The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - 41

“The escort request is now complete. I will inform you of the results later, so please wait!”

After two weeks of escort duty, we returned to the Stesia Royal Academy without losing a single person.

On the way there, both the students and the national adventurer exam candidates had been tense, but since we all overcame a crisis together, the atmosphere had lightened considerably.

Many people, both adventurers and students, approached me to talk, and Purple had become quite popular, being adored by everyone.

“I owe you a lot. I’m sorry for saying something rude at first,” Blaze said, bowing his head.

“I don’t mind,” I replied, smiling at him.

“All in all, it was fun,” Melissa said with a cheerful grin. At first, she didn’t hide her competitiveness toward us candidates, but now she seemed like an ordinary girl.

“Purple-chan was adorable too,” she added.

“…………♪”

Lucia seemed to take a liking to Purple, playing with her in the carriage on the way back.

“Klaus-sama, you are going to become a national adventurer, right?”

Watching Lucia and Purple interact, Lorraine confirmed it.

“Yeah, I hope so…”

Although the examiners said I received a “high evaluation,” there was a possibility that I might have made some mistakes during the return escort, which could lower my score. Perhaps the examiners were deliberately trying to make the candidates feel relaxed, waiting for them to slip up.

“There’s no way! If they fail someone who performed so well, I’d doubt the exam itself,” Blaze remarked, looking at me with a look of disbelief.

“When Klaus-sama becomes a national adventurer, may I send you requests?”

Lorraine chuckled softly, tilting her head.

“That’s fine with me.”

Once I pass, I’ll have to start working as a national adventurer, so requests from someone I’m familiar with would be appreciated.

“Now, now, don’t talk too long. Academy students are to gather in the auditorium for a debriefing after this.”

An academy teacher approached, urging the three of them.

“Come on, can’t we do it tomorrow?”

Lucia reluctantly parted from Purple.

“Well then, Klaus-sama. Until next time.”

“See you again.”

“Bye-bye!”

The three waved goodbye as they disappeared into the academy, and I waved back at them.

After leaving the academy, I headed straight to the Tamer Guild.

Having not seen Feni for two weeks, I thought she might be lonely, so I rushed over to pick her up.

“…………♪”

Purple seemed happy to see Feni as well, perching on my shoulder and flapping her wings cheerfully.

“Hello, I’m back,” I greeted the familiar staff member.

“Welcome back, Klaus! How was the exam?”

The staff member smiled and immediately inquired about the exam.

“I think I managed fairly well,” I replied.

As I said this, I took out the Dark Attribute Powder (Elder Lich Origin) that I received from Lorraine and placed it on the table.

“By the way, can you sell this at the Tamer Guild?”

“What is this?”

The staff member tilted her head as she opened the bag.

“It’s the powder of the Rainbow Butterfly infused with the Elder Lich’s magic, granting it a Dark Attribute.”

“Wait, what?”

She froze, tilting her head in confusion, so I explained what happened during the request.

“Isn’t this an incredibly rare item!? Are you sure it’s okay to let us sell it?”

After finishing my explanation, she insisted on confirming it with me.

“But we made that promise, didn’t we?”

We had contracted to entrust the sale of the Rainbow Butterfly powder to the Tamer Guild. It would only complicate things if we treated this item differently just because it had slightly changed.

“But it’s so rare; wouldn’t it be better to keep it?”

I had my reasons for thinking otherwise.

According to Lorraine, the Rainbow Butterfly powder has the property of accumulating magic power. This applies not only to the Elder Lich but also to other magical monsters.

In the future, I would likely travel to various places as a national adventurer, often with Purple in tow.

Considering that there’s a high chance of acquiring similar Attribute-Infused Powder from battles there, it wouldn’t hurt to sell this since I don’t have plans to use it.

“More importantly, I came to pick up Feni. Is she doing well?”

“Um… she’s fine, well… sort of?”

The staff member wore a peculiar expression. Her vague wording made me tilt my head in confusion.

“I’ll show you.”

I followed her as she led me to the specially prepared “Phoenix Room” at the Tamer Guild.

This room was designed based on research on phoenixes to ensure a comfortable environment for them, and given that it was supported by the Boyle Count family, who are the overall heads of the Tamer Guild, a considerable amount of money was spent on its construction.

Since it was a fire-handling room, it was located far from other monster enclosures, and after walking for several minutes, we finally arrived.

Inside, flames were constantly burning, creating a high-temperature environment that was comfortable for Feni.

As I approached, I could feel Feni’s relaxed emotions radiating towards me.

“Um… please don’t be surprised by anything you see?”

The staff member warned me before opening the door to the brick dome-shaped room.

A wave of intense heat flowed from the door, causing the staff member and Purple to hurriedly step back, but it felt warm to me since I had fire resistance.

As I entered the room, a pillar of fire from a magical device rose in the center, where Feni was sitting.

“Feni, I’ve come to pick you up.”

Feni reacted and stood up.

“Eh? You… that…!”

I was left speechless as I saw Feni transformed.