75 74. A simple task to rule the guild.txt (1/2)

My new life in the guild ”Epic Seeker” begins, and early the next morning.

Snow came to wake me up in person.

She looked at my siblings and I, who were sleeping in the same bed, and smiled. It was a curious smile, one that seemed dumbfounded, envious, and nostalgic. Looking back, this might be the first time I've ever seen her laugh.

Soon after that, Snow led me out of the room. Then, in the office that had been prepared for us, she carefully taught me the work of the guild from the very beginning.

It wasn't until after lunch that the guild's work began in earnest. About a dozen or so members gathered at the training grounds and went over the day's plans. At first, Palinclone had taken the lead, but it was soon decided that I would be the guild master and give instructions to all of the 'Epic Seekers'.

I tried to decline. However, Palinkron said, ”It's easy if it's Kanami and Snow,” and he quickly disappeared from the training grounds.

The two of us left, me and Snow, with the guild members looking at us, think.

We pick out the most efficient way to run the guild with the cards we have.

And the answer we come up with is--

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In front of me is a pile of documents.

In front of the pile of various reports and requests, I frantically run my quill over the pile.

I check the flow of the guild's supplies, improve the management of funds and understand the allocation of human resources. In order to do so, I sequentially complete the necessary paperwork.

And while doing the paperwork on the desk, on the other hand (...) I also direct the 'field'.

My foul dimensional magic makes me understand the situation on the ground while in my home base. The way of thinking optimized by having received a modern education allows me to make progress in organizing documents. And the smarts that have been strengthened to the highest level of humanity through the Level Up make it possible for them to work in parallel.

'...... Kanami. Teiri Party Instructions.

Next to me, Snow muttered quietly.

In contrast, I organize the information I picked up from the 《Dimension》.

I recognize the scene a few kilometers north-northeast of the main base - a certain fugitive criminal and the party of Tairi-san and the others chasing him in real time.

'Yeah, I can see it (・・・・),' ...... Ms. Teili proceeds to turn left at the next one and waits at the third bend. The other members can continue to follow the target. The target will jump into Teyri-san's place in twenty seconds ...... or even seventeen seconds. Tell them to intercept it with magic while being very careful. Probably a few seconds later, the others will arrive as well. So we'll pincer them.

......, tell them.

Snow speaks to the magic stone in his hand, talking in a dull voice.

It's exactly what I said before. Now she's communicating with Teri and the others a few kilometers away through the magic stone.

While listening to the communication, I continue to put away the documents without stopping.

At the same time, I use the Dimension to confirm whether or not Teili and the others have caught the robbers. The robber who was being chased was surprised by Teili-san who appeared in front of him, and he was caught between the members of the group as it was.

'How about ......?'

'Yes, as expected. The target was stranded by Teyri's magic, and the siege of the members completed the capture. The Teyri party's request is now over. That didn't take much longer than I thought it would.

...... That's right. You don't expect the robber to be dealing with someone who knows the whole town too.

Couldn't Palinkron do something similar?

'If you're referring to Palinkron's 'witchcraft,' you're wrong. That one has a lot of requirements. And it's not as accurate as Kanami. I can't do this.

That's right: ......

I heard that Palinclone is one of the continent's leading users of sensing magic, but it seems that my dimensional magic is still more accurate.

''To put it bluntly, this is crazy. The Palinclones wanted us to do this ......?

I guess so. He's been envisioning this combination of Snow's ability and mine for a long time. I'm glad it worked out. Now we can do something formally master-like.

''No, at this point, I'm many times more competent ...... than those masters out there. The quintessential master .......

'...... Snow, stop calling me Master. I don't know why (・・・・), but (・・・・・・・) I don't like being called by girls like you.

......, okay.

Seeing that I really didn't like it, Snow nodded honestly.

Basically, Snow is obedient.

You could say he's weak-willed.

''Oh, we found another robbery.''

I catch the crime happening at the edge of Dimension.

”...... Ugh. Again?

Call me when you get a chance to see Mr. Volsak and his friends. I'm scoring points.

...... a bit of a pain in the ass.

'No, no, no, no. ......!　Even jobs, Snow. For the sake of the people who live in Lauravia, we have to catch the robbers.

...... hmmm. The sluggish ones are sluggish. That's the one that the guild didn't ask me to do.

Snow is obedient, but he's also extremely troublesome.

He doesn't like to be taken seriously, doesn't like to be tired, and will skip as much as he can if he can slack off.

Abnormally (・・・・・・).

'Snow just repeats what I'm saying, doesn't he?

I thought it would be a cushy job just to repeat ......, but it was more tedious than I expected.

'Hey. Don't forget that I'm doing the paperwork that Snow should be doing right now: ......?　I won't help you anymore, okay?

