Nothing to see here...

　The view is of meadows and forests, and hills and mountains in the distance. And hills and mountains in the distance. There is also a river running nearby.
　Belfast and Regulus, we all came to the land that was given to us by both countries, but it was not unique. Well, it's much better than a land that has too many features.

'Well..... Search. Show any hexenbiest that may harm people.
Copy that. Copy that.

　Poof, a red pin falls down around the forest on the map of the area that appeared with a poof, toot-toot-toot. That's a lot!
　Well, it's not surprising, since it's two-thirds of Tokyo's 23 wards. Now, what should we do with this?

What do you think of this?
''When you kill this many magical beasts all at once...''

　Yumina frowns. Hmm, that's right, it's a pile of corpses....... Even though the carnivores will eat them, if all these numbers are turned into meat, we can't eat them all, usually. The smell of dead animals would be a big problem. There's also the possibility of sending them alive through the gate, but it's probably a nuisance to the people who might be attacked by these monsters. Oh, it's also possible to move to the ocean.

But there might be some monsters that could be used as materials, so it would be a waste of money.

　Else has a good point. If it's worth the money, it's a loss if you don't get it. What a waste of money to move them to the ocean.

Then I'll just summon some of them to the Gate and defeat them. Oh, I can just defeat them without calling them up and then transfer them to the other side.... And then I'll strip them of their materials but what about the corpses?
'Why don't we just disperse and transfer that to the forests and mountains that we've been going to with requests to take down or something? It can be food for the animals there, and if it's in a forest or something, it can be nourishment for them, too.

　Hmm, well, I guess it can't be helped. It would be easier to do as Yae says.

I'm not going to be able to do that. Target locked on. Activate the Shining Javelin.
Copy that. Activate Shining Javelin.




It's finally over...

　Oh, no. It's hard to keep on peeling them off. Every hexenbiest has a different part of the body that's valuable, so we have to make judgments on whether it's a fang or a claw. After a while, we decided that we couldn't do it on our own, so we asked Rebecca to bring Logan and Will from the capital to help us. I told them that each of them could keep half of the stripped material for themselves, and they were happy to help, which was helpful.
　I also pulled in Cecil, the maid who was also available, Julio, the gardener, and Rion, who was off-duty at the time, to help. If it was a part-time job, it was a pretty well-deserved one.
　Rion-san was stripping and stripping and stripping, but I wonder if he needed money for something. I think it's something involving Mr. Olga out of ten. Is it an engagement ring?
　On the other hand, Lou didn't seem to be used to this kind of thing, and it was a little bit difficult for him, so I taught him the tricks while helping him. I was surprised at how quickly she picked it up, and that she soon became somewhat proficient at it.

"You're a princess, aren't you? You've never done anything like this before, right?
Yes. But these things are also educational. I want to learn a lot of things, and like everyone else, I can't wait to be of service to Fuyao-sama.



　Saying that, I patted Lou's head as she laughed carefree, and her cheeks dyed as if she was embarrassed.

''Well, now there are no more dangerous demonic beasts.

　I called up the map again and checked it. At least the pin didn't fall off. It occurred to me to search for humans while I was at it, and I found a few other people stuck in a corner of the forest besides us. Does anyone live there? I had heard that it was dangerous here and that there were no people here.

'A bandit gang... maybe.
Thieves?

　Watching the screen, Rion murmured.

It's rumored that they've been frequenting this neighborhood lately. It's a good idea to get your hands on some of these people. As I recall, he's supposed to be quite a bounty hunter.

　Surely this forest is inhospitable and a good place to hide?

"...What do you want to do?

　Linze asks me, but there's no way I can leave them alone. Even if it was, this would be my country, and if it really is a bandit group, it would be best to exterminate them.

''Then let's go.''
Do you mind if I come with you?

　Unexpectedly, Rion-san came forward. Well, there was no reason to refuse. I left everyone to sort out the materials, and the two of us took off together to the bandit's hideout. In terms of location, it's less than half an hour away, and we could walk there.

'So? Are you looking for the prize neck?
'What? Ah, ha, ha. Do you still understand?

　Leon-san scratches his head with a bitter smile. It's like when he was stripped down, there was some kind of aura of wanting to earn money that came out of him.

''Are you going to give Origa-san an engagement ring or something?
No, no, I've already given you that one.
What?

　I'm surprised you've already proposed to him. Leon-san is kind of a serious guy, so I guess it was a "relationship with the intention of marriage". But isn't that fast? It's not like I'm in a position to say, "Oh...

"Huh... congratulations on that. But why the money then?
No, I'd like a wedding fund, current living expenses, and, if possible, a new house...

　Mr. Leon laughs in annoyance, but he looks somewhat happy. Well, I understand the feeling. But that would certainly cost a lot of money.

''How about getting help from your parents' home?
No, it's just that my family has a "get your own way" mentality, and theirs is a "you have to earn your own money" mentality...

