39 A Neighborhood Adventurer
Boom, Boom was dancing.
Along with that, there were all sorts of things dancing.
The grass, the flowers, the house... the villagers.
My father, my mother, my sister, my brother, and that girl I kinda liked in the next house.
Everything was all, dancing in flames.
- I didn't mean this.
This shouldn't be... I just wanted to get revenge on the ones who were a little jealous of me.
That's why, as usual, I got away... with helping someone in a black robe.
Instead, because they told me they could help me with myself, too.
So... but... but...
"Well, now your vengeance has come true. Well, I've overdone it a little bit, but it'll be as trivial as this. Everyone is guilty of the same crime anyway. No. Still, it really helped. I never thought I'd have to borrow the blood of those who helped lift the seal."
The voice, I could not hear.
But the boy never turns his gaze to you, and even keeps staring forward.
It's there, it's burning, about your own village.
"Now, though, let's start with one. Good luck inside...... yeah? No, that's why I told you to wait a minute. Are you gonna repeat the same thing again? Otherwise...... oh, that's the thing. Yeah, that's okay.... Oh man. Totally, I thought it would be difficult, but now don't be considerate."
I don't care about a boy like that, either, in a black robe. I exhale.
No, or I guess I didn't care about the boy or anything from the start.
I'm just saying I spoke up because I need it for a purpose.
"Well, anyway, we're done with what needs to be done here. I don't know how long your life will last, but let's pray to my God that you can rest in peace until then. Bye."
That said, it's... no, they left.
But he doesn't even glance at them until the end, and the boy just keeps staring at the view in front of him.
Until the nearby villagers noticed the anomaly, and help came, but stood still.
- Baron Yarster, Arvent, Kingdom of Radius.
Located at the northernmost of the barons of Arvent, that city was, to be clear, a lonely one.
The reason for this is simple, because it is not worth bothering to visit.
It is also the border with the Duke of Neumont and the only city facing it, but it is a meaningless story because there is no reason to go to the Duke of Neumont territory in the first place.
Despite the Duke's territory, there is no advantage to going, even dealing with the place where the Demons live.
The only person who would go to such a place would be an extra lover or one with extra reason.
Although there are, of course, some people coming and going, it is not enough to do so as a relay point, and only the wilderness where demons come and go is spreading around again.
Rather than being lonely...... it was natural not to develop.
But there are branches of the Adventurer Alliance in such a city, naturally.
No, or should that be why?
I repeat, there are demons around this city.
Without the adventurers to hunt for it, we couldn't have done it as a city.
"Though, I don't know if it's just weird here."
…… ... What are you talking about?
"You're just talking to yourself. If it's busy and we're free, we can think about things that don't matter."
Doris Heinzel glanced at the spot, answering appropriately that way.
What is spreading there is the sight of the adventurers gathering and making noise, as I have just spoken.
Well, that being said, there are precisely ten people gathered together, but in a city of this size, and given the size of this building, it will suffice.
It's just, literally, drinking and eating and making a scene.
It had nothing to do with Doris sitting at the reception counter, even sparing her time.
"If you can drink and eat this one, I'd appreciate it if you were free."
"... don't you?
"I'm not as rotten as I am at work. I checked, just in case, and they said no."
"... unexpected"
"What does that mean?
"... I thought I'd ignore that"
"Sure, I would have ignored it if it wasn't in the contract, because it was included in the hatred and the contract. I pulled a whole poor lottery."
Doris is saying that because even though he's sitting there, Doris is not an Alliance employee.
Alternatively, none of the guild branches exist in this city in the first place, the guild staff.
Given the number of cities and the associated number of guild branches, there is no way we can send staff to all of them.
Nevertheless, we can't lose the guild branch either.
Because there are a few cities like this where the presence of adventurers is essential.
So conceived was a surrogate by the adventurer.
An Adventurer asked by the Alliance to replace the Alliance staff.
Although authority is of course much more restricted than the actual guild staff, they are nevertheless given the degree to which they operate the guild branch.
Naturally no one is a request that he can take, and that's why being allowed to take it is a sort of status for the adventurer.
To the extent that such a festive foolish noise is held.
"Hey, it's really rare...... Yikes! Are you drinking?
"You're sitting here and you can't drink, can you? What are you talking about, you skatan?"
"What, you don't drink? It's such a happy day."
"If he drinks here, he won't be entrusted with this role from the beginning... Damn, this is why the drunks are here"
Doris sighs out saying that, but its mouth is loose.
I don't feel bad that you're celebrating like this.
Yes, we are making such a foolish scene to celebrate Doris being appointed to replace the Alliance staff.
Because it is precisely from today that Doris was entrusted with it.
Before that, another adventurer did it.
The adventurer, by the way, is leaving Doris with it at the same time.
I'm an adventurer who came to this place in the first place to substitute for the Alliance staff, so I can also say that I've returned to my original place.
Such things are not uncommon.
Not all places have enough adventurers to substitute.
In that case, enough adventurers would come all the way out here.
And if that adventurer finds an adventurer who decides it is possible to act as an understudy, it will be replaced and that adventurer will return.
Well rarely do some adventurers stay there... those things are really rare.
It should be noted that what is necessary to act as an understudy is, of course, credible first.
Although one of the branches, its powers are quite significant.
outside of being abused, etc., and this is one of the items that is hard to see.
All we need is arm's length and popularity, after all.
The fact that adventurers are entrusted with replacing Alliance staff means that they are entrusted with the role of compiler of adventurers in the area.
If something goes wrong, the person has to solve it, and in the general case, the arm is necessary.
Most of the time, they're not adventurous, like those who become adventurers.
It would make sense to need strength to contain those people.
Well, in that sense, it can also be said that arm's length and people's desire are almost proportionate.
