Chapter 33: Actually I'm a cheat
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The morning after I brought the five rescued men safely to Volzard, I sat down to breakfast with a determined heart.
'Here you go, goodnight Kent, eat with me, Tan.
'Yes, uh, well Amanda, I'd like to talk to you about something later.
Yes, I'm going to use the opportunity to bring the five of you here to tell you what I've been hiding from you.
''Talk...? Yeah, Mr. Donovan told me about Kent being summoned from another world.
Huh...?
As a result, I thought that since I had cheated Amanda-san and the others so far, I would have to leave the boarding house in some cases, so I started the conversation with quite a bit of determination, but when she said she was already listening to me, I heard a goofy voice.
''Ki, you're listening to... well...''
'We've all heard that our friends are being held by the Riesenburgers, and that the skeleton Kent summoned to protect the city.
Uh, well I'm sorry I've been lying to you.
You're an idiot you have nothing to be sorry for. Kent, you've done very well on your own so far, and thank you for protecting the city.
'Yes ... yes ...'
'You're an idiot you don't have to cry you see, I'll make you eat.
I'm not... am I allowed to stay?
'Of course! What are you talking about? This is your home in Volzard.
'Thank you ... thank you ... thank you ...'
'Oh don't cry so much anymore, you're a boy, see, you're busy today, aren't you? You need to eat well.
'Yes ... yes ...'
As a welcome back to the bedwetting incident the other day, Meisa gave me a grinning look, but I couldn't stop crying.
'Mother, I was right after all, wasn't I right?'
Hmm? What are you talking about?
Kent just said he definitely has something.
'Oh, come to think of it, yes. But I'd welcome a skeleton that could protect the city.
Reinhardt, can you say hello for a moment?
Of course.
I decided to ask Reinhardt to come out of the shadows since he said he would be welcome.
Seeing Reinhardt slipping out of my shadow and coming to the surface, Amanda and Meisa looked at me in surprise.
'Let me introduce you, this is Reinhardt, who is my guard. He used to be a squad leader of the Order.
Reinhardt proudly showed them a knight's salute, and they relaxed their expressions.
'Mother, our security is very good. We'll never let a thief in.''
Absolutely. It's the safest house in the farthest reaches of Volzard.
Meisa, you don't have to worry about thieves and demons, but you have to worry about bedwetting yourself.
I'm never going to wet the bed again! Kent's mean, stupid, stupid, stupid!
'Haha, Maysa, make sure you don't have to worry about wetting yourself.
'Kiwi I won't do it, I won't do it! I'm never going to wet the bed again!
I was able to come out, which was a concern, and I didn't lose my place.
Thanks to this, I'll be able to pick up the five of us with a refreshed feeling.
When I showed up at the garrison's tokensho, I was greeted with a salute by a member of the team who was on duty.
'Good morning, please come in, everyone is waiting in the mess hall.
'Oh, good morning ... oh, thank you ...'
Even after I entered the tokubetsujo, everyone I met, and everyone I met, saluted me.
Every time I bowed my head, they laughed at me and laughed at me, but I wondered if they were playing me.
When I went to the dining room, there were five people at the same table, drinking tea at a leisurely pace.
Maybe it's a reaction to being freed from a difficult situation, but I feel that Kobayashi-san has loosened up a lot.
Yagi is very loose and looks like he's going straight to NEET.
"Good morning, did you all sleep well?
I've been sleeping so well, I feel so guilty about it...
''Uh ... maybe Kobayashi's right, we slept well too, but considering the rest of the guys over there ...''
I see, it's not so much that you're riddled with them, but rather that you can't have them.
''Well then, I'm going to go to the guild to make an identity card now. The impression from Volzard will depend on everyone's actions, you know. For the sake of the remaining people, act in such a way that you can make a good impression on them.
Hearing my words, all but one of them tightened their expressions.
'I don't want to work, that I don't want to work.......'
Yagiii... oh, if you go to the guild, you might be able to meet the cat-eared sister...
Let's go! What's the matter, Kokubun, don't mess around!
It's good because it's totally understandable, or maybe it's just simple stupidity, but in a way it's easy to handle.
The road from the garrison choke point to the guild is also the first road in Volzard that I walked on, when I think about it.
Everyone is looking at the streets, people passing by, and storefronts getting ready to open, as if they're curious.
I'm sure I was feeling the same way.
It's quite... or rather, it's quite beautiful.
Yeah, it's a sewer system and all that.
Ooh, there's that old lady with the peach ear...
What's with the crazy coloured hair...
'I wish.......I wonder if they sell any coloring agents or anything....'
Inside the guild, it was almost time for the morning hustle and bustle to end and the front of the board was coming free, but the counter was still busy.
He said he would talk to Otto-san about it, but it would be better to wait until it was a little more empty.
With that in mind, I head over to my usual wall, where a fidgety-looking Manon is standing.
She looks like she's about to laugh or cry, and has a somewhat complicated expression.
Hey, Kokubun, do you know that guy? Introduce me.
As I was approaching Manon, I was tapped on the shoulder by Kobayashi-san.
''Fine, but Manon is a girl,''
'Yeah ... wow, that's kind of foul in a way ...'
You're a girl, for real? Introduce me, Kokubun.
Ahhh........Yagi, you're annoying.......
When he got close, Manon nodded widely, as if he was ready.
