At the words of the guild staff, the adventurers who were surrounding us shouted out.

''Mi, how did you defeat the demon that contained Mithril!　You're a rank F adventurer, aren't you!

　The astonished voices of the adventurers flooded the place.
　........As for that excuse, I had thought of many things.

　At first, I thought about how I managed to escape from the demons by not bringing Mithril.
　But I thought that would cause the guild and the rest of the people of this city unnecessary worry.
　So I let out a mithril here.

　That excuse is simple.

''I don't know why, but there just happened to be a big explosion. ...It really just happened to hit a rabbit kangaroo.
What's that?

　The adventurers' confusion was evident.

'An explosion, sir?'

　The guild staff turned a thoughtful gaze towards us.
　........I'm a little worried.

''I don't know the details but.......yes. When the rabbit kangaroo kicked the ground, it exploded.
''........Perhaps some kind of magic tool was buried in the ground. It's quite possible that the magic tool was something that could trigger an explosion.
...You mean you've been d*mned lucky?
Yes, it does.
I'm glad I'm alive.

　I let out a breath of relief.
　The adventurers nodded in agreement when I heard from the receptionist that if I had such a magic tool, the adventurers would be able to find it.

''Well you really are a lucky guy.
You're right. You're too lucky.
'And yet, if you have such a powerful magic tool, I would have loved to see it.

　The adventurers who had gathered were scattered.
　........Eventually, our surroundings became quiet.
　For the moment, it seems we were able to fool them well.

　While patting my chest to the point of not being noticed, I turned my attention to the receptionist.

''Is it okay for me to have this mithril?''
''Yes, you're free to use that one as you see fit. You can sell it to the guild if you want.

　Quickly, the receptionist handed me a mithril.
　I put the mithril in my pocket.

　...Mithril is quite a valuable ore.
　You can use it to make high-performance armor and accessories.
　As for me, I'd like to make mithril-related weapons.

　I'll have to destroy the mithril magic ore later.
　After looking at Warrior and the others who still had a somewhat surprised expression on their faces, I smiled at them.

''Well there was a lot going on, but for now, shall we report on the accomplishment of the request?
Yeah, I know...

　Mr. Warrior spoke up to represent everyone.


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　I finished reporting my request accomplished.
　I took out my guild card and handed it to the receptionist.
　After confirming my name, the receptionist places it in front of the fairy.

　The fairy stares at my guild card and then runs her finger over the part of the rank engraved next to my name.

　It must be fairy magic or something.
　The letters inscribed there changed to E rank.
　The fairy, having finished her work, proudly puffs out her chest and the receptionist strokes her head with her forefinger.

　The fairy happily darted around the receptionist's fingers, and the receptionist handed the guild card she had collected from the fairy to me, loosening her cheeks.

'Go ahead, check it out.'

　After receiving it, I checked it again.
　It was clearly marked with an E rank.
　For now, I can now call myself an adventurer.

　It's embarrassing to call yourself an adventurer when you've just registered an F-ranked adventurer.
　However, even though E rank is only a hair's breadth of an amateur when it comes to adventurers, it still means that he's a competent person who has just completed a promotion request.

　I was worried about what would happen when I was attacked by the Mithril Rabbit Kangaroo, but I'm glad I was able to defeat it successfully.

　This was probably because I had a large amount of skills.
　I'll have to keep fishing for more skills in the future.

　If I continue to work hard at this rate, I might even be able to move up to D-rank in time.
　I want to continue adventuring at my own pace in the future.
　I'll be updating the guild cards of the other members as well.

　Warrior happily holds up his guild card and Sifu laughs at it, but his mouth relaxes in happiness.
　Rashin-san and Chiyu-san were also smiling at each other.

''Thank you all for your hard work. I hope you have a good night's rest today.''

　It's not every day that an adventurer who finishes a promotion request receives a request that day.
　I was pretty tired too.
　Anyway, I'd have to report to my parents.

　Listina-san was worried about me, and I should at least tell them that I'm safe.
　Don't tell them about Mithril, of course.
　Of course, don't tell them about Mithril, because they will be asking you a lot of questions.

Hey, guys!　Would you like to have dinner with me in the future?　It's a promotion celebration!
I'm good.
Yes, of course!　Besides, there's a lot to be thankful for to save your life.

　Rasin-san smiled at me.
　Chiyu-san also looked at me and her cheeks dyed.

''Yes, I would like to join in, too. How about you, Lelius-san?
'I'll join you, of course. Mr. Warrior, do you know of any good places to eat?
'Oh!　I got it!　I know a guy who owns the place!　Let's go!

　We started walking with Mr. Warrior in the lead.
　As we were walking out of the guild and through the city, Sheikh looked at us.

'But Lelius is really great. You were able to keep up with the movements of the rabbit kangaroo,
'What?　Seriously?

　Ms. Warlia sounded surprised.
　Besides, Chiyu-san smiled happily.

''Yes......... You stranded the rabbit kangaroo back then, so everyone was alive.''
I was so surprised to hear about it later. I couldn't keep up with any of your moves.

　Mr. Racine is going to look at me.
　The only reason I was able to react was because of my enhanced abilities.

''........Seriously. Are blacksmiths pretty good?
'I don't know. Maybe it's just now, it's hard to say.
Still, it's amazing to be able to keep up with a rabbit kangaroo. I wasn't really paying attention, but I didn't think I could handle it as well as I could.

　I was distracted, right?
　Well, it's certainly true that if I had won the battle before that with such ease, it's inevitable that I would be like that.
　I think I was also somewhat distracted.

　As it turned out, I was able to fight, partly because Warrior-san was defeated by a single blow.

'Oh, by the way, I heard you gave me a potion back then, didn't I?　I used two of them and you said two of them were for the Warrior. That's why you're back on the mend.
'Oh, yes!　Lelius, thanks for the potion!
So how much did that one cost you?　At least I'll pay you, okay?

　Teasingly, Racine said, and Warrior pulled out what looked like a wallet from the chest of his jacket.

'It's me!　How much, Lelius?

　I don't have a particular price.
　My item box doesn't have a limit on current items.
　So I just use the extra magic power to create things before I go to bed.

'It's fine. I originally planned to use it if there was a situation where I needed it.''
But it was expensive, wasn't it?
Yeah!　We're always getting help, so let me at least thank you for this!

　
　I'm not even sure of the price in the first place.
　I thought about it once and then tapped my hand.

''Then why don't you buy me the money for this meal?
...Yeah, is that what you want?
'Yes, sir. I, too, had time to observe the rabbit kangaroo's movements thanks to the initial fight with Warrior and Racine. Thanks to them, I managed to buy myself some time. I owe a lot to both of them.

　They looked at each other and then nodded.

They looked at each other and nodded.　I'll pay you whatever you want!
Yes, eat as much as you want!

　For me, just getting Mithril was the best request I've ever received.
　I wasn't going to ask for more than that.