A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

Without dreams, there is no motivation to work; that's what Bray thinks.

Bray walked around the guild's notice board several times, but still couldn't find a task suitable for him to complete alone.

"Eek!!!! Don't touch there!!!!" A girl lay in the middle of the guild, her face flushed, her legs tightly pressed together.

The girl had long, slightly wavy, sky-blue hair, and her emerald green eyes seemed to be overflowing with water.

She wore a light blue off-shoulder short robe covered with delicate patterns.

The girl struggled to get up, her figure faintly visible beneath her short skirt.

Bray could even hear the howls of wolves rising from within the guild.

Although Bray himself wanted to join in, he sighed and looked away.

“Miss… if you don’t come back with me, I will continue.”

A girl with short black hair and side-swept bangs, dressed in a maid outfit, leaned in and pressed down on him.

"I'm not going back!!! Absolutely not going back!!!"

"In that case, please forgive Blanche's rudeness."

"Hmm~ Eeya~"

Bray covered his right eye, peeking through his fingers at the spectacle unfolding before him.

"It's wonderful to be here in broad daylight."

Pretending to cover his eyes, Bray nodded, giving a thumbs-up to this piece of welfare art.

"However, these two people probably have nothing to do with me." Bray shrugged and continued looking for a suitable task.

Unfortunately, Bray realized he had been too naive.

"Hello, sir, I am Virginia, and this is Blanche." The sky-blue-haired girl walked up to me with her maid, introducing herself with a smile.

The two girls who had just sold their "favors" were quickly targeted by various perverts.

A swarm of adventurers coerced and lured the two girls into joining their party.

Yes, these two girls are adventurers, and rookie adventurers at that, which means they are F-rank.

However, it was clear that the two girls had no intention of paying any attention to these perverts, nor were they interested in those who were playing hard to get.

In the end, they chose the person who seemed the most reliable among them, and that was Bray.

Wearing an eye mask, yet possessing a refined appearance and an air of elegance.

Virginia's eyes lit up, and she approached Bray.

Bray glanced at Virginia and Blanche. Blanche had a cold look on her face, while Virginia's eyes were shining.

Could it be love at first sight?

"Am I an idiot... to expect something like this?"

Bray couldn't help but complain about himself; the two women were truly stunning, and most people would be attracted to them.

Bray... is he one of them too?

However, after looking at it for a while, Bray, who had been momentarily blinded by his own thoughts, calmed down.

"What is it...?"

However, before Bray could finish speaking, Virginia excitedly interrupted.

"How many people are in your party, sir?"

"Um... just me."

"So, can you team up with us?"

"—Is the young lady going out to be an adventurer for the novelty...?"

Bray seemed to find himself with absolutely no room to refuse.

After giving the two outstanding girls a deadpan look, Bray looked dejected.

"All right…"

Seeing Bray like this, Virginia suddenly wondered if she shouldn't have chosen to join Bray's team.

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"Shoot-"

Blanche lowered her eyelids, deftly twirling the two daggers in her hands, with a bovine monster dismembered into eight pieces in front of her.

"Young Miss, the slaughter is complete." Blanche frowned, clearly this kind of work was not something she enjoyed.

In the past two months, Blanche has developed wrinkles so many times that she can't even count them all.

Virginia chanted softly, and the rising chill covered the monster's corpse with a layer of frost.

“The ingredients have been collected.” Virginia brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and said to Bray with a smile.

For Virginia, adventurers were a novelty.

It's full of fun and challenges.

"So we're D-rank adventurers now, right?" Virginia asked Bray.

Bray nodded, walked to the body that had been hidden in the snow, took out a rope, and began to tie it up.

I've been working with Virginia and Blanche for two months now.

During this time, Bray probably realized just how lazy he was.

Hey, I managed to get promoted to D-level.

“Virginia, help me make a simple cart,” Bray sighed.

Knowing magic is really a good thing.

