The Garbage Collector Who Stumbled Upon Mythical Weapons! - Chapter 30
After that, Maria and the members of “Minazuki” woke up and heard from Celesti about what had happened.
“…Something like that happened?”
Maria was speechless. She never expected that a lower-ranked party would save their lives, and she couldn’t hide her shock.
“Van, Clay, and Garm. Thank you so much. If it weren’t for you, we all would have died. I can’t thank you enough.”
Maria bowed her head and sincerely expressed her gratitude. Van said they had only done their duty as part of the raid request, and Garm agreed.
“—By the way, Garm! I heard from Celesti that you’re really strong!”
Rosa, the warrior of “Minazuki,” slapped Garm’s shoulder as she spoke.
“Uh, well, yeah. I told you not to underestimate a veteran.”
“Seriously, you might even become an A-rank adventurer one day. Maybe I should make a move while I still can?”
Calvan, with a seductive voice and a sweet fragrance, leaned close to Garm. Garm swallowed nervously, his eyes instinctively drawn to the slight glimpse of her chest.
“Hey! You’re too close, old lady!!”
Sophia, her face bright red, pushed Calvan away. She huffed angrily and glared at both Rosa and Calvan.
“Whoa, scary! What a strong-willed cleric.”
“Ufufu, just kidding. No need to get mad.”
Rosa and Calvan laughed as they returned to Maria. Maria smiled and looked at Van again.
“We’ll be leaving now, but we will repay this debt. We will meet again—”
With those words, “Minazuki” left the inn. Garm had a feeling they would cross paths again someday.
As for Macaus and his team, who were left behind in the cave…
After returning to the guild and explaining the situation, the guild staff gathered adventurers for a rescue mission. They were retrieved safely, but all the costs were charged to “Albatross.”
Well, since the quest was considered a success, it balanced out in the end. Garm thought it was all fine and didn’t worry about it.
That night, the members of “Great Eagle” went out into the city.
To celebrate their successful quest, they all gathered at their usual tavern, “Crystal.”
“Cheers!!!”
They downed their drinks in one go. Garm let out a satisfied sigh.
—This is the best! I feel like I live for this moment.
Feeling great, Garm ordered a second drink. Watching him, Van spoke up.
“Garm… You really saved us this time. I want to thank you again.”
“Don’t worry about it! We’re in the same party, so helping each other is natural.”
Garm responded as if it were obvious, taking another drink.
“I’ve been wondering for a while…” Van put down his empty mug and looked at Garm.
“If you’re this strong, why did you quit being an adventurer before?”
“Ugh, well… that’s…”
Garm hesitated. The truth was that he had been weak, but there was no way he could say that now.
“Well, you know, things happened. Let’s just say… personal reasons.”
“…I see. I won’t pry any further. By the way—”
Van turned to Clay. Clay was about to take a bite of his thick steak, but he stopped and looked at Van.
“You said that if Garm’s strength was real, you would accept him into ‘Great Eagle’… So, what do you say, Clay?”
“Ugh… well…”
Sophia smirked, and Amber gave Clay a resentful look.
“I mean… he’s stronger than I thought, way more useful than his rank suggests…”
Garm leaned in, grinning smugly. Clay found it annoying but couldn’t deny it.
“Argh! Fine! I admit it! Garm is useful, and we need him in ‘Great Eagle!’ I was wrong!”
Clay raised his hands in surrender, and the others laughed.
Garm felt relieved and genuinely happy to be accepted as part of the team.
“Then let’s celebrate the rebirth of ‘Great Eagle!’”
Van raised his glass. Garm, Clay, Sophia, and Amber lifted theirs as well, looking toward Van.
“Our next goal is B-rank! We can do it, and after that, we’ll climb all the way to A-rank adventurers! Cheers!”
“Cheers!!”
That night, they ended up drinking until morning.
In the kingdom of Britend, inside the royal castle. In one of its chambers, key government figures and military officials had gathered.
At the center was King Ramses Britend, over sixty years old, with increasing wrinkles, but still holding the deep trust of his subjects.
“So, what’s the latest update on the incident in Vidal Forest?”
The king asked General Johannes. Johannes stood, bowed, and then spoke.
“We sent a search party to investigate, but all we found were countless monster corpses. We still don’t know what happened.”
“Then… does that mean the ‘Ruler of Carnage’ killed his own subordinates and left?”
The king’s question made Johannes nod.
“It’s highly possible… That monster was said to be undefeatable by anyone except the Demon King. I can’t imagine anyone actually defeating it.”
“I see…”
The king and the ministers sighed in relief. No matter how it happened, they had survived a crisis that they otherwise wouldn’t have stood a chance against.