Chapter 457 – Selection
“Suddenly?”
I have only completed one mission.
However, it is said that he will be given the position of operations team leader.
‘What do you believe in me?’
Unlike what Zaid had scared, this is a rapid promotion.
If I know his contact information, I would like to send him a text message.
Of course, I know that I’m not doing this because I’m pretty.
“You probably know that I’m not diligent enough to be in charge of a team, right?”
『I know well. There is no need to be so suspicious. We just decided that you weren’t a good fit for the team. And I judged your power highly.』
Cowra explained as if she was aware of my doubts.
It seems that the friction with Zaid, who was her team leader, also reached her ears.
It wasn’t a bad proposal, but it won.
However, it is also true that it is better than receiving instructions from a minnow like Zaid.
It’s because I have a good personality.
If it had been any other person, several of Zaid’s nose bones would have been broken.
“I decide the team members. I would like to be able to carry out operations whenever I want. If you accept that, I will think about it.”
『… Team member?』
“I want Lynette. I don’t need Zaid.”
『Anyway, Zaid doesn’t suit you, so she didn’t plan on joining you. Lynette… Her opinion is important, right?』
Lynette will respond to my request.
She was talented.
She is a talented person.
She who was rescued by me will feel that she has received a favor.
Plus, she even kissed me when we parted ways.
Unless you’re an idiot, you’re right in thinking this is a green light.
Lynette probably wouldn’t turn down the request to be my colleague.
『Okay… I’ll tell the higher-ups about your request first.』
Kaura said and hung up the phone.
I was planning on sticking with Rebellion, if possible.
If they don’t bother you too much.
It didn’t matter even if they rejected my request.
As someone who needs to access Pantera, there is no reason to do so if Rebellion rejects my conditions.
It’s not that I wanted to be the head of the operations team first… Either way, I have nothing to regret.
“Was that power plant terrorist incident done by the owner?”
Sunni, who was next to me, asked.
I think I heard the entire conversation with Kaura.
I had no intention or need to hide it.
“That’s right.”
“Did Master have fun alone while we were picking up trash? I’m disappointed.”
Chaos is a being born as a weapon.
Since she went from fighting against great demons to picking up trash, she couldn’t help but be dissatisfied.
“Are there still no results on your part?”
“Yes… It seems like an ordinary volunteer group… I’m not sure. It seems like there’s something more to it… But should we move to Rebellion?”
Suni asks me with expectant eyes.
It seems like she wants to work with me.
The territory of the demons is too wide.
Although the activities of demons are largely limited to the eight Great Demon Castles, demons have built residences throughout the planet’s underground.
As Celestia said, finding Helena is not a problem that can be solved quickly.
‘Just flip everything over?’
I realized how to use my mind and my confidence grew considerably.
To the point where I wonder if it might be worth a try with Demon King Hellion.
My first goal is to find Helena, not to fight the devil.
But if I defeat the devil, that problem will naturally be solved.
Still, I think it would be possible to guess the odds of victory by seeing the devil in person… But it had been a while since he showed his face, so it didn’t seem easy.
“Tsk, tsk, how long has it been since you found Helena that you’re already saying that?”
Celestia, who was sitting across from her with her arms crossed, shook her head as if looking at her immature children.
As she said, I didn’t know that we might be too impatient.
Before I knew it, the car arrived home.
『Welcome.』
Artificial intelligence Juri welcomed us.
“Thank you for your hard work, Master. Thanks to Sunni, I got to eat beans and rice.”
I didn’t eat beans and rice.
But I couldn’t even eat Jjajangmyeon.
It seemed like they would cook, feed, and investigate, but the people’s hearts were tight.
“What?!”
Hearing Chaos’s words, Suni’s eyes sharpen.
“Senior Suni, what did I do well to open your eyes like that? Isn’t it true that you made me the master’s daughter out of your useless greed and that caused me to suffer like this? Because of you, I also have to go to a place called the academy for no reason.”
Chaos looked at Sunni pitifully, then shook her head and continued her words.
“This is so… I don’t know how many people are suffering because of Sunni.”
“Profit!”
Suni clenched her fists and lunged at Chaos.
“You can’t kneel and apologize, but you’re using violence. There’s no such thing as trash.”
“Chaos! Death!!”
As always, I leave the two bickering alone…
She decided to contact Liliana, whom she had forgotten for a while going to the detention center.