“Okay, Bray~” Virginia replied with a smile.

"Laris!!! Lars!!!!"

"Grandpa!! Grandpa!!!! What happened!!!"

"That blind, dead-eyed young man sent us food!!!"

"That blind, dead-eyed older brother actually sent us food!!!"

"But how did he know our address?!" The fox grandfather and grandson stared at each other, their eyes wide with disbelief.

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Bray woke up after yawning and dozing off in the guild.

Virginia and Blanche went shopping with the money they had earned.

Bray wasn't with either of them, so she didn't intend to follow. After having a drink at the guild, she found a table and started to stare blankly.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Bray stretched.

However, Bray soon realized something was wrong. Why was the whole guild so quiet after he got up?

“ta——ta——”

Upon hearing the footsteps, Bray instinctively looked over, then paused for a moment.

Bray finally understood why everyone was so quiet.

She's a stunning beauty.

A female knight dressed in specially made light armor walked into the guild.

The young female knight with blonde hair exuded a heroic aura, and her coolness and cuteness were perfectly blended together.

This kind of beauty is attractive to both men and women.

Bray lowered his eyelids, showing little interest.

The female knight was followed by three people dressed in white robes, some male and some female.

"Lady Knight Princess!!! Ahhhhhh!!!" A female adventurer screamed without warning and then fainted.

It seems Bray isn't interested, but the others are very interested in the female knight.

"Why would 'Knight Princess' Nisa come to this small adventurer's guild...?"

After someone broke the silence, the guild members began to whisper and murmur among themselves.

Nisha, the "Knight Princess," is a famous female knight of the Will Empire, possessing strength equivalent to an A-rank adventurer.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Nisha is an adventurer; it's just that her strength is evaluated using the adventurer's rank.

To be precise, Nisha can take on an A-rank monster single-handedly, and an A-rank monster can wipe out a regular army of several thousand people.

However, if we use the abilities within the field of forensic science to assess it—

For example, the attributes of the "Sandstorm Bug" in the A-rank monster category would be like this.

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Sandstorm Insects

A-rank monster

Inherent abilities: "Quicksand Skin" and "High-Speed ​​Regeneration"

Mastery of ability: Unknown

quality:

"Speed" 16

"Power" 375

"Technique" 11

"Body" 563

"Heart" 15

"Technique" 235

Power System: Magic Element

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"Speed" refers to the evaluation of overall speed, including reaction speed, movement speed, agility, and a series of other aspects.

"Force" is a holistic assessment of the damage that physical strength can cause, and of course, it also includes potential strength.

The scope of "skill" is very broad, including sword skills, gun skills, and even the theft and dodging skills of a thief. These are all factors to consider when evaluating this item.

The word "body" is easy to understand; simply put, it refers to the strength of one's physique.

"Heart" refers to the strength of one's spirit and soul.

"Technique" refers to the overall evaluation of the quantity and power of the ability to master techniques and mobilize energy.

The energy system refers to the power system used. The power system of Kapras is very complex. For example, monsters use magic elements, and humans use magic power, spiritual power, and internal energy.

For the average adult, the average scores for each attribute are around 3 to 5.

In short, "Knight Princess" is very powerful.

The arrival of such a person in this small adventurers' guild naturally caused a stir.

"Fellow adventurers, I am here on behalf of the Will Empire to post this recruitment notice."

As she spoke, a woman behind Nisha pulled out a notice and posted it on the notice board.

"This time, the Will Empire is recruiting adventurers of D rank or above nationwide to participate in the search for a ruin."

"Anyone who participates will receive a reward of 10000G afterward, and those injured on the job will receive additional compensation."

Recently, a historic site was discovered in Dale Knight, a town some distance from Clinton.

I originally thought exploring ruins would be very dangerous—

Unexpectedly, the exploration of the ruins went very smoothly, and there were no casualties.

As a result, the explorers became increasingly daring, venturing deeper and deeper into the ruins.