38 Quiet story 1 Alchemist guild receptionist 3

The next day, before I knew it, the newcomer had gone out and the two usual people in the alchemy room were inside arguing about something.

'So you're just asking me to tell you what to do with this!　Why doesn't Solte tell me no, no, no!

'That's why I can't tell you!　You have to understand, Aina is not ready for this!

Then you're going to teach me?

Aina is intrigued by the fact that she has a strange tool and joins the conversation.

''Nah, not even Riet-san!''

Why?　I'm more mature than Aina, and I don't see any reason why Solte should be okay and I shouldn't be?　What's more, what is it?

'Yeah, try it first. Twist it, and it will activate, and you can put that one on your shoulder.

With that said, I took the tool that was handed to me and put it on my shoulder as I was told and then twisted it, and it vibrated amazingly.

Eh, eh?　What is this? How, maybe it's a vibrating sphere, right?　But there's no way it would normally vibrate this much.

But it feels so good. The stiffness is amazing.

I want this one, too. I want one too.

Hmm. It's useful and I'd like to have one. But there seems to be another use for it, and only Sorte knows how to use it!

Heh. It certainly bothers me when you say it that way.

How to use it.........how to use it........

'That's why I said I'm not going to tell you!　I mean, I can't say that!

Her face was bright red, and the way she said it. It's still too early for Aina-san....

Hmmm.....

''Ah, then let's have Sorte-san try it out! Solte-san knows how to use it.

No, I can't!

I guess. In other words, this can be used for those purposes as well. People who buy this will buy it, no matter how much they pay.

If you look closely, there is no "name" on it.

Normally, I would take it apart, find out how it works and start selling it myself, but if it's something developed by a newcomer, there's no choice, so let's give it up.

'Mr. Solte, Mr. Solte,'

'What!　I'm never going to use it.

"Ei.

I threw it into the fabric of the shorts that Solte-san was wearing, further down.

"Wha............　What are you doing?!

'No, I'm sorry. My hand slipped.

'Where's the idiot who yells, "Ehhhhhh," and pulls at his underwear and lets his hand slip!

'No, but I see. So that's what happened.

What is it?

No, no. Yes, Aina. I'll give it back to you. Is that all right?　I let the new guy out on his own.

"Oh, my lord!

Hey! Don't just run off!　Do you know where you're going to look for him?　Hey!

They left in a hurry.

Perhaps the newcomer was headed to Yashis-san's place.

It would be the best if I let her handle that tool, and I think she's the best negotiator.

But still, that vibration........what on earth would happen if I used that thing?

I was just a little curious.

When I returned to the reception desk to check today's schedule, the new guy came back.

It looks like I've lost track of you two.

And she has a cute little cat person tribe girl with her.

''Um, I'd like to take a break, Riet-san...''

"Is that for the act to take place?　In that case, I'm sorry, but....

''No, no, no, no, I won't bring a child this small, and if you're going to bring him to the Alchemist Guild, I'll get a place to stay and bring him there.......''

'Well, I suppose so. You look tired, apparently, and that's fine for today. I'll tell Mr. Rainrich about it.

Thank you....

Oh, yes. Those vibrating tools, but I'd like to have one of those, please.

Uh ... ah, yes. Um.

I've been having a hard time with my shoulders lately, and I've been wanting something like that.

Yeah, yeah, I understand. I'll have to wait and see what Yassis says, but I understand.

Yes, sir. I'm looking forward to it. Then I'm sure your little one will be asleep by now, so please get some rest.

Oh, thank you.

Uh-huh. I lied a little bit, didn't I?

But it's true that my shoulders are stiff, and that's okay.

Now then, let's resume our business.

But I'm sure it will be a big mess when Aina-san and Solte-san come back. I'm looking forward to it.

Speaking of which, what is Rainrich-sama doing these days?

I thought she was holed up in her room doing research, but she went out front and came back empty-handed, which seems unusually hectic.

As I recall, it's around the time he found out that the game had begun?

So it's definitely a devious scheme.

I don't want to get involved because I don't want to be a victim, but I wonder if I could somehow bite one without getting involved.

Huh..... I'm bored these days.

Nothing special has happened since then, and the days have just gone by unhurriedly.

The only people who pass by the reception desk are Shiro-chan, a cute kitten brought by a newcomer, and the person placing an order.

Shiro-chan always comes home with a large amount of food from the food stall, but where on earth is she going to be in that body?

Huh........I'm bored. I have so much time on my hands that I want to go tease the new guy.

The only interesting thing about it is that Mr. Reinerich is writing some papers right now.

"Master Rainerich, what are you writing?

What do you think?

That's true. I think it's devious.

