'Hah, hah, hah ... oh, and the pursuer!
It's all right... but I managed to get away.

　Leanne and Mina looked back several times, gasping heavily.
　

''Huh.......seems to be okay.''
Yeah, it's not a problem.

　Leanne and Mina took on the merchant's escort as a way to make a little extra money.
　Arios and Aggus are not there.
　The two of them are preparing to attack the 'Lost Forest' they are about to head into.

　Lean can use over a thousand magic.
　Mina can use a healing technique that is said to be able to revive even the dead.

　However, melee combat is not her forte.
　If they get out of time, it's over there.
　So I hired a suitable adventurer as a vanguard and went to escort the merchant.

　It was supposed to be a simple request.
　It was supposed to be quick and he was going to get paid a lot.

　And yet.....

What the f*ck are you doing?
Hi!

　Lean grabbing the chest of an adventurer hired as a vanguard.

　The adventurer did not do a proper job.
　He didn't do his job as a vanguard and put Leen and Mina in danger.
　Thanks to that, I ended up in a trap of running away against some thieves.
　This is unforgivable.

The vanguard is supposed to protect the rear guard, right?　But you'll be the first to get hit and run away, so what are you going to do?
"Mulder, don't be ridiculous!　I'm a beast tamer!　I'm not cut out to be an advance guard. I explained that to you beforehand, didn't I?　Then you said you'd be fine with it and I'd be fine with it and so I'd be fine with it.
So why did you leave us?　You've created a huge disgrace by running away from a bandit!
'Even a Beast Tamer can fight, can't he?　The opponent is just a bandit. It's not a powerful demon. Can't you even do that?
So don't make me keep telling you!　There's no way the Beast Tamer is going to fight!　You don't have the strength to fight yourself, so you tame the beast and make it fight instead!　That's what it's all about, Beast Tamer!
What?　How can you make such a silly excuse that even that garbage worm was fighting?

　Lean gave the adventurer a disdainful look.

　Even that useless Lean had fought with his own strength in battle.
　Even during the battle against the Four Heavenly Kings, he had fought as a vanguard.
　Of course, it wasn't much use, but... but still, it was better than not being there.

　And yet, this adventurer....
　He says he doesn't have the strength to fight on his own.
　If that were the case, he would be no more useless than Rain.

　Together with Mina, they turn their eyes as if they were looking at garbage.

　........But the two of them don't realize it.
　That what the adventurer is saying is a perfectly natural fact.
　That Rain, who can fight despite being a Beast Tamer, is more unusual.

'So?'
What...?
I understand you're a chicken who doesn't have the courage to fight. We're all responsible for hiring a bum like that, but we're not the only ones. As for the fighting, I'm going to go ahead and concede your side of the story, but... But...
How could you have neglected to explore your surroundings?
Oh, I didn't neglect...
'You had, hadn't you? In fact, we didn't even notice the bandits until they were within visual range.
You're a beast tamer, aren't you?　Then you should have tamed those animals and sent them out to scout, shouldn't you?
Yeah, I got it out. I had the squirrel tamed and alerted. But a squirrel, even a very nimble squirrel, can't have a full 360 degrees of alert. The bandits came around us, and that delayed our detection...

　Irritated by the adventurer's words, Lean grabbed his chest again.
　He looked vicious and awesome.

'Oh?　Then you can tame 10 or 20 of them and be on guard in all directions!　Why didn't you do that!
Why, because it's impossible, of course it is.　There's only one animal the Beast Tamer can use.
'Don't lie to me. Do you think that kind of excuse will work?
"Ugh, I'm not lying!　You can't even use two of them, let alone ten!　That's true for all Beast Tamers. If you use more than one of them at the same time, the burden is doubled and your nerves are burned out.

　Leanne and Mina looked at each other.
　They make a slightly dubious expression.

　I've never heard of such a thing.
　First of all, didn't Rain use dozens of animals to always be on guard and searching the surroundings.
　There is no way that what Rain can do, no one else can do.
　Therefore, this adventurer is lying to protect himself.
　He's spouting bullshit to cover up his incompetence.

　Lean and Mina made such a decision.

　Lean pushed the adventurer away.

''d*mn it looks like I've drawn the worst hazards. I didn't think there was anyone more useless than that garbage bug.
'Yes. I never thought I'd meet such a fool.
Ggh.....

　The adventurer tried to argue something, but gave up.
　There would be no point in saying anything to these two.
　That was how it felt.
　It was as if they were dealing with a different species with a different language.

'What do we do now?　I threw my client out....
'Uh ... that's enough. Let's just leave them alone. It's not right that we'd be putting ourselves in danger for a merchant.
'That's true but won't it hurt our name if we keep it up?　If it's just me, that's fine, but when it involves Lean and Aggus and Arios,
Well that's not a good idea.

　Leanne thought.

　I found the request, but it was these adventurers who actually took the order.
　Lean and the others are 'brave' and not adventurers.
　Although they are similar beings, they can't casually take on requests like adventurers.
　If such a thing were possible, everyone would rely on the brave men and women.
　In order to avoid such a situation, an agreement has been made that only those with a certain level of power and authority are allowed to make requests to Arios and his team.

　Therefore, Lean can't take on a request.
　So, they found a suitable adventurer and asked him to take the order on their behalf....

　After thinking about the situation they were in for a moment, Leanne came up with a solution.
　She walked up to the adventurer who was still on his buttocks and held out her wand to him.

'Huh?　Huh?

　Leanne coldly tells the adventurer, who is confused by the declaration of war.

''You took this request on your own, tried to solve it on your own, and failed as a result... can we pretend that's what happened?
'I see ... okay?　You mustn't talk about us, okay?　We must never talk about how we were commissioned together,

　Mina, sensing Leanne's thoughts, quickly got on board with the conversation.

　In short.........
　I'm going to put all the blame for the failure on the adventurers and pretend that they had nothing to do with it.
　That's what Leanne thought.

　Naturally, the adventurers were angry.

''F*ck you, don't be silly!　I can't believe I'm the only one who's going to get caught in the middle of this... this whole thing failed because of your recklessness!　And yet, you put the blame on me alone and I'm not going to accept that!　I'll mention you guys when I tell you.
Well.....

　Soooo, Leanne's eyes narrow sharply.

''If you're going to play that kind of joke, you're going to have to die here, though?
What?
'I'm telling you, if you try to play a joke on me like I'm going to secretly report you later, I'll kill you for it, okay?　We'll chase it down, hunt it down, and absolutely kill it.
Wha... uh...?
You have two choices. You can do what I tell you to do, or you can get killed in the process. What do you think?

　The fire at the end of Lean's staff lights up.
　The fire eventually grows into flames, burning the adventurer's face with a chill.

'Wow, okay!　I'll do what you guys say. It was all my fault!　It's my fault, not yours!　That's all you need to know!
He's a good boy.
Well, go ahead. Your incompetence is irritating me just looking at you.
Hi!

　The adventurer ran away, almost falling over and over again.

'Will you be okay?　He won't say anything extra, will he?
All you had to do was threaten him. There's nothing you can do incompetently.
''Well that's true. There's only so much a fool can do, you know.
You shouldn't have to rely on just anyone.
'After all, it's Arios and Aggus that I can rely on. Other than them, I wouldn't trust anyone else.
Oh, I'm tired. Let's get the hell out of here. I'm going to miss out on my fee, and you're going to get annoyed, and I've had a crappy day.
Yeah.

　Leanne and Mina don't realize it.
　The adventurer's words were all correct, and that they had been doing the impossible.