Chapter 241 – Episode 241 – Oneshota And A New Door
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After having breakfast with everyone, we went to the Adventurer’s Guild with Melissa.
“Well, I’m going to see Dio. Everyone, do your best.”
“Yeah, you too, Melissa.”
“Good luck, Melissa!”
“Go for it, Melissa! Aim to be the number one waitress!”
“How about number one in sexiness?”
“I’m just going to work normally.”
Melissa went to the bar corner, and we went to the reception desk where Leni was.
“Hello, Leni.”
“Ah, Rent! Hello! Elsie, Noah, and Ninya, hello to you too.”
“Hello!”
“Hi, Leni~.”
Somehow, Leni seemed to be in a brighter mood than usual today.
“Are you planning to go to the dungeon?”
“Yes, today… I’m thinking of going to the 10th floor.”
With Elsie and Noah having grown during the flood, it wouldn’t be bad to move on to the 10th floor soon.
“I see. Then, I’ll handle the collection request on the 10th floor as usual. But Rent! Please delay going to the dungeon a little today.”
“Huh? Is something wrong?”
“Yes! There’s very good news! It’s the day of Rent’s S-rank promotion ceremony.”
S-rank promotion ceremony.
That meant the guild master had finished all the follow-up work and was about to appoint me as an S-rank.
“Oh! The day has finally come!”
“Rent is S-rank!”
“I thought it would come someday. Heh, the flood sped up the timing.”
“The guild master will be out in a moment. Please wait until then. Oh, and…”
Leni took out a bronze identification tag from the reception desk drawer.
“Elsie, Noah. Congratulations. You two are C-rank from today.”
“Oh! We’re getting promoted today too!”
“A, a bronze identification tag…! We’re really C-rank…”
Noah and Elsie received their tags with sparkling eyes.
With this, Elsie and Noah are also C-rank adventurers.
“Congratulations, Elsie, Noah.”
“Heh, congratulations.”
“Thank you! Rent, Ninya!”
“Thank you! I, I’m really… happy!”
Elsie and Noah smiled brightly and were happy.
“First, let’s sit at an empty table because staying here will bother the other adventurers.”
“Yes!”
“Okay!”
We sat at any table and waited for the guild master to come out.
While we were waiting, Melissa approached us in her waitress uniform.
“Rent!”
“Ah, Melissa. It suits you well. You look very pretty.”
“Ugh! Th, thank you… No, that’s not it. I heard from Dio that today is your promotion ceremony?”
“Yeah. It seems the guild master has finally finished the follow-up work.”
“Hehehe, Melissa. Today isn’t just Rent’s promotion ceremony~ Ta-da! Elsie and I also got promoted to C-rank!”
Noah showed off his bronze identification tag to Melissa.
“Oh, Elsie and Noah got promoted today too?”
“Yes! We got promoted from D-rank to C-rank!”
“Really? Congratulations, Elsie, Noah.”
“Thank you, Melissa.”
“Hehe, thank you!”
Melissa looked at me again and asked.
“By the way… what do you do at a promotion ceremony?”
“I don’t know? Actually, when I was promoted to C-rank, I just got an explanation.”
“Noah and I just got an explanation and received our tags.”
“Hmm, maybe it’s because it’s C-rank? I heard the screening for B-rank is strict, so isn’t it different?”
If it’s B-rank, that’s Ninya.
I looked at Ninya and asked.
“Ninya, is there anything special during the promotion ceremony?”
Like Noah, I thought there might be some special ritual from B-rank, but Ninya shook her head.
“No? When I became B-rank, I just got screened and received an explanation that I passed along with my tag. It’s probably the same for A-rank.”
It seems the promotion ceremony is a privilege only for S-rank.
Come to think of it, C-rank has bronze tags, B-rank has silver, and A-rank has gold.
Then, what kind of tag does S-rank have?
“Ninya, what material is the S-rank tag made of?”
“Hmm~ I don’t know either. It’s been almost 130 years since the last S-rank adventurer. Heh, but Rent, you’ll find out soon, right? Let’s wait patiently.”
