Ray was suddenly attacked as soon as he entered the lord's room.The master of the room was about to receive a fatal blow when he fought back to show his ability, even though he had little idea of the identity of the attacker.that is to say, Larkus, the lord of the town of Gilm, had waited.
　Floating into the air, the man who was about to have a death-size blade rammed into his torso managed to passively land on the floor.But...

"Geez..."

　It was a death-sized handle that weighed more than 100 kg, and he was beaten with Ray's power.The strength of the armor was fully demonstrated by the fact that the body part of the armor was half broken.The man, who landed on the floor, held back the pain with his hand, perhaps because of the shock.

"Custe, let's call someone who can use the magic of recovery at once,"
"No, that's not the case,"

　The man, called Custe, takes off his helmet and reveals his handsome face and orange hair in his twenties, suppresses his flank and turns his attention away.

"Water, heal my wounds with your mercy."

　Blue light gathered in my hand...

"Blue Healing"

　The recovery magic is completed and the light is sucked into Custe's side.Custe, who had been in that position for a few seconds, soon rose to his feet.

"I've shown you something unsightly.It's all right now."
"Oh, can we use water recovery magic?"You ought to say so."
"Because recovery magic is indispensable as long as he is his bodyguard."
"Well, I forgot.I am the lord of the town of Gilm."

　Larkus, who nods to Custe's words and introduces himself to Ray.
　After that, Ray bowed his head and opened his mouth.

"This is Ray, a Rank D adventurer.I came here today for a nomination request.As I grew up deep in the mountains, I'm sure there are a lot of rude language, but I'd appreciate it if you could overlook it."
"Oh, don't worry.Sit around there.I'll tell you more about your request."

　Basically, Reiji SAEKI's self-consciousness is that of Reiji SAEKI, who grew up in the Tohoku region of Japan, or rather in the countryside, close to the depths of the mountains.Of course, his language was appropriate, and it was impossible for him to speak to the nobles.Fortunately, Larkus was originally a warrior and did not care about detailed manners.
　though Custe, as if to say, looked at Ray with a disquieting gaze.

"No, can't you sit on that sofa?"Wait a minute."

　said Larkus, looking at the sofa, which had been cut in two by Ray's oversized influence, and ringing the bell on the desk.
　At once a knock was heard on the door, and a butler entered the room.

"Do you want me?"
"Well, that sofa is no longer useful.Replace it with something you can use."
"Very well,"

　The butler crumbles out, and after a few minutes, three servants carry the sofa into the room and swap the sofa that Ray had destroyed with the sofa.
　Then he bowed his head silently and left the room.
　Having seen him off, Larkus calls out to Custe and Ray again.

"Well, then, let me tell you about your request at once.Let's introduce ourselves first.As I said, I am Dasker Larx, the lord of the town of Gilm."Dasker, the Larkus frontier, introduces himself while sitting on a luxurious desk, which is thought to be his desk.
　Then Custe opens his mouth.

"Custe Brassin,"He is the captain of Mr. Elena's bodyguard."

(I see, he has a surname, that is to say, this man named Custe is also a nobleman.)

　Custe turns to Ray as if it were you next.
　Ray also opens his mouth at the sight.

"Rank D Adventurer Ray".

　Unlike the other two, Ray's self-introduction, which has no title in particular, ends up casually.

"And, as for the most important request, Mr. Custe, please explain."

　nodding to Dusker's words, Custe turns to Ray.

"Well, it's quite simple as a request.to bring the Duchess of Kerebel, Elena, to the dungeon near the city of Gillum, and to what is called the altar of succession, which is said to be near the bottom."
"...an altar of succession? What is that?"

　Custe laughs at the question, even though he hears the name of the new altar of succession.

"No matter how much Larkus was recommended, it is not just adventurous.All you have to do is do the work you are told to do without saying anything."

　Ray frowned slightly, but he listened to it as it was in front of Larkus.

"In other words, it's literally a bodyguard?"
"Yes, you don't have to do anything else.though I don't think it would be necessary for us or Mr. Elena to guard them.the lord of the town, the Count of Frontiers L'Arcus, said, "Why do you take your wife who is not a noble?"... you know, don't get me wrong.You're just a bonus, and you don't have to take any extra action.If you follow us calmly, we can achieve our request and receive a reward.I'm sure you have nothing to complain about."
"... Mr. Custe, isn't that a little too much to say, that it was Duke of Quevel who asked me to prepare a Rank D adventurer?"
"No, I know that.But couldn't you at least prepare a nobleman's adventurer

　Custe, dissatisfied with Dusker's words.
　But Dusker shook his head slightly.

"I'm sorry, but this is a remote place, as the Lord Custe knows.In order to advance as an adventurer, ability is important, not family lineage."
"Larx, Bordersman! Are you making fun of us nobles?"

　Dusker shakes his head again at Custe's words, which are said to be incompetent among the nobility.

"Calm down, Master Custe.Indeed, there are some powerful nobles in the royal capital, and they may act as adventurers.But, as I have said, this is a frontier.In the first place, the number of nobles themselves was small, and few of them were powerful families.In terms of actual combat power and power,Wouldn't that be understood enough by the Lord Custe, who serves the Duke of Quelevel, who was also the centre of the aristocracy?"
"Well, I understand,"
"And what adventurers need is ability.Ray's ability must have been experienced by himself a while ago."
"...yes,""And finally, he is accompanied by the Gryphon of the Rank A monster.But are you still dissatisfied?"
"No, thanks to the courtesy of Larkus, the Earl of the Frontier, I am very much obliged to you.Then, I will be ready to meet Mr. Elena tomorrow, so please excuse me.... Hey, you said Ray.I need to see you and Mr. Elena.I'll be in front of the main gate of the city by the time the bell rings at nine o'with the Gryphon, but don't be too rude to Mr. Elena."

