CHAPTER 60 – THE JADE-EYED BLOND ADVENTURER
“We’re running!”
Totoara scread, her hand resting on rc’s shoulder. When rc turned to face Totoara, she found that Totoara was only gazing at the Guran approaching them.
“Running? Do you really think we can run from that?”
“At the very least, we’ll have a better chance of survival than if we fight it. So co on! Hurry!”
Totoara scread and threw a knife forward and penetrated the Dolm Gurin in front of them. The Dolm Gurin suddenly lost its balance and crashed to the ground.
Of course, that alone was not enough to finish it off.
However, the Guran suddenly caught up to the Dolm Gurin and swallowed it whole, not showing any rcy to its prey. It all happened in an instant, but that instant was all they needed.
The instant in which the Guran shifted its attention away from rc and Totoara was the perfect ti for them to flee.
“Zal sure did a splendid job this ti! rc, let’s go!”
Totoara, a seasoned adventurer, would not pass up this opportunity. She promptly grabbed rc’s hand and was about to pull her away. rc, on the other hand, imdiately cented herself to the ground and resisted Totoara’s pull.
“rc?”
“Not yet. My exam is not yet over.”
“HUH?!”
Totoara gasped, absolutely taken aback by what rc had said.
“W-What are you saying?! Do you understand what’s going on? You were supposed to fight a Dolm Gurin. And that Dolm Gurin has now beco snake food. Not even the Guild would be so unreasonable to force an examinee to fight Guran!”
“I’m aware. However, I can’t accept it. If I turn my back on a Yellow Grade now, I have no future as an adventurer.”
“Don’t be stupid! You’re saying that despite knowing that it’s a Yellow Grade?! Look at its size! It wouldn’t be strange even if that thing were as strong as an Orange Grade! If they aren’t cautious, even a group of Grade 3 Adventurers will be wiped out?!”
“I know…”
Despite the fact that this generation’s adventurers were more capable, the Guild’s Danger Ranking remained unchanged.
Which was fortunate for rc because it was still simple to grasp, but it also ant that a Guran was still a botherso opponent.
“KYUUUUUU!”
“C-CO ON! IT’S COMING!”
After hearing the Guran’s high-pitched screech, Totoara grabbed rc’s arm, as if she was prepared to flee at any minute. However, rc still didn’t budge.
“Don’t mind and just run away alone.”
“You idiot! Like I can do that! If you’re staying, then I’m staying as well!”
rc couldn’t tell if Totoara was saying it because she was an examiner or because she was voicing her true feelings as a result of their ti together, much like how rc had spoken frankly with her before.
“Haha.”
“W-What is it?!”
Totoara gripped the Changing Sword with trembling hands as she faced the oncoming Guran. She had apparently made up her mind.
rc, on the other hand, just giggled as she watched Totoara’s adorable, terrified figure. Totoara glared at her as a result of this.
“Don’t mind. I just thought that you’re a fine woman.”
“Huh? W-What are you saying right now? You sound like an old man.”
Totoara replied, her enthusiasm having been dampened by rc’s remarks. rc rely smiled as she watched the woman at her side.
“Fufu. That’s a rude thing to say. That aside, you said that you wouldn’t move from here, right?”
“Huh? W-Well yea.”
“Then stay here and wait for . I’ll be right back.”
“Huh? What do you…”
Even before Totoara could complete her sentence, rc discharged Mana from the bottom of her feet and dashed out. Both rc and the Guran quickly moved towards one another. Their eting drew nearer and nearer.
“KYUUUUUU!”
When rc saw the Guran up close for the first ti in a long ti, she felt the na ‘dragon’ was inappropriate given that it resembled a snake. It had little, unnoticeable limbs hidden behind its lengthy body. Its whole body was covered in brown scales, but unlike the dragons it didn’t have wings.
Despite this, it was powerful enough to acquire the title of the most powerful species, the dragons. There was no doubt that it was strong.
“Eat this!”
As soon as rc made contact with the Guran, she raised her wooden stick and swung it down, striking first. Naturally her weapon was also covered with hardened Mana.
“Gyoe?!”
The Guran shrieked an idiotic cry, overlooking the fact that an attack like that would co from rc’s tiny body.
“HAA!”
The Guran was knocked to the ground. rc landed on top of it and stabbed it in the back of the head. Sadly, her strike barely managed to scratch the Guran’s scales.
It’s tough. I guess a proper sword would have done the job, but there’s no point regretting that now.
Even though it was covered in Mana, a wooden stick was still a wooden stick. It wasn’t suited for cutting or stabbing.
It was sothing rc had known from the beginning, but the fact that she hadn’t expected a situation like this just demonstrated that she was still immature in certain respects.
“Huh?”
Even if rc’s strike didn’t cut through, that didn’t an it wasn’t effective. Because of the pain, the Guran moved rapidly and buried itself in the ground.
“So that’s your move… Co to think of it, this is what made them annoying…”
The Guran (Earth Dragon) was able to bury itself in the earth, much like his na suggested. When inside the ground it was hard to predict where or when it would attack and it also made it hard to strike at it, so one had to always be on guard.
rc had previously fought it as Estert, with the support of the rest of the Gust of Wind mbers.
