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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 215 Part 2

CHAPTER 215: B RANK PART 2

And yet, Natalie-san was congratulating me right now on a job well done……

「Snap out of it.」

「Ouch!」

Tanya tapped me on the head with her hand.

「Rein, you must be thinking about a whole bunch of unnecessary stuff right about now, correct?」

「W-Well, I wouldn’t exactly call them unnecessary, but……」

「If you have doubts like that, then that’s what those thoughts are: unnecessary.」

Tanya said while tapping me on the head one more time.

「I honestly don’t get why you can’t feel even a little bit happy about your own achievements, Rein. We have been together for a while now, and I can honestly say that you should feel proud of the things that you have accomplished, regardless if it was intentional or not.」

「……………」

「Besides, what happened in the past is just that: something that already happened. It’s not like you can do anything now to change that.」

「T-This is……」

「The only thing that you can hope to do now is to look forward. If you keep looking backwards all the time, you will eventually lose your way and you are going to fall down. And no one would want that to happen to you.」

「……………」

「Look, I’m not going to tell you to forget that those things happened. By all means, remember them as much as you want. But don’t let those memories influence you so much that you won’t be able to move on into the future. That’s all I ask. Simple and easy to understand, right?」

「…… Yes. Yes, I guess so.」

Tania’s words started to seep deep into my mind.

The fuzziness I had been holding in the back of my chest seemed to disappear ever so slightly thanks to those words.

「Thank you, Tanya.」

「Fueh!?」

Before I even realized it, I ended up gently patting Tanya on the head.

「Oh, I’m sorry, my bad. I didn’t mean to treat you like a child now, I was just expressing my gratitude to you…… Did you get mad?」

「T-T-T-T-That’s n-n-n-n-not t-t-t-true……!!!」

「So you did not dislike it?」

「No…… Not really……」

Tanya’s face became bright red in an instant and she turned her face away from me…… But even so, she did not step away from me or told me to stop doing what I was doing.

Rather, she held her head out to me as if to say that she wanted me to do it some more.

「D-Do whatever you want, geez!」

「Then I shall do just that.」

While Tanya was blushing furiously all over, I continued to gently stroke her hair.

「Umm, Shroud-san? Tanya-san? Must I remind you that we are still in the middle of the conversation here? If you really want to make out in public, could you do that after we are finished?」

Natalie-san said while giving me a nasty glare.

「But anyways…… Those are the main reasons why it was decided that you should be promoted to B Rank, Shroud-san. Of course, should you feel that you do not deserve it, we can always cancel the promotion process, no problem.」

「No, I would never do something like that.」

「I’m glad to hear that. I wasn’t sure what I would do for a moment out there if you’d say no to the promotion……」

「How in their right mind would even refuse a promotion like that?」

When she heard her say that, Natalie-san turned her gaze towards Tanya.

「Oh, things like that DO happen from time to time. For you see, when you move up in Rank, not only you get all sorts of benefits, but you also get all kinds of new responsibilities. And there are people who don’t like that fact and prefer to stay at a lower rank, to a certain extent.」

「Wow, so there are people like that, huh? I don’t really understand it. Personally, I would want to reach the highest that I possibly can before stopping.」

「The Guild would be delighted if all of the Adventurers were thinking just like you are right now, Tanya-san.」

Natalie-san giggled and then…….

Then she continued to speak as if she suddenly remembered something.

「Oh yes, that’s right. Shroud-san, would you be willing to take the A Rank Promotion Exam?」

「Promotion Exam?」

I just got myself to the B Rank, and now Natalie-san was talking about me getting into the A Rank…… What does that even mean?

As if to answer my doubts, Natalie-san began to explain.

「When it comes to the rank up process, up to B Rank the Adventurers can be promoted at the discretion of the Adventurers’ Guild. But in order to be promoted to A Rank, the Adventurers have to have certain achievements under their belt and take a special test. In Shroud-san’s case, his achievements are more than perfect to check that particular criterium, so if you decide that you want to take the Promotion Exam, upon passing it you would be able to go straight into the A Rank.」

「Oh, I see. So that’s how it works.」

「And of course, going into the A Rank nets you even more benefits than the B Rank would.」
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「For example?」

「Well, there are a whole lot of things that are tied to achieving the A Rank, but to summarize it in one sentence, it can basically net you the same amount of influence and power as a noble.」

「Is that even possible……?」

「There are certain requests that cannot be accomplished by strength and battle skills alone. In order to deal with such cases, the A Ranked Adventurers are given the same amount of power as the nobles possess. Well, they are only Adventurers still, so they cannot rule the city or be involved in the city administration like nobles do, but still……」

It was certainly an outrageous story, but there was still something that I did not quite understand.

Occasionally, there are incidents that can’t be solved without physical power alone.

The case of the Lord and his son Edgar, who used to rule this city, would be a perfect example.

「But is it really that easy to just give someone so much power?」

「Don’t worry about that, Shroud-san. His Majesty the King is also involved in the certification of A Rank Adventurers. So it’s not a problem at all.」

「Hee. I see. So this is how the top brass of humankind seems to operate, huh? I’m impressed. Even for a human, this King of you seems to have a nice head on his shoulders.」

Tanya nodded in admiration.

「When is that Promotion Exam thing going to take place?」

「Well, your timing is perfect, because the time for the Promotion Exam is almost upon us. However, the exam won’t be held here, but in the Royal Capital.」

「Hmm, I see.」

「What do you want to do, Shroud-san? Would you like to take the exam? If you really want to take up the exam, Shroud-san, I will immediately inform the people in the royal capital of that fact…… But I will also prepare a letter of introduction for you. What should I do?」

「Hmm, this is……」

I couldn’t actually answer Natalie-san’s question right away.

It seems to have many benefits, but of course, it’s being A Rank was not all about the benefits.

I would have even more responsibilities, and I wouldn’t be able to do anything about them.

What should I do?

I gave it some serious thought at that moment.