　Custe glanced condescendingly at Ray and left the room.
　However instructed by the lord of the town, Larkus, it was unbearable for a man like Ray to act with them, who were nobles.

(d*mn it, I have to be careful of this common sense.The count of frontiers is also the count of frontiers.What are you thinking of bringing such a man of unknown origin close to Mr. Elena's side? Are you trying to take this opportunity to diminish the power and power of the nobles, as Ver had feared?)

　Before leaving for the city of Gillum, I heard a story from my colleague, Ver.
　that Larkus might be up to something in the case of Elena.For this reason, in order to avoid danger, Ver consulted with the Duke of Quebel, and gave them only rank D adventurers...

(That fighting power was nothing like rank D.In terms of ability, it might be called Rank B... or Rank A.And you're accompanied by a rank A monster, Gryphon? ...that's dangerous.I suppose you'd better ask Ver to back them up when they arrive.)

　Custe reminds me of a colleague who is used to the back of his hand despite his light personality.
　Originally, it was not himself, the captain, but his men, who were supposed to go as a precursor to Elena's party.and ordered Custe to give her the first warning that Elena would be in good faith.
　At first I felt like I was going to be cut off from Elena's side, which I could say I trusted, but now that I have come to Gilm's town, I am aware of how dangerous it is, and I thought privately that it was good as a result.





"I'm sorry,"

　Seeing that Custe disappeared from the room, Dusker apologizes briefly to Ray.
　Ordinary nobles rarely apologize to commoners because of their authority, but the peculiarity of Dusker, a Larkus frontier, was evident in his ability to do so without scruple.However, it is true that he is loved by everyone as the lord of the remote town of Gilm.

"No, I don't care because that's probably the norm for a noble family."
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　Dasker smiles at Ray, but soon opens his mouth with a serious expression.

"But now that you have reached rank D, there is a possibility that your relationship with the nobility will increase.In addition, I've already received reports that my ability alone is comparable to that of Rank B and A.You should get used to the language before long."
"...yes, but isn't it dangerous for us to meet for the first time almost like this?"
"I think it's better to do it myself, or myself, instead of me... well, each of them.I don't use words like me myself, and I don't know what?It is said that it is dangerous to face each other in this way, but... do you realize that?"

　Ray turns his gaze slightly to the door, ceiling and floor that connects him to the next room.
　I could feel the presence of a person who seemed to be killing Ray from all the places he looked at me.

"You're not a good rank D, are you?that even the Lord Couste, who is leading Miss Elena's convoy, did not notice."

　Knowing where Ray's gaze is turning, Dusker smiles bitterly.

"Well, now that Mr. Custe is gone, let me get down to the subject at once."It seems to be true, as Mr. Custe said, that Miss Elena's destination is in what is called the altar of succession, which is said to be near the bottom of the dungeon."
"...why did someone called Hime Shogun bother to dungeon?"
"Well, I don't know the details.But there must be some reason for coming all the way from the royal capital to the dungeon and heading to the area called the altar of succession, but the problem is that the area called the altar of succession is near the bottom.I mean, by the time I get there, I have to break through the dungeon... Ray, do you know anything about it?"

　When asked this question, Ray recalls the contents of his recent book on dungeon.

"For some reason, magic is materialized into the core.A monster empowered from the nucleus becomes a boss monster, and the dungeon gradually expands in size until the boss monster is knocked down, and when the boss monster is knocked down, the expansion of the dungeon stops.In the end, if we destroy nuclear weapons, the dungeon will collapse.However, the book basically said that the nuclear weapons would not be destroyed because the materials, ores, and precious items that dungeons can get will not be available.""Oh, that's pretty much right.So the dungeon that Miss Elena is heading for is what we call a living dungeon where boss monsters have not yet been subdued.Therefore, there are many dangers.That is why I have appointed you to guard me."
"...what about Dungeon's map?"

　Dungeon maps are usually sold in guilds, etc., if they are from a shallow class.But deep down, that's why low-ranking adventurers can't find out about monsters, good ores, and places where valuable herbs grow, because those who know them often monopolize the information.
　But...

"We have that ready.Although there is no map of the area near the bottom where the altar of succession is located, the area up to the middle floor can be prepared somehow.But that information is valuable.There is only one map available, and it will not be you who will have it, but Miss Elena, the leader of this expedition."
"All right.It would be helpful to have a map to some extent."
"...I asked you.To be honest, there are too many unclear points about this request.Even though she was called Hime Shogun, all Miss Elena knew was the battlefield as a human being.However, for some reason, there were several guards, and the adventurers we could send were up to rank D.It seems to me that if it were so blatant, it would be quite impossible for me to avoid my responsibility if Miss Elena should die at this request."
"But isn't that unreasonable to their demands? I don't think it would be a problem if they were accompanied by the axe of Thunder God."
"It is the Duke's position that can make this a flaw in me, by force of that force. ... To be honest, I think it is hard to entrust you, who have just been promoted to rank D, with this matter.But I would press it to ask.It's not for you, let alone for me.In order to prevent the aristocrats from interfering in the streets of Gillum, I would like you to make this request a success, though it may be difficult."

　Dusker bowed again.

"Put your head up.I would like to do my best because I don't want strange people in this town to make fun of me."

　Thus Ray was inevitably involved in a dispute among the nobles.