The reward from the Adventurer's Guild was 1 billion comsa, which was an increase in rank to S rank.
　Next was the reward from the country.

　King Victor was the first to say this.

''You have worked hard to repair the system at the Adventurer's Guild Headquarters and even helped catch the criminals this time. This is a great achievement. If the system at ...... headquarters had been shut down, there would have been a great deal of confusion in guild branches around the country. With that in mind, it's safe to say that Ko-kun saved a national crisis.
'Well, ......, isn't that indeed an overestimate?'

　When I pointed this out, King Victor shook his head widely.

''No, I'm not overestimating. The guild branches in each area also play a major role in maintaining the security of the surrounding area. If all of these had malfunctioned at once, there would have been a panic that could have shaken the Grangia Kingdom. Ko-kun prevented that from happening. ...... Originally, we would have given him a huge award and given him a territory and a title.
To be honest, I'd rather refrain from doing that kind of thing because it sounds like a hassle: ......
''I understand. As I told you at dinner last night, for a non-standard hero like Kou-kun, territories and titles are nothing more than fetters.
So you're going to hold off on that like you did yesterday?
...... That's a tough one.

　King Victor muttered in annoyance.

He said, "This time, Ko has done a great deal of good work for our royal city. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time with us. ...... If you would like to give him a reward and a medal, I would like to give him a reward and a medal. I'm sure you don't want to be too obvious, and the ceremony to award the medals will be a small one, just for me and a nobleman above the count. How about this?

　As King Victor, this is probably the maximum concession he can make.
　It's not what an adult would do to say no here.
　However, there was one thing that worried me.
　Isn't it the result of getting acquainted with the aristocrats that we might get caught up in a troublesome faction war?
　Maybe I'm biased, but I have an image of the aristocracy as being involved in a sloppy power struggle behind the scenes.

　...... I don't mean to be rude, but we should ask the question without compromise here.

''King Victor, may I have a moment, if you don't mind?''
What is it?
For my part, I'd, uh, like to stay away from politics and factions and all that sort of trouble. I won't turn down any bounties or medals, of course, but I just--
Hmm, I see.

　King Victor nodded deeply.
　Apparently, he got my point.

''Ko-kun, there is nothing to worry about. There is no such thing as faction warfare in our country, even if it's in other countries. ...... I have the 【Dignity】 skill, you know.

[Majesty].
　It's one of the skills said to be possessed by kings for generations.
It has the effect of "By behaving in an imposing manner, it makes those around you naturally respect you.
　Well, I'm using my 【Otherworldly】 mental tolerance to nullify 【Dignity】.

''Thanks to 【Veilance】, the nobles are always in full unity. I promise you that I won't cause you any trouble.

　Then, well, I guess we won't have a problem.
　If you get into trouble, you can move to another country.

　I expressed my approval of the bounty, the medals and the awarding ceremony.


　* *


　After finishing my talk with the king, I decided to take care of one of my tasks.

　I was asked by the guild master, Bold-san, to manage the system of the adventurer's guild.
　Well, it's Osewa Slime who actually manages it, though.

　So, let's get the Osewa Slime out of here.
　There's no reason to put it off, and Boldt-san has told me that he'd like to leave the system to me from today if possible.
　I activated 【Spatial Leap】 and warped to the Ornen Ruins.

''...... It's getting bigger again.''

　The settlement of the ruins was even more developed than before.
　The sophisticated streets were, to say the least, much more beautiful than the royal capital.
　It's a bit of a waste that it has zero inhabitants.

　Anyway, where's the Osewa Slime?
　I activated 【Grasp the Ruins】 and summoned the slime to this place.

　In less than 30 seconds, slimes were rushing in from all over the place.

''Master-san!　It's Mr. Master!
'Wow!　Long time no see!
I've made the city much, much nicer!
I'm cleaning up nice and shiny, baby!
Maybe it's the Adventurer's Guild's system administration job!
I want to do it!
Me too!
I'll do my best!
Work hard!

　The slimes seemed to be very motivated to do the job of system administration.
　Some of the slimes stretched out their tentacles to the left and right, and their humped (?) making.

　For now, we'll take the five that were in front of us.
　Now we can just keep an eye on them and add more slime if necessary.

　When I held the five slimes, I used 【Spatial Leap】 and headed to the ruins beneath the Adventurer's Guild headquarters.
　The warp destination is the corridor of the ruins.
　The door at the back was left open.
　Passing through the door, I entered the system's administration room.
　There, the guild staff was working on something, and Miria-san was there as well.

　It seemed that Bold-san had already spoken to me, so it didn't take much time to explain the situation.

