Legend Chapter 61

Chapter 61

It was the day after the spar with Milein. Rei was reading a book on dungeons in his room in the inn, as he had been doing for the past few days, when there was a knock at the door.

「Who is it?」

「I’ve co from the guild. Because more information regarding the nominated request has arrived, I’m sorry, but could you co with ?」

「I understand. Please give a mont to get ready.」

(It’s finally co it seems.)

Rei understood that it was the detailed explanation of the request that Gran had ntioned after announcing the results of the rank up test. Storing the book he had been reading into the Misty Ring, he wore the Dragon Robe and put on the Shoes of Sleipnir before opening the door.

There was a middle aged man who appeared to be in his 40’s.

Looking at Rei, he gave a small nod.

「Then I will take you there imdiately.」

「Ah. ……By the way, am I going by myself?」

「Yes? There hasn’t been any information that Rei-san has joined a party……is it incorrect?」

「No, I was just talking about the Griffon I tad.」

He had though that the information he had received might have been wrong. He gave a small nod as he gave a sigh of relief.

「Yes. Only Rei-san is needed today. If we were going to the guild, then it wouldn’t matter if you bring your tad monster, but……」

「Hm? Didn’t you say you ca from the guild earlier?」

「Though I certainly am a guild staff mber, this ti I’m guiding Rei-san to the place of the person who nominated you for this request. ……Do you understand if I put it that way?」

He asked Rei. Rei had known who it was after hearing Gran’s story. In other words.

「The lord of this city, Margrave Rowlocks……is it.」

「That’s right. Though normally it would be explained at the guild, because of the situation in this case, it will be explained in the lord’s residence.」

「……Well, in that case, I certainly can’t take my Griffon.」

If he took Set and sothing went wrong, it was easy to imagine that he wouldn’t be able to stay in the city of Gilm.

「I understand. However, may I stop at the stables for a mont before we leave? The Griffon I tad is quite smart. I will tell him that I’ll be going out for a while. Otherwise, there’s a possibility he will chase after , thinking I was kidnapped.」

「……Are Griffons really that smart?」

「Well, my Griffon might be a special one.」

He replied in the negative to the guild staff mber as they went towards the stables. On the way, Rei saw a splendid carriage in front of the Dusk Wheat, as expected of a request from a lord. He entered the stable as he admired the odd scene.

「Gururu~」

As Rei entered the stables, Set greeted him with a cry.

However, Rei spoke out while patting Set’s head.

「Sorry Set. I have to go out now, I can’t take you along because it’s the lord’s residence this ti.」

「Guru~」

While giving a lonely cry, Set rubbed his head against Rei.

「What, unlike the rank up test, I’ll be back at once. I won’t be gone for a few days.」

「Guru~」

Still, Set gave a lonely cry as Rei left after patting him one last ti.

Set quietly watched them until they could no longer be seen.

「I’ve kept you waiting.」

Though Rei said that to the guild ssenger who was at the front of the carriage, the guild ssenger shook his head while opening the carriage door.

「No, as I’ve worked with various adventurers in the guild, I understand. Here, please. The lord is waiting.」

「Thank you, I feel better now that you said that.」

He urged Rei into the carriage while smiling.

Under such circumstances, Rei got into the carriage while thinking to himself when he had beco such an important person.

While thinking about that, the ssenger closed the carriage door and moved to the coachman’s seat.

「……The weather’s not too nice today.」

Rei muttered while looking out from inside the carriage.

In fact, the sky was currently covered in clouds, it wouldn’t be strange if rain started falling.

While thinking about that, because there wasn’t anything in particular to do inside the carriage, he took out the book about dungeons that he had been reading in his room and continued reading it.

Though he had been reading it whenever possible in the last few days, he was still only 70% through it. At the very least, Rei wanted to finish it before the request actually started.

And after he had been absorbed in the book for a while, the carriage, which had been moving swiftly until then, stopped. The door opened.

「Rei-san, we’ve arrived at the lord’s residence.」

「Ahh, I understand.」

Rei got off the carriage. While feeling raindrops drizzling against his cheeks, following the guild ssenger’s guidance, he passed through the gates to the lord’s residence.

(Rather than the lord’s residence……it looks more like so sort of fort.)

That was impression Rei had after seeing the lord’s residence.

It was too large to be a mansion, but it was not quite right to call it a castle. Because of that, looking at the building, it looked like a small fort. Actually, it was clear that the lord’s residence was an actual fort. Rei thought that it was probably to evacuate the residents of the city of Gilm in case of ergencies.

「Here it is.」

Following the guild ssenger, they went inside the lord’s residence. Maybe to keep up the appearance of a lord, jars and paintings were displayed in the passages. Furthermore, it was quite impressive that light generating magic items that used magic stones were embedded in the wall at regular distances.

However, with things such as halberds and spears decorating the passage, the impression of a fort was much stronger than that of a lord’s residence.

He walked after the ssenger while curiously looking at the items that decorated the passageway. After 10 minutes, a door with exquisite carvings ca into view. The door would have costed at least several gold coins……at most, it would have costed a platinum coin, Rei looked at it like a work of art.

