The Knights of the Kingdom of Kront were a group of elite men and women gathered from all over the country.

　In terms of the ranks of adventurers, it is said that the Knights of the Kingdom of Klondt were gathered from the top B to A ranks.



　The reason why there are no S-class adventurers is partly because there are few outstanding individuals, but also because the Knights always act as a group in battle, making it difficult to judge their individual abilities in actual combat.



　Even if they can compete with S-class adventurers on equal terms in mock battles, they cannot produce results in actual battles without rules, and they have few opportunities to demonstrate their abilities, which is why they are given this rating.



　However, since they are specialized for groups rather than individuals, it may be natural to say so.





　The Adventurers' Guild and the Knights of the Kingdom of Klondt were famous for their close relationship.

　Especially after Marcus, the current head of the Knights Guild, and Titus, the head of the Adventurers Guild, became the head of the Guild, they became even worse enemies.



　The two have been rivals since they were small children, and although Marcus himself is kind to adventurers, he suddenly changes into a different person when the guild leader gets involved.



　This was one of the reasons for the recent ogre attack.



　The guild and the knights were having a dispute because they had recovered all the ogres in the name of investigation, even though the knights had started late and did not fight, even though they were supposed to cooperate with the guild.



　After Shannon, Patra and I defeated the ogre, we went to the Adventurers' Guild and found ourselves right in the middle of it.



　Marcus and Titus were arguing in front of the guild.



"Why are the Knights intercepting the demons that the adventurers have defeated?

"It's not an interception. I told you I would pay you. And five ogres showing up in the vicinity of King's Landing is an anomaly. We need to investigate. You're saying you don't care if the ogres come back to King's Landing?



"I don't think so. I'm saying the price of the ogre is too low to pay. This is a real rip-off.



"It's not a rip-off. It's a legitimate transaction. Are you making fun of the Royal Knights? I've got an idea.



What the hell kind of idea is that?　What the hell do you think you're going to tell the people of this town?　We couldn't get the ogre down in time... so we had an adventurer take it down for us... and we paid him off... for a small price.



"What!"



　Titus-san is usually calm, but when it comes to Marcus, he is emotional.



　The Knights of King's Landing have recently been hearing from adventurers that some of them have been buying the demons they have hunted for cheap. The corpses of strong demons are taken as they are, and they are paid only a pittance.



　Because of this, Titus could not seem to calm his anger over the matter.



　After that, they had been struggling for a while, but they calmed down once Mr. Ricca stopped Mr. Titus and the vice-commander of the Royal Knights stopped Marcus.



　In the end, after the discussion between Mr. Ricca and the deputy commander, it was decided that the Royal Knights would purchase the corpse of the ogre at a fair price, and the negotiations seemed to be over.



"Titus-san... I'm sorry to hear that..."

"It's true. What in the world do you think you're doing? What the hell is he thinking?



"I'm sure the knights have their own ideas.



　Adventurers were necessary for the defense and development of the country.

　Adventurers hunt monsters, solve the problems of the people, and conquer dungeons.



　Adventurers move from country to country and from town to town, but the more adventurers a town has, the less damage it will suffer from demons.



　The fewer the number of monsters, the more merchants will gather, and as a result, the city will grow.



　Also, conquering dungeons gives people new powers such as magic items with mysterious powers, magical tools, and various weapons.



　My bracelet is one of them.



I heard that you were very active in defeating the ogre.

No, I didn't do much. I didn't do much. It was just the work of my followers and Shannon.



I'm glad you guys are getting along so well. Mr. Locke, can I have a moment of your time?

Yes. Yes, I'm fine.



Come to the guild president's office. I have something I need to talk to you about.



　I was a little nervous because I am not usually invited to the guild president's office. Shannon and I walk up behind Titus. Patra is riding on my shoulders, as if she loves to ride on my shoulders these days.



　The guild leader's office is not the most luxurious, but it is decorated with weapons and furnishings.



"Please sit down, Mr. Locke. I'm sorry to cut to the chase, but have you heard about the recent rash of thefts in King's Landing?



Stealing?



"Yes."



　According to Titus-san, there have been many cases of theft of magical stones called "combustible stones" from all over the city.



　The only strange thing is that no one has seen the culprit in spite of the number of crimes. The criminals have even taken items purchased by the Knights of the Kingdom, and the whole country is now searching for them, but they have not been found yet.



　The reason for the delay of the Knights in defeating the ogre this time is that the Knights were so eager to find the culprit that there was a delay due to a lack of communication.



"I want you to find this bandit, Mr. Locke. I don't know for sure, but if he can't be seen, it might be the work of a demon or some special magical tool. I think Lucky will have a better chance of finding them. Besides, the guild's stock will go up if we catch the bandits that the Royal Knights can't catch. Of course we will pay you even if we don't find them, and if we do, we will pay you extra.



　The guild will pay more for a request for a nomination than for a regular request.

　Moreover, it is the same as the guild trusting you more than the reward.

　Of course, there is no reason not to accept it.



　It must be a reward for this request to kill the ogre.

　Patra, who was listening to the conversation with me, calls out to me.



"Papa, I'll take it. I'll take the reward and buy a fruit tree. I'll buy fruit trees and eat them with Papa.



　Patra had become a big fan of fruit after eating bananas with me.

　I don't know if it will grow in the box garden, but if you want it, I'd like to buy it and give it a try.



"Yeah, I guess. What do you think Shannon?"



"I think it's a good idea. It's part of being an adventurer to help people in need in the city."



Mr. Titus, I'd be happy to take you up on your offer.



"Yes, please. I'll reward you for accepting Rock-kun's request thanks to you, Patra. I'll be counting on you the next time I ask you to do something unreasonable.



　"Unreasonable request"? What does Titus want me to do?






"Wow!　Thank you uncle."

"Oh uncle ......."



　Titus' face scrunched up a little as he took out a cookie from his desk and handed it to Patra. It seems that Mr. Titus has a soft spot for children.



　Shannon stared at the cookie Patra was eating.

　I haven't had lunch yet.



　But Shannon, don't look at Patra so enviously.

　If you want cookies so badly I'll buy some for you later!



　Shannon notices my gaze and hurriedly avoids looking at me.



I'm not looking at you, I'm not looking at anything!

I didn't say anything either.



　Shannon denied it and Patra broke the cookie into three pieces.

"I'll give them to Papa and Shannon..."



　Patra has grown up to be a good, kind girl.



"Thank you!"



　After that we go back to the reception to look at the other requests.

　Patra was very interested in the request.



"Papa, how about this one?　A dragon is out west in the kingdom of Makeira.

"It's a bit far. By the time we get there, the dragon might have left or been killed.



"I see. What about this?　It's a confirmation of the moving skeleton sighting. A moving skeleton has been spotted.　I wonder what it looks like.



"There's no way to confirm if it's true or false. If you report that it doesn't appear and then it does, it means that the investigation failed. It might be a little difficult. But there's a skeleton demon too, I'll show it to you soon.



"Yay!"



　After that, we went to the weapon shop to get the usual orders to kill the orcs and deliver the meat.　We decided to buy weapons for the orange-antes.