''I understand!　So, those poopy kids are going to manage the system!
Well, that's just the way it is.

　I nodded and lowered the slimes to the ground.

'Guys, say hello.'
Yes!
We're the Osage Slime!
I'm here to do some systems management work!
Be nice to me!
Make friends with me!
Please go to 「「「「「 and say hi! 」」」」」

　The slimes bent their bodies dexterously and bowed with a bow.
　At the sight of them, Milia's eyes welled up.

'Ka, pretty ......!　Coe, these girls are so cute: ......!

　The reaction of the other staff members was also positive.

'Wow ...... these guys are so pudgy ......'
Such a healing character in an inorganic workplace: ......
'Oh man, he's so friendly ....... I want to take him home .......

　The air in the control room was very congenial.
　Milia-san was tapping her slime cheeks with a series of tsk tsk tsk tsk's, and she was enthralled.

'It's so, so plump ......!
That's not all. I'm a professional system administrator for the guild. ...... maybe.
'Oh, really?

　Milia's expression was one of surprise.
　Then, a slime right near her glowed with Kiran and her eyes.

''Hmph!　I'll show you what I can do.　Eh!

　Slime shouted, and a transparent window and keyboard floated around it.

'You haven't finished processing your achievements at all, adventurer!　I'll take care of everything now!

　Slime reaches out his tentacles from left and right and begins to touch the keyboard at a tremendous rate.
　I don't know what it is, but it looks like he's working like hell.

　Eventually, after about 30 seconds, he stops and turns to me.

'I'm done processing your achievements!　Don't worry about it, Master's rank advancement is complete!

　Oh, man.
　You're moving too fast, man.

"I'm gonna reprogram your guild card, Master!　Put the guild card on my head!
How's that?

　I took out my guild card and the slime forehead (?) I put it in.

'Thank you!　Eeeeeeee!

　Slime flattened the guild card with his left and right tentacles.

'It's done!'
Oh, oh, .......

　How could this be rewritten?
　Doubtfully, I looked at my guild card and saw that it did indeed say 'S Rank'.

　The other four slimes were also working on their own.
　Their deftness seemed to be excellent, and they were applauded by the staff.

''Thank you, [Dragon Slayer]!　These guys are sooooo good!
This will save me from working all night long: ......
Not only does he fix the system, but he brings in such a brilliant guy: ......!　You're our savior!

　Whew.
　I'm glad to hear you're pleased.
　They're not bad at all, and they're settling in nicely.
　It's a relief for me, too.

　I've been watching them work for a while, but it looks like we won't need to hire any more people.

　
　* * *


　After that, I went back to the inn and met up with Iris and Lily.
　When I told them about what happened in the Adventurer's Guild, Iris rolled her eyes.

'Wait, wait. That's too much information. ...... Um, first of all, you fixed the Adventurer's Guild's system.
Yeah. And then we got the perpetrators, Yogil and Drums, after that.
So, you've been contracted to manage the systems of the Adventurer's Guild. ...... Hey ko, isn't this practically like getting the Adventurer's Guild?
...... If you ask me, that might be true.

　If I ordered Osewa Slime to do it, he could rewrite the system and run the Adventurer's Guild as he wished.
　Well, it's too much trouble, so I won't do it.

''You were an F-ranked adventurer until yesterday, but you've risen through the ranks in a big way: ......
I'm surprised, too: ......

　Lily mutters.

''Speaking of which, what's going to happen to the Mercenary Guild?''
I wonder what's going to happen to ......?

　In the words of King Victor, I've saved a crisis of national proportions.

　On the contrary, the culprits, Yogil and Drums, have caused a crisis of national scale.
　Naturally, the punishment for the two of them would be severe, and the mercenary guild would not be able to stay safe.

　Oh, by the way, I remember King Victor saying.
　He said that he would order the Kingsguard to conduct a compulsory search of the Mercenary Guild headquarters today.

　If possible, I'd like to know the results of that.
　...... Maybe there's a mastermind pulling the strings behind it, too.



　A short time after the conversation was over, the three of us decided to head out.
　The clock is around 6 p.m. and we were going to wander around the royal capital and have dinner somewhere.

　But--


　As I was leaving the inn, I happened to run into the leader of the Kingsguard and his subordinate knights.

''Lord [Dragon Slayer]!　I'm sorry, we need your help!
What's going on, all of a sudden? ...... Anyway, tell me what's going on.
S-Sorry. ......

　I invited the knights to my room at the inn and decided to ask them what happened there.

　As it turns out--.
　It seems that several of the executives escaped when they conducted a mandatory search to the Mercenary Guild headquarters.
　The cadres were believed to have important information about this incident, so they asked for help in capturing them .......