'Good morning, Manon,'
I'm sorry!
What? Well that's.........
I wasn't nice to you the other day... and I... didn't you... like me?
Maybe it was the fact that you were talking to Meline and you left in a pouting mood?
I don't mind that at all, and more importantly, I need to apologize for hiding something from you.
The way she looks up at me with her teary eyes is a bit too destructive, but I guess I shouldn't hug her, squeak, squeak....
'What happened the other day I don't mind, and I don't hate Manon.
Really? Good........
''Hey........Kokubun, you can't put it in the corner.......''
No, no, Manon, it's not...
"Nitta, Furuta, I think I need to be questioned...
No objections!
No objection, of course!
No, it's just...
Manon tilts his head to look at the bleary-eyed old and new duo, the gassed glasses, and the grinning Bumpy Sisters.
'Kent, could it be that the Merchant Corps people are still alive?'
'Ugh ... well, Manon, I'm sorry! I'll tell you what's going on later, so don't ask me now.
The story is about to get even more complicated, so I worshipped and asked Manon to wait for an explanation.
"Hey, what are you talking about, I've been through a lot too........
Where were you?
Huh? What are you talking about?
Piss off. I don't give a shit.
No, so...
While I'm being held captive by the old and new duo and the gaseous glasses, Manon is being held in the clutches of the uneven sisters' demons.
'Hi I'm Tomoko, and this is...'
This is Akemi. Nice to meet you.
I'm Manon and that's nice to meet you.
Hey, Acchan, it's me, my girl, my girl.
'It's foul to have light blue, silky hair or something...'
Oh my God it's going to take a monster's hand in manon it's going to take a monster's hand in manon.
Kent, are these the guys who brought you here?
Yes, good morning.
Oh, here comes Mr. Donovan, the savior of the world.
Mufufufu, I introduced Mr. Donovan to the five of you, and all five of you corrected your posture with a single stare.
Yes, you are doing the right thing, don't disobey me, you know.
'We'll do the appraisal and registration in the conference room, bring him in.
'Um, Mr. Donovan, can I take Manon with me?'
Yeah? Why?
'Well it's safer to have someone around your age to help you out, so...'
Hmmm ... yeah, that's fine.
After a moment's consideration, Mr. Donovan agreed.
'Manon, can you do me a favor and come with me?'
I mean, me? Umm, yeah ... okay.
When I went upstairs to the conference room, Otto was ready for me.
'Good morning, Otto, nice to meet you.
Oh, good morning Kent, well here, touch me.
Otto-san points to the crystal of the hateful demon eye.
I tried to touch it as I was told, but after all, there was no change in it.
I knew it wasn't glowing...
Kent, do you really know how to do magic?
Yes, I can do dark and light magic.
'Hmmm.......it's strange that they can use two attributes in the first place, but I guess that's why they don't respond....
Manon, who was listening to the conversation beside me, is surprised to see his eyes widen into a straight line.
I still need to talk to him properly and apologize.
'Otto, please register everyone. Manon, come here for a moment.
I dragged Manon to the corner of the conference room, and I got another smirking look from the Bumpy Sisters.
''Sorry, Manon, I didn't mean to fool you, but actually...''
I asked Manon to tell me about what happened to him after he was summoned, and then asked him to help everyone adjust to Volzard.
'Kobayashi I don't mean... um... Tomoko and Akemi are girls, and the only girls my age that I've gotten along with are Manon, so I'm sure they're confused by the suddenness of it all. Will you manage to take care of it?
'Yeah, okay ... blah, blah, blah, I'm the only girl you're friends with, so yeah, yeah ...'
Oh, I asked him to take care of things, but Manon is in a good mood, but he's happy to have a new friend, isn't he?
I guess Manon was also a bocce disposition.
While I was talking with Manon, the registration seems to be over and the five of us are looking at the guild cards happily.
Yeah, they're all F-rated cards, good, good.......
My dear Kent, how are you going to pay for these five men's current living expenses?
''Oh, yes, I'll get that out of there by having them buy the orc magic stones and giga wolfs that we killed on the way out.
Come on, Gigawolf!
It seems that Otto-san hadn't heard of the Gigawolf, and he was surprised to hear that he was sitting on the edge of his seat.
Otto's astonishment was interrupted by Donovan's question: "Kent, where is that thing?
"Kent, where do you keep that thing?
Yes, it's in the shadow compartment, so I can take it out whenever I want, but...
Of course it's a big one, right?
Yes, it's surprisingly large.
Okay, get him to the back of the house for me to evaluate.
Yes, nice to meet you.
That's why we all moved to the training ground behind the guild.
Today, the training session for the surgeons is being held again, but there's no sign of Muell-san, who has successfully advanced to the next stage.
''Kent, let me out here.
Yes, Reinhardt, please.
Copy that.
When the entrance to the shadow storage is opened, Reinhardt takes out the Giga Wolf with a hitch.
Surprised by the sight of the metallic skeleton carrying out the gigantic body of the Giga Wolf one after the other, the people around me shout in surprise.
Everyone who had been attending the training course for the Surgeon also gathered around, leaving the course unattended.
Of course, I'd be surprised if a fluffy mountain suddenly appeared.
I asked Reinhardt to go back into the shadows after he finished his work.
Donovan, who was inspecting Giga Wolf's wounds, asked me with a suspicious look on his face.
