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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 298

Although I didn't like Engrim's reaction, I decided to just move on for now..

There are still many stories left to be heard. There would be a penalty incurred as a result of ignoring the guild member's recommendation and disposing of Dantel, and no matter how skilled he was, there seemed to be some other reason for trying to promote me like roasting beans in the heat of lightning..

Oh, come to think of it, among the guys that Dantel wiped out, there was one who used an auror, right? In a memory that suddenly came to mind, I felt like I was starting to see clues about the promotion that Engrim had mentioned..

"But apart from understanding the format and procedures... it's hard to shake off the thought that this is a fairly sudden story. I thought the first topic we would talk about would be the story about Dantel.."

Using a guy like that as an errand boy means that even if he was hit by a single needle, there must have been at least one stronger guy among those who died in the building. Because I don't think Captain Dajjagojja would go to the trouble of catching people..

Even if it was said to be a collection of inferiority complexes that arose because of being scolded by women, it is still true that they were adventurers, so from the guild's perspective, you can think of it as a situation where all the useful services were completely cut off overnight..

In that situation, it's a promotion. My eyes became mischievous without me knowing, but I deliberately didn't control my expression. But despite my attitude, Engrim just smiled a friendly smile..

"I understand. However, I am not particularly trying to force or forcefully ask for anything. If I had to be honest... I guess even this could be called assortment matching.."

"My promotion.?"

"yes. Blue-level adventurers cannot receive low-level quests.."

"ah."

Although the guild imposes movement restrictions on adventurers every time winter arrives, there is no way to restrict incidents from occurring. In fact, unproductive monsters that make a living only by raiding and hunting target human residences more persistently during this period, so emergency requests tend to be requested more frequently. Restrictions on movement are a policy to prevent winter movement, but are also a policy to process urgent requests within the area in a timely manner..

Normally, they would prepare to survive the winter in their own way by stockpiling food materials, but like bears that do not fall into hibernation and wander around looking for food, most monsters with low intelligence face winter without completing proper preparations. And those guys try to invade human residential areas. It can be said that this is the result of properly learning that, unlike others, we are rich and most are weak..

The problem is that they are trying to survive through the cold of winter by plundering, so they are more evil than usual..

The most representative example is goblins, which are the neighborhood drum of the fantasy world and the nightmare of beginners, and their number more than doubles as they occupy villages that are easy to reach and move for the winter. It goes without saying that the difficulty increases more than usual as the number of raids that used to be ten increases to twenty or as many as thirty..

As a result, when winter comes, it is not uncommon for requests that were originally possible at the yellow level to be moved to the blue level, and problems that could be solved at the blue level are moved to the red level. This is a very common case, so much so that it is said that adventurer guilds in small cities want to keep adventurers who are more than self-sufficient in the city, even subsidizing their lodging expenses..

"...How many enemies did I kill??"

"There are five people."

Even as he answered, Engrim was still smiling. After hearing the answer, it no longer looked like a relaxed smile, but a detached smile that had given up on everything..

It may be said that there are only five rank-and-file people, but in the case of the aforementioned quests, there are many cases in which it can be solved simply by sending a class of one or two with certain skills. Of course, my position is that I have no choice but to react skeptically as to whether the people who were taken into my hands are capable of that level... but in theory, I wasted a service that could have handled five emergency requests at the same time..

After thinking about it, I felt a little sorry. If you look at it, Engrim is also a victim. You don't directly select adventurers, and managing those who come and become adventurers on their own is not as easy as it sounds.?

I have no qualms about being shitty to people who treat me like shit, but my conscience is too fragile to be so brazen as to unintentionally cause harm to someone I made a good impression on..

"Hmm, I'll stop by often, so if there's anything urgent, please let me know. We will do our best to help you.."

"In that regard, there was something I wanted to ask you in order to finish the matter related to Dantel.."

Engrim's explanation, which seemed really angry as if he was grateful for bringing up the story first, was a kind of alibi..

Thanks to successfully completing the abandoned dungeon quest that I had received with the Gaendal party, I was in the process of being evaluated for eligibility. Due to the series of events that followed, there was a lot of discussion about my qualifications, but in the end, my skills were recognized and just before I was notified of the promotion, I ended up receiving a promotion. The Dantel incident occurred. After this, I took some time to reflect on myself through personal meetings with the guild, but an urgent request arose and I had to rush it back as I was looking for someone with the right skills....

