank?!

"Shut up!"

Albert's screams echo in a tavern near the Adventurer's Guild. The surroundings quieted for a moment with something to do with the loudness of that voice, but soon Shelley slapped Albert on the head as she penetrated and silenced him.

"Excuse me. It's nothing."

The original hustle and bustle came back to the tavern again when Cain, who stood up almost at the same time, bowed his head and so his surroundings didn't seem to matter.

"Mr. Albert, your voice is too loud"

"I know how you feel, but let's calm down first"

"Sorry."

Meg and Dan also blamed me, and Albert seemed to reflect honestly. Now drop your voice to normal volume and continue the conversation.

"But Dan, is it true? I know he's strong, but it would be too soon to be B-rank already. Even we're not C-ranked yet!

"Albert, your voice is getting louder again."

For the last one, Cain embarrassed Albert, who was growing in volume again.

"Oh, I'm sorry. With……. But it hasn't been a year since the beginner course, has it? We're D-ranked, because normally, it should be pretty fast."

Albert, Cain, Dan, Sherry and Meg. The seven of them who added Gin and Rachel to these five took a beginner's course together. It's synchronized if you ask me.

They were also a little behind the Jins, but still got promoted to D-rank in less than six months. However, compared to the Gins, who are currently B-ranked, they will have been watered down to a large extent.

"I heard it on the guild, so I'm pretty sure. Besides, I'm pretty sure Jin got a B-rank. Even Albert would have seen Jin in a mock fight with Mr. Oswald on the athletic field, wouldn't he? I don't think that's surprising because we can only do that with that guy in A-rank?

"Mmmm..."

Even though I understand Jin's high strength, I guess it was hard to honestly acknowledge that difference in strength from his rival mind that he didn't want to lose. Shelley turns a slightly cooler gaze at Albert.

"You're really stupid. Gin is amazing, not something I've known since I was a beginner. We just have to work hard at our pace."

"Right. We've got Mr. Oswald doing some archeology, and there's a labyrinth in this city where we can gain experience in action. I think we're pretty blessed, aren't we?

Shelley was also told by Meg, and Albert seems reluctantly to admit it.

"... you sure do. We're at our pace..."

"Oh, it's been a long time. How have you been?

Jin blocks Albert's dialogue as he tells himself, the person of the time he appears by chance (...).

"... I knew I wasn't convinced -!

It goes without saying that there has been a tougher penetration than earlier into Albert, who again screams without regard for the annoyances around him.

"Haha, Albert's the same"

Albert suddenly shouted at me. It was a surprised gin, but the more I listened to it, the more convincing it was. Don't change or Jin's cheek will loosen.

"I thought you'd gotten a little better."

Ha and sigh Cain doesn't seem to change how hard it is again.

"No, wait. Admittedly, Jin is strong, but as a competitor, he doesn't admit to losing..."

Albert himself didn't have anything to think of as the current difference in strength, but that mental strength, which can still be described as a rival, is a big deal.

"It seems more embarrassing to say rivals already..."

"I think it's bad forever"

Following Dan's sober allegations, Meg's penetration enters.

"You guys..."

The two relatively mild people pointed out that Albert the boulder also enjoyed.

But Dan's eyes, watching Albert depressed, are gentle, and he has a grin on his mouth. It wasn't there anymore. It wasn't there anymore.

"Mr. Jin doesn't seem to like it."

Aria asks Zinn as she smiles herself watching them so narrowly.

"Well, you don't hate the strength of Albert's defeat."

I had received a rival declaration from Albert before, but that straight rival heart was still comfortable for Jin.

"Really? Don't you?

"Gu..."

"Hey, Shelly."

Seeing Albert nagging after a relentless penetration, Meg just jerked Sherry off.

"Haha. No, because Albert's straight. I don't think I can lose, either."

Albert's attitude toward his rival heart, which remains unchanged even if he understands the difference in strength, may be taken unknowingly by some people. But Jin even remembered a certain sense of respect for Albert, while he could continue to have that feeling straight without being weirdly distorted.

And the emotions that are embedded in those words are more or less communicated to the other person without distinction between good and evil

"... right, yeah"

He was Albert, who answered with few words, but there was an irresistible grin in his mouth.

"By the way, Jin, can I ask you something? We almost saw the C-rank promotion exam, and I was wondering if you had any advice?

When I saw that Albert had finally settled down, Dan was changing the subject.

The benefits of the labyrinth, which can still be stabilised and experienced, are enormous, plus Oswald's guidance and they are gaining strength, and they were about to meet the criteria for taking the C-rank exam in a few moments.

Though at a slower pace than the Jins, it's usually a pretty fast pace.

"Like Mr. Gain said before, if you're going to take the exam, I think you should work out about 2-3 extra levels over the promotion criteria. Especially now that there's a labyrinth, there's no need to give it away. And not just the level, but the skill development."

Jin himself has had experience encountering bandits (Gerd) in the C-rank promotion exam. That may be an extreme example, but it's true that C-rank allows requests across the city, and the danger jumps. Even though bandits are rarely encountered, it is too dangerous to challenge them helplessly.

"Um, maybe it does.... what?

Surprisingly for the vast majority of people on this occasion, it was Albert who first agreed with this opinion.

Albert responds flashly to party members who look at himself with surprise.

"I didn't know Albert would agree first..."

"Yeah, I thought I'd say I'd try C-rank or something as soon as I achieved the promotion conditions"

"Me too. I thought Albert was going to say," Well, what are you going to do with that weak idea? "

"Is it also a fever, Mr. Albert? Shall we do the restorative magic?

