Overpowered Hero In Search Of Battle!

Sedah had calmed down after a bit. "What is it, swordsman?"

Kagekawa had hesitated in answering, unsure of his fate. Scared to provoke him with his next words.

"I sent Arthur off to find and hunt an S-Class monster."

"An S-class? That might be best for him right now." Sedah paused for a moment, "I did say he was ready...but maybe it was too soon for him. Enough talk now swordsman. Leave me be."

Kagekawa had left, making his way north.

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Arthur’s local adventurer’s guild

"Arthur! Arthur!" The drunk barbarian had said overjoyed. Patting his back.

"Good news! An S-Class quest was posted; weren’t you looking for something like that? Haha!"

"An S-Class quest was posted? Really?"

Arthur ran through the crowd of adventurers looking at the S-Class quest. An S-Class is a very rare and special quest, that you’ll only ever see being posted every couple of months. The rewards are high. The risk is even higher.

Arthur looked at the quest board to see a bunch of quests posted up on the board and to his surprise there it was! An S-class quest waiting just for him

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A Direwolf has been spotted!

Reward: 5,000 Gold Sigil

Rank: S - Class

Size: Colossal

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"It’s a direwolf? Aren’t they a B-class monster?"

"Look at the size! It’s a colossal!"

"Hey, don’t direwolves travel in packs? What if there’s a bunch of colossal ones?"

"Don’t be stupid, colossal monsters are too rare. To be a pack of them? That’s too unreal. At worst there’ll be a few smaller direwolves travelling with the big one.

"Anyways, no one here is stupid enough to take an S-class quest, especially without a party."

All the adventurers nodded in unison.

"I’ll take the quest!"

"Who said that?"

Arthur ripped the request from the quest board.

"I’m taking it and completing this quest!" Arthur said with a big grin on his face.

"Arthur?!? Are you sure that’s a good idea? I know you completed an A-class quest just recently, but an A-class right to an S-class is just too high of a hurdle." One of the burly barbarians worried for Arthur.

"You completed an A-class quest today! Shouldn’t you rest a little?" Another one of the other adventurers asked Arthur, saying what everyone else was mulling over about.

"Don’t worry! I’m going to complete this quest and get stronger." Arthur replied trying to reassure all the adventurers.

Arthur ran to the counter.

"I’d like to do this quest!" Arthur ecstatically exclaimed with a huge smile on his face. He then handed the quest to the guild receptionist.

"An S-Class, huh? Well, try not to die."

Arthur then received a stamp on the paper.

=Quest in progress=

"Receptionist, do you know where the direwolf was last spotted?" Arthur hadn’t a clue where to start looking.

"If I remember correctly, it was requested from a large village, west of here. Up in the mountains, I believe? If you start travelling now on foot, it’ll be about a week. Ah! Remember, this quest has been posted through multiple different guilds across the country. Be quick, or someone might catch it first!"

"Thanks for the heads up!"

Arthur left quickly, his feet now enchanted by the wind.

"If I go at this pace, I should make it within a day or so."