The Adventurer's Guild has a [branch office] in the area where the quests occur.

　They are usually located in port towns with easy access to transportation, and guild officials are dispatched to handle the various tasks related to local quests and provide support to adventurers.


　I don't have anything to do with quests at the moment, but the magazines and newspapers here are all set to the Adventurer's Standard.

　I'm thankful that I can't read the letters of the Far East.

　I can pass the time until the train arrives.

　The last time I took out "Orochi", a giant snake from Ghidorah, with my hero party, I came here first, and I also remembered that it was along the Sakuragi-dori road.



　But ......

　How widespread is the fact that I got fired from a brave party in the adventuring industry?

　I didn't want to be made fun of in a place full of adventurers, whispering to them.

　I pulled out a pair of sunglasses from my jacket's breast pocket and put them on.

"......

　A brick building with three floors of bricks stands out among the wooden buildings that stand in a row.

　The first floor is the 【Adventurer's Guild Far East Liaison Agency】.


　Chillin...... Chillin♪


　The door opened and the bell inside made a mournful sound.

　I'm going to check out the office through my sunglasses.

　Yup.

　There doesn't seem to be any advanced parties that I've had a relationship with during my brave party days.


　In the reception area, novice and apparently intermediate adventurers are discussing with the guild staff about mediating with clients, replenishing vacant members, borrowing equipment costs ...... and so on.

　But still, I feel like adventure parties were the most fun to have at that kind of beginner or intermediate level.


　Gasa......


　Well, I pick up the newspaper in the waiting room and sit down on the couch.


≪'Brave party, Zahalbert in! ≫(a)


　When I unfold the newspaper, I'm thrilled to see a headline like that, albeit on the second page.

　Suddenly I could feel jealousy bubbling up from my gut like hot water, but I objectified the ugliness of that emotion and then looked down at the article again.


≪The 'Miracle Five', who have emerged as a figurehead in recent years, entered the Zahalbert last morning. The leader of the team, the brave Cross, expressed confidence that "our battle is just beginning", and we will be paying attention to the future trends.


　Haha, the ...... cross guy is still going strong.



　I'm going to look over the articles of other notable parties, and then look over the trends in the currency and futures market as well.

　I'm going to have to check the price of the magic resource called "magic ore" which is used to power the "ships" and "trains".

　...... Well, I think I should leave that to Garcia, but just in case, as an otaku.

　Then I heard that 1 bond is currently fixed at 0.98 car "tails".

　So the 5 million cars to Yellow Crane Tower was not 5 million bonds, but actually 5.1 million bonds had to be paid.


　When I got tired of newspapers, I picked up a magazine called The Adventure King from Magazine Rack this time.

　This is a bimonthly magazine that analyzes and ranks adventurers in a variety of ways.

　The latest issue was already out.


Comprehensive: World Adventure Party Ranking: BEST 300

　And.

Ninth place, the Miracle Five.

　He is ranked as one of the best in the world.


　It's my first top 10.


　And then I was.

Individuals: World's Strongest Ranking Top 100

　I moved my attention to the chart called

　Cross Individual is finally up to #13.

　In the last issue, he was still at about 40th position, so it's a big leap forward.

　Morrie is ranked at number 57, which is also a surprise to me.


And the number one spot goes to the wizard Glico Fontanier again: ......


　It happened when I was looking at "The King of Adventures" briefly like that.


'Huh? That's Aega!

　A voice called out to me from the side and I looked up.

　Indeed, a familiar face was there.

　I wondered 'who it was' for a bit, but I soon remembered that it was a former classmate of mine who became an adventurer from the same magic college.


'It's me. It's me. You're Eiga! Why are you wearing sunglasses?


　Zawa...... Zawa......


　When this guy calls my name out loud, the office gives a strange buzz.


'Hey, Aega, the miracle five ......'

Yeah, they let you go.

Misery ....... That party was just getting started.

No, that's why. It's just a way to get rid of people before we embark on Zahalbert.


　I heard voices that made people miserable.

　Apparently, this is something that is already known to the public.

　I bitterly take off my sunglasses.


"Hey, man. You don't have to yell at me.

Haha, I'm sorry. You. I thought you got fired from Cross' party.

"...... sort of.

　That's right.

　I remembered that in this man's case, these things are 'malicious'.

　In other words, he's not being insensitive, he's doing it on purpose.

