Watching Ray and Sett run up into the sky to scout, the others gather to do what they need to do first, even though they are fascinated by Sett's calm appearance.
　Marca, Arnicht, and Orchide, where the driver of each carriage unites the carriage in one place, and about 10 meters from there, the testors from the guild, and the barons. And Coan, Marca's bodyguard. The three test participants, Lovre, Stee and Ons, are waiting in the middle so that they can run quickly, whether the carriage or the nobility is attacked.

"Why do you go out of your way to settle away from the carriage?" If you think about the trouble of escorting, it would be easier to keep them together and protect them in case something happens."

　Lovre slapping his tongue as he pokes his spear's butt into the grass.
　Stee laughs bitterly at such a lover and opens her mouth to relax.

"It can't be helped, you know, because we were weak in the rankings. This bodyguard should probably have something to do with the results of the examination. Don't let go of the bodyguard just because you don't get along with him."
"Oh, I won't cut corners on anything like that. More than that...

　muttering, glinting away from him, with a dagger in his hands, he turned to Onz, who was watching his surroundings.

"I'm not sure I can get along with him. He's almost silent no matter what I say."
"...it may be true, but I'm taking the rank-up exam, so I'm sure I'm good at it. Our number is already small, so we must cooperate where we can."
"Then why don't you have that guy named Coan to help you? He's pretty good at first glance.
"That's right, she's the bodyguard of the Duchess,"
"Why the Duchess's daughter?"

　For Lovre and Stee, Marka was nothing but a child. She is actually quite skilled in magic, but unlike Elena, who is famous as a princess general, she is not well known and only knows Marka's name. Therefore, the two adventurers of the city of Gilm could not understand what the name Marka Quent meant.





"Now, now it's time for real," What do you think?"

　a gathering place of nobles away from Lovre and Stee Residences then ask the people around them.

"Well, as a mistress, I have no doubts about Ray's ability." What we need to see in the battle against Bicorn is the skills of the other three."

　The first answer was Marka. She pushes her friend Ray first, but the residence nods to Marka's words as if they were right.

"It's true that Ray has enough to be a Rank B in terms of ability. But, as you know, a Rank B adventurer needs not only pure combat power, but also decency toward nobles and royals and, above all, decisiveness in times of need. It's especially for the national interest and the interests of the city. When it comes to Ray, his fighting ability passed without a doubt. However, there is a problem with manners. The rest is determination, isn't it? However, I think I can make some judgments on this point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

　Marka looks a little complicated after hearing the evaluation of residence.
　For Marka, she was eager to get her friend Ray to pass the exam, but she was also convinced that it was not polite. For Marka, who was originally young and did not like formal language, it was a good impression that he did not consider Ray's nobility a noble. But I also understood that I was one of the few exceptions that I felt like that.
　An ordinary aristocrat would find it most certainly unpleasant.
　In fact, Arnicht, who had originally come to the town of Gilm to pull Ray out, frowned displeasedly at his language.

(The rest is decisiveness. ...don't miss it, Ray)

　As Marka mutters inward, Arnicht opens his mouth.

"I would recommend a woman of the beast called Stee. Unlike his partner, Lovre, he seems to have some sense of decency toward the nobility. The question is ability, but what about that?"

　When I look at Residence, who is also an examiner at the guild, I nod slightly.

"As an adventurer of Gillum, is there no problem?" and I hope you will find out by killing Bicorn."
"Yes. I pray you are competent."

　As Arnicht nods, Olchide, who was absent-mindedly next to him, called out.

"Then what about the Wolf Beast?"
"It's no good,"

　Arnicht declares without a moment's hesitation.

"Being aggressive is not a bad quality for an adventurer. But I'm too strong. I'm very jealous of Stee, who is having a party with her. No, I don't mind being strong, but I'm blatantly showing it. It will be a little harsh considering that."

　Do other people, including Marka and Coan, agree? I nod without any particular objection.
　Had Lovre himself listened to this story with his keen senses as a beast, he would probably have gone mad. However, Marka, who was good at wind magic, developed a special boundary that kept her voice quiet, and fortunately or unfortunately, Lovre never heard the conversation.

"Then the last one will be Onds."

　There is a wry smile around the residence's mouth, but the reason is immediately apparent from Arnicht's mouth.

"…it's hard. I don't know what he is thinking when I see him silent and his expression is almost unchanged."
"Well, you might be more trustworthy than a light-hearted guy, but considering you smoked in Rank C until you reached that age, don't you think you can expect much from him?"

　It was Orchide's words that were exhaled with a sigh, but Coan disagrees.

"No, not many adventurers can go up to Rank B, as I say when I was a former Rank A. When I think about it..."
"I don't think we can expect any future yet,"

　Corean's words are followed by Marka.

