Unorthodox Guild

Chapter 2: There are no more humans left.

Although the Demon King has been gone for a long time, his territory has been reduced to almost nothing but an island.

However, in the Boom Beach area, the remnants of the Demon King's army are still putting up a stubborn resistance.

...........

The office on the top floor of the Demon King's castle.

"..."

The petite young woman sitting at the head of the table was clearly not in a good mood.

After all, good news was pouring in from the front lines... referring, of course, to the good news from the human race.

The situation is dire; we implore Lord Yura to order a retreat.

The morale of the troops at the front is low, and they are requesting an increase in military budget allocations.

The North Demon Beast King refused the request for reinforcements...

Lady Yura, please stop stealing bread... Hmm.

A giant strawberry tower, rated 10 or even 9 out of 10, has been discovered in the Demon King's castle restroom...

"Which bastard wrote this report?!"

boom!

The girl slammed the white documents that covered the table to one side, her face quite grim.

Not because of the giant strawberry tower... well, that's part of the reason too.

But what bothered her most was a frontline report placed on the top of the wooden table.

"..."

The report describes a silver-haired girl dressed as a knight, wielding a longsword.

"You mean, a single knight tore through our frontline demon army's defenses?"

"Lord Yura."

"This human named Noelle has a rather insane fighting style."

"It started with a fire spell, then charged in like a wild hook to tear at you..."

"waste!!!"

boom!

The girl's small hand slammed hard on the table.

Although the appearance was somewhat different, the report on the table was shaken and collapsed, scattering everywhere on the floor.

"Are the 800,000 demon troops on the front lines just sitting around doing nothing?"

Just one human was enough to throw the entire army into disarray; how could she, as the leader, not be furious?

"Lord Yura, please don't be in a hurry."

"Here's some good news and a..."

"Get out of here!!!"

"Please calm down, Lord Yura."

"The bad news is that, after rigorous testing, this human has no blood relation to the previous hero."

"Therefore, we can basically rule out the possibility that he is the illegitimate son of the former hero..."

"Wait, wait, wait!"

He was indeed interrupted by Yura halfway through his sentence.

"Let's not talk about the previous hero's character or personality."

He tapped the portrait on the table: "He was only in his early twenties before he vanished along with the Demon King."

"Even if there were an illegitimate child, it couldn't be this big, could it?"

"..."

A moment of silence fell over the atmosphere.

"Lord Yura is wise."

"What brilliant idea! Can't we just stop wasting the budget on this stupid stuff?!"

Are the gold coins I saved by scrimping and saving, even turning off the heating at night, just to be wasted by a bunch of idiots?

"Lord Yura, please calm down. Good news is coming next."

"..."

"The good news is, we've captured that human named Noelle..."

"..."

"?"

His purple pupils suddenly brightened.

"Really?"

Clearly, they hadn't expected the demon army at the front lines to be able to do anything worthwhile.

So much so that he stood up before anyone could finish speaking.

"It is absolutely true, Lord Yura."

"Because that human was too eager to break through, he became separated from the team behind him."

"Our troops then used this to their advantage to encircle him, and finally captured him after expending two large boxes of rabies vaccines..."

"Where are we now?"

"It's in the torture chamber of the Demon King's castle, Lady Yura."

After a moment of silence, he continued speaking.

"Although this human is not related to the hero by blood."

"But according to the information I have, she often mentions her master."

"Such a powerful force has suddenly appeared, and we can't find any prior information about this human..."

"Therefore, I must confess, but there is a strong possibility that Noel's master is..."

boom!

Yura had already pushed open the door and was heading towards...

"Lord Yura, the prison isn't over there; that's the Demon King's castle's toilet..."

"Shut up!"

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

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

On the other side of the world.

Outside the Forest of Cuteness, inside the Adventurers' Guild of Adorable Cats.

"Hmm."

A white-haired girl lazily sprawled on the table.

Although she dressed like a young girl from a church, she gave off the impression of a medical student who was just paying to work during residency training, and it was hard to see any vitality in her.

"Boss, my name is Elisa, I'm 18, and I'm a white magician..."

Not only were their movements sluggish, but their voices were also sluggish.

"..."

Looking at the white creature, Kaya was momentarily speechless.

Looking at Lilia beside him, he asked, "Is this the newcomer you were talking about?"

"Hehe, boss, how's it going, meow?"

"White mages are hard to find, meow. Lilia's pretty amazing, meow?"

"..."

