481 Episode 0481



"Thank you, I'm saved," and what shall I pay for the bodyguard?"

 At a time when it's almost noon, Tivia comes out of the dungeon and bows to Ray and Elena.
 Behind him, Esetus, Nact and Goth were all quietly bowing.
 But Ray shrugs his shoulders against the four before opening his mouth.

"I said escort, but in the end there were no monsters in the dungeon when they came back. I don't think it's a good idea to get a big paycheck for this. -- what shall we do?"

 At Ray's words, Elena nods in a few seconds.

"Well, why don't you take part in the stripping of the material that Ray was going to do tomorrow for free of charge.
"... oh, I see. That's certainly a good idea. I'd rather have my money returned by labor than by money."
"Grull".
"Squeak?"

 Seto agrees with Elena's words, and Yero screams as well.
 However, in the case of Yero, let alone Seto, it seems that he agrees in the course of events.

"Putting off the material?"

 I didn't know what Ray and Elena were talking about... more accurately, but Tevia hangs her head in disbelief as if she didn't understand why it was a substitute for compensation.
 It was the same for the other three.

"Oh, it's not a difficult story. As you can see, our party has absolutely no problem in terms of military power, but we can't handle the act of ripping off materials after defeating monsters."
"... I suppose,"

 Tivia and others nod to Ray's explanation, expressing surprise.
 In fact, it was obvious that their fighting power was incomparable to their own, as opposed to the anomalies and skeletons.
 And it was also true that ordinary parties are usually organized by more than four people, and that the material can be stripped quickly because of the number of people involved.
 No matter how high the fighting might be, it's only natural that it takes time to strip off, as long as it's a party with only two people, Ray and Elena.
 Even if the number of sets is more than enough for military power, it is impossible to peel off the material.
 However, Tivia's view on this is somewhat wrong.
 It is true that Seto cannot strip the material itself, but he can act as a guard around him.
 And the material is peeled off...In other words, if you disassemble the monster, the smell of blood will drifter around you, which could attract other monsters.
 If you have a presence like Seto, most monsters will notice its strength and withdraw, or if it attacks, they will not be able to beat the Gryphon of Rank A monsters, and as a result, they will be able to peel off the material with peace of mind.
 When Ray and Elena explain the situation, they nod with expressions of satisfaction, including Tivia.

"And as you may know by looking at it, I have an item box. And in the item box, there are a lot of dead monsters that have dived into the dungeon and fallen. Of course, as long as it's in the item box, the body won't rot, but it's hard for me and Elena to rip off a lot of bodies. I made a request to the guild."
"I see. We're going to help you with the request in exchange for today's escort."
"Oh, you guys can't start searching for dungeons right away, can you? Then you can help me strip the material off tomorrow. ...what do you think?"

 I was lost for a few seconds at that word. Tivia nods at once and looks at her three companions.

"What do you think? I don't think I care."
"Well, if you let a notorious person protect you for free, you'll hear a lot of bad news. I don't mind if stripping the material can be used as a reward."
"Aren't you?"

 Etheus asks back in a way that he doesn't understand what Nact says.
 Esetus seemed to be the only one who didn't know what Rey or Sett was, and his face gradually turned pale when Nact and Goth whispered.
 He probably remembered what he said to Ray.
 But for Ray, that's nothing to worry about. I understood that the remark didn't come from bad intentions, but purely from my companionship.
 That's why I tell them to come to the front gate of Egjil tomorrow at 9 a.m. and break up on the spot.
 Even for the Tivians, the wound was covered by Ray's part, but it wasn't completely cured. Now we had to go to the clinic where the recuperative magic was open, and even the Reys had to hear about the requests for stripping in the guild, and above all, bring the abnormal species to the Silwa family.

(though the latter is entirely at my disposal.)

 The magical stones of unusual species are very troublesome for Ray, who uses magic, so he wants them to settle the disturbance of unusual species as soon as possible.
 It's not a scapegoat like the Levysors, it's a real culprit.

"Ray, let's get going soon, too. It's much earlier than usual, but if you think of turning up at the Silwa family, you'd better go to the guild as soon as possible."

 Reinstated by such words, Ray nods softly and calls out to the Tivians explaining, or having done, the origin of Ray's nickname.

"I'm sorry, but we'll let you go. As I said earlier, tomorrow at 9 a.m. in front of the main gate of Egzil. If you come, remember it."

 When I tell them that, they wave to the four people who still seem to want to say something and leave the square in front of the dungeon.
 For a moment, Ray may not come to his mind tomorrow. That's what I thought, but the idea disappears the next moment.
 There is no definite reason. However, we acted together for a short time until we left the dungeon, and we decided that we couldn't have done it because of Teavia's firmness, Esetus' direct nature, Nakt's prudence, and Goth's good nature.
 And, in fact, the four who were saved had no intention of misrepresenting the Lays for saving their lives.





