Published: July 3, 2025
The next day, Ryo visited the Royal Capital Adventurers' Guild.
He wanted to learn more about the capable priest Zeek he had heard about yesterday.
Of course, since the guild wouldn't provide personal information, he planned to ask Eto from "Room 10," who seemed to know Zeek... but he didn’t even know where Eto lived...
Naturally, he didn’t know Nils's address or Amon's address either.
So, he thought if he came to the guild, he might meet someone who could help him...
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Ryo, acting suspiciously, caught attention.
He was a stranger that nobody in the Royal Capital Adventurers' Guild had seen before... so it was only natural that he seemed dubious.
It was understandable for a hot-headed adventurer to say such a thing.
Ryo certainly didn’t look strong...
In such a situation, there was one person who was overjoyed.
Of course, it was Ryo himself.
Yes, finally! Finally!
He might experience the classic development of a reincarnation in another world story, a clash at the guild...
At last, he had arrived here! Finally!
How long had he been waiting for this moment!
It was no wonder a smile appeared on Ryo's face.
And when the suspicious adventurer spoke with a mocking expression, it was only natural that the hot-headed adventurer would become furious.
"What the hell is so funny?!"
With that, he raised his fist...
"Oi, what are you doing?!"
A sharp voice filled with pressure pierced the surroundings.
"G-Grandmaster..."
The owner of the voice was Hugh McGrath.
The adventurer who raised his fist began to sweat profusely, stammering as he tried to explain himself.
"T-This guy is acting suspiciously and mocking me..."
His words made no sense, but it was understandable... Hugh's pressure was overwhelming.
Hugh then shifted his gaze to Ryo, who had a look of disappointment.
"Ryo... please don’t tease him..."
"Eh?"
Both Ryo and the adventurer exclaimed in unison.
Both were asking "why," but their intentions seemed to be vastly different.
"Listen, that’s Ryo, a c-rank adventurer from Run. Although he's c-rank, that's just a rank deception."
"Eh..."
Ryo was left speechless. The Grandmaster himself had just called it rank deception.
"Don't lay a hand on him. You've heard of Run's water attribute magician, right? If you don't want this guild to collapse, literally, then don't make a move."
A person of such stature saying this made the surrounding gazes feel painful to Ryo...
"No, I wouldn’t do something like that..."
"More importantly, why are you here? This is your first time, isn't it?"
Hugh said, leading Ryo further inside.
The remaining adventurers began to murmur among themselves.
"I’ve heard of him, Run's water attribute magician Ryo..."
"That’s the one who became a rumor back in the day... he froze an A-rank adventurer..."
"That was just a rumor, wasn't it?"
"It must be true if the Grandmaster says so, right?"
"His title is Duke Silver...?"
"Or perhaps, Icefall..."
When Ryo was shown into the Grandmaster's office, there were three people waiting.
They were undeniably b-rank adventurers, Nils, and Amon...
"Eto! Actually, I have a question for you..."
"Hm?"
As soon as Ryo spotted Priest Eto, he immediately began asking.
"It's about the priest Zeek who came from the Empire."
"Zeek? How do you know about him, Ryo?"
In response to Eto's question, Ryo recounted what had happened at Café de Chocolat and in the audience chamber.
In summary.
He omitted the duel scene from the audience chamber...
Both Nils and Amon, as well as Eto, were surprised... but in the end, Ryo felt a bit dissatisfied with their acceptance of his story with just, "Well, it's Ryo."
Ryo was a man who could read the room!
First, information gathering was a priority.
"Zeek is my age, he’s 21 this year. I’ve been his senior for about half a year. As you know, he came from the Empire, but unusually, he’s from the Imperial Capital's Sanctuary."
"Unusual?"
"Yes, it's extremely rare. The Empire has a national policy for a national healing mage training school. There, one can learn healing magic like heal and cure, so very few enter the sanctuary. Originally, the number of people who can use healing magic, meaning light attribute magic, is already less compared to wind, fire, earth, and water, but since they often go to the training school, even fewer enter the Imperial Capital's Sanctuary."