Chapter 24 (1/2)

By the way, because Set had still been sleeping when he headed to the guild, only Rei had gone to the guild.

Rei wasn’t recognized by many people as it had only been a few days since he registered, with his low height and seemingly delicate build, several adventurers tried to mess with him. However, their cheeks cramped when the surrounding people told them about what had happened to the Claws of the Hawk and they pretended to have not seen him

About the time he was moving to the front of some adventurers to look at the F rank request board……a loud voice echoed through the guild.

「Please listen, there is a recruitment for an emergency request!　As for the contents of the quest, there is an Orc settlement about a days distance from Gilm, the settlement must be annihilated. For the reward, 5 gold coins will be given before hand. Two platinum coins will be rewarded upon the success of the quest. Separate rewards will be given based on degree of contribution. Moreover, though the reward for the the right ear of an Orc is usually 3 silver coins, it will be changed to 5 this time. In addition, though Orcs are normally D rank monsters, they are treated as C rank when in a group. Only people who are judged to be capable are able to participate. Needless to say, the minimum requirement is the ability to defeat an Orc by themselves. The applicants will be judged in the meeting room on the second floor of the guild in an hour, after registering with a receptionist.」

It might have been a former adventurer. The voice of the man who was missing half his right ear resounded in every corner of the guild.

「How many Orcs!?」

A man who was in front of the C rank request board asked loudly.

「Unknown. However, we are certain that there is a minimum of 50.」

50. As soon as the number was said, the surrounding adventurers became noisy.

「Hey, the lowest number is 50 Orcs.」

「Ah. There’s no doubt that there will be a rare species or higher species leading. The possibility of Orc mages mixed in with the group is likely to be high.」

「……What will you do?」

「It’s going to be big. After all, it’s two platinum coins with 5 gold coins just for participating. But, naturally, if we are generously rewarded, the danger will be accordingly. ……」

「I’m not going. My party was once partially destroyed by 3 Orcs.」

「I’m participating. The reward is huge. A settlement of Orcs a day from here, the damage will spread to Gilm if nothing is done. 」

While listening to such talk, for the first time in a long while, Rei brought out the information about Orcs from Zepairu’s knowledge.

『Orc』

The name of a generic demi-human monster with the face of a pig. It’s height is the same as the average adult male. They can use swords and spears but prefer close combat with clubs, there are Orc mages and Orc archers that use magic and the bow, there is also a higher orc species with better abilities called an orc general. However, the number of higher ranked orc species is small compared with the normal orc population.

Though it’s combat technology isn’t high, it’s strength is considerable and it fights with brute force.

The race of Orcs is basically male, females from other races are used to breed. At this time, mostly human women are used.

Horde, it might be a instinctual thing but they lived by grouping in tens or more.

However, it’s not uncommon for a horde of 100 to appear and gather more and more if a rare species or higher species appears.

(There is indeed knowledge of Orcs. Well, it is a basic monster of a classic fantasy setting.)

Drawing from Zepairu’s knowledge, a satisfied smile floated onto Rei’s face as he found the information.

(Now then, what should I do……well, I shouldn’t have any problems participating. Anyway, the contribution to the guild should be great as it is an emergency request. Likewise, the reward is exceptional compared to other quests. It’s also hard to find a quest that rank isn’t a condition for participation. It’s not a bad idea to improve my fame in case a high rank monster subjugation quest appears in future. My fighting power being known to a lot of people is a negative factor……well, it’s too late to keep it secret after fighting Goblin Drool. However, I should consider the annoying possibility of increased solicitation after this request has been completed.)

From the Lord to the Guild Master and from the Guild Master to Lenora who was an acquaintance. Because Rei didn’t know that if he was tangled up with adventurers they were to be notified immediately, he was weighing up the merits and demerits of receiving this quest, and the merits clearly outweighed the demerits.

Giving a small nod, he went to see Lenora, the receptionist with the ponytail who was in charge when he registered and who he subsequently submitted requests to.

「Ah, good morning Rei. Do you have a quest? 」

With a smile, Lenora asked, Rei nodded and smiled. Though the receptionist who looked like she was from the cat family of beast people turned her gaze to Rei for a moment while processing the request forms of other adventurers, Rei didn’t notice it.

「So, the quest is?」

「I would like to apply for the Orc quest from a little while ago.」

Orc subjugation. Lenora took a few seconds for the words to set in.

「So, Rei. I’ll say this for now but although Orcs are D rank alone, when they group together they are C rank. As expected of rank G, I can’t recommend you.」

「The recruitment conditions of the request said that you need to have the strength to beat an Orc right?」

「That, well, that’s right……」

「Then I won’t have any problems. Though it’s only a bit, I have the ability to kill a Water Bear in the Forest of Magic.」

「Water Bear!?」

Although Lenora almost involuntarily shouted that out, she shut her mouth immediately.

「The Forest of Magic……why did you go to such a dangerous place. Do you mean that you went to the Forest of Magic instead of the guild?」

「No, ah, well, Because it’s a long story, I’ll tell you about it if I have the opportunity. So about the matter of the Orcs?」

「……Well, even though there shouldn’t be any problems if you have the ability to beat a Water Bear……However, as Rei is a G rank, any mistakes you make will stand out if you participate in this quest. There will also be people who will pick a fight with you like the Claws of the Hawk.」

Though Lenora said so anxiously, a smile floated onto Rei’s face.

「At that time, I’ll have a match with a bet again.」

「……Please stop it if possible……」