"Well, you don't have to worry too much about him. I'll guarantee you my arm in the guild."
"Well, it's the etiquette that's at stake, isn't it?" Since he rarely opens his mouth, that can be said to be an unknown quantity. as for determination."

　Thus, the aristocrats gathered here scored among themselves against the rank-up examiners.





　a position about five minutes away from the cabs, the nobles, and the rest of them as bodyguards. Ray and Sett were seen in the sky.

"...that's a bicorn, I'

　a horde of horse-shaped monsters with two horns growing below their foreheads Ray mutters as he watches it.

"Grull".

　The mutter also murmurs as if he were puzzled.
　Because a group of about 30 bicorns in front of our eyes. It was embarrassing to see what the flock was doing.
　Beyond Ray and Sett's gaze, Bicorn had taken full advantage of the number 30 to attack a group of goblins.
　They can be stabbed to death with two horns, or they can be hoofed when a scratch is poisoned and slowed down.
　What was even more disastrous was the leader's goblin, which was larger than the others. for his shoulders, his sides, his arms, his thighs, and even his internal organs had been eaten up by the bicorns.Ray imagined bicorns as a subspecies of unicorns. However, the tusks growing out of his mouth were sharp, apparently more for biting off the flesh of his prey than for herbivores, and even Ray, who knew he was a carnivorous horse, was far from his expectations.

(There was a deadly rabbit monster called Gamerion, if you think about it. There may be meat-eating horses.)

　He forces down his inner turmoil and returns to Lovre's side, claiming that he has confirmed the presence of Bicorn, the target of this time.
　It's only five minutes away on the wing of Seto, which is the Gryphon. It's probably an hour's walk in a few hours' walk. The biggest worry was whether a herd of bicorns would stay where it was, but fortunately the bicorns, who had eaten away all the goblins, were lying down and resting.

(In that way, it should be all right to some extent. And if they smell the meat approaching them, they'll attack them. but what should I do with Set?"

　Ray patting Seth's back, muttering inwardly.
　This is because it was obvious that if they sensed the existence of a high-ranked monster called Seto, they would understand the difference in status and run away even though it was a vicious bicorn.

(Maybe Marina said she could take Seto with her in anticipation of this? ...No way. But without Seto, it took a long time to find a herd of bicorns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　Deciding that it would be more efficient to think in groups than to think alone, Ray would signal Sett back to where the carriage was located.





　Surprisingly, it was the Ons, not the Lovre or Stee of the Beast, who first noticed the approaching presence in the tense atmosphere of the Bicorn attack.
　Recognizing the presence approaching them from the sky, Onds pats Lovre on the shoulder nearby.

"Huh? What's wrong with you? Are you an enemy?"

　As Lovre asks, stressing the handle of his spear, Onds silently points to the sky.
　Staring suspiciously at the sky, Lovre discovers something approaching him.
　Reflexively, he holds his spear, but in the next moment he finds out it's Ray and Seto and breathes relief.

"... Ray? Did you find a herd of bicorns?"
"I hope so," Anyway, be ready to move at any time. I'll call out to them just in case. I don't think you haven't noticed it yet."

　When I turn my gaze to the aristocrats, Coan points to Ray and says something to Marka, and Arnicht, Orchide and Residence, seeing it, are also looking at Sett, whose wings are flapping.

"Bicorns themselves aren't that high-ranking monsters, so I don't think there's any problem with them... but if they drag their feet, it's a different story."
"What are you talking about?" In the first place, the contents of the examination include such a response. If you simply defeat them, that's all you have to do on the request board as just a request for subjugation."
「……」

　Onds nod silently to Stee's words.
　Lovre, too, could not have objected if they told him so, and remained silent until Ray and Sett came back.





"I found a bunch of bicorns,"

　Ray's words on the ground brace the faces of those present.
　Now that we are ready to put it down.

"Going straight south from here... well, it's probably an hour's drive away, but the bicorn herd is full of goblins and is now resting." The number of herds is about thirty. What shall we do?"

　The only people listening to Ray's report are rank-up test participants, and others, including the residence, are listening to it in silence, rather than saying anything.

(Of course, one of the tests is how to deal with a bunch of bicorns. Then, can't you make a careless choice?)

　Stee looks over there for a moment and quickly gathers her thoughts.

"If you're going to start from this side, keep in your head that there's Seto on this side, and you might be able to sense his presence and get away with him."
"…I see. Is it certain that Bicorn will feel the signs of Seto and run away?"
"Well, I don't mind if you think it's almost certain from your experience."
"If you feel Seto, you'll surely run away. Fortunately, bicorns are basically herd monsters, so you can do it. I wonder if this is the way to go."

　After hearing Ray's words, Stee said what he had come up with.