Mnotia's Den

 “Sera, it’s morning. Get up.” Elena’s voice. But I want to sleep a little longer…. “Come on, Akame is already up too, you know?” When I don’t get up, she shakes my body. Uu… can’t be helped. “…I’m up.” “Good. Morning. Go wash your face and fix your bedhead.” “…Okaaay.” My eyes met Akame the Burrowing Snake, who was stretching its body out from my chest. I’m just glad it looks lively today too. For the past few days, Elena has also been sleeping and living inside the 【Hideout】. Even if the contract with Akame is done and there’s supposedly no problem, a monster is still a monster. It’s also to keep watch, just in case. Even if I’ve gotten a little better at waking up early lately, being woken up even earlier than that is rough…. ◇ On the day I picked up Akame and talked in Seriana’s room, I went to consult the old man after he got back. Should I call it a whirlwind of events? Things progressed all at once, and then it turned into a big deal. First, the Burrowing ...

 Following Elena to Seriana’s room, I found Alec there too. Even if he’s technically an escort, he is still a man, so he usually tries not to come in much—so this is rare. “Perfect timing. Here, Alec.” I wasn’t going to forget, but I’ll hand it over first. “Ah… you saved me.” The errand is complete. Now come on! “So, what did you pick up? It doesn’t seem hostile, but… it’s a monster, right?” That’s a difficult question. “…It’s probably a monster, but I don’t know what it is.” I rolled up my sleeve to show them, but… it wasn’t there. I rolled up the other sleeve, but… it wasn’t there either. “Get down from the 【Floating Orb】 and turn around.” As I looked over my body here and there thinking, Where is it? , I was told that. Is it on my back or something? Well, whatever. I got down from the 【Floating Orb】 and turned my back to them. “…Hey.” Seriana lifted my skirt, and even the shirt I was wearing underneath, exposing my back. Yeah… right… I’m wearing a one-piece… ar...

 "See ya." "Yeah. Say hi to the Red Ogre for me!" We exchanged farewells and parted ways with the adventurers. That finishes the errand. Several days had passed since I completed Liesel’s request, and I still hadn’t gone to the dungeon—I just couldn’t work up the motivation. It wasn’t like I was simply slacking off. With one mistake, I could die in the worst-case scenario, so I’d been waiting until I was in perfect condition. …Or so I told myself as an excuse while I lazed around, when Alec asked me to run an errand. He’d been steadily making connections with influential adventurers in the royal capital, and his dungeon exploration was going smoothly. But his original role was as Seriana’s guard. Today was the reward distribution from the expedition, but an urgent escort duty came up, so I went in his place to collect his share. By the way, “Red Ogre” is Alec’s nickname. The club and shield left behind by the Demon. The shield was presented to the royal...