We followed the trail of the red wolves.
　Once we were out of the woods, we found the red wolves.

　They seemed to be moving from one place to another. There was also a small wolf that seemed to be a child.
　It seems to be teaching them to hunt right now, attacking other goblins.

　It's things like this that make it impossible to miss the demons that have moved in from other places.
　Six of them in total.
　Two of them are adults and four are children.

Are you ready?
'Yeah. I feel a little sorry for you, but my life depends on it, too.

　Mea, in particular, would be demoted if she failed this time.
　Adventurer ranks don't get demoted unless there's something extraordinary going on.
　If he has experienced it even once, he is embarrassed by it.

　I don't want to be ridiculed any more. I could see such a will in both of Mea's eyes.

''If it's an adult Wolf, it's easy to hit a throwing knife, so I'll aim first.
Yeah. I'll do the proximity if they notice.
I'll join you as soon as I'm done covering you.
Yeah.

　However, the other side is more numerous than the other.
　Even if they could move so that they wouldn't drag each other down, they wouldn't be able to hope to work together to hunt down the unity of the two of them.

　Mea-san took a light, deep breath and then grabbed her sword.
　I threw my knives at him handily as he seemed to be done with his preparations.
　I was approached when two knives stabbed into the adult Wolf and one into the child Wolf.
　........From here, it's proximity.

　Mea-san swung out her divine weapon. Red Wolf quickly jumped and dodged it.
　It was moderately fast. However, due to the poisonous knife stuck in it, he gradually began to show a pained expression.
　The red wolves jumped at him without a break, but the adult red wolf fell first.　

　Perhaps because of the parent's fall, the children stopped moving.
　In the meantime, Mea's sword was swung out.
　Fire clung to the wide sword. It sliced through the nearby Red Wolf to engulf it.
　There are three bodies left.

　I thrust my sword into one of them and kick it away.
　I avoid the attacks of the wolves that jumped at me and activate automatic return.
　Then the sword that was thrust into the first red wolf returns to my hand.

　In the process, I cut off the body of the red wolf.

　Automatic return can also be used in this way.
　I slammed the returned sword on the staggered red wolf.
　That's a good decision.

　There's only one left.
　I throw the knife at the red wolf as he tries to escape.
　The Red Wolf ran away, but eventually its body collapsed.

　This is the end of the battle.
　Mea-san, who let out a small breath, put away her sword.

　I apply the hammer to the fallen Red Wolf.
　In order to accomplish the request, I'll need materials.
　In Wolf's case, the fangs fall into that category.

　When I finished dismantling all the materials, Mea-san came looking at me intently.

''It's too easy not to dismantle them.... That ability alone is something I'd like to have.''
Well, it's the only thing I've got.

　Rather, I was a little glad that the others didn't have this ability.
　Because if they all had a divine weapon that looked strong, and even better this and that than me, I wouldn't be able to just say I was jealous.

''Let's go back and look around a bit more, shall we?''
Yeah.

　There could still be a Red Wolf.
　If there are any survivors, that's a problem.

'How active is Lelius usually as an adventurer?
''Well yes. I don't think you can call yourself an adventurer. All I did was take out goblins.
Oh, really?　He carried himself well, so I thought he was pretty active as an adventurer.
Absolutely. I'm a blacksmith after all.
I see.

　However, I've learned a few things.
　Apparently, up to about rank E, I think I can get by.
　It might not be a bad idea to try working as an adventurer up to that point.

　If possible, I could make a living as an adventurer if I could handle a rank D request.
　I couldn't find the Red Wolf anymore.

''Let's go home, Relius.
Yes.

　There would be no point in looking for it any longer.
　We decided that if they found us again in the future, it wouldn't be our fault, it would be the guy who moved in from elsewhere.

　When we arrived in the city, we headed straight for the guild.
　........The adventurers who had harmed Mea-san, Bunsue and the others were approaching us.
　I wonder how long they've been waiting for us. They were grinning and their mouths were twisted in a grimace.

''Mea, how was your request?''
Yeah, you made it, though, didn't you?

　Saying that, Mea showed them the six Red Wolf fangs that she had deposited in the bag.
　Bunsuet and the others widened their eyes and then stared at us with irritated eyes.


You ruined our whole plan, you piece of shit.

　
　I'm glad I was able to protect Mea-san from them.
　Mea-san stuck out her tongue at the back of Bunsuet and the others who had left.

I'm happy for you, Mr. Mair.

　It was when I was standing in line at the checkout counter to report the accomplishment of my request.

''Well don't get me wrong, Lelius!

　Ms. Mair suddenly raised her voice.
　The people around her glanced at her and Mea lowered the volume of her voice in embarrassment.

'What's the mistake?'
Even if you know you're going to lose your rank. I wasn't going to continue to be an adventurer by asking those guys to do that, you know?
...Oh, is that right?
Oh, what the hell!　You're d*mn right!　Do I look like such a light woman to you!
'No, I can't see it. But you're a beautiful person, so be careful of people like that.
It's beautiful ... uh, uh ... yeah. Okay, I'll be careful.

　She scratched her reddened cheeks with her beautiful thin forefinger.
　It was our turn and we held out the material.
　The receptionist's eyes widened as Mea-san confidently handed it in a bag.

''This, this........Mea-san didn't dismantle it, did she?
How did you know that?
'If it's Mea-san, you can't make it this clean........ Is it you, by any chance?

　The receptionist glances at you.

"Yes?
''Well this is the first time you've asked me to look at your guild card records, isn't it?　Do you live in a butcher shop or something?
'No, that's not what I meant, but...'
''........That means it's a natural talent. Even a top-notch adventurer wouldn't be able to dismantle it so beautifully.

　
　I glanced over and saw that Mea-san was still depressed.

　
　The rewards were split up and we returned to the inn from the Adventurer's Guild.

''........Are you sure you want to split it up?　Honestly, like all this equipment, I've only been able to help.
'I didn't get to experience some things on my own either. Thank you for the day.
Well, yeah. Thank you for the day on my end. You've been very helpful. If it wasn't for you looking at the equipment, I don't think I would have made it out of this job. Thank you.

　I can't help but admire Mea as she smiles in the sunset.
　She's really beautiful. My father-in-law hired her on the basis of her face alone.

''Well then, please go back to the store and work the late shift.
...Oh, that's right.

　Unlike me, who had a full day off, Mr. Mair was putting in a busy evening shift.