Chapter 22

In the Cabinet two men are talking to each other while sitting on sofas. Between them is a table with an expensive decorated bottle of alcohol

Pluton Ainzach: "Sir what was the cause of your conflict with Manfred?"

Lex "Nothing special I just don't want to wait. Manfred got offended by my pushing into the beginning of the line"

"I can understand his action, but why you escalated the conflict by throwing insults at him?"

"That were insults? I was just told what I think about him, it's his problem that he can't take the truth well"

Pluton hearing the explanation of Lex stands up from the sofa, goes to a locker with a porcelain and takes out two cups. As adventurers guild master and ex-adamantium rank adventurer, he has seen many weird and unhinged individuals, he comes back and pours luxurious alcohol as he knows that he won't take it well without some booze. While filling cups he says

"You are both guilty, Manfred already paid with his blood, now there is you" He ends his action and moves one of the cups to Lex then continues "Because of your fight there is a hole in the wall. Give me 5 gold coins as compensation for the damage"

"No problem" Lex takes out the required money from the pouch and puts it on the table

"So why did you come to the guild? To register as an adventurer?"

"Yes, as you know I trashed him in one blow, so I request my team to be promoted straight up to Mithril rank"

Pluto an instant says "No it's impossible, I can't do that to a newbie that doesn't complete any quest, and you're speaking about your whole team, how many members does it have?"

"Three"

"from Platinum level to go up you must have certain achievements, fame and be regarded as a mighty team. Around that level, fighters start to learn martial arts and I don't have seen you use them plus I don't know how strong are your teammates So I can't do that unless they prove themselves"

He grabs a cup and starts drinking "I can elevate you to platinum as everyone has seen your deed, rest of them would start from a copper level"

"Did you change your mind when I tell that I'm teaching them how to use martial arts?"

Pluto's eyes widen when hearing that statement "Let me see them"

"They started to train martial arts under me a day ago, they aren't ready. If you would increase my rank I could give you a small preview of my abilities"

Lex gains his attention and curiosity "If you are mighty like you think I could increase your rank to mithril, its maximum of my power as a local guild leader"

"Deal!"

'it's a better outcome than I expected '

Lex stands up and goes to the more spacious part of the room, then takes out DS. Pluton looks with great shock at a massive blade

'How he even moves this thing. At my prime, I would struggle even with lifting it, but he casually has it on his back, as if it doesn't weigh anything '

Passionate Pluto starts to carefully observe the coming action

Then it begins Lex starts to use martial arts First comes [Greater Ability Boost] just from hearing the first words guild master's ears almost explode then comes as follows [Strengthen Perception] [Sense Weakness] [Greater Physical Boost] [Limit Breaker] [Flow Acceleration] [Greater Evasion] [Body Strengthening] and last but not least [Focus Battle Aura] DS colour changes with last buff to scarlet red and almost silent screams yell. Air covering Lex backs off as it can't stand great power emerging from deeps of body. Pluto can't keep his eyes open as air blows at them.

When seeing an unattainable peak of martial prowess, he starts to feel like he and his friends come back in time to his younger years, adventuring and growing stronger with every passing day.

Burning passion and will to live again fill his dull eyes. As in the new world with Power comes respect. He starts to kneel before the visage of his idol. With great resolve he says

"Great martial Lord please forgive me for my ignorance" His head hits a wooden master-crafted floor with such impact that he starts to bleed "Please teach me and the rest of humanity your ways as you are our only hope for us to strive in this godforsaken world"

shocked Lex turns off bufs put DS on his back and comes to the side of Pluto and lifts him off to a standing position then says "There is no point in lowering yourself before me"

'uhh I don't expect something like that, why did he do it in a similar manner to Fluder Paradyne pledging loyalty to Ainz, if I remember he was a stoic person when speaking with Ainz, maybe its because I look like a human and he is a martial arts user'

With the help of Lex, he stands up and says "Lord what is your name?"

"Lex Diethard "

"Lord Lex if I could I would give away my own adamantine plate, but it's illegal and you would be hunted for it"

He sprints to the secret Guild safe which is located in his cabinet, after clicking password he opens it and grabs Mithril's plate and some of his private savings and runs back with items to Lex and humbly gives them to Lex

"Lord please take that Mithril plate and money that I saved" Lex takes only a plate made from green metal

"There is no need for money as I don't want to steal from you"

"But from what Winia Told me Lord robbed the Green Turtle team Of their money"

"It's different mater as I don't like to exert money from neutral to me people If they get under my skin it's their problem"

"Lord is really forgiving" He recedes his hands

"if you don't have anything against it I'll leave"

Lex puts a green plane at his chest and leaves. After the departure of Lex Pluto says

"If only Lord Lex opened martial arts school it would be a great chance for all of humanity as he casually used as much as eight! Eight supportive martial arts unbelievable and he doesn't look tired at all! What would happen if he used even more of them? I even heard some that I had never known. It looked like he could continue what a monster!"

Lex as goes down from staircase gazes of all adventurers look at man like some kind of abomination. After he ends they clearly see his green plate

"wait didn't he come here to register?!"

"Why that devil has a mithril plate?!"

"Did he become Mithril rank adventurer?!"

"How?! He only defeated Manfred!"

Lex ignores the remarks of the adventurers and looks at them and sees one familiar person

'Isn't it Brita? Who would expect to meet her, maybe she was collecting money from Quest'

Brita looks at him their gazes collide, and then he sees the movement of her mouth, she is too far away for him to hear her. Then in an instant, her head turns in another direction

'I wonder from what people are in her party

Lex goes another time to a receptionist named Winia as she apparently came back to her post

Winia sees that man is going back for more. She starts to shake as her nerves newer were that much overloaded with stress "What's the matter sir?" she says without any stammer like an experienced clerk

"I want to register my team"

"All right, what are you called then?" she grabs a sheet of paper and starts to write

"World Enemy"