"'Sir!
Cedric and Letia were surprised to see their eyes widen. The Commander of the Kingsguard is the strongest knight in this country, and it is well known that she is also a duchess. That duchess is embracing a ten year old child, calling her husband.
'Tiffana! You can't tell him that you're engaged to be engaged, because it's a secret.
Cain stops Tijuana.
'"Engagement !!!! ????
Those words surprised Cedric and Letia even more.
'Oh, shoot,'
Cain regretted saying it.
'I knew it was the rumoured Cain-kun, no, I'd better say Baron Cain.
Cedric and Letia froze at Edin's words.
'Cain ... Baron?'
Cedric mutters.
'What?' You didn't know that? Baron Cain was ordained a baronet at the age of five years old when Princess Telestia and Duke Eric's daughter, Miss Silk, were attacked by a pack of orcs, and he single-handedly destroyed thirty of them. And he's the son of the Earl of the Frontier, Garum von Silford.
'Oh, I thought you were just a commoner ... and a frontier count ...
Cedric's face was turning blue.
'I didn't want to be treated as a nobleman, so I just registered as Cain. Once again, my name is Baron Cain von Silford.
Cedric's face turned white beyond pale at those words.
'And if you marry Tifana, you'll be my brother-in-law too, won't you?
With a big smile on his face, Edin from Gillmouth says.
'Yeah, yeah, yeah. !!!!!
Cain was surprised this time by those words.
It was the biggest surprise of the day. Come to think of it, I remembered that you called me "brother" when you came into the room earlier.
'That's what I meant, understood? Cedric, Letia.
Cedric rattled and shuddered as Edin told him this, and he got down on his knees to Cain.
'I'm sorry for what I did earlier. I will be more careful from now on, so please forgive me only for my disrespect.
He rubs his head against the floor and apologizes.
'Tijuana, what is disrespect?'
Cain didn't know, so he asked Tifana.
'The law that says we can get rid of commoners who speak out against nobles and royalty, the legitimate sons and children of nobles don't have that authority, but since Cain is an independent noble, it applies to him.
Tifana told me honestly.
'Hmm. I didn't know there was such a law. I don't do that, so I'm fine with it, Cedric. Please give me your head up already.
Still, Cedric didn't raise his head while he was on his knees.
'Cain-kun says so, and you should sit there.
Cedric finally got up from his kneeling position after being told by the two of them and took a seat as Edin told him to.
''Baron Cain, I'm sorry for this time,''
Cedric apologizes again as he puts his hand on the table again and apologizes again.
'That's enough. Just make sure you don't do something like that again in the future. That includes other people.
Cain says, reminding Cedric.
'Of course. We won't do it again. I'll be careful in the future.
So you'll be able to take the Lizardman back?
That was more important to Cain.
'Lizardmen are delivered at the end of their tails. However, it's covered with scales all over its body, so it can be used for armor and the like, so we can take it back in its entirety.
Letia answers beside Cedric, who is still pale and frozen in place.
'Then I'll give you the goblin ears and ten lizardmen.
Okay, I'll take care of it.
''So, a G-ranked rookie bringing fifty goblins and ten lizardmen, I can't just leave it at that, I'll just rank up and apologize as well. I'll just give you a C-rank for this one.
Edin, the guild master, said so.
Cain was grateful if he could raise his rank to C. There were no decent requests for G rank.
''Oh, if it were you, Master, I would have had a ground dragon delivered to the Knights when I was five years old. Also, there's a stuffed red dragon at home, but you defeated that too when you were five years old. By the way, they often play mock fights with me, but they are stronger than me.
Tifana said something unnecessary.
''Earth Dragon! Red Dragon! That's an A-class and an SS-class demon! And he's stronger than the Knight Commander, Lady Tiffana: ...
Letia is even more surprised.
''Then I'll have to rethink my rank. If it's true, an A-rank is fine, but in order to attain a B-rank or higher, you need to have a track record of defeating bandits. If you can't kill people, you can't protect them. By the way, S class and above need to submit a report to the country to get permission.
