Strena-san, who had just been appointed the Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild for the entire Empire, arrived in a hurry, out of breath. What could have happened?
Nina-san, sensing the urgent atmosphere, responded with a serious expression.
“What is it? What happened?”
“Yes, we received an emergency call from a country called Kikaede. They failed to subjugate the Seven Great Demon Lord, Badolin, and the entire city is currently under heavy attack. They’re requesting reinforcements from our country!”
…Just as we were about to begin, huh? What should we do about this?
(No, what’s there to think about? We’re an S-rank Adventurer Party.)
The Empress, who had been watching from a special seating area, also stood up and approached us.
“Kikaede is a friendly nation. We cannot ignore their plight. Golden Hero-sama, Nina Starlights, could you please help?”
Even though she invoked Kikaede as a friendly nation, I haven’t even received a courtly title yet… Nevertheless, the Empress herself is asking, bowing her head.
(This is precisely the kind of Demon Lord matter that *we* should be dealing with.)
Nina-san surveyed us.
“I believe we have no choice but to go, Clarice.”
“Yes, let’s save those we can, as quickly as possible!”
“Right. Is everyone okay with this? Then… who has been to Kikaede before?”
Helen-san raised her hand!
“Then I’ll use the Teleport Scroll.”
“I’ll go too.” “Then — I will too!!”
Strena-san and Cheer-san seem to be coming along as well.
(Wait, I should at least get some basic information.)
I cautiously stepped forward.
“Excuse me, what kind of enemy is this ‘Badolin’?”
“Well, its appearance is… over there, it’s exactly like that monster.”
“Eh?!”
What Strena-san pointed at was… Lyra-chan?!
“A girl-type monster?”
“No, it’s depicted on that shirt.”
“Ehhhh, that, that super-tacky bear shirt?!?!”
Indeed, Nataira-chan and Lyra-chan were currently wearing matching shirts with that ridiculously tacky bear on them.
“That shirt is designed in the image of the Demon Lord ‘Badolin Mitchell’.”
“Is that so… but did you get permission?”
“There’s no need for such things when facing a Demon Lord.”
Is that okay? How surprising.
“Alright, just in case, let’s have Anju summon another one.” “Ahhh, yes.”
Anju-chan summoned a female Otherworlder.
“Ah, MAINA-san!”
“Yo yo, check it out!!”
“And while we’re at it, Iwamoto-san, do you have any idea about this bear?”
I gestured towards Nataira-chan. The sisters stepped forward together, showing off the incredibly tacky bear drawing.
“Hmm, now that I look closely, I do have some recollection.”
“Does it exist in the Otherworld too?”
“It’s a costume idol. Speaking of pink bears, the keyword is ‘Hello, Happy World’…”
Here we go again with the nonsensical stories.
“Everyone, let’s hurry.”
“Understood, Strena. Then, Helen.”
“Yes, everyone, please be careful.”
Everyone took a combat stance. Iwamoto-san also brought out his so-called ‘Sasumata’. MAINA-san… I don’t know what she’s holding, but she’s wearing some black earmuffs.
(I can hear some sound leaking out, is it music?)
As everyone watched, Helen-san took out the Teleport Scroll. Now, finally, off to Kikaede country!!
(…Huh?! The Princess Sisters are within the scroll’s illuminated area?!)
The place we teleported to was in utter chaos!!
“Kyaaaaaaaa!!”
“Don’t come out, don’t leave the buildings!!”
“Things are rolling down, block the windows too!!!”
Screams and curses echoed in front of the Adventurer Guild. In the city, which was truly a scene of pandemonium, countless ‘things’ were raining down from the sky!!
“Clarice!”
“Understood, Nina-sama!!”
Clarice-san uses the Barrier Magic ‘Smiley Crown’ that she just learned! The incoming objects were deflected one after another. Seeing this, MAINA-san and Iwamoto-san instinctively reacted!
“These are giant musical notes!!”
“Indeed, flats and sharps, even treble clefs are falling.”
“Ah, there are several people collapsed!!”
I hurriedly try to help them up but can’t leave the barrier!
“I’ll bring them in!”
Anju-chan uses Instantaneous Movement to pick them up and bring them inside the barrier. Then Daku-chan (Daku-chan Succubus) and Helen-san followed… After rescuing about a dozen people, Clarice-san, Gotchan (Goddess Succubus), and Helen-san cast Healing Magic.
(I’ll heal those with minor injuries with Heal too.)
I cast Hero Heal on a guard who was still relatively conscious.
“Are you alright?”
“Ah, thank you, young lady.” “Eh?!”
(I-I just remembered, I’m dressed as a girl right now—!!!)
“Ahaha, ahahahaha… Th-thank you… *Kyaaa* (blush).”
“?!?!?!”
Thus, our sudden change of destination brought us to the brink of destruction for the Music City Kikaede and the fourth Seven Great Demon Lord, ‘Badolin’. How will this adventure to defeat him turn out…?!
“Um, excuse us.” “It seems we’ve followed you.”
With the befuddled Dancer Princess Sisters, to be continued in Chapter Six.
