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

Zeke and Rigel meet bandits somewhere else than Mizha. Zed could have contracted alone, but he made the decision to let his friends gain experience.

"Yiyah...!

"--Yikes!

Rigel slashes the bandits with a bold broadsword. At the same time, Rhea cuts in, pulls out the sword, and carves out the slash.

"Nh... what is this, this response...!

Bandits catch Rigellian swords with a song sword - the song sword is wrapped in a red glow, and the blade of Rigellian sword floats and is pushed back by force. Rhea was unnaturally unresponsive, and the bandit's leather armor wasn't even sharpened.

"--It's not just armor... after all, these people... Rigel, retreat!

"Uhhh...!!

Rigel and Ryan roll to the left and right to avoid a counterattack - the next moment, a Bowgun shell fired by McKinley, who was holding back, flies towards one of the bandits.

"--haaa!

In response to the bullet, the bandits shake through the sword with a beastly shout. Reacting to McKinley's bullets should be difficult for Lia, who's trying to reach AA rank, but the bandits made it happen - but...

It was a net made of tough vegetative cymbals that jumped out of the bullets shattered by the impact.

"Ugaaa... haaa...!!

"Nah, what is this guy... just yelling..."

The rest of the bandits are still alive when they see a man captured by the internet and furious. One of the bandits fires a blowing arrow at Rigel, who can't get up.

"─ haaaaa!!

It was Thio who stepped in there - spinning his spear, blowing his blowing arrows with wind pressure, and rushing in with fierce momentum.

"Balanced spear spells... 'Shishirupukiki'...!"

As Thio rushes in, he knocks the bandits on the wind generated by spinning the long spear - a blow with the wind spirit magic that involves two bandits and knocks them on the trunk of the tree.

"--Thio, there's still one...!

A vanishing bandit jumps out after Thio has finished his move and punches him with a dagger - Tio decides he can't avoid it and tries to catch the attack with a small hand without hesitating to get hurt.

Sooooo!

"─!!

Rigel, who was following Tio's assault, kicked the bandits - the bandits broke up and tried to throw a dagger, but Tio's spear was shaken before.

"Haaa!

Play the dagger and blow up the bandit himself - but still, when he tried to get himself up, Rhea, who was at a distance, knocked himself out at the peak of the sword.

McKinley shoots the anesthetic bullets at the thieves who were rampaging online - still rampaging, but eventually slowing down and finally losing consciousness.

"It's a bullet that lets the Beast sleep... I can't believe you're so conscious."

"--Everybody, Akan! Stay away from them!

Mizha's rushed voice echoes through the woods - the four Rigellians react instantly and jump away from the fallen bandits.

"(I'll seal them off one by one... I've never used them like this before...!

A small light that glides through the air - Dick's split body activates magic without chanting. Then, the bodies of the bandits, who were starting to emit red light, were wrapped in spherical boundaries.

― ― Boundary Beads Quadruple Seal Prison Orb Quadrable ―

The red light leaving the bandits' bodies and heading towards Tio and Rhea is all blocked by boundaries - and eventually vanishes without a place to go.

"What the hell... is this guy doing...?

"Someone is manipulating the bandits... and it looks like they were empowering them."

"... is that light... fluorescent...?

Dick returned to Mizha without revealing his identity - now that he had finished his role of watching over and supporting the guild members, Dick left the explanation to Mizha. After thinking about how Mizha explained it, he noticed the appearance of Zeke who came later and asked for help.

"Mr. Zeke, are you okay? We were saved by some kind of fluorescent light....."

"Oh, my God, the Master left it to Mizha. I was rescued just now... The red light in the bandit's body seems to take over and manipulate the body of others. Defensive magic seems to prevent it."

"Who the hell would do that... against the carriage union or the Weltem Chamber of Commerce?

Before answering Rigel's questions, Zed shows his friends what he had - a fragment of cut leather. Short chains are attached and there are also signs of cleavage.

Mizha opens her eyes and asks her to embrace herself - Lia and Tio walk up to her when they see Mizha.

"... very similar to the 'Collar of Slaves'. The Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce, which captured Mizha, must have recovered everything we owned and spread."

"What do you mean there was a spill...?

"Regarding the beast captured by the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce, we are releasing everyone on the list. It's hard to imagine that only the collar spilled out... the collar was numbered in the order in which it was made. But it's not in this collar."

