Chapter 66

After that, I discussed the Deatharmed incident with Guildmaster Haraine, but we didn’t learn anything concrete.

In the end, why Deatharmed had met the conditions for Existence Evolution remained a mystery.

We still had no idea whether there was a mastermind behind the incident or whether it was some kind of natural phenomenon that hadn’t existed in 〈Magic World〉.

For now, the Howlrod Marquis House, one of the great noble families, would be investigating. There wasn’t much point in me, a mere adventurer, thinking about it any further, though...

“Then we’ll be taking our leave. Thank you for hearing us out, Guildmaster.”

“Wait. I have a clear grasp of your abilities now, and I don’t believe you’re hiding anything behind a lie. Normally, when it comes to promotion to C-rank or higher, your record and activities matter more than your ability... but as a special exception, I hereby approve both of you for promotion to B-rank adventurers.”

“B-rank adventurers?”

A jump from D-rank straight to B-rank.

That was generous of her.

Normally, even if you achieved some results, you couldn’t rank up just by quietly delving into 〈Dungeon〉...