'Hey Kent, how did you take these guys down?
''Yes, I used shadow movement to move under his head, and from there I used light attack magic to finish him off.
'What? Did you beat him?
Donovan-san seemed to have thought that Reinhardt and the others had defeated him, and he let out an incredulous voice, which made the eyes of the people around him focus on me.
''Well, um... yes, that's right.
When I nodded, Donovan-san caught me by the roots of my neck and pulled me to the front of the target where the surgeon's training was taking place.
I mean, is my neck root that easy to grab?
''Try it........''
No ... there's a huge gallery of people here, is that OK?
I'm certainly not supposed to show off, right?
But if Donovan-san is urging me to hurry up and shake my chin, I can't afford not to do it, can I?
'Huh... then...'
I reached out my pistol-shaped right hand towards the straw man of the target and shot out an attacking magic.
The magic hit the target properly, and I lowered my hand as the straw man's head popped a hole in it.
Mr. Donovan's eyes widened as he looked at the target straw doll, but I could hear a murmur from the distant gallery that didn't see the target very well.
'What's the matter with you, won't you do it?'
What, you're not gonna start?
After a short time lag, smoke rose from the heads of the straw dolls and they were soon engulfed in flames.
'Whoa, what the hell, it's on fire!'
What did he do?
Donovan-san, who had been staring at the target, released his freeze and turned his gaze towards me.
''You........chanting?''
Well, I've never done it.
'Speaking of which, you were lurking in the shadows without chanting... is that really a light attribute?
'T-that's probably...yes, I think it is, since the one I imagined was the light attribute...'
Ummm....
I'm staring at Donovan-san with his arms folded and surrounded by the buzzing around me, which is very uncomfortable.
Eventually, after shifting my gaze towards the Gigawolf, Donovan-san asked me.
''You didn't take out the magic stone, did you?''
Yes, we didn't have time to take it apart or anything, so it's still there.
All right, I'll appraise that one and pay you later, minus the demolition, okay?
Well all right, let's move inside to the counter. All right, boys, get on with the lesson.
The surgeons have returned to the training course, and the adventurers who were practicing on their own have gathered around the Giga Wolf, haven't they?
''Um........Donovan-san, is Giga Wolf a rare thing?''
'No wonder, they're far more troublesome than rock ogres.
You don't think he's going to attack Volzard?
They rarely come, and when they do, it's not a flock, it's a haggler, but they don't mind jumping over the walls, and they move so fast that more often than not they get away without being killed, they're a hell of a bunch.
The giga wolf that had appeared in Volzard before had jumped over the city walls and invaded the city, attacking people and returning to the Demon Forest with them in its mouth.
Moreover, he got a taste for their tactics and attacked them repeatedly until he finished them off, killing more than ten people.
If he comes again, let me know. I'll chase you to the Devil's Forest and finish you off.
Well, okay, I'll let you know when it happens.
Yes, I'll take care of it.
The orc magic stones were purchased for twelve thousand hectares each.
The five of us will be given 15,000 hectares each for our current living expenses.
Since we finished making our IDs, the next step is to buy the necessities of life.
''Manon, I want to buy a change of clothes and other things for everyone, can you show me to the store...Manon?''
What...?
I guess she's confused because of all the things that have happened suddenly, but Manon seemed to be looking at my face with a poyer and not listening to me.
'Well I want to do some shopping for everyone, so can you show me around the store?'
"Uh-huh, okay, I'm on it! I'll show you guys around, yeah, yeah.
Oh, please...
I got it!
I don't know, Manon is so motivated, but I wonder if he's happy to have more friends at once, or if he's happy to show you around his city?
The Bumpy Sisters are grinning at me, and the old and new duo and the gassed-up glasses are throwing me killer glances, but what's the matter, I'm working so hard.
Anyway, let's go out shopping, shall we?
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The morning after I brought the five rescued men safely to Volzard, I sat down to breakfast with a determined heart.
'Here you go, goodnight Kent, eat with me, Tan.
'Yes, uh, well Amanda, I'd like to talk to you about something later.
Yes, I'm going to use the opportunity to bring the five of you here to tell you what I've been hiding from you.
''Talk...? Yeah, Mr. Donovan told me about Kent being summoned from another world.
Huh...?
As a result, I thought that since I had cheated Amanda-san and the others so far, I would have to leave the boarding house in some cases, so I started the conversation with quite a bit of determination, but when she said she was already listening to me, I heard a goofy voice.
''Ki, you're listening to... well...''
'We've all heard that our friends are being held by the Riesenburgers, and that the skeleton Kent summoned to protect the city.
Uh, well I'm sorry I've been lying to you.
You're an idiot you have nothing to be sorry for. Kent, you've done very well on your own so far, and thank you for protecting the city.
'Yes ... yes ...'
'You're an idiot you don't have to cry you see, I'll make you eat.
I'm not... am I allowed to stay?
'Of course! What are you talking about? This is your home in Volzard.
'Thank you ... thank you ... thank you ...'
'Oh don't cry so much anymore, you're a boy, see, you're busy today, aren't you? You need to eat well.
'Yes ... yes ...'
As a welcome back to the bedwetting incident the other day, Meisa gave me a grinning look, but I couldn't stop crying.
'Mother, I was right after all, wasn't I right?'
Hmm? What are you talking about?
Kent just said he definitely has something.
