When the group returned to the Adventurer's Guild, more than half of the adventurers in the hall were gone.
Beam tossed the Goblin Berserker's head onto the counter.
The head rolled twice on the counter, dragging a long trail of gray-green blood across the wood grain.
The hall fell silent for a moment.
"Is that... a Goblin Berserker?"
A male swordsman holding a drink came over to look, and the glass slipped from his hand, shattering on the floor and splashing everywhere.
"Didn't this group just register this morning? How could they..."
The others had similar expressions.
Although many of them possessed the ability to subjugate a Goblin Berserker,
How could rookies who had just received their Copper rank today defeat a monster that required a Silver rank to hunt?
Even if the divine weapons passed down through generations in the Melromarc Kingdom were powerful, they couldn't be that strong.
Yunyun stood beside Makoto, curiously observing everything around her.
After all, it was her first time leaving the village.
Makoto didn't steal Yunyun's credit.
He wasn't like Momonosuke or Mr. Satan.
And what was there to steal credit for over such a trivial matter?
After helping Yunyun register as an adventurer, Makoto personally hung the Silver rank badge on her belt.
This made Malty angry all over again.
"Th-that... I'll treat everyone to a meal." She took the reward pouch she had just received from the guild from her belt. The silver coins inside made a crisp clinking sound.
Makoto patted her on the head, then pointed at Malty. "Why should you treat? We have a wealthy patron here. Let's fleece her good."
Malty's smile almost couldn't hold up.
But to maintain her image, she still nodded and said with a forced smile, "I'll cover the meal."
At the most famous restaurant in the royal capital of the Melromarc Kingdom.
Yu opened the first page of the menu, his finger stopping at the top left corner. He said to the waiter, "Everything except this."
The Teddy Devil added, "Five portions of each."
Malty sat upright in the host seat at the table. The smile on her face didn't change at all, but her fingers holding the wine glass tightened slightly.
The food came quickly.
The entire table was full, plates stacked on plates, bowls crowded against bowls, not a single gap.
The Teddy Devil jumped directly onto the table. His four paws stepped on the white tablecloth, leaving several gray paw prints.
He buried his head in a huge roast pork leg, oil dripping from the corners of his mouth to his chin, and from his chin to the tablecloth.
"Damn, this tastes terrible!!"
The voice came from deep in his throat, sounding muffled, but his gnawing speed didn't slow down at all.
The main reason was that the food they usually ate was prepared by top chefs who were Devil Fruit Users, like Alice, Erina, along with assistance from Hisako and the other Elite Ten of Totsuki.
These otherworldly chefs naturally couldn't compare.
"Then don't eat it."
The Gorilla Devil was fighting him for the same bone from across the table. The two Devils' fangs collided above the bone with a click.
The surrounding tables grew quiet.
Several nobles in fine clothing stopped their knives and forks, their eyes full of disgust.
"What are you looking at? Want to die?"
Yu didn't even lift his head as he threatened coldly.
Although he wasn't famous in this world yet, his killing intent was genuine.
All the gazes withdrew simultaneously. The nobles lowered their heads and focused on cutting the meat on their plates. The clatter of knives and forks against porcelain resumed.
Makoto picked up a piece of frog leg meat and put it into Yunyun's bowl.
It was said to be the meat of a monster frog native to Axel, tender and popular with diners in this world.
Yunyun's eyes reddened again. "Th-thank you..."
This was the first time someone other than family had served her food.
Makoto looked at this girl who was starting to shed little pearls again and couldn't help but feel speechless.
'Was she this easy to pick up?'
Malty sat across the table, her knife and fork pausing for a moment.
Her expression didn't change at all, but the steak in her bowl was being cut into smaller and smaller pieces until it turned into a pile of minced meat.
Just then, a dissatisfied voice came from the restaurant entrance.
"What's wrong with this place? How can they allow such rude people in?"
Yu put down his fork and looked toward the entrance.
His killing intent had already receded before those eyes met his.
Makoto's hand serving food also paused. He narrowed his eyes.
At another table diagonally across, an elderly man was attending to two young women.
Seated on the right was a woman with golden curly hair falling straight to her waist, a face that could render any man speechless.
Her figure was voluptuous, even explosive.
That golden dress outlined her curves completely.
At that moment, the woman raised her chin slightly, her gaze sweeping over the nobles who were lowering their heads and pretending to be dead.
Finally, her eyes landed on the Teddy Devil gnawing on a bone on the table. She showed an undisguised look as if she were looking at garbage.
Beside her stood an elderly man.
His silver-white hair was meticulously combed, he wore a black tailcoat, and his posture was as straight and sturdy as a pine tree.
Yu recognized them.
Characters from Makoto's book.
A member of the Pleiades battle maid squad... Solution Epsilon.
A battle maid of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
The person next to Solution was also a main character in the book... Sebas Tian.
The butler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, of the Dragonoid Race.
Level one hundred, combat ability on par with the Guardians.
Since he was one of the few characters in Nazarick who wasn't hostile to humans, Yu had a relatively strong impression of him.