Unorthodox Guild

Chapter 12 We can't afford to lose again, can we?

Asta, the royal city.

The streets were still bustling at dusk.

Along the roadside, one can easily spot the figures of magicians, orcs, demi-humans, and even elves.

There are also a lot of duty-free shops, making it clear at a glance that this is a very international city.

This city, located in the interior of the continent, is, as its name suggests, the capital of the most powerful human nation at present—the Kingdom of Asta.

Meanwhile, somewhere within the Asta Palace.

"..."

Judging from the room's interior, it appears to be a girl's bedroom...assuming only a binary gender.

"..."

I just don't know why, but the atmosphere in the room was a bit quiet.

"really."

On a huge, soft bed.

The blonde little girl was holding a white report in her hand, muttering something to herself.

"As expected, that thieving cat really did make its move."

Her fists were clenched tightly, and her pearly white teeth seemed to be biting down very hard.

"Lala..."

"That damned Kaya..."

"Serala..."

"The hints were so obvious, why...?"

"Lady Serara!"

"Eh?"

It seemed that he had only just noticed that a girl with light blue hair was standing in front of the bed.

"Luna, when did you get here?"

She quickly placed the white report under her bottom and tucked a strand of yellow hair that was drooping down by her ear.

"Not long ago."

"Well, okay, you didn't see anything just now, you know?"

"......knew."

With a sigh, Luna stopped thinking about it.

"Lady Serara, it's something important..."

"Okay, okay, I know, really."

"..."

Known as the "Daughter of the Moon," Luna Fitrina is a figure feared by demons and even countless human kingdoms.

Because she is not only the chief assassin and intelligence officer of the Kingdom of Asta, but also the only personal attendant of the First Princess [Serara Asta].

Now, with Queen Astar seriously ill and real power in the kingdom in Serara's hands.

This resulted in Miss Luna, who, although nominally just a servant, now held a status that could truly be described as above ten thousand others.

As expected, she will have three major rights... Sorry for the mix-up.

In short, when there is something important to report, one can even enter Serara's room without knocking.

And at this moment, it seems that this situation has indeed occurred.

"..."

After a moment of silence, the girl with light blue hair slowly spoke.

"This is what I wanted to report to you."

"It's important information about the Demon King's territory, about that temporary Demon King [Yura]."

..........

Meow~

Cat Town, the adventurers' guild of adorable cats.

After causing a great deal of commotion, the small guild finally quieted down.

While brushing the hair of the purple-haired girl lying on his lap.

"Um, Miss Lilia..."

After we had exhausted most of the cat's energy.

Yura finally found an opportunity to ask Lilia a question.

"Yura heard that a hero lives in the easternmost part of the Free City region, near this town..."

"Not only is he very powerful, but I also heard that he is very good at taking care of small animals and is very popular with the surrounding residents. They say he has solved a big problem."

I don't know what "big trouble" means.

But for a fleeting moment, the girl's gaze returned to the sharpness of the Demon King's castle.

Although the moment was quite brief, it was clear that Yura had not forgotten the purpose of her trip.

Although, it was only a temporary appointment by the former Demon King.

But Yura is now, in fact, the supreme leader of the Demon King's territory.

"Countless people of the demon race are still living in dire straits..."

I didn't really come here to work; I need to defeat the hero and return to the Demon King's territory as soon as possible.

"Meow? A hero?"

"That's right, does Lilia know this person?"

"That must be referring to our boss, Meow!"

"..."

Looking at the purple thing enjoying the pleasure of being groomed: Forget it, it's pointless to ask.

.........

Because they did not obtain specific location information when interrogating the human knight.

This resulted in Yura only knowing a general location when she arrived on land: it was in the eastern part of the Free City region, at the border with the Kingdom of Astar.

"..."

Of course, at first Yura didn't care about Noel's concealment.

She believed that although the new hero had not yet become a true hero, his reputation would at least spread locally.

Even if Noelle didn't say anything, getting specific information from taverns or locals wouldn't be difficult for her.

But it turned out she was wrong.

This new hero's personal information is protected too well; the box weapon is ineffective.

"..."

Although she had considered that this boy named Kaya might be the hero she was looking for.

But based on the girl's observation of Kaya during the training, he didn't seem like the powerful adventurer described by Knight Noel as someone proficient in several types of magic.

Aside from being somewhat handsome and physically capable, he's basically just average in other areas, with nothing particularly outstanding.

Moreover, just like someone without magical abilities, even monsters that could be easily dealt with using magic must be dealt with through melee combat.

"..."

Some even have malicious intentions; ugh, how could such a person be a hero?

Recalling the extremely high intensity of the test just now, Yura couldn't help but shudder.

"Waaah."

Just for saying a few lines from anime, they're being suppressed? Has the world of anime returned to an era where everyone hates it...?

"..."

just.

Yura wondered if the monsters in the forest were too weak to unleash his full power.

I secretly enhanced those slimes... Oh well, I'll think about it tomorrow.

The girl shook her head. No matter what, she had to earn some gold coins in this guild first to raise enough for travel and living expenses.

Even if this person is truly a hero, more details will definitely be revealed as you get to know him.

That would be even better, and I wouldn't even need to look for it myself: I could just find some time and blast it away with magic... um.

"..."

"Um, Miss Lilia, Sister Lilia..."

"Hey, what's wrong, meow, Yura?"

"..."

"Seriously, could you please stop hugging my face?"

The purple catgirl, at some point, began to hug Yura's little head.

This caused Yura, who was being squeezed by the unknown object, to feel inferior and also experience some difficulty breathing.

"Meow, I'm sorry, meow."

He scratched his head sheepishly, "Because Yura smells sweet, meow, hehe."

After saying that, he bit the girl's neck...

"Eee-ya!!!!"

..........

"..."

Can't this cat be a little quieter?

"...But, does Yura smell nice?"

Kaya, who was sitting at the front desk logging data, seemed to have heard something that bothered him, and glanced at the two people on the sofa out of the corner of his eye.

Lilia, you sensed it too, didn't you?

Of course, Kaya wasn't referring to whether it smelled good or not.

After all, he wasn't Hakimi or Hakiwang; he was just an ordinary human with rhinitis, and his sensitivity to smells wasn't that strong.

To be honest, after just one round of practical testing, my whole body was soaked in sweat. If there was any smell, it would only be the smell of sweat... Don't tell me that the sweat of beautiful girls smells good.

but.

There's something that only Kaya and Lilia... or rather, only Kaya knows.

That is: although Lilia is just a not very smart cat.

But its sense of smell is exceptionally special and acute.

When she said, "It smells very good."

"This means that Lilia sensed a significant fluctuation in magical power."

Although the underlying principle is unclear.

However, having spent so much time with that cat, he was quite confident in his observations of the pure cat law.

"..."

And the source of this powerful magic is naturally obvious.

"..."

He glanced at the two guys who were fooling around to the side.