The Dark Guild Master's Smile Would Fit Best - Volume 01 by Ryo Mizokami

Author:Ryo Mizokami
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Hanashi Media, LLC
Published: 2024-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23: The Monster’s Identity

At the villager’s request, the Hero’s Party left to slay the monster that had been troubling them, with Laladie and I in tow. There was no need for us to keep traveling with them after reaching the village, but killing a monster was the least we could do to thank them. I was expecting Laladie to protest and insist we go back, but she seemed more than happy to go with them.

Our Hero-slash-dark-guild team scanned through the woods near the village, hunting for any sign of the monster in question. Apparently, it made its nest in the woods and emerged only to attack travelers on the road.

“I’m sorry for involving you in all this,” Yuuto apologized. “First the orcs, now this…”

It was fine… probably.

I was still uneasy since we had no idea what we were up against, but between Laladie and me, the worst wouldn’t come to pass. Yuuto and the others had no way of knowing we were such an effective safety net, of course.

I smiled warmly at Yuuto. See? I’m not upset in the least.

“Hmmhmhmmmmm~”

Laladie was in an exceptionally good mood, and I could hear her humming happily from her perch on my back. I could understand Yuuto’s endless apologies if she was upset, but it was the opposite. We had no reason to complain to him.

“I guess we’re stuck together for a while longer,” Maho said, looking up at me from beside me.

I nodded and smiled at her.

Laladie snorted angrily. “Hah! You’ll be leaving Master anyway. Just try to enjoy the tiny little bit of time you have left with him!”

Maho visibly bristled. “I will, thank you very much!”

I had no idea why Laladie seemed to hate her quite so much. There had to be something at play I just hadn’t noticed, but I couldn’t think of it for the life of me. In the end, I decided to switch my attention and spare myself a headache.

A dark guild teaming up with the Hero’s Party… It was a dream team of sorts, only possible because they had no idea who we were. If they—or the villagers, for that matter—knew we were some of the most wanted criminals in the Kingdom, they’d be beside themselves with shock. We even had a bounty on our heads, and if the village found out, they’d probably try to turn us in for the reward. Not that it mattered, of course. I had no intention of letting either group ever know who we were.

“Mahoooo,” Longman whined. “Haven’t you picked anything up on that detection magic of yours yet?”

“Nope. No sign of anything around here. We’ll be walking a while longer, I think.”

“Seriously…?”

I wasn’t surprised he was tired. He was the group’s wall, so to speak, and his job was to stay put and take hits, then let Yuuto take out the foes while they were stunned. He was still clad head to toe in his thick plate mail, and that couldn’t have made travel through a forest easy. Of everyone, Longman was clearly the most exhausted by our search.

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