 As usual, when Ray and Elena enter the guild alone, they hardly see the adventurer, as it is almost noon.
 Or perhaps some adventurers would have had lunch if this guild had been provided with bars, as was the case with a general guild, but due to the number of adventurers using the guild, no bars were provided.
 Entering such a guild, Ray and Elena head straight to the counter where they are accepting requests, instead of heading to the buying counter as usual.
 The receptionist, who was there, was surprised that Ray, who had just seen him a few hours earlier, had already made his appearance, but spoke out, feeling it was just right.

"Oh, Mr. Ray," About your request..."
"Oh, have you decided on your rank? How much is the commission?"

 Ray thought it was a request for a commission, so he asked, but it was an unexpected reply that came back.

"Oh, yes. That's true, but there's already been a flood of applicants, and we've decided on another ten orders. ... well, I wish I could, but why don't we recruit a few more people? We've had a lot of trouble with the number of people."

 The receptionist remembers when she started pasting the request on the request board.
 The fact that the time was still before eight o'clock and reasonably early in the morning may also have an effect. Adventurers who had been listening to Ray and the receptionist rushed in, resulting in a fistfight.
 The reason why weapons were still not used was probably because they thought it was unsavory to go that far inside the guild.  
 There was an event called a rational fistfight, in which anyone who heard it would sigh.
 It was a casual request from Ray, but the reward was sufficient to make it happen, given that it was safe to take any risks.
 Or Ray, nicknamed crimson, and Seto of Gryphon. And Elena, who is attractive regardless of gender. Many people decide that they want to take this opportunity to become acquainted with each other.
 In addition, the reason why he did not appear among them is probably because he was away from home in an inn because of the recent capture of the desert class.
 But...

"I'm sorry, but I was able to recruit more people than I had requested." In terms of the number of people, we've made it in time."Several people around him, listening to Ray and the receptionist, breathe regretfully.
 If there is any additional recruitment, this time. The adventurers were waiting in anticipation of that.
 The receptionist breathed a faint sigh of relief at the surroundings, but soon realized that she had heard something she couldn't miss.

"Oh, yes, yes," "By the way, by the way, do you really pay for the people you collect?"

 For some reason, Ray shakes his head without hesitation at the question, which even makes him feel determined to do something tragic.

"No, I have no plans to pay you. I mean, I helped an adventurer's party in the dungeon that was about to be killed by monsters, and I came back escorting them. Instead of the reward, I was asked to help me with tomorrow's stripping work. So it's a reward that they came out of the dungeon safely."

 Receptionist breathes relief at Ray's words.
 If Ray had hired other adventurers here in addition to the guilds he had recruited, and would pay them the same amount of money, there would have been no doubt a stir.
 It is by no means a problematic behavior. In a way, it's close to a request for nomination.
 However, the conditions were too good for such a situation to happen.

"Anyway, I'm not recruiting more people this time, but if I continue to dive into the dungeon, I'm going to be unable to handle the stripping again, so I'll recruit a little more people then." "However, as I am a monster of a deeper stratum, I think I will need the skills and knowledge to strip the material away."""
"Yes, I understand about that. As for the rank of the request, it was purely stripped off, and even the highest-ranked monster was a Rank C earth club, so I made it a Rank D for this request. Do you mind?"
"Oh,"
"I told you in the morning that it might increase a little more..."
"No, I was undead in the sixteenth basement." In the end, I didn't encounter a ripping monster."

 Afterwards, you will read through the confirmation documents and pay a fee for the guild to complete all the procedures.

"Thank you very much,"
"As I said earlier, I'll order more monsters."
"Yes, I'll be waiting for you."

 I waved lightly to the receptionist who bowed, and then left the guild... towards the buying counter.

"You're here, too,"

 She nods to the receptionist, who greets her with a small smile, and immediately pulls out the materials she has obtained from this search from the mistling.
 Nevertheless, the dungeon has been in the dungeon for only a few hours, and the Skeleton, which is considered the biggest harvest, will be handed over to the Silwa family. Then only living armour sells to guilds. It's also a piece of armor other than a magical stone.

"I'm afraid that's all I've got to-day." but tomorrow I shall have you buy a large quantity at the request I have made."
"Is this... armour? No, living armour?"

 Ray nods to the suspicious visitor and turns to the armour on the counter.

"It's a living armour that came out on the 16th basement. for I was able to take out the magical stones with little damage to my armor."
"Well, it's Living Armour's armour. There are certainly very few scratches, and I can buy them at a high price, but... is that okay? The performance is reasonably high, so the person who knocked them down usually uses them as they are, or sells them to arms dealers."
"Oh, I don't mind," I'm a wizard, so I don't like full-plate mail that's hard to move, and most of all, it doesn't fit me."

 In this world, Ray, who is quite short, naturally has limited protective gear to some extent.
 In that sense, Dragon Robes are probably the best match for Ray in terms of performance and height.

"All right. And the weapon that Living Armour was using...?"

 For the receptionist, the weapons used by the living armour were more in demand than the full plate mail, which was highly defensive but difficult to move...

"It was broken in battle,"

 say so with a gentle glance away
 Elena watched him with a wry smile.