I Was Reincarnated with OP Invincibility, so I’ll Beat ’em Up My Way as an Action-Adventurer

110. Promotion, Huh?

A few days have passed since I returned from the Ancient Dragon Temple to the royal capital.

In the battle with Greed, my skills have developed even further.

First, I can now project my skills to multiple locations.

Up to seven places at once.

But after testing it, I found that I can’t use multiple forms at the same time.

For example, I can’t deploy [Armor Phase] as a defensive barrier in one place and activate [Barrier Phase] in another.

It’s strictly ‘the same skill projected to seven places’.

In other words, it takes a bit of ‘switching time’ to use different forms.

Even though I can switch in an instant, enemies might target that slight opening.

It seems crucial to stay alert and choose the most optimal form for battle.

However──the golden space I mastered in my final fight with Greed is an exception.

In that space, I could manifest all my skills simultaneously.

Absorbing all attacks, reflecting them, sealing magic, and nullifying any offense──.

An invincible space.

But since it drains my stamina and concentration at an alarming rate, I can’t maintain it for long.

I haven’t even been able to manifest it again since that time.

Maybe I need to recreate that strong image I had back then.

If I could master it, it would be a powerful trump card against demons and monsters.

I guess I just need more practice…

As it neared noon, I visited the guild branch as usual.

“Did you hear about it? That rumor from Carval City.”

“Oh yeah, about the suspicious guy in weird armor running wild through town, right?”

“I heard four rank-S adventurers were seriously injured…”

“And then that suspicious guy disappeared without a trace…”

On my way to the reception desk, I overheard adventurers talking like that.

Carval City is a large city in the eastern part of the kingdom.

Sounds like something dangerous is going on there──.

Then,

“Congratulations, Haruto-san.”

A voice called out to me.

It was a serious-looking woman with black hair tied in a chignon.

Jeanette-san, the receptionist.

“You’ve been promoted to Rank B.”

Jeanette-san smiled brightly.

“Eh, really?”

I was surprised.

It was the first I’d heard of it.

I had heard that I’d soon be promoted to Rank C, but…

Jumping all the way to Rank B?

“Oh, you didn’t know? It’s almost certain that your rank would rise two levels from D, thanks to your report of defeating a wild dragon and your previous battle with the demon general that attacked the capital.”

It felt like just the other day that I became an adventurer, and now Rank B was right in front of me…

I couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.

I couldn’t help but imagine, what if I climbed to Rank A or even the top Rank S…

“You’ve set a record-breaking promotion speed. It’s amazing.”

Jeanette-san’s eyes sparkled as she looked at me.

“As expected, you have great potential… fufufufu…”

She mumbled something that I didn’t quite understand.

“Well, well, are you the famous Haruto Reaver?”

This time, a voice came from behind me.

I turned around and saw a woman standing there.

She was a beauty with long black hair.

Her age was hard to determine──she could’ve been in her twenties, or perhaps even older.

“T-Theodora-sama!? Why are you here!?”

Jeanette-san suddenly stood at attention.

She looked incredibly nervous.

“……Theodora Cruel-sama. She’s the head of the Adventurer’s Guild.”

Jeanette-san whispered in a trembling voice.

So, she’s the top of all the adventurer guilds in the world?

“You don’t have to be so formal. I hate stiff things like that.”

Theodora-san laughed in a breezy tone, running a hand through her sleek black hair.

“I see. You’ve got quite the face. I was just passing through Adonis on some business, but I’m glad I got to meet you.”

She looked me up and down.

I caught a whiff of her perfume drifting toward my nose.

It was a different kind of scent from the clean, fresh aroma of Lilith and the others──something was alluring, almost dangerous, about it.

“I hear you’re good with defensive magic? And to think you easily neutralized a wild dragon, that’s quite something.”

Teodora-san stepped closer.

Up close, she was truly beautiful.

I felt a shiver run down my spine.

She had the kind of mature allure that I hadn’t experienced before, making me feel unusually nervous.

“There aren’t many adventurers, even at Rank A, who could pull off something like that. Maybe even Rank S──”

“Th-thanks…”

I instinctively averted my gaze, only to have it land right on Teodora-san’s chest.

The absurdly deep cleavage was… overwhelming in its pull.

Whoa, way too sexy…!

I hastily diverted my eyes further away.

I really didn’t know where to look.

“You should come visit Ludhiroum sometime. There are some exceptional adventurers there. It’d be a good challenge for you.”

“Ludhiroum…?”

It’s also called the Holy Kingdom, one of the continent’s most powerful nations.

They have a strong devotion to the Supreme God Gareza, which is where the name Holy Kingdom comes from.

And it’s also home to the main headquarters of the Adventurer’s Guild.

──After talking for a while longer, Teodora-san left.

She mentioned that she had high expectations for me, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

“Wow, it’s amazing that the guild leader is paying attention to you, Haruto-san!”

Jeanette-san’s eyes sparkled as she spoke.

“I’m not great at talking to important people.”

I replied with a wry smile.

To be honest, she had quite an intimidating presence.

And being that beautiful and alluring up close, it made my heart race.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ll accomplish next, Haruto-san.”

Jeanette-san said with a happy smile as she left to return to her work.

As I walked further──,

“Haruto, welcome back!”

This time, Lilith called out to me from the lobby.

With her were Alice and a girl in a gothic lolita outfit.

──It was Meriel, whom I hadn’t seen in a while.