Standing at the podium, a woman that I haven't seen for a long time was there. The person who was able to prevent my identity from being exposed by studying my armor.
Oh, the other two are also behind her; she might be a noble then.
"Hello everyone I am Lily Magia. It's nice to meet you all!"
"Wait, that name."
"Magia?"
"Then that means."
"She is that person's descendant."
Everyone was surprised by the sudden revelation of her name. That's to be expected, after all, since the name Magia comes from the name of the great sage.
Which means she is a direct descendant. Why? Because the sage received that name for making a great achievement.
"Alright, then let's start with what the purpose of the armor is. It is an armor with healing effects. You might be thinking, What use is this if I can just grab a potion and be done and be healed. Or you could just ask your healers to cast some spells to heal your injuries. But that is impractical.
As they were about to get bored and answer back, they were surprised. I guess that was what they were about to say."
I guess I really didn't need the armor since I already had that effect on the bag.
"What if you are in the middle of a fight or far from the healer's range? What will happen if you run out of potions? What if—"
She bombarded everyone with many questions and scenarios that could happen.
This reminds me of what those certain groups had said; this really feels like an advertisement campaign.
"And I also put some bonuses with it, like Protective Runes, Strength Boost, and some gimmicks that would be helpful in certain situations. Those are—"
She continued to explain the use of the armor.
"That's all, thank you. "
And after she finished her speech, the guild master then walked in front and said the following words:
"Now that the explanation of the armor is finished, some of you might have noticed that we are putting some of you on the frontlines."
Hearing this, those who wore them protested.
"We didn't hear about this!"
"Yeah, that's too much!"
"You should have explained it first during distribution!"
"I agree with the last one. You should have done that!"
"We don't have time for that. But rest assured, those who don't want to fight on the front lines can be guards for certain healers, so their safety could be at least guaranteed."
Hearing that some were heaving a sigh of relief while others still felt enraged due to being tricked.
"Well, although I said that you would be on the frontlines, there are high-ranking individuals that are stationed on the frontlines, so be at your best."
Oh, I see. No wonder I don't see high-ranking tags here.
"Now then, this would be the plan—."
The guild master then explained to us the process of the battle and what our roles were.
"That is all. If there are any questions, go directly ask your superiors. Dismissed!"
As he finished talking, we all spread out and headed to our assigned areas.
Well, for me, my plan is to head to the auxiliary group to help with the blockade defense.
I arrived at the place and asked the personnel there what my assigned work would be.
"You are Sir Bolt, I see. Here are your assigned tasks: I hope you can finish them all before the stampede arrives."
"I'll do my best."
I received the papers and assisted in the areas that were assigned to me.
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"Are the preparations done yet?"
"Almost the entire auxiliary group has finished more than half the preparations. And by the time the stampede arrives, we will be operational."
"Good."
"But it's strange. It has been almost half a day, but there is still no sign of the stampede rushing, based on the reports."
"You're right."
"Whatever it is, it's not bad to be prepared."
"It's true that this really gave us more chances to get prepared."
"Still, tell the auxiliary group to hurry up."
"Sure thing, Mr. Governor."
As they were about done with their meeting, a person came in
"Excuse me."
"What is it?"
"I came here to report the situation at the auxiliary group."
"Okay, what is it?"
"They are mostly done with their work and are about 90% operational."
"Is that true?"
Yes.
"I guess I should give some bonuses to your personnel."
"Haha, sir, you're the best."
"Um, there is something else."
"Hmm, is there any problem?"
"Well, it is about the reason why we were able to reach that number."
"What is it?"
"There is this one guy who made considerable progress during the work and was the reason why we are fast approaching our goal."
"Hoh, who is he then?"
"It is an adventurer in full plate armor named Bolt."
"What?"
"Can he work in that condition?"
"Is what you said real?!"
As they were talking by themselves, a person suddenly interrupted them.
"Little Magia"
"Hello everyone."
"Principal Magia."
"Hello, Mr. Governor. I'm sorry about this; we were just about to go in quietly, but–"
The principal said this as she looked at his daughter. Lily Apologies
"Ah, sorry about that."
"No worries, so do you know the person we were talking about?"
"Yes, the armor we made is actually based on what he has."
"Then, does his armor have the same quality as our armor?"
"Not exactly, but mostly the same. Actually, I was looking for his permission to make the armor available to the public."
"Wait, you didn't tell me anything about that."
"How could I? When you were so busy with the new students. So eventually I forgot all about it until you showcased the armor without my permission."
"Is that so? Sorry about that."
"Anyway, it is a good time to visit him and maybe make a connection with him.
Where is he?"
"Ah well, he is—"
The guy who brought this all up was troubled but still told them where he was.
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"Amazing."
"How can he do it so fast without making any mistakes?"
"What was his rank again?"
"He is a C-rank adventurer and is currently at the third rank."
"What really?"
"I don't believe it."
"Look at that craftsmanship; is he really just a rank-three individual?"
"With a C-rank combat power no less."
"Weird."
"More like monstrous."
I continued my work in silence as the people around me gossiped about my skills in rune writing. Actually, when I first tried rune writing after my rank-up, I was also surprised by the speed and precision of my work.
"It is more than twice the speed of my previous speed before ranking up, and I was also able to study high-ranking runes much faster without the need to use my Mind Acceleration."
Although I like being praised, this is a bit much, isn't it? After all, it is still embarrassing to hear such comments. And directly at that.
"Oh, there he is."
As I was continuing my work, a voice was heard from afar, and strangely enough, it was familiar.
When I looked in the voice's direction, I saw the woman, who seemed to be the sage's direct descendant.
"So he is the guy, huh?"
"Hmm, is it really him?"
Suddenly, some old men checked around me, and without my notice, they arrived before me. And surprisingly, the other person was the principal.
They are quite fast. I didn't even know they were already there.
"Umm, how can I help you, good sirs?"
"Hoo using the sound magic this way to change your tone. That's quite intriguing."
"That's not new, but it is really intriguing how I myself can't figure out the source of the voice."
That's why, after fighting those assassins from before, I learned my voice can still be distinguished.
"Umm sirs?"
"Hey, stop intimidating him!"
"Oh, sorry, it's just that I can't seem to see through this armor."
"Yeah, I also can't seem to see his rank."
"That's enough. What are you doing to one of my people?"
"Suddenly, the guild master arrived."
"Oh, yeah, they did say he was an adventurer. Bolt was it?" Ask the person who seems to be with the principal.
"Yes sir?" I don't know who this guy is, but from the attitude of the principal and the guild master, they are treating him as an equal, which means he is a high-ranking official.
"Quit being an adventurer and work directly for me."
Eh? Did he just give me an offer to work for him?
"Stop saying that he is an adventurer, so he works for me."
"I don't know about that; he seems to be good with his hands. What about it? Want to work for me instead?"
The principal was then the next one to make an offer.
"Yeah, that's right. How about you work at the academy?"
And it was then seconded by Lily Magia.
What the heck is going on right now?