Right and wrong. It's a magical contract. It's a very special thing that will benefit me greatly.

I heard that and peeked at the text.

'Come on out, Goluaa!

Hmmm. Bank?　As I recall, that is the right that was owned by Mr. Darwin, the Western Regional Director.

And it's very suspicious when there's an assignment agreement and another one.

'The right to a bank loan?　And a two-person system, is Mr. Darwin going to allow that to happen?

Normally you wouldn't do that. But I already made my case for it.

"Oraaaaahhhhhh, I'm gonna kill you!

Oh, my. Poor thing.

I don't feel sorry for you. I've got a chance to take advantage of it and I'm going to take it.

Come on out and get your shit together, man!

'Well, if it works, my salary will go up too, won't it?　Right?

I can't. You just had it up. Just be patient.

Tsk. Just a special bonus then.

Well, I guess you're right, at least. If it works.

Okay. You misspelled that part.

....

'Come on out, Goluaa!

Master Rainrich walked silently towards the entrance.

''Shut up!　I bet you know where we are!

After saying that much, he came back and went into the newcomer's room, grabbed her by the neck and dragged her and White, who was on his lap, out with her.

'You're taking it out on me,'

You shut up!　I'm focused, so don't talk to me!

Eightfold.

'Oh, if you say any more, no bonus!　Nice!

'Yes, sir. Oh, I'm going to go to the storage room in the back.

Hmph!

That was a complete outburst, wasn't it?

Mr. Rainrich, it's been a long time since I've written a contract, so I make mistakes.

That's because you don't write them all the time.

Now, it's finally getting interesting.

In the meantime, I need to get ready for tea and tea-making.

If I don't work, I'm sure I'll be told that my bonus will be cancelled or something, so I'll do it right!

In the hours since the commotion outside, I've put a lot of effort into organizing the warehouse, which I'd once started, and I've been late for the tea service.

What I did. I forgot to serve tea to the guests I had invited.

I went to get the truth serum to cover Master Rainrich, but it was in vain.

Mr. Reinrich told me that the West Zone Supervisor's son is in there.

Would it be more solid if I didn't come back and just did some warehousing?

No, but I might as well offer them at least a cup of tea now.

As I left the warehouse with that in mind, I met up with a group of people who were just trying to get inside through the back door.

Huh, I thought it was a lucky day, but it doesn't look like it.

''Oh, good morning. What can I do for the Alchemist Guild........

Watch out!　Do you normally slash at people when they are talking?

'Hey, watch out!　This sister doesn't know what she's going to do.

Oh, you're the one from the other day. How can I help you in this place?

Well, you can't help it if he sees you.

''No, I haven't seen anything yet, but from what I see at hand, are you planning to blow up the Alchemist's Guild?''

Exactly. Even if Rainerich is right, we won't have the slightest hope of getting rid of him if his house blows up!

''Huh......... It wouldn't be hard if Rainrich-sama died because of that........

If you're going to face him, you should expect him to come back at least seven times.

In other words, you'd have to kill him at least eight times without giving him a chance to say anything.

The last time we got into a serious fight, I was almost turned into a poisonous mushroom nursery.

''Haha!　I was going to kill you as well, but it's no use. You're going to be the one who is going to be the quiet one, right here, right now.

Apparently, your advice was not heeded.

Have you forgotten that I saved your life just the other day?

'It's not the same as before,'

Well, it sounds like it's just a change in numbers.

You can do this kind of thing with different numbers of people, can't you?

One, two, three, four.......eleven?

Then, before I knew it, my hands were held back from behind me.

Oops, so there are 12 of them.

Still, it's a good hiding skill. I failed to notice it.

Haha!　I don't think we can use that funny-looking potion anymore!　I'll give you plenty of credit for that last one.

'Yes. I wish it would slide off my sleeve, but hmm, not likely to fall off.

This is a problem.

There's nothing we can do about it.

"Hehehe. I won't see my husband again.

Yeah, we'll take care of you until we're dead.

Well, I'm not married, so I don't have a husband.

Ehehe. Does it look like I'm married?

Then I'm kind of happy.

"...what the hell. The old lady is out of practice.

That takes the fun out of it, doesn't it?

I'm not late. I don't care.

Mm-hmm.

"Oh, well. That guy's dangerous, so I'm gonna take off all my clothes and you and you are going to watch him.

Hey!　Can I at least get a taste of it?

Oh, they're small, but they're not small.

I'll do it first. You know that, right?

Hi. Your husband is a womanizer, huh?

'Well, she may be an old woman, but she's still a woman.

Hmmmm.

"I like it better when I'm this old, though.

What is this, some kind of old hag hobby of yours?

