A while later, I met up with a group of B-ranked adventurers.
　They all had the appearance of being rogues.

''It's a d*mn shame. I owed the guild master a favor, so I agreed to do the call. The rewards are lousy, so let's just get this over with.
I mean... Isn't it the job of the knights to defend the king's land? You don't owe us a living wage.

　There was a lot of grumbling.
　Swearing and lashing out. The whole space seemed to be getting stagnant and creaky. It was broken by Regina's one word.

"You guys can go home.
"What?
It doesn't matter how many clumsy bums you have. Now go away.
............

　The B-ranked adventurers were stunned and froze in their tracks .

''Hm?　Didn't you hear me?　I'm telling you to get out of my sight. I'll talk to the Guildmaster and let him know.
'You ......!　You've got a lot going for you: ......!　I can finish you off here first, okay?
"Ho. Interesting. You wanna try it?
'Wait, wait, wait!　I don't want you to fight among your friends!

　I rushed to intervene.

I'm sorry. He has a big mouth. He's always been like this. Can you just do this one thing for me and let me apologize for you?

　If it goes on like this, there's no doubt that a fight will break out.
　And when it does, Regina will beat him to within an inch of his life. I'm not a handy guy who can go easy on her.
　These adventurers don't know that me and Regina are A-list adventurers.
　We can't afford to have anyone else needlessly injured before the battle.
　So I bowed to them instead of Regina. They must have been disappointed to see me bowing down, too.

So don't ever speak to me like that again.

　I clicked my tongue and swore, and he put the contraption away.

'Looks like it's all settled,'

　I'm relieved.
　Thank God. We almost crippled the other side.
　Anna can't feel sorry for herself if she loses a valuable member of the Adventurer's Guild. We're already short of people.

''Regina. Please don't do this to me.
Why?　I'm just stating the facts.
You could try to wrap it up in something a little more feminine.

　Although I complain bitterly, I laugh at myself for being such a guy. I was rather relieved that things hadn't changed.
　That's when I saw the armor of the knights from across the street. I could see the armor of the knights from across the street.

Father!　Miss Regina!　You're here!

Elsa came running up to me with a happy expression on her face.

'Yeah . Anna called me in.
'I wouldn't be so reassuring if Lord Kaiser were here!
'No matter how many demons are attacking you, there's no need to fear them!

　It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

It seems that he's quite well-liked by the knights: ...... "I mean, didn't the leader of the knights call me father?

　The adventurers were buzzing when they saw us talking.
　No wonder they don't know who I am.
　I don't usually hang around the adventurers' guild and when I do, I'm quick to leave when Anna asks me to.

　Elsa and the rest of the guild and us adventurers will come together at the main gate of the capital. The men on scouting duty will tell you that the enemy will attack in less than an hour.

Then shall we draw up our positions?

　As Elsa said this, she looked around at everyone present with a serious expression on her face.

"Those of you who are good at close combat will join my team and fight the enemy on the front line, and those of you in the rear guard would like to ask for support from the artillery unit.
That's not necessary.

　And Regina sent word that it was Regina.

"He and I will be enough on the front lines. We don't need to do anything else. You just need to watch the back.


"What?

　The knights were just as confused as the adventurers before.
　Well, of course they were.
　Sure enough, one of the knights spoke up to object.

No, no!　There are quite a few enemies out there!　And each and every one of them is an A-rated Cyclops!　Even though Lord Kaisel is there, it's still too reckless for just two people to stand up to him!
''We as the Order cannot give in to Regina-san's demands.

　said Erza, the Knight Commander.

"We are the knights charged with the defense of the city. I can't leave that dangerous role to you two adventurers.

　I guess that means the Order has a lot of pride.

It's funny how a bunch of unskilled men can't keep up with the rest of us.
"Oh!

　Stupid!　Regina's guy, another superfluous one: ......!

That guy has a big mouth. Deep down he's not a bad guy. Please cut him some slack." I hurriedly followed up with the other members of the Order.
Well. If that's what Mr. Kaiser says... ......
We are indebted to you, Master Kaiser.

　Hoho.......
　It's a good thing you're a man of virtue.

"Erza, why don't you just leave this to us? As long as we're on the front lines, there won't be any damage to the capital even if it gets through.

　I plead with my daughter.

Huh?　Please.
"......, I understand. It's for the best, father. I can't do that. I will cover you as soon as I know you're outnumbered.
Yeah. That's good. That's very helpful.

　Somehow I managed to get my request through.
　Working with Regina, I feel like I'm just following up. Maybe one day soon I'll be a negotiator on the side.