"……hmm?" (Mile)
As Mile was walking down the stairs in the dim light, she suddenly stopped, with a puzzled look on her face.
"What's wrong?" (Reina)
"Ah, no, I just thought I smelled a bit of tea..." (Mile)
"Didn’t the four of us just have a drink a while ago? You’ve got good eyes and ears, and you’ve also got a good nose… Come down quickly!" (Reina)
Urged by Reina, Mile started walking down the stairs again. Then, they proceeded to the dining hall on the first floor—
Yawn...
This time, they were enveloped in the distinct aroma of black tea. Then, the figure appeared before Mile's eyes, who could see somewhat even in the dark.
"M-Marcella-san… And Monica-san-san, Aureana-san… Wh-why are you here..." (Mile)
As Mile was left speechless after saying that, Marcella, who had sat down at the table and was holding a cup of tea, replied with a slightly angry, mischievous look on her face.
"...Why? Adelle-san, you wouldn't have thought that we, your best friends, wouldn't rush to attend Adelle-san's once in a lifetime event, would you?" (Marcella)
Then Monica and Aureana followed suit.
"I'll be getting a good view from my special seat right in front of the stage!" (Monica)
"Besides, the mission we received from Her Highness the Princess was to 'bring back Viscount Askham safely', right?" (Aureana)
"...Ahaha. Ahaha..." (Mile)
Hearing this, Mile was in tears and laughing.
"Our magic, whose power has become strange once again because of someone, will come in handy. Well, let's go..." (Marcella)
"No self-destruct endings okay!!"
Come to think of it, Mile remembered that she had told this same story during her Ekland Academy days.
Mile was in the lead, flanked by Reina and Marcella, followed by the other members. Mile grabbed the doorknob, gently pushed the door open and went outside...
"Well then, let's go!" (Mile)
Six women were waiting for them.
"Telyusia-san... and all the Servants of the Goddess..." (Mile)
"If the God's Angel-sama is going off to battle, surely we, who call ourselves servants of the goddess, can't afford not to fight alongside her?"
When Telyusia said that, Reina's face turned red and seemed a little strange.
"...Big Sister..." (Reina)
(Ahhh...) (x3)
Mile and her party roughly figured it out.
"Who is this person?!" (All Wonder Trio)
And Marcella and her party, who saw tsundere Reina's dere side for the first time, were stunned.
"Well, juniors were willing to risk their lives for the world, so if we knew a fact by not helping them and leaving them to die, it would damage our reputation!"
"You say that again..."
Philly reprimanded Willine. And then, Litria was—
"Haha! But I can't miss the opportunity to show the Mile-san how much I've grown! Father cried and tried to stop me, but..."
(Ahhh...) (All CV)
That's true. There was no father who would not stop his daughter from staying there. In fact, it's more surprising that she had been able to shake him off.
The swordsman Willine, the spearman Philly, and the daughter of Baron _AURA_, the magical metal-crusher Litria—Mile and her group were a little surprised by what they were saying, but they all smiled. At this point, they had no intention of saying things like, "It's enough that we are the only ones who have to go to our deaths!" or "Everyone, please evacuate immediately!" If they were going to run away with words like that, they shouldn't have come to a place like this in the first place. To say such things was an insult to their courage.
Besides, Mile and her group had no intention of dying. If they survived, they could either return to fighting monsters or head to the rescue of the besieged fortress city—But once they died, that's it. They would no longer be able to go to other battlefields or save many people.
At the very least, monsters of B-rank or above would not be allowed through. But, Mile was not going to die. It seemed impossible to achieve both, but she still had no intention of giving up on either of them.—With strong comrades fighting alongside her, she had no worries. The all-female group, now numbering 13, made its way down the still-dark main street.
(The background music for this scene is "Midnight Merry-go-round," an insert song from "Time Stranger (Etranger)"! ...No, maybe "Woof Woof March" from "Woof Woof Chushingura" would be good too...) (Mile)
And, at all times, Mile was thinking about things that didn't make sense.
"...Hey. Ah, well, the tools are good, my pictures and sounds... I told you to let me know when you were going to do something interesting!"
"Everyone from 'Mithril Roar'..." (Mile)
"Ahaha..."
Mile and her group were no longer surprised. And so, Crimson Vow and their friends continued walking.
"...When this war is over, we'll create an orphanage for young girls only..."
"Everyone from 'Evil God's Utopia' and 'Flame of Friendship'..." (Mile)
"What a spectacular death flag!"
"You should just die..."
"And to all of you in 'Flame of Friendship', please be careful not to get beaten to death by monsters..."
"I thought you'd entertain me. Far from being boring, the days are full of thrills and excitement! As I thought, my eyes were not deceived!!"
"I don't agree with you, but on that point, well, I agree."
"Professor Kureleia! Etulu-san and Sharalil-san!!" (Mile)
People sat on the front of houses at various points along the main street. Then, they appeared from the intersecting roads. One after another, familiar faces joined Mile and her group.
"Hey, as always, you're doing some crazy things."
"Thanks to you, we've gained more members and are doing well!"
"Everyone from Dragon's Breath and Flame Wolf!" (Mile)
These two parties were jointly commissioned to escort the merchant caravan during the extermination of the bandits in Amroth.
"True Ancestor-sama!"
"Eh?" (Mile)
This time the voice came from above.
"Ah... from the fairy village..." (Mile)
"It's Mielerina! Everyone from the village is here too. As a messenger, I will help you all work together!"
The interception force against the other-dimensional intruders had swelled to nearly 40 people. If their fighting power was now ten times greater, there were various ways to deal with this. Once Mile had wiped out all the monsters that were B-rank or above, she could retreat and start afresh. They could buy time with a delaying defense and wait for the combined forces to return from Aubram Kingdom—
—to survive. Live, living an ordinary, happy life.
"Everyone, let's go! And we'll come back alive!" (Mile)
"Ohhh!!" (Everyona)
Author's Note
The browser game "Angelic Link" (abbreviated as "Enkuri"), in which I was involved in setting the worldview and writing the side scenario, was officially released on August 19th and has reached number one in both the PC and Android versions of the popularity rankings on FANZA GAMES (R version)!!
And the general edition of DMM came in first in the new release category and 10th overall among a crowd of big titles!!
Thank you! (T_T)
Thank you for your continued support. (^^)/
I'm relieved that I was able to do the work that I was paid for.
I hope this will help all the Narou authors get more job offers for games...