'So let's go to the Adventurers' Guild in King's Landing, then.

　Today, at Jairo-kun's request, I'm taking him to the adventurer's guild in the royal capital.
He said that he couldn't work as an adventurer while he was training, so he wanted to resume his work soon.

''Say!　Finally, my adventurer's legend begins!

　Jairo-kun has been very excited about his adventures in King's Landing all morning.

''Don't scream about Dragon Slayers again, okay?

Yes.

　I'm cool with it.

"Then let's get on with it, bro!

Okay.

　And that's when we were about to leave the house.

'Coo!'

　A mofo popped out from between the plants in the garden and jumped into Gyro-kun's face.

'Oh!　What's that!

　Suddenly, Jairo's eyes went dark in front of him and he started to panic.

"Hey, Fluffy, you're not supposed to play pranks, are you?

　I pull the fluffy fluff off of Gyro-kun's panicked face.

'Kyuun.'

'Whoa!　Oh my God!　What the hell are you doing?　You gonna do it?

　Jairo-kun strikes a fighting pose with Fluffy while talking like a thug.

"Ssshhh.

　In response, Moh Mohammed looked tentative.

'What's that?　Lex's pet?

　Mina and the others rolled their eyes at the mofo that suddenly appeared.

''Yeah, I picked it up in the Forest of Demonic Beasts.

The Forest of Demonic Beasts is, as I recall, a forest where only demons live, isn't it?　If you picked it up there, does that mean the creature is also a demon?

　Mr. Norbu looks at Fluffy with a slightly hunched over look.

'Goooooo.'

　Moh Mohammed snarls at Mr. Norbu, who stares at him impassively.

'Oh, come on, these people aren't the enemy,'

　I hug the mopey mofo who is about to jump out and pet him.



All right, all right, good mood.

"I don't really know what's going on, either. I don't know. I mean, they're not very dangerous creatures, so I think they're okay.

...to Lex's standards.

　Mina muttered, and for some reason Megri and Norbu got difficult looks on their faces.

''It's fine, I even put a collar on for safety.

　Not only is this collar a key to get in and out of the mofo, but it also has a safety device to keep it from biting strangers. You see, if something happens to the creature where its owner is not present, you may be asked to kill it.

''Well, just in case the creature has never attacked a person, so it's safe under Lex-san's supervision.

　Liliella followed up.

'Really?'

'Yes, like a wild animal, I wouldn't go against the will of the absolute strongest person in front of me. At least, as long as it's in the presence of its owner.

Okay, it's a wild instinct.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

　Liliella and Mina grumbled to each other.

''And what is the creature's name?''

What?

No, my name.

　Name, name...

You know, we never got a name for it.

""You know what?

'Come to think of it, you did. There were so many surprises in there that I was caught off guard too.

Are you too good at that?

　Mina tweets to Liliella.
　Well, I've never had any trouble with it before.

We used to call him Fluffy Moffy.

I don't think that's his name.

Well, if you're going to have a pet, I think it's better to have a name for it, because if it gets lost, it's a disaster to have no name. When the pet is lost, it's a disaster if it doesn't have a name.

Oh, that's true.
The collar of the Fluffy Mofo is equipped with a mechanism to tell you where you are, but there's a chance it might not work for some reason.

I'm not sure if it's a name.

　What kind of name would you like to be called?
　It's so fuzzy that it's a cloud... cloud?　No, no, that's a bit too cool.
　White to white or weiss.......still too cool.
The other fluffy thing I associate with white is snow?

How about Neve?

　Neve means snow in the old, now defunct country language.
　Few people would understand it, though.

'Cuh!'

　Oh, you like it?

""Isn't that a little too cool?"

　Huh?　People don't like it?

So simple mofo or morph?

Wouldn't that be nice?

I think it's pretty.

　Pretty names seem to be more popular with everyone.

"Squeak!

　Oh, and this time Fluffy is shaking her head as hard as she can and hates it.

　Hmm, it's difficult to name them.