Ninya rested her chin on her hand and said to Melissa.
“Let’s have something to drink while we wait. Melissa, strawberry juice, please.”
When Ninya ordered from Melissa, Noah raised his hand and said.
“Then I’ll have apple!”
“I, I’ll have… peach.”
Listening carefully, everyone asked for their own favorite flavor of juice.
“Ah, okay! What will you have, Rent?”
“Then I’ll have grape.”
I ordered Melissa’s flavor.
“Okay. I’ll bring it right away.”
Melissa went to the bar corner, and soon after, she came back with the juices we ordered.
The juice at the Adventurer’s Guild was a bit more crude than the juice at the shop where Elsie and I had our first date, but it was still pretty good.
We waited for about 10 minutes, sipping our juices, when the guild master’s office on the second floor opened, and the guild master came out.
“Ah, he’s out.”
I got up from my seat in advance.
The guild master paused for a moment, looked down, and then, seeing me, came down the stairs and approached us.
“There you are, Rent. Were you waiting?”
“Yes, Leni told me that my promotion ceremony is today.”
“I see. Hmm, a promotion ceremony isn’t that grand. I’m worried that I made you expect too much.
…Rent. As I said before, thank you again. If it weren’t for you, the flood wouldn’t have been resolved so quickly.”
“Pledan is also where I live. It’s natural to work hard to protect it.”
“Hahaha, you are indeed a great person. Both in character and strength. In recognition of your achievements, I, as the guild master of the Adventurer’s Guild, hereby appoint you as an S-rank adventurer.”
With that, the guild master took out a sparkling diamond identification tag from his pocket.
“This is a diamond identification tag that only S-ranks can have. It’s a very special tag that only you can have right now. Please don’t lose it.”
“Oooooh…!”
I wondered what would come after gold, and it was a diamond!
I received the tag from the guild master and examined it closely.
It wasn’t entirely made of diamond, but rather small diamonds were embedded in various places on a specially treated iron plate, and my name and rank were written on it.
The front and back of the tag were coated with a glass-like material, and thick diamonds surrounded the tag like a case.
And there was a hole on one side for a string to be put through so it could be worn around the neck.
Honestly, it’s a very… cool and expensive-looking tag.
I held the S-rank tag in both hands and stretched it upwards, looking at it from below.
My own sparkling tag.
“Oooooh!”
I was so excited.
I probably looked like my eyes were shining brightly to anyone who saw me.
“Rent, can you hand me the tag for a moment?”
“Huh? Ah, yes.”
When I handed over the tag, the guild master took out a string from his pocket and skillfully threaded it through the hole, making a necklace.
“Please lower your head for a moment.”
“Yes.”
It seems the guild master is going to put it around my neck himself.
Indeed, it seems more like a ceremony if the guild master puts the tag around my neck in front of everyone.
I lowered my body to match the guild master’s height.
The guild master put the tag around my neck and said.
“From now on, I, Dante, as the guild master of the Pledan Adventurer’s Guild, appoint adventurer Rent as S-rank.”
When I raised my head again, the guild master smiled kindly and said.
“I look forward to your future activities, Rent.”
“Yes, Guild Master.”
And then.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”
The surrounding adventurers cheered.
“The birth of an S-rank adventurer!”
“It’s been 130 years!”
“I’m witnessing a legendary moment!”
“It’s a party today!”
“Ugh! Please, please don’t sexually harass the waitresses! If you quit any more, we’ll really be short-handed…!!! And please don’t do it to the new recruit! She’s the Dungeon Crasher’s woman!”
“Huh? Really?”
I could hear various adventurers’ voices and Dio’s screams from all over.
“Rent. What are you planning to do now?”
“I’ve rested enough. I’m going to the dungeon.”
“I see. Do your best. Actually, I’d like to hold a grand festival, but there are still things to take care of… and more than anything, the public’s view of the adventurers is not good because of their attitude after the flood.”
It seems the guild master is also having a hard time.
“It’s okay. Guild Master, please take care.”
