Chapter 115: Turning 12

Tauro and his team, the “Black Golden Wings”, have been promoted from E- to E rank.

Shin and Rumeya were very pleased and if things kept going well, they would soon be in the D rank zone! It was exciting, but Tauro was relatively calm since it was his second time.

Aeris was also calm, but in her case

“We’re too good for this. It’s just a passing phase!”

She was confident enough to say that.

While her friends were rejoicing in various ways, wouldn’t she have risen faster in terms of ability? Tauro speculated.

However, Chloe, the branch manager, probably thought that Tauro and Aeris’s age was a reason to be very careful.

To Chloe, this was a team of local rising stars who were expected to carry the future of the branch.

It’s not strange that she’s trying to raise them carefully.

As for Tauro, he sees a lot of talent in the three of them and he wants them to build up their strength and stay on the right path without becoming complacent.

Tauro was watching over his friends with a parental-like attitude, but he wasn’t thinking too much about the future because he just wanted to enjoy this world and relax.

Tauro turned 12 years old as he was promoted to E rank.

There was no custom to celebrate birthdays in this world, so nothing was going to happen. He went out on a quest as usual, completed it, reported the completion to the guild and went home.

When I got home, I found the merchant, Marches, waiting for me in front of my house.

“Hello. How can I help you? Marches-san.”

“Welcome back, Tauro-kun. Actually, we received a large order for refrigerators! The order is for the city of O’Circus, the second largest city after the royal capital!”

Marches reported excitedly.

“That’s good to hear. Is it going to be manufactured in time for delivery?”

Tauro was also happy, but he answered calmly.

“Yes! We’ve been making inventory in advance as Tauro-kun had advised, so we should have enough in a few days. But, I have a request…”

“Yes?”

“I was wondering if I could entrust your team to escort and transport me!”

I see.

Tauro was immediately convinced.

I’m the developer myself, I have “magic storage” so I don’t need a bunch of wagons, I’m an adventurer and since I’m still in the E rank range, my commission is cheap. It’s a long way to the city of O’Circus, but at first glance, an E rank adventurer team should be enough to escort a single merchant without any luggage.

Even so, the “Black Golden Wings” are a talented and skilled team, so it’s even more secure.

Marches is still a new merchant association, so they don’t have much money.

It would be great if they could develop a route to the city of O’circus.

This is a great opportunity and it would be wise to take advantage of it.

Marches wanted to rely on Tauro, the developer of the refrigerator, the sponsor of the business association and a reliable and wise person.

It was a direct request with a lot of thought put into it.

“I understand. I’ll talk to Shin and Rumeya about it and I’m certain they’ll agree, but just to be safe, please talk to the guild as well. We can’t take the job directly.”

“Of course! I’m going to the guild right now! Thank you, Tauro-kun!”

Marches thanked Tauro and immediately ran in the direction of the guild.

“The city of O’Circus is about a week from here, right?”

Aeris thought of the schedule and tried to count it backwards.

“Really? What kind of place is it?”

“It’s a port town by the sea, the trade center of the country. I’ve never been there, though.”

“Hmmm…. I see. Oh, I have to go talk to Shin and Rumeya.”

With that, Tauro headed for the house next door, a short distance away from his.

When he told Shin and Rumeya about the request for an escort, they immediately agreed.

They had never been to a big city before, so when they heard it was the second largest city in the country, they couldn’t say no.

“Yes! I’ve always wanted to see the rumored city.”

Rumeya said happily.

“I can’t imagine a city bigger than Daredar.”

Shin was also looking forward to it and tried to imagine it, but failed.

Thus, with everyone’s consent, Tauro and the others accepted the escort quest.

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