Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival-Chapter 85

A New Job

[Viro Dawn] [Race: Human Male] [Rank 4]

[Magic: 172/220] 30Up [Physical Strength: 283/320] 10Up

[Total Combat Power: 1056 (With body Enhancements: 1281)] 156Up

Viro’s combat power had also increased over the past three years. Considering his age, it should be difficult for him to rapidly increase his stats, so I wondered if the main increase was in magic.

With these numbers, he should be able to fight head-to-head with an Orc Soldier who had not been weakened and was in his ideal state. But Viro also had a long experience in combat, so it would still be difficult for me to beat him head to head.

“…”

I returned the black knife to its sheath and wore it behind my waist, then turned to Galbas and picked up the blade of the finished pendulum.

“You said it was magic iron, but it’s now magic steel. Is the maintenance still the same as before?”

“Yeah, it’s alright? In order to make iron into steel, a little graphite is mixed in to create the alloy, but in the case of magic iron, a little mithril powder is mixed in to make it magic steel. The proportions and mixing method are the secret recipe of each workshop. If someone is not good at balancing the mix, the hardness will increase, but the overall strength will decrease.”

“Hey? Why, you guys?”

Viro, who had been making some kind of defense against my attempts to kill him, looked at me and Galbas as if dumbfounded.

“That was a joke earlier. You were trying to get behind a scout, so it was alright to retaliate, right?”

“Gahahahahaha, little Viro, your apprentice got one over on you! That’s why you always get cheated by women.”

“You didn’t have to mention that, Galbas.”

Viro sat down on a nearby couch, looking defeated, and Galbas laughed and slapped his knees as he drank his drink.

Besides, he was only an adventurer and a client of that organization, not someone who would willingly antagonize his apprentice.

Turning a slightly resentful eye on us, Viro wrinkled his brow and let out a sigh.

“Still, Aria…you’ve changed too much in just three years, especially your appearance. What’s with that fighting power? It’s not the strength of a kid, you know?”

“It’s been a while. Viro has also gotten a little stronger, right?”

Even though I looked 13 or 14 years old, Viro might still be treating me like a kid. My height had grown to that of an adult woman, not to mention my body’s size.

For some reason, when I gave my honest opinion of Viro’s fighting prowess, his cheeks twitched slightly.

“Hey, Ash-haired. That little guy, you know, he’s been re-training in magic and stuff, thinking his apprentice would overtake him. Or rather, he’s really about to be overtaken! Gahahahahahahaha!”

“It’s not like that!”

Viro glared at Galbas and then turned his gaze to me.

“A lot has happened since you disappeared, you know. It is true that the organization was looking for you, but Sera and her son were worried about you.”

Viro continued.

“Some time after you vanished, I heard a rumor about a person called Ash Crowned Princess. All I heard were bad rumors about how she was in rivalry with the Assassins’ Guild and the Thieves’ Guild, or how she had destroyed a branch somewhere. The underworld may seem large, but it is still a small community. It is natural to be wary of those who are active in the underworld because you may encounter them in the most unexpected places, isn’t it? People who know the underworld would never think of antagonizing those two guilds. Well, I don’t know any kids who would do such a crazy thing, except you.”

“I see.”

Viro seemed almost certain that I was alive, partly because of the nickname given to me by the Thieves’ Guild.

He had been looking for me, too, but he said it was a coincidence that Viro had found me here. He said he had come to the barony to work as an adventurer and to ask Galbas to make something for him that he could use for another job.

And this other business was what he wanted to ask me personally to do.

“Galbas, you’re going to finish the dagger tomorrow, right?”

“Yes. I’ll be done by then, even if I have to take care of the kid’s weapons. And what about throwing knives? I’ve got a dozen thin ones, you know?”

“Yeah, those are good. I’ll come back tomorrow to get them.”

I asked Galbas, and took the pendulums, then turned to Viro.

“I have to head to the Adventurer’s Guild, so let’s talk outside.”

I left Galbas’ place with Viro, and after talking about how I survived, we also stopped by Victor’s place which was a general store to buy a used cloak, and paid him some silver coins, so he could visit Galbas’ place later to eat and drink.

