"The adventurers who went to investigate have all sent back intelligence. These monsters are not from the Haltina Sea of Trees; who knows where they came from!"
"Not only that, but those adventurer parties later one by one lost contact."
"Just yesterday, the last adventurer party also lost contact, and the last message they sent back was—"
"Those monsters are coming this way in droves!"
"They will probably attack this town in a few days!"
As Hiyama-kun listened to her request, his expression gradually became a little strange.
He remembered that something similar had happened in the plot.
Someone was preparing to manipulate a monster army to attack a town, but they were successfully repelled by the protagonist's group.
The culprit of the incident—the student Shimizu Yukitoshi—was even killed by the protagonist.
However, the current situation was different, because the town that was attacked in the original plot was not this small town, Brook.
It was the lakeside town, Ulr!
Hiyama-kun had no idea why the incident had suddenly changed to happen here.
But if the plot hadn't changed too much, the person manipulating the monsters and the mastermind behind this incident should remain the same.
"Shimizu Yukitoshi and the demon behind him...."
Hiyama-kun already had a general idea about this request.
Catherine observed Hiyama-kun as she spoke, and seeing no change in his expression, she felt relieved.
Most people would be scared to death if they heard of a monster army attacking, but Hiyama-kun seemed completely unfazed.
As expected of a man who had been to the depths of the Orcus Great Labyrinth!
"The content of my request to you is to investigate the movements of those monsters and report back to me at any time."
Catherine said.
Hiyama-kun still had no change in expression, remaining calm.
"I have a suggestion."
"What suggestion?"
Catherine knew that for such a life-or-death mission, it would be strange if he didn't propose additional conditions.
As long as it wasn't too excessive, she would agree to it.
"I'll help you kill all the monsters, and in return, you help me raise my adventurer rank to 'Gold'."
Hiyama-kun said indifferently, as if talking about a simple matter like eating and drinking.
Chapter 53: Beautiful Girl!
"!?"
Catherine gasped. She never expected Hiyama-kun to say such "shameless" words!
"You... did you not hear clearly what I said just now?"
"I said it's a 'monster army', there are thousands of monsters in there! And there are quite a few high-ranking monsters too!"
"How could you and your party possibly kill them all!?"
Catherine felt some regret. There was no doubt that Hiyama-kun was a powerful adventurer.
But he was clearly too overconfident in his own strength, to the point of saying things like "killing all the monsters in the monster army"!
Such a feat, probably not even the "Hero" could accomplish!
What right did he have?
"My request is just for you to investigate the situation of the monster army; I didn't say you absolutely had to defeat them..."
"If it's for 'Gold' adventurer, then there's no need."
"Anyway, with your strength, after reaching Silver rank, it shouldn't take many years before you can upgrade to 'Gold' rank...."
Catherine kindly advised.
There was no other way; currently, in town, he was the only capable adventurer. Sending anyone else would just be sending them to their deaths.
She had no choice but to patiently persuade Hiyama-kun to give up this "bold" idea.
"I will send the information back to you, but by then, what you receive will probably be the news of this monster army's complete annihilation."
Hiyama-kun ignored her, stood up, and said.
"Sigh, since you're so determined, I can only agree to you." Catherine sighed.
If Hiyama-kun could really repel a monster army, that Achievements alone would be enough to make him a "Gold" rank adventurer.
Catherine's recommendation wouldn't even be needed.
But the premise was, he really had to be able to do it.
....
Shortly after Hiyama-kun left, a guild member suddenly burst into Catherine's office, panting, and said,
"Guild Master, urgent news!"
Catherine, who was currently annoyed by Hiyama-kun, frowned and looked at him, saying,
"What news? It can't be that the monster army has already arrived, can it?"
"No! It's the Hero!"
"What Hero?" Catherine asked, puzzled.
"The Hero's party has already arrived in this small town! Just last night!"
The person finally finished speaking.
"What!?"
Catherine was startled, then her face lit up with joy, and she hurriedly said: "Quick! Go and invite the Hero and his party!"
