The Stillbeats Kingdom.

　Although it is a small country, its economy and military are stable, its resources are abundant, and its studies are thriving.

　Many of the royalty who govern this country are excellent.

　From the princess who was the runner-up at the Elf Ista School, the capital of learning, to the prince who was one of the few to attain the rank of A in the Adventurer's Guild at a young age, many talents have been produced.

　It was perhaps inevitable that such a country would be targeted by the neighboring Weiler Empire.

　The declaration of war is a small quarrel on the border.

　But it is the usual means of the Weiler Empire. From there, it's a big deal, and the default line is to merge or even usurp the leadership.

　Naturally, in order to escape this crisis, the Stillbits Kingdom emptied its treasury and focused on the defensive side.

　It asked for reinforcements from each ally, as well as from countries hostile to the Weyla Empire, as well as adventurers' guilds and mercenary groups loaded with a lot of money.

　K'ena and Sheila had come to the Kingdom of Stillbeats in response to the request.

　Aside from the fact that money was the objective.

''Whoa, you've got a good sister!　I knew they were whores before the war!

'Haha!　Stillbeats Kingdom is generous, too!　You're the most expensive maid of honor in the world!　It's only noon, but let's have some fun as soon as possible!

　A voice called out to Kåñëa and Sheila in an extremely lowly voice.

　It was a group of rough mercenaries.

　A group of more than ten people accustomed to warfare surrounded the two of them. However, the two of them were not afraid of things, but rather looked like they didn't care.

　They didn't even seem to see the weapons that Kåñëa and Sheila were carrying.

　One more step. If the mercenaries had approached them, their heads would have been bounced off.

''Oh, isn't that Brother Jide's girlfriend!　You're here!

　Such a voice.

　A familiar face was there for Kuena. An orthodox handsome man with blond hair and blue eyes.

　It was the first prince of the Stillbeats Kingdom, Weeg Stillbeats.

　But it was Sheila who reacted first.

''Eh!　Hey, Kåñëa. I don't know what to do!　In one shot, they know I'm Jide's girlfriend!

'What?　No, I'm going to Sister Kåñëa: ......

　Weeg tried to correct her, but Sheila already said, 'I guess it's still rumored! "I was told we'd be a good match for each other! And he is entering his own world.

　The mercenaries trembled wanly when they saw such a scene.

''Zi, Ziad is that S-rank ......?''

"d*mn it!　I told you not to talk to me in a f*cking random way every time!

'Look at this!　You're the occasional A-rated Kåñëa. ......!　I don't even know it!

　The bravado of earlier was gone, and one by one they walked away.

　In the end there was no one left.

''Oh, that. I knew Brother Jide wasn't coming, right?''

　Weeg looked at Sheila and the mercenaries, ''What's the situation ......?'' I said, thinking.

　Kåñëa returned it with a sigh.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out. I'm not going to be able to say that I'm an S-ranked person, so it's not like I'm going to just give in to your requests. And you're in the same party with Yui. ...... Also, I'm not her.

'What!　Bullshit!　There's a lot of talk about it. Brother Jade has many women in his life. Phil and Yui-san have been barging into the inn, and Soria-san has been recommending him so much that people have been talking about him, so people have been talking about him.

　Quena and Sheila introduced the others, not to mention the others.

　Sheila responded with a twitch.

''...... the real wife is...''

What?

　The cold magic that suddenly sent a chill down his spine made Weeg's cheeks tug at his cheeks.

　Sheila, who had been in her own world earlier, let her face darken.

''My real wife is me!''

'Wow!　Yes, yes!

　Sheila's unearned power made the A-ranked Weeg shudder.

　That was a real difference in rank.

''Hey, restrain yourself. Don't waste your time releasing them here.''

f*ck!

'Ha, ha. Brother Jade is very popular. I haven't seen him for a long time, too, but it's a shame.

　It would help me mentally and strength-wise if you fought with me in earnest.

　Kåñëa, sensing this, said once more, 'If you want to call that one, you must ask for a nomination.

You'll have to ask for a nomination if you want to call that one. Also, remove all kinds of ties.

Well, yes, you do: ......

　Naturally, the amount of money that would be deducted from the guild's side to get along with the Weyla Empire would also be deducted, so it would be a large amount.

　Weeg also knew that and could only sigh.





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　Meanwhile, in those days.

　The capital of Kuzeera Kingdom.

"You really got an S-rank!　I rarely watch the news, but I've been seeing a lot of articles about it lately!

　A man who often buys Jide spit meat says with a laugh.

　By his side, Jide carries a burlap bag of meat.