Hey, you can name him later.　Let's get the hell out of here and go to the guild!

　And Jairo, who had no interest in naming them, rushed us.
　Indeed, can we name them later?

'Yeah, let's go to the guild then.

''Cuuuuut!''

　Here we go, Fluffy.

　◆

'Oh!　So this is the guild of King's Landing!

It's big. A lot of guilds in Torgai town could fit in there.

You're a big boy.

And the number of people is amazing.

　Gyro-kun and the others are very excited about the first time they entered the adventurer's guild in King's Landing.

''Hmmm, aren't you surprised?''

　For some reason, Liliera is proud of herself.

''Yoosh!　Let's take the commission then!

　That's when Gyro-kun was about to head to the request board.

''Lex-san!''

　The guild's receptionist comes over, calling my name.

'Is there something wrong?'

As a matter of fact, I have a request I'd really like you and Lex to accept.

Us?

　If you're saying you'd like me to take the job, is this an appointment?

Oh, that's my brother!　You're asking for nominations!

No, it's not a nomination request. This is a request open to all adventurers.

　Huh?　It's not a nomination request, is it?

What do you mean by that?

　When I ask a question, the person at the counter pulls out a sheet of paper.

"Is this a...request sheet?

　Yes, it was a request sheet that was put up on the guild's request board.
　And what was written on that paper was.....

Massive demolition?

Yes, I'm sure Lex-san is aware of the unusual increase in the number of demons near King's Landing these days, right?

　Come to think of it, I heard something like that.

''And finally, a few days ago, the country's top brass saw this situation as a problem and decided to organize a large-scale demon slaying together with the Knights.

　Heh, it's quite a large scale to be jointed with the Knights.

''This time, not only certain dangerous demons have appeared in the area, but various demons have been confirmed, so we have recruited low-ranked adventurers as well. And we want to leave Lex-san and the others to fight against high-ranked demons.

　I see, they want low ranked adventurers to handle the weaker demons and high ranked adventurers to focus on the dangerous demons.

It's interesting, isn't it? We'll join you, brother!

　And it was Gyro-kun who came into the conversation.

''Defeating a strong demon here would be a shortcut to ranking up!　That's a hell of a lot more money than a bunch of petty requests!　Hey, brother, let's do it!

　Gyro, you're willing to do it, but what about Mina and the others?

It's good.　It's easier for us to show off our training this way, too.

If it's going to be a large-scale take down, the more healers we have, the better.

Yes, I'll earn this opportunity!

　Apparently, everyone else is on board, too.

　And we're like.

'What do we do?　Mr. Lilliera?

　I'll have to get my teammate's opinion first.

I'm here with you to repay you for your kindness to Lex, so I think you should do what you want to do.

　So it's up to me.
　I can accept it, but when the Knights are out on the road, I think it's best not to play too much of a role.

　After all, many knights are proud people.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.
　You have to find a place where the knights are not present if you want to do this.

''Also, in this request, a team of S-ranked adventurers, Cyclone Roddy-san and the others will be joining us.

''Rody-san too?

　If S-ranked Roddy-san is also participating in the tournament, he must be very serious about defeating them this time.

''Yes, that's right!

　Someone suddenly shouts out in agreement from behind me, "Yes, that's right!
　Surprised, I turned around to see that it was Roddy-san and the others who were there, who were just now talking about it.

'It's been a while,'

　Roddy greeted us with a smile.

It's been a while. I see you will be participating in the defeat, Roddy-san.

Yeah, yeah.

　Then he grins.

'To compete with you again!

What?

　A match with me?

I almost lost my last match, but I'll take this one myself. Of course you'll be joining us, won't you?　As a fellow S-rank.

'Well....'

　I don't know what I'm going to do, but if he's going to be on, I probably shouldn't be a part of it.
　It's kind of a hassle to be challenged to compete at a high level.
　It would be a bad show.

''That's my brother, not only do you know an S-rank, but you won the game!

　Don't, Mr. Gyro. Don't praise me now.

