Chapter 79 – Iron Rank Upgrade (2)

I looked at the request that Orga gave me. The first thing I saw was a picture that looked like a fat lizard. However, unlike Doma Bap, its scales looked hard and it had four pairs of legs.

“What is this?”

“A basilisk.”

“…?”

She said so boldly. I looked at the request again, wondering if I had seen or heard the wrong thing.

Still a fat lizard

I didn’t see it wrong once. Or asked again.

“A basilisk. Basilisk.”

She was kind enough to tell me word by word. It doesn’t seem like they did anything wrong.

“What…”

It was absurd. I returned her referral to Orr. She was a little taken aback.

“Why return it?”

“Are you asking because you really don’t know that? How do we catch basilisks?”

I just knew the appearance of the Basilisk from looking at the place of request. But I’ve heard vaguely about this guy.

It was because it was a subjugation monster of the same rank.

A monster that requires two or three people of the same rank to catch one.

How do we catch that No matter how much we learned martial arts, Sister Seris and I are newbies. Beginners who have just learned one herb.

I clapped my hands saying I forgot to tell my protest. She handed her request back and said.

“It’s not just a basilisk. It’s a baby basilisk.”

“Young?”

“Yes. An adult basilisk was found in this town the other day, and a party of the same rank went and subdued it? However, shortly after the subjugation, a baby basilisk was found. The problem is that even if it’s a baby, it’s too much for the villagers to deal with. That’s why the request came up.”

“Then isn’t the baby dangerous too?”

“It is much less dangerous than the adult. Trust me!”

“Hmm…”

I was dubious and looked at the request again. This time, pay close attention to what is written below.

“The commission is smaller than I thought.”

The reward was 6 silver. Although it is a bit bigger than goblins and kobolds, the opponent is a basilisk. It’s an unbelievable price for the work.

Even if he knew that, he smiled awkwardly.

“It seems that the village was hit hard during the time of the adult basilisk. 30 silver is out of money… Uh, but is it better to do this unconditionally?”

“What’s wrong?”

“Of course, it’s for the adventurer career management. How special it is that even a young cub caught a basilisk. Did I just keep this for nothing?”

Orr said that, and she cautiously turned her head and looked around her.

“…Why do you do that?”

“I’ll get scolded if the seniors find out what I saved..!”

She was relieved to see that there were no other guild members around. She looked at me and she had a look like ‘I’ve gone this far and I’m not going to do it?’.

“Ha… I see. I’ll take it.”

“What a great choice.”

She grinned.

“Then I’ll have to find a party member.”

“Don’t worry about that either. I’ve saved some good people. Oh, right there.”

Orga looked either way and waved his hand. It was a party that came to see it.

Two men and one woman.

The men were dressed in leather armor no different from other adventurers. The woman’s side was clad in cloth and leather armor that exposed her stomach and upper chest.

The only man among them wearing pauldrons spoke to Orr.

“Is that the fellow who says he’ll save you?”

“Yes. There are two more besides him.”

“What are their grades?”

“Uh… First of all, Yuseong Han is iron grade and the other two are rock grade.”

The man standing next to him frowned.

“What? Rock grade? Did you keep us waiting just because of the rock grade?”

Embarrassed, Orga waved his hand.

“Even if they are at the rock level, they are confident in their skills. When this quest is over, you will be in iron rank.”

Even with that title, the men’s expressions did not improve. Looking at it, I sighed.

‘I don’t know his skills, but I know he has a bad personality.’

If you become an adventurer, you can succeed.

Such stories are widely spread among the people. Because of this, people from various backgrounds knock on the guild door to become adventurers. Among them, there are people with angular personalities.

Fortunately, I know how to deal with people like that. Although my career as an adventurer wasn’t very long, I experienced a lot.

I asked the man who was questioning Orr.

“What is your grade by any chance?”

The first step is to determine the opponent’s level.

“Me? I’m Iron now, but I’ll be Bronze soon…”

“It’s about the iron grade. What about the other two?”

“Ah, all three of you are iron grade.”

Orga intervened. I let go of the polite attitude I had just been adopting. Not only is there no reason to go low against opponents of the same rank, but it can also be seen as a Hogu.

“What. You guys are also iron level, so you shuddered at that shit?”

It goes out moderately hard. This is necessary in order not to be ignored.

“Ha, are rocks and iron the same? You seem to be angry at us for ignoring your comrades…”

“Ah done. If you twist it, it falls out. There are many people besides you who want to be with me.”

