Chapter 77: S Rank
[space_man][space_man]”Eh? What’s this?”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Eld’s eyes widen at the reward money Sophia brought at the Branch Guild reception desk. There are four large, bulging cloth bags placed there.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Yes. This is the reward money for this request. I think it’s correct, but……”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Sophia confirms the request displayed on the crystal tablet.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Eh? Was it this much? Isn’t there an extra zero?”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Eld also checks and finds that there is one more zero than the number he remembered.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Um…… since Eld-sama and Marie-san were promoted to S Rank with this request, the reward money has jumped up.”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Sophia reads through the request form to confirm.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Huh? S Rank? Why?”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Eld hurriedly calls up and checks the request he signed at the time. Reading through it, it clearly states at the end that he will be promoted to S Rank after completing the request. It’s a sentence he didn’t see when he made the provisional contract.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”I’ve, I’ve been had……”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Eld puts his hand on his forehead and crouches down. A provisional contract is made when there is time until the request, and it’s easy to cancel if something happens, but another advantage is that it’s easy to change the contract. Since he didn’t suspect at all that the country would do such a thing, it was Eld’s mistake for neglecting to check when making the main contract.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”……This is after taxes, right?”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Yes, it is.”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Eld hangs his head, but gives up and receives the cloth bags, storing them in his subspace.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”That’s great, isn’t it, Eld-aniki?”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Jaylot, who was watching the exchange from the side, looks up at Eld with a puzzled expression. Normally, he would be happy because he was promoted and his reward increased, but Eld didn’t look that way, so he tilts his head.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Yeah, well…… I guess so……”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Eld says with a sigh.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”It can’t be helped. Well then, shall we start Jaylot’s request?”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Eld pulls himself together and decides to select a request for Jaylot, the purpose of his visit today. Jaylot holds his bracelet up to the crystal tablet.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Now, it’s more efficient to do 3-4 at once. At this time of year, gathering is easier than subjugation, but……”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]The two of them look at the request forms floating in the air.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Then, how about herb gathering and firewood chopping? And snow shoveling, too.”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Jaylot points to requests that seem to pay well.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”If you’re going to go around in one day, that’s about it. It might be better to pick the herbs first.”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Jaylot nods and accepts the three requests.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Then, he enters the forest, picks 50 herbs, digs them out from the accumulated snow, shovels snow, and chops firewood. Since he had relearned heat magic the day before, his body didn’t get cold, but this time it got too hot, and by the time he finished chopping firewood, he was jumping into the snow to cool down his heated body.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Your control is still lacking. You’ll catch a cold if you stay in the snow for too long.”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Eld says as he ties up the chopped firewood.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Yes…… I’m tired……”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Jaylot crawls out of the snow and activates heat magic again.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Well then, let’s go report the completion. Can you walk? Should I carry you?”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Eld asks as he brushes the snow off Jaylot.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”I’m not a child anymore, so I’m fine.”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Ahaha, I see.”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]The two reported the completion of the request to the Branch Guild and headed home.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]When they got home, a good smell was wafting from the kitchen. When they looked into the kitchen, Marie was cooking with a displeased look, and Moira was slumped over the table.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”I’m home.”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]When he called out, Marie replied without turning around, and Moira, still slumped over, turned her face towards Eld.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Eld…… how strong are you? How can you endure something like that?”
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]He tilts his head, not understanding what Moira is saying. Moira is saying things like it would have been better to approach Eld first, or if her body can even handle the two of them, but Eld doesn’t understand what she’s talking about, so he decides to go to his room to change clothes.
[space_man]
[space_man][space_man]He would find out what Moira was talking about that night. After Jaylot went to sleep, he talked with the two of them, also reporting on what happened at the Branch Guild, and when he heard it, he burst out laughing.