"You guys..."

Cain and Dan in the first half are probably, but Sherry and Meg in particular in the second half were too harsh. A nearby partay member made fun of me all the time here, and Albert dropped his shoulder disappointingly again.

"Pfft, but you've really changed Mr. Albert. Oh, in a good way, of course."

You're going to follow Albert like that, Rachel smiles and opens her mouth. I still haven't completely fixed the way I can talk to the arrogant shore, but it's still the difference between cloud mud and Albert once was. The boy, who has continued to be clumsy about interpersonal misunderstandings, could have grown up with more understandings as a party member besides Cain.

"Right. I was also emotional when I accompanied you as a instructor during your beginner course. I wondered what would happen when I first introduced myself..."

Plus Elsa continued with a smile, but the clouds have been going crazy since the second half.

"Oh, what was it?

"Sure, 'I'll take care of the fight...'"

"Give me a break!

Albert happens to block Elsa's dialogue trying to answer Aria's question. The unfamiliar remarks he made in front of his predecessors, beginning with Ginn as well as Greg at that time, were memories he wanted to erase - it had become black history.

"" "hahahahahaha" "

A bright laugh filled the scene around Albert, who at such a time was bewitched and made a character.

"Pfft. I do have a labyrinth, and I have Mr. Oswald's guidance. We're blessed, Jin's right."

After a glimpse of laughter, I undo the story of Cain derailing while leaving a laugh aftertaste. Besides, the other members nodded in agreement.

"... because we have to be stronger."

Albert snaps to bite it off. I guess I'm sincerely confronted with strength because I'm aware of my immaturity. And people can grow because they still think of themselves.

Gin, who was staring at them like that, shifted that gaze to Aria and the women, and he said, "Okay?," he inquired with his eyes.

"... do as Jin thinks"

Answering that gaze on behalf of Aria, Elsa and Rachel also returned it by smiling and nodding.

"Yeah, thanks"

When Jin smiles back at Aria and the others, he opens his mouth even further for Albert and the others.

"If you like, I'll teach you how to train using the labyrinth we do.

"Huh?"

"I think maybe it's a way to only use it in this labyrinth, but I assure you it's effective because we're practicing it too. But it's not easy. Exploring the labyrinth will be inefficient, and there will certainly be more injuries."

"That's the show of Mr. Meg's arm. I think my healing magic skills will improve."

"Albert, Cain, Sherry, this workout is particularly effective for the avant-garde. I was able to develop some new skills, too."

"I think it's a bit of a tough workout for a rear guard who uses magic as the main one for that matter, like Mr. Meg and Mr. Dan, but still definitely necessary given the future. I think this experience will save your lives one day."

Following Jin's remarks, the women, including Rachel and the others, also open their mouths one after the other. That made Albert and the others feel that Jin and the others were serious.

But for active adventurers, it's obvious to keep secrets about how to be strong. It was also an unlikely story that Oswald, who is not actually an Alliance employee, was archaizing this and the prospective juniors.

"... are you sure?

This training method is only one end of the secret of the strength of the Jins. But it's still valuable information. Neither were Albert and the others going to say no more than they knew what Jin and the others meant, but they were checking to see if it was a good idea to reveal it in this tavern where their ears and eyes gathered. In fact, at some point there were extremely few conversations that were exchanged at the tables around Jin and the others, and their volume was smaller.

"I don't mind. I don't mind if Albert and the others spread the word....... BUT!

At the end of the day, stretch your spine to a sharp word of gin emitted with volume, including the surroundings where you were standing your ears.

"This workout is life-threatening. If you are alarmed or unprepared, you will lose your life.... Never forget that"

The workouts that Jin and the others are carrying out dare to fight against their somewhat inferior opponents. It's true that it bottoms up the Gins' strengths, but it's still risky. If we did it without that readiness, we could have wasted our lives. The surroundings are breathtaking to the serious air released by Jin.

But the hope that we might be stronger made the hearts of those who live as adventurers tremendously shake.

"... ok. I will never forget when we (...) practice, and I will always push caution when spreading this method. Please, tell me."

The first time Albert bowed his head, and so did the other members.... but it just doesn't fit.

"I'm suddenly sorry. We're called" Meadow Winds "at the C-rank party. I'm sorry to bother you, but could you tell us?"

"We're" Forests and Fountains "from the D-rank party. Why don't you let us hear it?"

"Sorry, we..."

"We..."

One by one, the adventurers who were listening around rose up and each began to make a name for themselves. Perhaps it was because they were impressed by the seriousness of Jin and the rest of Alberts that they came up with the response of asking for direct teaching rather than eavesdropping.

And for the Jins who thought they wouldn't mind being asked, their attitude of asking for teaching directly without making it good is something they can like. Jin's face loosened naturally when he turned to Aria and Albert, who at first could not hide his surprise at the behavior around him.

"" "Of course!

Thus, after this, it was revealed to many of the adventurers who were in the liquor store how to train in the labyrinth that the jinns were doing. That information, which was specifically spoken while exchanging questions and answers, was to be correctly communicated, including dangers and precautions.

However, I'm sure this workout method works, but not as well as the Jins can expect to grow. Like "Map (MAP)," there are many that are in the Jins and they don't have.

However, these efforts will nevertheless play a part in the bottom-up of the adventurers in Lienz, along with the habit of training that Oswald began to do as a result of his coming to the city.