Unorthodox Guild

Demon King's Territory, Demon King's Castle.

The magnificent Demon King's castle, each floor has its own specific function.

The top floor is Yura's office, while the basement is generally used to interrogate despicable humans.

"Huff, huff..."

However, due to the large difference in floor height, Yura was often out of breath from climbing up and down the stairs.

"Couldn't they have installed an elevator or something...?"

"Lord Yura."

"Never mind, I was just being inconsiderate."

Seemingly realizing her lapse in composure, the black-haired girl shook her head.

"With the situation so tense on the front lines, all I'm doing is climbing stairs and stuff..."

"Lord Yura."

"What's the matter?"

The black-haired girl, who was constantly being interrupted, was a little annoyed.

"Most of my colleagues in the Demon King's Castle can fly, so they don't need electricity..."

Feeling the girl's murderous gaze, he stopped talking.

"..."

"never mind."

After all, they made great contributions on the front lines, and today is a rare good day. There's no need to waste our emotions on this...

"Hmm."

Before they knew it, they had arrived in front of a huge iron gate.

There were guards on either side of the door, even better than those in her office.

This also seems to indicate that quite dangerous people are being held here.

"This must be the torture chamber. Is the human you mentioned being held here?"

"Yes, that madman...that knight, Lady Yura, you'd better be careful..."

"Oh well, whatever."

He shook his head, seemingly not taking the guard's words to heart.

"Whether she's human or beastman, I'm a dignified..."

"I won't tell you anything!!!"

Before the girl could finish speaking...

"Awooooo, awooooo!!"

Inside the torture chamber, sounds that seemed inhuman could not be heard.

"..."

"that."

"What is it, Lady Yura?"

Do you still have rabies vaccines?

...............

...............

The Forest of Moe, Outer Edge.

"While slimes don't have much attack power, they do have excellent physical and magical resistance."

"If we use physical attacks, we'll need to find an opportunity to destroy the slime's core..."

The black-haired boy was gazing at the blue, jelly-like monster in the distance, then looked to the side...

"..."

Seeing Elisa lying down on a large rock, Kaya's explanation caught in his throat.

"Um, boss, please continue. Elisa is listening... um..."

"..."

"zzz".

"?"

No, does anyone mutter "zzz" while they're asleep?

This isn't the world of those isekai toilet paper novels, so pretending to be asleep is a bit too perfunctory, isn't it?

"Hey, you're not allowed to sleep here."

He sighed and pulled the girl, who was slumped on the rock, to her feet.

Although Kaya also went through her student days, she knows that lectures can make people sleepy.

"But this is my first day on the job, at least give me some hope, okay...?"

"Well, boss, Elisa didn't say she wouldn't work."

The white-haired girl, slumped on the grass, wore a cryptic smile.

"I didn't expect the boss to be so proactive. Elisa is ready to get down to business anytime the boss wants."

Having said that, she took off her cloak and began to unbutton her dress...

..........

..........

"Okay, that's really too much."

Clutching his head where Kaya had tapped him, he muttered, "I told you I was going to do something serious with Elisa..."

"..."

Looking at the white thing on the ground, Kaya was starting to have trouble telling whether the bastard did it on purpose.

He shook his head: "Although slimes are low-level monsters, many adventurers still don't know how to deal with them, so you should still learn how."

"Hmm, are there really adventurers who can't beat slimes? Boss, don't lie to Elisa."

"..."

At least one of them was someone he knew.

Without further thought, Kaya drew his short sword from his waist.

Although Kaya was also very skilled in archery, it was Elisa's teaching level after all, and he felt that close-quarters combat was more suitable.

"It's about to start, Elisa."

With his eyes fixed on the slime in the distance, Kaya dashed off across the grass.

Clearly, the boy was preparing for a swift victory...

"Received from the boss."

"O spirit of the wind, send forth the gentle breeze to guide your steps, may the wind protect you..."

"Wait, Elisa, what are you doing!"

"A shield descended upon me with the weight of a thousand pounds!!!"

Seemingly realizing that something bad was about to happen, Kaya hurriedly chanted a short protective spell.

"Tailwind (Blessing of the Wind)".

"..."

As it turned out, Kaya's premonition was correct.

Just 0.5 seconds after the girl finished chanting the incantation.

boom! ! !

Kaya landed face down.

Bang, bang...

It rolled forward on the friction belt for dozens of meters before slowly coming to a stop.

"..."

"..."

A long trail was left in the grass, and Kaya's fate remains unknown.

..........

..........

"Boss, are you alright...?"

The girl who caught up with him poked the black-haired boy, whose face was lying on the ground, with a twig she had picked up.

"How did you fall asleep? Sleeping isn't allowed here..."

"..."

"The boss has been eating on the grass all the way here. Don't compete with the animals for food. We should protect nature... Hmm."

But before Elisa could finish speaking...

"Who taught you to cast a speed spell on someone who's running?"

"Oh, boss, are you alright? Elisa thought you were sick."

Kaya, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly stood up as if she had risen from the dead.

"Don't you have any common sense? This could really kill someone, you idiot!"

He grabbed the girl's shoulders and shook her violently.

You can't blame Kaya for being angry.

Because of differences in physique, magic power, and talent, the effects of spellcasting vary from person to person.

Therefore, the effects of buff spells will naturally differ.

Therefore, according to the magician's safety rules (the compulsory textbook for elementary magic schools), if you want to cast a speed-up spell on someone else, you must adapt to it for a period of time.

If you're not used to the right stride, you're more likely to fall, especially when sprinting.

"I'm so sorry, boss, I'm being wronged, it's something we didn't teach in class, I really don't know..."

"..."

Ugh.

Looking at the little white-haired, red-eyed girl with her head down, pretending to be cute, innocent, and pitiful: You'd better really not know.

Kaya put Elisa down, took a breath, and swallowed it.

Forget it, let's just consider this guy an idiot.

I looked up at the azure sky.

"..."

Did Lilia go to find help or fellow patients...?

"Hoo hoo, boss."

"What's wrong now?"

Looking at the white-haired girl with a somewhat unfocused gaze, Kaya no longer expected her to say anything serious.

"Hey, you almost fell asleep just now, how about we go back to the guild first today?"

"..."

"Did you do that on purpose just now?"

"Elisa doesn't understand."

"..."

"The boss has some slimes, so Elisa went and eliminated them first."

"..."

Forget it.

Watching the white-haired girl run off into the distance: at least in terms of the outcome, Elisa went to get to work properly.

Sitting on the grass, gazing at the azure sky, Kaya exhaled a breath of stale air.

"As long as this guy is willing to work hard."

The day I leave this guild No. 78 and venture into the world shouldn't be too far off...

"..."

"Ugh!"

"Boss, help... ugh..."

"..."