â⊠What kind of harassment? Donât you think suddenly placing the monsterâs head on the counter is harassment?â
âItâs just an achievement report.â
Sasha alternately looks at the Elder Orcâs neck on the counter and my face with a dumbfounded look.
âHaa⊠Please donât do this to anyone other than me. Iâm sure the new girl will faintâŠ.â
âNo, donât worry, I only line up in front of you, Sasha.â
âSo⊠how should I react when Iâm told that youâll only submit the head to me?
âŠWell, thatâs okay, Iâll give you 5 silver coins as a reward.â
I receive 5 silver coins for one orc.
âOhâŠand yes. I have a few questions.â
âItâs rare. Youâre holding up the back, so please make it quick.â
âIâm looking for a party house. Do you know of any reasonably priced properties around here?â
âAre you sure youâre okay? There is still a big line behind you.â
âYes, itâs the guildâs job to show people to a party house.â
When I asked Sasha about the party house, she suddenly said
âVery well, if thatâs the case, Iâll show you. Melinda, please come take over?â
âHai~, I understandâŠâ
She took turns with another receptionist behind the counter to guide me.
Melinda, the slow-talking receptionist who took her place, froze when she saw the Elder Orcâs head still on the counter.
As Sasha and I were leaving the Adventurerâs Guild, she came up behind us.
âSe-senpai?! What should I do with this head?!â
âCome on, letâs go.â
âSenpai? Senpai? Come back, senpai!â
Her voice called out.
According to Sasha, she is a habitual slacker and will doze off or take a voluntary break if she is not told the work to do.
Sorry to leave you hangingâŠMelinda and the adventurers in line behind her.
âHere it is. I think it meets your requirements, letâs take a look inside.â
âHey, this place is âŠâŠâ
Sasha led me to a large two-story building that looked familiar.
âYes, it was originally a party house used by the War Maidens. As the size of the party expanded, they moved to a different building, so this one is now vacant.â
ââŠI see.â
Party âWar Maidenâ. It is an A+ party composed only of women and is currently considered the closest to an S-class in this bus talk.
S-class is S-, but it is treated differently from A. They are sometimes invited to parties of royalty and nobility, so itâs a different world now.
In particular, the âwar maidensâ is full of beautiful women, so the sons of nobles will not leave them alone.
âŠI was invited here once because of an old party member of mine.
I have a lot of thoughts about it, but this place is charming. The size, the number of rooms, the location, and of course, the bathtub âŠ. I can just picture Ninaâs happy face.
âThat was a quick decision.â
âBecause the price was quite cheap for that property. Isnât it about half the market price?â
âWhen the âWar Maidensâ sold the building, we had been told that if we sell it to you, we should take half of the money.â
ââŠâ
Eh⊠why?
I have a bad feeling about this, but is it just my imagination�
I then dropped Sasha off at the Adventurerâs Guild and heard Melindaâs vindictive voice from inside.
âŠâŠSorry again.
I wonder if Iska and the others would be pleasedâŠ.
Thinking of this, I was walking through a darkened part of the city when I noticed that I was surrounded at a place with few pedestrians.
âWhoâs there? If you want to take me by surprise, at least hide your murderous intent.â
Itâs possible to check the number and position of enemies by adding magical power to words, but they are so deadly that thereâs no need to do that.
Two in the shadows in front, two on the roof of the building, one behind. The only purpose is my life, but should I ask just in case?
âYou are Gray, and I will take your life.â
Hey, donât talk without permission, you havenât asked me yetâŠ.
The two men in front emerge from the shadows.
They are wearing black robes and webbed masks, with daggers in their hands.
Spiderweb. âŠâŠ.
âAre you guys from an organization called the Greedy Spider?â
For a moment, the air surrounding them changes.
Good, clarity is important.
â⊠You who will die right now needâŠâ
âNo answer â
âWhat?! How fastâŠâ
I close the distance and slash the neck of the one who was talking out of the two and grab the otherâs head with my hand.
âAnswer quickly. If youâre not a greedy spider, Iâll kill you normally. If youâre a greedy spider, Iâll torture you and kill you. Now, which is it?â