30 Episode 30: Black Fox and Man Competition (1/2)
Kaiserhawk was among the demons we hoped to buy, and somehow the Alliance became noisy.
”Oh, hey, seriously or not, Kaiserhawk!?”
”Oh, that's certainly Kaiserhawk who recently lived in the wilderness. I can't believe there's another guy besides Roddy and the others who can take me down...”
Hmm? It's nothing serious.
Mr. Roddy said he was going to defeat Kaiserhawk, not because he was a particularly powerful demon, but because he was just trying to crusade to protect the people of the King's capital.
”... it's a big deal”
And it was Mr. Roddy who spoke.
”Huh?”
He said, ”We were going to take him down, but he never thought we'd get ahead of him.”
”Uh, did you possibly embezzle the prey?
Could it be that Mr. Roddy and the others were after Kaiserhawk's crusade request?
Because you've done something wrong.
”No, you don't have to worry about it. It's just that this one was slow to move.”
Good, sounds like they didn't think you'd taken over the prey.
”Ha ha, I'm looking forward to it tomorrow”
With that said, Mr. Roddy flips his cape and leaves as if nothing had happened.
……
”Hmm?”
I felt my gaze so I turned around and the ladies of Mr. Roddy's people crossed beside me.
……
I don't know, my gaze isn't moving, but I feel like I'm being watched.
That's a stinging gaze, too.
Somehow, I feel a gaze I've often felt in my previous life and in previous generations.
”Mr. Rex, the receptionist's calling.”
And when I was thinking about it, Liliera called me.
”Ah, yes. What is it?
”I'm buying Kaiserhawk, do you want to buy a regular guild? Or would you like to go to auction?
”Auction?
Huh? Another auction?
”Kaiserhawk is an S-rank demon. Plus, this Kaiserhawk doesn't have any blade scratches or scratches caused by attack magic. I have some feathers on my feet, but if I take care of them a little, they'll be beautiful.”
”Huh.”
”I don't know what the hell way you hunted, but this Kaiserhawk keeps you in very pretty condition. Besides selling it as a material, it can also be stripped and decorated by the nobles.”
Heh, someone wants demon stripping.
”Therefore, if you are a guild, I suggest you go to auction.”
Even so, I don't know about the enchant plant.
”When does money come in when you put it out for auction?
”Right, the next auction is in two weeks, so we'll be depositing after that”
I send my gaze to Liliera.
”Wouldn't that be nice? You came to Wang Du for that, and you're just saying that there will be more items to sell, right?
Well, sure.
Which way did you decide to work in Wangdu until the end of the auction for the enchanted plant?
”Okay, then let me go to auction.”
”Yes, sir.”
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……
We're back at the inn, we're done eating, and now we're back in the room we're renting.
Only the finest inns, and indoor conditioning is available in first-class items.
Even so, it is only within this country.
After all, it is only quite a bit compared to the Inn of the Great Powers.
The inn over there is filled with the finest.
”So, what are you angry about, you guys?
My pretty buddies have been grumpy since just now.
Specifically since I left the Adventurer Alliance.
”'Cause Mr. Corner Roddy came to this country for you and your prey was being plundered.”
And it was Marcha the Swordsman who spoke in a obstinate tone.
He has the best sword arms, but his personality is childish because he has grown up indifferent to other things.
Well, that's a cute place.
”That's right! We came here to let 10,000 people know about Lord Roddy's power, and now it looks like Lord Roddy is on the road!
It is the almo of the monk who says something quite painful.
He grew up dreaming of serving a hero. He's literally a woman with a lot of dreams, but he's only been working out to serve a hero, and his strength is real.
”Curse?”
The last thing that whined about the noise was a chain of wizards.
He's an elite wizard at the School of Magic, a weirdo wizard who came into my party saying he wanted to use his learned magic in action.
However, I personally prefer studying spells to magic, and I later found out that the real reason I came into my party was also a hell of a reason for wanting to use dangerous spells freely without anyone blaming me.
To be honest, there is always a lot of coins and crooks, but there was only one thing in common with such coins, etc.
That's in that you love me from the bottom of your heart.
That's why he was hostile to that boy who interrupted my activities.
”Don't be so angry. You're simply saying that someone with comparable power was in this country.”
”There's no one stronger than Mr. Roddy!
”There's no one stronger than Master Roddy!
”There's no one stronger than Roddy!
Ha ha, he says cute things.
”Not necessarily. The world is wide. Yeah, it just so happens that there was another S-rank coming to this country.”
”S-Rank!? That kid!?”
”I was a child no matter what you think!?”
”Unbelievable!
Huh, you're still immature around judging them by their appearance.
”But now we crusaded Kaiserhawk, a S-rank demon. I don't know what means I used, but I'm sure my strength would be.
”Well, that's...”
”You have to admit,”
”Grunt...”
”Funny how one country has the same S-rank.”
Yes, it's not true that S-rank adventurers can be catchy in the same place.
Anyway, the S-rank is more than the A-rank.
Us S-rank is the pinnacle of the talented if we take the culmination of the ordinary man as A-rank.
There can't be a man with a proper personality there.
No one can understand what they're thinking and where they're doing it.
With all those freaks, even the guild guys couldn't figure out where the other S-ranks were.
”Oh, you look forward to tomorrow”
”Master Roddy?
”I can't believe I'm meeting someone like this.”
