The shop I came to with Mr. Linial is one that I may visit from time to time.
　There are a few adventurers here and there.

　Some of them seem to know Linial-san.
　........well, she's still in her monastic uniform today.
　There aren't many people doing adventurer activities in this.

　Of course, it's not that people from the church don't fight at all.
　It's not strange that they who travel in their own way have the ability to fight, but that doesn't mean that there would be many people who would come to the guild in their monastic clothes.

　I took a seat with Linial and then ordered our food.
　It was bread, soup, and some demon meat.
　We both ordered the same thing.　

'I don't know if it will suit Mr. Linial's taste,'

　This is a reasonably priced restaurant.
　........There was nothing wrong with a more expensive restaurant, but from her point of view, knowing my rank, I wondered if going to such a restaurant too much would cause her to feel strangely uncomfortable.

　It wouldn't matter if I ate a reasonable amount of food here.
　That's why I came here with her.

'It's okay. I like everything.

　She smiled at that.
　........I'm glad you said that.

'So, can I ask you something quickly?'
Yeah. Ask me anything.
What kind of demon is a rabbit kangaroo?
"...First of all, do you know the rabbit and the kangaroo?
''Well yes. I've seen each of them if they are wild demons.
'It's like a combination of the two. I just have to be careful with my footwork because both of their strengths are much stronger on their legs.
Then those who engage in melee combat will have to be careful.
'Yeah. And there's also the attack with the horns that Rabbits have.
...I see.
There's also the fists by the kangaroo's paws I think it's a good idea for one of us to be the bait in the vanguard and have someone around to finish it off.
I understand.

　If we know how the enemy attacks, it's easier for us to respond.
　I take note of what she says.

'The trickiest thing about rabbit kangaroos is that they have an escape.
...to escape?
'Yes. They will run away when they are weakened to some extent. We need to kill them all at once before they weaken, or we need to be ready for them to escape.

　I'll make sure he can't get away.
　Or maybe you could set a trap in front of them where they're expected to escape.
　But I don't think it would be that easy.

　If anything, it would be better to kill them all at once.
　........Can the members we met on the spot work well together?

　It might be more difficult than I thought.

Where did the rabbit kangaroo appear this time?
It looks like a forest.
...Oh. Oh, I see. Then I'm sure there will be demons that go after the rabbit kangaroo. Be careful.
What kind of monster?
A wolf demon. Well, I guess a wolf around here shouldn't be too much of a problem.
'Certainly, yes. But there are times when they move from one place to another.
Yeah. It's best to be cautious. However, if it's out as an E-rank request, then we should have investigated it once. So we don't have to worry about another kind of demon for now.
Yes, I understand.
And be careful, rabbit kangaroos are demons that eat magical ore.

　...oh, that's right, there is such a monster.

As I recall, eating the demon ore changes your ability, right?
Yeah, they're very strong. You can see that the individual who eats it has magical ore in his or her body. The magic ore they eat will affect their strength, so be careful!
Okay.

　As I was taking notes, she popped her hand.
　Then she took out a sheet of paper and began to draw something with a pen.
　.... it's a picture.

'Well, what's that?'
"Rabbit kangaroo.

　What did you say?
　It's too ... well, original and unrecognizable.
　However, Linial-san pointed the picture at me with a confident face.

'I'll give you this. I hope it will be of some use to you.
...Oh, thank you very much.

　I'll take it, since I'm so confident. ........But maybe the actual demon is like this too.
　It's rude to say this or that when I haven't seen the real thing yet.
　I put the paper away, tucking it into a note.

　I asked more questions and wrote down more and more of what I needed to know, when Linial chuckled.

'What is it?'
Seriously.
...Is that right?

　As an adventurer, isn't this the least you can do?

Not many people who just became adventurers do that much research. They don't think about it that carefully until later.
'I just want to move up in the ranks as quickly as possible. If I fail once, my points will be negative again, won't they?

　The number of points needed to advance in rank is reduced by 50 points when a promotion request is failed.
　You need to receive at least five requests before you can accumulate them again.

''Yeah. Do you have any goals for raising your rank in such a hurry?''

　I wasn't sure where to go with this, but I gave Mr. Linial my first weapon.
　Briefly, let me tell you my dream.

''I........I want to become a top-notch blacksmith. Like Linial-san's equipment, I think I can still make even stronger weapons. To do that, I want to touch a variety of materials, plus I want to make weapons that match the demons.
...better weapons. And to match the demon...?
'Yes. Someday, I hope to make a weapon that rivals, and even surpasses, the Divine Weapon.
....

　As expected, it came out too big.
　I was just about to cover up my embarrassment and try to fool myself when Linial grabbed my hand.

''Great, dream. ........I'll support that with all my might.
Oh, really?
Yeah. Because I'm sure there are people like me who want a weapon.

　I'm so glad to hear you say that.

I'll do my best.
Yeah. I'll be back after I pass my exams at the guild headquarters. I may ask for weapons again some other time.
''Well I'll try to make something better by then,''
'I'll do my best to play an active role and get your weapons in front of as many people as possible.

　If Mr. Linial is willing to help me out that much, I'll have to work even harder.

''Speaking of which, Linial-san. The guild headquarters is in the royal capital, right?
Yes.
Have you ever heard of the Ubalsa Academy north of King's Landing?
Of course. Especially this year, with five brave men, that's already a celebration, I hear.
Do you need to go, Mr. Linial?
It's been a long time since I've been away, and I've got things to do at that church, so there's no reason not to go.
'If you're not busy, that's fine but if you have any information on brave people or anything else, could you keep that in mind?'
"Brave?
Yes. My childhood friend has become a brave man. We've been exchanging letters for a while now, but I was wondering if you were having a hard time.

　Maybe there are some problems that you can't write about in a letter.
　Especially in Lynn's case, she's the kind of girl who keeps those things hidden.
　She keeps them to herself and tries to solve them all by herself. It's a bad habit.

Yeah, it's a bad habit. "Yeah, I get it. But, well, I suppose it's just a matter of what you hear on the grapevine and so on.
Still, if you know anything about it, please let me know. Oh, my name is Lin, just in case you're brave.
'Oh, that sounds familiar. The brave boy from our town he was a childhood friend of Relius.
''........The blacksmith remembered and the brave man didn't?''
'Because he's basically unrelated to me. The blacksmith was more important to me.

　You're a church official, so it's more important to be brave than anything else.
　The food is brought to us.
　Steam is rising from the freshly made bread and soup.

　Both look delicious.
　They faced each other and prayed lightly to the gods before taking their meals.