Although Kaya really wanted to beat up this pure cat, Lilia was right.

White mages are skilled in healing magic, so even though adventurers are no longer needed, they can still become doctors or nurses... or at the very least, sell health products to old men and women.

But there's still a way out: Lilia is quite clever for managing to lure a white mage to this godforsaken place.

"only......"

Looking at the white-clad girl slumped on the table.

I'm here to train someone to take over, not to provide job guidance to NEETs.

"..."

Moreover, white mages, by their very nature, have virtually no combat ability.

Not to mention this girl named Elisa, who doesn't seem to have any motivation at all.

"Ugh."

Looking at the white-clad girl lying on the counter, seemingly asleep at some point, Kaya shook her head.

Couldn't he have found a seasoned adventurer? He wouldn't mind if it was a man, or rather, a non-binary gender, or even a Walmart shopping bag.

but.

Even though he really wanted to quit his job and do something more respectable.

"If there isn't a suitable successor."

At this point, Kaya looked at the purple catgirl beside him.

Monsters could raze this town to the ground...

"Ugh... Don't look at me like that..."

"..."

With a sigh, she said, "I'm going to finish today's tasks, Lilia."

Instead of wasting time here, I'm sure that idiot Lilia can find some decent adventurers.

Kaya felt that it was more realistic to kill all the monsters in the Moe Forest.

"..."

Just as I was preparing to leave this idiot guild and head to the forest.

"Um, boss."

But her coat was pulled by a small hand.

"Although Elisa doesn't want to go to work, she still has to make a living."

"..."

Well.

Looks like this guy is finally showing some enthusiasm.

Kaya secretly breathed a sigh of relief: as long as they weren't completely unwilling to work, he felt he could still save one...

"Until she becomes the guild's boss, Elisa will work hard in every way."

"..."

"Lilia, fire this guy."

"I agree, meow."

"?"

..........

..........

"Ugh... Lilia wanted to go too, meow..."

After waving goodbye to Lilia, who stayed behind to manage the guild, the two set off for the Forest of Moe.

Although the Forest of Moe is rated as a rather low-level secret realm.

However, Elisa is a newcomer after all, and as her senior, I still need to treat her well...

"Senpai, Sukisu! (Boss, I like you!)"

A powerful background music started playing, and Elisa, speaking in a dialect, suddenly hugged Kaya from behind.

As for where the dialect is from, it's probably from a place called Shimokitazawa.

"..."

Try not to feel the smooth, flat surface.

"Miss Elisa."

Kaya was pondering a question.

"Are you male or female...? No, that's not right."

"We've only just met, so why is Miss Elisa so friendly with me?"

This is just too strange.

After all, he wasn't the male protagonist in a harem novel. He was just a forest guardian who had just graduated from university and was already taking advantage of the times. He had to take care of a cat girl with cerebral palsy for a meager salary. He was about to retire when he was betrayed by his juniors. Others got married but he had never even been in a relationship. Now he had to do job guidance for NEETs.

However, the girl was not like Lilia, who was in heat all year round, which left Kaya completely baffled.

Surely it's not because they're after the 3000 gold coins monthly rent; they can't afford the dowry of five or six 8s.

"Hehe, it's really puzzling that the boss is suddenly asking this kind of question."

Do you have the right to criticize me when you suddenly hugged me?

"Well, because if Elisa becomes the boss's wife, she won't have to work anymore, which makes perfect sense, right?"

"..."

"That's all?"

"What else could it be?"

"..."

That reason is way too realistic; just how much does this guy not want to work?

"But Miss Elisa, have you ever thought about this?"

He paused for a moment, then continued.

"Is it possible that I'm not the guild owner?"

Kaya had already noticed this when they were at the guild; the girl seemed to think of herself as the guild leader.

While it's true that I've been taking care of Lilia, it's best to clarify things beforehand to avoid any misunderstandings...

"happy."

"?"

Seemingly having heard something funny, the girl covered her mouth, almost unable to hold back her laughter.

"Elisa did her research; the boss graduated from the University of Sisonia Magic."

"How did a graduate of the best magic university in the Western Continent end up working for a cat...?"

thump!

Before Elisa could finish speaking...

The black-haired boy stumbled, clutching his chest, and knelt on the ground.

"Boss, what's wrong all of a sudden? We can deal with the sudden illness after the wedding, when I've written my will..."

"It's nothing, it's just a little... um..."

"Boss, if you're hungry, go eat."

"..."