"Rank-B...?" The receptionist was stunned when she saw Soutaâs rank in his ID. Soutaâs ID almost slipped out of her hands but she managed to grab ahold of herself as Souta tapped his finger in front of her.
"Can tell the guild master about it?" Souta asked as he looked into her eyes.
"Y-Yes..." The receptionist was fl.u.s.tered but he didnât care about it.
Rensmaw was just a small village. The guild master was the only B-rank in this village. The others were just C-rank and below. The C-rank here wouldnât even reach thirty in numbers. Thatâs just how the powers of this village.
Even the village chief of this village was just a C-rank. After all, no matter how small this village is, the requirement to become a guild master was B-rank. In other words, the weakest guild master was B-rank while the guild master in the capital of some large country was A-rank, S-rank, SS-rank, and some were already at SSS-rank.
So she was surprised when a B-rank visited this place.
The receptionist quickly turned around and left to inform the guild master about Souta.
Souta sighed as he waited for the receptionist to return with guild master. He knew that his rank would shocked everyone here but he had no choice but to inform this guild.
The adventurers around didnât know why the receptionist was fl.u.s.tered. They didnât hear her say about his rank. They just saw her looked shocked after she saw his adventurerâs ID.
Souta ignored those gazes as he picked his ID and placed it back in his pocket.
He could only hope that Lumilia and the rest could gather information. The trail led them here so if they investigate everything they will gather some information.
After a while, the receptionist came back. She hurriedly opened her mouth and said, "Iâll lead you to the guild masterâs room."
"Fine." Souta nodded and he followed her.
The surrounding adventurers started at Soutaâs back. After Souta left, they started to talk to each other.
"Whoâs that person?"
"The guild master actually permitted such person to meet him."
"I can guess that man is a high-rank adventurer."
"High-rank...? Do you mean B-rank?"
"Yes. Yes. A B-rank."
"That man is too young to become a B-rank."
"Who knows... Maybe that man came from the large country."
"If thatâs the case then itâs possible but why would a B-rank adventurer come here in this backward village?"
"I donât know and we will not know about it."
...
Souta was sitting inside a luxurious room. Opposite of him was a man in his forties. This man was the guild master of the adventurers guild of Rensmaw village.
Souta stretched out his hand and picked a cup of coffee. He smelled the fragrance before he took a sip.
"Good." He nodded in satisfaction. He liked this coffee.
"Iâm going to introduce myself first. Iâm Juds, the guild master of the Rensmaw branch guild." Juds said properly without disrespecting the man in front of him. Although the man in front of him looked like a teenage brat, he was still a full-fledged B-rank adventurer.
"You donât need to be formal. Weâre both B-rank here." Souta said as he waved his hand. "Iâm Souta, a B-rank adventurer from Hebrei Kingdom."
âHebrei Kingdom...? As expected, heâs from a large country.â Juds thought while looking at Souta.
The news about the attack of the Deadly Sins hasnât reached this small village yet. So Juds didnât have any idea about it.
Souta placed down the cup of coffee and glanced at Juds. He stared intently at Judsâ face before he said, "I want to know if thereâs a person wearing a black cloak carrying a child with long green hair that arrived here in the past few days."
Juds flinched when he heard Soutaâs words but he quickly returned to his normal posture as if nothing happened.
He coughed forcefully before he answered, "Is that all you need? I can let everyone assist you in your search."
âHmm...? This guy...â Souta glanced at Juds suspiciously but he didnât let it show on his face. He smiled and said, "Thatâs what I want. I hope to borrow the power of this branch guild to find what I want."
âThis guy knows something...â Saya said to Souta.
âYeah, I saw him flinched for a second when I describe Cl.u.s.ter and the person who took her.â Souta nodded at Sayaâs words.
He deliberately said those words so that he could see if this man knew about the kidnapping. Luckily for him, the guild master showed a reaction to his words. He clearly saw the change in the guild masterâs expression.
He was sure that this man in front of him knew what he wanted to know. If the guild master didnât know about it, he wouldnât show a reaction to his words.
âWho would think that a guild master of a branch guild is involved in this matters?â Sayaâs voice sounded in his mind.
âIt seems that theyâre deeply rooted in this village if the guild master is part of their organization.â Souta said to her.
âYeah, if thatâs the case then you will not be able to gather information with this method. The only thing you could do is interrogate this man.â Saya spoke slowly.
âWell, letâs do that.â Souta replied to her as he stood up. He was ready to take this guild master at any moment.
"So whatâs in for me?" Juds asked him as he fixed his clothes. He saw Souta lean forward and placed his mouth close to his ear.
After a few moments, Souta whispered some words into his ear.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Whatâs for you...? Fine, Iâll tell you. If you help me then you wouldnât die. I wouldnât kill you so..."
Souta stood straight and smiled, "Whatâs your answer?"
Juds opened his eyes widely as he looked at Souta with a shocked expression.
"W-What do you mean...?! You would kill me! Do you want me to report you to headquarters?!" Juds said in a loud voice as he started to emit his energy.
"Oi! You wonât help your fellow adventurer and instead, you will side with a terrorist group. I should be the one to report you." Souta said as he opened his arms with a helpless expression.
"I donât know what youâre talking about. Youâre accusing me of something that I didnât do." Juds said strongly as his aura continued to rise.
"That green-haired girl is one of my people so Iâm going to take her back. If youâre going to get in my way then Iâll forcefully extract information from you." Souta said.
"I DONâT KNOW ANYTHING!!" Juds roared as his aura exploded and the ground vibrated heavily.
"It seems to me that youâre more afraid of that organization than I. Okay, fine, Iâll let you know that Iâm more terrifying than that organization so if you donât want to tell me then be it." Soutaâs expression turned cold and the atmosphere grew heavy.
"Damn!!" Juds gathered his mana in his fist before he launched himself at Souta.
"Youâre not prepared at all. Iâm fully equipped and you think you can fight me with yellow-grade clothes." Souta said as Judsâ fist arrived in front of him.
Souta simply shifted his body to the side as the [Night Overlordâs Aura] burst out of his body. He then activated the [Catâs Speed], [Triple Muscle Strengthening] and casted [Agility Boost] and [Strength Boost] on himself.
Swoosh!
A fist passed in front of him. He opened his palm and several black balls appeared on top of it.
"Turn everything..." Souta muttered as the black balls spun around and the entire gravity turned upside down.
"What?!" Juds exclaimed.
Boom!
A loud explosion occurred in the adventurers guild. The loud sound echoed throughout the entire place as the ground vibrated heavily. It gathered the attention of every people in the village.
Smoke and dust filled the area about the guild. The adventurers coughed heavily as they tried to regain their balance. The explosion caught them off guard so some of them received injuries.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several loud sounds exploded above. The atmosphere was stirred and the heavy energy in the atmosphere put pressure on the adventurers.
"Argh! My hand...! Shit!"
"Whatâs happening?!"
"I donât know...!!"
They looked up and saw an incredible scene that they havenât seen in their entire life.
Two figures were colliding repeatedly in the sky. The two figures were so fast that they couldnât recognize their appearance. They could barely follow their movements with their eyes. Still, it was an amazing scene.
It was their first time seeing someone fought at this level.
Then, they recalled one person who had incredible power in this village. The guild master was the one who entered their mind.
"Donât tell me thatâs the guild master!!"
"If thatâs the guild master then whoâs the other guy?!"
"...Oi! Oi! I donât want to think about it but the young man before!"
"What?! That young man is a B-rank like the guild master!!"