This was also the main reason I logged out of Pantera.
「Liliana: … Louise? Who is that? 」
「Woonho: Yes, I heard you were a student?」
Perhaps because he was the perpetrator, he didn’t seem to remember.
「Liliana: One of my students is like that… Ah! I remembered. That guy has no guts.”
I am now familiar with Liliana’s personality, which blames her for running away because she couldn’t bear it anymore.
Normally, you should listen to both sides in this case, but I trusted Louise’s words more.
「Liliana: I remember you had a talent for alchemy. But since I couldn’t use magic, it was half-baked. Tsk, tsk… If I had just held on a little longer, I could have become a prosperous wizard… I’m sorry.”
「Woonho: How are your skills? Do you think you can make your elixir?”
「Liliana: If you haven’t played and eaten for a while, you won’t be able to make it.」
If Liliana, whose reputation is poor, says she has talent, it’s worth believing.
「Liliana: It’s not like she researches and makes it herself. There is a ready-made recipe, but if she can’t make it, tell her to take down the store sign.」
After contacting Liliana, Suni and Chaos approach wearing lewd underwear.
“Master~”
Suni calls me in a loud voice.
“Master, my hole is always ready.”
Chaos tempts you by widening its cracks.
I think we had a big fight a little while ago…
In times like this, bamboo fits well.
Since I wasn’t able to hug him while he was in the virtual reality capsule, he must have been quite hungry.
After a long time, I decided to clear things up with them.
I hugged their soft waist and headed to the bedroom.
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After unwinding for about a day, Cowra contacted me again.
It seems that Rebellion has decided to accept my conditions.
I decided to meet Kaura in virtual reality.
They say they are coming to my avatar’s residence this time.
I placed a round table and an umbrella on the beach, the waiting space of my virtual reality, and prepared to welcome guests.
Kaura opened the portal and appeared.
When I saw her after a long time, she was still pretty.
“The sea? It’s more ordinary than I thought.”
Cowra looked around and said.
What on earth were you expecting?
“This is your team member candidate.”
Cowra floated profile photos of about 20 people in front of me.
“What about Lynette?”
“I said I would.”
Fortunately, it didn’t seem like another man would appear any time soon.
“How many people can I select?”
“It’s one.”
“Only one? But aren’t there too many candidates?”
“Once you make your choice, I plan to ask their opinions. And you are still new. What an incredible task I expect you will be given.”
Well… When I did the mission before, 3 people were together.
It seems like they are trying to entrust you with an easy mission like that.
Was it easy?
I don’t think that was the case.
It seems like I touched the magic stone warehouse and changed to Hell difficulty…
I think it would have been an easy mission if things had proceeded normally.
There was a profile picture and something like each person’s specialty written underneath, but it didn’t catch my eye.
First, all men were excluded.
As a team member, I like women rather than smelly men.
“… Isn’t it too obvious?”
When Kaura saw me like that, she asked with a puzzled expression.
“Hmm… What are you talking about?”
I pretended not to notice and looked at the female candidates.
There was no hit.
Among them, there was a distinction between superiority and inferiority.
I chose four candidates who were beautiful women who seemed innocent and easy to listen to.
“Bark… Aren’t you a married man?”
According to the documents, it is true that he is a married man.
“What does being a married man matter?”
“…”
“Kaura, what are you misunderstanding? I’m looking for a trustworthy ally. I hope you understand my sincerity.”
“Ha… Please don’t let a traitor come out for no reason by doing something strange.”
“You don’t trust me that much. I’m disappointed.”
“What is disappointment? Among the members of Rebellion, there is no one who is less trustworthy than you.”
“… Isn’t that too honest?”
“Isn’t it the mentality of a thief to expect trust after just completing one mission?
I think my reputation in Rebellion is not as good as I thought.
I thought he showed a wonderful side of saving his colleagues…
These guys are more suspicious than you think.
“When are you going to do the mission?”
“I hope you give it about a week.”
There was a prior promise.
It’s a blind date with Lord Ramona’s daughter.
With such an important promise, I couldn’t just say I was going to do a mission.
“Pantera?”
“That’s right.”
“Looks like things are going better than expected?”
“Well… Somehow…”
“Okay. We need preparation time here too. Contact me when it comes out.”
“Okay.”
After Kaura opened the portal and disappeared, I accessed Panthera’s avatar.
