He Didn’t Want to Be the Center of Attention, Hence, after Defeating the Demon Lord, He Became Guild Master

In his own office in the castle of the Kingdom of Albain, Prime Minister Lowe opened an ancient document, which he had already read for three hours.

A record of the Berthalis Snake, an enemy that exceeds the Demon King and is a threat to the kingdom. A book describing how it was sealed a thousand years ago, written by the monks who fought with the first king Albain, was made many times and remains until now.

Rowe was allowed to take it out and inspect it as a privilege of those who became prime ministers, which had been preserved by the Church of Albain God.

The former prime minister was invaded by a sick man and gave his seat to Lowe. Lowe was craving a prime ministerial position that would allow him to wield his talents in internal affairs for the country, but now he even had a desire to shy away from sitting in this chair.

The ancient document clearly stated that the Berthalis snake seal could eventually be undone.

However, fearing to descend into the depths of the labyrinth and make sacrifices, successive prime ministers believed that even if the transitional magic formation that had been connected up to fifty-one layers was no longer functional, it should be able to protect even the first layer, and neglected to confirm the seal and left it unattended.

The labyrinth itself can produce monsters, and there are many parts of the labyrinth where the principle has not been elucidated. Some say the serpents of Berthalis are producing monsters, but there's no way to prove it. Originally, we should have investigated these things continuously to understand the substance of the labyrinth.

Successive prime ministers covered Lowe with all of the costs of a prolonged crisis management abandonment. Even though they knew the contents of the ancient documents, they thought that they could escape after the end of their term as prime ministers.

With so much foolishness, Lowe has a head. In the face of the visible threat of the Demon King, the King quickly recruited a crusader, but he thought that the key ruins, the Labyrinth, should be left to others and not dealt with by himself. When she suggested that Princess Manarina should give a speech, the King asked, "Is this such a precarious situation?" Like other personnel, Lowe suddenly wanted to look up to heaven.

The country dies as it is. There is only one way to seal the Berthalis snake, and the conditions are not convenient.

First, Rowe consulted with the Duke of Orlando and Støren on future guidelines to deal with the situation. However, the current owners of the two Dukes were in competition with each other due to past events, and rubbed to the question, "Who will command the 'snake' crusade?"

So Lowe worked with Marquis and Primiere, the two main owners of the house. Instead of putting a shoulder in either, it's both.

Even today, Markis was to visit Lowe and have time to discuss the status of the Labyrinth offensive. Since it was supposed to be a meeting between the responsible persons, Marquis visited the royal palace with dignity and knocked on the door of Lowe's office.

When Rowe told his secretary to open the door, Markis entered the room smiling with his eyes threaded, as he always did.

"You have a difficult face, Lord Lowe. No, have you been here all these days?"

"Not as good as Marquis. I'm already halfway there."

"I say backup, but the Demon King Crusaders are still too good. We're struggling because we don't have the right people to support us."

"There is one person equivalent to S rank in the guards of the Orlando family, and you can't get involved at all, right?

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. But you're right, it's a fact that the Adventurers Guild has only weaker domestic servants than the good adventurers."

Markis laughs, but Rowe knows that his heart is not calm.

The power of House Stolren has always been reversed, but "coincidentally", Primiere has acquired excellent talent to send to this labyrinth expedition.

The man was wearing a bandage to hide his burn wound on his face, but his ability to fight was seen to be at least S rank higher than the ability to kick a few A-ranked adventurers.

"... where did Primiere scout such talent... on a path I didn't know. If only I could sort out the people coming into King's Landing..."

"Does Marquis intend to reconcile with Lord Primiere?

Rowe knew this was not a good time, but he asked questions to find out how Markiss was feeling.

Marquis and Primiere were originally fiancées. However, Primiere succeeded the Duke of the Støren family, and the current Duke could not marry each other, and the engagement was automatically dissolved.

After that, Primiere began to hide his face in Vale when he went out in public. It also meant that she did not have a lifelong institutional partner, and even if she became a child as an heir, she did not disclose the existence of her husband. The fact that an unmarried woman wears Vale means she refuses to be officially asked to socialize by a man.

Marquis had already welcomed the Count's woman to his wife, but it was clear from Lowe's eyes that she still had an unbeatable beauty for Princess Manarina and was still obsessed with Primiere, known as the 'White Flower of Albain'.

"Settlement is a bad thing to hear. Me and her didn't make a difference."

"That's right. For the kingdom, the two of you hold hands as representatives of the aristocracy that supports the king. I'm sorry to hear that."

Lowe answers with a soft smile. Markis laughs and says he can't eat himself.

