- Daytona Perspective

"Damn it! I didn't expect those guys to do it!

The nearby furniture, which beat him up to hit him with frustration, made a flashy noise and was crushed. A subordinate who stood on his side shook his body bickly, turning a frightened eye to fear. Normally there's no such thing as a gaze, but it even bothered me right now.

After fighting those abominable women, I was back home to be treated to scratches. Most importantly, the wounds from the women are no big deal. The biggest damage is his own magic that he unleashed to escape. Unfortunately, that was the best time to do it. Otherwise, it was because I was supposed to fight a woman who was mowing down all my subordinations and demons by herself.

I feel chilly even now that I remember it. Intense killer that was pointing from above. Because of that, it's like I got hit without being able to concentrate on the women fighting in front of me. Sure, the ladies seemed like they could handle me for real, but that stuff, if I was even calm enough, would work it out. The woman who was flying in the sky - if only it wasn't for him.

Drained of precious subordinations and demons, I escaped unnecessarily, and I was severely reprimanded by Master Trianf. Naturally, we lost to an unexplained opponent in a situation where we might be able to fight other demon kings and humans. By now, the people who line up with me will be fucking laughing at my failures. I'm sure he thinks it's a great opportunity to get into Mr. Trianf. I'm angry.

"Dear Daytona, it's over"

"Thank you"

If you observe a body healed by healing magic, there is no more wound left. It's in perfect condition. I'd like to go back now and screw their heads off if I could, but there's no way they're still there. Now you should sink your anger into the depths of your heart and wait for the opportunity.

"But next time I won't fail. The next time I meet them, I'll kill them. I'll do my best."

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After training Rubias and the others, I was coming back to the city. No matter how brave the party is, I'm not in such a privileged environment that I can eat without working, so Rubias, the princess, naturally has to earn money from my daily work. Karin and Ciel left the city at an affordable request, adding a newly added Dieria. Rubias is either training at home or in a mock fight at the lord's mansion. She is so eager to train herself as long as she has time, she grows so fast. It can also be part of what I want Dieria to apprentice. And when I say, it's a reception job in the guild today. I slashed it recently. It was all the noise and it was giving me feelings, so sitting at the counter calms me down very much. Oh, it's a moment when I realize that peace is good.

"Lapis, you're kind of out of strength today"

"True. It's usually crisp, but now it's like melted cheese."

"... Really?

Answer Mr Camille and Mr Miranda, still stuck on the counter. All you two have to do is flap your shoulders at my reaction. It's not good. There are no customers at this time, and I have nothing to do because I have finished replenishing my equipment. If you lose your strength when you have nothing to do, you won't be punished.

With all this, I remember the demons I met in the demonic realm. He was quite a powerful demon tribe. To give Rubias and the others confidence, I was holding him back just to kill, but I didn't get to crusade. That's their limit now. But we'll always win in the future. Because there must be a respite for that much time.

That demon tribe - the man who named himself Daytona - said his Lord as Master Trianf. Seems to be different from Agusta, the demon king I defeated. I mean, I guess one of the more than one demon kings is a demon clan that says that triamph or something. And maybe Daytona is the advance party that that Trianf unleashed. Considering the demons on that scale and being led by a strong demon clan there, I'm probably not mistaken. If the scouts were crushed, what would they do? Ordinary commanders should be cautious. The enemy is more powerful than he thinks if the power he estimated to be enough was lightly crushed. So after we get more strength next time. It should be said that we should gather the information properly and then act on it. Even so, it is only my wish and I have no certainty whatsoever. Because a commander of the swine rush would immediately send reinforced soldiers.

"But well... you should be able to buy a little time"

"Lapis, did you say something?

No, it's nothing.

Looks like my thoughts were leaking out of my mouth. There are more adventurers here and there, and they are caught by it and the workload grows. I thought it was a short break and I was working one after the other, and Frali and one girl came in through the entrance to the guild. The girl looks around most of the time and startles to move on to the counter. The child is still young and only looks about seven to eight years old. Obviously, he's not an adventurer, and he's like a normal family or in a less economical situation because of who he is. Are you an associate of the Alliance? So I looked next door, and both Mr. Camille and Mr. Miranda just looked suspicious. If you two have been working here longer than me, you somehow understand the family structure of the staff, so even the Alliance family doesn't seem to have it.