Edin crossed his arms and thought about it.
'Hmm. There are some things I want to ask you to do in the future, so I'll give you an A-grade. The country won't complain if you turn in a report if you are Baron Cain. Oh, of course, you'll have to defeat the bandits, though.
Edin makes a suggestion.
'You don't have to raise it that high: .... 'Can we take down the bandits if we catch them and turn them in?'
Cain asks Edin.
'That doesn't matter. If you're a bandit, you'll be sent to the mine as a criminal slave or something, so if you're captured, you'll get more bounties.
Okay. Then it's no problem.
''I'd like you to do nomination requests from me in the future, and it's still A-ranked. I'll make it an A-ranked registration with the authority of the King's Capital Guild Master. Letia, go take care of the formalities.
I understand.
Having said that, Letia and Cedric left the room after receiving the guild card they had just received today from Cain. Apparently Cedric needs to go to approve it.
The three remaining in the room were Edin, Tifana and Cain though.
'Cain-kun. I'm not going to be able to get a hold of you, but I'm sure you'll take good care of me, even if you're a tomboy. I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more information on this topic.
Edin bows his head.
'What's a tomboy? I wasn't just looking for a strong partner.
Tiffana's cheeks puffed out in anger.
'Raise your head, please. It's nice to meet you too.'
Cain also bowed his head.
'And yet, I was surprised when Tijuana suddenly came to tell me that she had found someone to marry. I was surprised when you told me out of the blue that Tijuana had found someone to marry. Moreover, you told me that he is five years old. I was surprised at first, but after seeing Cain-kun for the first time today, I think I can safely leave him in your care.
'I appreciate you saying that. I was surprised, too, when I suddenly became engaged to the three of you.
You're right. I heard from my sister that you were Miss Silk from His Royal Highness Princess Telestia and Duke Eric's place, and when I heard that, I was indeed surprised as well. I really wondered if it was right to have such a sister there.
'Totally! Your brother said that too!
Tiffana was still puffing out her cheeks.
They chatted for a while, and then there was a knock at the door.
''Excuse me. Cain-sama's guild card is ready.''
Letia brought me a card and a reward for my request.
'This will be your new card.
That said, what was produced was a golden (gold) shining A-ranked guild card. When I took it and poured out my magic power, my name and rank came up.
'It's all right now. I may send out nomination requests in the future, so please take care of it.
Edin stands up and shakes his hand.
Cain stood up and shook his hand too.
'I'll leave then.'
Cain said and left the room. For some reason, Tiffana followed him.
'I'm going back to the Order as well.
Cain and Tifana left the Adventurer's Guild and returned together to the nobleman's town.
''I'm home. We're back now.''
He left Tijuana on the way and returned to his home compound.
''Welcome back. Were you able to register with the guild?
It was Sylvia who waited for me to return.
'Yeah. I was able to register. A lot of things happened and I suddenly got an A grade.
Then he took out a golden card.
''Master Cain wouldn't be crazy about it.
Sylvia smiles at me for saying that. It's not normal, but Sylvia basically gives Cain a blind presumption.
'It's not normally possible: ...
Coran is muttering behind me.
''In a little while, we'll have the school's entrance examinations, so let's study. It's almost dinner, so I'll go prepare it. Cain-sama, please change your clothes too. I'll call you when it's ready.''
He added, and went back to work.
A few days later, at the royal castle, Prime Minister Magna was reviewing the documents and giving his stamp of approval. He found one of them and with his eyes wide open, he took it and rushed through the room. He was headed for the King's office.
'Your Majesty! Look. Here!
'What? So fast.
Then he takes the one he was given and looks it over.
My eyes widen in stages and I sigh.
What was handed to me was the A-rank registration report submitted by the guild. Inside was an explanatory note, stating that I had been upgraded from G rank to A rank on the first day of registration. It also said that the guild master had endorsed his ability.
''Cain, that guy did it out of nowhere.
The king and the vizier could only sigh together.