　Ah..... He's a hard-core soldier and a genuine merchant.

They both lived at home, you know. I'm the second son, and if I wanted to get married, I'd have to leave home.
'Mr Olga is coming to Belfast, isn't he?
''I can't take over as a merchant, either. But at this rate, I don't know when I'll be able to get Olga-san over here...

　Sighing, Leon-san murmurs. Hmmm...I could lend him the money, but that might make Leon-san angry with his father, General Leon....

''Well, what happens to the money and goods stolen by the bandits?
'Anything with known provenance will be returned to its owner. The other items will become the property of the person who captured the bandits. Otherwise, there would be no point in exterminating the bandits, so they would be left alone for a long time.
Which means that if the bandits down the road have a lot of money...
'I'm actually hoping for that. Of course, we'll return any items we know the owner of.

　There wouldn't be anything that would give you an idea of the owner unless it was a good object, and you could get almost everything.
　If you follow the map, you'll see a shabbily built hut in a corner of the forest. Is that the bandits' hideout?

''How many bounty bandits are there?''
Three of them. A band of three brothers.

　Checking the map, there are three pins. Apparently they are all there. Leon-san pulled out the dagger I raised from his waist and stretched his sword and changed it into a long sword state.
　Then we'll leave this to Leon-san. If I join in defeating the bandits, we'll be splitting up the rewards and such.



　In the end, the bandits were easily defeated by Leon alone. It's just a matter of being paralyzed by the sword's stun mode, though, when I say exterminated. He seemed to be earning a lot of money there, and he seemed to have saved up quite a bit. A beaming-faced Leon tied up the bandits and took them through the 'gate' that I opened and took them to the royal capital.
　I gather up the bandits' treasures and store them in "storage" for later delivery to Rion-san. I crushed the hut in the hideout with "Gravity". I don't want the weirdos to live there again.
　When I got back to the guys, I was almost done sorting through the materials. We each put them together in a bag and put them into "storage". Rebecca, Cecil and the others also write their names on the bags and put them in. As expected, this amount is hard to carry around.
　After returning to the King's Capital, I went to the guild's purchase counter and opened the 'storage' in the courtyard to have the stripped materials purchased. The man in charge of the purchase rolled his eyes at the amount of material that was too much, though.
　While he was giving me the amount of money to buy, I took Lou and returned to the receptionist, Prim-san.

''Please register this girl's guild. Oh, and I think I've received a notice from the Empire.
'Oh, yes! I'm here, but.... Um, is it true that you put down the rebellion in the Empire all by yourself?
'Not exactly alone, but it's true.
'Fluffy.... It's true. The owner of Tsukiyomi is an amazing person, isn't he?

　Beside Prim-san, who is impressed, Lou is receiving an explanation from another guild employee. According to what I heard, Lou is a 'twin-sword user'. It seems that she was learning it just for the sake of taste, mixed in with Carol-san and others. It seems that magic doesn't seem to have any attributes, so it can't be used.

Then, please hand in your guild card.

　I do as Mr. Prim tells me and hold out the card. When I take it, I pump a different stamp on the card than usual.

The Empire has guaranteed the defeat of the advanced demon this time. The guild will present you with the title of 'Demon's Killer', proof of the defeat of the advanced demon,

　Dragon Slayer, Golem Buster, and Demonskiller? The number of titles has increased a lot.

You have now earned three titles. And since we received recommendations from both the Kingdom of Belfast and the Regulus Empire, we will raise your rank. Congratulations.
'What? Really?

　The guild card that was returned was silver. Oh, it's beautiful. The title itself, in any case, is difficult to take, and since the country has put its name forward as a guarantor of its strength, the guild has no complaints about it.

''No, this is a great thing! It's been eighteen years since we've had a silver-ranked adventurer in this country!

　...Really? Well, I'm pretty sure I didn't always put anything on the gold and silver part of the request board.

''When you get to the gold and silver ranks, it's almost always a direct request from the guild anymore.

　Haha, I see. Not only would requesting a gold or silver rank be quite difficult, but it would also limit the number of people who would take it.
　After completing the registration, Lou happily shows me his black guild card.
　When I returned to the courtyard with that Roo, the purchase assessment was just finished. Rebecca-san and the others, who had already redeemed theirs, were pleased with the unexpected extra income. Cecil-san, Julio-san and the others were also pleased. It's an extra bonus.
　As we were getting our portion and Rion-san's portion to be exchanged separately, the person in question came to the guild just as we were being exchanged, so we gave him the money as it was. Apparently he handed over the bandit group safely. Since the prize money was also off-duty, it was recognized as a private activity and he received it with no problem.
　Apart from the money that was exchanged for the materials, I'll also hand over the treasures that the bandit group had stored away. That too was converted into cash, and Leon-san earned quite a bit of money. This should be enough to fund the wedding.
　By the way, what should I give her as a wedding present? Let's discuss it with the others later.