Welcome to the Monsters' Guild ~ The Strongest Group Who Did Everything, for a Price ~

This is a raucous liquor store on the edge of the Wang capital.

In a further corner of the tavern, the man was drinking cheap liquor.

"Long time no see, Bernie."

The man's body trembled victoriously.

Because no one who knows that nickname is supposed to be in King's Capital.

The man looked up surprised, and there was a nostalgic face there.

"La, Rise!?"

It was Rise who spoke to this man, Barney.

Rise orders liquor for the service when he sits in the seat across the street without Bernie's permission.

It's not good to drink in the morning, but you can't expect clean water or tea in a place like this.

Nothing but cheap liquor diluted with water if you drink it.

"You look good."

"You say? Looks like another dragon crash."

Bernie also responds lightly to Rise's light mouth.

"I just got involved in a little trouble. It's not as bad as it gets."

"Are you also responsible for the road blockade the other day?

"The Knights have already quit. That's why we don't specialize."

That's a lie, Barney felt.

There has never been such a massive road blockade in Wangdu.

Besides, it's only natural to think that Lys has something to do with the dragon commotion right after that and even the kids if they come.

That's why Bernie stopped pursuing any more.

Any further involvement could lead to your own ruin.

Ordinary demons don't translate into substandard demons like Rise-Tamer.

We don't have a bigger problem.

It's not like him.

That was the common perception of the demons who knew Rise.

"So, why are you here again?

Even so, Bernie understood the purpose of Rise.

Because there's only one piece of information he wants to ask himself.

"Do you have any additional information about Lamia the Pale Scale?

After all, Barney smiles bitterly.

Lamia of pale scales, that is, Lamia, the submissive demon of Rise.

And what he's looking for is the location of that herd that Ramia was supposed to live in.

I'm looking for Lamia's hometown.

Ramia was abducted by humans at an early age.

Its purpose is to play with pets.

Few wealthy humans raise demons as pets.

Especially if it's a beautiful demon.

Unlike normal lamia, the Lamia of Rise is a rare being with scales with sapphire colors.

It would be a coveted treasure from a collector.

That's how Lamia was bought by a single collector.

But not as slaves.

The kingdom of Tend, where the Rises lived, was forbidden to raise demons capable of communicating with one another.

That was a measure to avoid leaving any future causes of evil when the demons and subhuman lineage were still recognized as subhumans.

And the law became ironic that it would bring a lot of money to poachers.

I want it because I can't get it, I want it because others don't have it.

Collectors who want banned demons pay large sums of money from poachers to buy valuable subhuman demons.

And sneak in and have fun with each other with similar tastes.

But the country is not incompetent either.

Different means were used to extract such collectors.

Most of all, it is not from the heart of a righteous man or good intentions.

Because I thought that if they were such a scoundrel, they would definitely be committing other illegal acts.

If you're doing something illegal, you don't feel guilty about taking away your property.

Catching more villains would also be an appeal to the people.

If you hear that the villains have been caught, the people understand that the country is doing its job, and if you are a spiteful merchant or nobleman, you are happy to be here.

The land is moist and the people are happy to be two birds of stone.

Rise and the demons were also involved in these acts of picking.

The reason is to gather information, care for captured demons, and in some cases even help with rough things.

The guards are experts in capturing rogues, but they are not specialized in dealing with demons.

So I left the demon to the demon man. We will take care of them until we return them to the flock.

But trouble is always the same.

The demon that Rise secured in the case in charge was a young Lamia.

If you ask him, he won't know where his hometown is because he was brought here in a short time.

Furthermore, the poacher who has kidnapped Lamia is currently missing, and he says he doesn't even know where he came from to grab Lamia.

In fact, these examples are not uncommon.

Because poachers are the job to grab and sell, not the breeding side.

They may be based in specific towns, but they rarely cross from town to town.

Because it is harder to grasp the fact that it is always moving because it is illegal.

A flight to another country would be all the more so.

For these reasons, any information about Lamia's homeland was unknown.

It was also conceived to be deposited in other Lamian settlements where the country knew, but for some reason it was turned down as stubborn.

We have to protect this child.

At first it was thought to be a child of abomination or blame, but I felt that Rise, who saw the reaction of the Lamias, was rather distressed by the unprotected oddity.

As a result, the country decided to give up returning Lamia to its homeland and leave it to Rise, who discovered Lamia in his protection efforts.

I mean, I pushed it.

You can leave the demon thing to the demon man. Demon warriors were also pushed for the inexpensive reason that they would be two birds a stone with more power.

It's not even that simple of a problem, in fact, but that's why Lamia was too young to throw away the dust.

With that past, Rise kept asking for information about Lamia's hometown.

And if you want information about demons, only ask the traveler or the same demon.

Bernie is one of the demons who was asked to gather information for those reasons.

"They say that there is also a Lamia inside the country of Gersatan. They say that country has a lot of big woods and a lot of waterfront in the back. You may want to go once. Your dragon would fly away."

"…… Thank you."

When Rise removes the bag from the place, place it on the table.

It is clear from the bag that there is a noise of misalignment and that there is a coin inside.

"Bye."

Rise takes a seat after getting the information.

And when he left the store, the servant came with the liquor he ordered.

"Is that it? Who was the customer earlier?

"Yeah, that guy would have left. I drink alcohol."

Barney receives booze from his service as he nostalgics for the bag.

"... Speaking of which, he left without paying for his booze."

Well, I wondered if the man would like to drink while enjoying the touch of the contents of the bag.