Vol 1 Chapter 10 (1/2)
1st Volume, 10th Chapter 【The Secondary Exam】
The progression of the story is slow.
Please follow it patiently. (Author’s note)
After the primary exam was over, the seven of us, including Bays-san, left the training area.
Unfortunately, three of the examinees were a.s.sessed as unacceptable and had to part immediately.
One of them was dejected and left the guild; the other one was brooding over something in front of the bulletin board; the last one picked up a quest paper and took it to the reception desk. The three of them went three separate ways.
I could only wish them good luck.
The rest of us gathered, once again, in the rest s.p.a.ce on the first floor.
By the way, Arnold-san used a sword in the contest a while ago.
Actually, he used both the sword and the hand-to-hand combat techniques.
As expected, beastkin race is superior in terms of physical abilities. Seeing the combination of sword and hand-to-hand combat techniques was like seeing an engaging blade dance.
But as you would expect from such a deft spear user as Bays-san.
In the end, both of them received several hits. The training area was even more heated than it was during my turn.
Both of them started laughing at the same time, facing each other. That’s how their contest concluded.
According to Bays-san, 『continuing any further would be a breach of the code of conduct of an examiner.』
Oi, oi!
I was wrong to evaluate him as a ‘bespectacled gentleman’, it seems. I’ll have to modify it to ‘S gla.s.ses’.
「——That was surprising. Both the beastkin, especially Arnold-san, were strong but that was within my expectations. As for Seiji-san, the sword skills you displayed……」
Y-You would give me a candy and I would forgive you? I’m not a kid!
「Next is the secondary exam. In this exam, you will receive a rank D quest.」
I see. Upon completing a real quest will we be qualified for promotion, huh?
「The three of you have already demonstrated sufficient ability for rank D. In this secondary exam, I’ll be receiving the quest together with you. My role will not be to help you in completing the quest but to ensure that you complete the quest safely.」
Fumu, fumu……But you don’t have to come together with us. If it’s a monster subjugation quest, we can just turn over the subjugation proof parts as the proof of completion of the quest……
「With the level of ability that you all demonstrated, I’m not worried about you in the least. However, as an examiner, I’ll have to be there for that 1 in 10,000 chance of you encountering trouble.」
Oh well, it feels the same as when you receive your provisional licence.
「Now then, you can receive the quest as a group since there are three of you.」
Thus far, I only received quests by myself but you can receive a quest as a group, too, of course.
In case of subjugation of a strong monster, adventurers tend to form a party.
The members seem to divide the reward between them.
As for the quest completion count in respect of rank up, the quest is considered complete for every member of the party.
「You all can discuss before accepting the quest……」
Upon hearing Bays-san’s words, the three of us looked at each other.
「Are you fine with it, Lim?」
Arnold-san meant to confirm whether she would be willing to work with a man other than her father.
These words of his were out of concern for his daughter.
Had I not heard the story back there, I wouldn’t have understood the meaning underlying his words.
「Just now, I received sweets from Seiji……It was really delicious.」
「Hoho」
Seeing Lim opening up a bit, Arnold-san gazed at me, grinning broadly.
……Suggesting something along the lines, ‘the fish took the bait.’
「——Oya, are you by any chance Seiji-san?」
Upon a third person’s voice, I turned around to find a familiar face……Err.
……
……Glancing at me.
「Long time no see——Batteau-san.」
To remember the face of an adventurer he met just once, he’s cut out to be a merchant.
「I didn’t hear from you after that. How are you? Have you gotten accustomed to the life as an adventurer?」
「Thank you for caring. I’m taking the promotion exam to rank D.」
「Is that so?……If I remember correctly, you newly became an adventurer……when you received the parting gift from Jig-san, didn’t you?」
「Yes. This past one week, I have been subjugating monsters using that very sword.」
「That’s……amazingly fast.」
After quickly greeting Arnold-san and Lim, Batteau-san turned around to face Bays-san.
「We are indebted to you.」
「Not at all, the guild can’t exist without clients, after all. Did you visit in relation to another quest?」
These two seemed to be acquainted with each other.
Did they know each other merely as a staff member of the guild and a client?