The world's strongest hard worker

"Excuse me."

That said, when I opened the door, a silver-haired, skinny man was sitting in a chair with his feet together.

Stay right there.

I sat on the chair in front of the man as I was told.

"Nice to meet you, Livel. I'm Lewis. I'm president of the Guild Federation."

Nice to meet you.

"Well, I hate wasting my time. I'm sorry to bother you, but let me ask you why I called you here."

That's how Louis snapped his fingers.

The magic of Louis has changed.

And the next moment, an ice pillar flew towards me from behind Louis.

By throwing a sphere of flame, I offset it against the flying ice pillars.

When Lewis's magic changed, I managed to react.

Well, do you get the same "No Chant" as me?

Louis' voice mixed with a little surprise.

"... isn't it a little too noisy all of a sudden?

"I'm sorry. But considering your track record, if you don't stop this attack, you'll be lying, right?

You mean you tried me?

"Ah, this is the fastest I can figure out what you're capable of. If you don't take this into account, my thoughts aren't exactly something to talk about."

Truth Determination There was no reaction... Does Louis really think so?

You're not going to hurt me at all, and if Lewis finds out, this is just a confirmation.

"... what does Lord Lewis think?

"Have you looked into me? Or did you know? Either way, I hate being tough. Feel free to call me Mr. Lewis."

Well, if that's the case, let's be honest.

Okay, Mr. Lewis.

"Hmm. That's what I thought ─ ─ Livel, I want you to be promoted to S-rank."

"... may I ask why?

I hope and fulfill my promotion to S rank.

However, I can't really think of getting promoted to S-rank just by acknowledging my ability.

There must be a reason.

"The reason is simple and clear. Being out of standard means you can make the most of it by standing on the stage. I want you to work for me and for my country."

There was no response to this.

Suffice it to say, Lewis was not lying.

"I appreciate you saying that, but if you suddenly get promoted to S-rank, you'll lose credibility with adventurers.

"Of course you're right. So I'm going to tell you the terms and conditions for your promotion to S-Rank."

"Conditions?"

"The condition is a lot of accomplishments that involve a lot of people. Then no one can complain."

"... it's a difficult condition, but it's certainly convincing."

"Oh, I promise I'll raise you to S rank when you meet that condition."

"Thank you very much. Even so, you're very kind."

"Mm-hmm. I like you. It's also an apology for the rudeness."

Maybe this guy did all the math? I think about it.

The meeting with Louis ended with a word or two later.

And next month, I was promoted to A rank.