The world's strongest hard worker

"It seems that the reputation of the guild Tempest has been increasing recently."

Only candle lights sway in a dark room.

I saw three people in the room.

One is an old man.

One is a man who feels a small but unspeakable fear.

One was a man with a dagger on his waist and a nice look.

"Why did you lose your reputation to the bottom of the earth?

The old man had a low voice.

"I think it was the Alliance members who belonged to Tempest at the Freshman's Games that inspired me to win and decorate the semi-winning. Sometimes the finals were very good, and it should get a lot of attention now."

Beautiful man says.

"Heh, that's a pretty good rating for you."

The little man asked curiously.

"It was just that amazing material. I can't help but think of the guild Tempest."

"Then kill them and their reputation will be ruined."

The tiny man lifts his mouth and laughs invincibly.

"Stop it. Speaking of newcomers, he's quite capable. We also want to avoid inadvertent wear and tear."

"It's okay. It's easy to hit defenseless places. Assassination is my specialty, right?

"No way. I guess I just killed one of them recently. If you do it again and again in a short period of time, it will make it easier for you to attach your feet."

"... oh, that's right. I can't help it, I'll kill them later."

"So what do we do? Is there any way to discredit Tempest?

The old man seemed impatient.

I began to hear his name again, and there was a rekindling of hatred in him for "Tempest."

"Of course there is. At the root of this problem is the presence of new adventurers in Tempest. You can finish this later. However, in Grandpa's case, it seems that" Tempest "is becoming popular and will not be forgiven. Then find the one who's accelerating the popularity."

"Ho."

"I don't think the current Alliance Master will be able to bring the Alliance back this far. I can only assume that someone is partitioning the guild on my behalf. First you have to catch him."

"What are you going to do when you catch him?

"I'll tell you a little bit. I wonder what happens when you cooperate with Tempest. Then you can let him go. That's the only way he can get back together."

"... fufufu. Good. Very good. Now Tempest will be in a dire situation again."

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Now that you have completed the five C Rank Quests, you can finally take on the B Rank Quests.

However, now that I have not been asked for any B Rank Quests, I can't do anything after all.

Aside from personal requests, the Federation of Adventurer Guilds asks for quests.

Quests commensurate with your Alliance's achievements will spin, so there's nothing you can do about it.

Let's spend this waiting time training.

I also plan to acquire skills.

Hey, Livel.

"Hello, Mr. River."

When I was thinking about going to the arena, Lar and Fear spoke up.

The combination is a little unusual.

"That's not true, is it? It's not natural for a young girl to get along."

"And it was lunch time, so we talked about having dinner together."

Speaking of which, it's already been such a long time.

Aruji, I'm hungry.

It seems that the cucumber sitting on his head got hungry and woke up.

"Let's eat with Livel."

I see. Do you mind if I interrupt? Cucumber's hungry too. "

"Cucu, cucu-chan too!? I'll get the almonds!

"... what's wrong with Fear?

"She says she's cute, so you want to take care of her, right?

I see.

Feea, nice guy!

Cu proudly told me a story.

This guy's a real dick.

Cucumber is delighted that Fear brought us almonds.

We were having lunch together.

"I'm sorry I'm eating. Could it be Mr. River?

Someone talked to me.

A well-dressed man with blonde hair.

Older and taller than me.

Yes, that's right.

"Oh, I knew it! Actually, I'm an adventurer too, but I wanted to talk to Livel, who will be an adventurer in the future!

"Ah, I see. So you've been eating a lot with us lately."

He said it as if Raul was convinced.

"You look embarrassed. But the meal itself was delicious."

"If you like it, it's great. Our guild still has a bad reputation."

"Absolutely not! Recently, I often hear the name 'Tempest'!

"I'm glad you said that."

This man seems to have been visiting Tempest a lot.

To talk to me.

I've been spending a lot of time on quests lately, so I haven't been in the Alliance much.

I may have done something wrong.

"Excuse me, may I ask your name and your guild?

"Of course. My name is Noah. Your Alliance is called" Nightmare. "It's been around for a long time, but I can't be famous for it. It's a guild like that."

"Ah, I know the name of the guild. But I'm sorry, I don't really know what kind of guild it is."

"Ahahah, that's fine. Never mind.... Oops, this is already the time. Excuse me for today. It's good to have you all greeted."

That's how the man left.

"... Phew. Did you finally go?"

Fear sighed.

"Fear, you mustn't show that attitude in public."

"Of course...! Actually, even if I look like this, it's a familiar type, so I don't like people who feel that way."

"I know that much. Right, Livel?

"Oh, it feels like it's as imagined, and it's not particularly surprising."

"Eh, eh... that's terrible..."

Feea grieves with tears in her eyes.

This time, I may deserve it.

... and a man named Noah.

Although it was a good impression, the magic waves were shaking many times during the conversation.

When talking to people to obtain the "Truth Judgment", I was working to feel the magical wave that applied the "Reminder", but this time it worked.

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○ Skill Truth Determination

I know that the person I designate is lying. I don't know if the other person is lying or hiding the truth.

In addition, it is not a lie when the designated counterparty recognizes that it is true.

○ Acquisition conditions

I have mastered "Mindfulness Tale."

Feel the waves of magic when the designated person tells a lie and understand facial changes and reactions.

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Do you keep secrets or have thoughts?

I don't know the actual situation, but I have a bad feeling.

You have acquired the skill Truth Determination.

... you got it at this time.

In other words, it is likely that this hunch is correct.

Preventing an attack is more important than raising a rank or acquiring skills.

But this is not definitive, so I can't talk to Lar and Fear.

Without concrete evidence, it lacks credibility and foments anxiety.

I'll do something about it.

To do this, gathering information is a top priority.

I'll go out to town after lunch.