Chapter 137

Chapter 137 Strongest Sage, Gets Called

" . . . The public order, doesn"t seem so good . . . . "

"Yeah . It"s not that bad, but we can"t let our guard down . "

This public order must be one of the result of the adventurers being forced to enter the dungeon .

After all, public order is something that worsen just by having fewer people around .

And also, that ruler guy is very likely responsible for this too .

"True, it feels like the mood was brighter in the royal capital!"

We head to the guild while talking .

It seems like you need a permit from the guild in order to enter the dungeon .

That"s what was written on a poster I saw nearby .

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"I-It"s big . . . "

"Guess being a dungeon city isn"t just for show . . . "

A few minutes later .

We arrived at a guild that was bigger than any guild in the royal capital .

However, there"s not a lot of people relative to its size .

The adventurers who usually hang around here have probably been sent to the dungeon by the ruler"s order .

"Excuse me . I"d like to procure a permit to enter the dungeon . "

I immediately went to the nearby counter and told them our business .

And then, the guild receptionist frowned .

"Permit . . . Are you really sure? Will you not regret it?"

And she replied this .

The way she said it is as if the permit to enter the dungeon is a cursed item .

" . . . Is there any disadvantage in getting the permit? Or is it simply because it"s expensive?"

"It is expensive, but . . . Dungeon permit isn"t issued by the guild but by ruler-sama, so its holder is obliged to partic.i.p.ate in special subjugation quest appointed by ruler-sama . "

. . . I see .

The true coercion is through to the permit huh .

Avoiding it through rolling the dice is probably just to adjust the number of people .

"Is that subjugation quest dangerous?"

"Whether it"s dangerous or not . . . depends on the quest . You"re obliged to partic.i.p.ate, however, it"s usually only once a month, and the mortality rate has been suppressed to a few percent thanks to the cooperation of high level adventurers . However, even a few percent is quite a lot of people, and when they"re still children . . . . "

I see .

The mortality rate is low despite the party being a disorderly crowd huh .

. . . That said, even if that"s the case so far, there"s no guarantee that it will stay this safe .

Challenging a dungeon with a mess of a party while preventing anyone dying is a miracle in itself .

But well, we just need to protect ourselves, I guess I don"t have to worry too much about that part .

I have the permit to enter dungeons from the king, but it"s more convenient in many ways to move around without having someone troublesome watching over you .

"I don"t mind . . . . How about you three?"

I asked Ruli and the others while submitting my guild card .

I"ve had a hunch of their answers already, but I still need to ask .

"Me too, please!"

"If Mathi-kun is going, I"m going too!"

"Me too!"

The three gave their answer promptly and submitted their guild cards .

The receptionist stared in wonder when she saw 『Second Academy』 written on the cards .

"Hm? This card, Second Academy . . . That rumored . . . "

Right after the guild receptionist muttered--the guild door flung open with a loud sound .

A guild staff member shouted out loud in fl.u.s.ter .

"Bad news! A giant monster breached during the special quest and left many victims! There"s too many injured people, we can"t handle them all!"

. . . It looks like the miracle didn"t last long .

"I"m sorry! We"ll talk about the permit later since we have an emergency!"

The guild staff began to move about in a hurry .

A correct response .

Acting fast can mean life in an emergency .

Postponing other less pressing businesses is an inviolable rule of it .

"We have an urgent quest! We"re recruiting as many people who can use healing magic as possible!"

Well, and this quest would appear of course .

"I can"t use healing magic . . . How about you Mathi-kun?"

"I can . And Ruli can too . "

"M-me!? I have never used healing magic in my life before though . . . . "

Ruli who got her name called had a look of puzzlement .

However, Ruli can use healing magic even without knowing healing magic .

"You can engrave this magic circle right?"

"I-I see . . . . You mean temporarily engraving it on magic stones right! I got it!"

I drew a magic circle on a paper I took out of Storage magic .

Having access to unfamiliar magic as long as you have magic stones is an advantage of augment magic .

Though well, its speed is inferior to normal magic and you need to build magic formation .

"Everyone who can use healing magic, please gather here!"

A guild staff member shouted just when we finished consulting .

However, there were only few who responded to her .

. . . Now then . What will happen now .