”Mr. Roddy, maybe you want to fight?
”Oh, I want to fuck you. Seriously.”
But for no reason, the same adventurer fought against each other.
”I know. But the only way to fight is to cross swords.”
Yes, we're adventurers.
Then you can fight with adventure.
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”It's been crowded all morning.”
The next day, we came to the Adventurer Alliance, and we came to the requisition board, and it was so crowded that we were surprised.
”You better wait till people rip this off. If it's so crowded, we don't have time to indulge.”
”That's true.”
”Cuun.”
Mrs Liliera is right.
Then you'll be exhausted before you take your request.
”Ha ha, you can afford it”
And someone spoke to us.
”Are you... Mr. Roddy!?”
How dare you speak to us, Mr. Roddy, an S-rank adventurer.
”You guys are here for a favor, aren't you?
”Yeah, yeah.”
Why is Roddy from S-Rank talking to me?
”But then you can't make a busy request.”
”Haha, maybe”
Maybe Mr. Roddy's right, they'll take a dizzying request.
”Then how about this request?
So what Mr. Roddy took out was a request for demonic extermination.
”What's this?
”Request for a Rank A demon crusade that has begun in the vicinity of the King's Capital.”
What was written there was a request to crusade a demon named Shadowfox.
”Surely it was a monster that grew stronger as he got older.”
Shadowfox is said to be a long-lived demon and is said to be strong enough to be older because of its slow peak growth.
”Oh, and there's been a report that some of the herds have seen quite a bit of a big guy, a case the Alliance was considering whether to change from A-rank to S-rank request. We were supposed to take it, but I thought you could take down Kaiserhawk.”
With that said, Mr. Roddy laughs niggly.
”What do you say? Who can defeat a bigger man in his crusade?
”Is it a battle?!?”
”Oh. They say you'll get paid better for winning, so what do you say?
Yeah, I don't care what they say.
More or less, it won't be a battle between me and Mr. Roddy in S-rank.
What shall we do......
”Hey, is all you get paid?
”Huh?”
If I was worried, Liliera joined the conversation from the side.
”What does that mean, ma'am?
”It's not too cheap to apply for a match from there and only reward the winner.”
Hey, they're S-ranked adventurers, Mr. Liliera.
Exactly. That's rude.
”You, Roddy, are rude to me.”
”Yes, how dare you speak to Mr. Roddy!
”And you're going to win?
Look, Mr. Roddy's people got angry.
”That's the one who's been setting up the battle. Then this one should have the advantage of taking the fight.”
But Mr. Liliera doesn't pull a step.
That's a lot of nerve for an S-rank party opponent.
”Hmm, that certainly makes sense. Then we'll bet this one on this one.”
So Mr. Roddy took a knife out of his nostalgia.
”This guy is called 'Tinder Knife' in magic items. It's literally a knife that fires all over itself, and I don't need a spark anytime I have this. This is a handy item that can be used instead of pine lights in a cave without letting the wizard use wasted magic. Can be used as a weapon, of course. How about this?
”Yeah, that would be enough as a wagering prize. I got that fight.”
”Hey Liliera, on your own!?”
When I tried to complain to Liliera, who took the battle on her own, Liliera held my shoulder and whispered in her ear.
”Take it. You are being watched over yesterday's Kaiserhawk affair. Even though I didn't mean to, it's in the form of the other prey.”
Well, if they say so, maybe so...
”So apart from winning and losing, fight him head-on once. That way, they'll be convinced of the outcome.”
Think that far. Did Mr. Liliera get the battle?
”So what's the point of putting the betting prize up, too?
……
Is that it? I shut up.
”Or he's a runner. If you take their demands unconditionally, you can lick them, right? We need to be strong from here.”
So much so that Liliera provoked Mr. Roddy.
This is also about being an adventurer.
”Whoa!? Roddy and Kaiserhawk's new fight?!?”
”You can't miss the battle of S-rank!
When I realized that there was a crowd around me, it seemed like everyone knew we were going to fight.
”All right, then let the battle begin! Deadline is this evening! Even if we can't crusade by then, we lose!
”Wow, I get it!
”Huh, I'm looking forward to seeing what big man you can take down!
”but I'll do my best!
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Leaving Wangdu, we came to the woods where Shadowfox was witnessed.
”Now, what are we going to do?
”What, was it a no plan?!?”
Mr. Liliera, it's just a no-plan.
'Cause you're what they're after.
”Even though it was Mr. Liliera who got the battle”
”As I said earlier, yeah, I'll stick with the rest when I leave the deal alone. I'm gonna have to do this with Gatsun soon so he can understand.”
... Could that be the experience you've had in the past?
”Cuck!”
And, if I was talking to Mr. Liliera, Moffmoff would run out into the woods.
”Ah Mohmov!?”
When I see it, I see a demon at the entrance to the forest.
Apparently, I'm hungry and I want to eat dinner.
”You can't help it. I'll take care of her, Mr. Rex. Good luck with Shadowfox.”
So Mr. Liliera went into the woods after Moffmoff.
”Can't help it, can I move too”
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”Well, I guess it's time for Shadowfox to come out”
I use exploratory magic to detect signs of demons in the woods.
”This is a trinket, this is a trinket... there he is!
In the signs of a moving demon in the woods, I sensed a unique moving demon, and I headed straight for that point.
And I discovered him in the woods, in the dark.
”Found it!