Because no fool would defy an opponent with more overwhelming power than himself, just sooner.
Of course, though, it's not easy to find such a person.
Sometimes it's natural that no adventurer is there to ask for a successor.
In that case, the adventurer who has been seconded will continue to act as an understudy all the time...... that's just not true.
Because they are surrogates only.
It is temporary until a successor is decided, the duration of which is said to be as long as two years.
So when it comes to what to do when it's over, that adventurer usually goes home.
And the Adventurer branch there will be crushed.
Then naturally, the adventurers there have to go somewhere else... and this celebration also means I'm glad it didn't happen.
Anyway, that's why this nonsense isn't usually happening.
It's a special day, so we're making a scene, and that's exactly what doesn't usually happen from midday.
Nevertheless, it doesn't change what it's like to be like this at night, so I can also say that you're simply making a scene using that as an excuse.
"In the first place, the guest of honor just sees it like this."
"... if you want to get mixed up, you can go"
"Am I? What?
"... it's enough to be alone here"
"Leave it to you, Atashi, to mix it up over there?
Saying, Doris moved her gaze aside.
What was there was a small shadow that covered his entire body with white robes and even a hood.
You can't see that face even if you're nearby like this, and if you see a similar person all over the city, you'll even remember how suspicious it is.
But as for Doris, who knows what's in it, she just shrugs her shoulders.
The sighs are mixed.
"You're not so flirtatious as to just do that. In the first place, you're just hanging out with Atashi, and it was Atashi who got this role, right?
"... but I promise to help you when you're in trouble"
"Well yes..."
So I smiled bitterly because Doris is actually clearly more helped, keeping that promise.
Even so, I couldn't let it go this far, it just didn't work.
"I just want to thank you for your feelings. Even though all the adventurers who use this place are here, it doesn't mean anything's going to happen."
"... n"
"No! Enjoying yourselves?
"So how do you enjoy being here?... well, it's not pleasant to see you guys like that in a way."
This is why I think the drunk, etc., but Doris has always been on that side.
Instead, I took the initiative, made a fool of myself, and was even in a position to take the lead... just from now on, I wouldn't be.
I feel lonely about that, of course.
But if Doris is in such a position that the fools in front of him make any noise they want, it would mean that he's doing this.
"... I can't believe you're thinking about that. I don't know if you're old enough."
……
"What, you're just talking to yourself. When they told me I'd be entrusted with this, it sure was a pleasure, but apparently there was something I felt more than I thought."
And that's how Doris has a self-derisive grin about herself, it was then.
Still a clear voice arrived as it mixed in the noise.
"Excuse me, is this the Adventurer Alliance Branch?
Apparently, it was a customer.
This is my first customer since I've been assigned a surrogate here.
Technically, I've already handled the request for the idiots in front of me, but, well, that would be fine with no cans.
Because it was too easy and I didn't feel like I was working.
Either way, you've been asking first if this is the guild branch, which means you're not from the city?
Regardless of whether you've been here or not, it shouldn't be necessary to confirm that this is the Guild Branch if you live there.
I mean, it's extremely rare, but people who've come all the way to a city like this, and there's a good chance that their peers...
"Yes, that does fit, but what the hell - is it!?
A voice of instant surprise was leaking from his mouth, which was supposed to continue.
But that won't help either.
If you turn your gaze to who came and to the entrance to the room, who the hell can imagine, such as the appearance of a demon there?
"-!"
But that's what I should say, the reaction from there was quick.
The feeling that was floating somewhere blows away in an instant, but doubts are too far behind my brain to change.
It is a demon resembling a pig who is trying to block the entrance and show his face there.
I do not judge it to be a pig, because it is too big for anything.
It does not exist in this world, such as a pig whose head alone tells us to exceed three meters.
Moreover, the red body hair, like that blood, belongs to Madboa if Doris' memory is correct.
If you do poorly, you could wipe out the city one by one, a demon whose crusade requires advanced adventurers.
Naturally, party-by-party, is.
To be honest, I wasn't sure Doris could beat me... but it wouldn't be if I were telling you.
But the question is, why did such a thing suddenly appear here?
People in the city would make a scene just because I saw something like this from a distance...... plus if it wasn't my fault now, wouldn't you have manipulated the humanities?
I had never heard such a story...
But before such an instant thought was given an answer, Doris stepped out of the chair where she was sitting and took two of her favorite pistols out of her hips and set them up.
And by then, my neighbor's partner had already laid his hand on the pattern of the object on his hip.
As I hoisted my mouth, thinking about what was going on, I thought I should think about it while attacking for now.
"Hey, what are you doing...!?
"No, because the first impression is still important. I thought it would be as impactful as possible."
"It's not at that level of impact or anything, is it this......!?
But when I heard it, my arm stopped.
That's obviously more than one, because it also seemed like it belonged to a child.
From next door, there were also signs of confusion, and at that time it seemed that both the fools had finally noticed.
It's a hustle and bustle in a different way than just before, and the place is full of...
"… brother, that's exactly what I can't follow either"
"What... is..."
"That's a lot of extra surprise... I mean, you're not really very surprised, are you?
"Uhm, you're right"
"You're right, it's not...!
"Well, Aina's around, too, it is. I think we should excuse ourselves sooner than that."
"Uhm, you're right"
"You...!
But before it exploded, when the demon appearance retreated one side from the entrance, there remained three figures on the spot.
Besides, it still belongs to the child...... a flinch in that, the place flows an air of confusion.
But knowing it or not, the boy in the middle of the three opens his mouth without cowering.
And.
"Oh, thank you for disturbing me. Well, there's one more thing I'd like to check… Is it a good place to register an adventurer?
He threw those words at me.