Chapter 75

This time, there are cruel descriptions.

In a shack that serves as a hideout for the intelligence agents of Saint Jardalque in the city of Kama, a monster was suspending a man in mid-air. Or rather, the monster's tail, controlled by the man standing next to it, was wrapped around the man's neck, lifting him up.

The monster's species is Chimera, a rank 4 monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail.

One of the man controlling the monster's jobs is 'Beast Tamer,' a job specialized in training animals and monsters.

"Chi-Du, that's enough!"

Mafet, the leader of the intelligence agents, scolded him.

"What? It's Lord Chi-Du, isn't it? The 'Lord' is missing.

I'm just giving you useless ones a wake-up call.

Now, repeat the report you just gave."

When Chi-Du gave the signal, the Chimera released the man it was suspending. The man, once freed, coughed and gasped for air, sending oxygen to his lungs.

"Haa, haa, haa, no matter how many times you ask, the content doesn't change.

Yu Sato has a magic eye that can analyze status, some kind of skill for wide-area reconnaissance, and sword skills that can clash with Joseph's."

The moment the man finished speaking, Chi-Du's kick struck his jaw.

"Hahaha! What do you mean 'some kind of skill'? Are you underestimating me? It's your job to investigate that.

There should be someone among you who can check status from a single part of the body, even a strand of hair or a piece of a nail."

"Haha, haha, haha. We know that too.

Of course, we tried to get a strand of Yu Sato's hair!"

The Forest Panther standing behind Chi-Du growled, ready to pounce on the man.

"A dark elf girl."

"A dark elf girl?"

"The dark elf girl named Marifa, whom Yu Sato recently bought, is aware of us and is collecting all of Yu Sato's hair.

There are multiple factions' intelligence agents around the mansion, and over a dozen Black Wolves in the garden, making it impossible to approach carelessly. Even in the city, Joseph and Muss's subordinates are protecting him."

"Are you really the intelligence agents that Saint Jardalque boasts of? The other factions' intelligence agents? Kill them all. Black Wolves? They're just rank 2 monsters, kill them all."

Chi-Du glared at the intelligence agents with disdain and stroked the Forest Panther's head.

"Of course, we tried to break in and infiltrate the mansion, but there was a terrifying gatekeeper."

"Gatekeeper? They're not on high alert all day, right? Kill them with your assassination skills while they're sleeping."

"The gatekeeper is a goblin. Not just any goblin, but a mutated one. I observed it for three days, and it didn't even show signs of sleeping.

All attempts to assassinate it were met with failure..."

The men's faces turned bitter as they recalled the scene.

"So, what are you going to do? Surely you don't mean to say that despite my coming all the way from Saint Jardalque, you have no plan?"

"We do have a plan. In a week, the high-ranking adventurers in the city of Kama will receive a request from the nobles of the Udon Kingdom.

The Duke Muss will receive a summons from the Minister of Finance to the capital. If the Duke Muss goes to the capital, the guests he supports and Joseph will have to go with him."

"Hmm, that's quite convenient. I don't know how much they paid, but it seems the higher-ups really want to get their hands on Yu Sato.

Still, with fewer soldiers, the adventurers in the city of Kama maintain order and eliminate monsters. Without the high-ranking adventurers and Muss's entourage..."

"That's right. That's where your skills come in! While you attract the remaining adventurers in the city of Kama, we will—"

The man didn't get to finish his sentence.

The Forest Panther, standing behind Chi-Du, pounced on the man, biting into his neck and tearing through bone and flesh.

Blood spurted from the man's neck, staining the floor of the shack red.

Chi-Du's position as the regimental commander of the Saint Jardalque Holy Knights was revoked due to his cruelty.

"Are you kidding? Do you think a scum like you is my equal? Fine, in short, my job is to kill all the people in the city of Kama, right?

The city of Kama has over 100,000 people, right? Is it okay to kill that many? Ah, I can't wait for a week to pass... I might be too excited to sleep."

---

The day after Yu and his group received the call from Guild Master Morpheus, they gathered at the east gate of the city of Kama.

From the clan 'Red Meteor,' Sham and his two subordinates, from the clan 'Golden Moon Flower,' Moran, Appi, and Memmet, and the freelance adventurers Ralit and Eckart, along with Yu and his group.