I know everything and I'm listening. Lowe doesn't have the talent for war, but roughly no one goes to the right of this man to conspire.

Markiss is still desperate to get information from Lowe. In this labyrinth expedition, she is clearly a greater accomplishment than Primiere and will be recognized for her existence.

It was Marquis's revenge against Primiere, who covered his face with Vale, after he had abandoned his engagement without explaining anything.

"... I think it's time. Primiere will lose his say in this operation."

"Eh... that's it. Lord Lowe...?

Did you set something up for Markis? That's what it looks like, but Rowe shakes his neck slowly, so Markiss swallows his words.

"What happens when you hire someone who doesn't know where they're coming from just because they're strong? Primiere was too impatient in that regard."

"I see... that's true. Loewe is right."

"This is just a general theory of the world. It's just an unfortunate coincidence."

At that time, the sun that was hiding in the clouds appeared, or the light that plunged through the window behind Lowe increased in intensity.

A shadow falls on the face of a man called Lord Bai Li. When he realized that the smile was gone from his face, Markis felt a chill.

--How far is this man interfering with this operation and what is he trying to do?

Crusade or seal the "Snake". Even with the power of the Demon King Crusaders, Markis doesn't know if it's possible.

But Lowe is plotting to do it. The fact that he doesn't leave the office means he doesn't have to move right now, and he's on his way.

(I hear that Dick Silver is a staff member of the Demon King Crusaders and is quite a shard... if you don't realize what this man is up to. Then, the Shuraba is waiting for you.)

If Rowe's plot was revealed to Dick and it was like he was using all the Demon King Crusaders. It is also well conceivable that Lowe's neck will fly to buy their anger. In that case, Markis and Rowe were suspected of being related and sometimes tired - but Markis was really afraid of it, even though he thought it was shallow.

And Marquis thought Lowe was on his side, but I didn't understand why he chose him over Primiere.

Primiere is an excellent woman. But Markiss wanted the volume to shine as his wife. Knowing that what I think is even a shard is a betrayal of my current wife.

"I don't know if Primiere's loss will do what Marquis wants. Either way, I want to be a rock to protect my country."

"Yes, of course... you're right, Prime Minister."

If he loses his leg and ceases to be the principal, Primiere returns to the Duke's children.

Then Markiss wonders if she can see her face again. Now that I had married another wife, I couldn't help but dream of welcoming her as my second wife.

(What did Primière think when she saw Dick Silver, whom Markis still loved? Men and women are miserable. When a man feels that he has potential, a woman instinctively wants to be her partner)

Rowe once went to greet a girl she had only met once when she was young, when she learned that she had become a professor at the University of Magic.

What I saw there was a dark-haired man sitting with Princess Manarina and eating while laughing.

Miralka-Elis. Rowe encouraged her to perform civilian duties, and when she became Prime Minister in recognition of her achievements, she intended to apply to her father, Fenroute, to have her wife. Even though she had only met once and had not spoken properly, Lowe believed that if she could get her identity, she would get that beautiful girl.

It's also a dream. When Miralka joined the Demon King Crusaders, everything was over without a start.

"... Lord Lowe?

"Ah, no... nothing. I just remembered the old days a little bit."

Lowe, who has a professor at the same university, visited Miralka's house only once.

Rowe peeked into her magic book and praised her for reading a very difficult book. The book she was reading at the time was as time-consuming as Rowe was to understand, but I didn't care about it.

The impeccable beauty of a girl reading quietly attracted Lowe's interest even though she was not old enough. I felt an emotion close to my desire to keep this girl in my hand.

Lowe, who had only been favorable to the women around him since he was a boy, thought Miralka would respond the same way.

But, contrary to expectations, Miralka turned away from the book and gave him a cold gaze. Still, Lowe was confident that he would not be rejected.

Miralka said so that he could see through his heart.

"Don't use me to please your self-esteem."

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It wasn't long before Shelley and the others started exploring the seven levels.

Sakuya's superior hearing felt a slight discomfort in the "Sand Flow", and she led the party down seven levels before heading towards her left hand. Dick and his team didn't go in that direction because they weren't heading for the next level.

Dick can also magically enhance his hearing, but not that of the Moon Rabbit. As Sakuya progressed, he speculated that there was apparently a cavity in the sand ahead. The sand spills into the cavity one by one, and you hear the sound of rustling.

It was fortunate that the cavity had not been filled with sand over the years. But the Sakuya don't have the skills to dig up the sand at once.

While thinking about whether to ask for Dick's backup, Sakuya noticed that the sandworms were approaching us from the front as they infiltrated.