'Oh, come to think of it, yes. But I'd welcome a skeleton that could protect the city.
Reinhardt, can you say hello for a moment?
Of course.
I decided to ask Reinhardt to come out of the shadows since he said he would be welcome.
Seeing Reinhardt slipping out of my shadow and coming to the surface, Amanda and Meisa looked at me in surprise.
'Let me introduce you, this is Reinhardt, who is my guard. He used to be a squad leader of the Order.
Reinhardt proudly showed them a knight's salute, and they relaxed their expressions.
'Mother, our security is very good. We'll never let a thief in.''
Absolutely. It's the safest house in the farthest reaches of Volzard.
Meisa, you don't have to worry about thieves and demons, but you have to worry about bedwetting yourself.
I'm never going to wet the bed again! Kent's mean, stupid, stupid, stupid!
'Haha, Maysa, make sure you don't have to worry about wetting yourself.
'Kiwi I won't do it, I won't do it! I'm never going to wet the bed again!
I was able to come out, which was a concern, and I didn't lose my place.
Thanks to this, I'll be able to pick up the five of us with a refreshed feeling.
When I showed up at the garrison's tokensho, I was greeted with a salute by a member of the team who was on duty.
'Good morning, please come in, everyone is waiting in the mess hall.
'Oh, good morning ... oh, thank you ...'
Even after I entered the tokubetsujo, everyone I met, and everyone I met, saluted me.
Every time I bowed my head, they laughed at me and laughed at me, but I wondered if they were playing me.
When I went to the dining room, there were five people at the same table, drinking tea at a leisurely pace.
Maybe it's a reaction to being freed from a difficult situation, but I feel that Kobayashi-san has loosened up a lot.
Yagi is very loose and looks like he's going straight to NEET.
"Good morning, did you all sleep well?
I've been sleeping so well, I feel so guilty about it...
''Uh ... maybe Kobayashi's right, we slept well too, but considering the rest of the guys over there ...''
I see, it's not so much that you're riddled with them, but rather that you can't have them.
''Well then, I'm going to go to the guild to make an identity card now. The impression from Volzard will depend on everyone's actions, you know. For the sake of the remaining people, act in such a way that you can make a good impression on them.
Hearing my words, all but one of them tightened their expressions.
'I don't want to work, that I don't want to work.......'
Yagiii... oh, if you go to the guild, you might be able to meet the cat-eared sister...
Let's go! What's the matter, Kokubun, don't mess around!
It's good because it's totally understandable, or maybe it's just simple stupidity, but in a way it's easy to handle.
The road from the garrison choke point to the guild is also the first road in Volzard that I walked on, when I think about it.
Everyone is looking at the streets, people passing by, and storefronts getting ready to open, as if they're curious.
I'm sure I was feeling the same way.
It's quite... or rather, it's quite beautiful.
Yeah, it's a sewer system and all that.
Ooh, there's that old lady with the peach ear...
What's with the crazy coloured hair...
'I wish.......I wonder if they sell any coloring agents or anything....'
Inside the guild, it was almost time for the morning hustle and bustle to end and the front of the board was coming free, but the counter was still busy.
He said he would talk to Otto-san about it, but it would be better to wait until it was a little more empty.
With that in mind, I head over to my usual wall, where a fidgety-looking Manon is standing.
She looks like she's about to laugh or cry, and has a somewhat complicated expression.
Hey, Kokubun, do you know that guy? Introduce me.
As I was approaching Manon, I was tapped on the shoulder by Kobayashi-san.
''Fine, but Manon is a girl,''
'Yeah ... wow, that's kind of foul in a way ...'
You're a girl, for real? Introduce me, Kokubun.
Ahhh........Yagi, you're annoying.......
When he got close, Manon nodded widely, as if he was ready.
'Good morning, Manon,'
I'm sorry!
What? Well that's.........
I wasn't nice to you the other day... and I... didn't you... like me?
Maybe it was the fact that you were talking to Meline and you left in a pouting mood?
I don't mind that at all, and more importantly, I need to apologize for hiding something from you.
The way she looks up at me with her teary eyes is a bit too destructive, but I guess I shouldn't hug her, squeak, squeak....
'What happened the other day I don't mind, and I don't hate Manon.
Really? Good........
''Hey........Kokubun, you can't put it in the corner.......''
No, no, Manon, it's not...
"Nitta, Furuta, I think I need to be questioned...
No objections!
No objection, of course!
No, it's just...
Manon tilts his head to look at the bleary-eyed old and new duo, the gassed glasses, and the grinning Bumpy Sisters.
'Kent, could it be that the Merchant Corps people are still alive?'
'Ugh ... well, Manon, I'm sorry! I'll tell you what's going on later, so don't ask me now.
The story is about to get even more complicated, so I worshipped and asked Manon to wait for an explanation.
"Hey, what are you talking about, I've been through a lot too........
Where were you?
Huh? What are you talking about?
Piss off. I don't give a shit.
No, so...
While I'm being held captive by the old and new duo and the gaseous glasses, Manon is being held in the clutches of the uneven sisters' demons.
'Hi I'm Tomoko, and this is...'
This is Akemi. Nice to meet you.
I'm Manon and that's nice to meet you.
Hey, Acchan, it's me, my girl, my girl.
'It's foul to have light blue, silky hair or something...'
Oh my God it's going to take a monster's hand in manon it's going to take a monster's hand in manon.
