Chapter 504: Traveling Between Dungeons The first floor of Babylon looked exactly as it had the last time Tauro and Aeris had visited. Skeletons and ghosts occasionally appeared along the route. As before, Taichi, serving as deputy captain of the escort, defeated the monsters before Tauro and the others had any need to act. While […]
Chapter 503: Familiar Faces Dungeons in the kingdom were generally managed by the state, and entering or leaving them required official permission. The Dungeon of Beginnings in the dragonfolk village was an exception, but Babylon, the dungeon near the Royal Capital, was strictly controlled. Even nobles couldn’t enter without authorization. Tauro and the rest of
Chapter 502: Celebrity Black-Gold Wings had achieved an extraordinarily fast rise to the B-rank band after the party’s formation, and Tauro himself had become the youngest high-ranking adventurer on record. The achievement caused a great stir among the adventurers at the Adventurers’ Guild Headquarters in the Royal Capital. Black-Gold Wings had already earned considerable respect
Chapter 501: Cheat-Like Promotion Tauro and his companions attended a brief ceremony formally conferring their titles and received insignia proving their new status. Tauro was now officially Honorary Viscount Giro Sugar. Aeris had become an Honorary Mage of the Kingdom, Ragune and Ankh Honorary Knights of the Kingdom, and Zion an Honorary Priest of the
Chapter 500: Birth of the Honorary Viscount The Prime Minister continued. “Furthermore, Viscount Tauro Giro Sugar shall be granted territory from the royal demesne. As for the location—” Tauro had been listening in a daze, but at those words he abruptly came back to his senses. Knowing it might be rude, he interrupted the Prime
Chapter 499: Investiture A few days after arriving in the Royal Capital… While Tauro and his companions were resting at the Graunewald residence, a messenger from the royal palace arrived with a summons. They were to meet with the King. According to the messenger, once the Prime Minister learned that Tauro and the others had
Chapter 498: Return to the Royal Capital During the carriage ride back, Tauro had many conversations with the royal messenger, and he took the opportunity to ask why they had been summoned. “I can’t go into detail, but perhaps this will make it easier to understand: the recommendation came from Viscount Musai, the son of
Chapter 497: The Search for the Culprit Tauro and his companions ended up remaining in the Halagoura Marquisate’s capital for several days longer than planned. Their obligation to escort Matilda and her delegation had ended with the Blessing Ceremony, so they had originally intended to return to the Royal Capital immediately afterward. The delay was
Chapter 496: The Horrific Scene and the Truth Alexa, the normally calm and composed right hand of Marquis Halagoura, stood frozen before the complete destruction of the castle’s underground facility. His usual icy expression had been replaced by utter bewilderment. The facility represented more than a century of research by House Halagoura, with knowledge and
Chapter 495: The Destructive Power of Blessing The day of the Blessing Ceremony in the capital of the Halagoura Marquisate finally arrived. Matilda entered in luxurious ceremonial clothing, her face covered by a lace veil. Two women followed behind her, lightly holding the long train of her gown so that it wouldn’t drag across the