Hmmmmmmmmmm.

''No, no. It's better to be this rich and haggard?　Young guys nowadays are so noisy, they're losing their edge.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

''Mm-hmm. I'll give you an ultimatum. Let go of me and disappear. And if you never appear in front of me again, I won't have to forgive you now, will I?

That again?　You can't even get those d*mn pills out this time, okay?

'I'll say it again. Let go of my hand and don't ever show up in my presence again.

Hey, I don't think he knows what he's doing. Hey, a**h*le, hurt one of his arms and legs and make him freak out.

"Hey." "Yes.

The two of you swing your swords and knives at me, the tips of which slice through my skin and splatter the liquid.

Oh, God. I can't do it.

I can't even take it anymore. No, it's fine, it won't be an over-defense of kingdom law anymore.

The color of the spattered liquid is a dark purple.

The scars that passed through are repairing themselves in no time.

''It would be better for you if you let go of your hand.

'Oh?　

I could feel something raw and warm on my arm as I drolled.

'My arm!　My arm!

Oh, f*ck you!

'It's so loud that the flesh of your arm fell off the bone. You don't have a single piece of flesh, a piece of bone, or even a drop of blood left in your body.

He stretches out his freed arm, and a puke-like purple bubble swells up from his palm.

When it's as big as his head it bursts and sprinkles on the men around him, the parts that touch the liquid dissolve the men with the smoke.

'What the hell!　What the hell is this?　What the hell are you?!

The man who witnessed the devastation of his friends while melting himself, asks me.

''I am the Venom Humus Slime, a higher species of poisonous slime, the Venom Human Slime. Even this is a rare species.''

Purple bubbles are produced from the body.

"Strong acid bubble

I don't like this technique of living as a human being, but these guys have told me to forbid it.

Many times!　I've called you old lady a million times!

And he didn't even listen to my repeated warnings and turned his blade on me.

''Poisonous man mucus tribe........I think it's a demon from the dungeon....... Why is there such a thing in the city!

'Oh, it's not like Poison Human Slime. That's a single-celled demon that has lost its reason, because we have blood vessels, arteries, internal organs, and even a womb. It's somewhat different from that of the human race, though.

That was just a Poison Slime that ate a person and turned into a humanoid, and it's out of my mind to be put together.

I'm a higher species, so I wouldn't poison them just by touching them.

Pfft.

''Heal me!　Get well soon!　If we die, you'll be in trouble too!

'As a rare species, as long as you pointed your sword at me, it would be self-defense even if I killed you. Didn't you know that?　Besides, you won't get away with death when you try to lay a hand on a guild that is the property of the country for no good reason, right?

Chapter 2 of the Law of the Kingdom, Peoples and Peace, Article 7, Rare Species, paragraph 21 does indeed say: 'If you mess with a rare species and it turns on you, you are on your own.

Well, there it is. I am, after all, a slime. Who knows where and how you will die anyway?

The purple bubbles that had been popping out from earlier were collected and formed into a large mass.

Some of them would have already died out. But I can't just leave these things behind the back of the Alchemy Guild.

''So,''

Melt it all down and all will be well. Didn't you already hear that?

They are literally melting parts of their bodies, and when you put them together and make one pile, you put a mass of bubbles on top of it.

Then the bubbles would slowly move from top to bottom.

They did not know.

Even if they were venomous mucus people, they knew that hagging was forbidden to women.

They did not know.

They didn't know why no one could touch her, let alone Rainrich.

They did not know.

They did not know that she would have forgiven them if they had really run away then.

They never would have known.

That she, the next Guildmaster of the Alchemist's Guild, the next Guildmaster after Rainrich, would be kind and people-pleasing and cruel and merciless.

And she doesn't know it either.

What she doesn't know is that she's known behind the scenes as 'Dokushin no Riet'.

'Huh.... I think I'm going to be depressed today.

I picked up the last remaining bubbles and threw them into my mouth with a crunch.

It's not that I ate them melted down.

There's already no flesh, bone or blood anywhere in this world.

I just removed them because it would be dangerous if I left them alone.

Now, is it time for the inside to be finished?

If I look around, I see Darwin-san and his adopted daughter, Meira.

I see. They were planning to snatch the rights to the bank by forcibly involving Mr. Darwin and making him take responsibility for supervision.

As expected of Rainrich-sama. You are so shrewd.

Huh?　But will I be unpaid at this point?

Even though I will receive a bonus from Mr. Reinrich, I'm still being inconvenienced by him, so should I sue him?

Hmmm..... If possible, I don't want the newcomers to know about it yet, and it can't be helped.

''I'm an employee of the guild........''

After all, a salary system is not worth it. Huh.