Magan to Dangan o Tsukatte Isekai o Buchinuku!

When Ataru and Caro returned to the city and entered the guild, a small cheer went up from those who knew what request they had gone for.

 

“Oh, you guys are safe!”

 

It was Teal, the son of a magic tool maker, who called out to him, his face relaxed with happiness.
The fact that none of them had returned by then must have worried him more.

 

“I'm sorry, ……, but I have something to report to the guild first, so can we deliver your order later?”

 

“Oh, yeah, that's fine, but ……, what's going on?”

 

Ataru looked more serious than ever, so Teal asked the question with a questioning look on his face.

 

However, Ataru shook his head lightly and headed for the reception desk without speaking.

 

“You were the receptionist when I took the job, weren't you?”

 

“Is it, yes, a report of a completed request?”

 

The receptionist was upset when Ataru spoke to her without losing his stiff expression, but he shook his head and denied it.

 

“I'll give you a completion report later, but I'd rather report to your superiors about a problem that has arisen with this request.”

 

“It sounds important.
……
Okay, please wait a moment.”

 

The receptionist, sensing something in his tone, said this and hurriedly walked up the stairs behind the counter.

 

After Ataru waited for a while, the receptionist returned with a man.
she was a tall, slender woman of the human race, with a calm atmosphere and a graceful demeanor.[1]

 

“I assume you're the adventurer who has something important to report.
If you don't mind, I'd like to talk to you in the back room.”

 

The woman said this with a soft smile and invited them in behind the counter.

 

“Okay.”

 

Without losing his expression, Ataru nodded his head in affirmation and followed her to the back room.
Caro also silently followed Ataru.

 

“Please come over here.”

 

Entering a room in the back, Ataru and Caro sit down on chairs, prompted by a woman who entered one step ahead of them.

 

“I'd like to introduce myself again.
My name is Flaria, and I'm the guild master of this guild.
I'm a former adventurer of A-rank.
Nice to meet you.”

 

After a brief self-introduction, Flaria bowed her head lightly.
Her soft-spoken demeanor was not alarming.

 

“I'm Ataru, a B-rank adventurer, and this is my companion Caro, a D-rank adventurer.
I'm sorry to bother you with this so early, but can I give you, my report?”

 

When Ataru said that he wanted to talk to him as soon as possible, Flaria nodded that of course.
She was also curious as to what Ataru's report was.

 

“We headed south to the mountains with a request to collect a golem's core.
At first, the reward was gold, but when that was changed to magic tools, the request became a multi-party competition.
The party that brought the most cores would receive the magical tools, and the other parties would have their cores bought with money.”

 

Flaria nodded as she listened to Ataru's explanation.
It seemed that Flaria was also concerned about this request.

 

“We borrowed a carriage from someone before heading out, so we were later than the rest of the party.
When we arrived, there was a man in front of the cave and he told us that his whole party had been wiped out.
Apparently, most of the party ahead of us had been wiped out.
……
So, we went deeper into the cave to find out what had happened, but there were a lot of golems there.”

 

“When you say, “a lot,” what exactly do you mean?”

 

You can't judge without hearing the real numbers, Flaria thought.
She seemed to be concerned about the fact that different people had different images of large numbers.

 

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“I haven't counted them, but the number of golems that Caro and I have killed is well over ten.
And there were still more golems in the cave than ten.
What's more, we decided to retreat because the reinforcements came from the back regardless of whether we defeated it …
and there was another golem that was much larger than a normal golem.
I'm thinking, perhaps, that it was giving orders to the other golem.”[2]

 

Hearing that much, Flaria swallowed a gulp of saliva.
The situation was worse than she had expected, and she was inwardly relieved that they had come back without serious injury.

 

“With that many golems, I think the rest of the party is probably not alive anymore.
There was only one survivor, and I brought him back, so I think it would be good to hear from him as well.”

 

When Ataru, who had noticed the presence, looked in that direction, he saw the man who had apparently been led here watching Ataru and Caro with a nervous expression near the door.

