Living As The Strongest Slime

CHAPTER 03: Treacherous Waters

"Who is that girl?"

. . .

I can see the adventures mumbling to each other. They were confused and relieved at the same time. I think me obliterating the salamander was too much. At least I can get the remaining scales for the enhancement. As I was gathering the scales, one of the girls in the group approached me and said,

"Excuse me, are you a high ranked adventurer?"

Ummm, how would I respond to that? I am neither an adventurer nor a merchant. If I told them I was an ordinary teenager maybe they would believe me.

"I'm just your average teenager passing by." I lied to her while giving her a smile.

They don't seem sure of my statement. How do people earn ones trust these days? They looked at me with disbelief and finally the whole group approached me. It seems they wanted to introduce themselves to me. The first adventurer walked up to me,

"Hello my name is Clover Meadowgarden, Sorcerer class, level 27, 18 years old."

The second adventurer spoke up to me,

"My name is Rhodney Blaze, Knight class, level 31, 22 years old."

The third adventurer spoke up to me in a cheerful manner,

"I am big sister Creed Shadowfallen, Assassin class, level 28, 23 years old. Nice to meet you young lady,"

The fourth one stated,

"My name is Christine Austin, An elf from the Austin family, archer level 26, 25 years old."

And the last adventurer spoke to me,

"My name is Eren Frost. Dual wielder of the Frost family. Unknown class, level 32, age 34."

Ooh! They appear to be quite strong. I thought they were some low-ranked adventurers. Maybe they could kill that salamander after all.

[Answer: That would be impossible for their current status for they are fighting a legendary stonestorm salamander. According to analysis, they appear to be B-rank adventurers called the "Ravagers". They seem to be popular in the city for their strength is supposedly an A-rank adventurers, but they didn't do a lot of contribution to the guild. They could raise their rank to an A-class. But that would mean they need to start over in the A-class. So in order to become even stronger they went to the forest to kill some beasts. They did not encounter the salamander because they wanted to hunt it. They didn't want to fight a beast that could wipe them out almost instantly. The salamander assaulted them because it was hunting for food.]

"I see, I see." I said, as I understood the Grand Mage's comprehension of the situation.

I saw the look at their faces. It seems I spaced out for too long. They also seemed to be confused while they looked at me talking to myself. Maybe I should introduce myself. 

"Ah I'm so sorry for spacing out like that. My name is Irene. You can call me Renne. Nice to meet you." I said as I introduced myself towards the group of adventurers.

"Did you happen to stumble upon this Stonestorm Salamander?" I asked them confirming my analysis.

"Yes. We planned to hunt some Flame Tigers or Orc Lords but we didn't imagine we would meet a legendary tier beast here in the woods." The man named Eren stated.

"I see. Do you mind if I take some of these scales? You could have the rest of the scales." I told them as I picked up some scales of the salamander that I blew up.

"Sure, after all it's your kill." They said.

Well that settles it. But how many scales do I need for this robe enhancement anyway?