Chapter 36

Chapter 36: The One who Exceeds A-Rank ( side Io )

My name is Io Akos .

I came to the Adventurer Guild that I was affiliated today .

I called the woman at the reception her name, and signed at the issued documents .

「Yes, I have accepted it . With this, Io-san’s B-Rank promotion procedures have been completed」

「Thank you very much」

Right, I came for the adventurer rank promotion procedure today .

I was C-Rank for along time, but I was finally able to rise to B-Rank .

I received the certificate for B-Rank .

I want to let Kakeru-san see this .

When I came out of the guild, I was called out to immediately .

「Io-chan, it’s been a while」

「Carla-san」

The person who called out to me was an adult woman, Carla-san . She was a person that had taken care of me very much when I was a rookie adventurer .

「You went up to B-Rank huh, congrats」

「Thank you very much」

「I’ve heard of your achievements recently . Orycuto Killer Io, it had become famous to some you know」

「I-I didn’t kill it you know」

「I know . There’s no way that monster could be killed right . But it’s true that they’re saying that you’re mining Orycudite everyday right . Then, it couldn’t be helped being called by that」

I was a little embarrassed .

Orycuto Killer Io .

It’s surprising that I would have an amazing second name like that .

「And to you, I have something to request」

「A request, desu ka?」

「Yes, party invitation . Actually, I had accepted a big job, and I wanted a magician for the strategy」

「Was it like that . E〜to……」

I was a little troubled .

I am in a party with Kakeru-san right now . Entering another person’s party, I feel bad with Kakeru-san .

That’s why, I was thinking of how to refuse desu .

「Please, ne」

Carla-san held my hand .

It was a senpai adventurer that had taken care of me before, it was a little, hard to refuse .

「Only this time, ne」

「If that is so……」

Only once . With that condition, I decided to enter the party .

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In the town’s outskirts, we gathered with the party members Carla-san was with .

There was two men there .

One was carrying a large sword on his back, and the other had two long swords in his waist .

Both of them were famous adventurers .

「I am Alexis, looking forward on you」

「I’m Harry」

「You know the two of them right」

Carla-san said that naturally .

Of course I know them . Alexis-san and Harry-san, was an A-Rank adventurer like Carla-san, and they were the ace-like adventurers in Roizen .

I was a little nervous .

「E〜to, Io desu, Io Akos」

「I know you, you killed the Orycuto being sold recently right」

「That’s assuring . I’m looking forward」

「Then, I’ll start explaining」

The leader, Alexis, lead the team .

「A dragon’s child had strayed nearby」

「Dragon desu ka」

I was surprised .

Dragon . That was a legendary creature that even kids know about .

Swords and magic wouldn’t pass through it’s hard scales, in some cases, it was a creature that is needs hundreds of men to subjugate .

「It’s the child of that . In the information the witnesses and requester gave, it wasn’t that large」

「Was that so」

「But, even if it was a child, it’s still a dragon . That’s why, the request came to us A-Rank adventurers」

「That’s alright though . Very recently, you know that accident that a lot of undead monsters appeared right . The magician that was on our party had injuries during that and haven’t healed . And when I was thinking what should I do, that was the time I saw Io-chan」

「It was like that desu」

「And then, about how to fight it . You’re Orycuto Killer, so you’re good at lightning magic right」

「Yes」

「Then basically, Harry and I would with close combat, so you should cover us with magic . Carla is support and recovery as usual」

A simple meeting . An orthodox strategy .

When that was decided, we departed from Roizen .

Along the roads, we walked south .

We walked more than expected . We departed during around lunch, and we arrived around the evening .

「It’s here」

Harry-san said .

Footprints on the ground, and claw marks on trees and rocks .

Amid the increasing tension, we encountered the dragon .

It was a dragon with huge wings that was one size larger than the mountain cow that I often meet recently .

It’s true that it was small for a dragon, and might be a child .

「Let’s go Harry!」

「Yeah!」

Alexis-san and Harry-san jumped out, and slashed at the dragon with large sword and twin swords .

I chanted magic .

「Kuwa!」

Alexis-san’s large sword was parried by the dragon’s claws, was hit from the sides by its tail and blown away .

「Ku! Harry!」

「Leave it to me!」

Harry-san covered, and Carla-san ran to Alexis-san .

Receiving recovery magic, Alexis-san stood up .

「Attack boost also」

「There you go」

When Carla-san casted magic, Alexis-san’s large sword shone white .

And again, jumps towards the dragon .

Alexis-san and Harry-san was close combat, and I covered fire with magic .

If one of the two vanguards get injured, he falls back and after receiving Carla-san’s recovery, return again .

That combination felt that they were very used to it, and was able to fight equally with the dragon .

As expected of an A-Rank adventurer, Roizen’s ace, I thought .

I thought, but……this is……somehow……

(If it was Kakeru-san……)

While fighting, what I thought about was 「What would’ve happened if it was Kakeru-san」 .

The combination of Alexis-san and Harry-san is amazing . Large sword and twin swords, both power and speed complements each other, and covers their weakness .

But, both power and speed, Kakeru-san was higher .

He overwhelmed the Orycuto that had abnormal high-speed recovery and hardness with the sword too .

「How is it? The two of them are amazing right」

Carla-san said beside me .

She said it as if to brag, and it felt that she was proud of it .

「Both of their skills are very good, and because they’re together for long years they have excellent combination too」

「Yes, if feels like that desu」

I think it was as Carla-san said .

I would have also……if it was half a month ago, I would’ve thought of it like that .

But right now, after knowing about Kakeru-san, I felt it wasn’t enough .

「Haa〜……haa〜……we won」

After the fierce battle, the dragon collapsed and stopped moving .

Carla-san and I were rear guards so we were fine, but Alexis-san and Harry-san was quite tattered .

「Oi, aren’t I great」

「Yeah」

「Defeating a dragon with only one party, it’s the second time with this huh . Might get Dragon Slayer title some time soon」

「If that happens we’ll get respected」

Alexis-san and Harry-san heightened their tension while talking like that .

They defeated a dragon, so I could understand their feelings .

But, if it was Kakeru-san .

If it was Kakeru-san, even if he defeated a dragon, it would feel just like 「It’s normal」, I thought .

Even when he crushed the Orycuto into pieces, even the time when he defeated the Hell’s Emperor, even the time when he claimed a princess his own .

Even if he did something great, Kakeru-san had an 「It’s normal」-like face every time .

And when Kakeru-san was like that he was super cool .

Doing an amazing thing, and not being proud or modest with it, as if it was normal .

That was very cool, I thought .

「Io-chan also, do your best」

「Yeah . For someone who just went up to B-Rank, you’re good」

「If it’s okay with you, you want to enter our party?」

「What do you think, Io-chan . I think that with our combination, we can go pretty well」

「I’m sorry」

It was in front of Carla-san who had taken care of me, but I answered promptly .

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