A few days after I went to the Royal Library.
When I visited the Adventurers' Association, Christophe finally got a response from his counterpart, and Esther and I were taken to the reception room for a talk.
"Let's start with the conclusion." He's willing to do business with you. "
Really!
"Oh, I admired that I had never eaten such fruit." I also kept the Divine Demon Coin on my behalf. If you deposit Iris Alx with me, I will deliver it to you and close the deal. "
Oh, that's it! I was wondering what I would do if Pulsarx told me not to, but it looks like we can make a deal.
Yes, I was relieved, but Esther leaned her neck with one hand on her cheek.
"Oh, you didn't have to go and give it to us in person?" They're both pretty valuable, so I thought I'd trade them more carefully. ”
"I'm the president of the Adventurer's Association." That means you're trusting me quite a bit. You have no objection to keeping Iris Alx with me, do you? "
“Of course not. Since you can get the Divine Demon Coin first, there's no reason to refuse it."
"Hahaha, that's true, too. They seemed to want to get involved with you guys, but I made the decision and let them interact with you like this."
I certainly don't understand Esther's point, but I'd appreciate it if the president of the association could mediate between us.
But the other person wanted to get involved with us.
But what kind of person did Christophe decide he shouldn't see?
If it was a person with a problem, they wouldn't be making a deal in the first place... and Estelle said what she thought.
Could it be that the trading partner is an aristocrat?
"You really are a sharp kid." His name is prone, but he's an aristocrat with the title of Count. "
"Count...?"
I think it's the third strongest house in the nobility after the Duke and the Marquis in general.
The third greatest aristocrat... honestly, the aristocrats were only vaguely perceived in the original world, so even if you call them the third greatest aristocrats, they wouldn't come back.
I think the count was a nobleman, but I'm not familiar with the title, so I don't know.
From my point of view, I feel like an aristocrat is a great man anyway.
I was relieved that I didn't have to have a relationship with the nobility, but Christophe had a serious expression on his face.
“Apparently, the Count wants to exchange Iris Arx for a royal offering.”
"... a royal family? You mean an object to be given to a royal family!?"
“There's an event hosted by the royal family in the near future, and when I was looking for something that would attract attention on the spot, I just brought it to my attention.”
Oh, did the president of the association not ask why he wanted the fruit when he consulted about the deal?
"I was wondering if I could exchange the Divine Demon Coin." I had no choice but to exchange it for you, but I didn't think it would be a sacrifice to the royal family. He was famous as a foodie, so he thought it was his own food. ”
Oh... I didn't buy it as a souvenir, but as a sacrifice, I gave it to the royal family!
Have we exchanged the most ridiculous things?
If I knew I was going to make a gift to the royal family, I might have declined, depending on the discussion... but I didn't hear why I wanted the fruit before I brought the deal.
But the 13 Divine Demon Coins were too attractive, so I might have taken them either way.
While I was thinking that, Esther kept talking to Mr. Christophe with a bit of confusion in her eyes.
"Hmm, the president of the association seems to know enough information to hold a royal party."
"I'm only the head of the Adventurer's Association, so I don't have any information on the nobles." This is a small party of some nobles, and I wouldn't have known if I hadn't heard from the Count. ”
"If you're an aristocrat, it might not be surprising that there's such a thing." There's nothing you can do about it, and you don't have to see the aristocrats. Thank you for taking care of us. "
Ah, thank you very much.
"It's not like you're going to thank me. You didn't seem to want much to do with the country's institutions or the nobility. I haven't told you your names, so don't worry. I asked the Count not to tell anyone that the adventurer had picked the fruit."
"In a sense, it's a transaction that is anonymous." After checking, I think we both know who they are, but even if the nobles come into contact later, there's plenty of room to cut the white, so it doesn't matter. "
"There are many people who actively appeal if they can usually engage with the nobility..."
I don't want to be involved with the country or the nobility, so we're reluctant to advance to the A-rank, so Christophe knows that you've taken care of us.
I've made a deal, but I won't get involved anymore with the tact of the president of the association, so let's settle this matter now.
Even so, there are so many people who want to engage with the nobility.
I'm a little curious, so I'll ask at this time.
Are there many adventurers like that?
"Yes, there are parties that have connections with nobles and merchants through requests and support their activities." For example, permits to enter controlled areas of the Royal Library and information on valuable materials. In return, it's a relationship between receiving priority requests and delivering materials on a regular basis. ”
As an adventurer's association, you forgive me for that.
