Unorthodox Guild

Chapter 31 Misunderstanding

"Wow, Luna, what happened?"

Startled by the sudden cracking sound, the girl ran to Luna's side.

It's not fair to say that Serara was timid, given how suddenly things happened.

"Lady Serara, it's just a honey."

He sheathed his sword at his waist.

The speed at which she drew her sword just now was almost instantaneous, which might have been the reason why Serara was so frightened.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

After all, the incident happened suddenly, and Luna's primary responsibility was to protect Serara's safety. She didn't think too much when she drew her sword, really.

Our gaze returned to the tiles scattered on the ground: But why are Hani here?

And it seems like they just spoke... Did I hear wrong?

"Wow, Luna, why did you break that jar in the shop?"

Serara, standing next to the girl in light blue, also noticed the shards of terracotta on the ground.

"Hmm, Luna, your period isn't due today, is it?"

"..."

Luna was about to say something, but Serara's words left her speechless.

"...Serara, this is the monster Hani."

".....Eh, is that so?"

The girl held up the honey doll in her hand.

"Hmm..."

He glanced again at the pile of fragments on the ground.

"Don't try to fool Serara like she's a stupid cat, okay? She doesn't look like Honey at all..."

"..."

Do you want me to put it back together?

. . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . .

"..."

Kaya, standing at the guild's entrance, shivered.

Beside the Forest of Cuteness, there is an adventurer's guild with adorable cats.

Looking at the setting sun in the distance, Kaya felt a chill all over her body today.

"..."

"Does this mean something bad is going to happen...? Never mind."

Kaya is a very rational person.

He won't believe bad omens, but he will critically believe good omens.

"but."

He turned around.

Looking up, I saw a wooden sign that read "The Adventurers' Guild of Cute Kitties".

"..."

What was the cat's mindset when it chose that name...?

Every time he saw this wooden sign, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness: although Kaya didn't really want to comment on a guild's name, what kind of BYD would come to this kind of guild as an adventurer?

"..."

Kaya felt like she had just scolded herself.

"never mind."

Let's think about how to resolve the guild issue first; that's the most important thing.

"..."

Even though Kaya didn't want to say anything discouraging, he knew in his heart that the chill he had just felt was not unfounded.

These past few days, the matter of upgrading the secret realm level has been lingering in his mind, causing him to barely get any rest.

He had originally hoped that one day he could leave the guild and do something legitimate.

This sudden news, however, dimmed his already meager hopes even further.

After all, he didn't intend to take the cat with him: if he were to leave, he needed to ensure the guild could continue operating.

"I can't just leave that cat behind..."

"..."

Kaya understood a little better how Noelle felt when she left.

To be honest, when Kaya received the news that the level of the secret realm was going to be upgraded, even he briefly considered leaving.

However, he quickly dismissed this thought.

"..."

Perhaps it was his troublesome sense of responsibility that was at play.

People who are too honest are prone to suffering losses.

Kaya is the kind of person who is easily taken advantage of: even though she has been disappointed in that cat countless times and has been troubled by that cat's heat cycles countless times.

"..."

"Even so, I will probably still help Lilia and continue to run this guild."

"..."

boom!

He slammed his fist on the guild's wooden door: "Because that cat will really die if it's separated from me!"

"Managing an F-rank guild was already tough enough, and now I'm being asked to upgrade the guild's rank and stuff."

Did those guys at the association not consider the cat's intelligence when they made this decision?

"..."

call.

He took a deep breath, then exhaled.

After repeating this several times, my agitated thoughts calmed down considerably.

"Let's think of a solution first."

We still need to eat potatoes, and life goes on.

Kaya remained optimistic: perhaps this would be the smallest challenge she would ever face in her life...

"..."

It seemed that the reasons she was trying to comfort herself weren't very good, and Kaya felt her mood getting worse again.

"Never mind, I don't want to think about it too much."

Click.

To avoid wasting her energy on useless things, Kaya shook her head and opened the guild's wooden door.

"First, I'll register today's monster data, then I'll make dinner for those guys, and then see if I can contact the association to get them to withdraw their suggestion..."

Being busy is the best way to forget your troubles, and Kaya knows this well.

"Mr. Kaya, welcome back!"

"Ah, Yura, you've come at the right time. You're the only person I can trust. Listen carefully to what I'm about to tell you."

"Eh? Okay, okay!!"

"Tonight, your job is to distract Alyssa and Lilia. Don't let them interfere with my work, understand?"

"Yes, yes...yes!"

.......

Kaya was in such a hurry that she didn't notice.

A purple figure appeared not far behind them.

"old......"

The vegetables bought for the guild were scattered on the ground.

Her head was lowered so low that her expression was completely obscured.

"Boss..."

Her little mouth moved slightly as she repeated a familiar word.

The dim, golden sunlight of the setting sun shone on the girl's back as she stood quietly in front of the guild...

...........

...........

【Sisonia Monster Beef Rice Bowl (Premium)】

[Effect: Fullness 1, Mana Regeneration 2]

The sauce coats every grain of rice, making each grain plump and juicy, soaked in the meat juices yet tender and firm.

The meat slices are a deep grayish-brown when fully cooked, while the inside is a rose-pink, creating distinct layers of flavor when you eat them.

In an undisturbed atmosphere, you created an exquisite Sisonia-style dish.

"call......"

Looking at the plated beef and rice, Kaya let out a soft sigh of relief.

"It's true that you can only create excellent dishes in a quiet environment."

He smiled with satisfaction.

To be honest, for a long time in Kaya's life, cooking was his only friend.

Whether it was before he joined the guild, during the days when he was adventuring and hunting monsters in the wild, or during his time as an adventurer in the Cat Guild, cooking was the most relaxing time of his day.