He waved his hands. Then the face of the man without his pauldron contorted. He pointed at me and shouted.

“Why are we missing?! Of course, those of you who arrive late and have a low standard should drop out.”

The voice was so loud.

– What is it, who is fighting?

-It seems like you’re fighting because of a request?

-Oh, the fight is good. Hey, it’s been a while, shall we make a bet? I’ll bet a silver coin on that guy with his forehead bared.

-Okay then I’m on the other side 70 cooper.

– You don’t get the money right. Beat me up

-Oh, it’s because I don’t have money. Hey, what are you guys doing without fighting? Hit it fast Don’t you know one two? One two!

Adventurers who were drinking or snooping around with nothing to do came. Then the man’s voice grew louder.

“Pick. Either they fall in meekly, or they get beaten up and turn off.”

I looked around and clicked my tongue. It was not easy to take care of my pride and solve it amicably. In this situation, if I went in to yield, the heat of the adventurers watching would cool down. Then they will blame me.

‘From tomorrow on, they’ll ignore me.’

It is said that it is a backbone that ran away in fear. That’s not good for an adventurer’s career. At least none of them want to work with me.

I warmed up by turning my shoulders and wrists moderately. The two men on the other side snorted as if they were laughing. I thought about what to do now.

‘A moderate beating… Is probably not enough.’

In this fight, two things must be satisfied.

First, the spectators must be able to understand the outcome of the fight. Most of them are betting while drunk. It won’t be good for me if it ends blandly.

Second, you have to properly step on those two. If you win halfway, you might think of retaliation as if you were wriggling. For this reason, it was necessary to step on it to the extent that it was impossible to dare to retaliate.

As I was organizing my thoughts, a man without pauldrons stepped forward.

“Anyway, there are always people who don’t even know the subject and are rambunctious.”

Clenched his fist

Like Seris, her fists didn’t contain the description of martial arts. However, it was not an efficient use of the waist and lower body.

Just give strength and wield your fists one by one in the neighborhood.

I dodged it and burrowed into the empty upper body. It wasn’t difficult because it became a habit to find gaps in the opponent while learning the four-body method.

“What, what!”

The man was startled and took a step back from him. I realized in that moment.

‘There’s nothing particularly great about it.’

It was disappointing.

After all, the iron grade is a grade that anyone can become as long as they are sincere. If you don’t have enough skills, it just takes a little time,

‘Still, I was nervous because Orr-san saved talented people…’

Are you more confident in sword fighting than fist fighting?

It might be, but it wasn’t something to worry about right away. I relaxed. Achieving these two conditions seems easier than I thought.

“What… You’re a pretty good guy, aren’t you?”

This time, the guy wearing the pauldron stepped out with his knuckles tapping. He stretched out his fist. He was better than the guy before, but he couldn’t reach me.

“Ha, look at this… Avoid?”

The man with the shoulder blade gritted his teeth and attacked again. Followed by fists and kicks. After moderately avoiding it, I hit the guy’s uvula.

“Ouch…”

I grabbed the hair of the guy who was struggling to breathe. He grabbed it and put his knee in his face. He lifted and took it down again. After three or four repetitions, the resistance decreased. I let go of his hair and he fell to the floor.

-Hey! If we were going to fight, we should have gone in together! You got kicked out trying to catch shit!

The adventurer who bet money on the man with the shoulder blade tore his hair. The man with the shoulder strap held my face and groaned.

“Uh-uh-uh…”

He kicked it in the face. The boy’s moaning stopped. I turned to the next opponent.

“This, this bastard!”

A man without pauldrons stretched out his fist.

-Yes, you can win too. One to One Two!

His fists were bent, unlike before. Wrapped around his right arm. He hit his elbow hard with the palm of his left hand. Duduk. His arm was bent to the other side.

– Oh, you asshole.

“Quaaaaagh!”

The boy slumped to the floor. He kicked over and stomped on his face.

“Aagh!! It hurts, it hurts!!”

It looks like it hurts when the bent elbow touches the floor. I looked at the one woman who had been ignored. It is an orange long-haired beauty that reveals an alluring body.

“What about you?”

At my words, she put on a troubled expression.

“I have no intention of fighting you.”

“Then take them back. Don’t bother me any more.”

I said, kicking the guy I was stepping on. The guy was holding his elbow and weeping at him. She looked at women and men with contempt, then looked at me and smiled again.

“Yea, I got it. I’m sorry to bother you~”

She took the two of them and left. I looked around.

