Vol 1 Chapter 2 (2/2)

And then the Hero Party appeared.

”I was honestly gonna let you guys defeat me when you came, but I ruined any chance of that when I got too excited and was overcome by my old Chuunibyou...”

And proceeded to wipe the floor with them.

”I figured the world would be in trouble if I left things like that, so I decided to heal you up and send you to that nearby village. And then when I saw you it was love at first sight...”

”I...see.”

”I watched you for that whole month we fought. But then I realized that at this rate world peace would be impossible. I thought that I shouldn't hold you back in this room anymore, so today I made up my mind to confess.”

Sadly I ended up trying to die honorably.

”The Hero Party will defeat the Demon Lord. Then I'll lose my home. You turned me down too. That's why there's nothing left for me.”

My time being reincarnated as a Demon was at an end.

The room fell silent.

After a few moments, she slowly opened her mouth.

”...That's unacceptable. You have great power. So much so that our Hero Party wasn't a match for you. Please, won't you use that power for us humans?”

She suddenly started giving a speech.

”...For starters, you have enough power that you can disguise yourself as a human, don't you? If you do, you should be able to meld into human society seamlessly.”

How did this turn of events come about?

Even though I wasn't quite following what she was saying, she continued.

”So...Come with me to the outside world.”

She reached her hand out to me.

Apparently it was time for me to graduate from being a shut-in.

That day, the Demon Lord was defeated and peace returned.

The news of the Demon Lord's defeat at the hands of the heroes spread, and the world rejoiced.

Every town, village, and country held celebrations in honor of the heroes.

Of course, the imperial city Minerva in the Clariness Kingdom that had selected the heroes held a grand parade in their honor.

So, during that joyous event, I went to the Guild.

It was a considerably st.u.r.dy looking two-story building.

That day, Cecilia ended my days of being a shut-in, and I stealthily left the castle.

The heroes were successfully convinced that I had kicked the bucket.

I used the map Cecilia gave me, and finally arrived in the imperial city, Minerva.

”I left first, so just how did the Hero Party get here ahead of me?”

I was surprised to see the princ.i.p.al members of Hero Party already here.

And of course, Cecilia was with them.

”Did I get lost somehow? ...I suppose that path I took was pretty roundabout, so it's highly likely.”

Actually, on my way here I saw cat-eared, dog-eared, and all sorts of other animal-eared people along with some beautiful elves that ignited my pa.s.sion for fantasy.

So I may have unknowingly taken a slight detour.

But, I still made it to Minerva in one piece, so I won't dwell on it.

While thinking about that, I enter the cla.s.sic RPG world guild hall.

Inside, there was even a wet bar.

It was about noon, so I didn't see anyone drinking yet, but there were people eating a meal here and there.

Since I wasn't hungry, I went straight to the reception desk.

”Excuse Mee~, I'd like to join the guild...”

No one was at the reception desk so I tried calling out for someone.

A male worker came out from the back when I did..

”Huh? The festival's parade is today—I was sure no one would come...”

He lazily walked in while scratching his unkempt hair..

His eyes looked like the ones on a dead fish...is this guy okay?

And isn't the receptionist supposed to be a pretty Lady?

...Well, I didn't come to the guild just to see pretty ladies, so whatever.

”I'd like to join the guild...”

He may not have heard me the first time, so I repeated myself.

The male receptionist scratched his head again, and apathetically replied,

”Ya wanna join? Nearly all the staff are on vacation today...now where was it?”

There was certainly a lot of paperwork on the desk, and he was randomly searching for the right one.

Hey hey...is this guy really okay?

”Fer cryin' out loud, they all say they wanna see the Hero and f.u.c.k off...ah, what a pain in the a.s.s.”

Don't swear in front of your customers! Though I understand the staff who suddenly took time off are also at fault.

But really, why was this guy the only one left?

All things considered, they should have at least left one more person here besides this guy.

He kept b.i.t.c.hing about his co-workers while looking for the paper, then finally found it.

”Ah, here it is. Fill out the required information here. Well, I say fill out, but it's just your name, age, and the exclusion clause that we're not liable if you die on the job.”

He handed me the paper while giving me instructions, and I filled out all the required parts.

”Name, Youki. Age, 21. Gotcha. Here's your guild card.”

He said ambiguously, and gave me a square pocket-sized guild card.

”It'll cost you to replace it, so be careful not to lose it—at least for the next three days...I don't wanna be the one to go through that irritating procedure.”

Seems like the rest of the staff are off for the next three days.

Do you really hate work that much?

There's no limit to your laziness.

”Right...understood.”

I left my reply at that.

...Anyway, I'm not gonna lose it...probably.

”Then we're done here. You'll start off at the lowest F-rank and work your way up from there. Take your time and give it your best. ...No wait, give it your best in three days. Do that, and it'll save me a s.h.i.+tton of work I don't wanna do like processings quests and other bulls.h.i.+t.”

How lazy can a guy get?!

I totally ignored what he said and went out to complete a bunch of different quests.

He said it was a pain, but whatever.

I took the gold I earned from my quests, got a bed at an inn, flopped myself down on it and thought about what I should do from here on out.

I chose an inn near the guild that wasn't too expensive. Although cheap, the food I got was delicious, so I figure I made a good choice.

(If I keep on like this, my rank will increase, as well as my earnings. And once my livelihood reaches a certain point...I'll confess to Cecilia once again.)

I haven't given up just yet.

I'm living the dream of being reincarnated into a fantasy world with a cheat-level power, but since I was a demon, I had hidden myself away in the Demon Castle.

I can't give up after my G.o.ddess Cecilia showed me the way.

(Heh heh heh...I'll definitely win her love.)

I got excited thinking about Cecilia, and after getting into Chuuni-mode, I wasn't able to go to sleep for a while.

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