The village of Lax has become a bustling place.

　Of course, this is because people have started stopping by on their way to the Mithril mine.
　And there were a lot of them.

　For now, though, it's just the guild's bigwigs and escort adventurers who have come to check out the Mithril Mine.
　As time goes on, more and more people of all kinds will come to Rax Village.

''I never thought this day would come again...!

　It was the village chief who was most moved.

　Knowing the past of Lax Village, he was in tears of emotion as he witnessed a sight he thought he would never see again alive.

'Thank you, Dariel. "Thank you, Dariel, for everything. You are the lucky messenger of my village...!
No, it was just a series of luck.

　The Knockers defected because of the Demon King's army's brutality, and I was just there at the right time.

　I'd be happy if my second home village of Laxx developed greatly in any way.

But will it be okay...?

　It was Marika who said.
　'What?'

'A lot of people coming in means there are a lot of different people in it. I hope it doesn't cause any trouble...

　You say prophetically, "I'm going to have to change.
　It's true that changes don't always manifest themselves in a positive way, but I have to take responsibility for not becoming a pestilence that brings disaster to the village of Lax.

　I must take responsibility for my own actions so that I don't become a pestilence that brings misfortune upon the village of Lax.

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　Trouble arose immediately.

　Guild officials stopping by the village and a resident of the village got into an argument.

　The village party was Gashita.
　They had a convincing look on their faces.

　Gacita was biting the adventurers who had come from outside the village.

　They were the guild bigwigs on their way to the mine and those on their way to escort the mine itself.

''You guys!　Say it again!

　Gacita barked furiously.

"You say the adventurers in the village are all scum?　I'll have you all fail your quests right here if you don't give a d*mn!

　Hmmm.
　I'm sure that Gacita's mad dog attitude has changed a bit, but he's only become loyal to me.

　He still barked at everyone else except me.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, wait, wait, wait...!

　As an owner, you have a responsibility to intercede.

I don't want you to bark at anyone or anything. All our guests are welcome...!
But, but my brother...!

　You're loyal to me, aren't you?
　I'm supposed to give you credit for that...?

"These guys, these guys are going to insult us!

　The adventurers outside, pointing at us.
　They are staring at me and Gacita with snickering and disgusting smiles.

It's just that adventurers in this country are all small fry...!

　That's true.

　You know what you're dealing with: a bunch of nameless adventurers from a much larger city.

　When was the last time I heard that Gashita, who only knew the adventurer situation in this village, was in trouble for being a frog in a well, but I didn't expect her to be baptized outside in this way.

''I'm sorry to be rude,''

　The older ones from the other side also came out to intercede.

　His hair and beard are all gray.
　But maybe it's just that he's young and gray, but his face itself is fearless, and he said, 'I wonder if he's about my age? It seemed to me.

'It seems our young guys have behaved without thinking. I always tell them to maintain good relations with the locals in their quests.
What about you?
'I am a fitvitan. I lead a group of adventurers sent from the city of Campbell. My rank is Class B.

　Oh.

That's very kind of you. I am Dariel. I'm one of the adventurers of this village.
Rank?
Hmm?
What's your rank?　I'm a B-grade guy, though?
Class D...?

　As soon as he said that, a color of mockery appeared in his opponent's eyes.

''I see, D class. Well, if it's a small village like this, a D grade should be enough to get you there.''
I don't know, but I hope you're convinced.

　I took the hand offered by my opponent and we shook hands.
　However, the feeling that came from the palm of my hand was somehow empty.

''We are on our way to the defensive quest for the Mithril Mine from the Campbell City Guild. I heard that you guys were the ones who got that mine back from the demons, what kind of magic trick did you use?
I just got lucky.
I know, it's a grade D.

　What's with all the grade talk in the world?

'Adventurers have a job to do for their grade. The developments surrounding the Mithril Mine this time are beyond the control of the D grade.
"Law.
We'll take it from here. The leading adventurers in terms of strength and experience. I'm a B-grade adventurer, but these guys over here are all fierce C-grade adventurers, too.

　And the city's adventurers turned their attention to their friends lined up behind them.
　There was more than one of them, but they all had a disgusting look of contempt in their eyes.

We'll take over the job of taking the mine back from the demons and making it completely human. We'll take over the job of taking back the mines and turning them over to the humans, so you can go back to doing your job. You can go back to doing your job.

　He was polite in his words and actions, but his attitude itself was condescending.
　He blatantly looked down on those below him just because their established class was above him.

　When I found myself uncomfortable with that, I felt, 'I'm still young, too.

'Speaking of the city of Campbell...'

　I conjure up a memory I once overheard.

'Was it the adventurer there who was chasing Blaze Death Scythe?'
What?

　Blaze Death Size.

　........is a monster that once appeared in the vicinity of this village.
　It was a huge snake, and people were warned that it was much more dangerous than ordinary monsters.

　However, the snake didn't actually appear in the vicinity of our village of Lux, but in an area that was in charge of a neighboring town.
　The next town.
　This is a place that was only talked about in terms of its location as seen by Lax.
　That neighboring town was the city named Campbell.

'I heard about it after the death of that giant snake. Why was a dangerous monster that should have been in the Campbell city area coming to our village?
''Wait........do you know about Blaze Death Size.......?

　The adventurers of the neighboring city-Campbell City Guild tried to mobilize as many people as possible to set up a large siege to surround and kill the giant snake.

　However, one of the adventurers who made up the siege messed up and the serpent escaped through the hole in the net.
　At the end of his escape, he seems to have rushed into the area that our Lax Village was in charge of.

　That's the secret reason why I fought the serpent that day in an unlikely place.

"If you're going to be proud of it, I hope you're going to have to show a solid track record.
Yeah!　It was Dariel's annihilator here that killed that giant snake!

　Gacita.
　Isn't that what you're bravely claiming...?

"My brother is the one who cleaned up your mess!　You guys should bow your heads and thank your brother!
"You beat the Blaze Death Scythe...?　You're a D-level adventurer...?

　Fitbitan, was it?

　He wasn't the only adventurer from the city, but all of the multiple adventurers from the city froze their expressions and held their breath.

　?
　I meant it as a bit of sarcasm, but what's that overreaction?

You're not going to be able to do that.

　I later found out about it.
　The siege of the Blaze Death Size Serpent that the Campbell City Guild had conducted. It was none other than the one who cut a hole in the siege and allowed the target to escape........
　Apparently it was a party led by Fitbitan.

　So I had unknowingly hit their critical point.

　I was dignified at the height of my adventurer grade, but the lower ranks took my prey.

　Their faces were frozen.