Kent, are these the guys who brought you here?
Yes, good morning.
Oh, here comes Mr. Donovan, the savior of the world.
Mufufufu, I introduced Mr. Donovan to the five of you, and all five of you corrected your posture with a single stare.
Yes, you are doing the right thing, don't disobey me, you know.
'We'll do the appraisal and registration in the conference room, bring him in.
'Um, Mr. Donovan, can I take Manon with me?'
Yeah? Why?
'Well it's safer to have someone around your age to help you out, so...'
Hmmm ... yeah, that's fine.
After a moment's consideration, Mr. Donovan agreed.
'Manon, can you do me a favor and come with me?'
I mean, me? Umm, yeah ... okay.
When I went upstairs to the conference room, Otto was ready for me.
'Good morning, Otto, nice to meet you.
Oh, good morning Kent, well here, touch me.
Otto-san points to the crystal of the hateful demon eye.
I tried to touch it as I was told, but after all, there was no change in it.
I knew it wasn't glowing...
Kent, do you really know how to do magic?
Yes, I can do dark and light magic.
'Hmmm.......it's strange that they can use two attributes in the first place, but I guess that's why they don't respond....
Manon, who was listening to the conversation beside me, is surprised to see his eyes widen into a straight line.
I still need to talk to him properly and apologize.
'Otto, please register everyone. Manon, come here for a moment.
I dragged Manon to the corner of the conference room, and I got another smirking look from the Bumpy Sisters.
''Sorry, Manon, I didn't mean to fool you, but actually...''
I asked Manon to tell me about what happened to him after he was summoned, and then asked him to help everyone adjust to Volzard.
'Kobayashi I don't mean... um... Tomoko and Akemi are girls, and the only girls my age that I've gotten along with are Manon, so I'm sure they're confused by the suddenness of it all. Will you manage to take care of it?
'Yeah, okay ... blah, blah, blah, I'm the only girl you're friends with, so yeah, yeah ...'
Oh, I asked him to take care of things, but Manon is in a good mood, but he's happy to have a new friend, isn't he?
I guess Manon was also a bocce disposition.
While I was talking with Manon, the registration seems to be over and the five of us are looking at the guild cards happily.
Yeah, they're all F-rated cards, good, good.......
My dear Kent, how are you going to pay for these five men's current living expenses?
''Oh, yes, I'll get that out of there by having them buy the orc magic stones and giga wolfs that we killed on the way out.
Come on, Gigawolf!
It seems that Otto-san hadn't heard of the Gigawolf, and he was surprised to hear that he was sitting on the edge of his seat.
Otto's astonishment was interrupted by Donovan's question: "Kent, where is that thing?
"Kent, where do you keep that thing?
Yes, it's in the shadow compartment, so I can take it out whenever I want, but...
Of course it's a big one, right?
Yes, it's surprisingly large.
Okay, get him to the back of the house for me to evaluate.
Yes, nice to meet you.
That's why we all moved to the training ground behind the guild.
Today, the training session for the surgeons is being held again, but there's no sign of Muell-san, who has successfully advanced to the next stage.
''Kent, let me out here.
Yes, Reinhardt, please.
Copy that.
When the entrance to the shadow storage is opened, Reinhardt takes out the Giga Wolf with a hitch.
Surprised by the sight of the metallic skeleton carrying out the gigantic body of the Giga Wolf one after the other, the people around me shout in surprise.
Everyone who had been attending the training course for the Surgeon also gathered around, leaving the course unattended.
Of course, I'd be surprised if a fluffy mountain suddenly appeared.
I asked Reinhardt to go back into the shadows after he finished his work.
Donovan, who was inspecting Giga Wolf's wounds, asked me with a suspicious look on his face.
'Hey Kent, how did you take these guys down?
''Yes, I used shadow movement to move under his head, and from there I used light attack magic to finish him off.
'What? Did you beat him?
Donovan-san seemed to have thought that Reinhardt and the others had defeated him, and he let out an incredulous voice, which made the eyes of the people around him focus on me.
''Well, um... yes, that's right.
When I nodded, Donovan-san caught me by the roots of my neck and pulled me to the front of the target where the surgeon's training was taking place.
I mean, is my neck root that easy to grab?
''Try it........''
No ... there's a huge gallery of people here, is that OK?
I'm certainly not supposed to show off, right?
But if Donovan-san is urging me to hurry up and shake my chin, I can't afford not to do it, can I?
'Huh... then...'
I reached out my pistol-shaped right hand towards the straw man of the target and shot out an attacking magic.
The magic hit the target properly, and I lowered my hand as the straw man's head popped a hole in it.
Mr. Donovan's eyes widened as he looked at the target straw doll, but I could hear a murmur from the distant gallery that didn't see the target very well.
'What's the matter with you, won't you do it?'
What, you're not gonna start?
After a short time lag, smoke rose from the heads of the straw dolls and they were soon engulfed in flames.
'Whoa, what the hell, it's on fire!'
What did he do?
Donovan-san, who had been staring at the target, released his freeze and turned his gaze towards me.
''You........chanting?''
Well, I've never done it.
'Speaking of which, you were lurking in the shadows without chanting... is that really a light attribute?
'T-that's probably...yes, I think it is, since the one I imagined was the light attribute...'
Ummm....
I'm staring at Donovan-san with his arms folded and surrounded by the buzzing around me, which is very uncomfortable.
