A few moments later, the door was opened.
　The door was opened with a powerful sound effect. The door was unlocked from the start, so there was no privacy whatsoever.


Jade, come on!


　It wasn't a member of the group who always comes to wake me up, but Rande, the leader of the First Order. It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time with the help of a good friend.


What is this?
Come on!　Don't dawdle!
...... Huh.


　How long did they let me sleep?
　I'm not sure if I'll be able to get an hour ...... or even three hours of sleep from the light shining through the window.
　I'm not sure I've ever seen it before. It's been a good experience. No, I need to rethink whether it's a good experience or not.
　I wonder what the job is ...... I need more sleep. ...... I followed his back and found a room I'd never been to before.


Where are we?
......


　Rande didn't answer me. He seems to be in a very bad mood.
　But if you look up, you'll see a tag that says 'Common Room'. It's the place to talk about something. Why am I called to this place?
　What a thought as I walked into the room.
　Inside were two pairs of sofas, and in the middle was an expensive-looking black desk with a lower seating height than the sofas.
　And on one side of the sofa was a cute little girl ...... I've seen somewhere - ah, Riff, the self-proclaimed guild master who came in from somewhere.
　And on the other side, Sheila was also sitting.


'Sit down,'


　Rande looked over to the side of the couch where Riff was and said to me. Are you telling me to sit on the couch on Riff's side?
　...... What the hell?
　Can I sit down?　What does the demon who orders you to stand all day long with your feet shoulder-width apart say about that?
　I looked to see if there was some kind of magic circle set up on the sofa, but there didn't seem to be any traps.
　I understand that it is safe for the time being and sit down.
　You can now sit down and say, "Who gave you permission to sit down! And be prepared for unreasonable abuse.
　But contrary to my expectations, Rande is also sitting on Sheila's side, glaring at Riff. He doesn't seem to have any intention of saying anything to me.
　Or rather, what kind of eyes do they have for a little girl who is not even old enough? He has the power to kill anyone.
　Riff looks at me with a smile of satisfaction and says, "I haven't seen you in a while, Jiji.


"It's been a while, Jade.


　I don't remember it because I was mostly asleep. But I do remember meeting you and talking to you to some extent.
　So, I'm going to think long and hard about it.
　...... This situation is not possible.


I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make your life easier.


　Riff said abruptly.
　And Rande, with veins on his forehead, said loudly enough to bang the desk as hard as he could and spit at it.


'I said you'd have to listen to Jide first!


　Wow.
　I'm a little freaked out by the sudden blip. But well, I'm used to it, so it doesn't make my heart jump.
　Sheila's pretty giggly, though. I wonder if she's ever seen her own father so crazy.
　It's good to remember that Rande is often on the verge of a violent switch like this, so it's good to remember that. I tell him inwardly. I don't know if he got the message. Probably probably never got the message, though.


''Hmm, so Jide. Once again, I want to confirm that you don't intend to leave the knight's group and work for the guild?
...... uh...


　Yeah. I offered Riff a transfer from the Order to the guild or something.
　And it's a contract fee, but it's an advance, and he's going to give me 100 gold coins. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's not.
　Or rather, I don't believe it even now.


The best thing about this is that it's already here, that contract money. Here it is.


　Did he look like he was in disbelief?
　Riff pulled a creaky linen cloth from his supposedly flimsy pocket and placed it on the desk. Where did he get it out of? Did he activate his spatial magic? I'm sleepy, so I'm not sure.
　The inside of the cloth was indeed filled with gold coins. I haven't counted a hundred, but there are definitely dozens.
　I gulped.
　I've never spent much gold. I don't have the opportunity to spend it in the first place, and I don't have the money.
　But I do remember the meals I've had when I've spent money. I'll never forget the greasy steak and the soup full of flavor.
　These were bought with three copper coins, so what can you do with these gold coins?
　You can own your own house ...... and hire someone to do the housework ...... and of course eat good food .......
　My dreams are ...... swelling.


'Hey!　Zid!　You, tell me what your mission is. You tell me!　"Give your body and soul to defend your country.　You're not going to flinch to the extent that that's what you've been flirting with money for!
No, I'm leaving the Order and going to the Guild.
Huh?


　Rande twisted his face to glare at me.
　Then he opened his mouth and cursed me.


'Yet you are a proud member of the Order!　You're still of the First Order!　You've been working all this time to protect your country.　That's what they show you the money for and wag their tails!　This is the height of stupidity!　I deserve contempt!


　Or whatever it was, but frankly, I don't care.
　His words are no longer in my ears.
　Instead, my eyes are glued to the gold coins that are packed tightly together.


''Nufufu, does this mean that Jade is out of the knight's group too?
"...... No, no, no, no!　Zied will continue to work for the Order!
Hmm?　That would be strange. Unlike our guild, are there any rules that bind individuals?　The Order.
'There is no such thing!　But I'm going to beat that rotten guts out of Jeede!　I'm going to convert you!


　Rande rides out and tries to grab me.
　But Sheila, who had been keeping it quiet until now, stopped him.


'Father!　Please don't go any further!
What the hell are you doing, Sheila!　I'm going to beat his guts back!
'That would mean destroying the individual!　He's already said he wants to quit, so don't force it: ......!
'Guguugu ......!　Sheila!　I made you deputy commander because I wanted to change your values for the future!　You still don't get it!　This country needs an army!　This is the kind of competence you need to use to do that: ......!


　Or something.
　Something like that echoed around the room.
　I asked Riff in the midst of it all.


'When can I quit the Order?'
We'll take care of the paperwork. You can leave now, if you like.
...... Right.


　I thought about it for a minute.
　What if we quit the Order?　You'll have to throw away the bed and food that you're given in the meantime. Is that really a good thing?
　The workplace is a place where you can die at any time, but we still have a body as a 'workplace'.


　Well, well, I got out of my seat in a second.


　Because if there was a worse environment or something worse than what we have now, that would be hell. And since the Order is hell, there's no worse environment than this.
　Rather, let's be grateful for the joy of meeting something I couldn't have imagined if it had been there.
　With that in mind, I left the place with Rande's attempt to keep me behind.