Slime Reincarnation

Chapter 31: Consulting the Guild Master

"Heyyy! Big trouble incoming!"

I arrived at the village of Caso, but I didn’t want to cause a panic that might scare the children, so I stopped making a fuss once I entered the village and headed straight for the village chief’s house.

"Ohh! If it isn’t the Spirit-sama! Thank you so much for your help during the recent village opening festival. It was all thanks to—"

"Sorry, let’s skip the greetings. Something serious is happening. The dungeon north of Sorenarini town is rumbling at very short intervals. This is definitely a sign that the dungeon is about to undergo a . My subordinates reported it, and it seems the rumbling is extremely intense and dangerous. There isn’t much time left before the overflow."

"Wh-whaaat!? A !?"

The village chief’s face filled with shock.

"Chief, do you know about it?"

"I once read about in an old document left behind by a friend of my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. According to the records written by Garly Cusso (108), who once ruled this entire region, small quakes like rumbling continued for a while, and then after a big shake, a massive horde of monsters came rushing in."

"Then there’s no doubt. I don’t know how many hundreds of years ago that great-great-great-great-great-grandfather’s friend lived... Also, Garly Cusso (108) lived an insanely long time."

I mentally compared the defensive strength of Caso village against the attacking power of a .

Caso Village Defense Power... 3

(A few fences around the village. They don’t cover the entire area.)

Attacking Power from ... 2000

(Assuming each monster has 1 attack power. Roughly 2000 monsters overflowing.)

Yeah, impossible. Besides, there aren’t any adventurers in Caso village capable of fighting monsters. At best, they only have hunters who go after wild animals.

"No matter how you look at it, Caso village would get flattened by a monster overflow."

"Spirit-sama, that’s so cruel!"

The village chief cried "Waaah!" and complained.

"But no matter how hard you try, this village’s defensive capability can’t stop the monsters. There’s nothing we can do about it."

"It pains me to abandon this village..."

The village chief slumped his shoulders, crying sorrowfully.

"That’s why, since we can’t defend the village, we just need to wipe out the monsters before they get close."

"...Heh!?"

"I’m saying I won’t let a single monster near this village. Don’t make me repeat it — it’s embarrassing."

I’m not the type who does charity work or plays hero. I’m much more selfish... well, I’m not even human anymore. I just want to protect my comrades and keep the smiles on the faces of the people who’ve helped me. That’s all.

"The dungeon is north of Sorenarini town. If we can completely defend the town, the monsters shouldn’t reach Caso village. I’m heading to the Adventurers Guild in Sorenarini right now to consult with the Guild Master. I’ll discuss how to defend the town and come up with countermeasures."

"Ohhh...! You truly are the savior of Caso village! No, you will undoubtedly become the savior of the entire frontier region!"

The village chief happily patted my shoulder. ...Well, the area around my shoulder, anyway.

"Anyway, everyone should stay inside their homes until the commotion settles down. No going outside. Make sure to tell the children too. If they don’t listen, Spirit-sama’s fried chicken festival will be canceled from now on."

"Hahaha, in that case, there won’t be a single child who disobeys!"

The village chief laughed while stroking his beard.

I immediately equipped the robe and mage’s staff that Irina had chosen for me from my subspace storage.

"Right then. It’s time for the Great Mage Yabe to head out."

With that, I left the village chief’s house, mounted Logan, and departed at full speed toward Sorenarini town.

...Irina, why are you clinging to my back?

"Even if I can’t be useful... I want to stay by your side..."

When she says it like that, I can’t refuse. I told her not to fall off and urged Logan to dash. (Of course, I’m firmly supporting her with tentacles so she doesn’t fall.)

And so, we arrived in Sorenarini town in the blink of an eye.

Come to think of it, when I registered at the guild before, they told me to attach a mana-infused pendant to my tamed beasts. They said I could get one by applying at the town gate. Remembering that, I had already sent all 60 of Logan’s subordinates ahead to wait near the town.

A little ways off the main road before the town gate, the wolf-fang beasts were lined up neatly. Even though they were a bit away from the road, their perfectly disciplined sitting posture caused quite a stir. The gate guards had gathered as well, but since the beasts showed no sign of attacking, they had contacted the Adventurers Guild Master.

"Hey!"

I made my appearance. The guards were clustered on the road.

"What’s going on?"

"Look at that — so many powerful C-rank monsters, Wolf Fangs... Wait, could it be...?"

"Yeah, they’re my tamed beasts. See?"

I poured mana into the guild card issued by the guild. My name, rank, and occupation appeared. It clearly said .

"Don’t scare us like that!"

The guard got angry at me.

"Sorry, sorry. This is my first time bringing them into town. By the way, gimme the tamed beast tags."

"’Gimme’... come on, man... Well, we do need to put pendants on their necks so people know they’re tamed beasts... Wait, all of them!?"

"Yeah. Including the one I’m riding, 61 in total."

"Si... Sixty-one!?"