Eventually, after shifting my gaze towards the Gigawolf, Donovan-san asked me.
''You didn't take out the magic stone, did you?''
Yes, we didn't have time to take it apart or anything, so it's still there.
All right, I'll appraise that one and pay you later, minus the demolition, okay?
Well all right, let's move inside to the counter. All right, boys, get on with the lesson.
The surgeons have returned to the training course, and the adventurers who were practicing on their own have gathered around the Giga Wolf, haven't they?
''Um........Donovan-san, is Giga Wolf a rare thing?''
'No wonder, they're far more troublesome than rock ogres.
You don't think he's going to attack Volzard?
They rarely come, and when they do, it's not a flock, it's a haggler, but they don't mind jumping over the walls, and they move so fast that more often than not they get away without being killed, they're a hell of a bunch.
The giga wolf that had appeared in Volzard before had jumped over the city walls and invaded the city, attacking people and returning to the Demon Forest with them in its mouth.
Moreover, he got a taste for their tactics and attacked them repeatedly until he finished them off, killing more than ten people.
If he comes again, let me know. I'll chase you to the Devil's Forest and finish you off.
Well, okay, I'll let you know when it happens.
Yes, I'll take care of it.
The orc magic stones were purchased for twelve thousand hectares each.
The five of us will be given 15,000 hectares each for our current living expenses.
Since we finished making our IDs, the next step is to buy the necessities of life.
''Manon, I want to buy a change of clothes and other things for everyone, can you show me to the store...Manon?''
What...?
I guess she's confused because of all the things that have happened suddenly, but Manon seemed to be looking at my face with a poyer and not listening to me.
'Well I want to do some shopping for everyone, so can you show me around the store?'
"Uh-huh, okay, I'm on it! I'll show you guys around, yeah, yeah.
Oh, please...
I got it!
I don't know, Manon is so motivated, but I wonder if he's happy to have more friends at once, or if he's happy to show you around his city?
The Bumpy Sisters are grinning at me, and the old and new duo and the gassed-up glasses are throwing me killer glances, but what's the matter, I'm working so hard.
Anyway, let's go out shopping, shall we?
The morning after I brought the five rescued men safely to Volzard, I sat down to breakfast with a determined heart.'Here you go, goodnight Kent, eat with me, Tan.'Yes, uh, well Amanda, I'd like to talk to you about something later.Yes, I'm going to use the opportunity to bring the five of you here to tell you what I've been hiding from you.''Talk...? Yeah, Mr. Donovan told me about Kent being summoned from another world.Huh...?As a result, I thought that since I had cheated Amanda-san and the others so far, I would have to leave the boarding house in some cases, so I started the conversation with quite a bit of determination, but when she said she was already listening to me, I heard a goofy voice.''Ki, you're listening to... well...'''We've all heard that our friends are being held by the Riesenburgers, and that the skeleton Kent summoned to protect the city.Uh, well I'm sorry I've been lying to you.You're an idiot you have nothing to be sorry for. Kent, you've done very well on your own so far, and thank you for protecting the city.'Yes ... yes ...''You're an idiot you don't have to cry you see, I'll make you eat.I'm not... am I allowed to stay?'Of course! What are you talking about? This is your home in Volzard.'Thank you ... thank you ... thank you ...''Oh don't cry so much anymore, you're a boy, see, you're busy today, aren't you? You need to eat well.'Yes ... yes ...'As a welcome back to the bedwetting incident the other day, Meisa gave me a grinning look, but I couldn't stop crying.'Mother, I was right after all, wasn't I right?'Hmm? What are you talking about?Kent just said he definitely has something.'Oh, come to think of it, yes. But I'd welcome a skeleton that could protect the city.Reinhardt, can you say hello for a moment?Of course.I decided to ask Reinhardt to come out of the shadows since he said he would be welcome.Seeing Reinhardt slipping out of my shadow and coming to the surface, Amanda and Meisa looked at me in surprise.'Let me introduce you, this is Reinhardt, who is my guard.He used to be a squad leader of the Order.Reinhardt proudly showed them a knight's salute, and they relaxed their expressions.'Mother, our security is very good.We'll never let a thief in.''Absolutely. It's the safest house in the farthest reaches of Volzard.Meisa, you don't have to worry about thieves and demons, but you have to worry about bedwetting yourself.I'm never going to wet the bed again! Kent's mean, stupid, stupid, stupid!'Haha, Maysa, make sure you don't have to worry about wetting yourself.'Kiwi I won't do it, I won't do it! I'm never going to wet the bed again!I was able to come out, which was a concern, and I didn't lose my place.Thanks to this, I'll be able to pick up the five of us with a refreshed feeling.When I showed up at the garrison's tokensho, I was greeted with a salute by a member of the team who was on duty.'Good morning, please come in, everyone is waiting in the mess hall.'Oh, good morning ... oh, thank you ...'Even after I entered the tokubetsujo, everyone I met, and everyone I met, saluted me.Every time I bowed my head, they laughed at me and laughed at me, but I wondered if they were playing me.When I went to the dining room, there were five people at the same table, drinking tea at a leisurely pace.Maybe it's a reaction to being freed from a difficult situation, but I feel that Kobayashi-san has loosened up a lot.Yagi is very loose and looks like he's going straight to NEET."Good morning, did you all sleep well?I've been sleeping so well, I feel so guilty about it...''Uh ... maybe