"f*ck you! What is the Guild thinking!

When I heard from Salamus about the general circumstances of Mr. Laust's being banned from the labyrinth, I spat that out in frustration.
There is a feud between the guild that wants to increase the number of full-time adventurers and Mr. Lausto, who refused to become a party member of the direct adventurers, and that is something I know.
For a guild that disregards adventurers, it must be annoying to have been defied by a single adventurer.

''Those guild guys don't even know what to do and what not to do!

Even with that in mind, this time it was clearly something he shouldn't have done.
As far as the story goes, the one who was clearly the bad one was the one who first picked a fight with Raust-san, the Great Sword of the War God.
It's not just the Adventurer's Guild, it's common sense that even adventurers like us are in agreement.
And yet the guild that should have been defending it as a priority ignored that common sense.
That is something that should never be allowed to happen.

With my back to that thought, I opened my mouth to my companions.

''Hey you guys, hurry up and get ready! I'm going to protest to the Guild!

Hey, go get your armor for now!

Oh!

Godz was the first to agree with my words, followed by the other adventurers, who shouted and ran to the warehouse where the armor was kept.
I felt the motivation of my companions in their reactions, and I felt a smile on my mouth as I felt dependable.
If this many adventurers armed and barged into the guild, no matter how many guilds, they would have no choice but to lift the ban on entering the labyrinth that I issued to Raust-san.

''With this, I can repay you a little.

Thinking about that, I let those words slip out with a whimper.
I figured I could finally repay Roust-san's debt of gratitude with this.

''...... Really, is the guild going to contradict us to the extent of our protests?

...... Huh?

...... That thought of mine was to disappear in those words that Salamus told me.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time with us.
But the serious look on Salamus's face disproves my thoughts.

...... Hey, you remember. The time I thought Mr. Lausto was going to kill me in the labyrinth.

Oh, yeah.

I nodded with confusion at those words, which Salamus told me in a serious tone of voice.
I can see now that such a thing is impossible, but at that time, when I got down on my knees to Mr. Lausto, we seriously believed that Mr. Lausto was going to kill me.
Remembering that time, I open my mouth.

''Come to think of it, we were warned by the guild staff that there was a high probability that Mr. Lausto was committing murder in the labyrinth, right?

Yes, the cause of our assumptions at that time, it was information from the guild staff.
I muttered to myself as I traced back my memories and remembered them.
When I think about it now, the words of the guild staff who warned us many times back then are the cause of my fear of Raust-san.

''...... I saw it. The guild officials were acting like they did when they told us that Mr. Lausto was the culprit, inciting Mr. Lausto's hostility to the Great Sword of War.

What about ......?

It was when I was remembering the shocking truth that Salamus confided in me.
I scream out in dismay, unable to understand the intentions of bumping high-ranking adventurers against each other, which from the guild's point of view should be the most valuable asset.
The other adventurers could not hide their confusion at Salamus' words.
However, oblivious to our reactions, Salamus opened his mouth.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one who can't help but feel that the guild staff was trying to give us a bad impression of Mr. Lausto. Maybe the guild wants to isolate Mr. Lausto from the rest of the city.

When I heard those words of Salamus, the thought came into my head that it was impossible.
But those words never came out of my mouth.

...... When I thought back again, I realized that the guild staff had an attitude that supported Salamus' words.

The guild employee who told us that Mr. Laust was the adventurer's murderer, the man who called himself Hanzam, didn't even try to hide his hostility towards Mr. Laust, and he was carrying the story in such a way that he was trying to incite our hatred.
It was as if we would have definitely held a grudge against Mr. Laust had we not seen that scene of Mr. Laust's victory over the mutated Hydra.
That was definitely something they said and did with the idea of turning us against Mr. Lausto.

''Why would a guild employee antagonize Mr. Lausto ......?''

