"Soya, speaking as someone with experience, if I were you, I wouldn't choose this moment to resign and become an adventurer.
"You've seen how strong Yoru Machi is, and according to you, that Elf Maiden is quite formidable as well.
"Do you think that, even if you went back to being an adventurer, you'd be able to fit into their party with your strength?"
Hearing the Guild Master's words, Soya fell silent. Yoru Machi and Cui were powerful enough to slay the Poisonous Demon Dragon. Though she considered herself somewhat capable, if she joined them, she would only hold them back.
"So, if you truly want to help Yoru Machi, your current job is the most suitable one. If you resign from this job as well, then you'll truly lose even your last connection with them.
"By the way, speaking of work, did you transfer that high-difficulty commission we received last time to headquarters?"
After a brief period of thought, Soya, who had been ready to resign, was ultimately persuaded by the Guild Master.
"Guild Master, the commission documents that were supposed to be sent to headquarters are gone! They were clearly here just now. Could it be..."
When accepting commissions, the Adventurer's Guild generally would not refuse one merely because it was too difficult, as doing so would affect the Adventurer's Guild's reputation.
Once it received a commission beyond its capabilities, the local branch would transfer it to headquarters, allowing headquarters to dispatch stronger adventurers to complete the task.
This time, the guild in Mag Town had also received a commission beyond its capabilities. Following the Guild Master's instructions, Soya had originally planned to forward the commission to headquarters.
However, when Soya came downstairs again just now, she discovered that the document was nowhere to be found. Then, recalling how she had been squabbling with Cui over Yoru Machi, she remembered that Yoru Machi seemed to have taken something from the counter.
Meanwhile, out in the countryside, Cui looked at the document in Yoru Machi's hand with an odd expression.
'Drive away or subjugate the Legendary Great Dragon—the Demon Flame Dragon.'
The moment Cui saw the commission in Yoru Machi's hand, she fell silent. Just a moment ago, she had been saying that Mag Town did not have any particularly advanced commissions, considering the caliber of its adventurers.
Yet she had not expected to be proven wrong so quickly. With the commission Yoru Machi was holding now, there were few people on the entire continent who would dare accept it.
Both the Poisonous Demon Dragon and the Demon Flame Dragon were dragons, but in terms of strength and magic power, the Poisonous Demon Dragon was vastly inferior to the Demon Flame Dragon.
That was right. Though both were powerful dragonkin, the Demon Flame Dragon had ravaged the continent for many years. Both its age and its strength far surpassed those of the Poisonous Demon Dragon.
Generally speaking, one could not rely on the strength of just one or two people to subjugate such a legendary creature.
Dragons stood at the top of the food chain to begin with, and the Demon Flame Dragon was one of the finest among them. In this world, there was simply no human capable of facing it alone and defeating it.
"Yoru Machi, this mission is a little too dangerous for us. How about we go back and choose another one..."
As an elf princess who had dared challenge the Poisonous Demon Dragon alone, Cui was rather proud by nature and possessed a certain degree of confidence in her own strength.
However, the Poisonous Demon Dragon had taught her a lesson before. Now that she saw the mission to subjugate the Demon Flame Dragon in Yoru Machi's hand, she naturally hoped he would be more cautious.
"This dragon called the Demon Flame Dragon—is it really that fucking awesome?"
Yoru Machi had not been in this New World for long. He had never heard of things like the Poisonous Demon Dragon or the Demon Flame Dragon.
However, he could still understand the many zeros listed after the commission reward.
This was different from when they had subjugated the Poisonous Demon Dragon. Not only had the client made no attempt to conceal the Demon Flame Dragon's danger and power, but they had also offered an extraordinarily generous reward.
"Isn't that obvious? The Demon Flame Dragon is a dragon that has lived for who knows how many years. It has even left behind countless legends across this continent. In stories, it is a powerful existence spoken of as though it were a calamity."
Cui rolled her eyes at a certain money-grubber and explained the Demon Flame Dragon's strength to him.
To put it bluntly, before gods, Demon Kings, and Heroes appeared, the Demon Flame Dragon was one of the most powerful monsters in this world.
"How does it compare to the Poisonous Demon Dragon from before? This Demon Flame Dragon's strength, I mean."
No matter how much Cui explained, Yoru Machi, who knew almost nothing about this world, still had no real concept of what "the strongest monster" meant. He could only use the Poisonous Demon Dragon they had encountered before as a unit for measuring combat strength.
"In terms of race and bloodline, the Poisonous Demon Dragon and the Demon Flame Dragon should both be powerful dragons.
"But the Demon Flame Dragon has existed on the continent far longer than the Poisonous Demon Dragon, so in terms of strength, the Poisonous Demon Dragon should be nowhere near a match for the Demon Flame Dragon."
Although the Poisonous Demon Dragon had been utterly crushed by Yoru Machi before, he still felt that dragon had been quite strong. In the Soul Reaper World, it would at least have been at the level of a Menos Grande.
And according to Cui, the Demon Flame Dragon was much stronger than the Poisonous Demon Dragon. Wouldn't that put it at the level of an Adjuchas or even a Vastolorde?
Strength of that level would correspond to a Soul Reaper vice-captain or captain in the Soul Reaper World, so Yoru Machi was now somewhat hesitant about whether to take on this mission.
If he had his Zanpakuto in hand right now and could perform Shikai, he would not fear the so-called Demon Flame Dragon at all.
But the problem was that he was only one of countless dimensional incarnations. His Zanpakuto was in the hands of his other self in the Soul Reaper World.
"Forget it. Let's get to this village first and see. Doesn't it say that adventurers who accept this commission can learn from the villagers how to defeat the Demon Flame Dragon?"
To Yoru Machi, adventurer commissions in this world really did resemble quests in a game.
And the "clues to defeating the Demon Flame Dragon" provided in the commission were clearly side quests meant for players to level up or obtain divine artifacts and equipment.
Following the information on the commission, after traveling for two days, Yoru Machi and Cui finally arrived at an unfamiliar village.
And in that village, Yoru Machi and Cui once again ran into a familiar half-beastman-faced acquaintance wearing thick glasses, who looked to be in his thirties but was actually only seventeen.
"Looks like I can run into you anywhere, Shimada Yousuke. I knew a guy like you wouldn't die that easily.
"But it seems you still haven't learned your lesson from what happened before. What are you planning to help this village with this time?"
After only a few days apart, Yoru Machi found that although Shimada Yousuke's appearance had not changed much, he could clearly sense that this prematurely aged, uncle-faced guy standing before him had become stronger again!
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