God's an Adventurer: Volume I

Chapter 22- Questing Time

"Rank 0? Just like the Grand Heroes of Past" said Asahi in a stunned voice.

The people in the back who had been paying attention to the commotion awed.

"So, what's this Rank 0 and the whole Grand Heroes of Past business?" asked Kami as he stared at his glowing card.

"You truly don't know? What do they teach kids your age these days?" spoke Solomon.

"Tsk, don't put me in the lot with him. He's just some weird guy who asks too many questions." commented Keishi putting a sour face.

"The Grand Heroes of Past were adventurer's like yourself. They were the strongest warrior's mortality could offer. There were 3 in total and together they pushed the God of Calamity back and saved Tyr centuries ago." answered Asahi no longer minding the fact that Kami always seemed clueless about everything.

"What about Goddess Iatra? Where was she to stop this God of Calamity guy?" continued to ask Kami as he placed his card away in one of his pockets.

"At the time she was not the powerful being she is today. She ruled peacefully over a part of Tyr but when the God of Calamity attacked she did not partake in the fight. She instead dedicated her entire power to prevent the God of Calamity's power from reaching her domain."

"Who exactly where they? Names and stuff, I mean."

"Their names were Ausra Inoue, Sora Goto, and Touma Fukuda. Ausra was said to have died in the battle versus the God of Calamity. She was the only human among the 3 Gran Heroes and perhaps the weakest of the three. Touma was a Beastman, a race of human-like people who have attained animalistic qualities, he died of old age. However, Sora is the most interesting one thus far. It might be that he still lives somewhere in this world to this day considering he was a Prime Elf. They are said to have an extensive lifespan so it's quite possible someone else of your power exists in this world Young Kami if not even stronger than you." said Asahi.

Well that was kind of obvious with this whole curse I can't break from Himari. Still, guess getting Rank 0 like those Grand Hero people is pretty impressive. It also means there's a lot more people in this world who are more powerful than me currently than I thought. At first, I thought it would just be the Gods but now even some normal people can potentially be stronger, that's exciting.

Kami smiled as he turned around and started walking away.

"Well thanks for the information. I think I'm going to see if there's any quest of my level that I can pick up. There is such a quest am I right?"

The Guild Master looked at the receptionist for a second before the rest of them began following behind him.

"There might be something suited to your needs. The King had sent his son and a few of his strongest knights out to take out a dungeon in the outskirts of the City just West of here that had recently spawned. It's been a few days since they were sent out and no word has returned to the King or any of his men about the location of his said son. He recently approached me and inquired about a strong adventurer who he would rewards handsomely if they were to secure the location. I had sent out word to the strongest adventurers that I could think of but it's going to take more than a few days for them to get word of this. Considering some of his knights are potentially in the Rank 4 to 5 area we would need someone of that magnitude or even higher to take this request in hand. Something you would be interested in?"

Kami thought about it as shivers of excitement crossed through his back. A dungeon? Kings and sons and potentially another strong monster? Handsome reward? He was more than interested.

"Yeah, looks like something I can get behind" he said as a smile spread across his face.

Solomon simply nodded his head as the receptionist immediately made her way to the desk, passing Kami in a haste.

"The paperwork will take a few hours so please, do care to explore a bit more of the city" spoke Solomon.

"Anywhere you suggest I should take a look?" asked Kami.

"Well, a strong warrior as yourself might be interested in stocking up in our local shops with new gear perhaps. I would have suggested you go to the Colosseum but considering the dragon attack just yesterday, it would seem they have closed down currently while repairs are being made to the city and the colosseum itself."

"Colosseum? That sounds interesting. What happens there?"

"Well if you are more than willing; the colosseum is a place where people can go and fight others to show their strength in front of a crowd. It's a form of entertainment. Considering who you are, you would make a good candidate to partake in it. Not to mention those who participate in there, receive fame."

That sounds interesting as well. Not that in matters anyway he said it was closed. Well the shop idea seems pretty smart, but not for me. I promised Himari we would buy scrolls of skills for her to learn so I think this is the appropriate time to do that. Also, might upgrade HER gear. Ah it's like unlocking new shops from a new area you advance to in a game. So exciting indeed.

Kami looked at Himari as she looked back with her round eyes staring into Kami's soul.

"How about we go do some shopping then Himari? About time you became a proper mage."

"Yes, Mister Kami. I'm more than ready!" she said sounding like a proper follower.

With that the group followed Kami to the exit of the Guild as they decided to make their way to the shops.

Thief on the other hand who had been quietly observing everything since she last made a noise removed the stealth from herself.

She couldn't believe that mindless Hero was strong enough to get Rank 0 and much more, she couldn't believe what she was thinking.

Considering he was that strong and that he had just received a quest that would potentially bring lots of gold, she became interested in tagging along. Thief snickered greedily at the thought of her showering in nothing but gold coins for the next few months.

"Thief-sama! You disappeared on us for a while there. Your paperwork is finished and we should be able to give you a quest now if you so wish." said the receptionist finally noticing Thief's presence.

"No need, I think I got my own quest for now. I might have just hit the jackpot with this one! It looks like I found my new group of Randoms to join, ku ku."