Hey, you're starting to get loud. You'll sound like I just made you cry.
　Because...　I was scared of the monster..........　
　It's a good thing you're back in one piece.
　''Ugh ... that's ... well ... yes, but ...''

　Me and Aria had escaped from the Commodore Dragon and returned to the guild.
　I guess it was my imagination that the receptionist saw me out of breath and let out a sigh.
　I slumped into my usual seat with Aria. Looking at Aria, who was becoming quieter, I sucked in a quick breath and then said

　''I would like to recruit some party members.''
　Gusu.....
　Do you know why?
　I have no idea.
　Really?
　'Yes. I don't understand why you would want a new companion in spite of the fact that I, God, am here.
　Hey, you little shit. Did you use a memory erasing spell?　What kind of useful structure do you have in your head?
　'And don't be rude!　I am Alia!　He's a user of the divine power of speech magic!　I mean God.
　''I heard that your verbal magic had been leveled up and that you'd let me handle it, so I was on my way on a full-blown quest to defeat it!　And?　What's the result?　The verbal magic that claims to be the power of God still doesn't work on monsters, and you've just created a small mountain on the ground!
　''Hmmm, it seems that my power is still not at the right level to show its true value.
　....

　This guy.
　Well, it was my fault for relying on Aria's verbal magic.

　''Even if you refused, I did put up the party recruitment notice before I went on the quest.

　I had applied for a party member application when I came to the guild this morning, taking into account the possibility that Aria was an unavailable child.
　What a man of action I am. Aria would have been surprised by this.

　''I know,''
　What?
　So I know that Kakeru has been applying for party membership.
　... why?
　That's what the receptionist told me.

　What is that sister doing here?

　Yeah.　I don't see any reason to refuse, do you?　You'll have more friends.
　'I don't mind. If you're someone who has seen my recruitment letter and wants to join my party, I, God, will accept whoever you are.
　...?

　What did you say?　What did you say?　This girl.　

　Maybe she heard me wrong.
　"I am God.
　No, not that one.
　I wrote the recruitment letter.
　Yeah, that's it. What are you doing for me?
　If I may say so, Kakeru's writing was too inoffensive to be of much interest.
　That's all right. What's the problem? Just a regular guy.
　There is a problem!　Ordinary people are just an obstacle to carrying out the divine task of defeating the Demon King!　Read this sentence, full of my literary genius!

　Aria spread out a sheet of paper in front of me, wondering where she got it from.

　* Party members wanted *.

　I am God. My name is Aria. My party is a happy party where I don't have to worry about where I sleep or food every day. That's what we all want to be in that happy party.
　But I think you should take a good look at yourself.
　......... What do you think?　Did you think that you are worthy of this party of mine, which is God?
　One ordinary person is enough for my party, who is God. One ordinary person who does not listen to me is enough.
　Only those who have power equal to God's power are allowed to join my party.

　".........
　What do you think?　Isn't that good writing?

　I quietly sat up, moved to Aria's side, and swung my arms down.
　There was a dry sound.

　'Ouch!　I'm here!　What are you doing, Kakeru!
　"I'm not coming to you!　Am I an ordinary person?　Me?　That's me, isn't it?　Are you f*cking kidding me?　You are the power of God. How is it? I am!　Your vaunted verbal magic is a piece of crap!
　A clunker...?　You said it, Kakeru!　I'm sorry, but you finally said those words!　If you say a forbidden word against me, that's the last thing you'll ever say.
　What happens in the end?　Unfortunately, your verbal magic doesn't work on me!　That's a shame!
　'Humph!　Kakeru seems to have forgotten about it!　It hasn't worked on the monsters yet, but it has worked on the stuff!　The knife!　Float and gather over here!

　As Aria said this, several knives came swooping through the air from the kitchen in the guild.

　'Hey, hey, Aria, aren't you the one who forgot?　My skill, Axel, doubles your speed, you know?　Avoiding a fluffy flying object like that is a piece of cake!
　'Humph!　You'll never know unless you try!　Brace yourself!

　Just as the epic battle between me and Aria was about to begin, a voice jumped in between me and Aria.

　'Do you have a moment?　I need to ask you something.
　What do you want?
　What do you want?

　Me and Aria turned towards the voice.

　'I saw a sign for this party member recruitment.

　The paper that the owner of that wisteria-colored hair color was holding was the party member recruitment form that Aria had applied for.

　''Well if you're here to chill out, please leave. I'm busy right now.
　No, it's not!


　--- And then...


　'Humph!　What do you think, Kakeru?　I told you so!　I can feel an uncommon magical surge from this person!
　Just shut up for a second.
　'Why not?　You've seen my recruitment letter, so I'm sure I'll be the one to interview you!
　All right, I'll give you some money and you can go get a snack.
　'Wow!　I love kakel!

　I said and handed the 500 sari to Aria and ran off somewhere else.

　'Sorry, I'm just a kid.
　Good, don't worry about it. Mistresses have times like that too.

　How nice of him!　And what a hair color!　Wisteria?　Pale frosty?　Anyway, your hair is so beautiful!
　A girl slumped in a chair opposite me. A beautiful girl with wisteria hair and purple eyes. She's a little taller than Aria, but not much different. Her comparatively small appearance gives the impression of being fragile, but the reason why I find her somewhat s*xy is because of her dignified voice color, or.......　
　My gaze lowered gradually from her face on instinct.
　-- it's hard to believe that she's the same age as Aria at this rate of growth.

　What are you looking at?
　Hmm?　I didn't see it anywhere?
　....

　Huh, watch out. They say women can sense a man's gaze, and it's true.

　"And then what?　What made you decide to join our party?
　"My concubine's name is Stella.
　Oh, I'm KAKEL.
　Well, Kakeru's question is..... It's a difficult question. I don't think there's any reason for you to join the party...
　'Yes. I'll change the question. What made you decide to join our party after reading that kid's prank-like recruitment letter?
　'Hahaha!　It's a kid's prank!　That's a good analogy!　And maybe that's why!
　What?
　'My mistress decided to join Kakeru and his party simply because it sounded interesting, that's all.
　That's it?
　Isn't it enough?

　Seriously?　That's all it takes to get a beautiful girl like this into my party!　And I don't know if it's something you've always said, but the way you look a little embarrassed when the word "Jaa" comes out is also a good point!

　I'm not going to complain...
　Yeah, it's not what you're used to... so let's just call it like it is.

　And he's nice!　And the gestures are adorable!　I've got a feeling we're going to hit the jackpot!

　'So it's tame. What can Stella do?　I'd like to know if you're in a firepower or logistical support position, just in case.
　''Positions.........hmmm.... I guess my mistress would be a firepower position. In terms of acquired magic.
　'Oh!　Firepower!　Can you defeat monsters or something?!
　That's probably true. The magic the mistress uses has its disadvantages, but it doesn't lag behind the monsters.
　And what kind of magic does Stella use?
　I'm curious too!

　Before I knew it, Aria was sitting next to me.
　She was licking her ice cream. I didn't know ice cream existed in this world. I want to eat it too.

　''Well they say that a picture is worth a thousand words.　I think I'll go on a monster slaying quest. If only I could find some affordable quests.

　At Stella's words, me and Aria looked at each other and nodded.

　''Yes!''