Chapter 72 Secret Request

Then, Im going back to the castle. The girls were so noisy, wanting me to buy some sweets in the town. Now that Ive bought some souvenirs, so Im going back before it gets too bad.

Touko-chan also liked sweets, right? On holidays, I often saw you went to such shops

T-Thats for the karate club! I just stopped by and bought it as a captain! Im going now! Also, thanks for the treat! See ya!

Dont mind it. Be careful~

Bye bye~!

After they finished their chatting, it was information gathering for me, Touko left with a considerable amount of souvenirs in both hands. She looked like a gal, but she was an honest girl. Thanks to her, I was able to grasp the current situation of the heroes. Yeah, shes a good girl.

Touko-chan hasnt changed, huh. For me, shes a worthy opponent!

Oh, Touko got your acknowledgment, huh. It seems that she was conscious of you, was there something between you?

Well, I and Touko-chan entered the school as sports scholarship students. I was in the kendo club and Touko-chan was in the karate club. Touko-chan became the captain of the karate club even though she was a first-year student, but then she had a practice match with me, err

And she lost to you?

Yes, and I beat her up pretty badly

Beat her up badly, huh

Well, it was Haru after all.

Im wondering why you, who were in the kendo club, were playing in a karate practice match. But, to put it in words, she was probably being asked as a helper by other clubs because of her physical ability. After all, this girl was also engaged in boxing, aiki, kenpo, and so on.

However, there was no way that Touko could be convinced by such words. Karate is the road that she has been walking on. Her achievements were acknowledged and she enrolled as a scholarship student, but then she was totally defeated by someone in a different club, and that someone had more ability than her. Im sure she lost her face and its not surprising that she sees Haru as a rival.

You see, theres is this thing called holding back

Nope. Its rude to the opponent.

Right.

Haru is like this after all. Im sure that she defeated Touko with all her best in the match. No, rather, I should praise Toukos strong spirit that she continuing to have a rematch even after facing that Haru. Uh-huh, anyway, shes an attractive capable person.

Now that we are in the town, lets go to the guild to see the requests. The actual battle will help you learn magic faster after all.

I agree!

Thus, we head to the Adventurer Guild.

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There you have it. Is there any monster that can be Harus opponent?

Have what..?

Please!

We came to our exclusive receptionist, Gramps Gior, and asked if theres any suitable subjugation request. Bulletin board? Theres no suitable request anymore there. At best, its about the same rank as the Ash Kobold Boss that she defeated before or maybe lower, so its not enough to be Harus opponent now. That said, the request to subjugate monsters with the level that can shake the country like Gobuo will be passed to Nell. If thats the case, the only way to find out is to ask the guild master, Gramps Gior, for a request that hasnt been posted on the bulletin board because of some issues. Were aiming for something in between. Level 5 is fine, so give me that kind of request, Gramps Gior!

Its hard to refuse if Haruna-chan is the one asking. But, the requests that have some issues, huh Recently, the knight leader, Nell-dono, has cleared up troublesome things thoroughly. The only thing left is uh.

So there is one. Give it to me.

Wait, I said wait, you idiot!

I reached out my hand across the counter, trying to snatch the request where he stopped his gaze slightly. However, not losing to his age, Gramps Gior was agile. My outstretched hand vainly cut through the air.

Hah. As expected of the one called Devilish Swordman when he was on active duty!

Deris, you Not to mention about before, you sure are awfully active lately

You can say that Im shining every day.

Are you not embarrassed saying that?

Just a little.

Looking at his reaction, I have to push this much to ask about it. I want to at least hear the contents even if I have to force it.

So, what kind of request is it?

Good grief Its a high difficulty subjugation request. The location is the Gibeon Ruins, a dungeon that was excavated several years ago.

Gibeon Ruins, that place is near the Magic Academy, right?

Yes. Unless you go down to the lower layers, most of the monsters that appear are small fries of level 1 or 2. Since the difficulty level is low for adventurers, it is now used for training by the students of the academy.

I heard that too. So, why is there a high difficulty subjugation request in that newbie dungeon?

I heard that a closed door on the lower layer has been destroyed. A large four-legged golem is said to have appeared there. It looks like a stone statue of a lion.

So thats the subjugation target. Okay, I take it.

I said, wait!

I swung my excellent right arm and missed again. Hes awfully stubborn today, huh.

This request was already taken by Duke Ortho a few days ago. At the same time, he told me not to let other adventurers accept the request.

Duke Ortho He is the Lord who governs the area around the academy, right? If Im not wrong, hes a very influential noble. So, why did that Duke Ortho do such a thing? To ensure the safety of the land he governs, isnt it better to let the adventurers do it?

I heard that he wants his daughter to gain prestige by accomplishing that request.

His daughter?

Yes. It seems that shes a self-proclaimed once-in-a-century prodigy. Well, Im sure that shes accompanied by bodyguards.

Self-proclaimed, huh

Unfortunately, yes. I think that they want her to pass the selection of choosing the representatives for the graduation festival that will be held two weeks later.

Hey, if shes a prodigy, she doesnt particularly need prestige, right? The teachers at the academy will evaluate her on their own.

I told you shes self-proclaimed.

Ahh.

The ability of that self-proclaimed prodigy daughter is probably to a degree that she will fail the selection. But then her honor as the daughter of the lord will be crushed. So I guess that he is planning to make his daughter, accompanied by the bodyguards, defeat the golem and use the achievement to force her way through the selection. I guess its better since he doesnt bribe the teachers, but that monster seems to be quite tough. It may be at the level where Nell has to be dispatched. I think its better to value life more than honor, though. Nobles sure are troublesome creatures who mind about their appearances.

I get the gist of it. But why did you tell me, though unwillingly, this confidential information?

If the lords daughter dies, as the one who provided the request, my position will be in danger. Its not a problem if you can sneak in and accidentally kill the golem without being known by Duke Ortho. I didnt offer the request to you. You just happened to encounter the golem and just responded to its attack. Theres no problem, right?

How sly

Not as much as you. Dont worry. In case it got revealed, Ill protect only Haruna-chan.

Yeah, sure, how reliable. Be sure to prepare the reward. After all, we might accidentally defeat it and accidentally bring the proof.

In that case, I will have no choice but to pay the reward. Yeah, thats inevitable.

Contract established. Since we have a business at Adelheit Magic Academy, lets take care of it while we are at it.

In short, its okay to defeat the golem, right!?

I was wondering why Haru was silent from a while ago, so she was waiting for the conclusion to come out, huh? It ended without her having to think about it and she didnt emit black smoke. Alright, you sure have grown up, Haru.

After all, we dont know about the request, so theres no problem. If anything goes wrong, well have Nell to back us up!

Wow, isnt it sly to use the leader of the knight order as a shield?

Theres no such thing as sly in this word if we use the usable authority perfectly!