"I accept that as the responsibility of each adventurer to a certain extent." That said, if you do something bad, you may be suspended from using the Association or disqualified as an adventurer. ”
I see, it's called a patron.
Normally, if aristocrats and merchants are willing to support you in your activities, it would be quite comfortable without worrying about money, gear, and consumables.
Christoph seemed to have doubts about us not wanting to get involved instantly even though it had such an advantage.
"There are some troubles that have advantages, but you guys don't want to have a relationship without considering it." I'm curious how I can interest you personally. [M] I'm also asking for the Divine Demon Coin, but I don't care if it doesn't happen, do I? "
"That's right. I'll give you the Divine Demon Coin, so if you ask me to accept your requests on a regular basis, I might refuse." I don't mind if I can do it during my usual hunting routine. "
"You guys usually deliver huge amounts of materials." There will be those who want to ask for that condition alone. I'd rather ask for it from the Association. "
Ufufu, maybe all the requests from the Adventurer's Association will be solved.
Hahaha, it's an interesting story, but if you do that, other adventurers will be in trouble.
It sounds like a joke, but if we take our request to the Adventurer's Association seriously, it's going to be all gone.
I didn't intend to do it because the other adventurers hadn't requested it anymore, and I was hunting monsters and delivering materials as I was.
In fact, most of the requests I've been getting lately were all about demons.
The story was partitioned here, so I immediately started trading with Divine Demon Coin and Iris Alux.
When I checked the box that Christophe had brought, I found that it contained 13 Divine Demon Coins.
We also handed over the Iris Alx in a magical box that Estelle kept fresh and so on, and the transaction was successfully completed.
Ho ho ho, I got 13 Divine Demon Coins all at once!
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I tried to leave the association after the deal was over, but just in time, I asked Christophe if he was curious about another thing.
I'd like to ask you something, do you know a woman named Leviria?
Leviria... Could it be that Leviria-sama?
"Oh, it looks like the president of the association is a famous person after all." I met him at the Royal Library. "
"I see, she's the Captain of the Knights of the Kingdom's 3rd Brigade."
Are you the Knights of the Kingdom!?
"I thought you weren't ordinary, but I was surprised to see the captain."
The Knights of the Kingdom... and the captain of the unit.
You didn't look like a fighter at all, but you're pretty good at being a Captain, are you?
Christophe was a little surprised that Leviria's name would come out.
“I heard rumors that you were immersed in the Royal Library, but I didn't think you'd ever meet her.”
"Rather than seeing each other, I heard the details." Even though I didn't know it, it was bypassed to be involved with people in my country. "
"Well, you won't have to worry about that much." I've heard she's weird, but I've never heard bad rumors. ”
Not only were they dealing with aristocrats, but even the people I met in the library, I feel like they're involved with people who don't want to get close to the Royal Knights even though they didn't intend to... I have a bad feeling about that.
By the way, Martina said that Leviria was a Paladin, but I was wondering if that was true.
I think you're stronger than the Commander of the Knights, but are you perhaps a Holy Knight?
"Holy Knight? I don't know if it's called that, but I hear it's a knight who uses the same purifying power as a guru."
It's a very vague way of saying that you're listening.
"There's hardly a chance for ordinary people like us to see the Knights' strength." The same is true of you. [M] I know you have a lot of strength, but I don't know exactly what kind of battle you're going to have. The last time I confronted you, Deus, it was all over in an instant. Someday, I want to see you actually fight. "
When we're told that, it's true that we rarely show up to fight.
This world is roughly divided between warriors, mages, and gurus, but don't you know how to distinguish as much as GC?
The necromancer didn't seem to be recognized by that name, and instead of being called the Holy Knight, he was treated like a knight with the power of a guru.
Further on, Christoph talks about the Knights.
"As for what I know about the Knights, during the previous Crusade, the Knights were also dispatched and fought alongside the troops and adventurers, each of whom was said to be at least as capable as a B-ranked adventurer."
At least that means some of them are A-rank adventurers?
“The A-rank party said they were more than A-rank adventurers, and they were lightly slaughtering the number of monsters they were struggling with alone.”
Are you alone until you can play the role of an A-ranked party!?
200 years ago, the elf Gralier saw the Royal Knights fighting the demons, and he said that Nord was stronger.
But as I heard from Christophe, the Knights might be stronger than they are now.
The Knights of the Kingdom... I don't think so, but I definitely don't want to be hostile.