"Yep."

"We don’t have that many! Even though the guild supplies them for free, they’re still magic tools... I hope the Guild Master doesn’t get mad again..."

The guard pressed his hand to his forehead and looked up at the sky in pain.

Did I do something weird?

I just asked for the pendants because my tamed beasts need proof... That’s perfectly reasonable, right?

"We only have 10 pendants at the West Gate. Even if we take the 10 from each of the other three gates, it won’t be enough. Oi, bring out the horses! Select one person to collect the pendants from the other gates and another to go to the Adventurers Guild to get the remaining 21!"

"Yes sir!"

For now, I took the 10 they had and started putting them on the wolves.

Whoa, Logan, don’t line up first and wag your tail like crazy. You’re scaring the people around us. Behind him were Logan’s direct subordinates — the Three Knights plus Garbo, known as the Four Heavenly Kings of the Wolf Fang clan. By the way, since Garbo was the only one with a name when he joined later, the Three Knights got jealous, so after checking with Logan, I named the other three: "Fūga" (Wind Fang), "Raiga" (Thunder Fang), and "Hyōga" (Ice Fang). They are outstanding even among the Wolf Fangs, capable of using wind, lightning, and ice magic and skills respectively (Logan is in a league of his own). And then there’s the wandering Garbo. They’re all reliable guys who can handle important roles under Logan.

First, I put a pendant on Logan’s neck.

『Boss! It is an honor! I pledge even greater loyalty!』

Logan barked powerfully. He’s very reliable, but let’s stay calm here. There are lots of civilians around. I continued putting the tamed beast pendants on the others. Soon after, the pendants from the other gates arrived.

I infused them with mana one by one and placed them on the Wolf Fangs.

"Lord Yabe, it has been a while."

"Hm? Who might you be?"

"I am Sarina, Vice Guild Master of the Adventurers Guild. I was standing beside the Guild Master when you registered as an adventurer."

"Ah, nice to see you again."

So they had such a beautiful Vice Guild Master. This must be Guild Master Zoria’s taste. Absolutely.

"Still, what an impressive force of tamed beasts. All 61 of them?"

"Yes. They’re all good boys."

"I can tell that just by looking. However, let me remind you that any trouble caused by tamed beasts will be the tamer’s responsibility. The mana-infused pendant makes the owner clear, so please be very careful."

"Understood. These guys won’t attack people unless they’re attacked first. They’re very smart."

"I see... If it’s alright, may I pet them a little?"

Vice Guild Master Sarina’s eyes seemed to sparkle mysteriously.

"Go ahead. In fact, why don’t you fluff the strongest of the Wolf Fangs, Logan?"

I smiled and suggested it (though my face was mostly hidden by the robe).

"Logan, let Sarina pet you for a bit."

『Understood! Bring it on!』

"W-wow... he’s so big... Is it really okay...?"

Sarina gazed at Logan with an entranced expression. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

"Go on, touch him."

I gently pushed Sarina’s back.

Fwump!

"W-what incredibly soft fur... It’s so fluffy!"

Sarina buried her face in his coat and began rubbing her whole body against him.

Heh, another one has fallen for Logan.

"Vice Guild Master! I’ve brought the last one... Wait, what are you doing?"

Even when the man in the robe called out to her, Sarina — who was still half-buried in Logan’s fur and fluffing him nonstop — didn’t react.

"Fuwawaa~ So happy~"

"Who might you be, sir?"

I asked in her place for now.

"Ah, excuse me for the late introduction. I am Randell, an alchemist. The Adventurers Guild urgently requested me to make one more tamed beast pendant from stock and deliver it to the West Gate."

"Ah, I see. That’s my fault then."

I laughed it off.

"Y-you’re the Great Mage Yabe who has 61 tamed beasts?"

"That’s right. Sorry for the trouble."

"Not at all! For the past two years or so, no Tamers have visited, so there was no demand for tamed beast pendants. I was on the verge of having my deliveries canceled by the Guild Master. Just when I was feeling down about losing work, a guard from the West Gate came to Sarina and reported the shortage. Instead of cancellation, I suddenly received a rush order for one more!"

"Oh, really? So I actually helped you keep your job. Glad to hear it."

"It’s true! To me, Lord Yabe, you’re like a god!"

Randell laughed cheerfully. He seems like a good guy. Trying to cut off such a nice person’s work — Guild Master Zoria is such a jerk! Guess I’ll have to keep increasing my tamed beasts! Hehehe.

"Vice Guild Master! Are you alright? Shouldn’t we proceed with the procedures?"

"Ha!?"

Sarina snapped back to reality at Randell’s call.

"This is the last one. Please use it."

"Thank you. There you go, Lord Yabe. That’s all 61 pendants delivered. Once all your tamed beasts have their pendants, please complete the town entry procedures."

"Got it. Alright everyone, let’s march in an orderly fashion!"

"""Waoooon!"""

Time to march to the Adventurers Guild!