"Oh, S-ranked Roddy and that new guy are going to fight again!

Who do you think is going to win this time?

That's the new guy. You were the new guy. You won once.

No, no, no, this time the numbers are different in this massive raid. It's still going to be Roddy, the most experienced of them all.

I'm new here.

I'm Roddy.

　Wait, wait, people in the back.
　You guys aren't betting on our game?

What do you think?　Why don't we play who will hunt more S-ranked demons?

"S-ranked demons?

　Wait, what do you mean, we have to compete with an S-ranked demon?

Actually, that's why we asked Mr. Lex to join us.

　The person at the window begins to explain the situation with a serious face.

''At first, this request was supposed to be done by adventurers only. But when we looked into it, we found an unexpectedly large number of A- and B-ranked demons, and even a few S-ranked demons were confirmed.

Yes, other than the Kaiserhawk that was kidnapped by you, there are still a number of S-ranks around the capital. In the first place, a number of S-ranked individuals who would not normally show themselves in a human village are found in the vicinity of the capital city at the same time, no matter how you think about it, right?

　And Mr. Roddy agrees with me.

''Roddy-san is right. We believe that there is some cause for the abnormal occurrence of the demon this time, and we would like to conduct a large scale defeat as well as an investigation into it. Of course, our main objective is for the safety of the royal capital.

In the first place, S-ranked demons are the kind of demons that require an army to be sent out, so the aristocrats who had been skimping on the budget and skipping out on defeating the demons turned pale as soon as they heard the report and decided to send out the army in a hurry.

I see, indeed, if a number of S-ranked demons were to be near the royal capital, the nobles wouldn't be fazed.
　This is an area that hasn't changed in this life or the past.
　Even so, Roddy-san is a well-informed man.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what's going on with the aristocrats.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

....

　Hmm, I guess so.
　Honestly, I don't want to be spotted by the nobles and the Knights. I very much want to avoid it.
　Because I don't want to follow in the footsteps of my previous life, you know.

　........But just as much as that, I feel that I can't just abandon the people of the royal capital who are in trouble.
　I've only been in the capital for a short time, but still, it doesn't feel good to abandon those who can't fight.

　That great swordsman Reiguard, when the town he just arrived in was being attacked by a swarm of demons, he said, "Even if you're a stranger, there's no reason not to save them! You said that.
　Yeah, you're right.
　I'm an adventurer, and the way of life of an adventurer is to help people when they're in trouble and to protect them when you see them looking for help!

Okay..... I'll take that request!

'Oh, thank you!'

That's my brother!　That's the way it should be!

Phew, that's some motivation for me.

　I turn to Liliella.

'So I guess that's why I'll be joining you.

　When I said that, Liliera-san nodded with a wry smile.

''Since it's you, I knew it would happen anyway.

　Apparently, he saw it coming.

　◆

Ladies and gentlemen, we are now ready to begin the details of a major defeat.

　On the day of the massive defeat, we came to the wilderness, the meeting point designated by the guild.
　I'm pretty sure we defeated Kaiserhawk around here before.

　And since it was said that there was an abnormal outbreak of demons, we could already see a number of demons even from here.
　They are glancing towards us, who have gathered in a group, and are wary of us.

'This is the area where the most dangerous demons appear in the area. If you're not confident, you can have them head to a lower-ranked area to defeat them now.

It seems that this large-scale defeat was divided into seven areas according to the number of confirmed high-ranking demons.
The area with the most high-ranking demons is S, the area with the least number of demons is F, and so on.

''The guild has built a business office this time, so we will purchase the demons we defeated in this defeat here!

　If you look closely, there's something like a simple demolition station set up in the wilderness.
　It's true that it's a large scale battle, so it's probably because the dismantling station in the capital's guild would be punctured if it was only a dismantling station.

　The guild staff continues to explain the details, but we've already heard about this area from the person at the counter.
　It's because Roddy and I are S-ranked, and he explained a lot of things to us beforehand.