“Haha, thank you. You too, do your best. Ah, and… if a request comes in that requires an S-rank adventurer, I’ll let you know through Leni. As I said before, the choice is always yours.”
“Yes!”
“Then, do your best in the dungeon today.”
After receiving encouragement from the guild master, we left the Adventurer’s Guild.
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After entering the dungeon and reaching a point some distance from the warp device, I asked Ninya.
“Come to think of it, Ninya, what do you do with your old tags?”
I was promoted from F-rank to C-rank in one go, so I only have two tags, C-rank and S-rank.
And it’s the same for Elsie and Noah, who just became C-rank.
“I keep them as a memento. They’re proof that I’ve been an adventurer.”
“I see, is that so?”
“Yeah. Sometimes when I look at the old tags I’ve kept, I remember the hardships I went through… so I can reminisce about the past.”
Then, I think it’s better for me to keep them too.
I took off the bronze C-rank tag and the diamond S-rank tag from my neck and put both tags in my inventory.
“Huh? Rent. Are you putting the S-rank tag in too?”
“Yeah. It’s made of diamond… I’d be scared if I lost it, even by accident.”
It’s not the financial aspect that scares me, but the possibility of losing something precious.
If I were to lose it while running in the muscle carriage or excitedly hunting monsters, I would be extremely dejected.
“Hehe, yeah, Rent’s tag looks really expensive. It’s Rent’s one-of-a-kind tag, right?”
“I… I want to see Rent wearing the S-rank tag a little more.”
“Really?”
“Yes! It’s proof that Rent became S-rank! I want to see Rent looking cool with the tag around his neck!”
If Elsie says so… let’s wear it for today!
“Okay. Then I’ll wear it for today.”
I took out the diamond tag again and put it around my neck.
“How is it, Elsie?”
“It’s cool!”
Elsie smiled brightly and was happy, which made me feel good.
“Heh, I think it’s cool too, Rent♡ By the way… let’s decide who will ride on the back today.”
“Rock, paper, scissors!”
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Noah lost in rock, paper, scissors.
“Tch~.”
Noah was on my back, but I could clearly picture his face pouting with disappointment.
After about an hour and a half of riding in the muscle carriage, we arrived at the stairs leading to the 10th floor.
We went down the stairs and reached the 10th floor.
The 10th floor was a terrain with a clear sky and a grassy field, similar to the 2nd floor.
The difference was that there were very large trees in between.
“Oh! This is the 10th floor!”
“There are big trees too!”
Noah and Elsie’s eyes sparkled as they looked at the scenery of the 10th floor.
It seems that seeing a new floor makes their hearts race.
I want to reach a new floor soon and be excited with everyone.
“Noah, haven’t you seen the 10th floor before?”
“When I rescued Elsie? I was falling the whole time, so I was a bit out of it, and it’s been over a month since I saw it once. I don’t remember.”
“I guess so.”
After going down to the warp device, Elsie and Noah were able to see the minotaur’s appearance in detail.
“Ah…”
“Whew~ It looks like it could be a good match for Rent’s.”
Both Elsie and Noah’s gazes were focused on the minotaur’s lower body, which was practically naked.
“Noah.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Mine is bigger.”
“Pfft! Hehehe, yeah, yeah! That’s right! Rent’s is the best!”
“Haa… Wh, why is the minotaur naked like that, Ninya?”
“I don’t know~? But if you keep looking at it, you’ll get used to it.”
“W, will I get used to it?”
“Heh, you’re already used to Rent’s dick, right?”
“Ugh…”
I want to hear Ninya tease Elsie a little more, but there’s no time.
“We decided to do it only until lunch today. So let’s go catch them quickly.”
“Okay!”
“Yes!”
“Okay. Ah, Rent. After lunch, let’s go to the Adventurer’s Guild and see how well Melissa is doing.”
“Yes, I was planning to do that too.”
If there’s a man sexually harassing Melissa… I’ll give him a stern scolding.
I also have lewd fantasies when I see other women, so it’s okay to look and have lewd fantasies, but it’s not okay to make suggestive remarks or touch them directly.
