The Revenge of the Soul Eater

A clan is a free adventuring party that is independent of the adventuring guild, so to speak.

In exchange for not having the benefit of the guild, they are not bound by the guild. The guild does not take the middleman's fee from you.

It is a bit of a hassle to do everything from accepting requests to securing rewards on your own, but if you succeed in doing so, you will receive a much larger amount of rewards than if you were in the guild.

So it was not an uncommon occurrence for a party with a good name to form a clan and leave the guild.

The proof of this is that even if you only look at the city of Ishqa, there are enough clans to lightly reach three orders of magnitude.

However, half of these clans are closed for business - although about 70 percent of them are closed for business, even though they can't wait to receive requests.

The remaining 20% have become "do-it-yourselfers" who do their best to earn their daily bread and butter, and some even turn to crime. Less than ten percent of the clan's members would be able to function as adventurers.

The Adventurer's Guild, which is able to cross borders and operate on a continental scale, has an overwhelming number of human resources and a wide variety of information, and has built a wide pipe between the various forces. The history and trust they have built up over the years is far greater than that of some of the newer nations.

The adventurers who were simply fighting and carrying out their requests under the guild's umbrella could not possibly imitate the guilds.

It's not uncommon for adventurers who created a clan by loudly accusing the guild of cutting out rewards to return to the guild in less than a year with their heads down.

The purpose of my "How to Peacefully Fight the Guild (Introduction)" was to take on the salty requests that the Guild, a huge organization, was trying to get people who had doubts about the Guild's ability to fulfill its requests.

Of course, this was not the end. If it's the end, I wouldn't put a (Introduction) or anything like that in the first place. If there is a (prologue), there is a (rupture) and a (hurry).

In the first place, the clients I've taken in are just a handful from the guild. Besides, they're just those who have decided that it won't be a big problem to take the requests with a grain of salt.

From the guild's point of view, it's neither painful nor itchy, in fact, it's something to be thankful for.

But no matter how few there are, there are people who chose me over the guild - Clan's Sword of Blood and Smoke. This fact is important.

Turning '0' into '1' and '1' into '2' have very different meanings, even if they are the same 'increase one'.

Just like anything else, it's hard to get up. Once you're up, it's not much of an effort to run.

In addition, I had a number of ways to increase the "1" to "2". And one of them was...

The dirt road that connects the forest of Titis and the city of Ishka.

The hard ground that had been trampled over the years by adventurers and hunters was something I was used to walking on.

However, things are a little different now.

My gaze is at least twice as high as usual. My vision wobbles and shakes restlessly whenever the heavy vibrations reach me with a thud and a thud, shaking my body.

The people who have just passed by are all staring at me with their eyes peeled open and their mouths open. Hmmm, they're paying attention, they're paying attention.

That's natural. A wyvern walking down the road with a human on its back is not something that is seen very often.

Everything went according to plan - but there was one element that was not calculated.

"G.........this is pretty shaky.......!

As me in the saddle and the seal clinging to my waist groaned, Lunamaria, who had been walking on the ground here from the beginning, said with a clear face.

'The wyvern is a species that specializes in flying, you see. They're probably not very good at walking on the ground.''

I know that, but it's better to be in the saddle to look...ouch!

Are you all right, Master-- Ouch!

As the two men in the saddle squirmed, biting their tongues from the shaking, Lunamaria smiled a bit.

'It's quite good to be so close,'

'Yeah, should we have flown a little closer?　But if you get too close, you're going to get knocked down by the ballista and pitchforks on the ramparts...

Unauthorized approaches could be mistaken for an attack by a forest monster beast. As I say, if they tried to land forcibly in the city, it would be considered an invasion if it was done poorly, and they would be war criminals.

That's why I'm walking towards Ishqa at some distance from the city gate like this, but--

'When we went to Mount Skim and when we headed to Lake Toya, we were basically flying through the air. I didn't realize how uncomfortable the ride was when I walked up here.

When I blurted out, the Indigo (Indigo) Winged Beast (Wyvern) nodded apologetically, "Pggy........

Oh, no. This kid is surprisingly sensitive.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.　Even the way I fly is much more advanced than it was at first!

Pui?

Really?　And so the Wyvern's head turns to me. Yeah, really, really. So have faith. You can do it, you can do it.

Oh, and don't throw up for joy. Because the day you hit the wall in the distance, you'll be a real invader.

When I was soothing and scoffing at the wyvern like that, Seal let out a joyful laugh, haha.

''I knew this boy could understand his master's words properly. Why doesn't he respond to my words?''

Maybe he has his own hierarchy. Number one is me and number two is me.

'Oh, I see. I'm treated lower than this girl, aren't I? Do they treat me like I'm a newcomer, or do they just want me to keep my mouth shut?

When Seal nodded in agreement, Lunamaria added the words.

'Unless a wyvern is an individual who is very familiar with people, it will only recognize humans as bait. I don't think they even try to understand the language of any human other than the Master.

'Then maybe Seal's words were like mosquitoes flying in your ear.

Isn't that too much to ask?　Oh, but I've been staring at you with a strange, swallowing look from time to time...

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get it right or not. The possibility of being flattened by his tail must have occurred to him.

The bouncy feeling squeezed against my back, and my cheeks naturally loosened.

I mean, no good. It's not time to think about the night yet. I have to pull myself together.

While thinking that, my thoughts were focused on the events of the night. However, it was not the erotic one, but the soul-eating one.

My current level is '8'. It was raised when I defeated the Gryphon.

