"Yoru Machi, have you ever considered accepting commissions from Adventurer's Guilds in other towns?
"I know of one town whose Adventurer's Guild is larger than Mag Town's, and the commissions there are of a much higher level."
On a small country road, Cui walked side by side with Yoru Machi, teaching him the so-called Elf Royal Secret Art—the storage magic she had previously used to pull weapons and items out of thin air at will—while slipping in a question about whether he had any intention of changing jobs.
The reason Cui had such thoughts was because she had encountered a troublesome presence at the Adventurer's Guild: the receptionist, Soya.
Not only was the other woman beautiful and curvaceous, but she was also considerate and had the halo of being "the first woman Yoru Machi had met," making Cui feel extremely uneasy about her existence.
A few dozen minutes earlier, as the gunpowder between Cui and Soya grew increasingly intense, Yoru Machi, whose survival instincts were exceptionally strong, decisively picked a commission at random from the mission board and slipped away.
One was the first woman he had met in the New World, someone who had taken rather good care of him. The other was his roommate and fake fiancée.
Logically, these two should not have been capable of forming a Love Triangle. Who knew whether it was the competitive nature between outstanding women or some other reason?
But in any case, Yoru Machi's instincts told him that, as a man at the center of such a storm, his ending definitely would not be pleasant.
Thus, with his extremely keen sense of danger, he chose to run away at the first opportunity...
With Yoru Machi, the target they could fight over, gone, Cui and Soya naturally could not continue their Love Triangle.
Before leaving, Cui did not forget to strike back at Soya once more. "So what if you met him before I did? I can stay by his side all the time, but can you?"
After leaving those words behind, Cui also walked out of the Adventurer's Guild. As she stepped outside, she clearly heard the sound of the counter collapsing behind her.
Although Cui looked pleased with herself on the surface, she was actually somewhat lacking in confidence. On one hand, Soya was simply too formidable a rival. On the other, Yoru Machi was far too dense!
That was right. When Yoru Machi had saved Cui from the Poisonous Demon Dragon, she had already developed some feelings for him.
Otherwise, how could she, a princess of the Elf Race, have compromised so easily after he had seen her naked, even suggesting that she and Yoru Machi pretend to be husband and wife?
Come on, no matter how one looked at it, the woman was the one who lost out more in pretending to be a married couple. Cui making such a suggestion in itself had already been a hint.
Yet Yoru Machi, as dense as an iron straight man, had failed to notice her hint entirely. He had even continued to believe it was merely a measure to protect her reputation, leaving Cui utterly speechless.
Even though her flags had kept getting raised, Cui had not given up because of it. She had even prepared herself for a long battle, and pretending to be husband and wife was one of the plans she was carrying out.
Now, not only did they live under the same roof, but they even went on adventures together. Cui believed that no matter how dense Yoru Machi was, one day he would definitely realize her feelings.
However, Cui had not expected such a powerful rival as Soya to suddenly appear before her plan had even begun to unfold. That was why she was now suggesting this to Yoru Machi: to eliminate this powerful opponent.
"Mag Town is pretty good, though. And with Miss Soya's special care, we can keep accepting those high-level commissions with extremely generous rewards. Why go to another town?
"Besides, I only just settled down in Mag Town. If we move away, there'll be no need for us to keep our previous agreement."
Hearing Yoru Machi's words, Cui was clearly stunned. Only then did she realize that if she wanted to get rid of her great enemy, Soya, then the contractual relationship between her and Yoru Machi could no longer be maintained.
According to their previous agreement, there was no time limit on how long they would pretend to be husband and wife. It would only end once Cui felt the relationship could be terminated, or if they moved somewhere else.
The excuse Cui had previously found was that she needed to preserve her reputation in this town. Since they were leaving Mag Town, that excuse naturally could no longer stand.
"Rather than those unimportant things, look at this commission first.
"Since I left in such a hurry just now, I randomly grabbed a document from in front of Miss Soya and ran. But now that I look at it, this commission seems to be quite troublesome and difficult..."
Mag Town, Adventurer's Guild, Guild Master's office.
The Guild Master had originally been leisurely discussing life with his little secretary.
Thinking his wife had come to check up on him, he instantly straightened his clothes with practiced speed and pushed the secretary away from him.
At the same time, a beautiful figure pushed open the door and entered. To the Guild Master's surprise, however, it was not his formidable wife who had come to inspect him, but the Adventurer's Guild's Poster Girl, Soya.
Had it been any other guild staff member, the Guild Master would probably have flown into a rage by now.
But since it was Soya, there was nothing he could do. As the Adventurer's Guild's Poster Girl, Soya was one of the top beauties in all of Mag Town.
Without exaggeration, at least eighty percent of the Adventurer's Guild's adventurers regarded Soya as their dream lover. Without Soya, the guild's business would definitely lose more than thirty percent.
The Guild Master did not blame Soya too much at this moment. He merely reminded her that in the future, she should wait for a response from inside before opening the door.
"Guild Master, those things aren't important anymore. I'm here to resign. I plan to quit my job as a guild receptionist and go back to being an adventurer."
Before becoming a guild receptionist, Soya had actually been an adventurer herself, and she had even been rather famous.
After hearing Cui's words earlier, Soya had clearly realized the seriousness of the situation. After smashing the guild counter in front of the dumbfounded crowd of gossiping adventurers in the hall, she had stomped upstairs to resign.
"Why do you suddenly want to resign? Have you suffered some unfair treatment in the guild?
"Soya, you can tell me. Which bastard bullied you? I'll break his legs!"
Upon hearing that Soya wanted to resign, the Guild Master could no longer remain calm. As had been said before, Soya alone brought the guild more than a thirty percent boost in business. If Soya resigned, where was he going to find another Poster Girl as outstanding and beautiful as her?
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