72 Episode 71 Convocation and Reinforcements

Hey, how long is this gonna go on?

"Hey, .......

About three hours after I started selling fish sticks on the spur of the moment.

About three hours after I started selling fish sashimi on a whim, there was a long line in front of Kaede Trading Company.

Sashimi of a tuna-like fish.

Honestly speaking, it's not good enough for me because there's no soy sauce, no wasabi, and the only substitute is salt.

In addition, there are not many foreign countries on the earth that eat raw fish, so I thought it was inevitable that it would not sell well.

We advertised a little, but at first, as expected, few people tried to eat it.

The few who did buy it were all adventurers who wanted to use it as a punishment, adventurers who wanted to show off their courage, and adventurers who liked new things .......

That's why the general public didn't bother with it.

I thought it was a failure for a while, though I didn't have the money for it.

However, it was well-received by those who ate it, and when I started to think that it was time to stop, the number of people started to increase, and it became a little queue.

The line itself became an advertising effect, and the line was so long that I thought it was some kind of event.

Okay, it's ready, take it away.

"Okay!　I'll add more!

It was a good thing that there were so many customers, but there was a slight miscalculation.

I couldn't keep up with the fish.

Of course, this restaurant does not have a chef's knife, nor does it have anti-parasite freezing facilities.

In other words, the only way to cut the fish is with a magic sword, and the only way to tell if there are parasites is by appraising them.

Very busy.

I'm not going to do it again tomorrow. I'll dry the fish. We'll dry them and sell them piece by piece.

How about hiring a chef to do it? "It's selling well.

If we're going to eat it fresh, we need it to be fresh. What facilities do we have to store it besides the item box?

We can provide facilities to store food, but we can't go that far. ......

Well, no. Somewhat unfortunately. Okay, now we're ready.

One of the reasons I started selling sashimi was because I thought it would be a shame to just harvest the fish, which is also a resource, and leave it to rot.

However, I had no intention of becoming a chef just to get rid of the stock.

In that respect, I would be grateful if the sashimi didn't have to be sold so fast, and if it could be sold without much effort.

While I was wholesaling three pieces of tuna with my magic sword, the tentacles told me that someone had come to the back door.

Judging from the reaction, it's someone I don't know, probably a man.

I also hear a knock on the door.

"There's someone at the back door.

I'll go check it out.

It's been quite a while since the line was formed. I wonder if someone has come to complain.

If that's the case, they should have just walked in without knocking.

He said he was from the Adventurer's Guild. Can I come in?

If there's a hygiene problem, I'll have you stand a little further away.

Yes, sir.

The person who came in was, as expected, a stranger.

As expected, it was a stranger, since I don't know the entire staff of the Adventurer's Guild.

The Adventurer's Guild has summoned all adventurers in the area. Please report to the Photoren branch.

Right now?

I'm still working on the fish.

The line is still long. If it's an emergency, we'll have to go, but if we suddenly stop, we'll have a riot on our hands.

I'll put the blame on the guild.

No. No. It's a relatively low emergency, and the guild hasn't completely decided what to do yet, so we've only called for a meeting. Please meet me at the Photoren Guild in one hour from now.

The riot seems to have been averted.

"Understood.

When the conversation was over, the staff still ran somewhere.

He must have gone to the other adventurers.

"Mercia, I need you to cut the line at the end of the 50-minute window.

"Yes, sir.

Mercia gave the order, and a few of the employees followed suit, leaving the store.

I continued to process the fish, and after about 45 minutes, the line was over.

All right, you're in charge. I'll leave the meat and fish where they are, so you can dry them. You can dry the fish too, right?

"No problem. We'll never sell this much.

Even if we did, we'd be out of stock.

You leave the store and head for the guild.

It's rare for the guild to call me without an emergency.

If this city or Brokens were under attack, an emergency call would be made first.

But this is not an urgent call, and it's at night.

I wonder what this is all about.

Hello. I'm here because I've been called. Is this the right place?

I got ready and entered the guild at the exact time, but the atmosphere inside was different from the previous calls.

In the place where the request board usually hangs, there is a large map made of paper - perhaps the scale is small, but the individual towns are small and the area is large.

There didn't seem to be as many people as there should have been for the time we had set for the meeting, but I wondered if we had come too early.

For the time being, I tried talking to the receptionist.

"Yes, you must be Kaede. The demon attack on this area was quickly suppressed by the adventurers, but it seems to have occurred in other areas as well.

So you're saying we should head to support?

Yes, the reason for the delay is that we're still deciding how to allocate our forces. It's a long way from here. Is that okay?

