Episode 45. Old colleague
I broke the auror control shackles on Monestier’s arms.
Kang!
“Thank you, kid! “Thanks to you, I survived.”
“Thank you.”
“My name is Monestier. “Just call me Monkle.”
He grabbed my shoulder with a bright expression. I answered by slowly scanning him from top to bottom and then pushing his hand away.
“Monkle.”
“huh.”
“Bring the S-class request.”
“… … what?”
“An S-class request. He told me to bring it. Right Now.”
Monestier shrugged his shoulders with an absurd expression.
“Now, wait a minute. why me?”
“Because I paid your debt.”
“… … No, that’s that and this is this. Well, I will pay you back, so please do something! “You never said anything like this, right?”
“It’s moral.”
“Moral?”
“Okay, then why would I pay back the money to a person I don’t even know?”
I pulled out a chair and sat down and continued talking.
dump.
“If you don’t want to do something, you don’t have to. Then, I will do the same thing the dwarf said a moment ago.”
“… … What happened?”
“I will tell Strange about your evil deeds. No, not only that, we will spread the word throughout the continent. “He is a ungrateful piece of trash.”
“W-what? “You crazy guy!”
“Not just getting kicked out of Strange. You won’t be able to receive guild requests and you won’t be able to join a mercenary group. Then the whole family will starve to death.”
Monestier bit his lip. He pointed a finger at me, showing the blood on his forehead.
“In the end, you’re saying you paid me back to take advantage of me?”
“okay.”
“Shameless guy.”
“You. “You didn’t mean to just say thank you for two gold coins, right?”
In rural areas, this is an amount that can buy a mansion. Monestier frowned and answered.
“Are you threatening me?”
“Please.”
“What is your favor?” “Where did the young guy learn to be mean?”
“There is nothing worse than gambling on this continent. “It is also prohibited in Strange.”
“Gambling is prohibited at Strange? under! “How do you know that?”
‘Because I’m Strange.’ He tried to answer, but only gave a small smile.
“In Strange, assassination, betrayal, plunder, and deception. And finally gambling. They say these five things are prohibited. “If you get caught, immediately cut off his head.”
“… … What are you?”
“what.”
“Well, how did you know that? A family taboo.”
“Because I also have a connection with Strange.”
“you?”
“okay.”
Monestier stopped talking and thought for a moment. Is he curious about my identity, or is he just being lazy to avoid accepting requests?
I don’t know what he was thinking, but after a few seconds he sat down carefully in front of me and asked.
“Do you know how dangerous an S-class request is?”
“okay.”
“What is your adventurer rank now?”
“does not exist.”
“huh?”
“No. “I have not yet registered my identity as an adventurer at the adventurer’s coffin.”
He opened his mouth with an absurd expression.
“Are you crazy?”
“no.”
“But you’re telling me to bring a request without even registering as an adventurer?”
“that’s right.”
“… … “Who is that woman?”
Cynthia answered instead.
“I am B rank.”
“B? It’s worth using, though. “If I were to attempt an S-class request with that level of skill, my head would be blown off.”
“I think so too.”
“yes? uh… … hmm… … huh?! “No, but why are you asking for an S-class request?”
“Because that kid wants it.”
Monkle tilted his head.
He scratched the table with his fingers and turned his head towards me.
“Are you strong?”
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“little.”
“… Young friend, as your senior in life, I would like to give you some advice. Doing something too risky just because of your spirit is suicidal.”
“Like gambling when you have no money?”
“Oh, no! “That’s not what I meant!”
“done. Stop talking nonsense and bring me the request. “Why does the Knight of Strange have such a long tongue?”
“No, I don’t have a long tongue. “I’m worried about you.”
“I think it’s your life you should be worried about, not me. “You say you’re Strange, but you barely have the money to pay back two gold coins.”
Monkle hit the table with his fist.
bang!
“Kid, I’m holding back a lot right now, so don’t be too fussy. If I keep doing this, I will have no choice but to bring out the power hidden within me.”
“Take it out.”
“… … huh?”
“Take it out. Then I’ll show you how it’s done.”
I gently lifted my robe to show the cross symbol engraved on the armor.
I tried to hide it because I thought it would make a lot of noise, but now that it was like this, I had no choice but to reveal my identity and end the conversation quickly.
He looked at my face blankly, frozen as stone, and pointed a finger in astonishment.
“You, you, you!” Could it be that the kid who took Sword God away from the ceremony-”
“Monkle.”
“Yes, uh, ah, yes.”
“Request. “Bring the request.”
* * *
A ponytail, a member of Cynthia’s party, asked.
“You went missing because you failed an S-class request. “Are you Monestier?”
Monkle answered, wiping the bridge of his nose with an embarrassed expression.
“That’s right, I am Monestier, the famous S-class request failure. “It’s called Monkle.”
He was not ashamed that he had failed the request. He was rather proud that his name had become widely known because of it.
fluttering.
Pigtail said, pointing his finger at the part written in his book.
“I heard you went missing, but are you still alive?”
“Yes, he didn’t go missing to begin with. “I’ve been here the whole time.”
“You mean here?”
“yes. “I clearly said I was Monk and that I wasn’t missing, but no one believed me.”
