I don't know what you're wearing. ...... from a different country. --and yet.

　As they appeared, they checked the faces of the fallen attackers.

''Aren't these guys ...... a C-ranked bunch, as I recall?''
I've seen him before. Well, you'll know if you take him to the guild, won't you?
That too, I suppose.

　They started talking to Cain elsewhere.

'...... Um, who are these guys?　Do you know?

　One of them nodded to Cain, who asked.

'I've certainly seen them before. I don't know directly ....... I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make your life easier. Let's see, .......
Oh, it's Cain.
It's Cain. These guys are going to carry it, right?　I can help you with that. I didn't have a proper request today. You can't carry five people on your own ......, so why don't you buy me a bar instead?

　The man smiled, as if his earlier grumpiness was a lie.

'Um, ...... may I ask your name?'
'Oh, you're right. I'm Nail. These guys are Rigg, Jill and Bran.

　They all nodded as they were introduced.

''Alright, these guys will carry it to the guild and then it's straight to the tavern!　Cain, why don't you take one of those?　It wouldn't matter if it was an easy win against these guys.
'Oh, yes. Sure. ......
All right, let's go.

　The swordsman man - Nail carried one of the unconscious men, and then they all carried him on their shoulders, one by one.
　Cain held one of the legs of the man who was the leader of the group - and dragged him along.
　As Cain, who had no intention of forgiving him, he felt fine.

'Whoa ...... that looks painful.'

　Nair looks in pain when he sees the attacker being dragged, but Cain walks on, not caring.
　The residents look at the adventurers, Cain, and the attacker on his shoulder, but their eyes widen even more when they see the man Cain is dragging after him.
　Despite these stares, they walked through the city and arrived at the guild.
　Nayl and the others didn't seem to be particularly bothered by it, but they zipped inside and rolled the attackers they were carrying into the empty space.
　The guild's receptionist quickly came out from the counter when she saw the rolled men.

''Nail-san!　What the hell is this?　...... And aren't these people the Banzas!
You'll have to talk to that boy, Cain, he'll tell you everything.

　Nair's words drew a look at Cain.
　The receptionist gave Cain a suspicious look and asked him.

'Did you do this?　Can you tell me a story?　I'd like Mr. Nail to hear the explanation with you if possible: ......
"It's a pain in the ass, but I'll have to do it, ....... I'll get it, Rigg and the rest of you can save your seats at the bar.
Yeah, all right. I'll get to it, okay?
Shit. Let's get this thing done. Let's get the hell out of here. Why don't you just throw them in the room?

　The receptionist tells the attendant at the back and a few people come out and carry the men who are lying around.
　For now, they were to be kept once in the basement detention center.
　Cain and the others were taken by the receptionist and shown to a private room.
　Cain and Nail sat next to each other, with the receptionist and one other man in his thirties sitting across from them.

''First, let's introduce ourselves. I'm the sub-guild master of this city, my name is Folt. Sitting next to me is Kaela.
'I'm Kayla. It's nice to meet you.

　Cain nodded and introduced himself.

''My name is Cain. I'm a student of the Esfort Kingdom and I'm here in this country for training.''
That's a B-grade nail polish.

　After everyone has introduced themselves, Folt opens his mouth.

'So, can you start from the beginning and explain?'
'Yes, actually: ----'

　That after I left this adventurer's guild, I was being followed and was attacked when I went into an alleyway.
　I explained that when I returned, Nail appeared and helped me carry him to the guild.

'--Okay. Nails, are you sure you're not mistaken?
Yeah, that's what Cain said, right? Well, I don't know what happened before that.
Also, the guys who came after me said it was a "request." ......

　Their expressions hardened at Cain's words.

'--Well, Kaela. Can you find out who those guys are connected to?
'All right. I'll look into it right away.
"Hmm, please. But even so, Banza and the others are hypothetically C-ranked. You don't look like you're good enough to defeat them on your own ....... As I recall, you said you were registered as an adventurer. Can you show me your card?

　Cain's expression hardened at those words.
　Surely, if he played his guild card, he would immediately understand that there was no problem in terms of his abilities.
　However, there's also Nail next to him.
　Cain didn't want to put it out too openly.

''Can I ask you to keep ...... only in this room? ......?

　Folt and Kayla nodded their heads curiously at Cain's words.

'Basically, the staff are obliged to maintain confidentiality. It shouldn't be a problem. 'Nayle, you're okay with that too, right?'
Yeah, I get it.

　Cain let out one sigh and placed the guild card on the table.
　Looking at the guild card, everyone's eyes widened except Cain's.

''What? S-rank?　Is this true?

　Folt managed to squeeze out the words, but Kayla and Nail were in raptures.

'...... Cain, are you serious?　S-rated?
''I have my first S-ranked adventurer in front of me: ......

　Folt glanced over the guild card and then returned it to the table.

''It's definitely an S-rank. If this is the case, it's no wonder he's turned back the five of us. Even so, Banza and the others have done a foolish thing. Even though they don't know it, attacking an S-rank is like taking on a dragon by yourself.
I've heard that an S-rank is the same as a "natural disaster". You're so pretty to look at. ......
'Hahaha. Banza is an idiot. Well, he's lucky to be alive.

　After that, they continued to discuss what to do in the future, and it was decided that the guild would be responsible for finding out who had made the request to Banza and the others to spill the beans.
　Cain was left to his own devices and left the private room with Nail.

''Cain, I'll keep quiet about it to the other guys for now. It's going to get us in trouble.
'That would help. There's a lot going on here: .......
If you have an S rating at that age, you have one: ......

　When we both headed to the tavern, Rigg and the others had already started drinking.

'You're both late, I'm doing it first!
Sorry to keep you waiting. Cain can't drink ...... dressed like that, can he?　

　Cain was still in uniform and he couldn't drink.
　He ordered a fruit juice and sat down.
　When everyone's drinks were in full swing, Nail left his seat.

'Well, here's to an interesting encounter, despite all that has happened!
「「「「 Cheers! 」」」」

　He raises his mug and gulps it down. Cain also enters the conversation, tasting the fruit juice.

'Yes, Nail. How was the guild?
Hmm?　Yeah, the guild is going to look into that. Apparently we're done for,
Hmmm, something like that.
Yeah, that's about it.

　Nayle fanned the jock as it was.
　Rather than talking poorly and getting people interested, he would be able to convince the other members of the guild that he hadn't said anything and thrown the whole thing to the guild.
　The five of us, including Cain, were talking around the table when a voice suddenly called out to us from behind.

''Huh?　Cain, are you sure you want to be here?

　I turned around and saw a smiling Claude standing there. Lina was next to him, and Millie and Nina were behind him.

'Oh, Claude. Hello.'

　Cain returned the words casually, but there was tension on the faces of the nails that were with him.
　Then the four of them stood up and bowed their heads vigorously when they thought they were standing up.

''Brother Claude!　It's been a while!　But still, do you know Cain?
Yeah, I'm in this country to protect them, you know. And you can sit next to me.
Come in. I'll just pull up a table for you.

　As if their previous swearing was a lie, the four of them crisply moved the table next to them so that they could all sit down.

　Cain was surprised at the change.