Chapter 228
Anticlimax
Translator : PolterGlast
Having finished harvesting from the King Garil, we
returned to the city. I had the two who fought head back to the inn first, and
decided that I, who had stolen the best part, would go make the subjugation
report.
Since no subjugation request had been specifically issued
for the King Garil, I simply completed the subjugation report with the
receptionist. The receptionist didn't seem to quite grasp the magnitude of it,
merely tilting her head and telling me, 「I will report this to my superiors.」
If a subjugation request had been issued, I could have
earned money including the request reward, but for monsters that haven't caused
direct damage to the city, subjugation requests are often not issued. About 30%
of the wanted poster monsters I've subjugated so far didn't have subjugation
requests, so it wasn't particularly surprising, but... Because there were human
corpses at the King Garil's stronghold this time, I thought a
subjugation request would definitely be out.
Partly because I reported it with a somewhat smug face,
feeling like I suffered an anticlimax, I left the Adventurer's Guild
feeling slightly embarrassed.
「──Ah, Graham-san. Have you
returned from subjugating the King Garil?」
At the timing I exited the Adventurer's Guild, the
one who called out to me was Veronica. The entirety of 【Crimson Rose】 was present, and it seemed they had
just returned from a request and were about to head into the guild to report.
Feeling relieved that they hadn't seen my smug face from earlier, I replied to Veronica's
question.
「Yeah. I just got back a moment ago.」
「Were you able to subjugate the King
Garil? Or have you still not found it?」
「No, I subjugated it thoroughly. I
was just reporting the subjugation to the guild.」
When I relayed that, voices of admiration rose from the
members other than Veronica and Mona. I felt slightly saved by
this reaction.
「To subjugate the King Garil
is amazing! ...As expected, you truly are strong, Graham-san!」
「We lost without being able to do a
single thing in the Royal Capital, after all. So you can defeat the King
Garil in your spare time, huh.」
「No, that's not right. You were not the one who defeated the King Garil,
were you, Graham-san?」
The one who corrected Miria and Natalie's
statements was Veronica. It was probably because Veronica knew
that Ginia and Aoi had wanted to fight the King Garil.
However, it's frustrating that the one who actually subjugated it was me. Well,
I really just stole the best part, so let's just make it a fact here that Ginia
and Aoi subjugated it.
「Yeah, my companions subjugated it.
The two of them defeated the Dragon Zombie too, so you can basically
think that Ginia and Aoi are the ones doing the subjugations
lately.」
「So that's why they were strong in
the mock battles. To be taught by you, Graham, and fight strong monsters
in a safe state... I'm jealous of Ginia and Aoi's environment.」
「I understand what you want to say, Mona,
but there is no point in asking for the impossible. Let us put in the effort so
that we do not lose to Ginia-san and Aoi-san.」
「I'd appreciate it if you did that.
There are no good rivals in Biodasdal, after all. I think you can grow
stronger through a synergistic effect, and if you ever find Ginia and Aoi
lacking, I could nominate myself as your rival.」
I said it seriously, but the members of 【Crimson Rose】 wore expressions saying that was
impossible. It seems the battle in the Royal Capital has left a
lingering impression, but my body is going to age from here on out, while the
members of 【Crimson
Rose】 will
steadily grow stronger, so I think there's plenty of possibility.
「Setting aside the matter of your
rivalry, Graham-san... as a citizen of Klingark, thank you very
much for subjugating the King Garil. The damage caused by the King
Garil was vast, and coupled with its strength, it had reached a point where
subjugation was impossible, so you truly saved us.」
「Yeah, yeah. The subjugation reward
kept going up and up, but it only increased the casualties among adventurers
who came lured by the reward amount, and in the end, they even stopped issuing
the subjugation request altogether.」
I see. So that was the background behind why the subjugation
request wasn't issued. In large cities, there are probably many reckless
adventurers who come lured by the subjugation rewards. For a monster of the King
Garil's class, it normally would have been issued as an emergency request,
and the fact that even that was stopped means I can imagine it was quite
severe. Being able to learn the reason why a request wasn't issued in an
unexpected place, I secretly felt refreshed.
「We only fought as training on our
end, so we didn't do anything to warrant being thanked. You introduced us to
the orphanage, so I should be the one thanking you. Thank you for treating us
so well.」
Even if there's no request reward, I plan to properly sell
the King Garil's materials. Because my self-interest is strong, being
thanked makes me feel somewhat itchy.
「As expected, you have a good
character, Graham-san. I would be delighted if you could instruct us
someday as well.」
「I'll instruct you anytime if you're
fine with me. Come visit Biodasdal again whenever you have free time.」
「Yay! We'll definitely go!」
「We will be sure to visit.」
Smiling as I watched Veronica and Mona, who were more pleased than anyone else, I said my farewells and left the members of 【Crimson Rose】. When we first met, Guanza was there too, and I hadn't thought we would form such a deep relationship. I shall cherish every encounter──swearing so in my heart, I returned to the inn to rest my body as well.
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