Shujinkou Janai!

magic-user, stick to being a magic-user”.

Or perhaps, if they want to take more than one path, two at most is the best they can do.

 

 

(And yet, this man has shown himself to be a magic-user, a thief, and a swordsman, and a master in every one of their techniques!)

 

 

I’ve been an Adventurer for decades, so I’m painfully aware of how much endless training such mastery requires.

 

 

(And for me to call such a person a charlatan, how pathetic……!)

 

 

Moreover, what is truly amazing about this man is that even after all that happened, I still can’t feel the aura of aspiration from him.

 

 

At first, I mistakenly thought that the reason for this was because “this man is just a regular guy”.

However, I was mistaken.

Perhaps, this man of great skill has already transcended such a perspective.

 

 

Even now, he has completely shut us down, not with an atmosphere as if “we’re fighting for our lives”, but in a natural, casual way, as if we were “just playing cards”.

 

 

(We were no match against him.
We can’t…… even hope to stand against him.)

 

 

Of course, the fact that he is a good Adventurer doesn’t guarantee that he is a good leader.

However, it’s hard to believe that a man who has acquired so many skills through incredibly hard work would be so nonchalant with his training.

 

 

And when Rex is so much more than we thought he was capable of, there’s no reason for us to stop them.

 

 

[If a man as strong as you were to go with them, we can rest assured that they will be in good hands.
Even if it’s the , you’ll be able to protect them well enough……]

[Aren’t you misunderstanding something here?]

 

 

A cold voice interrupted my words.

Hearing those words, I reflexively looked up and the Black Adventurer said something I couldn’t believe.

 

 

[Only these guys are going into the dungeon.]

[Wha……]

 

 

I was at a loss for words at what Rex said.

 

 

(Just sending those chicks to the Lava Cave is no different from suicide.)

 

 

I wanted to say that, but for some reason, I couldn’t say it out loud.

 

 

The enemies in the Lava Cave are strong, and even the simplest Collection Quest isn’t something that a newcomer can do.

 

 

Even so, perhaps these disciples under his tutelage would be able to get around the slimes in the Lava Cave and fulfill the Quests?

 

 

For a moment, I thought as such.

 

 

[No, but…… I guess this is just right.
I have some things I want to talk to you all about, so you appearing here is just perfect.
I’ll have you lot follow us to the cave entrance.
Also……]

 

 

However……

However, it seems like I was still making light of him, no, them here.

 

 

 

[————-I’m going to have you be the witness to my disciples’ Quest Completion.]

 

 

 

The man, who I thought had no expression on his face, twisted his lips to a grin.

It was only a few hours later that I learned the true meaning of his words.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sword Emperor Era, Year 664: The 10th Day of the 11th Month.

Exactly one month after the “Oracle by the Goddess of Salvation”.

Freria’s Adventurers’ Guild received news of a sensational incident.

 

 

 

————-The newcomer party achieved the “Boss Subjugation Quest” of the Mid-level Dungeon .

 

 

 

The news, brought by the most respected Adventurer in Freria’s Adventurers’ Guild, , quickly spread among Adventurers in the town and around the world, surprising them to no end.

 

 

The fact that this newcomer party, which had been together for one month and had explored dungeons only twice, achieved a “First-Try Subjugation Quest Completion” was, needless to say, an unprecedented feat.

 

 

This legendary accomplishment completely changed the direction of how the wind blows.

The former notoriety was replaced by praise, and everyone was in pursuit of the secret of their achievement and the teacher standing behind this party……

 

 

 

————-And thus, the world came to know “Rex Toren”.