Overpowered Sword Chapter 22

Level up with swords (22)

The daily lives of guild members are regular.

Adventurers wake up early in the morning, come to the guild, see if there are any good requests, and begin their activities in earnest. If I don’t find a good request, I take a day off or do personal errands.

So, the inside of the guild continues to be quiet from around noon, once the adventurers have swept through, and it starts to get crowded again around sunset as the returning adventurers report their results.

The cycle repeats itself every day.

Rize, a 5-year veteran receptionist, also thought it would be a day like any other day.

thud!

Until just now, that is.

“… “These are all Ratman’s tails?”

“yes.”

Rize held up the bag with a tired expression.

It’s heavy.

While working as a receptionist, I touched the Ratman’s tail several times. Even if a single tail weighs about 100g, even if there were dozens of them, they would only be a few kilograms, right?

Out of curiosity that was hard to pass up, I placed the bag on the scale, and the scale needle started spinning.

“2, 23 kilograms?”

Rize’s mouth dropped open.

23 kilograms means that, by simple calculation, as many as 230 animals were subdued. I would have never thought that they would go to this extent in their initiation ceremony where they would be allowed to pass even if they killed only ten of them.

Even so, <Eradicating Demons in the Sewerage> was a difficult request to get good results from. Equipment is easily contaminated by sewage and odor, and few people venture into the dark and dirty sewage system. Excluding the occasional case where the guild sent them in for a punishment mission, it was no exaggeration to say that there were none.

But Leon didn’t just take on that mission voluntarily, he overachieved to an absurd level.

“Oh, wait a minute.”

Leon, perhaps aware that the guild had become quiet because of him, put his hand into the sack.

This is because something other than a tail was put in there.

When he took something out of his pocket, the commotion that had subsided slightly became louder. Small, blunt horns. Rize’s eyes widened when she saw it up close.

“Horns, no way…” ?”

Leon agreed to that without hesitation.

“Yes, it’s the Ratman’s horn. After catching 200 fish, I only saw about 3 or 4 of them. “Can I sell this too?”

“Sure! “I’ll give it to you just fine!”

Rize immediately raised her voice.

Unlike the tail, the Ratman’s horns were worth a lot of money. This was because there were few adventurers who could subdue ratmen, and there were quite a few wizards who wanted to research curses.

If 10 tails cost 6 copper, each horn costs 3 silver. There was a price difference of more than fifty times.

“Ratman has 201 tails and 4 horns. 3 horns containing <Curse of Plague>, 1 horn containing <Berserker>.”

Compared to <Curse of Plague>, <Berserker> is more common, so its price is a bit lower. Like a veteran, Rize estimated the market price of the horn in one sitting and quickly decided on an appropriate purchase price.

There are few places that offer better prices than Guild.

That’s why adventurers rely on guilds.

“In total, it’s 13 silver and 50 copper. How do you feel?”

“It’s more than I thought.”

“Ratman horns are quite expensive. “There is a lot of demand.”

Leon sold it at that price without bargaining.

With 13 silver, I didn’t have to worry about my life for the time being. Even with new equipment, there was enough room to spare. As the weight of the coin bag increased, I felt somewhat proud.

Rize saw his smile and said with a smile.

“Leon is the first person to do this for the first request. “I was really impressed.”

“Is that so?”

“I would have been quite surprised if you had just captured the ratmen, but to subdue four evolved species each… . Even though you are still young, you have mastered Auror skills deeply. Great.”

She honestly praised him.

Although <Berserk> increases physical abilities, <Curse of Plague> was an ability that was difficult for D-class adventurers to deal with.

Even a mild fever or chills can greatly affect your physical condition. This was especially true when the fight was in full swing. If your nose stops breathing and coughing and sneezing stop working, it’s over.

However, Leon killed three ratmen with that ability. If someone who did not know the existence of the Holy Sword saw it, they could only assume that the Auror’s skill level was enough to nullify the curse.

