Hey, the request is still out there.

I don't want to explore the ruins of Rilkara or any of those monsters in the dungeon.

''The other day, S-ranked adventurer 'Gale Rage' Kreis was watching, but you refused. As expected, you can't go to the Ruins of Rilkara.

''Not only the lowest level, but the only one who came back alive from below the 20th level is the legendary Goldova, right?　I don't care how much money you're offering me.

I saw a couple of guys taking it the other day. Two f*cking rednecks.

'Really? You didn't know about the ruins of Lil Cara and you took it. It's f*cking hilarious.

　The girl made a small face as she walked next to the adventurer's guild where she could hear a noisy voice, "Gyahaha.
　She'd heard the name Lil'Cara Ruins a lot, and she had an idea of the two redneck-looking people who had received it. Unable to walk with a very straight face, Marin Linophallus gave a small sigh.
　Thinking about the two of them who had already ended up in that labyrinth, he felt sorry for them. If only Marin hadn't sent out the request, they wouldn't have died.



''Well, I don't mind paying, but.......exploring the lower level of the Lil'kara Ruins is impossible even if ten S-ranked adventurers gathered together.

You gotta be a legend or something.

　Marin walks past the adventurer's guild, which is echoing with such laughter, with his face down.
　Because first of all, I have to report the situation.








　The imperial capital of the Draukos Empire, Calcada.
　It's the emperor's knee, a large city with a luxurious palace at its center. It is the center of justice, the center of the military, and the center of the Mullerian religion, which is also practiced across the continent.
　The Great Temple of St. Adriana, which is said to have been built here by Saint Adriana, the only one who was given the word by the god Muller, is the headquarters of the Mullerian religion. It is the headquarters of the Mullerian religion. The mural paintings on the first floor and the portrait of St. Muller in the stained glass windows have been called the pinnacle of art in the Empire.

　But only the ground floor is accessible to the faithful in this way.
　From the second floor upwards, only those who are involved are allowed to enter, and as far as the third floor, only the Archbishop or those who are equivalent to him are allowed to step in. This is because it contains various documents related to Müllerianism and treasures of great historical value.

'I'm back,'

　The formal attire as a priest - Marin, clad in a white cassock with gold ornaments on it, bowed so in front of the Mullerian Archbishop who sat behind the cloth at the top of the stairs.
　It was a pure white formal dress, free of dirt and blood stains. The dirt has been wiped from his face, and rather even the slightest scent of soap is in the air. This is because he has cleansed himself up and changed into new clothes in order to properly head to the temple.
　Marin bowed reverently before the Archbishop, who, by doctrine, was never allowed to show his face.

'Report, Marin,'

We were unable to fulfill a direct order from your eminence, sir.

　Slightly, I can feel my mood faltering behind the cloth.
　No one is allowed to see his face - that's what the dogma dictates, and nowadays, he can only speak through the cloth. His real name is Lucudia Rhinophallus, and he is Marin's own father.

''I have come to the Ruins of Rilkara as ordered by His Eminence. But we were unable to find it.

I'm afraid we haven't explored enough.

A-list adventurers Kite Dickens and Julia Grinehild both died in the ruins of Rilkara. I, too, was in danger of losing my life and was saved by accident.

Send the next group of adventurers to them. You will get your book of changes.

　Lucidia's words are cold.
　It's as if he has no emotion, even though his own daughter, Marin, is in danger of losing her life. The relationship between the Archbishop and Marin, who has already placed himself in the faith, is only the position of the Archbishop and the priests who serve him.
　Because of the profession given to him by the only god of Luke Deere, Muller - because he is the "High Priest".
　The profession given by heaven is the absolute. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.

　Such a Luke Deere's profession, 'High Pope', is the only one among all professions that has the ability to receive an oracle from Muller. Hence, he sits at the pinnacle of the church because of the preciousness of being the only one in this world who can hear the voice of God.
　But no one knows this except Marin. That the former Lucidia was a vocation 'warrior'. That Marin's grandfather, who was the previous Archbishop, was also a 'peasant' by vocation by birth.
　That is the reason why they are on the throne of the High Pope - that is the book of change of occupation given to them by the one and only God, Muller.
　Both the previous generation and the previous generation have inherited the position of high pope by receiving the Book of Changes from Muller - the oracle, having their own children obtain it in secret, and having them move to the position of 'High Pope'.
　Marin is seeking such a book of change of employment because his father, Lucdia, wants his brother, Hemmel Linophallus, to be the next Archpope. And the one who will obtain it in secret and present it to Lucudia is his relatives, Marin, who has been selected to be the one to obtain it and present it to Lucudia. You can't trust someone who isn't even related to you by blood, he said.
　But only Marin only works as a limb. The next High Priestess is going to be his brother, Hemmel.

