v1c8-1 - Intermission 2 - Ellie, the Arch Wizard who was set up without her knowledge to hook up with Alex
After Alex left the party and after a completely tasteless breakfast, Roland suggested we go to the Adventurers’ Guild.
“About the replacement for Alex that I mentioned earlier. Actually, Monica, the Magic Knight, has been asking to join our party for some time.”
“What? Magic Knight Monica …… Eh, you don’t mean the famous Monica?”
“Yes. So Stella knows her.”
“Yes. She is a solo adventurer who became an A-class adventurer without teaming up with anyone, after all. She is a well-known figure in the adventurers’ guilds in this town …… I mean, around the area.”
Roland and Stella are talking about Alex’s replacement.
Speaking of Magic Knights, they can use both sword and magic, so just like Roland said, they can probably attack and defend.
But from what I’ve heard, she’s been doing a one-man operation all this time, right?
Aside from attacks, I wonder if she can anticipate my and Stella’s movements and coordinate with us like Alex does?
With a bit of anxiety, but I have no alternative, I followed Roland to the Adventurer’s Guild.
“Welcome! Well, well, well, Mr. Roland. How can I help you today?”
“I have an appointment with the A-class adventurer Monica. I need to rent a private room somewhere.”
“Yes, sir. Please have the room there.”
What? You have an appointment to meet?
Even though Alex left just a few minutes ago!?
Although I was a little concerned about Roland’s words and actions, but when I tried to go to the room indicated by Ms. Tabitha, the usual receptionist sister…
“Oh, Ms. Ellie. Could you come here for a moment? It’s about your Adventurer’s Certificate that you inquired about earlier.”
I was stopped for reasons I didn’t quite understand.
I don’t remember making any inquiries about my Adventurer’s Certificate.
Anyway, I asked Roland and Stella to go to the room first and went with Ms. Tabitha alone, and then I was taken to another small room.
“Hey, Ellie! What the hell are you doing!?”
“Ehhh!? What …… What are you talking about?”
“It’s about Mr. Alex! Why did Mr. Alex leave the party!?”
“What? That’s …… well, I don’t know the details either, but I heard that Alex and Roland talked about it together and decided ……”
“Hmmm. Mr. Roland, huh……”
Suddenly, I was questioned about Alex.
Whenever we came to the guild, the four of us always came together, so it would be conspicuous if one of us wasn’t there.
“So, what are you going to do, Ellie? Are you going to go to Mr. Alex or are you going to ask him to come back …… Or are you going to give up on him?”
“I …… I really want to go to where Alex is …… But I don’t even know where he went or where he’s going.”
“I can see that. I mean, Mr. Alex is an adventurer, so of course he’d come to the guild!”
“What!? I-Is that true!?”
“Yes. Right now, Mr. Alex is at the edge of the Fourth Demon’s Territory.”
“…… What, Demon territory!? How did he get there!? I mean, is Alex going to be okay!?”
Demon territory, as the name implies, is a land ruled by demons and demon tribes under the direct control of the Demon King, and the state of the land depends on the character of the demon tribe that rules it.
The First Demon’s territory is always shrouded in black fog and humans can’t enter it anymore, the Second Demon’s territory is unknown due to a lack of information, and the Third Demon’s territory treats people like slaves.
The Fourth Demon’s territory is supposed to be a barren land with nothing on it, cleared by the demon tribe who found it too troublesome to govern.
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“Well, it’s Mr. Alex, so I’m sure he’ll be fine. He has a place to live and food to eat, after all.”
“B-But it’s demon territory, you know!? There are a lot of powerful demons and monsters in that area!”
“That’s why we picked Mr. Alex. There is no job better than a paladin or a priest when it comes to fighting demons and monsters. You know how strong Mr. Alex is, don’t you, Ellie?”
“That’s, well, of course I know that.”
“So, Mr. Alex will be fine. More importantly, the food I sent to Mr. Alex …… I made this into flour and seasoning.”
“Huh!? It’s not that Alex can’t cook at all, but I don’t think he could make something out of flour, you know!?”
The only cooking Alex could do with flour would be …… to bake a mixture of flour and water for now.
I remember that he used to make a dish that used to be just a mixture of chopped cabbage and flour then baked?, I think.
“Well, I don’t think Mr. Alex can make bread. But since Mr. Alex is like that, I think he is now thinking of Ellie, who is good at cooking, all alone and feeling lonely. In other words …… Ellie. Here’s your chance!”
“W-What do you mean!?”
“For a few days, he’ll be without good food and all alone in the demon territory. If his lovely childhood friend came in such a situation and served him a delicious meal …… Mr. Alex would immediately ask Ellie to marry him!”
“Keh …… M-Ms. Tabitha! I don’t want methods like that, I want to do things with Alex normally and ……”
“But I think you know best how dull Mr. Alex can be, don’t you, Ellie?”
“Uhh …… Well, I’ve been taking advice from Ms. Tabatha about this and that, but he didn’t seem to notice at all.”
“Right? So, the day after tomorrow or so, I will use a call spell to ask how Mr. Alex is doing, and you can come to the guild after that, Ellie. I’ll send you to Mr. Alex, who is probably starving for food and human skin. And then you two can make love!”
“Wai-, Ms. Tabitha!”
For now, I know how to meet Alex now.
And I also know that Ms. Tabitha has arranged a lot of things for me.
If I go over there, I will be alone with Alex in an empty house in the demon territory.