Roble’s spear fell to the ground with a metallic clang.
At the same time, Stee, who had been watching their fight anxiously, pulled herself together as she spoke up.
「I-It’s over! The winner is Rei!」
As could be imagined, Roble couldn’t help but silently admit defeat after having his weapon knocked aside and the huge blade of the Death Scythe held against his neck.
「You’re strong.」
「Well, yeah. I’m a C rank……no, a B rank adventurer, so I have to be at least this strong.」
「……Hmph, you’re a sarcastic bastard. But, I do have to admit that you are definitely better than me in combat. ……Congratulations on your B rank promotion.」
The battle seemed to have succeeded in clearing Roble’s mind of his complex emotions of jealousy, hopefulness, admiration and dislike. With a small smile, he lightly slapped Rei’s shoulder, which was covered by the Dragon Robe.
「Your skill was also amazing. If it had been an ordinary adventurer or I had an ordinary weapon, I might not have been able to handle that Penetrating Fang.」
「Hmph, good that you know that. You didn’t seem to have any trouble parrying it though. You weren’t serious yourself, were you? You didn’t use your throwing spear or magic.」
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Roble sounded regretful, but there was a smile on his face that belied his words.
Seeing his smile, Rei shrugged his shoulders.
「I told you, didn’t I? I would only have been in trouble if I were an ordinary adventurer or had an ordinary weapon. I don’t consider myself ordinary and the Death Scythe isn’t an ordinary weapon either.」
Saying that, Rei stored the Death Scythe into the Misty Ring.
Seeing that, Roble picked up his spear from the ground with a sigh.
(When I used it before, I wasn’t able to suppress the kickback from the Power Slash, so my wrist was hurt. But this time there wasn’t any kickback. Was it because I’ve gotten used to the skill? Or was it simply because I used Power Slash against a spear? ……If possible, I hope it’s the former.)
Watching Roble, Rei thought to himself as he covered his head with the Dragon Robe’s hood.
The people who had been watching the fight between Rei and Roble looked at him with some surprise, seeing that he had taken the trouble to cover his head with a hood in the middle of this summer weather.
And, this was right after fighting as well.
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However, it was probably because they didn’t know that the Dragon Robe had the ability to maintain a constant temperature within itself.
Cool in summer, warm in winter. The Dragon Robe had a rather simple temperature regulating effect as a magic item. However, it was still an extraordinary item.
If it’s effect was found out by others, there would be people from all over the Mireana Kingdom as well as neighbouring countries who would want it.
「Yeah, I fought and I fought. I fought with all my strength and it was refreshing, I don’t care that I failed the rank up test. Besides, I’m still C rank, so I can accept B rank requests if Stee is with me, as it’s only one rank higher.」
Roble looked at Stee with clear eyes and a smile.
Stee had a slightly surprised look on her face as she caught Roble’s gaze.
「Damn it, I can’t stand this. I’ve got to find a good woman somewhere.」
「A lover, huh. ……That would be nice. Me too, one day……」
「Oh? What about me then?」
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「Well, you’re an adventurer, the same as me. To start with, you’re not my type of guy.」
With conversations like that, the adventurers around them returned to the guild.
「Alright, I won my bet! ……But, I didn’t win a lot of money.」
「That’s right. In the first place, Rei was the favourite, right? Think about the odds. But, at least you’re not like that guy.」
「Roble……I bet on you, why did you lose……」
「Yeah, he put a big bet on Ons during the rank up test. I guess he got what he deserved. Anyone in a party with him is going to be miserable.」
Those who won were in a state of joy while those that lost were left in sadness.
「Hm? You’re back?」
Residence spoke up when Rei and the others returned to the meeting room on the second floor of the guild.
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He had half expected the results, so Residence didn’t ask who had won or lost.
「Huh? Where did the nobles and Ons go?」
When Stee asked why Residence was the only person left in the meeting room, he simply shrugged his shoulders.
「They are already done with their business here, so they went home. They are nobles, so they have many things they have to deal with. Same for Ons.」
「……The nobles aside, Ons should at least have said goodbye.」
Stee sounded somewhat sad.
Although Ons had been mostly silent, Stee might have felt a certain closeness after having he had worked together with them and helped them out at times.
With a small smile on his face, Residence handed over guild cards back to Rei and Stee.
「This is……」
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Looking at her guild card that was handed back, Stee murmured to herself as she confirmed the B ranking that was on it.
It was the same for Rei, who without much though, looked at the rank that was written on his guild card.
「As of right now, both of you are B rank. In particular, Rei now holds the record for the shortest time to reach B rank after registering with this guild, so you might be in for some trouble. However, please also remember that as B rank adventurers, which means you are now considered first rate, highly skilled adventurers. Also, as I said when I said that you passed, Rei’s B rank is provisional. Keep in mind that if you recieve a request from a noble, the guild may step in to assist.」
Rei nodded at Residence’s words.
For Rei, having someone dealing with the nobles for him was a welcome help and not a detriment.
Stee must have also felt that she had finally reached B rank and had a smile on her face.
Next to them, Roble opened and closed his mouth several times as if he wanted to say something before eventually deciding.
「Why don’t we celebrate Stee and Rei’s promotion to B rank after this? I know I failed, but it’s still good to celebrate.」
「……Are you sure?」
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「Yeah, it’s for Stee……and Rei too. Let me celebrate with you. I’ll treat today.」
「You okay with that? I may look like this, but I still eat a lot.」
「I’ll take care of it. I might have failed this exam, but I”m still a C rank adventurer. I’ve earned a good amount of money, so there’s nothing to worry about.」
At Rei’s question, Roble slapped his chest.
Stee laughed at her lover’s response as she watched on.
「Thanks. Then, we’ll see you in the future.」
Like that, they were about to leave the meeting room when a voice called out to Rei from behind.
「Wait a moment. Actually, I still have something I want to talk to Rei about.」
「Something you want to talk about?」
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「Yes, I don’t know if you’re aware of it, but there are a lot of nobles in this city who would like to recruit you to serve under them. Or make a connection with you.」
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