Kobayashi's right, we slept well too, but considering the rest of the guys over there ...''I see, it's not so much that you're riddled with them, but rather that you can't have them.''Well then, I'm going to go to the guild to make an identity card now. The impression from Volzard will depend on everyone's actions, you know.For the sake of the remaining people, act in such a way that you can make a good impression on them.Hearing my words, all but one of them tightened their expressions.'I don't want to work, that I don't want to work.......'Yagiii... oh, if you go to the guild, you might be able to meet the cat-eared sister...Let's go! What's the matter, Kokubun, don't mess around!It's good because it's totally understandable, or maybe it's just simple stupidity, but in a way it's easy to handle.The road from the garrison choke point to the guild is also the first road in Volzard that I walked on, when I think about it.Everyone is looking at the streets, people passing by, and storefronts getting ready to open, as if they're curious.I'm sure I was feeling the same way.It's quite... or rather, it's quite beautiful.Yeah, it's a sewer system and all that.Ooh, there's that old lady with the peach ear...What's with the crazy coloured hair...'I wish.......I wonder if they sell any coloring agents or anything....'Inside the guild, it was almost time for the morning hustle and bustle to end and the front of the board was coming free, but the counter was still busy.He said he would talk to Otto-san about it, but it would be better to wait until it was a little more empty.With that in mind, I head over to my usual wall, where a fidgety-looking Manon is standing.She looks like she's about to laugh or cry, and has a somewhat complicated expression.Hey, Kokubun, do you know that guy? Introduce me.As I was approaching Manon, I was tapped on the shoulder by Kobayashi-san.''Fine, but Manon is a girl,'''Yeah ... wow, that's kind of foul in a way ...'You're a girl, for real? Introduce me, Kokubun.Ahhh........Yagi, you're annoying.......When he got close, Manon nodded widely, as if he was ready.'Good morning, Manon,'I'm sorry!What? Well that's.........I wasn't nice to you the other day... and I... didn't you... like me?Maybe it was the fact that you were talking to Meline and you left in a pouting mood?I don't mind that at all, and more importantly, I need to apologize for hiding something from you.The way she looks up at me with her teary eyes is a bit too destructive, but I guess I shouldn't hug her, squeak, squeak....'What happened the other day I don't mind, and I don't hate Manon.Really? Good........''Hey........Kokubun, you can't put it in the corner.......''No, no, Manon, it's not..."Nitta, Furuta, I think I need to be questioned...No objections!No objection, of course!No, it's just...Manon tilts his head to look at the bleary-eyed old and new duo, the gassed glasses, and the grinning Bumpy Sisters.'Kent, could it be that the Merchant Corps people are still alive?''Ugh ... well, Manon, I'm sorry! I'll tell you what's going on later, so don't ask me now.The story is about to get even more complicated, so I worshipped and asked Manon to wait for an explanation."Hey, what are you talking about, I've been through a lot too........Where were you?Huh? What are you talking about?Piss off. I don't give a shit.No, so...While I'm being held captive by the old and new duo and the gaseous glasses, Manon is being held in the clutches of the uneven sisters' demons.'Hi I'm Tomoko, and this is...'This is Akemi. Nice to meet you.I'm Manon and that's nice to meet you.Hey, Acchan, it's me, my girl, my girl.'It's foul to have light blue, silky hair or something...'Oh my God it's going to take a monster's hand in manon it's going to take a monster's hand in manon.Kent, are these the guys who brought you here?Yes, good morning.Oh, here comes Mr. Donovan, the savior of the world.Mufufufu, I introduced Mr. Donovan to the five of you, and all five of you corrected your posture with a single stare.Yes, you are doing the right thing, don't disobey me, you know.'We'll do the appraisal and registration in the conference room, bring him in.'Um, Mr. Donovan, can I take Manon with me?'Yeah? Why?'Well it's safer to have someone around your age to help you out, so...'Hmmm ... yeah, that's fine.After a moment's consideration, Mr. Donovan agreed.'Manon, can you do me a favor and come with me?'I mean, me? Umm, yeah ... okay.When I went upstairs to the conference room, Otto was ready for me.'Good morning, Otto, nice to meet you.Oh, good morning Kent, well here, touch me.Otto-san points to the crystal of the hateful demon eye.I tried to touch it as I was told, but after all, there was no change in it.I knew it wasn't glowing...Kent, do you really know how to do magic?Yes, I can do dark and light magic.'Hmmm.......it's strange that they can use two attributes in the first place, but I guess that's why they don't respond....Manon, who was listening to the conversation beside me, is surprised to see his eyes widen into a straight line.I still need to talk to him properly and apologize.'Otto, please register everyone. Manon, come here for a moment.I dragged Manon to the corner of the conference room, and I got another smirking look from the Bumpy Sisters.''Sorry, Manon, I didn't mean to fool you, but actually...''I asked Manon to tell me about what happened to him after he was summoned, and then asked him to help everyone adjust to Volzard.'Kobayashi I don't mean... um... Tomoko and Akemi are girls, and the only girls my age that I've gotten along with are Manon, so I'm sure they're confused by the suddenness of it all. Will you manage to take care of it?'Yeah, okay ... blah, blah, blah, I'm the only girl you're friends with, so yeah, yeah ...'Oh, I asked him to take care of things, but Manon is in a good mood, but he's happy to have a new friend, isn't he?I guess Manon was also a bocce disposition.While I was talking with