...... It's hard to be told that.

Just call me.

Citing the fact that he was taking some of Snow's work on his shoulders, Snow began to speak to the demon stone with resignation.

Volzak-san, who was walking around town, heard the contact and moved his mouth.

I strengthen the 《Dimension》 that I had deployed to 《Dimension Multiple Deployment (Multiple)》 only around Valzak-san, and I grasp the movement of his mouth and the vibration of his voice.

Apparently, he has the extra power to defeat the robber.

Looking at his status, he seems to be fine.

The robber's level is low and Volzak-san's HP is sufficient.

It shouldn't be a problem to have them confront him directly.

''Alright, you've taken care of it. All right, we're going to the marketplace at 67th and Lexington right now. I'll guide you through the neighborhood and give you detailed directions. The target is at level 5, no special precautions, so just make sure you catch him in the front.

...... tell.

Snow repeats my instructions.

After receiving instructions from the demon stone, Valzak-san runs his huge body and approaches his target. Once he gets close to a certain extent, all that's left is to give him detailed instructions to collide with the target.

He used 《Dimension》 to check the movements of the two of them and stuffed his moves in like moving chess pieces.

Soon after, the two clashed and the robber was captured.

The fight was instantaneous, as the difference in power was obvious.

Mr. Volzak took the captured robber to the store where the damage was done.

The shopkeeper is tearful and happy that the lost items have been returned to him. If it had stayed that way, there would have been considerable damage. I can see it in his expression. And I'm happy that we were able to prevent that from happening.

The only thing left to do is to take the robber to the state security office and that's it.

It only took a few minutes, but I was able to save one more citizen of Lauravian.

It's good to hear. The shopkeepers are happy too: ......

...... Yeah.

But he can't seem to share this sentiment with Snow.

She looks up at the sky outside the window with an unimportant expression on her face. When she doesn't have anything to do, she has a habit of basking in the sun like this.

'If you're not busy, I could use some help with the paperwork and stuff.

...... okay. I've already done enough of that to not be pissed off by Kanami.

Yeah, that's Snow's criteria.

I don't like to be like ...... Kanami and do the best I can to the best of my ability.

I've gotten a better grasp of Snow's personality over the course of today.

His stance is incompatible with mine as a guild master, but I can't help but understand that feeling. When I went to school in my former world, I took exactly the same stance as Snow.

The only reason I'm doing the best I can is because of the environment of the other world.

If it weren't for the harsh environment, there's a good chance I'd be doing the same thing as Snow.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make your life easier without the help of Snow. I'm a newcomer, and there's a chance that I might be mistaken about something.

...... It's Palinclone's fault for making such a personnel move. Let's just give up when the strangers are doing the paperwork.

'...... Right. It's all wrong when a first day rookie is looking over such an important document: .......

...... That's what I mean. Therefore, I'm not bad. I'm not bad, so I won't try any harder.

'Oh, yes ......'

I give up paying attention to Snow and silently face the papers.

In fact, Snow is the equivalent of dozens of people working just to contact the magic stone.

The colors outside the window are turning red and the sun is beginning to set.

The paperwork I started at noon is almost done.

The parties in the scattered guilds are also finishing up their respective requests.

It's a good first day for the guild master.

I regain my spirit and begin to break down the few remaining documents.

However, that's when I sense someone entering the Epic Seeker's headquarters with Dimension.

The true identity of the intruder was a girl with a sword at her waist.

The one who was running inside the building while gasping for breath was the girl swordsman Seri-chan, the first girl who fought in yesterday's round robin battle.

The party that Seri belonged to had finished their request in the distance of the town, so I expected her to come back later, but she seemed to be the only one who ran back ahead of me.

And with the momentum of the party, she is coming towards us.

It seems that she has something to do with me.

Hmm, Seri is on her way. Oh, I could use some company. I don't like that girl. ......

I spill my honest thoughts to Snow.

It brings back memories of running into Seri earlier today and getting into trouble.

'...... Seri?'　...... I'm not good at it either. But it's easier and more helpful when Kanami is there because I'm going that way.

Snow agrees with me, staring at the sky.

'I hear she used to look up to Snow,'

...... was targeted. That was incredibly tiring.

It's exhausting. Yes, that's all I have to say about that impression.

And the fact that the goal was changing from Snow to me was a source of depression.

I know I'm not a bad kid by any means, but I'm very tired of talking to him.

As I was making a bitter face at that, I heard the sound of stomping on the floor from outside the room - with the sound of a large door opening and closing, Seri entered the room.

'Kanami-san!　I'm back!

'Oh, welcome back ....... Ceri.

I greet Seri-chan, who greets me cheerfully.

”This is the report the leader gave me. Go ahead.