Chapter 298

Chapter 298 Strongest Sage, Learns Way to Distinguish Impostors

" . . . There are?"

"Yes . I think there were several of them already . . . The more famous an adventurer, the more people will try to impersonate as them . They got exposed quick though . And Mathias-san is especially popular among those individuals . "

"Popular . . . ?"

"Since you don't show yourself much in public, not many people are familiar with your face . I think there were already around five known impostors . . . It's okay though since all of them have probably been found out already . "

I see . . .

I'm a Rank E adventurer, yet some will still try to impersonate me .

Well, guess it's not a problem if they're exposed already .

"By the way how do you distinguish those impostors?"

"Err . . . All of those impostors are ordinary persons, so we know at once!"

" . . . Ordinary persons?"

"Yes! They avoid taking on dangerous quests, worry about money problem and such . . . The point is, they're just common men! Second Academy's principal has also sent a directive, [If anyone with common-sense shows up claiming to be Mathias, that person is an impostor] . "

. . . Anyone with common sense, an impostor . . . ?

I don't get what does that even mean .

Can you even pick apart those shams with that?

As I was thinking that, Ruli and Alma whispered in earnest .

"Wow that's pretty clever . . . "

" . . . In the first place, the real one wouldn't have been caught and got interrogated anyway . . . "

Looks like the two are in agreement with the method .

I thought this party had come to one understanding . . . but a divide in opinions had been born in unexpected parts it seems .

" . . . The real one is also someone with common sense, you know?"

"I thought the same until just now myself . . . I was wondering if they had caught the real Mathias-san by mistake . . . "

"Yeah . Your worries are warranted . "

"No, I was wrong . . . No ordinary person would beat 700 monsters in one day and bring all the subjugation proof parts with them . Besides . . . Just look at these parts!"

The receptionist took a subjugation proof part–a horn of a monster of some sort .

I've sliced the horn clean to compact our luggage .

Normally I'd have cut it more roughly . . . but we had a strict requirement for our load this time .

"What about those? . . . Since we're carrying a lot with us, it's only natural to cut them as small as possible right?"

"Err, the size itself is weird for sure . . . but just please look at these cross-sections! These couldn't have been done by a human!"

The receptionist said that while showing the horn's cross-sections .

. . . I sliced this horn with a sword Ruli made .

Swords made by Ruli are on a different level of sharpness compared to common swords .

Hence, you can make real clean cross-sections if you're skilled at it .

The receptionist must be referring to that .

Well, whatever .

This is actually mostly thanks to the weapon than my skill . . . but it doesn't seem like she'd get it even if I explain that anyway .

Let's just get on with the quest report .

" . . . Can that horn be used as a subjugation proof part?"

"O-of course it could! It's the very bestest kind of proof part!"

Looks like we don't have to worry about it getting rejected then .

Lucky us, would be bothersome if they mistook it for monsters killed by [Genesis] .

"Okay then . Then please proceed with the report . "

"I . . . I understand! I'll put them in the storage as I count so please put them on the counter one by one!"

"Yeah . "

I gradually stack subjugation proof parts on the counter .

The receptionist wrote and counted everything before stuffing them in boxes .

The work continued for a while . . .

"This is the last one . . . Is it enough for the quests?"

An hour later, all the parts were finally done counted .

The problem is number .

I didn't count how much monsters I defeated .

Rather . . . I couldn't since a [Warmonger] participated in the battle .

Would be nice if it's enough .

The receptionist spoke while I was thinking .

"I've finished counting the total! It's 320 Rank E monsters, and 862 Rank D monsters . . . The reward will be 204,400 elmi, you've cleared the requirement for Rank Up to Rank C!"

. . . Seemed it sufficed .

Now I can safely rank up .

"Err . . . Please wait a moment . Just how far up the rank will this go . . . ?"