Manon, the registration seems to be over and the five of us are looking at the guild cards happily.Yeah, they're all F-rated cards, good, good.......My dear Kent, how are you going to pay for these five men's current living expenses?''Oh, yes, I'll get that out of there by having them buy the orc magic stones and giga wolfs that we killed on the way out.Come on, Gigawolf!It seems that Otto-san hadn't heard of the Gigawolf, and he was surprised to hear that he was sitting on the edge of his seat.Otto's astonishment was interrupted by Donovan's question: "Kent, where is that thing?"Kent, where do you keep that thing?Yes, it's in the shadow compartment, so I can take it out whenever I want, but...Of course it's a big one, right?Yes, it's surprisingly large.Okay, get him to the back of the house for me to evaluate.Yes, nice to meet you.That's why we all moved to the training ground behind the guild.Today, the training session for the surgeons is being held again, but there's no sign of Muell-san, who has successfully advanced to the next stage.''Kent, let me out here.Yes, Reinhardt, please.Copy that.When the entrance to the shadow storage is opened, Reinhardt takes out the Giga Wolf with a hitch.Surprised by the sight of the metallic skeleton carrying out the gigantic body of the Giga Wolf one after the other, the people around me shout in surprise.Everyone who had been attending the training course for the Surgeon also gathered around, leaving the course unattended.Of course, I'd be surprised if a fluffy mountain suddenly appeared.I asked Reinhardt to go back into the shadows after he finished his work.Donovan, who was inspecting Giga Wolf's wounds, asked me with a suspicious look on his face.'Hey Kent, how did you take these guys down?''Yes, I used shadow movement to move under his head, and from there I used light attack magic to finish him off.'What? Did you beat him?Donovan-san seemed to have thought that Reinhardt and the others had defeated him, and he let out an incredulous voice, which made the eyes of the people around him focus on me.''Well, um... yes, that's right.When I nodded, Donovan-san caught me by the roots of my neck and pulled me to the front of the target where the surgeon's training was taking place.I mean, is my neck root that easy to grab?''Try it........''No ... there's a huge gallery of people here, is that OK?I'm certainly not supposed to show off, right?But if Donovan-san is urging me to hurry up and shake my chin, I can't afford not to do it, can I?'Huh... then...'I reached out my pistol-shaped right hand towards the straw man of the target and shot out an attacking magic.The magic hit the target properly, and I lowered my hand as the straw man's head popped a hole in it.Mr. Donovan's eyes widened as he looked at the target straw doll, but I could hear a murmur from the distant gallery that didn't see the target very well.'What's the matter with you, won't you do it?'What, you're not gonna start?After a short time lag, smoke rose from the heads of the straw dolls and they were soon engulfed in flames.'Whoa, what the hell, it's on fire!'What did he do?Donovan-san, who had been staring at the target, released his freeze and turned his gaze towards me.''You........chanting?''Well, I've never done it.'Speaking of which, you were lurking in the shadows without chanting... is that really a light attribute?'T-that's probably...yes, I think it is, since the one I imagined was the light attribute...'Ummm....I'm staring at Donovan-san with his arms folded and surrounded by the buzzing around me, which is very uncomfortable.Eventually, after shifting my gaze towards the Gigawolf, Donovan-san asked me.''You didn't take out the magic stone, did you?''Yes, we didn't have time to take it apart or anything, so it's still there.All right, I'll appraise that one and pay you later, minus the demolition, okay?Well all right, let's move inside to the counter.All right, boys, get on with the lesson.The surgeons have returned to the training course, and the adventurers who were practicing on their own have gathered around the Giga Wolf, haven't they?''Um........Donovan-san, is Giga Wolf a rare thing?'''No wonder, they're far more troublesome than rock ogres.You don't think he's going to attack Volzard?They rarely come, and when they do, it's not a flock, it's a haggler, but they don't mind jumping over the walls, and they move so fast that more often than not they get away without being killed, they're a hell of a bunch.The giga wolf that had appeared in Volzard before had jumped over the city walls and invaded the city, attacking people and returning to the Demon Forest with them in its mouth.Moreover, he got a taste for their tactics and attacked them repeatedly until he finished them off, killing more than ten people.If he comes again, let me know.I'll chase you to the Devil's Forest and finish you off.Well, okay, I'll let you know when it happens.Yes, I'll take care of it.The orc magic stones were purchased for twelve thousand hectares each.The five of us will be given 15,000 hectares each for our current living expenses.Since we finished making our IDs, the next step is to buy the necessities of life.''Manon, I want to buy a change of clothes and other things for everyone, can you show me to the store...Manon?''What...?I guess she's confused because of all the things that have happened suddenly, but Manon seemed to be looking at my face with a poyer and not listening to me.'Well I want to do some shopping for everyone, so can you show me around the store?'"Uh-huh, okay, I'm on it! I'll show you guys around, yeah, yeah.Oh, please...I got it!I don't know, Manon is so motivated, but I wonder if he's happy to have more friends at once, or if he's happy to show you around his city?The Bumpy Sisters are grinning at me, and the old and new duo and the gassed-up glasses are throwing me killer glances, but what's the matter, I'm working so hard.Anyway, let's go out shopping, shall we?
