With the Lunamaria in hand, my next target was the Priestess Warrior Ilia of The Falcon Sword.

　However, this one takes a little longer to prepare.

　It was only natural that it couldn't be done today or tomorrow, as it would destroy the relationships we've built up over the years.

　Well, it's not impossible that Lars might go crazy and challenge us to a rematch, using Ilaria as the price of a bet.

　As far as I'm concerned, that would be most gratifying......but considering Iria's character, this probably won't happen. Therefore, we need to sit back and take a stand when it comes to Iria.



　So what should I do in the meantime?

　So I thought about picking a fight with the Adventurer's Guild.



　I don't mean assassinating the guild master, kidnapping the receptionist, getting rid of other adventurers, or any other type of crime.

　It's about fighting in a more fair and honest way, and still doing the world a favor.

　Specifically, I'm going to take care of the requests that the guild can't handle.



　I myself am an expelled person, so I can't take requests, but that's okay because I have Lunamaria to take care of that.

　There's not a single sentence in the guild rules that the receptionist loves to follow, "Slaves must not become adventurers. Nor is there a sentence that says "any adventurer who becomes a slave will be expelled immediately.

　Even now that she was a slave, Lunamaria was still an adventurer. I'm going to make her leave the Falcon Falcon Blade, but she won't be leaving the guild, and I'll be the one who receives the requests.



　I'll be aiming for the so-called 'salted' quests that are stagnant in the execution of requests.

　The rewards may be too low, the rewards may be fair but the restraining period may be too long, or the rewards may be high but the danger level may be higher than that.

　There are many reasons why a quest may be salted, but those requests are a source of concern for guilds. The guilds that make such requests receive complaints, and adventurers are often unhappy with their requests.

　In most cases, the adventurers who violate the rules of the game are made to pay a penalty. Sometimes guild officials with adventurer's qualifications are in charge.



　If it were a normal city, this would solve the problem, but this is the adventure city of Ishka. The number of requests that come in every day far exceeds 100, and the probability of being salted for that is high.

　At any rate, if you wait a day or two, new quests will soon be posted in abundance. There was no need to take on bad quests.



　That's how I get rid of all the salted requests that have accumulated.

　For the client, the fact that the requests are never cleared up is no fun. Their distrust of the guild will also grow.

　And that's where I come in.



　Of course, on the surface, Lunamaria will be the one who accepts and cleans up the requests.

　But considering Lunamaria's current situation, even a fool can see that I'm behind it.

　A former adventurer who was expelled from the guild will only clean up requests that the guild can't handle. Anyone would be able to read the meaning behind it.

　If this were a normal request, the guild might refuse to accept Lunamaria's quest orders, giving some reason. However, they couldn't do that when it came to the salted request.

　If they did that, they would just go to the client and tip him off. The guild keeps your requests in a salted state, but when we tried to take the request, they refused it.

　This way, the client would be furious and the guild's stock would drop significantly. If you want, we can take the request on the spot without going through the guild.



　The above was the method I devised to peacefully sell a fight to the guild (Introduction).



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　I had decided on a plan of action for the time being, but the problem here was what to do with Seal Arouse - the beast slave girl.

　As for me, as soon as I dragged Lars into a duel, her role was over.

　I could have freed her from slavery and sent her back home if I wanted. Or rather, she was going to do so.

　Even though she was a child that I bought with a large sum of money, thirty gold coins, the gold coins were not money that I had earned with my sweat and blood. I didn't think it was a waste of money if I thought it was just a small fortune that had disappeared like a stirrup.



　However, there was someone who waited for this. It was Seal himself.

　He said that if he went back to his hometown, he would only end up selling himself out again because he couldn't pay his taxes.

　There is no guarantee that the next master will be a better person than me. Instead, he bowed to me and said that he hoped I wouldn't abandon him and use him.


'.........well, from now on, I will do my best to serve you at night.......'


　Saying that, Seal, who had dyed his cheeks, glanced at the destination of his gaze, and saw the figure of Lunamaria, whose cheeks were even redder than Seal's.

