Episode 188 A-class adventurer
When Ami tried to leave the room, her father stopped her and asked her to listen to the story with him. Ami wondered why, but she nodded and sat next to her father.
"By the way, there was a request for Japan's Adventurer's Guild at the World Adventurer Forum, right?"
"Yeah, did Chairman Shiozaki, who was with you, tell you about it?"
Chairman Shiozaki was the head of Japan's Adventurer's Guild. However, even at the age of 80, he was an old man who clung to his position as Chairman, and he was a person who would sleep even during meetings.
Even during the plenary session of the House of Representatives in Japan, there were times when a member of the House of Representatives was seen on TV. It seemed that Chairman Shiozaki was sleeping at the World Adventurer Forum as well. Chairman Shiozaki, who was half asleep, only remembered that it was a request related to Life Magic, but he said he didn't know the details.
Hearing this, Director Jikouji, should I replace the Chairman with that tanuki-like Shigaraki, he seriously thought such.(TN:Jikouji, Ami's father, is the #2 of the Japan Adventurer's Guild.)
Director Jikouji asked about the details of the request, pretending that Chairman Shiozaki had forgotten about it.
"I see, there are some questions about Life Magic, so they want you to prepare a person who can explain them."
Ami turned to face her father.
"Are you talking about Grimm-sensei?"
"Is that Grimm-sensei a teacher at the Jibik Magic Academy?"
"He used to be a teacher. Now he's working in the advanced dungeons as a C-class adventurer."
"Aahh, he's the first person to become a C-class adventurer as a Life Wizard."
"That's right. There is no adventurer who is more familiar with Life Magic than Grimm-sensei."
"I see, it looks like we'll be asking that person. Should I reply by letter?"
Takase shook his head.
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"Rather than that, I was told that A-class adventurer Clarisse Leandre was coming to Japan from France."
Hearing that, Jikouji's eyes widened. Speaking of Clarisse, she was the 7th person in the world adventurer ranking. That wasn't all. She was a matchless beauty and was the object of admiration for adventurers.
The 7th place adventurer in the world adventurer ranking was, for the Adventurer's Guild, of a higher rank than the head of a small country.
"Takase-san, are you acquainted with Clarisse-san?"
Ami asked Takase.
"We haven't talked much, but we exchange greetings when we meet."
Hearing this, Director Jikouji asked if he could be a guide.
"From the airport, you can take her to Shibugami City, until she meets that person named Grimm-sensei, that much will be acceptable, but anything more is impossible."
Director Jikouji nodded.
"That's fine. We'll also need an interpreter, so the Adventurer's Guild will prepare one."
Ami asked her father.
"What about Grimm-sensei's consent?"
"There is no adventurer who doesn't want to meet Clarisse Leandre."
Director Jikouji laughed and declared such. Clarisse was such a famous and attractive woman.
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When I heard from Branch Chief Kondou of the Adventurer's Guild that I would be able to meet Clarisse Leandre, I accepted without hesitation.
Clarisse was the world's top-class magician. Her beloved sword Balmung was said to be able to defeat even the five great dragons.
The five great dragons were dragons that possessed the attributes of fire/water/earth/ice/light. It seemed that you could encounter them in the depths of advanced dungeons.
"Branch Chief, why is such an amazing adventurer learning another type of magic now?"
"It seems that it is necessary to fly in order to conquer a certain dungeon."
The number of adventurers who thought about such things would increase in the future.
"I see. If it's an A-class adventurer, their magic level will rise quickly."
"Maa, I suppose so. A-class are real monsters after all."
I was surprised that the C-class Kamijou steadily raised his magic level, but Clarisse would probably surpass that.
A few days later, Clarisse Leandre came to Japan. Airplanes of this era looked much the same as they did in the past. However, since machines such as computers could no longer be used, the number of pilots was said to be increased when flying long distances. Humans were replacing computers.
Clarisse was guided by Takase to the Adventurer's Guild in Shibugami City.
The adventurers who knew she was coming that day had been waiting for her at the Adventurer's Guild since morning. When Takase entered the guild with Clarisse, cheers arose from the mouths of the adventurers waiting for them.
My first impression when I saw Clarisse was that a goddess had descended. Of course, she was a beautiful woman, but she had a presence.
Her self-confidence, which had been accumulated through her experiences, had become her charm and attracted people. This was what charisma was all about.
The Branch Chief greeted her with a strained face and led her to the Branch Chief's office. Takase and I went with them.
"This is the leading person in Life Magic. Grimm Sakaki."
"I never thought you were such a young adventurer."
Clarisse replied in fluent Japanese.
The Adventurer's Guild thought that an interpreter would be needed, so they tried to prepare one, but when they checked with Clarisse, it seemed that they were told that she didn't need it because she had learned Japanese. It was only natural if she was that fluent.
"I don't have much time, so I want you to teach me how to fight using Life Magic in a short period of time."
I asked how much Life Magic Clarisse had mastered.
"My magic level is '6', and I have learned 'Cone Arrow', 'Thunder Bowl', 'Blade', and 'Javelin'."
All of them must have been learned to attack monsters.
"You should learn 'Push', which is the basics of Life Magic. Also, if you learn 'Wing', you should also learn 'Airbag'."
"Why 'Airbag'?"
"It's a safety measure in case something happens in the air."
"Please teach me how it is used."
I invited Clarisse to the window. And, I opened the window and jumped down. The Branch Chief's room was on the 2nd floor, so it wasn't that high, but I activated 'Airbag' in the middle of the fall, stopped my fall, and landed on the ground.
"Wonderful. I heard 'Airbag' and thought it was used when you want to stop suddenly."
As a Muscle Wizard, she often fought while moving at high speed, and she seemed to have thought that it was for a sudden stop at that time.
Since I went all the way down to the ground, I proposed going to the training grounds and teaching her.
As we headed to the training grounds, other adventurers followed in droves.
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