And when the two people arrived at the door, the ssenger knocked on the wall beside the door with a door knocker.

(Is there no door knocker to knock on the door? No, if anything, it’s a work of art……but why is only this door so luxurious? Just looking at this residence that looks like a fort, I didn’t think he had the character to like aristocratic luxuries.)

While Rei was thinking this in his mind, he heard a voice from behind the door.

「Co in.」

「Yes. Please excuse .」

Hearing those words, the ssenger reached out for the door. He grabbed the handle but touched as little of the carvings as possible as he opened the door.

「Lord-sama, I have brought Rei, the D rank adventurer, for the matter about the nominated request.」

「Mm, it’s been hard work for you. I’ve been waiting. Well, co in.」

Hearing this from inside, Rei entered the room as prompted by the ssenger.

「!?」

And the mont he stepped foot into the room. He heard a sharp sound and felt blood lust to his side. He imdiately kicked against the ground, jumped forward and rolled.

After rolling once on the floor, he reflexively took out the Death Scythe from the Misty Ring and readied it.

And in front of Rei’s eyes was soone wearing a suit of armour, the person’s head was also covered in a tal helt. Rei’s eyes were attracted to the sword in the person’s hand.

(This is the sa feeling as Arogan’s magic sword. In other words, this is a magic sword!)

The mont he readied the Death Scythe, he kicked against the floor again. However, this ti it wasn’t to avoid the enemy’s attack but to eliminate the enemy who had attacked him.

「Haah!」

The room he had been guided to had enough room to wield the Death Scythe, that was fortunate for Rei.

Taking advantage of his good fortune, the blade of the Death Scythe swept towards the body of the assailant while cutting through the backrest of a sofa in the lord’s room.

「Damn!」

The Death Scythe was a peculiar weapon made from the Magic Beast Art, despite weighing more that 100kg, Rei could wield it at a speed as if it was a knife or fork without feeling it’s weight. Maybe instinctively guessing the power behind it, the assailant quickly jumped back to evade it.

Zing~, the blade passed in front of him a few cm away. It made a sharp sound as if tearing space apart as it cut through the air. The assailant broke out in cold sweat inside his helt.

(Impossible. Even if he was recomnded by Margrave Rowlocks, how could he be such a threat to as a D rank adventurer? No, that was just luck before. I won’t admit such a thing!)

When eting with a person that exceeded one’s imagination, most people would either choose to fight them or receive them nicely. In other words, their mind would either move to eliminate the existence or build an amiable relationship to obtain protection. And this man imdiately selected the forr.

(If I knew this would happen, I would have brought my usual magic spear rather than a magic sword!)

Though the man regretted his imprudence in his mind, he still readied his magic sword against Rei.

Rei also set up his Death Scythe against the person opposite him.

Reaching this stage, Rei was able to roughly understand the circumstances. After all, this was the lord’s residence, why would he be attacked by a thug in what could be considered the lord’s own room.

(If it’s for such a reason.)

He threw away the doubt in this mind imdiately. He had been invited to the lord’s residence regarding the escort of the General Princess. If he thought about it, the answer was simple.

(Testing my skill as an escort……is it. Then maybe this guy is an attendant of the General Princess or sothing.)

Though he understood that, he understood the fight wouldn’t end easily just like that. In other words, there was no point if he didn’t show his skills to the man in front of him.

「……Here I co.」

Shortly after saying that, Rei kicked against the ground and closed the distance to the man.

As for the man, he readied his magic sword, waiting for Rei discard the advantage of his reach and enter his range.

「Take this!」

With a sharp cry, the man thrust forward with the sword in his hand. As he usually used a spear, the speed and power were different. However, the sword thrust still carried a decent amount of power.

However, Rei avoided the thrust at his face by moving his neck slightly.

「Not yet!」

The blade that had shot forth returned to the man in an instant In a flash, one, two and three stabs were sent out.

Rei narrowed the distance while avoiding the attacks with the minimum amount of movent.

(Impossible, even though I’m using a magic sword rather than my usual magic spear, to continuously avoid my thrusts? Is he really rank D!?)

Though the man felt a strange fear of Rei in his heart, he made his last attack of 5 consecutive thrusts.

His final attack, his fastest attack. Rei repelled the thrusts with the handle of the Death Scythe and finished by hitting the man’s body with the handle at short range.

「Gah~!」

Dong~, the sound of tal striking the armour echoed through the room. At the sa ti as the sound, as the man flew through the air, he tried to grab the handle and pull Rei towards him……Rei noticed it in an instant and brought the Death Scythe back to himself.

(Damn, what’s with this guy’s brute strength. It will be dangerous if it stays this way. In that case, it’s not too disappointing……）

The mont the Death Scythe swung towards him, he tried to raised his sword to try to block at least so of the impact.

And as Rei swung the Death Scythe and the blade approached the man……

「That’s enough!」

A loud voice echoed inside the room just before the blade the Death Scythe ca into contact with the man’s magic sword.