-Oh my. My friend Parkal, you lost the bet? It’s really sad, but what can I do? A bet is a bet. Give me 1 silver quickly.

-Damn it because of those idiots… Hey, you assholes. How can two people lose to one guy? Fuck off the fuck!

I guess I don’t have to worry about it anymore. Approached Ori. She had a bewildered face.

“It looks like I need to find a new party member. When is the deadline for the request?”

“Uh? Oh, yes… There’s no specific deadline, but the sooner the better. If it’s too late, the village may be damaged…”

“All right.”

I just walked away from the reception desk. A few people who won the money from the bet talked to me, but they gave me a rough answer and sent it back. As I was about to return home, I stopped.

‘Should I just find it now?’

Soon it will be evening time. Adventurers can eat cheaply at the guild, so the guild will be crowded soon. It wouldn’t hurt to look for it now.

Seris and Kara will take care of themselves if I don’t come.

I turned to the inside of the guild again. But someone came up to me and crossed their arms. He raised his arms and dodged.

I looked up and saw that it was a familiar face. She is an orange-haired woman who left the guild with two men earlier.

“Are you surprised?”

“No. But didn’t you take them out earlier?”

“I only took you to the front of the guild. They are also men with chili peppers, but are they ashamed to be supported by a woman? They say they go to the temple on their own. Rather, what are you planning to do from now on?”

“Why are you curious about that?”

“Just~ Ah, aren’t you looking for a new colleague to work with?”

“…”

“What is it really? Then I’m so sorry~”

What is this again? I frowned because it was absurd. Then she smiled and came closer.

“I’m sorry my kids quarreled with you. I’ll apologize instead. But we also have excuses. That request was originally preoccupied by us. I just need to find other party members, but the receptionist asked me to wait because there are decent people? But the wait was a bit long, so everyone was sensitive.”

After hearing her story, I sighed.

‘Anyway, even if you come here…

Still, she didn’t feel bad. Even if it’s because of his success, he took care of us instead of the other adventurers.

“Okay. I’m sorry about that. I think it will be difficult to work together.”

“Why?”

“I beat up your co-workers. How can we work together when sediment remains?”

“Ah, if that’s the case, don’t worry. It’s okay if I calm you down enough.”

“It’s okay. It’s easier to just find someone else.”

“Ah, why is that?”

She tried to hold my hand as she sighed. As he withdrew his hand away from her, he puffed out her cheeks and pouted her mouth. Because she was a beauty, her pouting expression was also quite cute.

However, I know that I have seen Seris’ genuinely sullen expression. That expression was contrived.

‘I’m good at flirting with men.’

Were they called in this way earlier? Maybe it’s a queen bee party.

After all, it would be better not to party with them.

“We prepared a lot to take on this request. I mean, I knew everything from the monster’s favorite terrain to its preferred food and vital points. Do you not like this?”

I changed my mind a bit.

“…Is that true?”

“Okay. Do you have a taste now?”

“Little.”

“Thank god.”

She grabbed my clothes She looked around and led her to an empty seat.

“Let’s eat first. We got to work together, isn’t that enough?”

“It hasn’t been decided yet. I will listen to your story and think about it.”

“Then it is as if it has been decided. By the way, my name is Amy.”

Amy smirked.

* * *

Soon the sun had set. Ceris let out a sigh as she peered through her window at the darkened outside.

“Why are you so late…”

I thought it would come around dinner time at the latest. But he didn’t come even after dinner. Seris worried about him and found Kara dozing beside her.

“Kara, sleep when you’re sleepy. Yoosung, because her older sister will be waiting for you.”

Cerys got Kara up and put her on her bed. Kara forced her heavy eyelids to close.

“When brother comes… Wake me up…”

“Okay, I get it. Sleep first.”

“Huh…”

Shortly thereafter, Kara fell asleep. Seris gently closed the door and sat down at the table again to wait for him.

After a while, the front door opened and a meteor came in.

Seris went out to meet him with a brightened face and her worries from earlier had disappeared. As she got closer to him, his expression hardened a little.

‘…The smell of alcohol?’

Have you been drinking? Was she so worried?

A little bit outrageous.

“…Have you been drinking?”

“Huh. Because of the request I received this time, I drank a little with other adventurers.”

Oh, it’s because of work. It can’t be helped.

Celis nodded her head in agreement. Then she cracked a little joke.

“You didn’t drink with a woman, did you?”

I asked even though I knew it wasn’t. I just wanted to hear her denial and confirm her love…

“That’s a woman.”

“…Yes?”