Chapter 106: Appearance of a Rival?

In the evening, a week after the start of their new life.

Tauro and the other members of the “Black Golden Wings” had returned to the guild to report the completion of the herb gathering and goblin defeating quests.

“Tell me, What kind of team is this “Black Golden Wings.”?”

“we’re curious if they can be rivals to “the Jet-Black Swords”.”

“Is the cute girl at the center of this team, Aeris?”

“Hey! It doesn’t matter what she looks like, we’re going to pull her in based on her bloodline and talent, okay?”

Kannes, the new receptionist with appraisal skills, was being tangled up with four young adventurers.

Although she was a newcomer, she wasn’t technically a newcomer since she had been a receptionist at her previous workplace.

So, She calmly responded with a smile.

“I can’t give you any personal information, and it’ll be a nuisance to bother the other adventurers, so if you have no other business, please leave the reception area clear.”

She glanced at Tauro and the others, noticing them, but didn’t dare say anything.

When she did, she didn’t dare say their names.

“Welcome back, everyone. Are you reporting the completion of your quest?”

Kannes asked.

The four young adventurers looked annoyed at being treated like interlopers, but Tauro pretended not to notice and reported the quest.

Then Aeris said

“You guys are in the way. Are you just a bunch of amateurs who don’t know the workings of the guild?”

Aeris blatantly made fun of them.

Aeris, the receptionist, Kannes, has been taking care of you, but you’re getting involved!

Tauro inwardly asked.

“What the hell! This…, oh? You’re so cute♪”

It was a man who was just now taking notice of the still unseen appearance of Aeris.

He was carrying a wand and his clothes were instantly recognizable as a wizard, but he had long golden hair with a fringe covering one eye, and he was dressed up to the nines.

“Don’t make me say it twice, you’re in my way, get out of my way.”

Aeris ignored the charlatan wizard’s compliment.

“Watch your mouth. We are the “Jet-Black Swords”, the most notable of the teams of new adventurers.”

A woman who seems to be a thief, with red short hair, a high degree of exposure of her chest, and who seems to be the only redhead among the four, saw that Aeris was younger than her and spoke back in a high-handed manner.

“How much is that name worth to you? Adventurers belong to a world of meritocracy. I don’t think being from a noble family makes you a great adventurer, do you?”

Aeris noticed that the four of them had expensive equipment and identified them as the children of nobles.

“Oh, come on, you’ve got to be kidding. The aristocrats are aristocrats, but the leader of the aristocracy, Viscount Kierre’s second son, Nasirus-dono, who has the “knight” skill, and I, Iratuk, Baron Kymol’s third son, who also has the  “knight” skill! How can we not be great?”

Iratuk, the man in the plate armor that looked too expensive to be a rookie, said proudly.

“We are not only noble blood, but we are also a select group of people who were born with special skills!”

This other self-absorbed man in plate armor seems to be the leader.

The four of them consisted of two knights (warrior-type upper skill), a tracker (thief-type of upper skill), and a mage (wizard-type upper skill), all with special skills, for sure.

The high-end equipment may have been sponsored.

It was rare for a newcomer to be sponsored, but being the son or daughter of a nobleman and having special skills, he or she may have had some connections.

“But that’s not the same thing as this. You’re just a beginner with no common sense in the guild.”

Aeris pointed out accurately.

It is true that the four of them are all too new in appearance and inexperienced.

“I beg your pardon! We even killed the goblins we encountered on our way here!”

Iratuk, who seemed to have a short temper, came biting.

“Yes! We are F-ranked adventurers who have already gained real-world experience, not like you kids.”

With that, Nasirus began to talk about their battle with the goblins.

He began to talk about the battle with the goblins in a grandiose way, as if he was telling a heroic tale.

If you listened carefully, you could tell that they were only dealing with one stray goblin.

It was a long story, but early on, the four of them had just beaten it to a pulp.

Ignoring Nasirus who was speaking only to himself, Aeris clearly said

“In other words, you’re not even a fledgling in the F-rank zone. From the looks of it, you settled past G-rank with money anyway, you have so little common sense.”

She said to him.

Perhaps finally hitting the nail on the head, Iratuk became upset.

“It’s not even worthy of our level! As soon as we move up to the E rank zone, where we can make a difference, the other adventurers will bow down and make way for us!”

He almost admitted that they had solved the problem with money.

Tauro, who had been ignoring the proceedings all along, got the reward.

“Well, now that we’re done, let’s all go home.”

He handed out the rewards to the other three and left the guild as if nothing had happened.

“Wait, wait a minute!”

While Iratuk’s voice echoed in the lobby, the remaining “jet-black sword” was still listening to their leader’s ongoing story.

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