489 - - 487th episode.

When I came back to the labyrinth city to prevent the reputation of a genie surgeon from sinking into the depths of the earth, another series of minor hassles came rushing in. I admit that there are many aspects that are my own fault, but if possible, please take your time and let them come to you in a reasonable process.

"Hmm. Sylphy, let's get going."

The situation is not quite right, but I have an appointment with the Adventurers' Guild, so there is no reason for me not to go.

I sent Belle and her friends to play today because it was an adult discussion, Gina went to check on her parents' house, and Sarah and her friends are undergoing training with Mr. Lee.

We're all ready to go, but my legs are heavy.

"Yuta, you need to get your head on straight. You're going to help me raise my reputation as a spiritist for the sake of the floating spirits and the lower class spirits, aren't you?"

"That's the plan. ...... Well, I'll try to be crisp in the Adventurers' Guild."

Sylphy is giving me a good scolding, but I can't seem to get myself going.

Yesterday, I asked Gina to run an errand for me to make an appointment at the Adventurers' Guild, and when I told her about the appointment, she welcomed me with open arms.

The relationship with the Adventurers' Guild in Labyrinth City is neither good nor bad, but I think it is getting better little by little, since my disciples have been very helpful to me.

I don't want to sound arrogant, but in the labyrinth city, I am in a superior position to the Adventurers Guild. So I can't help but feel that the Adventurers' Guild is giving me a favorable response.

I don't think that the guild is really pleased with me, but when I heard from Gina about the situation, I felt that they were really pleased with me, not just a discovery or a superficial encouragement.

I was worried about the extremely favorable reaction of the Adventurers Guild, so I asked Sylphy to go and check on them, but it seems that the backroom staff of the Adventurers Guild was working at full speed to connect with the spiritists of the labyrinth city.

Please don't give me a list of people to choose from when I'm still in the process of making an appointment. I should be thankful for the help, but my personality is under a lot of pressure.

"Oh, brother. Are you going out?"

As I was walking down the stairs with heavy steps, I met Mr. Kark.

"Oh, I'm just going to the Adventurers' Guild. Are you helping me, Mr. Kark?"

"Yes. The inn is getting bigger, so I'm going to do my best!

Kark, you're a naughty boy, but you're a good boy. Gina and the others and Mr. Kark are very good kids. I really hope they grow up to be pure and don't turn out to be like the adults I know.

"Speaking of which, how is Mr. Toruku feeling?　I heard you got a decent night's sleep last night, but how was your day?"

The day before yesterday, as I had expected, Mr. Toruku fell asleep immediately after work. I heard that he overslept for the morning preparation and Martha got angry with him.

Dad, he's being very hard on Mom today. Hey, Yuta. Is the seasoning that Yuta gave Mom delicious?

Kark-kun smiles and tells us about Mr. Toruku's current situation. From the flow of the conversation, I guess he is trying to get the soy sauce.

It seems that he is not in perfect physical condition yet.

"Hey, bro. Is it good?　Is it better than curry?"

Mr. Karku seems very interested in the new seasoning.

He eats Mr. Toruku's delicious food every day, and maybe he will become a great cook like Mr. Toruku. I can't wait to see what the future holds for him.

I feel like teaching this promising boy something useful, but he asked me a difficult question.

Soy sauce and curry. If I could only get one of them, I would choose soy sauce after much deliberation.

Of course I love curry, too. But I can't eat curry for a month in a row. With soy sauce, I might get a little tired of it, but I think I can keep eating it for a month.

However, this is because I was raised in the soy sauce culture since I was a child.

I don't think soy sauce is unacceptable, but I can't say for sure that it is better than curry for a boy from a country that doesn't have a culture of eating raw food.

Curry has tremendous potential, and the fact that bread is the main staple food in this world is a disadvantage above all.

Teriyaki sauce that goes well with bread is God's sauce, but it is curry that goes well with bread.

"Hmmm. I think the new seasonings have great potential. But it may be difficult to handle. But I assure you, Kark, you will be able to make delicious dishes with flavors you have never experienced before."

"I see. I'm looking forward to it. Yuta, when can we eat it?

I don't know anything about that.

"I guess it depends on Martha's decision and Torque's efforts.

Mr. Karku mumbled and mulled it over. According to the sound of his voice, he was wondering whether he should side with Mr. Toruku in order to try the new flavor of the dish.

The fact that he is wondering whether or not to take Mr. Toruku's side means that he understands that Martha is the greatest person in the world. He really is a smart boy. Hmm?

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Kark, I know we've been talking, but can I help you?"

"Oh, that's right. Oh no, my mother is going to be furious!　See you later, brother Yuta!"

"Hey, be careful!"

An impatient Mr. Kark dashed down the stairs. Please don't fall down.

......Now, KARUKU is trying his best, but it's not cool that he doesn't like the pressure. Let's keep our spirits up and do our best.

Yuta, that's youth. That's the spark Yuta has lost."

...... Sylphy. Don't say something that will make me lose my spirit when I'm all fired up.

I'm only in my mid-20s. I have never lost my youth.

