Following me, Fran muttered in a tiny voice. Naturally, this was also a success. The next highest Skill, Court Etiquette Lv4, got stolen.
Kukukuku. It’ll be quite entertaining when he notices that his precious Skills are gone!
(Teacher. Did it.)
『Ou, it was a huge success.』
(Now: kill?)
『Can I kill him, can I kill him… Why do you want to put an end to him so much?』
(Hate him.)
I have a hunch that this child is gradually becoming dangerous… Right, shouldn’t she become more ladylike and refined now that Court Etiquette has been obtained? No? It’s impossible after all, huh…
「Haa… I’m very sorry about that.」
「Who was that?」
「A greenhorn son of a big noble, and also the Vice Commander of Aressa’s Knight Order. He’s a snob that bought his position with gold, and because his pedigree is good he’s hard to deal with. Around one year back he moved here, and ever since he’s been brandishing his social position at every opportunity. Because of that, he’s hated by most of the town. Showing such foolish behavior towards the Guild is a first, though.」
「Complain to the Knight Order?」
「Impossible. With people like him, their parents will suppress any complaints to the end. It’s because of that that he’s grown up to become such a fool, too. Moreover, he possesses a Skill called Law of Lies that can see through lies… To be frank, even I can’t deal with him, and he can’t be taken lightly.」
「Small fry, but Vice Commander? With money: it’s OK?」
「You should take complaints like that to the country itself. Anyways, small fry or not, his level is reasonably high. It’s often said that nobles party up with strong Knights and hunt Demonic Beasts to raise their level, so that’s likely the case for him.」
So, it’s real power-leveling huh. If it’s like that, then it’s no wonder that his combat-series Skills haven’t grown. In the end, he only has the appearance of a level 30 knight.
「Next time: beat to a pulp.」
「If possible, please don’t. The Vice Commander is a fool, but the Commander is a reasonable fellow, so if I report this event to him the Vice should behave for a short while.」
「Alright.」
「Really, don’t. If it becomes a situation where you started a fight, the troubles won’t end with you alone.」
It’s for your own sake after all, huh. Well, in this person’s case, a give-and-take relationship is probably more reliable than friendship anyways.
「Once again, for offering us the Demon’s raw materials: thank you very much. Thanks to that, the Guild has profited greatly.」
「Nn.」
「So, do you really have the Magic Stone?」
Es tu, Guild Master!?
「It’s a joke.」
「Dangerous.」
「What is?」
「Almost reached for it[M2].」
「Hahahaha! That’s quite scary! Well then, please take care around him. He abuses his Skill to see through lies and has been remorselessly tricking others.」
「It’s alright.」
「Is that so? If you say so, then it doesn’t matter, but…」
「Finished?」
「Yes, thank you again. Ah, but one last thing.」
「?」
「Please go rank up at reception. I’ve already processed the documents.」
「Again?」
「Yes, again. You raised outrageous accomplishments, after all. An Adventurer who exterminated a Demon alone… It’s not possible for such a person to claim to be Rank F. For now, your rank will be raised to D.」
「Not E?」
「I planned to raise it to C, but as expected I wasn’t able to obtain the other branches’ consent.」
Well, that should have been obvious. A 12 year-old girl who just became an Adventurer independently crushed a Rank B Demon? What kind of adventure novel would that situation come from? In fact, getting raised to D is already a stretch.
「Understood. Going to reception.」
「Please treat us well from now on. Your compensation will also be paid when you get there — alongside a bonus.」
「Nn.」
It seems that the rumor that we’d be ranking up at the reception spread, so the other Adventurers got noisy. Apparently, this was the fastest rank up in this Guild’s history. It’s only been 4 days since we registered, after all.