Since becoming a sophomore, I got permission to go outside freely. Ceres-mama is the one giving dorm students permission. Of course, we’re good kids so we got ours right away. It’s thanks to our daily routine.
「We’ll head to the guild first. I have a car prepared, let’s ride」
We got a Zatsuryu Car at the entrance of the school so we rode it.
A Zatsuryu car is simply a car pulled by a Zatsuryu people instead of horses, along with monster cars, they’re the common vehicles you see in the city. People are walking around in the town instead of taking taxis, and those who commute use buses with regular routes, as for ours, it’s a charter flight.
Those who are in the lower grades who can’t fly in the sky yet go to the guild using the bus(-like Zatasuryu car,) but since they’re crowded and only boys ride those, I stopped Lina-chan from riding those. I can’t wait to fly.
I got in, closed the door, and the car started driving.
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「Welcome to the Free Knights Guild. I’ll guide you around, so stay with me!」
A girl with black side tails entered through the guild door. Behind her are blue and red twin Kiryu.
Furthermore, Emily’s bodyguards are with her so they make a large group.
「S-So this is the Free Knights Guild」
「They’re full of people, Onee-chan」
「Y-You’re right」
It’s a holiday morning, but the place is crowded with people looking for work at the guild. It’s crowded at this time of the day as students from the academy rush in for the good requests.
By the way, the non-student guild members come in later in the day or take their day off to relax.
「You can register at the reception desk first-」
「Ah, Emily-sama. Good Morning」
「Huh? Hmm, who are you again?」
While she was about to guide the big sister stiff in nervousness, and the little sister whose eyes were shining in excitement, one of the group waiting in line for their turn called them out.
He’s one of the 47 unfortunate. He’s a male student who moved up to the third year. He’s a year below Emily, he was the one Emily and Ruu saved when he almost died from the previous commission and Emily took him back to the city.
He fell for Emily in that one incident and he tried to get close to her whenever there was an opportunity.
「Ah, I’m!」
「Hey! Bastard! What’s with that overly friendly attitude with the princess?! Huh?!」
But, another man interrupted him.
One of Emily’s bodyguards, the fire-attribute red-headed Yankee Hee-kun (Emily nicknamed) He’s the self-proclaimed leader of the bodyguards who fell in love with Emily, their school idol, and eliminating the men approaching their Princess Emily.
It doesn’t matter if one’s younger, he threatens them with a murderous look.
「–Senpai, I’m talking to Emily-sama right now, please stand back」
「The princess has no business with you. Scram!!」
The Kiryu and the group were having an argument in the guild.
The mood instantly spread through the companions around.
「Senpai. Don’t think that we’re going to back off after you do that?!」
「If the seniors want it, we don’t mind. Want to do it here?」
「Haa. This is why I hate idiots who can’t learn. Please die right now. If you want, I can help choke you」
「You’re all too crazy when it comes to the princess. If you don’t want to look lame, you better go back to the dorm now」 Want me to send you off?」
The 47 unfortunates and the two members of Emily’s bodyguards participate in the standoff, threatening each other by emitting mana.
「E-Everyone, if you fight here they’ll scold you」
「Stop making a fuss in this place! Know some shame!」
A muscular male student emerged from the student line to the reception desk and yelled at the noisy boys.
「Ah, the director! T-This is bad!」
Seeing his face got the boys turn pale.
He’s a senior in school, a seventh-year student, and he’s a harsh man in the boy’s dorm.
「I revoke your rights to leave! Go back to your dorms and write a reflection essay! Now!」
「Aaaaaaah! I knew it!」
They were making a fuss in the middle of the guild operated by the state. Punishment was inevitable.
If it wasn’t for the director, it would’ve been a fight inside the Guild Training Field (The name of the Vacant Lot) but it was too late.
「Go back to the dorm. Come with me!」
「Tohoho. Sorry. We’re going back, good luck to the rest of you」
Over a dozen of Kiryu boys accompanied by their supervisor zipped out of the guild.
「What was that?」
「Wow」
The twins witnessed the entire thing. Safira’s mouth was opened in amazement while Luvis-chan saw it with sparkling eyes.
「Err. G-Girls, wait a second, don’t just leave me!!」
Emily, who was supposed to take care of the twins with her bodyguards, was left alone, looking sad.
Only the three of them were left at the guild.
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「Okay, we’re here. We’re going in. It’s this way」
「Hmm, So that’s how it’s like」
「It’s my first time coming in here」
「Woah, there are a lot of cars parked in here」
「The front entrance is for visitors, while the back entrance is for the related parties. I hear that they use the side to bring in materials, that’s why they have a lot more parking space. I hear other shops have the same design.」
The Zatsuryu car drove smoothly and arrived at the guild’s back entrance on schedule. I greeted the Zatsuryu standing in front of the gate and asked to let us in.
It’s crowded on holiday mornings. It was a hassle to wait in line each time so I called ahead and had them let us in from the back. This is a trick the receptionist taught me.
「We’ve been waiting, Lina-sama, Anastasia-sama, Mira-sama, and Alec-sama. We have it ready」
「Thank you. I look forward to working with you today as well」
We smoothly passed through a room in the guild. It’s nice when things are set up properly, don’t you think?