They had been able to predict where the Guran would arrive thanks to Astard’s assistance and had been able to plan a combination strike. As a result of this, they had been able to easily vanquish nurous Gurans.
However, what about now? If Estert alone were to fight one, he’d definitely struggle.
rc couldn’t even control Mana at the ti, let alone detect it. A Guran would have been a difficult opponent for her to face on her own. However, now it was different. This ti she wasn’t fighting as Estert, but as rc, a young elf.
And this ti, her Mana Manipulation was superior, allowing her to pinpoint the Guran’s location with ease.
“So that’s your move. I can see you, you mole1 bastard!”
By following the Guran’s Mana, rc was able to determine that it was going towards Totoara. It had most likely concluded that rc would be a difficult opponent and had instead chosen Totoara as its target.
However, there was no way rc would let it do that.
“Co here, you bastard!”
rc pushed Mana from the soles of her feet once more and charged straight towards Totoara, rendering her speechless. Totoara, thankfully, was able to figure out rc’s plan in a flash and moved away.
The Guran appeared in the location where Totoara had just been as Totoara moved away.
“Lightning Ball!”
“KYUUUU?!”
rc’s lightning ball struck the Guran directly, electrocuting it and rendering it vulnerable.
“Eat this!”
rc once again swung down at the convulsing Guran.
The sensation of the Guran’s scales and its skull fracturing were vividly felt by her hands. This was, without a doubt, its final battle.
“Kyu… Kyu…”
As the Guran shook on the ground and eventually fell, air spilled out of its mouth. It was unlikely that it would move ever again.
“Y-You beat it?”
“I guess. If it’s still alive after this, I’m going to lose faith in myself.”
Totoara approached the Guran with caution, its tongue protruding from its mouth and the whites of its eyes visible. She was prepared to flee instantly if it even twitched.
“To think that you were able to take down a Guran alone. And you even perford that powerful spell without chanting…”
“What? Haha. Go ahead, worship more.”
rc attempted to joyfully tease Totoara, who had a strange expression on her face. Totoara, on the other hand, dropped her shoulders back and said,
“That’s it. I won’t get ahead of myself anymore. It’s exactly as you said, rc. I would have been Guran food by now if I had stayed.”
“No, that’s… I never thought it would head towards you. I’m sorry.”
“It’s fine. You saved in the end, didn’t you? Let’s just forget about it and carry on.”
Totoara tried to get away swiftly, but her sight remained fixed on the Guran. rc, on the other hand, quickly stopped her.
“We can’t just leave this here. If we leave such a huge carcass here, another Magic Beast might be drawn to it.”
It was undoubtedly unusual to co across a Guran a day’s journey from a human village, but if the carcass was left as it is, another unpleasant Magic Beast could arrive. When Totoara heard rc’s concern, she just chuckled.
“You don’t need to worry. The examiner that caused all of this will take care of it, won’t you Zal?”
Totoara said towards the Magic Stone.
“Of course!”
Zal’s dull voice could be heard from it. It seed like he would take care of it sohow.
“Cause all of this huh… Co to think of it, didn’t you also make a mistake by revealing your identity to ? I suppose it’s not as bad as what Zal did, but don’t you think the Guild will penalize you for it?”
rc asked.
“No, it’s fine. In any case, the Guild isn’t paying us much to do this. If you like, you might think of it as a volunteer effort. No one would want to be an examiner if they were penalized for making a mistake, would they2?”
“Really? Even if you put the examinees’ lives in danger?”
“That is why you agree to the section that you will not object even if your life is put in danger throughout the application process. Even if an examinee dies as a result of the examiner’s actions, the examiner will not be penalized. Although he’ll probably feel bad about it.”
“So that’s how it is.”
“That’s how it is. This is the true nature of the exam that everyone who wants to be an adventurer must pass.”
Totoara abruptly stopped and turned back to smile at rc after they had walked a good distance away from the Guran.
“rc, congratulations. Welco to the world of adventurers.”
Totoara said, putting forth her right hand. rc smiled wryly as she put her hand forward reflexively.
“Don’t you think it’s a bit early for this?”
“No. Now that you’ve passed the exam all that’s left is to wait to get your Adventurer License at Logholt. I don’t think it’s early at all. Without a doubt, you’re already a true adventurer.”
“That’s…”
rc was left speechless at Totoara’s remark. That didn’t last long, though, and rc soon smiled.
“Haha. It’s quite strange. For so reason it sounds really convincing when you say it, Totoara.”
“Fufu, I know right!”
As they firmly held one other’s hands, rc and Totoara both laughed.
The jade-eyed blond adventurer was born beneath the clear afternoon sky, whilst the sun gently poured its rays towards the ground3.
TL/N: The Guran’s na uses these two kanji 土竜 These two can either an Earth Dragon or mole respectively. Which is why rc refers to the Guran as a mole here. Robinxen: I feel like this goes against the guilds insane quality standards! Robinxen: And so it ends. Until !
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