Being Strong On Your Own

Chapter 10: Return to the Guild

Grey sat leaning against the boulder while behind the rock was a pool of warm water that was being used by Irena, who was, she had taken off her clothes and was now cleaning her body while sitting on a rock to dry her hair.

The clothes are being dried near the hole that produces heat, and it only takes a few minutes until it is completely dry.

"Well Grey, I hear you always take volunteer quests until you're a little late for the rank but I'm sure you're more than just an iron adventurer."

"I don't care about it so don't worry, there's more need for my help, which is why I missed the promotional exam."

the rank itself was iron, bronze, silver, gold, platinum and mithril, most mithril had been killed on the front lines.

The foolish nobility sent them to the front lines resulting in 500,000 adventurer troops and 100,000 royal troops being killed and turned into undead troops, now the human race can only survive without being able to do anything else. That's why the border region is the hardest working of all people.

For the sake of the survival of mankind including the rich people who live leisurely in the capital.

"Do I want to ask the guild to raise your rank?"

"Not to, after all my friends who are no longer there must be disappointed if I ride through someone's connection."

"I'm just offering."

Silence was felt between the two until Irena finally decided to hum and then sing, regardless of her appearance as a wild and rough girl her voice was so beautiful.

Grey admitted that even he could enjoy the chant in his mind while staring at the ceiling of the cave, before the appearance of the Undead King, he said, songs like this are widely heard in the middle of a crowded city, not least the countryside, whether coming from street musicians or from theater people, everyone was very happy and lived a life like a fairy tale.

Imagining it would only hurt Grey more, so he soon forgot about it and decided to close his eyes for a moment before a slow kick hit his leg.

"I'm done, let's go back."

"Ah yes."

"Are you just imagining something that's not on me."

"Not at all."

"Unfortunately, men always like to think of wild fantasies about a woman's body when they are close to them."

Grey just silently ignored his strange words, in the guild they reported all the things about the investigation including giving away the treasure as well as the map made by Grey.

"No, we've got a lot in the dungeon."

Mary shed tears on her face.

"I can't believe Irena's the stingy one to say that."

"Who you call stingy, I'm generous."

"Joking around" Mary replied slightly laughing to melt the atmosphere.

Irena turned her gaze towards the three women who had been waiting for her at the door, they clearly felt annoyed and angry at being abandoned.

One man was a priestess in white with blond hair named Eva.

Another short-haired brunette with one large sword on her back was named Winy.

And another one was a long green-haired lady from an extremely rare race of elves, Angel.

They look like a solid team.

"I have to go, I think I'll treat them to an apology, then see you."

Mary added on her departure.

"If Irena looks very cheerful she was previously a person who did not want to cooperate with anyone because her partner died in the battle on the front line, but after gradually time she decided to make her own group."

His life is not much different from Grey's.

"He's coming to that battle?"

"Whether he did not tell, at that time he was invited by his teammates but he refused because they were still beginners, he said, he tried to convince them to stay, unfortunately they continued to come until at the end only Irena was alive, that's why so that no one else dies into battle he chooses some rookies to train the stronger, the ones we see have also lost their homes to the Undead King."

Grey has known for a long time that he is not the only one who wants to change this life.