It's happening in several places. ...... Well, I can go almost anywhere. I've got everything I need in my item box.

Thank you very much. Because of the item box, the mobility of the flight magic, and the firepower of the magic, we have decided to ask Kaede to provide sole support to Forchheimer. The location is here. Please ask the local guild about the rest.

The receptionist pointed to a point on the map.

The place she pointed to was a town facing a forest (a normal one, not a demon's domain).

It's probably about the same size as Aen.

It's not that small of a town, but considering what happened to the Metal Lizard in Ein, there may not be much room.

"All right. Are you leaving right now?

"Not absolutely right away, but as soon as possible, please. There is a possibility that the damage may spread.

Yes, sir. I'll be there.

Thank you.

You confirm the approximate route to Forcima and run out of town.

The destination is an unknown land, and this time there are no obvious landmarks like the sea, so I'm watching the road.

It's a little slower than going straight, but it's better than getting lost.

Even so, it took us less than half an hour to get to Forcima.

The power of magic had been further increased when he fought Leviathan.

The maximum speed was about the speed of sound anyway, so the time taken for acceleration and deceleration must have been reduced.

Of course, the MP did not decrease even with such acceleration.

On the contrary, my MP has been increasing even when I am not fighting against dragons and wisps.

I don't really feel that my magic is increasing, though.

However, there is something wrong with the city.

I don't know why, but something seems to be wrong.

It's true that the town itself is different from the others, with walls that look quite white, but that's probably not the source of the strange feeling.

When I looked at the city while dropping down in altitude, I found the reason.

There was no liveliness.

Normally, in a city of this size, there would be a certain number of people walking the streets, even at night.

But right now, there were no such people in the city.

There are people themselves, but they are all standing around the buildings with weapons in their hands.

Does this mean that demons have already entered the city?

At any rate, I look for a building that looks like a guild and go down there.

I'll have to enter the city without going through the gate, but I'm sure that's allowed.

Who is it?

One of the people with a spear asks me while I'm standing guard in front of the guild.

He looks weak, if I may say so.

I can't sense any adventurer-like atmosphere.

In addition, one of them is clearly a receptionist.

I'm an adventurer from the guild of Fotoren. I'd like to join the guild.

"Oh, yeah. Reinforcements would be great. We're short on strength. ......

Whoa.

While we were talking, a green wolf came charging towards us.

I didn't realize it was a green wolf until after I had reflexively disposed of it with magic.

I missed you, Green Wolf.

So that's how we ended up in this situation. Can I ask the guild what to do now?

"Well, yes. Please do. ...... The people of Photoren are strong after all. ......

After the approval, I opened the door and went inside.

The atmosphere inside was different from any other guild I've seen.

Or rather, it was not the atmosphere of a guild.

The guild was full of people with children, old people, and people who obviously had nothing to do with the guild.

It was a shelter.

There was not even a foothold, so I used magic to fly near the ceiling to the counter.

Of the three counters, only one has a receptionist.

My name is Kaede, and I'm here as reinforcements from the Photohren Guild. What can I do for you?

"Uh, Kaede? Are you alone?

The receptionist looked at me with a worried expression.

Yes, I'm alone. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. I even defeated the Sublong once by myself.

Two times to be exact, but one of them is an unofficial record.

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out how to use it.　Are you sure?

I have no reason to lie. You'll just die from being forced to do an impossible job.

...... That's right. I'm sure you'll be able to find something that will help you out.

I understand. Okay.

Even the guild's guards are like that, so the decent forces are probably concentrated in that area.

As I headed for the gate, killing the occasional demon with my rock spear, I saw a group of adventurers, a little more decent than the ones before, fighting the green wolf.

Perhaps they were outnumbered, but the situation didn't look good.

Two of the adventurers were still alive, but they had fallen to the ground.

The remaining five or so adventurers are also struggling, having been attacked by multiple green wolves from before.

Then I hear more footsteps.

Looking deeper, you see a Gargon charging at you.

I hurriedly took out my bladed staff and flew my rock spear to cover him so as not to misfire.

The rock spears, which were much more powerful than the ones used to deal with Gargon and Green Wolf, blew them all away.

The adventurers turned to look at the reinforcements who had suddenly blown away the enemies from behind.

"Thank God!　Reinforcements?

"Yes, I'm Kaede from the Photoren Guild. I'm a mage.

As I replied, I stepped in front of the adventurers and unleashed a large number of rock spears, and began to sweep away the demons that had gathered around the gate.