Despite the fact that I could understand that, no, because I could, I couldn't hide my confusion.
Isolating Mr. Lausto from the Labyrinth City would only increase the chances of Mr. Lausto leaving the Labyrinth City.
However, it would only be a loss for the Maze City Guild if Mr. Lausto, the largest class in the Maze City, left the Maze City.
In other words, the guild must have some other purpose for isolating Mr. Lausto, and I twisted my head, unable to understand that.

''Well, Marnell! Oh, look at that!

But I couldn't think about it any longer.
Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted by an urgent voice raised by Godz, pointing to a small window in the warehouse.

'Hmm?'

Godz, always a bold warrior, is upset.
I look up and peer into the window, wondering about that.

'Minagorosida.'

......!

...... It was not long after that that I noticed a group of armed hobgoblins walking in a group through the city.



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No way, right: ......

A group of monsters that normally only exist in the labyrinth.
With that in front of me, I couldn't hide my turmoil.
The chill that ran down my spine made me understand that there was an abnormal situation happening that we couldn't fathom.

'Why are there goblins in this place!

Huh!

What let me know that now was not the time to be dumbfounded was the voice of the city's people echoing from outside the warehouse.

''Those in armor, hurry up and get out! Buy us some time until we get out!

At that moment when I came to the realization that the people of the city might be attacked by hobgoblins if I didn't, I was raising my voice.
That voice of mine brought the other adventurers back to their senses as well.

''Oh! Hobgoblins or so, we'll take care of it ourselves!

The next moment, they were the first to enter the warehouse, and the adventurers, who were wearing armor, shouted that and ran to the entrance of the warehouse.

''Please, .......''

I watched them and said those words as I prayed on the backs of those adventurers and quickened my hand to put on my armor.

If it was just a fight, they would have no problem at all.
After all, even though there are many of them, they are still hobgoblins.
We are not the enemies of the adventurers who are attacking the middle tier.

But our goal this time is not just to destroy the hobgoblins.
We have to protect the people of the city.
And that's just a civilian who's not an adventurer.

'd*mn it! Why is this happening: ......

Thinking about that again, I spat that out in frustration.
Since we are in this labyrinthine city, the people of the city are used to emergencies, which is surprisingly common.
If it was just a mere magical beast, they might be able to deal with it on their own.

...... But the opponents now are a group of labyrinthine demonic beasts, even though they are going out to the lower levels.

With such a small group of adventurers, there's a chance that something could happen to the people in the city.

''d*mn!''

The thought of it makes me impatient, and I drop the armor at my arms.
At a time like this, I fall into the urge to shout that as I hastily try to pick up the armor.

''Kyaaaaaah!''

Oh, my God!

It's not too late! Call a healer!

...... It was then that I heard the screams and shouts of my friends outside the warehouse.

The moment I heard the commotion, I had stopped picking up my armor and started running towards the warehouse door.
The worst possibilities passed through my mind.
In other words, the earliest people in the city may have been too late.


'Where's ..................?'


But the reality is, it's far worse than I ever imagined.

"Ha, ha.

When I opened the warehouse and ran out, what I saw in front of me was my mortally wounded comrade vomiting blood and the other adventurers who were too busy fighting the hobgoblins to even get close to his side.
I couldn't accept that scene for a moment.

The hobgoblins were as much of an enemy as a small fry to us.
That is common knowledge among the earliest intermediate adventurers.

If you're ......, why are your friends struggling so much in the face of that hobgoblin?

"Madakakureteitaka, Boukensha.

...

The answer to that question was one hobgoblin.
That hobgoblin ignores the dying adventurer and tells me so.
I've found a new toy, or so it seemed to say.

It was then that I realized that it wasn't just any hobgoblin that had finally appeared in town.

'You are, what are you, what are you!

I was shouting in front of the pressure I felt from that hobgoblin, as if I was dealing with a mid-tier demonic beast.

The hobgoblin in front of me laughs without answering my question.
It has a lecherous light in its eyes that gives you a sense of intelligence that demonic beasts should not have.

''Ningen wozenmetsusasenite.

...... That's when we realized that the situation was even worse than we expected it to be.