...Engrim, who calmly explained the contents, took a sip of tea, took a breath, and continued speaking..

"Aside from the promotion, this is what we wanted to ask for... a reasonable excuse. I really wanted you to agree because I thought it was an opportunity to organize things neatly as the timing coincided well in many ways.."

Looking at the content alone, there was no reason to disagree, but the problem was the current state of my body and the request I had to receive in order to establish the excuse he explained..

Seneran said it was like body pain, but there was a definite backlash as the magic engine allowed me to do more than I could normally do with magic. Of course, it can be said to be a new blood compared to having toyed with the head of an arch-devil-level scum twice in a wide-range neck-slitting and even going on to battle... Unfamiliar pain always makes people difficult. To put it bluntly, if that devil bastard appears again right now, all I can do is rip off his head..

It is unlikely that there is a request of that level among the requests that my level can handle, but since my life is a series of impossible events, I couldn't let down my guard..

"What requests do I need to receive in order for that script to be established??"

Even so, I had no intention of spilling the information that my physical condition was not perfect, so I pretended to be struggling by stroking Laika and slowly let go. Then, Engrim took out a request form he had prepared in advance and handed it to me..

"This is a support request from Raviel. Because the guild there is not like that right now.."

"...Did something happen??"

"The guild leader did a lot of things to maintain the city. It's a noisy situation inside and outside the city.."

That petty pig, I knew that. I thought he was talking like that even though I knew he would know the picture anyway, so I clicked my tongue and accepted his request, but he only smiled bitterly. However, unlike him, who could at least smile bitterly, after looking at the request form, I had to feel my expression rotten again..

"...Security of a new village formed by refugees? At this time?"

What immediately flashed through my mind was the image of the survivors who had escorted the Gaendal party to Raviel. How long has it been since then? Has it been about a month or two? Considering that this is a project that was implemented after going through various administrative processes, if you are lucky, work started properly only a month ago..

"The demons may have changed their tactics since the last port attack, but they move in small groups, break through the front lines, and then attack small cities or villages and then retreat. Thanks to this, the number of people fleeing the city has increased.."

I guess the guy who gifted me the bamboo bread had many implications. Since the content written on the request form itself was simple, I had no choice but to ask for details directly..

"I understand that they are trying to build a village because there is no space in the city to receive such people. But... it also seems to be a story about going to a place where you will be used as an outcast and risking your life to save the face of high-ranking people.."

It's really the middle of winter now. Even if they returned to the site where Envelde's mercenary group swept past and prepared to build a village, the environmental conditions were not something to be taken lightly. The food and materials consumed by many people due to weak defenses are also perfect conditions for the monsters mentioned above to target..

Above all, it was hard to believe that 'that' Raviel would provide normal support for something that costs money and eats up time, regardless of whether it is hazard pay or anything else..

"Fortunately, you don't have to worry about that. This is because it was directly moved by the royal family. I can assure you that if they don't provide proper support... it will end very badly.."

Oh, it's a perfect situation to get involved in treason, so you're on fire? Apparently, a man named Yuji from the city who hung out with the guild leader was sitting in a fairly important position. Thanks to this, I understood at once and relaxed my expression, and Engrim seemed to think that this was the time, and added an additional explanation..

"We can adjust any number of requests written on the request form to suit our convenience, so we can handle any areas that may be a burden. I don't think it's a bad story. Allowances can also be agreed upon.."

It definitely wasn't bad. Usually, this is a long-term request, but since the scale of the work is large, even if it is a short-term job, one person will be disappointed. It's not like you'll be staying in a tent like during cold weather training, but since you've progressed to some extent, there will be a variety of accommodations available, so there won't be any major inconveniences..

I also like the fact that there are a lot of security guards, so I don't have to take care of everything. It is a good environment to moderately restore magical organs and move the body..

You could say that Asilier was following the incident again... but I was also curious about how the refugees at that time were doing, so I decided to accept the request..

Still, it was obvious that I would be scolded if I went alone, so I hinted to Engrim about the possibility of a party..