Chapter 14 (2/2)

「To begin with, the reason why I partnered up with Vargas was because I have an extraordinary type of eyes called magic eyes.」

「Magic eyes?」

「Ah. ……Even I say that, its not a powerful magic eye where I can enchant or petrify things by looking at them. My magic eyes only have one ability. I can see magic power.」

「Seeing magic power……eh.」

「Ah. As for working with Vargas this time, there is a dungeon a few days from here, one of the levels has magic traps. For the purposes of clearing it, my eye was necessary. So, when I looked at you with my magic eyes……you magic power has a quantity and concentration that honestly can’t be explained in any words other than monster.」

「……I see. You’ve convinced me for now.」

As he nodded, Rei’s interest turned towards the dungeon.

Dungeon. For some reason, when magic power gathers, an existence can form with the materialization of a nucleus. The monster that gains power due to the nucleus becomes the boss monster of the dungeon, the scale of the dungeon gradually increases unless the boss monster is defeated.

Once the boss monster has been defeated at least once, the scale of the dungeon will become fixed.

Furthermore, because of the dungeon’s nature to accumulate magic power, common beasts entering and turning into monsters was a common story. In addition, whenever the number of monsters in the dungeon dropped below a certain number, the nucleus would either transfer monsters to it or create new monsters.

Though the dungeon disappears if the nucleus is destroyed, the material and monsters that the dungeon created will not disappear, adventurers who aim to get money gather the drops. There will be a profit exceeding the disadvantages as merchants will come to purchase the materials.

(Dungeon……saying that there are a lot of monsters, going there sooner or later with Set is not a bad idea. Getting some decent skills is also good. The problem is with the Death Scythe and fire magic, I can only afford to do combat maneuvers with Set if there is enough space.)

As Rei thought this in his head, the man who took his guild card came back.

「What, you seem to get along with Runo even though he formed a temporary party with Vargas and that rowdy bunch.」

「Gran, don’t say unnecessary things. Because I was friends with Vargas I had a lot of trouble clearing the misunderstanding.」

「Runo is the same as usual. Rei, I’ll tentatively introduce Runo as an able adventurer. Basically, he is a fighter, can use some attack magic, can use some healing magic and is a convenient fellow who also has some thievery skills.」

The man, Gran, explained Runo’s capabilities as he passed the guild card. While listening to him talk, Rei muttered.

「In other words, Jack of all trades, master of none.」

「……No, well, it’s not entirely true. I wonder if it was a little bit unclear.」

「There’s no doubt this guy is convenient to have in a party. Hey, why don’t you form a party with Runo?」

Gran recommend that Rei should form a party with Runo.

Actually, Gran had expectations for the new guy Rei……his abilities were outstanding – normally, a rookie wouldn’t be able to take 4 D rank adventurers in a one sided fight – anyway, he had high expectations for Rei’s talent. However, he seemed to have problems with interpersonal relationships as he immediately got into trouble with a D rank adventurer party right after registering. Therefore, although Rei’s abilities were powerful, he hoped that Runo would be able to help improve his interpersonal relations if they were in the same party.

「Sorry. I intend to work solo for now. I have a companion already.」

Rei refused frankly. In the first place, the material of a monster that sells the most is the magic stone. However, Rei’s purpose was to let the magic stones be absorbed by Set and the Death Scythe, also, there was definitely going to be disagreements when in a party.

「……Well, certainly it would be leisurely if you have a Griffon for a companion.」

「Griffon?」

Because Runo was in the guild the entire time, naturally, he never heard any news about Set.

Gran noticed that and and his mouth turned into a grin.

「I see, you don’t know since you were drinking alone when Vargas went out. Rei over there tamed a Griffon.」

「……Really?」

Runo asked disbelievingly, Rei answered with a nod as he placed the guild card into the Misty Ring.

TLN: There’s three people talking to each other now so I’ll put a note he for who’s talking to who.

「Now then. The the rank improvement has been updated, I must get going soon. You should find him an inn.」 (Runo to Gran)

「I see. It’s a pity……by the way, have you decided on an inn?」(Gran to Runo then Gran to Rei)

「Ah. I was told by a guard called Ranga to go to the Dusk Wheat Pavilion. I mean, I heard that it was the only inn that has the facilities to take care of Set.」(Rei to Gran)

Gran nodded at Rei’s explanation. Gran knew that the Dusk Wheat Pavilion was the only inn that could take care of a Griffon. If he hadn’t decided on an inn, he was going to introduce that place.

「I see. You seem to already know. After going out of the guild go straight to the right until you see a sign saying Dusk Wheat. You’ll know immediately when you see a sunset and wheat symbol.」

「Ah, thank you.」

Thanking Gran, Rei left the guild. While seeing Rei’s back as he left, Gran had a premonition that the future would become becoming noisy in various ways.

「Guru~」

When Rei approached, Set opened his eyes and gave a happy cry.

「I kept you waiting. Since the only accommodation seems to be the Dusk Wheat Pavilion, lets get going quickly.」

Rei talked while stroking the smooth hair on Set’s back……

「Gururu~」

Having never been separated from Rei since he was born, Set was quite dependent and rubbed his head against Rei.

After caring for Set for about 10 minutes, they left the guild.