The next time, at the Adventurers guild.
"… No one is coming…"
Terly mumbled to herself dejectedly.
After displaying a recruitment notice, we sat at a table inside the Adventurers guild and wait for companions of the hero to show up.
It had been half a day. The other adventurers definitely saw our notice.
Besides us, a number of adventurers were recruiting members. They had
conducted interviews, talked with them and went off.
I knew very well why no one was coming.
"… Hey, let's lower the standard. Our goal is to defeat the demon king, so
such conditions were necessary… but 'only recruiting top tier jobs' is a bit
too grueling."
"Ugh… But…"
In this world, the adventurers jobs were divided into tiers, with some being top tier.
Terly's high cleric was one of the top tier jobs. It was difficult for normal people to pick this job, she could very well be a hero candidate. And it was normal for such hero candidates to enjoy a privileged life in other
teams…
Terly probably wanted to recruit powerful companions in order to take downthe demon king. But…
"If this goes on, no one would apply! You might have a top tier job, but mine is the weakest. I will lose my place if I am suddenly surrounded by elites. How about lowering the entry requirements…"
As I was preparing to stand up,
"I saw the notice to recruit adventurers with top tier, is that you guys?"
Her eyes with red pupils looked sleepy. Her smooth black hair reached her shoulders. For us, she was a girl in a classical witch attire, with black cloak, dark boots, pointy hat and a staff. Her features were delicate like a porcelain doll – it's a loli.
It wasn't surprising for children to work in this world…The small frail girl who looked about 12-13 had an eye patch covering one eye. She flung her cloak hard and said:
"I am Meguma, a descendant of Megumin the hero of the land! I'm an arch wizard with the strongest attack spell, explosion…!"
"… Are you here to tease us?"
"I, I'm not!"
I couldn't help retorting the self introduction of this girl, and she denied in a panic. And what was with the name Meguma.
"That red eye… Are you Crimson Demon race?"
The girl nodded in response to Terly's query and presented her adventurer
card to Terly.
"That's correct! I am an elite mage from the Crimson Demon race,
Meguma! My magic is powerful enough to split the mountains…! … That's how it is, do you need an excellent mage? … By the way, I have a favor to ask. I haven't ate in 3 days, could you give me something to eat before the interview…"
Meguma looked at us with sorrowful eyes. The heartbreaking 'Ugu' sound came from Megumin's stomach region.
"… I'm fine with treating you to a meal, but why are you wearing an eye
patch? If you are injured, do you need this girl to heal you?"
"Hmmp… this is a tool to restrain my overwhelming power… If you pull it
off… A gigantic disaster will befall the world…
"Oh… So it is something like a seal."
"I made that up. This is just a normal eye patch, it just look nice… Ah, sorry,
please don't pull on that, stop!"
"Eh… listen Kanike, the Crimson Demon race are born with high intellect and strong magic affinity, most of them have the potential to become a professional mage. The Crimson Demon race are known for their red eyes… and their strange names."
Terly explained as I pulled on Meguma's eye patch.
… I understand. Just listening to her name and seeing that eye patch, I
thought she was teasing me.
I released the eye patch, and she said sternly:
"It's rude to say our names are weird. I think the names of the people in town are the weird ones."
"… Right, may I ask for your parent's name?"
"My mother is YuYou, my father is Hyaiziboru."
"…" x2
Terly and I were silent.
"… Anyway, the race this girl is from produced many powerful mages right? Could we recruit her as a companion?"
"Hey, if you have any problem with the names of my parents, say it to my
face."
Meguma leans forward, and Aqua returned the adventurer's card to her at this moment.
"It should be fine right? The adventurer's card is real, her job is really top tier with the ability to use powerful spells– Arch wizard. The magic stat on the card is very high, so she has a lot of potential. If she really can use explosion magic, that would be amazing! Explosion spell is the top grade spell in the detonation series magic and is hard to learn."
"Hey, stop addressing me as she, use my name!"
As Meguma protest, I handed the food menu to her.
"Don't mind the details, order something to eat. I am Kanike. This is Terly. Please to meet you, Arch wizard."
Meguma seemed like she had something to say, but just took the menu quietly in the end.
What do you about the new member!