Assassin and [Maple Tree]
Assassin and [Maple Tree]
In order to find the [Guild Home], the three Hyde and the others had walked to the edge of the town.
This area is inconvenient for the central square and NPC shops, but since the rank of the [Proof of Light Bug] that I have is the lowest rank, I can only buy [Guild Home] around here.
"If it was a proof of a better rank, I could have bought a large [Guild Home] in the center of town."
"Just getting it is enough! I can't complain because you did everything! Besides, I don't care about the size of [Guild Home]!"
“Fufu, well, if it’s Maple, it might be so.”
"yes!"
(On the contrary, even with a large [Guild Home], I feel like Maple-san can't handle it. Putting Sally aside, it seems impossible for Maple-san to be the guild master of a large guild.
Even Sally wouldn't do it as a master of a large guild, as she and Maple would spend less time together.
While the three were walking for a while, Maple stopped in front of a certain [Guild Home].
"Here... might be good."
The [Guild Home] was located at the end of a stone staircase at the back of a road with little traffic, and there was a wooden door with few decorations.
It had just the right feel of a hideaway, and there was no crest floating on the door as proof that it had been registered as the [Guild Home] that Sally and Hyde explained on the way.
“Certainly, you seem to like Maple.”
(I also like this quiet and quiet feeling. It's even better if it's not conspicuous and flashy.)
"Are you okay here?"
"Yeah, I think it's fine."
"... I liked it too."
When Maple received their approval, she took out the 【proof of light bug】 from her inventory and pressed it against the door.
Then, the white glow emitted from the door fills the alley. When the light subsided, a faintly glowing emblem was floating on the door.
With this, this [Guild Home] became the property of Maple's guild.
"Hurry up and enter!"
"Yes! Let's go!"
Maple and Sally entered the [Guild Home] impatiently, followed by Hyde.
The inside is spacious with wooden furniture in the center.
"Quite spacious and beautiful!"
“Even with this, the size of the [Guild Home] is the lowest.
"It's quite a lot, but will it fit?"
Although this [Guild Home] has two floors and is spacious, that is because there are only three people here at the moment. If fifty people enter, it will become cramped.
“Would you like to invite someone over?
It's only been two days since the 【Guild】 was established, so there are probably many players who don't belong to any 【Guild】 other than the player who founded the 【Guild】. It's a problem.
Once the [Guild] is established and stabilized, it is not hard to imagine that the lure of famous players will start all at once.
After thinking a little about Sally's words, Maple nodded as if she had come up with something.
“… Maybe I should invite Kasumi and Kanade!”
“Those two people~.
"yes!"
(If I remember correctly, Kanade is the beginner boy that the two of them met in the cave. I don't know him, but I've heard that he has an atmosphere similar to Maple's, so maybe he'll be fine...?)
"Sally! You two are going to join the guild! We decided to meet at the square!"
"Good. Then let's go quickly."
"Yeah! Hyde-kun! You've never met Kanade, have you? I'll introduce you when we get there!"
"... ah, ah. I understand."
Hyde, who was shy, followed the two of them to the meeting place while being nervous about meeting the players for the first time.
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"Thank you both! I'm so happy!"
"I'm glad you invited me too."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
While the four of Maple and the others exchanged friendly words, Hyde was behind Maple and Sally, watching for Kanade, who saw his face for the first time today.
(I know it's rude to say this, but he does have a girly face. Judging from his voice, he's probably a boy, but if he keeps quiet, it's hard to tell him apart from a girl. He seems to have a nice personality. The atmosphere is similar.It was good that he seemed to be easy to talk to.)
Hyde, who is shy, basically never goes out to talk to people he meets for the first time.
Furthermore, since he has a unique atmosphere that makes it difficult for people to notice, he rarely talks to the other person until he gets used to it.
"Ah, that's right. Hyde-kun! This child is Kanade! The game is very strong!"
However, in this case, Maple, who ignored that unique atmosphere and noticed Hyde, intended to introduce Kanade to Hyde, so that rarely happened.
"...? Wow. Eh, a ninja?"
"Oh! Hyde-kun! How long have you been here?"
“What are you two talking about? Hyde-kun, you came with us from the beginning?”
""e?""
"e?"
Three people who tilt their heads and act strangely.
Sally and Hyde, on the other hand, looked at the three of them and just nodded, "I guess so."
"Well, that's right."
(This is a normal reaction, isn't it? Maple-san can recognize me normally, so I don't think she's aware that it's abnormal.)
“You’re going to have a hard time too.
"... I don't care. Those two and Sally are normal. Maple-san... I don't know. I've never met someone who normally finds me and talks to me."
"... Really, you're having a hard time..."
Serious sympathy and a little disgust mixed in Sally's voice. But that sympathy was something Hyde was used to.
(People who hear about my constitution usually sympathize with me... No, I don't think I'm too lonely if I look at it objectively.)
Hyde certainly has a constitution that makes it difficult for others to notice him, but it's not like he's completely unnoticed.
I had several opportunities to talk about my constitution as a chat when I was noticed. And when I spoke, everyone would always look at me with sympathy.
"Sally! Hyde-kun was there from the beginning, right!? Kasumi and Kanade don't seem to understand at all!"
The subtle atmosphere that flowed between the two was dispersed by Maple's loud voice.
(Nice timing, Maple-san! It's the same every time, but this subtle atmosphere is awkward!)
The sympathy he receives every time he speaks is nothing more than an extra help to Hyde, who has long since accepted his constitution.