Joseph, looking over the group, nodded in satisfaction. Yu and Rena were irritated by his appearance, but Joseph was either oblivious or deliberately grinning.

"Alright! This time, the quest is to investigate a forest about 10 kilometers east of the city of Kama."

"Huh? The eastern forest is the Marmar Forest, where only rank 1-2 monsters live, right?"

Joseph's words were met with Moran's challenge.

"Right. The Marmar Forest."

"Don't play with us! We've already cleared the D-rank dungeon 'Gorgo's Labyrinth' and the D-rank dungeon 'Valotte's Garden' in the capital!

There's no need for us to do such a low-level quest now. We, the Golden Moon Flower, want to participate in a C-rank quest instead."

Moran, to avoid her all-female clan 'Golden Moon Flower' being looked down upon, had been delving into dungeons more than male adventurers of the same rank. This made her strongly resist accepting such a low-level quest with other male adventurers.

"Wait. In that case, we, the Red Meteor, also want to be exempted.

My level is 31, which is more than enough for a C-rank quest. Mr. Joseph, you should know that."

When Sham announced his level, Moran and the others, as well as the surrounding people, looked at him in surprise.

"It seems the others are also surprised by my level."

Sham's careless statement as an adventurer left the others speechless, but Sham seemed to think they were surprised.

"Ah, what a bunch of troublesome people.

There have been reports of a rank 4 Yellow Slime in the Marmar Forest, where only rank 1-2 monsters usually live. You should understand what this means."

"Mr. Joseph, are you saying a new dungeon has appeared?"

Ralit's words were met with a moment of silence.

"It's not confirmed, but it's a possibility.

If a new dungeon has appeared, it will definitely be C-rank or higher.

Dungeons tend to have weaker monsters in the shallower layers and stronger ones in the deeper layers. If a Yellow Slime has wandered out, it means there's a rank 4 monster in the shallowest layer."

"If that's the case, then we have no complaints. But, does that party have the qualifications to participate?"

Moran pointed at Yu and his group.

Yu, seemingly uninterested, was petting Sukke and Cole. Nina was combing Yu's hair with a hand comb. Rena, being generally shy, ignored them, but Marifa showed clear hostility at being pointed out.

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? What are your levels and jobs? They don't seem to match ours. Especially, what's with your equipment? A set of leather 1 is clearly for beginners. And why are you wearing a maid outfit?"

Marifa walked up to Moran.

"What's the matter? Do you have a complaint, miss?"

"Which adventurer reveals their level and job to other adventurers outside their party? Such adventurers are third-rate or worse.

This equipment was bought by my master. All the equipment has skills attached, so there's no need to worry."

Marifa's words made Sham's face turn red and slightly tremble.

"Indeed, such a fool is unfit to be an adventurer. I can guess your job, miss. Those dog and goblin are your monsters, right? You're probably a 'Tamer' or 'Beast Tamer.'

And you say your leather 1 set has skills attached. Only a pervert or a fool would attach skills to a beginner's equipment. You didn't get all of it in a dungeon, did you? Is your master an alchemist?"

This time, Yu had allowed Cole to join, thinking it might be good to take him out occasionally.

Moran was examining Marifa's equipment, but Marifa was preoccupied.

(I made a careless statement about Master's skills... what a blunder.)

"Moran, that's enough! You always do this!"

Appi's fist landed on Moran's head. Moran crouched to the ground from the impact, but Appi ignored her and bowed to Marifa.

"I'm sorry. She's always like this. She doesn't mean to, but she's competitive and can't help but challenge others.

By the way, just attaching skills to 6th-grade equipment costs 10 gold coins per skill, even with magic stones."

Yu didn't seem to care much and was playing with Sukke's ears. Next to him, Cole was sending a murderous glare at the Golden Moon Flower. Eckart, still sleepy, yawned and looked in a different direction.

"Everyone seems to be getting along, let's get going! I'm starting to get excited."

Without introducing themselves, the air-headed Joseph led the way, and everyone reluctantly followed.

"Moran, I don't want to fight here."

Memmet, who had been silent, whispered to Moran.

"It's fine. Appi and Memmet think the same way, right?"

"You didn't notice, but when you challenged them, a killing intent came from the dark elf girl and the goblin.

And when you confronted them, the girl with the staff also leaked a killing intent. The most dangerous one is the girl with the big chest. She really wanted to kill us."