I also added some additional payment for his kindness in helping Galbas get materials for the black knife, but he didn’t accept it… so with a similar reason I probably didn’t have to bring out the magic stones and other materials, so should I bring it along with Viro?

“Is that the sack something you want to bring to the Adventurers’ Guild? Since you didn’t want to sell it to the old man, would that be used to complete a request?”

“Well, something like that.”

As expected, if I did not bring the Magic Stone from the Orc General to Guild, the guild would be in trouble, and there would be many others that would be affected.

“Well, it just happened that I was also called over by the guild as well.”

“What did you do?”

“What did I do? I’ve been told that there had been a serious incident in this territory, and they want me to lead the party until they find a party with Rank 4 or higher.”

“Oh…”

What’s going on again? And the serious incident reminded me that I was being targeted, so I gave him a heads-up just in case.

“Oh, you know you might get into trouble if seen with me, but I know it will be fine because it’s Viro.”

“Is that trust in my Skills? Or do you feel like it doesn’t matter?”

“Both.”

Viro would be able to handle getting involved. He frowned at my words, perhaps remembering that I was being targeted by an underworld guild.

“Well, I have something to tell you about that. If you help me, I’ll make it harder for them to get their hands on you, though I can’t eliminate it completely. How’s that sound?”

“What’s your job, after all?”

Viro stopped once, looked straight at me, and began to speak with an unusually serious face.

“This is something that concerns you as well, but well, even if I was unable to get in touch with you, I was planning to do it with one other person. Even with just me and that other person, we would have barely managed it, but with you as support, we’ll have a better chance of success. Listen, Aria, this job–“

“…”

When Viro told me what the job was, I secretly let out a sigh, knowing that I couldn’t refuse it.

I was unable to say no to Viro’s request for the job.

When I arrived at the Adventurers’ Guild, there was more tension in the air than before, and many of the adventurers had anxious looks on their faces. When I spotted the regular receptionist at the counter among them, she too noticed me and stood up, waving me over.

“Aria-san, welcome back. I’m glad you made it back in one piece. Oh, my, you’re here.”

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“I was right next to her the whole time!”

Viro protested, leaning forward as the receptionist’s smile turned to a frown instantly.

“Well, never mind that. I’m Viro from Rainbow Sword, I am here as requested by the guild of Dandol. Has the head of this branch told you about me?”

“He did… I guess looks can be deceiving.”

“You’re as bad as ever.”

“By the way, Aria, how was the situation there? If you have any important information, I will report it to the branch manager.”

“Yes. The orcs are gone.”

“Yes?”

The receptionist’s expression froze, and Viro’s neck moved like a rusty cog as he looked at me intently.

…Oh, I see, Viro’s major incident was the orcs. I didn’t care because I felt it was already over. While I was thinking like that, a familiar face from among the adventurers in the lobby spotted me and ran up to me.

“Aria!”

“You’re safe, thank goodness.”

The two were Gill and Shuri, orphans from the slums. They were happy that I was safe, but at the same time they were showing a look of anxiety that I couldn’t ignore.

“So what happened to the town!”

“Is the uncle standing beside Aria, is he Aria’s father? You don’t look like him.”

“Oi, I’m only thirty-eight…”

So, he’s older than my father.

“There is no more threat in that town.”

“Eh…”

The receptionist leaned forward from the counter as Gill tilted his head, not understanding what she meant.

“What do you mean? Are you saying that the orc General has moved somewhere?”

“I’ve brought this. I want you to check it.”

I put the fur bag on the counter, and everyone’s eyes widened at the large number of Magic Stones scattered about and the Magic Stone of the Orc General, which was as large as a fist.

Among them, Viro took the Magic Stone and observed it intently.

“Aria… isn’t this the Orc General’s Magic Stone?”

“What? The big one over here is an Orc Soldier! And almost fifty orcs!”

Apparently, the magic power remaining in the Magic Stone could be appraised to find out what kind of Magic Stone it was.

I guessed appraising was not only for living things… The two adults who began appraising the Magic Stone must have been shocked, for a murmur could be heard from within the guild as their voices grew louder.

…It became troublesome.