"Be careful, everyone. Coming from the front."

"... Lotte, are you ready?

"Yes, you can go anytime, sister."

At first, every time I detected a sign of the worm, Sakuya kept her voice up, but when she found out that her allies could stably destroy the worm, she dropped the tone of her voice and warned her as usual. Sherry and Lotte are also used to it, showing no shame in the name of the Alliance Master and a calm response.

Zed wanted to protect Dick's dear acquaintance, the sisters of the Red Twin Pavilion, and his allies, but the collaboration between the three S-ranked women was impressive. The more easily targeted Liza avoided the attack, the more dangerously she could avoid it, and he didn't have to do anything.

(I have a feeling from them that they shouldn't rely on me. Many of the Guild Master's acquaintances are strong women.)

"Zekt-san, if you're bluffing, you'll be eaten!

"Nh... I see."

Zed laughs bitterly when A-Rank Lisa moves better. And I decided to do what I could to help my fellow men who dared to go to the worm without doing anything.

"Coming!

At the same time as Shelley's voice, the sand in the front rose big, and the fierce momentum approached us. And the first Lotte tried to feed him, and finally broke through the sand, and the worm appeared - but then.

At the same time as the worm jumped out, a large amount of sand soared up, revealing the buried structure.

"─ Shhhhhhhh!"

The worm is aiming for Lotte, making sounds that are neither loud nor windy. However, the worm slows down as if it were on a net.

"My enemy's shadow plays on this hand - Shadow Sink"

Utilizing the shadow of the worm jumping onto the surface, Zeke was activating magic. Slower shadow movement - this slows down the movement of the shadow-generating body. This magic is said to be the foundation of shadow spiritual magic that synchronizes the cause and effect of the shadow and the body, but is close to extreme.

Landing in the sand with a dull motion, the worm still opens its jaw to feed Lotte, but the sisters breathe together and simultaneously tap into the worm from left to right.

"'Lightning Whip'!

"'Whirlwind (Rolling Smash)'!

Shortly after Sherry struck the lightning whip, Lotte's body was struck by a stiff worm. However, because it is a larger individual than ever before, even if the exoskeleton is crushed, it cannot be defeated with a single blow, and the worm, while greatly frightened, strikes at the nearby Sakuya with a different aim.

"Phantom Step"

As long as the worm's attack is a physical attack, it's impossible to capture the current party member. Sakuya tricks the vision of the worm with a special gait, causing it to attack an unexpected location.

And when she went under the voided worm's body, she squeezed the supple muscles to the limit, releasing the body technique of the guild.

― ― "Moonsault" ―

"Haaah!

Strongly trampling the sand, Sakuya kicks back and forth. The worm's torso is pushed up, and even the part buried in the sand floats far into the hollow - and so on.

"'Flying Shadow Slasher'!

The muscles of Zeke's arm swell up, throwing a slicer with the power of the Shadow Spirit. If it is in the air, it can penetrate through the mouth where it cannot penetrate in the sand.

Slicer penetrated the worm's mouth, pierced through the exoskeleton that Lotte and the others had shadow spirits pulling him back to Zeke.

"Hah... I can't breathe anymore just by watching. It was a bumpy bumpy bum."

Lisa, who was hiding, came out and stroked her chest down. Sakya had already begun walking and approached the revealed structure.

A square flat polished stone floor depicts a circular magical formation depicting a snake with two heads. There were stone columns and roofs around, but they were half-destructed when they hit the body of the worm earlier.

Sakuya bends in and checks his team. The pattern of the snake easily recalls the association with the 'Berthalis Snake'.

"Wow... that's a big magic team. Is it like a magical force of metastasis? I think about 10 people can get on top."

"I don't know what it's for, but let's call it a master for now. This building... I think it's an altar, but we have more to investigate."

"Wait. Somebody's approaching... they're almost there."

"Eh... hey, hey, Zekt-san, it wasn't your fault!?

Zeke remained alert to the rear while the worm appeared. But someone sneaked up on him and approached him.

Are you good at covert behavior skills, or are you the same as Zeke - equivalent to an SS rank?

--Hello, Kudzu. Nice to finally meet you, you fucking twin...!

"Sister, this voice...!

"... the wind man who attacked our guild... he must have been caught in the Knights jail...!

The man Dick was supposed to have knocked down. Why was the man able to enter this labyrinth?

While Lotte and Shelley were unbelievable, there was a tornado rolling up the sand in front of them.

Among them was Clive Garland.

A man with a bandage around his head and half and a ragged coat stood with his eyes open like a carnivore.