Has the reason why the monsters have disappeared or gone into hiding in large numbers been discovered?
Upon hearing this sentence, almost... no! It should be said that all the adventurers simultaneously turned their gazes toward Luna, who stood in the center of the Adventurer's Guild. After all, this issue concerned the survival of most adventurers!
If an ordinary person were stared at by a group of adventurers with intimidating looks, they might already be trembling in fear.
However, for Luna, this was a common occurrence.
So, even under the gaze of all the adventurers, she remained calm and read out the important announcement that concerned the life and death of the adventurers!
"The reason why the monsters are exhibiting such strange behavior is that a General of the Devil King has arrived here."
Luna's words made Ethan think.
"A General of the Devil King?!"
Almost all the adventurers present reflexively took a deep breath.
Meanwhile, Kazuma, who had been tightly clinging to Ethan's leg, was so shocked that his mouth hung wide open, giving Ethan the chance to kick him away!
"No way!" One of the blue-haired girls, who should have been beautiful but showed no sense of propriety at all, stood with her hands on her hips, her face foolish and extremely dissatisfied. "Why would the Devil King's army come to a beginner's village like this, inhabited only by novices? Are you just making up excuses to deceive us?"
"This news has been confirmed." Luna knew this was hard to believe, so she quickly explained. "Because of the arrival of the Devil King's General, the monsters have been affected and have left the forest. The weak monsters outside the city have almost completely disappeared, so now only difficult quests are available. Adventurers can no longer work."
This was why the shocking scene of almost all the quests being taken in an instant occurred, and also why Kazuma was desperately begging for the quest Ethan had taken.
"Oi oi oi, so what are we supposed to do now?" A young man who looked like a thug also stood up and complained. "Regardless of why the Devil King's General came to a place like this, if he doesn't leave, are we supposed to keep being unable to work like this?"
"The Guild has already requested assistance from the capital. In the near future, knights and high-level adventurer teams from the capital will be sent to deal with this Devil King's General." Luna shook her head. "During this time, please be patient."
"Luna, can I ask a few things?" This time, it was Ethan who asked, his dark, night-like eyes seemingly flashing with wisdom.
"Of course, as long as I know and can say."
"Do you know the location of the Devil King's General? If we manage to defeat him, what benefits can we gain?"
"Huh?" Luna seemed surprised by Ethan's question, pausing for a moment before answering in confusion. "Yes, we have just received information on the exact location of the Devil King's General. We need to prevent other adventurers from wandering there and being killed by the Devil King's General."
"And if the Devil King's General is successfully defeated, the benefits are immeasurable. For example, a large reward like a villa that you can choose as you wish, honors that even the royal family would acknowledge, and even a noble title could be granted. Benefits like these are too numerous to mention in a short time..."
"However, it should be noted that as of now, there has been no news of a Devil King's General being successfully defeated. So, defeating him will be extremely difficult! Please consider carefully!"
After explaining, Luna seemed to understand Ethan's intentions and kindly advised him.
"Relax, I never do anything uncertain." Ethan smiled mysteriously, then handed the Giant Toad hunting quest sheet to Kazuma.
He then stood confidently under the gaze of the other adventurers.
"The quest to defeat the Devil King's General, I accept it! Wait for good news from me! I'll treat you all to drinks later!"
"Great! No wonder he could easily defeat Swordmaster Mitsurugi Kyouya! Your courage is truly extraordinary! I support you! We'll wait for you to return and treat us to drinks!"
"The future of adventurers is in your hands! Go for it! We'll be waiting for the drinking party!"
As Ethan spoke his heroic words, the other adventurers stood up and applauded!
"He... always acts recklessly..." Eris, sitting in the corner of the room, could only sigh as she watched Ethan in the center of the Adventurer's Guild.
"Relax, Eris, Ethan won't do anything uncertain..." Yunyun was influenced by Ethan's confidence, making Eris feel even more exhausted.
"I know Ethan won't do anything uncertain, but when will he change his habit of making decisions on his own without discussing them first?"
Eris also trusted him deeply, but what she regretted and worried about was Ethan's habit of always making decisions on his own. After all, she and Yunyun were his team! At least discuss things before acting!
"Is this because of your past sorrows...? Relax, you saved me, and I will save you too..."
Eris murmured softly, her voice so gentle that even Yunyun beside her couldn't hear it.
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In the deepest throne room of the royal palace, a noble girl was sitting.
Blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a pure white dress, her body small but extremely cute.
Her name was Iris.
Her full name was Iris Stylish-Sword Belzerg, the first princess of the Belzerg Kingdom!
Without a doubt, she was a person of great nobility, second only to one person and above thousands!
However, this noble figure looked gloomy as she listened to the conversation between two people beside her.
One was a short-haired girl wearing a suit, more like noble attire than a knight's uniform, with a short sword at her waist.
The other was a girl wearing a black dress, holding a magic staff, with several rings on her fingers, looking like a very powerful sorceress.
The short-haired girl with the short sword was the eldest daughter of the great noble family Symphonia, the personal guard of the first princess of the Belzerg Kingdom, Claire Field!
In some ways, she could be called Princess Iris's personal assistant.
And Claire, Princess Iris's personal assistant, was of course reporting the situation that needed to be reported to Princess Iris!
What situation? Of course, it was about the beginner's village Axel, which had been directly visited by the Devil King's General, causing the kingdom's higher-ups to be in a state of confusion!