“Haha, about that… .”

When Leon was laughing and making a fuss, Rize quickly read the mood and changed the topic. Adventurers who wanted to hide their skills were also quite common.

Now there was only one procedure left.

“Congratulations, Leon. As of today, Leon has been registered as an official D-rank adventurer in the guild. The seal on this bronze plaque symbolizes the Free City of Blaine.”

“Can I use it anywhere?”

“yes. However, below B rank, the selection of requests is adjusted to second priority when working in another branch. “This is a measure to prevent people who only seek out lucrative requests.”

Indeed, Leon was convinced and accepted the card.

A bronze plaque engraved with ‘LEON’.

This bronze plaque proves his identity. It was an item that proved that Leon was an adventurer, not a student at the academy.

Rize waited for him to look through everything and then proceeded with a few more questions and answers. It was something that didn’t have to be done, but it was a good investment for a promising adventurer.

“Leon, if there is a specific type of request you would like to receive, please let me know. “Even though I don’t have much discretion, I can help to some extent.”

“Uhm, then…” .”

As Leon pondered for a moment, Rize tried to list out what he might ask for with a kind smile on her face.

Is it a quest that can quickly promote you to C rank, or is it a quest that can make you a lot of money? Since I still lack experience as an adventurer, I could have asked to introduce a good party.

But his answer was nothing else.

“Then, I will ask for a request to subdue monsters. It’s okay even if it doesn’t work out well, so go to a place where you won’t encounter other people as much as possible. It doesn’t matter if the request can only be done at night. Yes, something like <Eradication of Demons in the Sewerage> that I did this time would be good.”

“… yes?”

“Oh, and please avoid monsters that are easy to defeat. “Because it’s okay for people who can’t make money, like the undead.”

It was something ReZero couldn’t understand.

What adventurers want is either money or fame. But what Leon said did not belong to either side. You volunteer to take on a difficult task that doesn’t make you any money or build your reputation?

In addition, he asks me to avoid monsters that are easy to subdue, and he will also take care of undead and nighttime quests. Just looking at his words and actions, you could say he was a paladin, not an adventurer.

‘No, you never know… ?’

A stoic personality at a young age, behavior that seeks out hardships, and even the ability to ignore the <Curse of the Plague>.

It wasn’t a joke, he might actually be a paladin. I heard that the church’s Holy Knights perform penance without revealing their identity before being ordained. When I think about it that way, the front and back fit together well.

Rize’s eyes sparkled as she was completely mistaken.

‘It must have sounded a bit strange as expected.’

Leon scratched the back of his head for no reason.

To him, being an adventurer was just a stepping stone to growing as a warrior, not his main job. His goal was to gain more experience, gather the power of monsters, and train them.

There is no need for good requests or easy-to-deal-with monsters. Only hardship and adversity make a warrior grow greatly.

“All right.”

Rize spoke in a more polite manner.

“For the types of requests you requested, I will designate Leon as the first choice within D rank. Since you took the initiative to take on a mission that was shunned, you will be rewarded at the guild level.”

“It’s compensation… .”

It was something I didn’t expect.

When he tilted his head at the unexpected sound, Rize hastily added how she interpreted that behavior.

“I do not intend to convert Leon’s noble intentions into monetary terms. Please accept this as a token of gratitude. “It is a fitting reward for the person who spreads the goddess’s teachings.”

“yes? Ah, I understand.”

Leon nodded with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Speaking of goddesses, has it been discovered that you are a hero?

But despite all that, Rize’s reaction was weak. Did I feel guilty for passing on such a difficult task? When he didn’t decline, she looked really relieved.

[Tsk tsk.]

El Cid giggled as if he realized something, but there was no time to ask why.

* * *

The story ended quickly after that.

After finishing his errand, Leon immediately left the guild and began walking towards his dormitory in the midday sunlight. He felt as if the stench and darkness clinging to the sewer had been washed away.

