Chapter 528: Adventurers of the Lake

Hey, who are those guys?

That must be the onlookers. The old man must have called them here

Theyve been slacking lately too. I thought Id give them a shot to wake up. Lets show them how strong you are

Or do you not want to show your skills publicly? If thats the case, Ill kick them out immediately

No need, its fine

Well, it was not going to be a fight where we have to show up the cards in our hands after all. Fran was rather pleased with this. It was because this was a nice chance to improve the status of the Black Cat kin.

I was worried that she might get a little too motivated though.

Ooh, thats good then. Im sorry for not telling you before

Good grief, this old man is so brazen

I dont want to be told that by this brazen old hag!

As they were talking about this and she was doing some light stretching, a man approached her from among the onlookers.

He was clearly an adventurer with power a level higher than the rest of them. At the very least, he was a C-ranker. Depending on his skills and abilities handling, he could have been a B-ranker.

Hes quite strong

(Nn. Appraisal)

Aah, what are you doing?

(Its natural to appraise stranger who approaches us)

Is that so?

(Nn. If he found out, then we can either defeat him or run away, thats all)

She was so simple! Apparently, I was an idiot for worrying about it.

When I used the appraisal skill a sense of weight lifted off my shoulders, I found that he was still quite strong. His status was at the top of rank C, wasnt it? He was much weaker than Colbert, but he had a good balance of water magic, underwater action skills, and trap detection. He was an all-rounder with a high rating in areas other than his combat prowess.

Hey, sorry to barge in on you. Im a B ranked adventurer and my name is Lovren

Nn. And Im a

You just need to give your name

?? Okay, Im Fran

Yeah, Im sure Ill learn a lot today. Nice to meet you

Nn

Fran shook the hand that was offered to her. He was a fresh, handsome guy with dark hair, but he doesnt seem like a bad guy. And he was a B-ranker, huh?

Anyway, Guild master, whats the point in hiding her true ident.i.ty? After all, Im not the only one whos noticed it

Well, those who dont realize it are negligent. And it means they have bad ears for information and poor eyes for judging others!

Haha, so strict

Why are you laughing!? Well, enough about the low rankers. But the problem is that there are a lot of Cs and Ds who underestimate Fran! Theyve been in lukewarm water for too long, and their senses have been dulled

Well, we havent had any major incidents in the last 20 years after all~

Dont be so c.o.c.ky! It was because youre such an ace, thats why the adventurers of Lake Vivian look like fools! The people of the Royal Capital haven even called us water striders!

What a strange thing to say

Guh

Well well, its no use worrying about it. Youre just segregating yourself

Lovren doesnt seem to care. Apparently, he was a pretty easy-going guy. Grandpa Gull, on the other hand, was the impatient type. So, I dont think theyll get along.

Well, it seems like Grandpa Gull was a little hot-blooded huh?

Well, that was fine. Im more concerned about something else.

Fran, you recognize that kid?

(No)

Of course, huh

There was a boy who kept staring at Fran and Urus.h.i.+ since we showed up. Although the other groups members were also looking at us with suspicion and contempt, this boy was the only one who was letting out his killing intent at us.

I wondered if we had beaten him up somewhere, but Fran didnt seem to remember him either.

Hes looking at us as if he was looking at his parents killers

( I dont know)

Well, its no use thinking about him, well just need to be a little more cautious

(Nn)

I wonder if it was because his relatives were killed by the Black Cat kin or something like that? Or maybe he was the child of an enemy that Fran had defeated?

Two people from the E-rank, come!

Ou!

Understood!

A man in his early thirties and a woman in her mid-twenties stepped forward at Grandpa Gulls words.

Both were warriors that used the spear. Apparently, there were a lot of spear users in this guild. Of the nine people here, seven were spearmen, and the other two were a mage and an archer, so all the warriors were equipped with spears.

Let me show you these spear handling skills that I got from Daghour-senpai!

The tip of the spear that the man held up looked like a harpoon. No, it was not that it looked like a harpoon, but wasnt it a real harpoon?

I wondered about it, only to realize that using a spear on a lake would be easier. Furthermore, if the junior adventurers were taught by their seniors, it would lead to an increase in the number of spear users.

Upon appraisal, I found that he possessed skills such as harpoon skills and spear throwing, in addition to spear skills. In addition to swimming, diving, and other underwater skills, he also had water walking skills.

Certainly, it was true that the adventurers in this area were specialized to work around Lake Vivian. I also took a look at the other examinees, but they all had similar skill sets. I can see why the Guild Masters would feel frustrated by this.

I cant believe they brought a kid this time. I guess they were more concerned with the fact that the examiner must be an outsider than their ability Dont resent me if you get hurt, okay?

Hey, why dont you say something? Or are you just too scared to

No need to talk, come

Fran interrupted the mans words and provoked him with a gesture of her finger to call him over. I guess the mans story was boring for her.

The reason why she didnt go first was that shed been told to let them strike first and show what they were capable of. Yeah, yeah, it was great that she remembered what she was asked to do!

This brat Dont underestimate me!

This guy seems to have zero tolerance for agitation.