Now they were saved!
With the strength of the Hero's party, even if they couldn't repel the monster army, they could at least hold them back for a period of time.
By then, the Kingdom's knight order should be able to reach this small town.
Then, by gathering everyone's strength, it might not be impossible to repel or even annihilate that monster legion!
Amidst her joy, she completely forgot about the person she had just given the request to, which was Hiyama-kun.
— — — —
Meanwhile, at Masaka Inn
The students, led by Aiko, came down to the lower floor of the inn to eat.
Although this inn was not large, its decor showed the owner's thoughtfulness, with thick tables and a bar counter paying great attention to detail.
In addition, non-overly ornate chandeliers hung from the ceiling, creating an elegant and simple atmosphere.
Dining here was also a pleasant experience.
"Are there fewer people in the inn today than last night?" Yaegashi Shizuku looked around, a little puzzled.
It was clearly mealtime, so why were there so few people eating?
"Maybe their eating habits are different from ours. By the way, when will our food be served? Taniguchi Rei is almost starving!"
Although Taniguchi Rei was petite, she actually had a very large appetite.
"Rei-chan never gains weight no matter how much she eats, I'm so envious." Kaori covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Ah! Kaori, you have the nerve to say that, I'm even more envious of your figure!"
"Especially this pair of criminal weapons!" Taniguchi Rei suddenly hugged Kaori.
"Stop! Rei-chan, don't do that!"
Kaori was flushed and weak at the waist from Taniguchi Rei's "attack," and pleaded for mercy.
"Alright, alright, don't bother Kaori."
Shizuku pulled Taniguchi Rei away and warned her.
"Ugh... Shizuku, you're biased!" Taniguchi Rei feigned a wronged expression.
But those who knew her personality would smile knowingly.
"Kaori is so nice, so popular."
Taniguchi Rei complained again.
Since earlier, many boys had been frequently glancing in their direction.
"I... I don't think so." Shirazaki Kaori shook her head.
She really didn't feel that she was very popular.
"If I were very popular, then Hiyama-kun should have done something to me that night...."
Kaori thought of the scene from that night and blushed again.
"Kaori, you are very popular!" Taniguchi Rei said angrily.
"Like... oh, that Nagumo Hajime!"
"Doesn't he always like to follow you? He definitely likes you!" Taniguchi Rei said.
But unexpectedly, after hearing this, Kaori's face turned from red to white, and she sighed lightly: "Nagumo-kun... I'm sorry to him."
"Rei, don't say anything more." Shizuku interjected.
Seeing Kaori's current state, she could roughly guess what had happened between her and Nagumo Hajime.
"If you say not to, then I won't..."
Taniguchi Rei complained again.
But she looked in the direction of the boys and wondered: "Why haven't I seen Nagumo Hajime this time?"
"He stayed behind in the Kingdom this time; he didn't come along." Shizuku explained.
"Oh! So that's how it is."
"By the way, Eri is also in the standby group this time, could it be that they..." Rei said with a mischievous smile.
The Eri she was referring to was Nakamura Eri, also a good friend of the three, whose divine profession was Necromancer.
"How do you manage to connect everything?"
Shizuku couldn't help but reach out and flick her forehead.
"Ugh...." Taniguchi Rei covered her reddened forehead, her eyes welling up with tears.
Just then, a sudden clamor erupted from the boys' side.
"So... so cute! Isn't this super cute!?"
"As expected of another world, there's such a cute girl!"
"Hey, do you want to try to hit on her?"
"I, I don't want to! You go if you want to!"
The boys' clamor also attracted the girls' attention.
They looked over and saw three girls wearing cloaks walking down from the third floor.
Perhaps because they were also preparing to eat, the hoods on their heads were removed, revealing their delicate and beautiful faces.
The beauty of the three girls was so stunning that even other girls were amazed.
Regardless of gender, everyone's gaze was naturally drawn to the three beautiful young women who had suddenly appeared before them.
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