I'm going to report my victory to Mr. Moch and his friends. Then all the guests are pleased. What an embarrassment. I'm tired of this kind of thing... but I'm tired indeed, so I log out... and make dinner... and microwave some frozen pilaf. Unfortunately, I didn't feel like making an elaborate meal in my current situation.

I'd heard that cooking was easy to some extent in games; in EO, the concept of the game is a real other world. It would be strange to be able to make food easily in the real other world.

I finished my dinner and logged in again. When I get down from my room, I see people still making noise... or rather, people I've seen before.

'Sorry to bother you,'

Mr. Lewin and his friends. And some men and women I don't know. They know I'm at the inn because of my experiments in return. So Lewin-san and his friends have brought this man and woman here.

"You... what? That girl...

Mr. Crow looks at Setia. Come to think of it, I've never shown it to you before.

I'm Setia, a newly summoned elf. Say hello to me, Setia!

No.

Oh, that's the first time I've ever heard of an outright refusal.

What's wrong with you?

'I sense an evil thought from that person. I don't want to make the acquaintance of such a person!

What?

Great damage to Mr. Crowe. I don't have the confidence to recover if I said that to Setia.

''Then... it can't be helped~''

'Crowe's no good. Don't look at a girl with an evil eye.

The ladies are bashing us.

'Well, wait! I'm innocent! Dressed like that to begin with.

Don't look at me, sir.

Setia hides behind my back. Her words and actions do a lot of damage again.

'From the edge, Crow-san, you're a total villain.

'Ku, no... it's okay... it's okay... for me... Aeon-chan...'

Mr. Crowe looks at Aeon with his last hope, but Aeon also hides behind my back. That action stopped him.

'Let's leave Crowe behind... actually, I came to talk to Tact-kun today.

Is this a story? I presume you are referring to those two?

Bingo. You two, introduce yourselves.

Let's start with the boys.

'Ha, yes! I'm Luke, our new summoner.

I wonder if the name comes from chess? Or is it the main character in a famous movie?

Oh, likewise. I'm Tyrol, our new summoner.

Is the original name of the candy? I mean, they're both summoners. What's the summoner? I thought so, but one of them spotted it right away. A goblin. But it's subtly different. A woman?

I wondered what the other one was, but there was one wolf. It looks like the old Grey.

'Oh, it's my summoner, Gobuna of Gobrina.

Oh. You've given it an obvious name. And Goblina was a goblin woman, after all.

"My summoner is Gonta the Wolf.

Oh, I think someone is going to name it after a dog.

'It's nice to meet you, I'm Tact, the summoner. This is my summoner, Lily from Dragon Newt, also Aeon. Then I'm Setia the Elf.

Lilly and the others will each say hello. Mm-hm. Good job.

"Oh, we're so excited to meet the real thing!

''Um... if it's not too much trouble, I'd like to see the other summons, no?''

It's not a bad idea. It's not a good idea to summon them in the store. Ruin-san seems to understand that.

"You can't summon them in the whole shop.

'Yeah, well I'm sorry. I'm sorry for being so reckless.

If you get a chance, I'll show you.

Oh, really? Thank you.

Now, I think I have a general idea of what they're talking about, but I'm going to ask them just in case. Sure enough, I was asked to instruct them as beginners.

''As the top summoner and by far the best player, Tact-kun would be the right person for the job, right?

'Who's the top player I'm just a mediocre summoner.

Everyone is silent at my words. Why?

You're serious. Mr. Takut.

You know... what do you call the first person to beat a mid-boss if you don't call him a top player?

Mmmm...maybe you're right.

'But I was fishing yesterday, remember?

Yes?

What's that? That's a face. Mr. Lewin. 'But you know...I needed it for Aeon's meal.

'Oh, by the way, you made weights and fishing hooks.

I made you a fishing rod.

Mr. Lewin has his head in his hands.

'I certainly haven't heard of any top players fishing, but could you please?'

It's unusual for Mr. Lewin to ask for that much. Is there a reason for that?

In fact, Luke here is the first summoner other than Mr. Tact to guess a female sub-race.

Oh. Congratulations! But how does that connect to the story?

'To be clear, Luke could be targeted by a player.

'We're dependent on them and there's nothing we can do about it.

Do you think I'd be okay in there?

For now. You won't be able to go after them so much with you. It's not like anyone would try to take on a full party of extremely rare subraces and evolving summoners in the current situation.

Does that mean I have to escort you? Well, I'm not going to take on the boss, and the only thing I have to do is fish.

Please!

Well, I enjoy the game as much as the next guy. Do you need a little help?

Of course. You do this, and you get paid. Mew.

'I'll take it from here. Takt, you're still in your early armor, and you've got quite a bit of piranha skin, right?

Oh. I've forgotten all about it, and it's all bottled up.

I have. I forgot things...

Haha. It happens all the time. But I think that's a good thing this time, don't you think? After all, you can make a robe out of werewolf skin and piranha skin. And Tact-kun has a kicking skill, so you can make shoes too. How about these two as a reward?

Seriously! If you can make it for free, you can wish for it.

'Okay. I'll take care of it.

'Oh, thank you!'

I don't know what to do when you're honestly pleased. I feel a little guilty because I'm the one who gets paid.

We'll look into it. If you need help with something, just let us know.

I understand.

This is how I ended up taking care of Luke and Tyrol. For now, I'm going to exchange friends with the two of them and form a party. Now, where shall we start?