That day, Allen and his friends were visiting the city's Adventurer's Guild.
　The large room was crowded with people returning from dungeons, people looking for requests, and people assessing the materials they had taken from monsters.
　There is also a tavern in the back of the room, where adventurers are encouraged to make money.

　Thanks to this, the inside of the tavern was filled with a lively and unique atmosphere.

"Wow, ...... is full of strong-looking people.
"...... is strong.

　Charlotte looked curious, while Lu looked around warily. Allen has been to this place a few times, but this is the first time he's brought them along.
　Allen smiles at their innocent reactions, and he can't help but look at them.

　Then...

"Hey, isn't that Daimao?
I'm not sure what to say.

　"M, it's you." A voice called out from the tavern.
　I looked over and saw a familiar face in the corner, with their heads together.
　There were about thirty of them, including the Gankutsu-gumi led by Megas and the Serpent Fang group led by Glow. ......

　Megas, a rock man, sat upright on the floor with one hand raised, and Glow followed suit.
　The rest of the ruffians, seeing Allen's face, stood up and bowed their heads in unison.

"Hey!　Good work again today!
How are you doing, Goddess?
I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

　One of them noticed Lu and shouted loudly.
　That drew all the attention in the room. Charlotte hid behind Allen's back, frightened by his gaze, and Lu let out a low roar.

　Allen pats Lu on the head and shrugs his shoulders.

He's a friend of Charlotte's. He's a friend of Charlotte's. He's here today to get permission to accompany her.

　A wizard can't bring every demon he has with him into town.
　A demon hunter can't bring any demon he has under his command into the city, because a half-heartedly disciplined demon entering the city could lead to a worst-case scenario.
　Therefore, they bring their demons to the adventurer's guild and are screened to make sure they are not dangerous and will follow their master's orders. Only then can you get permission to take them around.

"Hey, when did you get such a dangerous demon from ......?
As expected of a goddess!
No, it's not.

　Charlotte laughs, lowering her eyebrows in annoyance. She seems to have calmed down a bit.
　Allen points to a window in the back.

"There's the window. There's the counter. I've already talked to them, so you'd better go there.
"Okay. I'll do my best. Let's go, Lu.
"Gahhhh!

　And so the two of them, with all eyes on them, went to the window with great enthusiasm. The screening would take about an hour, but I'm sure Charlotte and Lu would have no problem getting through it.
　After seeing them off, Allen went to go outside, but ...... Megas and others stopped him.

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what's going on.
I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.
"What the ...... hell kind of daytime is this?

　Allen couldn't help but chuckle.
　He had planned to browse the bookstore while waiting for Charlotte and the others, but ...... he suddenly thought better of it.

"Well, it might not be a bad idea to ask you guys for your opinion.
"Yeah, what?　That's unusual.
What? It's no big deal.

　Sitting next to Megas, the group pestered Allen about what was going on.
　I've had to do some chores for them, and I've had to train them, but they've never asked me for my opinion. That's probably why they were so interested in him.
　Taking a sip of the cheap sake that had been poured for him, Allen asked in a light tone.



I'm actually thinking of confessing my feelings to Charlotte, but what would be the best situation?



　What kind of situation would you like?



　The table shattered, the liquor bottles flew in the air, and all the ruffians fell down.