Chapter 265

Chapter 265 Strongest Sage, Negotiates

"No one is taking this quest, right? I know it asks for rank A, but is there a way for lower ranked adventurers to take it?"

"Err . . . We need the client's agreement in order to lower the quest rank, so . . . "

I see .

Those 『Swords Extremers』 most definitely won't lower the required rank as their goal is to fight strong adventurers .

Guess we need to raise our ranks after all .

The problem is how . . .

"How do you raise your rank? We're currently rank E . . . "

I asked the receptionist .

If it needs a huge amount of quest completions or time-consuming tests, we're stuck .

If that happens, we have no choice but to ask the king's help .

It'll take a few days, but the quest should still be around if we're lucky .

And if we're not . . . Then we'd have to search those 『Swords Extremers』 from scratch .

We could try following the trails of the missing high ranking adventurer .

. . . But I'd prefer to settle this now to decrease potential victims .

The receptionist handed over a paper with details about rank up .

Then she speaks apologetically .

"Here are the prerequisites for rank up . . . Unfortunately, getting up to rank A is quite a task, you know? Even tough adventurers need years to get to rank C . . . "

The paper the receptionist handed over had this written .

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Rank Up Prerequisite Table

To Rank E – Completes 50 Rank F Quests

To Rank D – Completes 200 Rank E Quests

To Rank C – Completes 500 Rank D Quests

To Rank B – Completes 2000 Rank C Quests, or participate in a Disaster class monster subjugation and play an active role in it

To Rank A – Participate in a Disaster class monster subjugation and play a leading role in it

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The numbers of quests we need to complete are too far away .

If all the monsters we've defeated so far get counted as quests, we might just reach rank C . . . but since most of the monsters I defeated don't seem to, my rank stays at E .

Well, I guess our ranks being low is just natural .

After all, it was only recently that we got formally registered as guild members instead of Second Academy students .

But these prerequisites . . . Perhaps there's still a hope for easy rank-ups .

" . . . Are demons counted as a Disaster class monster?"

"Of course they are . Demons are the worst of Disaster class monsters . "

"Then . . . If a rank E adventurer were to defeat a demon by himself, his rank would be upgraded to A?"

The receptionist pondered a bit when I asked her that .

Then she replies while looking at me with warm eyes .

"Unfortunately, you have be rank C first before you can get to rank B and above . As such, the rank won't go up even if a rank E adventurer defeated a demon . . . If by that time you've satisfied the prerequisites to be rank C, your rank will be automatically upgraded to A however . "

" . . . I see . "

Looks like defeating a Disaster class monster even before you get to rank C is counted .

Which means, if the guild has a record of me defeating demons in the past, I'll get to rank A just by completing the number of quests required to get to rank C .

While thinking that, the receptionist speaks as if she's cautioning me .

"But you can't go and try to defeat a demon now, you hear me . You're already off to a promising start being a rank E at your age . . . Don't put the cart before the horse and get too hasty at raising your rank you end up dead, okay . "

Apparently, this receptionist thinks we're rookie adventurers yearning for high ranking ones .

. . . The rookie part is not necessarily wrong .

" . . . No, we've beaten demons already . "

"You shouldn't lie like that . . . The guild manages records about subjugations of demons . A quick look at the data will expose your lie, you know . "

Hou .

They've got records on subjugation history huh .

That's good to hear .

"Then please check the data . "

The receptionist shrugged her shoulders like 'oh geez' when I said that .

Then she speaks to me with a 'I give up' look on her face .

"I understand . I'll have a look, hand me your guild card please . "

"Sure . "

I passed my guild card to the receptionist .

Then she looked at the card–and opened her eyes wide in a shock .

"Ma . . . !?"

Then she alternately compares the guild card and my face .

After a slight pause, the receptionist asks .

"Are you perhaps . . . Mathias Hildesheimr of the Second Academy?"

"Yeah . I am–"

"P-pardon me! I will go call the branch head!"

The receptionist ran at full speed toward the guild's back room after saying that .

After a little while, she came back along with a middle aged man .

The man's name tag had 『Guild Branch Head, Dakufu』 written on it .