'But aren't you glad you quit? Eiga, you were the only one who stood out at the end. You know what they call you. The Sixth Man Eternal, right?

　Phew. ......

　Someone laughed as if they were about to blow up.

I'm not going to be able to do that. Don't do it.

　I can even hear someone chiding it.


　Kuhu .......

　The clenched fist creaks just barely, but since it's only being told the truth, there's no way to point it anywhere.

　The train hasn't left yet, but let's get out of here.

　That's when I stood up.


　Chillin' ...... chillin'....


　I heard the door open and looked over and saw a woman in bikini armor walk into the office, her long silver hair fluttering.

　And that guy was a familiar face, too.

'Oh? Oh, my God, Kisama! Eiga...... isn't it Eiga Janice!

　When the woman notices me, she comes up to me, panting and swaying her elastic breasts, which seem to be fused to her bra-like area of armor and her muscles.

'Greco: ......'

　Yes.

　This woman is Glico Fontanier, a magician swordsman who was also featured in The Adventure King.


　She is the world's number one woman.



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　Zawa...... Zawa......


　The Adventurer's Guild Far East Outpost was filled with a murmur from all the adventurers and staff.

　It was natural.

　That magic swordsman Glico Fontanier was right in front of them.


''Well, that's odd, Eiga! ...... So why would a man as big as Kisama be in the Far East?


　But when she said it like that, the place that had been buzzing around became a bit strange as it focused its gaze on me.

　Shhhhh ......

　The guys who were laughing earlier have now quieted down and look uncomfortable, and Roy's also quietly leave their seats as if to escape.


Gliko, you too. There isn't much of a quest in the Far East right now, is there?

'Haha, I'm not here on a quest. I'm here on a different errand. ......

　The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it's not a good idea to have a bikini.

　It's a good idea to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're looking for.

I'm sure you're still fond of bikini armour, aren't you?

'What. You don't like bikini armor, do you, Kisama?

It's not that I don't like it. I just don't see why they would go to the trouble of choosing a piece of equipment that is so heavily exposed and has so few protected parts.

Hahaha (laughs) What are you talking about? Of course it's because you want to show off your muscles.

　I wondered what you were talking about ......, but it seems to be serious, so I'll stop tsking about it.

By the way, Kisama, I heard you were going to quit Cross's party. I heard you quit the Cross party.

　Ugh ...... that story again.

'Then, Eigha, what do you think? Would you like to have a party with me here?

What?

　I'm the one who sounds out of tune, as expected.

''But you ....... When it comes to the magic swordsman Grico Fontanier, you go by a lone wolf. Don't you have that kind of policy?

It's not like that. It's just that there's no one I'd like to party with. But I've been thinking for a long time that I'd be happy to work with you. What do you think? Would you like to try it with me?

Haha, you and I don't fit together.

'Of course I'm number one in the world. Of course I'm the best in the world, but that doesn't mean I'm a good match for the number two. That would make it impossible for me to partner with anyone else forever. Besides, ...... Kisama is more talented than he thinks he is.

''Of course my cultivation skills are top-notch, but... You definitely don't need it.

That's not all. It's not only that, but it's also a genius who can handle all of these categories up to the intermediate level, which is surprisingly rare. And I think that his cultivation skills also have more potential.

...... You know a lot about me, don't you?

'So I told you, "I thought Kisama would be a good partner. I'm serious.'

　I was indeed happy to hear Gliko say that much.

　This guy is not only the strongest, he's also a pain in the ass.

　If the two of us put together a party, I'd be a liability, but I'm sure it would be fun.


　But what came out of my mouth was ......

I'm sorry, man. I want to do something right now.

　That was the word.


　Right now, I feel that 'cultivating the territory and making it strong enough to be able to handle the Demon King level quests' seems more interesting to me than forming a party with that Grico Fontanier.

　I already have a cultivation plan that I want to try when I get back.


''What I want to do ...... Is that so?''

Yeah.


　When he replied, Grieco sighed and

'Well, it can't be helped then. ...... Oh, let me have a look at "The King of Adventures".

　I peeked at the magazine from beside me.


　I could smell the wonderful scent coming from her silver hair, and she laughed with a hoot.


'What's the matter?'

'No. I was just checking my rankings.

What? I thought you didn't care about that stuff anymore.

Haha, there's no way. It's nice to be number one. It's enough to make me come to the Adventurer's Guild just to check the rankings.

　With that, the world's number one woman turned around and left.