Who would believe that a drunkard with two gold coins in gambling debt was really Strange’s secret weapon?
You might think I’m just imitating a cross pattern I saw somewhere.
“ah… … So how did you escape from the Seven Dark Men? “I heard that if you fail the request, they will come to kill you!”
“Pitch black? 7 people? What is it.”
“Assassins sent by the referral center.”
Monkle tilted his head with an expression as if asking what that was.
“Was there something like that?”
“no?”
“uh… … I don’t know why the rumor spread like that. If the request fails, it will only lower your rank at the request center. “No sanctions are imposed.”
“is it so?!”
“Well, if the client gets angry, they might send an assassin. “Most people who receive S-class requests don’t care much about their skills.”
“ah… … .”
“I heard a rumor that a client with a bad temper actually kills those who fail his request. “Because they have that much wealth.”
The ponytail lowered its head with a gloomy expression.
“I understand what you mean.”
“But what is your name? “I think I was the only one who made clear.”
“Oh, my name is Judah.”
“Judah? “It’s a name that seems to betray something.”
“Ah, a lot of people say that.”
“Are you going to betray me?”
“What.”
“Just everything.”
“… … “What are you talking about?”
This is what I want to ask.
What kind of conversation did the two of you want to have? Tired of listening to useless stories, I asked Monkl.
“Monkle.”
“Yes, no, yes.”
“So why are you following us?”
He followed us from the adventurer’s coffin to the front of the tower. In a little while it will be our turn to go in, and he is quietly moving with our party.
“I’m following you.”
“what? why?”
“Why! If you fail the request, I will bear the brunt of the damage. “I’m going to monitor it to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
I shook my head.
“Get out of here, it’s only a distraction.”
“what! Hey, what do you mean by telling your brother to go away? You should say, ‘Please go!’”
“Shut up, or I’ll tell Sister Valentine what happened today.”
“Bababa Valentine?!”
“okay. “Then you know what’s going to happen, right?”
Monkle swallowed his saliva.
“sorry.”
“We are not going to the tower to fool around. “I need to finish my goal quickly and then come out, so please wait outside.”
“Now, wait a minute, Verdin. Then let’s do it like this. “Listen to my story.”
I waved my hand in the air and made a gesture to continue speaking.
“You know I’m incredibly strong, right? “The imperial army also said they would give me the title of Sword Master.”
“so?”
“I couldn’t use my powers at the tavern because of the auror control device. “It will definitely be of great help if you take me to the tower.”
“… … .”
“I don’t know if you know. “I have a record of climbing beyond the 30th floor of the tower.”
Reaching the 30th floor of the tower means that you are considered one of the powerful people of this era.
My father, who is said to be the greatest swordsman of today, is also wandering around the mid-40s.
“Not required.”
“yes? As expected, I… … huh?”
“For party members, just this much is enough. If there are more than this, no matter how strong they are, they will just be a hindrance.”
“Oh, no, but.”
“In the name of my Strange, I will finish the request without fail. So you should wait outside the tower.”
My reaction may be surprising to him. Other parties are looking for experienced people with numerous conditions.
Rather, we reject talented people.
“Then let’s do it this way. “I won’t move along and just watch from afar.”
“as you please.”
“what? “Is this possible?”
“okay.”
“… … good.”
Thump thump thump.
The captain of the guard guarding the entrance to the tower struck the ground with the bottom of his spear and shouted.
“next!”
Our turn has come.
I said, showing him the gold class badge I obtained earlier in the arena.
“Total number of people: five. Verdin, Rox, Cynthia, Judah, Alfredo. “I want to go to the 11th floor.”
The guard captain responded with an indifferent look.
“I will allow it. “I will call scribe Amon.”
The guard captain took three steps back and whispered into the sky of the tower. It seemed like the same space, but it was divided by an invisible barrier, so I couldn’t hear the conversation.
Turf, plod, trudge.
After finishing the conversation, the security captain guided us. As I stood right in front of the tower, Scribe Amon jumped out and waved his hand loudly.
“welcome! I don’t know if you all remember, but my name is ‘Amon’ and I am the secretary of the tower. “Everyone applaud!”
Amon clapped his hands alone.
Clap clap clap!
“It’s nice to meet you again, Verdin. “You wanted to warp to the 11th floor, is that correct?”
The reaction is subtly different from last time.
The eyes are smiling, but the mouth is stiff.
The tone of voice is also strange, as if the script is written as if it were a play.
I guess you could say it felt like I was watching a puppet.
‘That’s strange.’
I nodded briefly.
“Then, I will send Verdin and all party members to the 11th floor. “Awesome monsters will appear from here, so please be careful.”
“okay.”
“then… … “I wish you luck!”
Amon spread his arms wide and drew a circle in the air. At the same time, the space swirled.
I said as I took everyone with me and entered the warp gate.
“Amon.”
“yes.”
As expected, the answer is different.
The original person asks the adventurer, ‘Did you call me?’ and he simply answers ‘yes.’
“no.”
With these words, I entered the warp gate. I turned my gaze to check the color of Amon’s eyes.
‘… … Dark green.’
Looks like it’s already started.
Demonium’s check on me.
fantasy,
