-- Right now, Green Hollow Town is slowly moving forward with the entire town towards one major goal.

　This was triggered by a face-to-face meeting between His Majesty Alfred and Gandalf, the Demon King, to finalize his policy on Agat Ram.

　Agat Ram is a mithril trafficking organization that spans the western continent.

　However, its true identity is an organization of the survivors of the ancient magical civilization that has continued to survive in the depths of the dungeon, the Ark of the Elements.

　Strictly speaking, they lost their human bodies and transferred their souls to puppets created by the advanced technology of the ancient magical civilization, which made them deviate from being human beings.

　The Dwarven Demon King, the founder of Agat Ram - in this case, it means purely the king of the demon race - Ivaldi defined the human body as a normal soul, the soul of the ancients who stood on the edge of destruction. They tried to keep only one of them alive.

　However, modern humans have lost their original magical power in their souls and use the pseudo-magic (skill) they have in their bodies as a substitute.

　In the light of the definition set forth by Ivaldi, the humans on earth do not meet the definition of 'human' for Agart Ram.

　Therefore, Agathe Ram considers not only the Demon King's Army as an obstacle, but also the Westland Kingdom as an incompatible enemy.

　With this information, the Westland Kingdom and Demon King Gandalf's forces have temporarily agreed to join forces and are steadily making preparations for the fight against Agat Ram.









Welcome!

　--Even though we are facing a major transition period, our daily lives will not change drastically.

　Although the secondary business is showing signs of getting busier from now on, but that doesn't mean we can't cut corners on the main business, and today is another day in the White Wolf store.

　Erica, who greeted the first customer of the day earlier, comes back behind the counter to replenish the missing items in the potion section in front of the accounting counter.

''It's peaceful again today, isn't it? For a while there was a lot of noise about whether there was another Demon Lord War, but that kind of talk soon went unheard of.

　Erica's impressions, which even had a somewhat swallowing air to them, were countered by Leila, who sat in the chair next to her, with a depressed look.

''That's not true. There's a lot going on under the water. The proof of that is that Travis-sama rarely comes back to the ground anymore, and ...... hahahaha.
...... Right, I see. You're in trouble too, aren't you ......?

　It seems that Erica could only offer textbook words of comfort to Leila, who looked dejected from the morning.

　Leila has feelings for my old friend Travis, an A-ranked adventurer, and we are finally learning how to get along with each other, but it seems that we don't see each other as much these days.

　Of course, it's not that Travis is avoiding Leila.

　He's been busy preparing for the big job of breaking into the third level and clashing with Agat Ram, which will be done in the near future.

　If you ask anyone among the high-ranking adventurers living in Green Hollow who have the ability to lead a large group of people and the high fighting ability to counter Agart Ram's forces, they will tell you that Travis is the only one who can do it.

　The other guys tend to have one or the other of the required specs, but they tend not to reach the top ranks, so Travis will inevitably be the one to be relied upon.

''Store manager(tencho)oh ...... it's hard to do when the next door is like this, can't you do something about it?''

　Erica asks me for help with a troubled look on her face.

　It's true that Leila's motivation seems to be in serious decline.
　Not to mention the decline in her own work efficiency, if the people she works with are depressed, even the people around her may be hindered in their work.

''It can't be helped. There's a meeting this weekend at the Adventurer's Guild's Hollow Bottom branch where Travis will be present, so let's bring Leila along on the name of helping out too.
Really?

　As soon as she heard my words, Leila's face, which had been downcast, lifted to a governor's look and her eyes lit up.

'How much personal time I can get out of it depends on their availability, though.
No problem!　It's enough just to see you!
You know what? We've got company!
Yes!　Welcome!

　Leila, with a tension that jumped all at once from the bottom to the top of the heap, raised her voice and began to serve the customers.

　The swings are so great that even Erica, who asked her to do something about it, is upset about it.

　I'm sure the excitement that has risen up is only at its peak right now, so I'll be able to regain my composure in a little while.

　As I was thinking that for now, Garnett spoke to me from behind in a whisper.

''Are you sure you want to take Leila to that meeting? That's a meeting you were summoned to as the leader of the White Wolf Order, not as the manager of the White Wolf Shop, right?

　I also take a half-step toward Garnett's side so that the conversation doesn't leak out to third parties.

　It's not that Garnett doesn't mind taking Leila with him, but he seems to be more concerned about the criticism I'll receive for doing so.

''Even the other participants, the adventurer's guild and the level of the head of each knight's guild are going to show up, but they won't look good if you bring in a clerk from the weapons store, will they?
''If it was Erica, she might have refused, but Leila would probably be fine. Even though she's not a knight in her own right, she's a member of the three families of the Dragon King's Knights who protect His Majesty.

　I don't like to judge things based on bloodline or family history alone, but I think it's a great deal (...) to utilize them for non-negotiable purposes.

　Giving Leila's family name would be more than enough name value to allow her to be allowed to sit in as an assistant to the leader of the White Wolf Order.

'...... What's so sweet about Leila?'
If you're going soft on anyone, I think it's on Travis. I can't watch him spontaneously disappear after he's made such a positive effort to get with a woman.

　After placing my hand lightly on Garnett's head, I decide to start my job as the manager of the weapons store.

　Soon, a fight to the death like no other in the past will begin.

　But for now, we're still allowed to continue living our days the same as before, so we have to enjoy it to the fullest extent possible or we'll lose out--