Basically, it wasn't something to hide, so I would answer if asked, but every time this sympathy was directed at me, I felt annoyed.
As that atmosphere quickly dissipated, Hyde secretly expressed his gratitude to Maple.
"What Maple. Are you still doing it?"
“Because you two don’t understand at all! Hyde-kun, you were normal!?”
"Yes yes, I was there. You should have been following me the whole time."
"Look~!"
Maple raised her voice as if she had seen it, but there was no reason for the two to remember it.
Incidentally, Sally, who made the assertion, wasn't always aware of Hyde's existence, and even forgot about it for a while until he introduced Hyde to Kanade.
Even so, the reason I said I was there all the time was because Hyde was in the direction Maple pointed.
I only said that because I decided that Hyde would not act inefficiently, such as going out of the way and joining again.
“……Maple-san, calm down.
Kanade, this person is Hyde-kun.
"That's right. I'm Kanade. Kanade is fine. Mr. Hyde."
"... Nice to meet you, Kanade."
"Yeah, nice to meet you"
Hyde hesitated for a moment before Kanade held out his hand as he said that, and then immediately grabbed it.
Kanade, who has an atmosphere similar to Maple, seems to have gotten used to it quickly.
"Then I'd like to ask for your help, Hyde-kun."
“……Eh, ah, uh… th, this is the one, nice to meet you. Kasumi-san.”
Hyde was able to grab Kanade's offered hand right away, but he couldn't immediately grab Kasumi's hand. It seems that there is a sense of resistance to touching the opposite sex.
"Then let's go to our guild right away! I found a pretty good home!"
"Hey. I'm looking forward to what kind of place it is."
"I'm begging you, Maple."
“Leave it to me! …… Huh?”
After finishing her self-introduction and about to start walking, a familiar armor came into Maple's field of vision.
"Chrome!"
"Hmm? Oh, it's Maple! It's an event.
"Yes! It's been a while!"
When Maple raised her voice and stopped him, that person……Chrome noticed Maple and rushed over.
“How was Maple after that?
"You were really strong~! I managed to win though."
"Yeah, that's good...
Chrome had also expected, ``Maybe if it's Maple...'', but he was surprised once again when he actually heard it from his own mouth.
He himself actually fought, and once again confirmed Maple's strength, having defeated that monster-like boss monster he had defeated in just a short amount of time.
“Maple has been attracting attention since the first event, and I guess you can join guilds as much as you want.
"Guild... That's right! Chrome-san, if you don't mind, would you like to join the guild we created? Unless you have a plan yet."
Since he witnessed Chrome forming a party at the second event, this was a useless solicitation for Maple. Even so, she invited him because she thought it would be fun if Chrome could play with him in the guild.
"Huh? In Maple's guild?"
"yes!"
“Umm, I don’t mind… how about Sally?”
Confused by the sudden invitation, Chrome asks another acquaintance here.
“I don’t mind if you prefer Maple too? Of course, as Maple said earlier, unless you plan to join another guild… But Mr. Chrome, you were in a party at the time of the event, weren’t you? Aren't you going to join the guild with those people?"
“They are temporary parties that are limited to the time of the event. I will be away from the party once the event is over, so there is no problem.
"Yes! Welcome!"
"Thank you very much."
"Oh. Nice to meet you."
Thus, Chrome joined the members.
Also, when Maple spoke to Hyde, Chrome, who first noticed Hyde's existence, raised his voice in surprise.
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After inviting Chrome and the others to the [Guild Home], Maple and the others registered them as guild members after guiding them through the home.
"Once again, I'm Guild Master Maple. I'm confident in my defense and poison attacks!"
After registering, starting with Maple's words, everyone introduced themselves again, and at the same time, they also self-reported their areas of expertise.
Maple, who introduced herself first, said it herself, but the biggest reason was that she didn't have to hide anything because she belonged to the same guild and became a companion to fight with.
(Sally evades, Chrome-san uses a large shield, Kasumi-san melee, Kanade uses ranged magic, and my covert and surprise attacks. The weak point is the imbalance between the vanguard and the rearguard.)
As a result, the guild became quite unbalanced, with only one Kanade in the rear guard and five in the front guard.
(I only talked to Maple-san's acquaintances, and from now on, someone might join the rearguard, but if things continue as they are now, Kanade will be overburdened. When recruiting someone, I will prioritize the rearguard…… Even if you ask me to invite you, it's absolutely impossible.)
I know that the current situation is not very good because of the imbalance, but since I don't have confidence that I can do a good job of inviting people to talk to people I've never met before, Hyde decides to just give advice to other people about this problem. .
“Then the name of the guild should be next.
"Huh? Are you okay?"
When Maple looked around at Sally's suggestion, everyone nodded back.
Since everyone here was centered around Maple, there was absolutely no objection to Maple becoming the guild master and deciding on the guild name.
"Umm, then..."
Maple thought about everyone's reaction for a while, and eventually typed her name into the panel.
[Maple tree]
This guild was later called the ``Makai Realm'' or ``Demon Realm'', and was the only small-scale guild that could compete on par with the large-scale guilds.
The guild is finally established.
I was a little lost as to how to call Hyde's guild members, but it turned out like this.
Maple → Hyde-kun
Sally
→ Hyde Kasumi → Hyde-kun
Kanade → Hyde-san
Chrome → Hyde
ni
Izu → Hyde-kun
Mai & Yui & Karaage →
I plan to become Hyde-san.
Next time, it will be unveiled.
Time flies.
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