Thanks to the light of purification, no dirt remained, but my mind was quite exhausted after staying in such a place for several hours.

It was then.

[Leon.]

“huh?”

When he reacted, El Cid giggled and said.

[It looks like the receptionist lady earlier mistook you for a Holy Knight.]

“what?! why… ah!”

Leon then remembered that she had noble intentions and that she was a goddess. At the time, I thought she was just devout, but what El Cid said seemed to make more sense.

[Kkeukkeuk, in a way, a hero is also a type of paladin. Isn’t that completely wrong? I’ll faint when I find out later.]

“You can’t even tell the truth.”

[Who says what? A receptionist in charge of warriors. Maybe in a few decades it will remain as a legend of the Adventurer’s Guild. I could play and eat for the rest of my life just by writing an autobiography!]

It was half joking, half serious, but it was just as El Cid said.

If you have a career dedicated to fighting warriors in the early days, it is an achievement that will leave your name in the history books. So, Leon decided to think positively that she might not have a bad relationship with her.

He wasn’t the first to claim to be a Holy Knight, and there was no way the church would come looking for him for impersonating a Holy Knight.

‘Well, when I think about it, it’s not much different from penance.’

Although it is said to be for self-discipline, it is also true that it is helpful to someone else.

After completing his justification, Leon closed his eyes tightly.

Still, I’ll be working in Blaine for the time being, so it’s a hundred times better than raising unnecessary suspicion. I was planning to leave after at least being promoted to B rank.

“It’s a B rank, so it’s a bit far.”

It is the main force of the Adventurer’s Guild, and even if it has accumulated enough achievements, it is B rank that can only be promoted to the level of <Auror Weapon>.

Leon hasn’t even become an Auror yet. But how much time will it take for him to rise to B rank?

[100 days is enough.]

“what?”

So, I lost my breath at El Cid’s one word.

[I thought I could teach leisurely for about half a year, but that doesn’t seem to work either. Even though it’s for training, it’s a shame that my successor goes around catching rats in the sewers!]

“Why is the reason like that?!”

[I need to become stronger as soon as possible and defeat the dragon!]

As Leon was mesmerized by the nonsense, El Cid continued to talk excitedly.

[Since I have learned all the basics of <Anbeop> and <Bobeop>, I just need to get a lot of practical experience to get my body used to it. Let’s use all the power absorbed from monsters to train Aurors. Even if you catch a thousand Ratmen, it’s not enough, so once you get used to it, switch to another one.]

“No, you weren’t joking, were you?”

[of course! How can it be that the Holy Sword is not some kind of cleaner, but is active in things like air purification and laundry!]

El Cid said, revealing his true feelings without realizing it.

[You said it once last time, right? There is an arrangement I left behind in the Titan Mountains.]

“He said he couldn’t even remember what it was.”

[That’s because I forgot the main body. I’m sure there’s something that can help you too. Let’s make it our primary goal to get there within half a year. how is it?]

Leon didn’t answer right away.

‘Why the Titan Mountains?’

Titan Mountains.

The weight of that place name was unusual. The Titan Mountains of this era are a dangerous zone, like a powder keg, to the extent that the movement of the mountain range can be observed from over a thousand kilometers away.

An area where not even dragons can approach, a land where the Giant King reigns. A demon world where several kingdoms and empires invaded over hundreds of years and had to pay the price for their brutality.

It is said that if you don’t go too deep, there won’t be much trouble, but if you are unlucky, it was a place where even the sword master could be cheated.

[It’s okay! You don’t have to keep playing until you get there, and you can at least keep your body healthy. is not it?]

“Umm… .”

[Oh, just trust me! I am a holy sword!]

Leon looked at the back of his left hand with a distrustful expression, but then nodded with a long sigh.

In reality, I have never been disappointed with the results.

And so the 100 days of hellish training began.