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What Kind of Cheating Did You Use?
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“353 kilograms!?” (Guild Staff)
“Is this a joke? He surpassed Lancelot’s orc!?” (Adventurer 1)
“Wait, where did that come from? Could it be that such a kid has an item box?” (Adventurer 2)
Amidst the growing astonishment, one of the guild staff asked Leon.
“…Is this really something you hunted?” (Guild Staff)
“Huh? Of course, it is.” (Leon)
To be precise, it was the twins who hunted it, but since Leon is their master, it should be correct.
“Th-the current highest record for the quality division is 353 kilograms!” (Guild Staff)
Lancelot approached Leon with a strained smile on his face.
“Kid, I never expected you to hunt a General Orc. Impressive, really. It reminds me of my younger self, hmm. Of course, I could also hunt a General Orc when I was your age.” (Lancelot)
Though his statement had changed slightly, Leon decided not to point it out.
“Well, I won’t lose in the next number division, you know? In the end, whether you can hunt good orcs is all about luck. True skill is measured by how many ‘orc’s you hunt. Oh, I just thought of a great pun. Hahaha!” (Lancelot)
Lancelot chuckled to himself, while Leon tilted his head.
(That aside, aren’t there any S-rank adventurers participating? I heard S-rank adventurers can defeat a King Orc solo, but I guess they’re not here today.) (Leon)
Unaware that the person standing in front of him was one such adventurer, Leon thought about it.
“Now, we will move on to the number division! The minimum requirement is five orcs! Anyone who has hunted five orcs or more, please step forward!” (Guild Staff)
While the murmurs of the crowd had yet to subside, the next division’s judging began.
“Gideor-san’s party, record is seven! Number of members is four!” (Guild Staff)
“Battaro-san’s party, record is nine! Number of members is five!” (Guild Staff)
“Raizen-san’s party, record is eleven! Number of members is four!” (Guild Staff)
“Is there anyone who has surpassed these records?” (Guild Staff)
When no one else stepped forward, the adventurers’ attention naturally shifted toward Lancelot’s party.
“11 with four people. Quite impressive.” (Adventurer 3)
Saying this, they began to carry the freshly hunted orcs. Even after surpassing 10 orcs, they didn’t stop.
“W-wait, 23 orcs! Lancelot-san’s party’s record is 23! Number of members is four!” (Guild Staff)
The crowd of adventurers gasped in admiration at this unparalleled achievement.
“Impressive, as expected of an S-rank.” (Adventurer 4)
“Twenty-three orcs with just four people… amazing. And nearly half of them are High Orcs.” (Adventurer 5)
“Nobody’s going to surpass this.” (Adventurer 6)
“No, we don’t know yet. That kid might…” (Adventurer 7)
“Idiot, that kid is obviously going for the big ones. The number isn’t what matters.” (Adventurer 8)
While everyone speculated, Leon stepped forward. A staff member, who looked a bit frightened, asked him.
“You… you’re not saying your orc count exceeds 23, right?” (Guild Staff)
“Huh? Yeah, that’s right.” (Leon)
Leon took orcs out of his item box. As one orc after another piled up, everyone was dumbfounded. Once the count surpassed 30, Leon seemed to sense the atmosphere.
(Huh? There are 58 orcs in total, but is this too many?) (Leon)
He decided to stop at 35.
“35…!?” The staff member exclaimed. “The record is 35! The number of members is… um…” (Guild Staff)
However, the twins, who were the ones who hunted the orcs, complained in dissatisfaction.
““We hunted more!”” (Arc and Iris)
They were only five years old. They likely wanted to boast about their achievements, and they probably wouldn’t understand the explanation about how having too many would be a problem.
“W-we still have more.” (Leon)
Snorting with determination, the twins insisted, and reluctantly, Leon took out the remaining orcs.
“58 orcs!?” (Guild Staff)
The adventurers erupted in astonishment.
“58…!? In just a few hours?” (Adventurer 9)
“And a good number of them were High Orcs too.” (Adventurer 10)
“Did they just beat Lancelot’s party in both quality and quantity?” (Adventurer 11)
“A truly incredible person has appeared!” (Adventurer 12)
Amidst the excitement, Lancelot’s confident expression from earlier had completely vanished.
“…Impossible!” (Lancelot)
Suddenly, he shouted loudly.
“You defeated a General Orc and still managed to hunt this many? And you’re carrying around such a child? There’s no way a kid like you could have done that!” (Lancelot)
Lancelot stepped closer to Leon.
“I won’t get mad. Just tell me, what kind of cheating did you use? No, I don’t even need to ask. Those orcs must have already been in your item box. An item box that can hold that many? It’s incredibly high-performance. No ordinary adventurer could possess something like that. So, I can only assume you must have some big backing. You must have had their help to hunt those orcs in advance and put them in your item box. I always thought something was off. A kid like you can’t possibly hunt a General Orc.” (Lancelot)
Lancelot’s smooth deduction made the adventurers nod in agreement.
“I see, that makes sense.” (Adventurer 13)
“So, it was just cheating.” (Adventurer 14)
“To have figured that out so easily, as expected of an S-rank.” (Adventurer 15)
Accused of cheating, Arc and Iris puffed up their cheeks, showing their dissatisfaction. Just as Leon was about to calm them down and prevent them from losing control, someone raised their hand timidly.
“Um… may I say something?” (Silue)
It was Silue, who had been working as a staff member along with the other employees.
“I think that reasoning is incorrect…” (Silue)
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