'On the contrary, you didn't believe it until now.

Isn't it obvious?　They'll take requests like this one, even if it's a chore!　Even in F-rank, the adventurers are mainly focused on defeating demons!

　Nuh-uh!　And the man pats Jide on the back.

　I'm sure it's the man's courage that allows him to be brazen even when he knows he's S-ranked.

'You're not going to be handed a request acceptance form or anything, are you?　It's clearly written there with the name and rank of the person who accepted the request.

"I ain't looking at that shit!　Is that it?　Are you the type to look at the medication instructions and stuff?　You!

I never took any pills in the first place.

'Hahaha!　That's an S rating!　If you ever get a chance to drink, read up on the quicksand!

"You sounded like you didn't read the manual: ......

　Jade places the burlap sack near the stall.

　This time the request is a simple one of transporting meat and has the lowest rank of F.

...... Hey, I have a favor to ask you for a favor.

　Suddenly, the man's cheeks turned back to mid-cheek and turned serious.

　The gap from earlier made Jide feel a little better.

'What?'

Does Jed have time?

You're not busy, is that it?　Well, just enough to handle the surplus of low rank requests. I don't have any nomination requests or urgent requests in the last few days. I'm not even thinking of going on an expedition.

Then will you do me a personal favor?

Personal?

　Zied urged him to continue, feeling uncomfortable with the strange way he said it.

　The man smiled somewhat proudly as he opened the burlap bag that was soaked with the raw meat extract that Jide had brought in.

'I'm a man whose only skill is to stock up on ingredients like this and grill the meat.

That's not true. It's good meat.

Ha, thanks. But, you know, my son is even better than that.

You have a son?

Yes, I have. I have a wife. She's in the florist across the street.

　Jade giggled and turned around.

　The shop was closed now, but the florist across the street had a beautiful woman who tended the flower beds every day with a nice smile on her face. 'That's the butcher's wife,' he said.

'That beautiful sister?　...... You're not under some kind of crazy curse spell, are you?

You're an idiot, you know that?　Listen to me!

All right, all right. What's going on?

My son is a young man who gets invited out of the country to do research. He's a scholar.

Oh. It's got to be the florist's sister's blood.

"I'll kick your ass.　I'm S-rated, but I'm going to beat the crap out of you with my life!

I'm sorry. And?

　Jade asks, looking particularly unoffended.

　The man continues in a mysterious manner.

'My son is still being called out of the country. That country is ...... the Kingdom of Stillbeats.

We're in the middle of a war, man.

　Hearing that much, Jide has a hunch.

　He could even clearly foresee what the man was going to say next.

'My boy's an awesome but stupid man. He could be studying the war and not leaving his room when the evacuation order is given. I can't get in touch with him.

I didn't know your blood was in here too: ......

'You are thoroughly ridiculous!　Because you don't respect the fact that I'm an S-grade student.

It's the opposite. It's the opposite. I consider you my best friend.

　Zied says, nodding, 'Yeah, yeah.

　They are like father and son, so much so that the actual age difference between them is twice as great.

　Still, there is a limit to the number of people that Jide is close to. He doesn't even have to count them on his fingers when it comes to the same s*x.

　Somewhat happily and somewhat convolutedly, thinking 'Really? ......', the butcher's man returns to the conversation.

'If it's alright with you, can you go to the Stillbeats Kingdom and bring me back if that idiot hasn't escaped?　I'll make money somehow. I don't care if I have to spend the rest of my life on it!　So go to ......!

Hmm. That might be tough. For the guild's sake, I'll be in trouble if I get in trouble with the Weyla Empire.

Nah ....... Then what should I do?　You got a better guess?　My wife was also blocked by this one: ......

So that's why you're shutting up shop?

　Despite being convinced, Zied's mood was not good.

　He was indebted to the man's spit meat. A feeling of wanting to help out a little bit was growing inside Jide.

'...... Ah.'

　Zied suddenly thinks of something.

'Hey, what?　Do you have any ideas?

Yeah. Yeah, just pretend that I didn't go down there.

'......?　Yo, I don't know what the f*ck that means, but you'll take care of it?

I'll take care of it. Take his picture and find out where he lives in the Kingdom of Stilbets. I'm gonna go back to the inn for a bit.

　It was an idea, but even as Zied, he couldn't abandon the man.

　It was only one idea, but the man in the stall was also clinging to a bit of hope at those words.

''Oh, and you should call it a request or you'll be scolded, so you should submit a request to the guild. The reward is ten free spit meat skewers every day!

Yeah, that's not good enough for you...