The Insurrection of the Inept Hero
Chapter 66: Maroon City

We finally arrived at Maroon City.

I sighed deeply in relief. Finally! It took us almost a month to get here due to so many obstacles in our way.

First, it was that ice elf guy, whatever his name was, then it was another ice elf whose name I did not catch, and then…

Ahem, it would've been much simpler if we had just strolled here peacefully. At least I got Akane and some levels out from this whole thing.

Speaking of levels, Kiyomi and Ravyn are around level 900, while Akane is near the same level as me. That only leaves me with 380 levels left, which I haven't taken yet. Giving them levels managed to upgrade some skills, however, all of them I already have so there was nothing really special about what they got.

Anyway, we finally arrived at Maroon City.

Hmm, now if I were to compare Maroon city to any other city I know, it would be half the size of Osaka so it is pretty big. How do I know that? Well, thanks to my new Flight skill, I can fly now, though I still have some technical difficulties controlling it, such as balancing myself and not tilting one way or another.

From the top view, it was pretty big, so I compared it to Osaka because it was… well, big. I bet it was bigger if we got inside.

Reaching the gates into the city, we were asked for our identifications before we were let in.

The walls protecting the city were made of gray stone, the gate was made entirely of chrome-like material which gave off energy. The strange thing was when I used Wolf's Blood, I noticed unusual figures inside the walls giving off angelic energy.

Looks like the rumors were true. This city is well defended and suited for shelter against the demon army. To think the walls were built on sleeping angelic critters.

If there are demonic critters, then angelic critters are also to be expected. The two are totally different things and I would explain what the difference is, but maybe another time. All I will say for now is that demons are extremely allergic to the energy these critters produce, and the same can go for angels.

I could sense the air around my body tighten up as I stood in the entrance. The oxygen around me also begun to thin up and my vision blurred for a moment. My legs were close to buckling, but luckily we were let in the city before that happened. Eventually, I could breathe normally again.

That must've been the side effect of having that demonic critter inside me. I thought it would disappear once I had used it, but to think it was still inside of my body. Removing it was a tiresome task, but it was a good thing I managed not to pass out during the process, or die.

"Are you alright?" Akane said worryingly.

"Yeah, just a little ill."

The city was pretty big and the population was pretty big. As expected of a wealthy and well-known city. We decided to explore the stores since we might visit them later.

After a while of exploring the city, we were now heading towards the Adventurer's guild located in the city. It wasn't hard to replace it in this large city since the building was so large.

The rather large establishment was a 5-story building and almost reminded me of a kind of mansion. Maybe it is, who knows?

I pressed my hand on the door and entered.

"Hya!"

Whoosh!

A large man was thrown towards me and I quickly bent back, evading the man who flew over me and rolled across the ground.

Regaining my composure, I looked at the man who just sent the other guy flying towards me. He had gauntlets on his hands and I tilted my head while using Analysis.

He was level 5,234 and he was a Tank and a Monk class, a class specializing only in hand-to-hand combat techniques. The skills… well I'm not gonna bother.

The man behind me on the floor was at 4,201, and he was a Warhammer and an Assassin which was a little weird, but I'm not gonna bother. The same goes for his skills.

Anyway, it's a good thing I dodge. If I didn't, I would've probably ended up with a shattered skeleton. I could almost feel the intense force that guy made when he flew towards me.

"Oh, sorry about that," The guy walked up to me and said before walking over to the other guy.

"Come on, we'll do this outside!"

"Yeah!"

Then the door slammed shut and the entire room was silent.

…okay.

"Ah, sorry about that," A woman with short blonde hair said as she walked up to me.

"It's alright," I responded, and the woman's face suddenly blushed red.

"O-oh right."

I tilted my head as she turned and walked away. A sudden weight was placed onto my arm and I looked at the girls.

I sighed and turned to inspect the lobby.

The first floor served as both a reception and a restaurant or bar.

Now then, I believe I'm supposed to hand the invitation to… one of the ladies at the reception.

I made a beeline for one of the empty counters and a lady quickly greeted me.

"Good morning, how may I help you?" She said with a bright smile.

"I have an invitation," I said as I handed in four envelopes. The lady took one of them and opened it up, taking the letter out. After reading it, she nodded and placed the letter back in the envelope. Then she collected them in her arms.

"I see. Alright, please follow me," She said, pointing to me and the girls.

We followed her up the stairs and while we headed up, a red-haired man with a blindfold covering his eyes in a white coat approached us.

"Special Recommendations?" He asked in a soft voice to the lady before shifting towards us.

"Yes."

"I see."

Then the man walked up to me and greeted me.

"I'm Hijiri Yamate, a Purple rank adventurer."

He had his hand out for a handshake. There was no ill will coming from him, so I shook it.

"Nero Akuma, Brown… rank."

"Brown rank? Hmm, you must've done something if you were able to get recommended at that low of a rank. I think I was a Pink rank when I was recommended, which was a year ago. Well anyway, good luck with the guildmaster." He said before walking past us.

Hmm, that man is strong. I used Analysis on him but his stats were completely scrambled.

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Seems he possesses the Distorted Stats skills… or whatever this mess is. Not even Yukie is able to figure out what this is. I'm just gonna stop looking at it because my eyes hurt from looking at this.

"Ahem!"

The lady cleared her throat and we resumed following her until we heard a yelp behind us.

I turned and Hijiri had his hands on Kiyomi's shoulders.

"W-what is your name?" He asked Kiyomi.

"U-u-uhh..."

I walked over and pulled Kiyomi from his clutches.

"Is there a problem that you had to lay your hands on my girl?" I asked and Hijiri turned to me.

"Uhh, sorry. It's just that her eyes... they reminded me of someone I knew."

"Huh? You have a blindfold over your eyes."

"Ah, this? It's just to limit my Mystic Eyes of Interspace. I can't really control it well or I'll be staring at a creature a thousand miles away. This limits my vision. This blindfold has special properties which limit my vision to that of a mortal, so I can have the same vision as a human would. Anyway, I apologize."

"I see..."

Hijiri turned and walked down the stairs. I turned to Kiyomi and asked if she was ok.

"Yes, I'm alright."

"Good."

"Ahem!!" The lady cleared her throat once again and we continued to follow her.

"Young people these days." She muttered.

After walking all those stairs, we finally got to the fifth floor, which was where the guildmaster's room was. The lady knocked on the door and a woman's voice spoke from the other side.

"What is it?"

"We have four special recommendations."

"Is that so? Come in then."

I heard what sounded like a lock unlocking and the door creaked open. The lady pushed the door and we followed her in, closing the door behind us.

I looked over at the lady sitting on the couch in front of us and my eyes widened as I inspected her appearance.

She had long braided white hair which fell past her waist, fancy black clothes that would suit a witch, and powerful eyes which shone green.

But what surprised me the most was what she was. She had dark skin and long pointy ears, like an elf.

That feature immediately told me what this person in front of me was, and she probably already knew that we knew.

"Yes, indeed. I am a dark elf."

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