“First up, the leader of the S-rank Adventurer Party ‘Nina Starlights,’ Ms. Nina!”
“Indeed, I look forward to working with you.”
Ah, her response felt soft and gentle, kind.
“Ms. Nina…”
“It should be ‘Lady,’ you know.”
“Yes, Ms. Mogunami, Lady Mogunami!”
Ah, she was ‘Lady’ to Anju, so why this time?
“But Verbin, why do you call Lady Nina ‘Ms. Nina’?”
“Yes, Lady Strena, I am a slave of ‘Nina Starlights,’ so
I should call you ‘Lady.’ However, you said, ‘as a receptionist at the Adventurer Guild’ for now…”
Is that why you decided to use ‘Ms.’?
“That’s right! The ‘Lady’ in a slave calling their master ‘Master,’ and the ‘Lady’ in a receptionist at the Adventurer Guild calling an S-rank adventurer ‘Lady Nina’ are,
the way they are said, the emotions, the sincerity, hmm… are different!!”
Tee-ah exclaimed this.
Well, it wasn’t said in a particularly harsh tone.
“Hey, are you going to be that strict?”
“Anyone who can hear me is fine!!”
Revan chimed in to support.
What are they doing, as a married couple? And the gloomy person adjusting their glasses.
“…Let’s keep the detailed corrections brief for now and have a debriefing later. Next.”
“Yeees… Lady Nina’s Level is Level 70! Amazing…”
“Any new magic?”
“Yes, it’s blinking in bold red. Let me see…”
I see. I can’t see it very well from here.
“Hero Magic, ‘Clock Handmade.’ It can stop time for a brief moment!”
“What, really?!”
“Yes, according to the documents… Hero Magic, Rare Rank SSS. There have only been two users in the past!”
That’s incredible.
Clarice’s mouth hung open… Ah, she’s going to say something!
“I’m surprised. If it’s such a powerful magic, I thought Lord Derus would learn it.”
“May I have a moment?”
“Yes, Lady Strena.”
“The Magic Rare Rank designation is generally not disclosed to adventurers.”
“Ah.”
I see. That explains why I rarely hear that term.
“I apologize. It says that the duration can be increased to several seconds depending on magic power and proficiency.”
“I see. However, if I alone can stop time from a moment to a few seconds, what can I really do?”
“Oh, and this and that… Sorry, I can’t think of anything specific.”
She was a prostitute until yesterday, so it’s understandable.
Or so I thought, but the incredibly lewd prostitutes from Temptation Lips flashed through my mind.
(That’s cheating, or rather, an impossibly strong adventurer is just working as a prostitute!)
You people are truly bizarre. Tonight, I’ll be the bait, though!!
“Next up, the Sub-leader of the S-rank Adventurer Party ‘Nina Starlights,’ Ms. Clarice!”
“Do we need the preamble?”
“Yes, Lord Revan!!”
“And ‘Lord,’ too.”
“Lady Clarice!!”
“Yes, please calm down. Take your time.”
“Yes, Lady Clarice!!”
…We adventurers are the ones being considerate.
Speaking of which, at the Zazam Adventurer Guild before,
Nicchan called us by our “Ms.” title, didn’t she…?!
(Is there a difference between an apprentice and a full-fledged receptionist?)
If they become your official contact, is “Ms.” okay?
I should ask Nicchan next time I see her.
“Lady Clarice’s level is 65.”
“…’is,’ you know.”
“Yes, Lord Xel!”
Come on, just let her speak freely for a moment.
“Um, Lady Clarice’s Level 65 Sage Magic, ‘Smiley Crown,’ apparently protects from all attacks with a giant barrier when the party gathers in one place!”
“My, ‘all attacks,’ you say?”
“However, we cannot attack through the barrier from our side either.”
It’s a magic for Clarice’s companions to rest, beyond that.
The problem is, for how long? But that depends on proficiency, I guess.
“Also, Clarice, if Clarice doesn’t deactivate it or run out of magic power, her companions cannot leave either.”
“Oh, shall we try it out then?”
“Nyahaha~ How about tomorrow when the dungeon is ready~?”
For some reason, Korome the Wood Grain, Amatatsu, also joined the conversation…
“May I continue?”
“Please do.”
“It’s fine.”
“…Continue.”
“Next.”
Mogunami, Strena, Xel, and Tee-ah responded.
This feels like trying to cram two weeks’ worth of training into one day.
“Nin… Illusionist, Lady Anju.”
“Yeees~~”
“Lady Anju is an Illusionist, Level 65! Amazing!”
“Oh stop, you’re embarrassing me~”
“Illusion Magic… four of them! Are they supposed to appear like this?”
Revan coughed lightly.
Is he telling me to be serious?
But there are plenty of receptionists with this kind of vibe in other places.
(As expected, it’s new employee, no, apprentice training mode.)
“First, ‘Magical Search.’ For anyone or any monster who uses magic within your field of vision,
it displays what magic they used above their heads. Anyone can see this!”
“Hmm, then Derus, try it.”
“Huh, me?! Then… ‘Light!’ Ah, it’s true.”
The letters are quite large. And enclosed in a box.
“By the way, it seems to display even without incantation.”
“Derus~~”
“Yeah, yeah… Ah, it’s true.”
‘Bound Attack’ is displayed.
“The second one is, is this a skill? ‘Going Shine.’ This allows you to unleash attack magic
simultaneously in all directions. Of course, it can only be magic you’ve learned.”
“So, ‘Dark Integrate,’ too~?”
“Please be very careful not to misfire, it says.”
What happens if this is used with a weapon-attached magic like ‘Scythe of Death’?
Well, I can try it in the dungeon tomorrow. Here, I’ll probably just misfire.
“The third is ‘Copy Monster.’ It creates monsters you’ve encountered before,
exactly as you remember them. However, since it’s just an illusion, you can’t touch them…”
“Heeeeeey—!!”
“Whoa, a huge Harpy?!”
“Derus, you’re too easily scared!”
Well, if it appears filling the whole room, of course!!
“Lady Anju, please keep it moderate within the Adventurer Guild.”
“Ehh, you’re telling me that~”
“Anju, what Verbin said just now was correct.”
“Yes, boss!”
Anju is really obedient to Nina.
(Did she get disciplined somewhere in the past?)
Speaking of which, Anju also disciplined Mr. Iwamoto once.
Ah, speaking of Mr. Iwamoto, I have something I want to ask… but that can wait until tomorrow.
“Last one, the fourth, is ‘Not Working.’ If combat is not engaged for twenty-four hours,
the next strike will have ten times the power. However, if you fail, you won’t be able to use it for twenty-four days.”
“Fail~?”
“It means if you engage in combat within twenty-four hours of activating the magic. Heal… I wonder about that.”
I’m checking various things with the Appraisal Crystal, but nothing is coming up.
Now she’s pulling out the magic encyclopedia. It’s next to the counter, though.
“…It says you cannot heal party members during combat.”
“They are part of the party, after all.”
“That concludes the report. Ah, the next strike means the first strike after resting.”
“I understand.”
“And, I’d like to see Lady Anju’s magic called ‘Happy Twin’…”
“Valvin, not now.”
Mogunami-san warned her.
It’s a bit late to be asking, but has Verbin-chan actually graduated from school?
She’s a demi-human, a half-elf, you know. No, I’m sure elves have schools too…
(Still, this is a luxurious level-up confirmation. Well, for Verbin-chan.)
“We’ve only finished half. Next is Lady Helen!”
This time, it might be best to refrain from unleashing all the Succubi for confirmation. Yes.
(The introduction of party member level-ups will continue next time.)