“Please confirm the truth on your own. I’m sure a report will arrive from the town in a few days…can you please buy the Magic Stone for me?”

I told her matter-of-factly, and the receptionist, who had been rolling her eyes, hurriedly shook her head.

“Yes, yes, of course. But if you can, I’d like you to explain it to the branch manager…”

“He probably won’t believe me if I tell him, will he? You’ll find out when the adventurers return from that town. I’ll come back later to get the money for the Magic Stone.”

“Eeeh!?”

“Aria! Wait a minute!”

“Mr. Viro, please don’t run away! I can’t explain it to the branch manager by myself!”

I decided it was a waste of time, since they wouldn’t believe me until the adventurers from the town returned, even if I told them it was me who had killed those orcs multiple times.

I decided to push everything to the adults before it became too much trouble, and turned my back on the confused receptionist and her captive Viro and walked out of the lobby, while a few adventurers standing in the lobby silently made way for me.

Gill and Shuri caught up with me in a back alley.

“Aria?”

I didn’t understand what they were talking about.

“You idiot brother, Aria did something about the orcs, didn’t she? Right?”

“Something like that. There might be a few left, but the problem is gone.”

I stated clearly to reassure him, while Shuri grabbed my hand, knocking Gill’s hand away as she tried to hold my hand while in tears.

“Aria…thank you.”

“It’s okay. It’s better that they don’t see you with me too much.”

“Yeah…I hope that one gets resolved soon too! I’ll see you soon, Aria. Come on, bro, let’s go.”

“Oh, hey, Shuri! Aria, see you later!”

Shuri grabbed Gill’s hand and pulled him along.

When would I be able to talk to them normally again?

“Can you come out now?”

As I spoke to the air, three young men emerged from the darkness of the alley.

“Hey, hey, this one noticed us.”

“I’ve heard rumors, but she really is a young woman.”

“Why the hell are you guys saying ‘no messing around’ with this one?”

Young adventurers in their late teens or early twenties… They were all wearing dirty leather armor, so I guessed they were a party of light warriors or scouts.

All of them had a combat power of around 150…in the first half of Rank 2, I would say. However, after listening to their conversation, I had an idea of their true identity.

“The Thieves’ Guild. I thought the other thieves said they wouldn’t be hostile to me?”

I said, and the thieves grinned at me like I was an idiot.

“Hey, don’t get smart with me, kid.”

The old man looked strong, but it was his big mistake to not leave me alone.

“My brothers told me to stay out of it, but if I catch you and take you with me, we might not only become official members, we might suddenly become executives.”

“…”

I see…the underlings of the Thieves’ Guild…or rather, thugs.

It seemed that these older brothers were probably ordered directly from the top, but they only gave a vague explanation to the lower-ranking members.

That’s why they didn’t understand the danger of disobeying the guild’s orders, or why the Guild had decided not to antagonize me.

“If you just follow me like a good girl, you won’t get hurt, you know?”

“Just drop your weapons.”

“Don’t even think about resisting. If you disobey, you’ll be exposed to what happened to those kids earlier…”

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A horizontal red line was made in his throat as he slowly looked down at himself to see what went wrong, and from his throat a large amount of blood spurted out, then the man finally collapsed.

“Eh…”

“Hey…”

I threw the Slash Type circular pendulum again at the other man, who was bewildered by the situation, and slashed his throat roughly.

“Hiiiiiiiiiiii!!!”

The last man, bathed in a fountain of blood, screamed and turned away, and the Scythe Type blade, which flew past him to snatch his neck as he ran away, returned to meet my hand pulling the string and dug into his carotid artery, tearing his neck deeply.

Even these thugs got entangled.

But since they dared to get entangled, I should beat them all. I used to think so, and I still do, but I didn’t want to put ordinary people like Gill and Shuri in danger because of it.

If I kept on beating them back, I think that one day they would think it was a misfortune to be associated with me, and the attacks would stop. But that time was not now.

Viro promised that if I helped him with his job, he would make it difficult for the Assassins’ and Thieves’ Guilds to get their hands on me. However, other than that, I didn’t really have a reason to refuse the job.

The job description was–

“Assassinate the traitor, Grave…”