Episode 23: I finally noticed

I had a quick look at the C rank quests, so I remember a little about what they're like.

But before that …

"Let's buy you a weapon. The best we can afford."

The reward for the previous request is 5 silver coins per case.

I've done 100, so I'm earning 50 gold coins. For me, 500,000 yen is sensuous, but …Anyway, with all this money, we can buy a pretty decent weapon.

I visit the weapon shop where I quelled the fire.

"Oh, it isn't Yuki danna! I'm glad you came by."

"It's been a long time … I'd like you to prepare a sword for Aleria today. The budget is 50 gold coins.

"What are you saying to the man you saved! If you have 50 gold coins, I can prepare a very strong weapon. Wait a minute"

The shopkeeper went to the back of the shop and returned in a few minutes.

"It's a sword I just bought today. This weapon has a little secret."

"secret?"

"Magic stones are embedded inside. It's not that strong in interpersonal battles, but it's powerful when dealing with monsters."

"That's convenient, but is 50 gold enough …?"

"You're my benefactor Yuki. So what's a few coins."

"Is that so … That's really helpful. We'll treasure it."

I was able to get a sword for Aleria.

It was a nice miscalculation to get something better than I expected, but it doesn't change what I have to do.

Goblins make nests in caves at the edge of the Carlon Plain, according to the guide. It seems that there are innumerable nests, one of these is our target.

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"I'm walking in front … is this really okay?"

The entrance of the cave., Aleria with her new sword stands in front of me.

"If it gets dangerous, I'll help you. But you'll be fine, Believe in yourself."

"……understood!"

Aleria set foot in the cave.

Just in case, I used "God's blessing" on Aleria, and to be safe, I take out berserk so I can respond quickly.

The moment we step in.

Kiki Kiki!

Goblins pop out as if they'd been waiting. The number is two. The goblin is green as you would imagine, with a club in one hand.

I won't fight, but leave it to Aleria.

"Haah!"

Aleria swings her sword sideways.

——She slices a goblin's belly and killed it.

It became an obstacle for the goblin behind it and broke its momentum, Aleria didn't miss this chance. This time, she swings down her sword and sliced its head off cleanly.

Ki, Kiki Kiki …….

In the blink of an eye, she succeeded in getting rid of the two goblins.

This is partly the effect of "God's blessing" that I gave, but it's not just that, originally, Aleria's status was very high.

"I … defeated them…?"

"That was pretty skillful. How was it? Did you feel sloppy?"

"I can't believe it! Yuki, how could it be!? Is it thanks to the weapon !?"

"Well, apparently adventurer ranking systems are different in different countries."

" countries?"

"Actually, this is what I heard, but an E-rank adventurer of the empire could be a C-rank according to the kingdom's standard. It seems that there's a little difference as the rank goes up, but since the evaluation criteria are different, Aleria I think It means that C-ranked monsters in the kingdom are not as strong as they are in the empire. "

"I see … I get it now!"

"In addition, being able to cross the border from the empire to this country, you may have unknowingly beat monsters stronger than C rank."

"what do you mean?"

"Before you reach a village, you must have passed through some unpopulated areas, but the monsters in those places are often strong."

"It's true that the monsters were stronger in places where there were few people … It was a pretty last-ditch battle."

"The monsters in remote areas are stronger …. Rather, people can't live in places with such strong monsters."

It was always like that in the game. Monsters near the village are weak. But the farther you go, the stronger they become.

"Super strengthened" was an update that came with inflation features! It may have just been more convenient for the development team, but I think the main idea was to keep in line with reality.

"Do you think an adventurer who defeated such strong monsters and arrived at the kingdom can be called weak?"

"No! … I mean, was I actually strong? But I was easily caught by the bandits…"

"Well, no matter how strong you are, there's always someone higher. The bandit was so skilled, he was able to catch Aleria unharmed."

It's harder to capture someone than defeat him, and the difficulty jumps up if capturing unharmed.

"…But even with that, Yuki could beat the thieves in an instant …?"

"Hmm, did you say something?"

"No, no …! I just thought Yuki is amazing! But now I can confidently rank up. Thanks Yuki."

"You're welcome."