　Yeah, well, I worked hard last night. How hard did I try, so hard that Seal was woken up in the middle of the night when he was able to spend his first night alone in the next room for the first time in a few days.

　Let's just say that Lunamaría's soul was as fragrant and rich as the finest grape (grape) wine. I've never had the finest grape wine, so I'm just imagining it.


　Aside from that, it's also strange that Seal would free them from slavery if they didn't want it.

　Regardless of the service pooch, there's no need to be too many people to think about future salting requests.

　Above all, Seal's lightness, good eyesight and good nose would be of great use to me.



　I decided to seal up the Seal Liberation Plan and change its content to the Seal Abuse Plan - I said this as a joke, but Seal, whose face turned pale, bowed to me. So deeply that my forehead touched the floor.

　.........Well, you're a master and a slave. It was meant to be a light joke here, but it wasn't to the other side.

　I hold the right to live and die by these girls in a literal sense.

　If you speak and act in a familiar manner, you will end up putting a burden on them. Let's keep that in mind.




　After that, I turned Lunamaria over to the guild as planned and withdrew from The Sword of Falcon.

　Next, I had her make a list of appropriate salting requests. Like Lars, Lunamaria is a 6th level adventurer, so she can take on quests unless they are of a very high level of difficulty.

　Among the list that Lunamaria created, there was one request that caught my attention.


...Exterminating Gryphon, huh?

''Oh, that's a request for you to defeat the gryphons that live in Mount Skim. The client said that his son and grandson were killed by a gryphon...

'You're not some hexenbiest you come across on the street by accident. Were you an adventurer on a quest for treasure?


　The gryphon, also known as the king of birds and beasts, is a powerful magical beast with the head and wings of an eagle, the body and claws of a lion.

　They live in the high peaks beyond the reach of man and store gold in their nests. There are countless stories of adventurers who have challenged the gryphon in their quest to get rich.


Yes, I'm sure there are many stories of adventurers who have tried to avenge their former adventuring families. They want you to avenge the death of your former adventuring family, but it's troublesome to deal with gryphons in the badly-trodden mountains. Besides, unlike goblins and orcs, they aren't demonic beasts that would be harmful if left alone. According to the staff member who gave us the information, he had taken the matter to a veteran adventurer several times, but he wasn't keen on it, saying that he was just a greedy fool who had returned the favor.

'So that's why you're taking it with a grain of salt. As for the reward it's not cheap, but it's not nearly enough to deal with the Gryphon.


　If he wanted to fight the griffon, he would have to start by preparing to climb the mountain. When you think about that, the amount of money you're being paid will give you a leg up. I see why no one is willing to take on this task.

　But that's exactly why it's my first job.


"An adventurer who is not influenced by profit and loss, but by the feelings of the client - that's a very appealing proposition.

Are you going to take care of it?

Yeah. Fortunately, I know how to get around. Mt. Skim isn't too far away and it's a good place to practice.

Ha ha ha.


　Lunamaria and Seal dodged each other's gaze with a look of what they were talking about.

　The two of them had a valid question, but there was no point in explaining about the Indigo (Indigo) Winged Beast (Wyvern) here.

　Besides, after explaining it so confidently, if they returned to the Lord of the Flies' nest and found that the wyvern had disappeared without a trace, they would be blinded.

　Well, if that happens, I'm going to push on with my best efforts to climb the mountain.

　In any case, even Lunamaria, not to mention Seal, would not be able to accompany him. I'll have the two of you handle another request.



I'll be gone for a while. I'll be gone for a while. And also, Lunamaria, I want you to train Seal on how to be an adventurer. I'll leave the additions and subtractions to you.

I'm sorry, Master.

Wow, I'll do my best!　Well, please be careful, master, please be careful.


　Two beautiful girls (?) wearing slave collars. I walked out of the room.

　I gave a tip of silver to the sign girl I passed today, and as I walked down the street, I thought about it.

　Now, where can I get a saddle and reins for a dragon knight?