25 The Royal Capital of the Past Part 09

"-- Merus. I came here to invite you to the royal castle.

"... No, I don't know what it means."

"The king's purpose, is that to invite me to the castle?" "Is that a reward pattern for fulfilling a request from the country?"

"Um, King. I don't understand the meaning at all--"

"It's Sieg. It's to celebrate the S-rank adventurer who made it through the labyrinth alone, rewards and ceremonies. If you don't go first, you'll run away, right? Haminuka?"

"Well, things were going as expected."

But then there would be no clothes... I used to love the "Prayer's ○○" series, which is the initial equipment given to prayers, so I basically used that series all the time.

"Because it has infinite durability."

I've tried sewing clothing several times for the [Production God] test, but I've never been able to create anything with a guarantee that it will never break like sacred/magical arms and sacred treasures.

"Therefore, my appearance is not something that can be called a formal dress."

"There are adventurers who live from day to day, so I guess they wanted to tell them in advance and warn them to pay attention to their appearance."

"Oh, I don't mind. Just asking, what are you going to do with your clothes?"

"Do what you like. Adventurers think like that, nobles think like that."

"Really"

"Then, as soon as we receive the guild card, let's head to the royal castle. Arch, how are the preparations going?"

The guild card uses a mysterious technology that is common in fantasy, and the guild leader said that special processing for S ranks must be done.

Mr. Sherry is processing the card itself downstairs, and Mr. Arch is changing my registration information in this room.

"I have a little more work to do. Mels, please go down once. By the time you go, the card will be complete."

"Yes. Then the king, see you later--"

"It's Zeke."

"... See you then, Sieg-san."

He sighed and left the room as if he was nodding as if to say that it was fine for now.

I went down the stairs, returned to the reception, and was guided to a private room by Ms. Sherry who was waiting for me.

"This is the card for S rank.

The card that was handed to me resembled a so-called black card.

It was a high-class black card with an unlimited withdrawal limit, which was given only to VIPs.

"S rank also means that you are an adventurer who is a purveyor to the royal family, so if you show your card, it will be easier to enter the royal castle."

From here, Mr. Sherry will explain the S rank.

While comparing it with the information I asked Arch-san once, I will also confirm here what I couldn't ask.

"If you put together the information you've collected..."

· Free pass to the facility

・Discounts at Adventurer's Guild affiliated stores

・Credit function

・Priority right to participate in events hosted by the Adventurer's Guild (apparently there are other events besides martial arts)

· Obligation to participate in emergency requests (although it is said that independent action is permitted)

・Transfer gate free

・Permit to pass through dangerous areas

"It's like this."

"There were a few more, but those were the ones that piqued my curiosity."

"Especially at the very end, I'm curious about this... I didn't even know such a place existed."

"Thank you for providing information"

"No, that's my job, so I don't mind if you use the same tone as you did back then."

"Ah, did you find out? 　I want to ask one last question, is it okay for the king to leave the castle in this country?"

"Yes. The guild master is acting as a guard, and there is a spy accompanying you when you come. It's a confidential matter, so please keep it a secret."

"If that's the information, I hope you don't disclose it... but if the spy was still there, I wouldn't have noticed."

"After all, when it comes to guarding the royal family, there are roughly two patterns."

"Are you here now?"

"No, it's only when I'm coming....Then, I'll call the King. Please wait here, Mr. Mels."

"Ah, thank you very much."

The first is visible strength, a method of threatening security with so-called muscles.

The other is the power to absolutely protect, the method of protecting the target no matter what means.

These methods are based on reality, but the first reason is that many guards look tough.

If all the guards were children, if they thought they were weak and had a plan to attack them, they would probably carry it out...even if their fighting ability was higher than that of adults, they would still value their own will.

A true guardian, the second type of security guard.

Appearance, gender, and race don't matter, as long as you can ensure your safety, everything else doesn't matter...that's the second point.

Quiet topic power is all

"Umu, it looks like it's finished."

"Oh, thanks to you."

"Is that so?

"The new King Sieg-sama brought by Mr. Sherry."

The two of them left the guild after the presence of the magic tool was erased.

"By the way, Mr. Sieg, are you going to the royal castle in some special way?"

"Special... what do you mean?"

"No, no matter how many magic tools you have, isn't it still dangerous? 　At least someone who will target the royal family will appear, so don't worry about it."

"No problem. Look, isn't there a guardian you can rely on here?"

"Because the person behind that line of sight is... me."

"Maybe Arch-san was made to act as a security guard like this."

"It would be nice if the person in charge of work would take care of the trip, and the pick-up service would be provided on the way back."

"... That's troublesome. Sieg-san, you like interesting things, don't you?"

"Of course.

"As expected, you know. Grab me on my shoulder and I'll definitely carry it."

"Umu, I understand."

And then we move to the royal castle ── literally, in an instant.