 

He knew that he would be questioned as well, but he was very nervous because he had been carrying luggage for the party and hadn't had many chances to talk to high-ranking people.
He was sweating profusely from nervousness and anxiety, which made him feel restless.

 

“I see, I'll have to talk to him later too.
……
So, what do you guys think? Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the golem other than the status report you just gave us?”

 

Flaria noticed that Ataru was talking so calmly, and she wondered if he had any ideas.
She wondered if there was something he was aware of.
She wondered.
The fact that they had come back through that much of a situation made her think so.

 

“A number of golems emerged from behind the ……
giant golem.
I think there's some sort of place where they're making these golems.
Unfortunately, we couldn't get to it, though.
In addition, since it is a giant golem that is giving the orders, there is a high possibility that something ……
will move if the golem is defeated.”

 

Caro, who was standing next to Ataru, nodded her head in agreement as she spoke consideringly.

 

“Oh, and that giant golem was a lot stronger than the others.
The attacks that worked on the other golems didn't work on that one.
And after one of my attacks hit it, it used the other golems as shields, so if you see an opening and don't kill it there, I don't think you'll get another chance.”

 

This was something Ataru felt he had failed to do.
This was because the giant golem's lack of gap after the bullet hit its head was due to his own mistake in selecting the right bullet.
Perhaps remembering that time, Ataru's expression turned bitter from frustration.

 

“The more I listen to them, the more I am amazed at their abilities.
You're able to instantly grasp the enemy's characteristics and situation, and still make it through, and from the looks of it, you're not seriously injured.
I'm going to give you some time to figure out what kind of strategy you want to use.
……
If you ever decide to head back to the cave, I'd love to have your help.” [3]

 

Flaria, who had been listening intently to Ataru, looked at them with admiration.
She then bowed to Ataru and the others without hesitation, despite her position as guild master.

 

The man who had survived was watching, his eyes wide open and frozen in place.

 

If the guild master had bowed to you, you would normally have responded immediately, but Ataru's reply was different.

 

“I'm sorry, ……, but it depends on the reward.
Also, if we were to go, me and Caro would have to have freedom of action to go.
This time we were able to do it because of the coordination with Caro.
It would be difficult to coordinate with others in that cave.”[4]

 

At first glance, the reply could be considered irreverent, but without seeming to care, Flaria smiled.

 

“Of course, I'll give you a reward if you do a reasonable job.
I'm a former adventurer myself, so I understand.
There's not many people who can fight the same way as someone who can go through such a tough time with only two people.”[5]

 

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[1] Going with Her/She for.

[2] So yeah same as others: 「数を数えたわけじゃないが、俺とキャロが倒しただけで十は軽く超えている。そして、十ではきかないほどのゴーレムがまだ洞窟にはいた。更にいえば、倒しても倒しても奥から増援がきたから、俺たちは後退することにしたんだ……それともう一つ、普通のゴーレムよりもひと際大きなゴーレムが一体いた。恐らくだがあいつが他のゴーレムに指示を出していたんじゃないかと思っている」

[3] 「ふむふむ、しかし聞けば聞くほど二人の能力の高さに驚く。その状況で敵の特徴や状況を瞬時に把握して、なおかつ切り抜け、更に言えば見たところ大きな怪我をしていないようだ。……少しどういった作戦で臨めばいいか時間をもらうことになるが、もし洞窟に再度向かうことになった暁には君たちの力もぜひ貸してもらいたい」

[4] 「……悪いが報酬次第だな。それと、もし行くとしたら俺とキャロには行動の自由がないと行くことはできない。今回はキャロとの連携があったから何とかなったんだ。あの洞窟内で他のやつらとの連携をとれと言われても難しいだろうからな」

[5] 「もちろんだ、相応の働きをしてくれれば報酬は弾もう。僕も元冒険者だからわかるよ。たった二人でそのような修羅場をくぐり抜ける者と同じ戦い方をできる者などほとんどいないだろうからな」