"Looks like this is the place."
Zhong Chen and the two tag-alongs simultaneously looked up at the building adorned with the Adventurers' Guild-style flag.
Aqua's face showed a hint of fear as she listened to the boisterous sounds coming from inside.
Zhong Chen noticed her expression, and his understanding of this timid goddess deepened further.
Accompanied by the creak of a wooden door opening, a beautiful female staff member with short blonde hair, holding four mugs of beer, loudly called out to the three people walking in:
"Welcome! If you're here to eat, please find an empty seat. If you need information about work, please go to the reception desk inside."
After speaking, the blonde staff member walked towards a burly adventurer sitting nearby, carrying the beer.
"Thank you."
Satou Kazuma, upon hearing her words, politely expressed his gratitude.
As for the other two, one was curiously looking at the adventurers in the hall, while the other tightly clutched Zhong Chen's clothes, hiding behind him.
"Hey, new faces, huh? And what's with your two strange outfits?"
A burly middle-aged man, wearing armor on his upper body and holding a mug of beer, looked sternly at Zhong Chen and the other two.
Hearing the question, Zhong Chen didn't speak, but instead glanced at Satou Kazuma beside him. The latter, receiving Zhong Chen's gaze, returned an understanding look.
Then, with his right hand in his pocket, he slowly walked up to the adventurer, looking at him seriously.
"Well, actually, we just arrived here from a very distant place. We just reached this town, and I also want to become an adventurer who fights the Demon King's army."
The middle-aged adventurer looked Satou Kazuma up and down, a knowing smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Is that so? You're truly fearless."
At this point, the middle-aged adventurer's expression suddenly changed, a twisted smile on his face, and he opened his mouth and loudly declared:
"Welcome to the entrance of hell!"
"The reception for guild registration is over there."
Satou Kazuma was not intimidated by the other party's expression; instead, he calmly bowed.
"Thank you for the guidance."
Having gathered the information, Satou Kazuma returned to Zhong Chen and Aqua with a serious and earnest expression.
Suddenly, his expression shifted, revealing a mischievous look as he leaned closer to Zhong Chen.
"How about that, Boss? Aren't I incredibly useful? Aren't I ten thousand times better than this utterly useless goddess!"
Aqua, who had initially been surprised by how reliable this shut-in otaku was, suddenly heard him devalue her to elevate his own worth.
Immediately, she roared in displeasure:
"Hey, you! You're the one who dragged me down here! How dare you look down on this goddess!"
"What? What did you say? I can't hear you!"
Satou Kazuma completely disregarded Aqua's words, instead putting his right hand to his ear with an expression that said, "I can't hear anything."
"Damn it, you shut-in good-for-nothing!"
"What?! That's a blatant insult! What's wrong with being a shut-in? Does being a shut-in eat your family's rice?!"
"Anyway…"
"How dare you…"
Zhong Chen silently took a step back, fearing that the spatters from their argument would get on him.
Although he had long known their personalities, their ability to start an argument at the drop of a hat truly had the flair of him and Milim.
Thinking of Milim, he wondered what she was doing now. She wasn't causing destruction again, was she?
"How is that possible!!! I am the Monster Country Federation's Supreme Advisor! How could I possibly not get a few portions of premium beef?"
Milim placed one foot on the table, waving her chopsticks in her hand, looking arrogantly at Jashin-chan.
"Is that so? Then bring it out! You can't, can you? You can't, can you? You can't, can you?"
Jashin-chan opened her mouth, revealing her small fangs, and looked sideways, deliberately showing an expression of disbelief on her face.
One could only say that this guy was doing her best just to get good ingredients to eat.
Jashin-chan had countless flaws, but only one virtue: she was good at Pachinko… *cough*… she wouldn't waste food.
And Milim, unable to resist provocation, immediately pouted her small mouth, pointing indignantly at Jashin-chan and loudly exclaiming:
"Hmph, you just wait!"
With that, her figure instantly vanished, leaving only Jashin-chan giggling foolishly, her scheme having succeeded.
Rimuru and Garden Yurirei, who were watching all of this from the side, said nothing.
It was just a playful spat, but suddenly learning Milim's identity still surprised everyone present.
After all, the Heavens and the Underworld were now, theoretically speaking, subordinate units of the Monster Country Federation.
After all, the Heavens had even changed its boss, from a grumpy old man to a certain game otaku.
Of course, the Underworld was no less impressive. In the merged world, the Underworld's boss had always been Satan, that timid little loli.
Now, she had also been lured into becoming one of the game addicts, forming the shut-in trio with Infinite Moe Dragon and Bible Loli.
Their fame had even begun to catch up to the Idle Five.
"Let me see today's income."
Inside a barbecue restaurant on the Monster Country Federation Commercial Street, Kochou Shinobu was happily counting the lime coins in the cash register.
Thinking of a certain penniless guy, the corners of her mouth involuntarily curved upwards.
"Waaah… Shinobu."
Milim's tearful voice interrupted Kochou Shinobu's counting.
"W-what's wrong, Lady Milim?"
Kochou Shinobu looked at Milim in surprise; she rarely saw Milim crying.
In the entire Monster Country Federation, no one could make Milim cry except for Zhong Chen, and Zhong Chen wasn't in the Monster Country Federation right now.
"Shinobu, that hateful snake demon said I couldn't get premium beef!"
"Snake demon? Premium beef?"
Kochou Shinobu understood the individual words, but when put together, she became confused.
"I went with Rimuru to…"
As Milim recounted the story, Kochou Shinobu finally understood what had happened.
It was simply that Milim had been tricked by that snake demon called Jashin-chan using a taunt.
Realizing this, Kochou Shinobu immediately ordered the kitchen to send out ten portions of premium beef.
"Lady Milim, these should be enough, right?"
Kochou Shinobu smiled and pushed the beef towards Milim.
"Hehe, yes, thank you, Shinobu! I'll be going now!!!"
The moment she saw the beef, Milim's tearful expression instantly vanished.
She reached out, grabbed the beef, and ran out.
Kochou Shinobu couldn't help but chuckle as she watched Milim's retreating figure.
"Hehe, she just didn't want to pay, didn't she? Crying and wailing, I thought she had suffered some great injustice, hahaha!!!"
Clearly, all of Milim's behavior was an act, just to get premium beef for free, because all her money had already been spent on buying figures for Yurirei.
One could only say that the lively and innocent Milim had been completely led astray by a certain someone.
"Achoo! Is someone cursing me again?"
"Boss, it's your turn! Quickly, check your stats!"
"Alright, alright, I know, stop pushing."
Zhong Chen was pushed by Satou Kazuma in front of the rotating spherical crystal.
As Zhong Chen placed his right hand on the blue crystal, a stat card was printed out.
The guild staff member with a ponytail picked up the stat card, took one look, and immediately cried out in alarm.
"Th-this… How is this possible!!!"