"... something like that has been scraped... yeah, that's kind of weird. I mean, I made a collar...."

It was Rimserit who made the "Slave Collar", and Zeke and Mizha received an apology. Mizha was told by Rimserit himself why he was temporarily hostile to Dick.

--I know this is no excuse.

- Dee, don't even think about getting forgiven. For Mizha and the Beasts.

Mizha did not blame Rimserit for his self-blaming words. Remembering that he could no longer return from the ice fox and was rescued, anxiety still rose - but if Dick, who saved himself, wanted to forgive Rimserit, Mizha was not lost.

"... this collar is different from that made by Mr. Rimserit. But if that's the case, someone made it or brought it in."

"I see... Mr. Zeke, why don't you look for the thief?"

"We've already traced their footprints to the Shadows. But the leader I was dealing with was getting stronger in some way... while wearing this collar, he might have reached S rank."

S Rank - The opponent who is ravaged even if members other than Zeke and Mizha form a party. If you encounter something unexpected, it can cause serious damage.

"... Lord Zeke, Lord Mizha. We will stand by to protect the carriage."

"Oh, you shouldn't go deep now. You just have to step up and get stronger... that's what the labyrinth of King's City is for."

"We'll do what we can. I'll check the bandits' belongings."

"... please be careful... We... are waiting..."

Zeke nodded and moved through the woods with Mizha - the bandits were not far away.

"... if you increase the number of people who encounter things like us, it won't hurt anymore."

"Ah... that's right."

As Mizha said, I recovered all my master's collars... this time, I had one of my chiefs wear a collar and manipulate all my men. It means that the people who did that are entering this country. "

Zeke and Mizha nodded back as Dick spoke.

"Or have you been lurking in this country since before? Either way, we have to get rid of it before it gets big."

Zeke moves faster and runs through the forest with Mizha.

The two men who arrived in the woods in an abandoned house built to hide quickly realized that there were no bandits left. And there were no traces of anyone believed to have worn a collar on the bandit leader.

After deciding to report the treatment of the defeated bandits to the Knights in the nearest fortress, Dick instructed Zeke and the others to return to King's Landing and restored consciousness to the main body in King's Landing.

Even if the Knights moved anyway, if Cody hadn't gone out, he could have done a lot of damage. Dick thought it wasn't a bad decision to move in the form of a request from the Weltem Chamber of Commerce to avoid bothering his best friend.

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Miralka Elise looked at a pair of pierced earrings placed on a desk in a magic university lab.

"Sealed pierced earrings" - magic equipment to suppress Miralka's magic. It was acquired by her on her journey to demon king crusade.

But Miralka doesn't have that memory of who gave it to her. What I realized was that this magic tool was made with technology outside of my knowledge and could not be repaired if it was damaged.

(I should probably talk to Dick... but I...)

Miralka remembers the night Dick went to Kvaris alone.

I understood Dick's idea. With the help of all the Demon King Crusaders, Verlaine and Shelley, he gained a strength that was almost immense - even though it was from the beginning - he went further than that.

Dick hasn't changed a thing when he gets so strong. I tried not to change - he is a member of the Demon King Crusaders and depends on us for important times.

In reality, it didn't. Dick tried not to get anyone involved, but to finish everything by himself. The people of King's Landing ended it while Miralka was asleep - and if it had succeeded, he would not have said what he had done.

If not, what would have happened to Dick? Just thinking makes Miralka feel pain in her chest.

Dick's visit to the house allowed Miralka not only to regret the loss of Sphere, but also to look up. Now that Sphere's back, there's nothing more to hope for.

Nothing - trying to guess so, Miralka's chest has a feeling that can't be erased.

When strong enemies like 'Kvaris' appear again, Dick wonders if he will take them with him.

Aren't they not strong enough to line up next to him?

"... you shouldn't be whispering."

We must be strong ourselves so that Dick is not alone. That's obvious, not impossible.

I no longer need pierced earrings to suppress my magic. Even if these pierced earrings lose their power, it would be nice if they could control their magic on their own.

When Miralka served Pierce, she always looked at Manarina's seat.

If Manarina, who is busy as a princess, can also take a break, I would like to visit the Silver Bottle Pavilion. By then, Miralka thought she could keep her mind organized - face Dick with her chest up.