　So I can look around with confidence.
　When I look around, I see adventurers other than us.

　They are all well-prepared and well-equipped to deal with the most dangerous areas.

　There are some low ranking adventurers as well, but they may be aiming for weaker monsters that the higher ranking adventurers are not.
　In any other area, you'd be fighting for prey.
　Maybe this kind of thing is also the wisdom of adventurers.

　And away from us, we could see a group of people who were clearly not adventurers.
　A group dressed in silver platemail and riding a warhorse - in other words, a group of knights.

　We have to stay away from them.

''Hey, hey, let's play our own game, sister!

　And then I heard Gyro-kun's voice from the side.

'Huh?　Me?

　Jairo, you spoke to Mr. Liliella.

Why should I compete with you?

Well, of course you are. That's because you're on the team with my brother.

''Huh?''

　The air is tense between Jairo-kun and Liliera-san.

''I heard you're ranked B, but I want to know if you're really worthy to fight with my brother.

　No, no, no, Mr. Gyro, Mr. Liliera is an excellent B-grade.

We've trained in my brother's hometown and become strong. That's why I'm even more concerned about your strength.

　I don't know what's going on with this. I don't want our allies to fight with each other.

"Hmm.

　And what did Liliera-san think, she looked at Jairo-kun and grinned.

''You mean, you're frustrated that Lex-san was taken from you, aren't you?

Wha?

　Gyro-kun choked out and panicked.

'You do, don't you?　You're jealous that they took your esteemed Mr. Lex, aren't you?

No, no!　It's not like that!

I know what I'm talking about.

It's pretty obvious.

"Valle Valley.

Hey, guys!

　It's like they all saw through Gyro-kun's true intentions.
　I wonder if this is it. Is this the one where the big kids got angry when they were playing with the little ones in the village?
　If that's the case, should I be dealing with Mr. Gyro a bit more?

Okay, I'll deal with it.

What?

　Jairo showed a disappointed look on his face as Liliera readily agreed to play.

You said you have been training in Lex-san's hometown. I also wanted to have Lex-san train me and see how well he did.

Yeah.

　Jairo-kun grins at Liliera-san's words.

''So, you feel the same way we do?

Yeah, you want someone to test you to see how far you're willing to go.

　Couldn't that be a normal demon to deal with?　Oh no, it's good because you're playing against a demon, right?

Yes!　Then let's play again.　Sis!

Yeah, I'll take it!

　Well, it's not a game to be played with swordsmanship in the air, so that's good, right?

'That's why I'm going to take them down alone, right, Mr. Lex?　I'm going to be a liability to you with me anyway, and I'll fight at my own pace.

　I don't think that's true.
　But I think it's the right thing to do, to fight at your own pace.
　And when the time comes, I have the key I gave you all.

Yes, that's fine. But don't be too anxious. We all deserve to live!

Yeah, I know.

Yeah, I know who you are, brother!

We'll follow up on the gyros when the time comes.

Yes, it's my job to treat the wounded.

I'm on it.

　If Mina and the others are willing to follow up with Gyro-kun, then I'm relieved.

Kyu!

　And the mohumofu on my head jumps down and goes to Liliella-san's side.

'Mohumofu is going to go around supporting Liliera-san, right?

Coo!

　And while I was talking to everyone, it seems the explanation was coming to an end.

'Oh, yes,'

　It was decided that we would all act alone, so I hurriedly moved out of the way.

''Now then, let's do a large scale battle...''

　Slipping through the crowd, I reach the right end of the adventurer group - the other side of the Order.
　And......

We're going to have a show!

''Ooohhhh!''

　With a roar, just before the adventurers and the knights started to move, I released my magic.

"Cyclone Tower!

　Suddenly, a huge sideways tornado appeared in front of the adventurers' group and blew away the group of demons in front of them to the far side.

""What the hell is this?!"

　Okay, this one will be less noticeable because the adventurers can use it as a wall to disguise the eyes of the knights!
　Come on!　Let the big battle begin!