A Girl Who Was Told “You Have No Talent” Turned Out To Be A Talented Monster

“Well, we’re going to stop them now. You guys stay here. I want you to take at least the rest of the day off from whatever requests you might be interested in.” (Branch manager)

“Why, branch manager?” (Litty)

“It’s because we need people to stay here and protect the city in case of an emergency.” (Branch manager)

“Aye. Can please bring me along too?” (Litty)

“No! The adventurers David had brought with him were almost all Rank 3! If you are to get into a clash with them, you, a rank 4 adventurer, might end up as a liability!” (Branch manager)

Litty was so frustrated that she almost wanted to mention her achievement in defeating the Rank 3 adventurer, Niels, the other day.

But that was a fluke victory, as the opponent had underestimated her. He had been attacking Litty in a flashy and easy-to-understand way, which Litty could barely handle.

Litty herself knew the truth better than anyone else. That was why she had no choice but to close her mouth after getting rebuked by the branch manager. After all, she lacked sufficient achievements or abilities to make others acknowledge or even fear her right now.

“As for the rest of you! Yes, I know adventurers are not my subordinates and they aren’t related to me, but this town really needs your help right now so I’m asking you to follow my leads for now!” (Branch manager)

“Alright. Since the branch manager is with us, I know everything will go well and we will all return safely.”

“If we don’t go soon, it will be too late!”

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry, but please, I leave this place in everyone’s hands here.” (Branch manager)

The branch manager went off with his elites in tow. Some of the adventurers who were later notified that there wouldn’t be any work that day were ill at ease.

Litty was also one of them. What disappointed her most was that she was left behind, even though she could smell the scent of adventure in the air.

Since she was deemed not strong enough by their criteria, she was not allowed to join. In the silence of the guild, Litty made up her mind.

“I’m going.” (Litty)

“Don’t tell me you’re planning to go after the branch manager? They’re going to be really pissed at you if you dare to overlook their orders.” (Roma)

“Shouldn’t an adventurer go on adventures?” (Litty)

“We have to protect the city. There are many people in this town who can’t fight back against the Scarbs.” (Roma)

“People who can’t fight…” (Litty)

Litty thought of the old couple who had always been welcoming of her presence and the people in the city who took care of her. If the Scarb horde came, the remaining adventurers would be the only ones who could protect those civilians.

Because she was so focused on the immediate goal of an adventure, she had overlooked something very important.

“…I’ll wait here.” (Litty)

“It will be okay. The truth is, I wanted to go, too.” (Roma)

“Roma-san?” (Litty)

“Hmmm… so let’s just put up with it for now, okay?” (Roma)

Roma patted Litty’s head as she rested her chin on the table, looking very bored.

Despite his words, Branch manager Regal was actually just being considerate of Litty, who was just promoted to Rank 4.

In his opinion, escorting an aristocrat was a job with a lot of pressure. Even if nothing had attacked the target of the escort, the adventurer would still be held responsible if the target was injured in any way. Moreover, there were many nobles who had character issues and were hard to deal with.

Branch Manager Regal personally set this job as a test for her promotion, knowing what troubles she might encounter in the future.

***

This was not the entrance to the Bikki Mine that the Branch Manager Regal and his colleagues knew. It was obviously forcefully expanded.

It was littered with debris and the scars of their rough handling of the project.

“They really did it! Damn it!!! I’m going after them right now!” (Branch manager)

“Shhh, branch manager. Someone from the back is coming.” (Bystander 01)

One of the adventurers, who had been escorting David, was seen staggering over, using his weapon as a walking stick.

Blood streamed from his forehead as he walked over and when he saw the branch manager and his elite group, he slumped down on the spot as if his strings had been severed.

“You, where is David, and what happened to everyone else!” (Branch manager)

“Oh no, I can’t, help me, this place, it’s horrible…” (David’s guard)

“What’s going on! Hey! I need some healing magic to cure this idiot!” (Branch manager)

The adventurer, Cleric, healed David’s guard, but he didn’t seem to be in the right state as he kept mumbling something.

He was trembling and no one was able to get the point across with him. He should have been a Rank 3 adventurer, but something was able to frighten him to this degree. The group realized that something worse must have happened inside that mine.

“Is David safe?” (Branch manager)

“I don’t know, I don’t care about the others, I can’t do this anymore…” (David’s guard)

“You left him there and ran away?!” (Branch manager)

“Ah…”

An adventurer with a good track record and recognized by the headquarters was in such a state. Normally, he would have reprimanded him, but this wasn’t the primary concern of the branch manager.

At that moment, an enormous insect crawled out from the back of the cave.

“They, they’re coming…haiii!” (David’s guard)

“You stay back!” (Branch manager)

An insect-type monster with a huge scythe appeared in front of the branch manager and the others.

The fresh blood on its blade made the group realize what might have happened.