"Adventurer Shien will be granted a title and become an honorary viscount."
News like this gradually spread throughout the royal capital, reaching nobles and commoners alike.
"He's being made a viscount right from the start?"
"That's incredible."
"Though there have been many cases of adventurers being granted titles for great achievements, it has been a long time since anyone started out as a viscount, hasn't it?"
"Normally, shouldn't one start with the lowest rank, baron?"
"Yeah."
The people of the royal capital eagerly discussed the matter.
Normally, news of someone being granted a title would not spread so quickly or attract this much attention.
As mentioned above, there were many examples of adventurers being ennobled for great deeds. Several barons had already been appointed this year alone, so the people of the royal capital had long grown accustomed to hearing that this person or that person had received a title.
Under such circumstances, no one even knew how long it had been since an ennoblement had sparked this much discussion.
Yet news that Shien was about to be granted a title spread rapidly, becoming a topic of conversation throughout every street and alley in the royal capital.
There were several reasons for this.
First, being made a viscount from the outset was indeed rare.
Furthermore, Shien himself had recently become a prominent figure in the royal capital. He had tamed Artur's Black Dragon, exposed House Galuoli's conspiracy, broken the evil magical ritual in Arutol Canyon, and had even nearly wiped out the Kingdom Knights. Each of these accomplishments added to his prestige, keeping him under intense scrutiny.
Shien had also defeated the Old Demon Faction led by Bedo, earning the favor of the royal capital's citizens, who had suffered a devastating blow from that faction ten years ago.
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