'But, Your Eminence,'

What?

''It's dangerous. Originally, in the request I made to the Adventurer's Guild this time - the search for the Ruins of Rilkara, the two highest-ranking candidates were Kite Dickens and Julia Grinhild. This is in spite of the fact that it's an unprecedented amount of fifty gold coins.

Hmm....

''The Lil'kara Ruins are located in such dangerous ruins that even an S-ranked adventurer would be unwilling to...''

　In the adventurer's guild, there are not a few people who have played a legendary role.
　They are known as S-rank adventurers. There are a total of only 28 adventurers around the world, and they are the stuff of legend among adventurers. They can slay dragons with a single blow, or fight a sky-filling wyvern, and any sane person would be tempted to call it a lie.
　They are driven by money. They accomplish the requests given to adventurers and fight for the rewards they are given.
　Hence, this time, they offered an unbelievable amount of fifty gold coins for a single request. In a market where even defeating dragons costs a single gold coin, this is an unbeatable offer. It's an amount of money that you can live with even if you are reborn three times.

　Still, the S-ranked adventurers didn't come at all.
　That was because they knew that much about the danger of the Lil Kala Ruins.

　The Book of Job Change, which is said to turn to ashes and disappear once used - the place where it is given to the earth rather than Muller, is always in different places.
　This time, at the farthest point of the Ruins of Rilkara - so the oracle given by Lucudia almost made Marin curse his fate.

''Well then, let's raise the amount tenfold. Five hundred gold coins.''

Your eminence you will forgive me for my outspokenness.

Tell me.

The fact that this is a request from the High Priestess is kept under wraps. It has taken the form of a personal request to explore the Ruins of Rilkara.

Yes. Yes. It must be kept secret.

Well, I think I'm going to have to...

　It was hard to say, and Marin kept his mouth shut.
　In the end, what he wanted to say was, "No one would come for five hundred gold coins or something too suspicious to search the super dangerous labyrinth that we don't even know who asked for it. Kite and Yulia came because of the immediate money, but they probably didn't know the level of danger of the Lil'kara Ruins.
　But there was no way they could say that to the High Priestess like that.

　They didn't know how far the bottom of the Lil'kara Ruins continued to be. That place where Marin's life was in danger this time - does it continue further back from there?
　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to fight the ferocious minotaurs and the swarms of red caps attacking in groups - there's no way you can fight such an enemy properly.
　That's exactly what you need to be, an S-ranked adventurer with a legendary reputation.

"Can't do it?

I will do my best to help you.

So be it. Now, you will get your new job offer and present it to me. Anything else you want to tell me?

Ha.....

　As Marin bows his head, he suddenly thinks.
　The man she met in that labyrinth - Noah Whitefield. In the end, he left without riding with her in the ruins' boarding carriage.
　Even from Marin's point of view, he was an incredibly strong man. I asked him about his rank as an adventurer back then, but for some reason, he got sidetracked - I asked him if he was about an A-rank, and he said that's about it.
　Maybe he was an S-ranked adventurer. Otherwise, there was no way he would be exploring the too dangerous Lil Kala Ruins alone.

　He seemed like a good man, and if I asked him, he might be able to help me explore the Lil'kara Ruins.
　However, the occupation he called himself 'Demon Master' - and I had never heard of it at all.
　A person who can manipulate demons to his will cannot be a mere traveler.

''Your High Priestess... do you know anything about the profession of a 'demonslayer'?''

...What?

"Haha.... the traveler who rescued me called himself a 'demonslayer'. I couldn't ask him for details because I was also saved, and he hinted that there was something going on, but he manipulated the demons as if they were his subordinates.

"....his name is...

Yes, sir.

　Marin speaks.
　'That is the name that will be passed from the Archbishop to the heart of the Empire on this day, that too dangerous name.

'It's Noah Whitefield,'