But after that, I'm not very good at it. Scylla and Warwolf were pretty tasty, and I've been eating Lunamaria's soul every day, but the next level is further away than ever before. If I were a normal adventurer, I'd be eating souls to the point where I'd probably be over level 20 by now.

At first, I only had to fill a cup full of souls to get my level up. Next, the amount of souls I needed was a bucketful of souls. Next, it was a large barrel full - and the game continued to double.

As I thought, Lunamaria alone wasn't enough to be the nightly soul supplier. Seal doesn't even point the "ga" word of harm at me, so he's not a soul-eating target, let alone a nightly game. As for Ilaria, it's going to take a while to prepare her.

Contacting Miroslav at this point in time is risky in many ways, so we have to use our own weight here as well.

I wonder if the Adventurer's Guild would be willing to send one of their assassins to us.

Rumor has it that there is a guild's dark squad. I wonder if they'll send me some kind of female assassin, if it's someone like that, I can eat them without hesitation like Miroslav before.　

If this happens, I'm going to change my mind.

No matter how much you want to eat a soul, going after an innocent person is out. This won't change.

But even if they are not directed at me, I don't mind eating a person who is generally known to be guilty, I don't mind.

To be more specific, bandits and other bad guys. Or a criminal slave who fell into slavery due to a serious crime. As long as you eat the soul of such a person, you can feel no remorse. The extermination of villains would also raise their reputation in the public eye and kill two birds with one stone, wouldn't it?

There is an ancient wizard's famous quote that evildoers have no human rights. What does the soul of a heartfelt criminal taste like? I'm sure you've been thinking about it.

-- and when I was vaguely thinking about that.

"Hey, you guys, stop!

A slightly hunched warning voice hit my earbuds. I found myself surrounded by the guards guarding the castle gate in the distance.

It's obvious, but they are clearly wary of us. However, the reason why no one is still pointing weapons at us is probably due to the presence of the Indigo (Indigo) Winged Beast (Wyvern).

They are more than wary of the strength of the demonic beasts, they are wary of their affiliation.

The dragon knights riding the wyvern are the core of the Canary Kingdom's warrior force. All of the knights who ride the dragons are all skilled in their own right, and yet they are also senior nobles. I'm sure the leader of the group, 'Lord Thunder', was the head of a duke family connected to the royal family. No, was he the next head of the family?

Anyway, the dragon knights are such an elite group, and I guess they are taking into account the possibility that I am the dragon knight who controls the wyvern.

Some of the guards may know my face, but the power of the wyvern in front of me makes it impossible for them to pay attention to the face of the rider.

When I was ordered to stop, I pulled on the reins of the wyvern and jumped down from the saddle to the ground.

It was quite high, but I landed without danger. Then I faced the guards.

"This is Sora, leader of the clan 'Sword of Blood Smoke'. I request permission to enter the castle.

Nuh-uh. Before I give you permission to enter the castle, what's that dragon over there?　Do you belong to the Order of the Dragon?

No, that's quite irrelevant. The wyvern was injured in the forest in Titis the other day. When I helped him out, he got a little crazy about me. That's why I brought him with me today to register him as a squire.

Oh, you don't want to risk a riot?

'Do you think a wyvern that looks at a human being and flails about would put a man on its back?　It's not a problem as long as you don't unnecessarily turn on them. Oh, and don't make a mistake and don't stick your spear at me.

He told the guards surrounding him out loud. It was interesting to see the normally strong-faced guards tremble.

Furthermore, just like its name, a servant monster is a monster beast that is subordinate to a person. They can use candy and whips to discipline captured monsters and beasts of prey, or they can use magic to subdue them.

I heard that there is a very strict screening process for submissive demons.......well, if it's not allowed, it's fine if it's not allowed.

As soon as I exposed the indigo-colored (indigo) winged beast (wyvern) to the public, my goal has already been accomplished.

If taking away the guild's customers and creating a clan is the "How to Peacefully Fight the Guild (Introduction)", then letting them know that the master of the clan is a dragon knight in the field is the "How to Peacefully Fight the Guild (Breaking)".

The existence of the lordless dragon knight would be instantly known throughout Ishka and the entire Canary Kingdom.

The fact that the dragon knight had been expelled from the guild and had created his own clan and begun his activities would also be known.

Then the unknown of the guildmaster who missed this gem would be known to the whole world.

--In fact, I violated the rules only to be expelled, and I was not just a gem, I was a clunker back then, but when Elgato claimed that, those who heard it would surely regard it as just an excuse.

Some masters from other cities would also call for Elgato to be held accountable. He cut down the dragon knight that he could have secured with his own hands - this was nothing more than a blunder.

The Adventurer's Guild is not a charitable organization either, so there is nothing better than having the strength to fight. If you are a dragon knight, you can ignore the terrain constraints of dense forests and high mountains to operate, and considering the distance the wyvern travels, you can make great use of it for emergency messages and the like.

The Ishqa Adventurer's Guild has let go of these possibilities.

The more active I become as a dragon knight, the more stupid the Adventurer's Guild becomes for having given up on me.

........I suddenly remembered the words that were once thrust at me by the receptionist, Liddell.

''Regardless of whether you are an adventurer or a staff member, those who belong to this guild are obligated to work for Ishka.''

This is a very good argument. I have already been expelled from the guild, but as a resident of Ishqa, I will do my duty to work for Ishqa.

If it ends up working against the guild, they don't care. They are also obligated to work for Ishqa.

They would never interfere with our actions for the sake of their own face and interests.

There's no way they could do such a shameless thing.

--A small tremble in my throat.