Ch 62 - C rank Adventurer
"To move on, sir," the Guild Master continued, "I presume that presenting all those goblins ears as proof of subjugation means that you want to improve your rank?"
Oh, I nearly forgot about that. Well, itâs because of a certain someone who took me to a goblin village that I collected that many goblin ears in one request.
"If thatâs so then I can raise you to C rank using my authority as Guild Master." he went on.
"Eh? Iâm ranked G at the moment and I only really wanted to go up to F rank so I could move around without getting demoted out of the Guild altogether after a month. Jumping straight up to C rank, is that really OK?"
"Itâs not a problem, any Guild Master such as myself can do so in exceptional circumstances. The bigger problem for us is that someone who has contracted with a Fenrir is only rank G."
Iâd planned to rise from rank G to rank F but Iâm suddenly going to become C-ranked. If Iâm rank C then Iâm safe from demotion for six months even if I donât complete any requests.
"Even if you decide not to rise to rank C there are some requests we would like you to consider."
Ah, itâs like that is it? I wouldnât need to be rank C to do these ârequestsâ?
"Ummm, Iâd be inclined to turn the requests down, I must admit." However there was another party involved. "Fer?"
"Youâre wanting to go up in rank, right? So whatâs the problem?"
"Well, itâs a pain..."
"The requests, thereâs no problem taking them as Iâd help you get them done quick."
"Pardon me for interrupting but since the requests would actually be of rank A or even rank S difficulty, in reality we would be asking Fenrir-sama to carry them out for us." the Guild Master said to Fer.
Ah, thatâs where he was going with this. I understand now. "Fer, you OK with this?"
"Huh, I donât understand this A or S stuff but there ainât anything that can beat me after all." he said matter-of-factly. Of course heâd say something like that...
"Oh, thatâs very good. You see, high-ranking requests donât appear often. If you became an A rank or even S-ranked Adventurer then the number of requests that are worthy of your attention is very limited. Usually such high-ranking Adventurers are only called upon specially when an emergency arises. Other than that then they are free to do as they please."
So there are only a few really high-ranked Adventurers and they donât have to grind the levels like other people to maintain their rankings? Of course if the Guild needs an A or S-ranked Adventurer in a hurry they canât always guarantee having any of them around. The Guild Master went on to explain.
"So thatâs why, if youâre travelling around, weâd appreciate it if you could let the Guild offices in any city youâre in know that youâre available if a high-ranked request turns up."
Well, weâd be visiting the Adventurers Guild anywhere we went just to get meat so it seems OK for me to go up to rank C thanks to the Guild Master using his authority. One moment though, is it fine for me to accept rank A requests as a rank C adventurer?
"Is rank C really sufficient?" I inquired.
"Ah, thatâs not a problem. Each Guild office in this country will be contacted and the situation explained to them. Any such requests they might want you to take would come directly from the Guild Master so your rank would not be relevant."
I see. "Fer, you good with this? If weâre travelling around then weâre gonna have to ask the Adventurers Guild to do the dismantling if you want meat."
"Yeah, of course. Iâm fine with it. Besides I enjoy a good fight every now and then. I get kinda flabby if I donât exert myself properly once in a while."
"Sui will fight as well-" Sui piped up telepathically, having been following the discussion quietly until then.
Ah, right right. I patted a trembling Sui to calm her down.
"That seems OK then." I agreed.
"Oh, weâre extremely grateful. Iâll get in touch with the other Guild offices at once to inform them. The Adventurers of this country know each other quite well and the news will spread quickly, I believe. I will also order them to not bother you or get in your way."
Thanks. This Guild Master really knows his business. That should solve a lot of problems.
"So if I go through the high-ranking requests we have and narrow them down, can I give you a request tomorrow perhaps?"
Tomorrow I had planned to go to Lambert-sanâs shop and visit the Merchants Guild too but Iâd be coming to the Adventurers Guild as well to collect the meat and sell the other items. Since the Guild Master helped us out then Iâll visit the Adventurers Guild first thing tomorrow.
"Okay, Iâm planning on coming back into the Guild tomorrow anyway in connection with some purchases." As I spoke I had a sudden thought. If everybodyâs going to know about Fer being a Fenris then I donât have to be quite as secretive as Iâve needed to be until now, and my Item Box is full of monsters like Orc King and Blue Ogre which I thought Iâd have to hide forever.
"Ummm, would it be OK if you bought some other monsters from me?"
"Eh, more monsters? There shouldnât be a problem." The Guild Master still looked puzzled so I explained further.
"You see, I thought they would cause us trouble if I tried to sell them and we wanted to avoid notice so Iâve kept them tucked away instead. Since the Guild Master has come to an arrangement with Fer and the fact heâs a Fenris will be widely known soon then I figure it should be OK to sell them now..."
"I see. So what sort of monsters do you have?" He leaned forward, obviously interested.
"Eh, well thereâs a Chimaera and an Orthros. In addition thereâs an Orc King and a Blue Ogre and-"
The Guild Masterâs face froze as I spoke. "W- w- wait, did you just say âChimaeraâ. A- a- and âOrthrosâ?" He put his head in his hands as if he was close to fainting. Ah, maybe I had said the wrong thing but after a second or two the Guild Master stood up shakily.
"Please follow me, I wish to confirm this." I picked up Suiâs bag and then Fer and I followed him out of his office and down to the Guildâs warehouse where I had been the day before.