The girl was getting in front of me while I was doing this. Some adventurers seem to have tried to tangle along the way, but that's stopped by the adventurers around. Even if I didn't understand the purpose, I couldn't ignore it for now, so I smiled and talked to him to reassure him.

"Welcome to the Adventurer Alliance. Ma'am, what seems to be the basket in the guild?

"Uh... uh..."

It's for nervousness, it seems the girl doesn't know what to talk about anymore. If this is the adventurer of a muddy, painful man, I almost rush him to hurry, but a little girl can wait as long as she wants.

"Um... I need your mother to help me."

"Mother?"

"Your mother is sick... so..."

In the middle of the conversation, the girl spilled a polarity and tears. Suddenly, surprised, I hurried around the counter and held the girl's shoulder. The adventurers around me and Mr. Camille are bewildered by rare events. Mr. Camille tries to offer him the treats he had, and Mr. Miranda skips a sharp glance at what the adventurers around him might have done. It's a complete wet coat...... Eventually, the girl seems to have settled down, and she still looks at me with her wet eyes in tears.

"I'm sorry, sister"

"Fine. Can you tell us what happened more than that? I'm not comfortable here, so should we go in the back?

After I turned to Mr. Camille and the others, I pulled the girl's hand and took her to the rest room in the back. The girl seemed a little nervous, but she follows me in silence. It's past noon, and the breaks are sloppy, so it's just me and the girls in the room. In the meantime, to relieve her of her nervousness, when she prepared a cup of tea for two by borrowing someone's brought in tea leaves on her own, the girl lowered her head and took a sip, then exhaled in a ho as if she had lost her mind.

"Calm down?

"Yes. Uh, I say Leena"

"Oh... I'm Lapis. Can you tell me what Leena came here to do?

Leena nodded, quietly starting to talk about the situation. Her home was in the corner of this city of Sioux Four, a place where people and security were not very good - that is, in the slums. Leena's family, who lived a prudent life but lived in peace with her four parents and children until recently, the environment is drastically altered by the death of her father. A family who managed to live on his father's income, who was an adventurer, suddenly became unpaid. I can easily imagine what will happen. Less savings quickly bottomed out, and while she also had trouble eating that day, it seemed like her ill tending mother was originally forced to go to work, but that didn't last long either. A mother who fell ill a few days ago didn't wake up with a high fever when she thought she had collapsed this morning, and Leena, who panicked, apparently asked the neighbors for help. However, the economic situation is no different from that of their families, so when I say what I can do, I give them less food or give them advice. Leena thought desperately as a child. What the hell can I do in this situation? And her conclusion is to rely on the Adventurer Alliance. My father told me about my job as an adventurer because it was people who helped people in need. If I pay you, you may cure your mother's illness. That's what I thought. I hear she's been brave enough to visit this guild.

"Sister, I brought you the money you have at home. Is that enough?

That said, only a few copper coins she gave away from her nostalgia seemingly important. Anxiously, I wasn't a ghost enough to say to her that it wasn't enough. The treatment of illness is basically the work of the temple. A cleric belonging to each God uses sacred magic to cure the disease for the high cost of treatment. But the amount is expensive, and it is priced only by the wealthy. Like Leena's house, there's no way a family in need of daily food can pay for it. Then, later, it was the realm of the adventurer. When I gently stroke Leena's head, I smile nicely to reassure her.

"It's okay. Because your mother's illness is bound to heal. Don't worry."

"Really!?

Leena brightens up as soon as possible. With my magic, I can probably cure the disease. But that doesn't make it a fundamental solution. This is how we got involved, so I wanted to help Leena's family become independent.

"Well, I'll just get one for the commission. Then, shall we go back to your mother right away? 'Cause I think your sister can make it a little easier on you about your mother."

"Oh, thank you, sister! Then let's go right away! The house is this way!

As soon as possible, you want to help your suffering mother. Leena ran out like she was bounced. As I rushed after that back, I was beginning to think in my head about how to solve this situation.