Of course, he later met Lilia at the magic high school, and then he also met Serara.

Even so, Kaya's love for cooking did not diminish with the passage of time. On the contrary, his skills became more and more refined, to the point that many large guilds offered him jobs—which he politely declined one by one.

When I decided to come to this cat guild, one reason was to help Lilia, but another consideration was to make cooking easier.

Those large guilds certainly offered him very high salaries in their contracts.

But the contract didn't just cover salary: it also stipulated that Kaya must provide the guild with a sufficient number of high-level dishes every day.

Kaya is someone who dislikes being constrained, and under these restrictions, cooking can no longer be described as "creation"; at best, it can only be considered "completing a task."

While it's unclear whether this is true, judging from Kaya's descriptions of the dishes he creates, the quality of his dishes clearly shows a positive correlation with his mood and state of mind.

This is also why Kaya doesn't stay permanently in those big guilds.

If you were really going to produce dish after dish with magical restorative effects just for those visible gold coins, like a factory would...

Although she had never reached that future, Kaya believed that if she accepted the contracts of those big guilds, her passion for cooking would eventually be exhausted.

In the end, he will no longer be able to cook excellent dishes: after he can no longer continue to create, all that awaits him is a future where the major guild finds a reason to dismiss him, nothing more.

Kaya usually wouldn't do something that wastes his life, but in this respect, Lilia's little guild is very good at satisfying his creative desires.

No matter what kind of food he makes, Lilia will happily eat it while meowing.

As a result, Kaya has never seen anything that Lilia doesn't like to eat, whether at the Magic High School or in the current Cat Guild.

On several occasions, he was even curious about the cat's dietary restrictions, so he deliberately made some dishes that were difficult for ordinary people to accept: such as spaghetti with a mysterious sauce, and a mysterious welcome drink... Of course, they were the proper kind, just with a strange taste.

But seeing the cat happily eating stir-fried shredded potatoes with ginger and the special stinky mandarin fish, Kaya was completely at a loss.

Knowing that Lilia would eat whatever she made for her, the girl became Kaya's guinea pig for experimenting with new dishes... Of course, Kaya wouldn't actually make anything strange for the cat, probably.

In short, it's just one person and one cat, doing one thing and eating another, living a simple life every day, and stumbling along the way to get the guild to where it is today.

To be honest, Kaya originally thought this kind of life was pretty good: although he didn't get many gold coins, at least he lived a relaxed and comfortable life, which was something he rarely experienced in the large guilds he had been in before—the higher the guild's rating, the more strained the atmosphere, even when they were sitting together enjoying a meal.

To be honest, Kaya had already obtained a C-rank adventurer certification from another guild about two years before he came to Lilia's Guild.

Although there are three major levels and countless minor levels above Rank C, Kaya was only sixteen years old when she obtained her Rank C certificate. She even broke a small record for the youngest person to obtain a Rank C adventure certificate, which led to her being featured on television and interviewed in magazines.

However, due to various reasons, Kaya, who originally just wanted to find a small guild to live a peaceful life, unexpectedly met Lilia again.

Although Kaya himself knew that he was not good at expressing his emotions, he also really wanted to continue this hard-won relationship...

"..."

Look at the plated beef and white rice, steaming hot.

"..."

Kaya was lost in thought.

He never disliked the cat, never.

Although she often liked to pester him when they were at the magic high school.

However, due to his family background, few people were willing to approach Kaya at that time.

So in some ways, Kaya is not much more noble than Lilia: their relationship is more like a mutual support, and their feelings seem all the more precious.

The same applies to guilds now.

Although Kaya is more mature than she was back then, Lilia is still the same not-so-bright girl.

But Kaya never disliked Lilia.

Occasionally tapping that guy on the head was just a way of hoping she could become a little smarter and manage the guild well on her own after he left.

"..."

Kaya knew that he would leave this place someday.

Before coming to this guild, he had been entangled in too many troublesome people and things.

Whether it was the light blue assassin who visited her rented room in the middle of the night, or Princess Astar who sent her a letter... or even the laws of this world: the struggle between the hero's party and the demon king... Kaya was connected to them all for some strange reason.

So to be honest, Kaya came to this guild less for leisure and more like a wanderer fleeing a disaster.

"...Please forgive me."

He sighed.

This is also why he insisted on leaving the guild, especially after seeing Luna that night.

Kaya didn't want to involve the cat in his troubles under any circumstances...

If Lilia is hurt because of his personal matters, he might feel guilty for the rest of his life.

"Hey boss, Elisa smelled the fragrance... Hey, why am I flying?"

The white thing that had just poked its head out of the kitchen door was being held up in the air.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Sister Elisa, please don't disturb Mr. Kaya's work!"

"Wow, Yura, when did you get bribed by the boss? Put Elisa down right now!"

"..."

The unusually heavy atmosphere was instantly broken.

"Yura, it's ready. Come and help me take the dishes over."

Watching Yura and Elisa playfully bickering: Oh well, this is fine too.

Although the two little ones had only been in the guild for a short time, their relationship with each other, as well as with Lilia, was already more harmonious than any adventurer team he had seen in other large guilds.

That way, even if she were to suddenly leave due to some accident, having two lively fellows here would ensure that Lilia wouldn't be without help in managing the guild...

"Water Polo!"

Whoosh!

"Wow!"

"Hehe, Yura, don't underestimate Elisa."

"...Wooden floors will rot, you know."

Okay, let's ignore that white thing for now.

At least in Kaya's opinion, Yura should be able to become Lilia's...etc. after she has adapted properly for a while.

Looking at Elisa with her hands on her hips, and Yura, who was soaking wet from the water balloon.

"..."

I feel like something's missing.

"Yura, where is Lilia?"