And if we're thinking in terms of age, I'm sure you've heard of Sylphy's "Do you know Yuta?　If you go up in the sky all the way up, you won't be able to breathe." .......

Sylphy is smiling at me. That's the kind of smile that makes people in that line of work smile.

If I think about it any more, does that mean I'm going to break through the atmosphere alive?

"Don't. I warned Mr. Kark, but I'm going to be late for my appointment. Sylphy, let's hurry."

"Uh-huh. I know. We'd better hurry.

Yeah, I'll hurry. I'll be in such a hurry that Sylphy will be surprised.

**

If I'm not imagining things, I arrived at the Adventurers' Guild with my life in danger. I don't think I've ever been so relieved to arrive at the Adventurers' Guild.

Well, I know it's a joke and I don't think Sylphy would hurt me, but it's very intimidating when a great spirit threatens you even in jest. I honestly think it's unfair.

"Thank you for waiting, Mr. Yuta. I will show you the way.

"Oh, thank you very much."

A beautiful woman who looked like Gilmas's secretary appeared.

She showed up just as we walked through the door. I wasn't waiting for her at all. In fact, I wanted to see how Sarah and the others were training, so I could have had a little more time.

We are smoothly ushered into Gilmas' room, sit down on the couch, and tea is immediately served.

Unlike the previous Guilmouth, I did not have to wait for paperwork. It's so smooth that it's a little scary.

"Now then, Yuta-dono. How many people and for how long are you planning to train?　The Adventurers' Guild promises to do its utmost to assist you, so please let us know if there is anything we can do."

After a sip of tea and a brief exchange of greetings, Guilmouth quickly got down to business. It's nice that he talks so quickly, but I'm afraid that he's not fully prepared to cooperate.

And when he says he will do everything he can to help me, I feel like asking for something reckless.

I'd like to see how far they are willing to go, but if they say yes, I'll have to produce results to match their recklessness. I don't want to go through that trouble, so I'll stop asking them to be reckless. It is best to be safe.

"Depending on the interviews, I'm thinking of about 10 people, and the duration is about 3 days. We would appreciate it if you would lend us your training place.

The spirits are the ones to be educated, and the necromancers are to be trained as if they were in a play, but please don't let that stop you. I don't want the spirits to be used for war or crime.

Especially since the floating spirits are so young, I will have to take proper measures. Sylphy and the others said they can handle it in three days, but I wonder if they can really handle it in three days.

Well, if there are 10 useful necromancers, the reputation of necromancers in the labyrinth city will be averted.

Most of them will be in a party, and 10 parties of 5 will be enough for 50 people to have a good perception of the necromancer.

What's that?　Gilmas has gone pale. I'm sure I didn't say anything reckless, but what's wrong?

"......Yuta-dono......3 I wonder if it will be all right in three days, but I guess it will be all right if it's Yuta-dono. However, the number of participants is too small. Can we have at least 50 people?"

Heh?　I don't know what ......50 people means. I know there are more and more spiritualists because of my influence, but 50 people is too many. I thought that being a psychic was supposed to be a very valuable talent, or am I wrong?

"You said it depends on the interview. Are you suggesting that we lower the criteria for acceptance or rejection?"

Well, even if you lower the standard, 50 people seems to be too many spiritists. No, it's a good thing that there are so many genie wizards ......, right?　I'm not so sure anymore.

However, if you want to increase the number of people with such a naive idea, I'll be angry too.　Even I want to be faithful to the spirits who owe me their lives.

"No, no, you can have them judge me strictly. After all, there are more than 300 spiritists or adventurers with spiritist talents gathered in the current labyrinth city.

Pardon?

"No, no, no, why are there so many spiritualists?"

I thought even 50 was a lot, but now there are over 300?　Is this a bargain sale for necromancers?

"That's because people from all over have come to know about Yuta's existence. There are quite a few people who have failed at being a spiritualist or who have decided that they never had the talent to be a spiritualist in the first place. Yuta-dono is their hope.

Pretending that one's talent as a genie is not there is the same pattern as Gina's, isn't it?

But there are too many of them, aren't there? And .......

"You said you wanted to, but I've never been talked to by people like that before."

If what you say is true, it would be strange if people who say they respect you or ask you to be their disciple don't appear.

The Adventurers' Guild strictly controls the situation so as not to cause any trouble to Yuta-dono. Well, there are rebels everywhere, and adventurers are a bunch of rebels. In the unmonitored labyrinths, there were those who tried to make contact and those who tried to steal technology, but all of them failed.

I remember you asked me to be your escort or something. I had completely forgotten that it was still going on.

In the labyrinth, when we go to the core, we ask Sylphy to keep people away from the core, and when Sara and the others enter the labyrinth, they are escorted by the Great Spirit, so it would be impossible for them to steal the technology, let alone make contact with it.

"Well, as a guild, we were distressed that we couldn't help the spiritists, but I didn't know that Yuta-dono was willing to give us a training course. It would be a great help.

Gilmas looks happy, but this is a complete miscalculation on our part. For now, we put the rest of the discussion on hold and return to the inn for a meeting. I haven't even started on Dolly's request yet, so how could this happen? .......